Students who would like to increase or decrease campus meal plans will have an opportunity to do so during Meal Plan Change Week, Monday, Jan. 26 through Friday, Jan. 30.
Students should go to Student Housing office on the 2nd floor of the La Posada Dining Hall to request the change.
UNM’s second in a series of free Parent Connection Workshops is Wednesday, Feb. 4, from 6 – 7 p.m. and focuses on a topic close to our hearts – intimate student relationships and how they influence student success. Whether your student is in love or looking for it, this workshop addresses how parents can provide informed support on issues such as relationship counseling, managing study time and family planning.
Parents attending the January workshop provided feedback on the new series: “I would have preferred this workshop be offered in November – we missed some scholarship deadlines,” “Great idea, thanks!” “Please post directions [to the workshop location].”
Our workshops are held monthly in the Student Services Center, Dean of Students Conference Room, 2nd floor. From the Cornell Parking Structure, head north on UNM’s Cornell Mall. Pass by Popejoy Hall and the Student Union (SUB). When you reach the north end of the SUB look eastward. A sign will direct families to the SSC, located behind Mesa Vista Hall.
Check‐in begins at 5:30 p.m. Parents enjoy the camaraderie shared with Parent Association members who are on hand to visit with you about their experiences. The series is sponsored by UNM’s Dean of Students’ Family Connection Program, Parent Relations Office and Parent Association.
By Kim W. Jarigese
Many individuals are faced with the difficult decision of whether or not to leave the hometown they have known their whole life to move to the “big city” to get their degree. The community of Taos is fortunate to have a UNM branch campus that offers lower division, upper division, and graduate programs.
While working full‐time and taking a full‐time course load, Kim Covington recently graduated with her Bachelor of University Studies (BUS) degree through the UNM Taos Bachelor and Graduate Programs.
What encouraged Covington to return to college was a parent orientation session she attended for one of her sons, who was enrolling at the UNM Taos Campus. As a single mom of two sons, she was motivated by the words of Tracy Skipp, associate dean for undergraduate studies and director of the BUS degree program at UNM’s main campus in Albuquerque. At the orientation session, Skipp told parents to be a good role model for their children and earn their degree. Greatly inspired, Covington enrolled her son, and also herself. (more…)
By Bob Roth, the College & Career Success Coach
Employers look for and seek out college students who can get things done.
They believe that what you’ve done in the past is the best predictor of what you
will do in the future. Therefore, while in college, wise students build a
list of significant accomplishments and positive contributions. These students
understand that they can’t talk their way into a great job, but they can
perform their way into one.
Since employers don’t owe anyone a good job, college grads will have to get one the old fashioned way — they’ll have to earn it. (more…)
