Student Resources
English 363 Offered Summer Term
April 14, 2009
English 363, Literature for Children and Young Adults, will be offered here at NMSU-A, Summer I. The class will meet from 5:30-9:15 on Monday and Wednesday nights. The course focuses on classic texts of children’s literature as well as the historical and political forces that work to shape literature written with children as the target audience. Students can expect lively discussions, films,papers and presentations, and a good amount of reading. English 363 is required for the Elementary Education degree, and that is why Professor Roark-Diehl has been offering it every summer since 2000. Stop by the HSSE building to get a flyer with details and the book list.
Proposed Technology Fee
April 1, 2009
Dear NMSU-A Student:
Many colleges and universities imposed technology resource (TR) fees during the 1990s, investing the generated funds from the fee in campus technology. We are now in the 21st century, but NMSU-A still does not have a TR fee. However, you (our students) deserve access to 21st century technology while enrolled in classes at our campus.
We need your assistance. We are asking for your support to increase the student fee from $2 per credit to $4 per credit. The increase ($2) will be used exclusively for a TR fee and would help the campus keep the technology used by you (our students) up-to-date (see back for other community college and university fee rates). For example, this year we need to update the hardware and software in three of our computer labs. The implementation of a TR fee would provide sufficient revenue for the campus to update two of the three computer labs. Other uses of the TR fee might include maintaining and replacing PC viewers and digital cameras, implementing additional wireless access points, and providing part-time student assistants in the computer labs.
Since the TR fee is money that you would provide to the campus, NMSU-A would insure that you are represented in how the monies are spent. Most colleges and universities have implemented a TR Committee. All requests for technology funded by the TR fee must come through the committee and half of the members of the committee must be currently-enrolled students. Typically, the committee is composed of eight (8) individuals, four of whom are currently-enrolled students. The students are selected by the Student Senate; in our case, the students would be selected by Student Government. If NMSU-A were to implement a TR fee, we would follow this type of committee structure.
This letter asks for your feedback and support of this initiative. A ballot for this initiative will be posted on the campus website until April 17. Please vote “yes” or “no.” You can also return the mailed-out ballot via snail mail to the Office of the President, 2400 N. Scenic Drive, Alamogordo, NM 88310 or you can drop off your ballot in the Student Services building.
When you attend NMSU-A, you deserve access to up-to-date technology. The implementation of a TR fee will allow the campus to provide you (and future students) with this access. We look forward to your vote and feedback.
Sincerely,
Cheri Jimeno, Ph.D.
President
Some Examples of Community College Technology Resource Fees
- Cochise Community College - $10 per semester
- El Paso Community College - $50 per semester
- ENMU Roswell and Ruidoso - $15 per semester
- Pima Community College - $2 per credit
- UNM Gallup - $2.95 per credit
- UNM Valencia - $1.50 per credit for all courses; computer courses are charged an additional $5 per credit
Some Examples of University Technology Resource Fees
- New Mexico State University - $60 per semester
- University of New Mexico - $57 per semester
- University of Texas, El Paso - $384 per semester
