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Welcome to the Fifth Edition of our NMSU Grants Newsletter!

The NMSU ViewMay 1, 2019, Vol. 1 Iss. 5BE BOLD. Shape the Future. | New Mexico State University - Grants | grants.nmsu.edu

Our new Newsletter has a name!Our NMSU Grants Newsletter Finally has a name. After months of searching, we got one! Thank you to everyone who submitted names, and thank you to those that voted!

The NMSU View

• Welcome• President’s Message • Coming up!• What’s Happening?• Student Spotlight• • Poetry Corner• Reminders & Updates

Find us on the NMSUGrants Website

NMSU Grants Open House

KUDDOS!!!!...........to everyone involved with the preparations and presentation (in front of and behind the scenes) of the Open House, Parent Night, and Art Show. As I walked to and from Lucy Bell Ma and Martinez Halls, I met many visitors – students, parents, and other interested community members.

GREAT JOB EVERYONE!!!! I am impressed with the amount of talent you all have and the enthusiasm I see from

Faculty, Staff, and Stu-dents when we have an opportunity like this to “open the doors wide” to share what NMSU Grants is prepared to do in the pursuit of success.

I offer my heartfelt “THANKS” for a won-derful event!

Mickey D. Best, Ph.D.Campus PresidentNew Mexico State University – Grants

NMSU Grants’ Best View

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Coming Up!

Come and join us at our next Open Mic Poetry Night, on May 16th at 5:30 pm in the library. Poems of all forms are welcome. Share any writing you have (Short Story, Poetry, or Song Lyrics), whether its penned by you or your favorite writer or artist.

Open Mics are a creative escape from the monotonous stress of college.

Open Mic Poetry Night

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Did You Know...

Writing Center Users Average GPA: 2.58

Non Writing Center Users Aver-age GPA: 2.14 (plus 15 W’s)

Poetry Corner:Soulmate

I understand everything but nothing.I know who you are but not where you stand.I’m lost in your eyes, hoping you truly see me.I see you, do you see me.I’m just trying to set my soul free.I got this rhyme stuck in my head, rewinding the time I looked at you instead.Now i’m stuck trying to figure out how to get to you.I don’t want to look at myself when I’ve got a star in front of me.Blinding bright you shine day and night.I never get tired of your beautiful sight.But how can I tell you i’ve lost myself trying to find you.I don’t want us to end this, we’ve only just begun.We’ve only just come back together.Your gentle aura caressing my soul like soft feathers.I just want us to have fun, feel this energy so close.Breath. Laugh. Love.

-Ariana Matthews

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ence tutoring:Average GPA with study group par-

ticipation: 2.66Average GPA without study group

participation: 1.66Overall, 93% pass rate, i.e., ‘C’ or

better

Coming Up!

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NMSU Grants Commencement

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What’s happening?

After a fast semester of student teaching student teach-ers Brittney Chavez and Robert Ballew Pose for their Cohort Graduation Photo. Both Students will complete their stu-dent teaching by May 9th and will walk in the NMSU Grants Commencement on May 10th. Congratulations to Brittney and Robert!

Elementary Education Student Teachers Ready to Teach

It was a sunny day with a slight breeze. The sky a vivid blue as the spring season got underway. The perfect day for an Easter egg hunt. Small Wonders Child Care Center has one each year. On April 18th the toddlers walked hand in hand with their handmade Easter Baskets. The teachers gathered the littlest Aggies on the grass in front of the NMSU Library. When the word was given, the little Aggies began the hunt. The three years olds had the advantage, but plenty of two years olds were quick to catch on! The children, along with some parents, later enjoyed chocolate treats on the grass before head-ing back to Small Wonders. All in all, the Easter Bunny’s Eggs were successfully located and treasured by all who found them.

Little Aggies Easter Egg Hunt

Marbella Age 2

Domingo, Age 2 , Checks out his Easter Basket

Zoey and Zachary, Age 2, Oversee activities

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Envy, Age 3, cracks open an Easter Egg

Zachary, Age 2, Searches for Easter Eggs

Brittney Chavez and Robert Ballew give a thumbs up to the NMSU Teacher Education Program

From the minute they were born, twins Melissa and Felisha Padilla were fighters. Born two-months premature, their early days were a struggle. Felisha had an added complication, she was born with a hole in her heart. She was scheduled as an infant for surgery. The day of the surgery, testing revealed that Felisha’s heart had closed on its own, and the surgery would not be neces-sary. The Padilla family was thankful for the news. With such a dramatic start, it is easy to see why the Padilla twins are taking their nursing pre-req-uisites with an eye on a career in pedi-atric nursing.

The Padillas jump-started their career plans through the dual cred-it program. While attending Lagu-na-Acoma High school, the twins took

classes at NMSU Grants. They credit three of our instructors for their prog-ress: They acknowledge Kathy Kurth, Neil Gallagher and Kati O’Conner for encouraging them through their pro-gram of study. Gallagher recalls how impressed he was with the dedication of these two young women. “They drove every day for 45 minutes from Seboyeta, and they were always half an hour early, while other students lived around the corner and would be half an hour late!” Kathy Kurth was proud to say that she wrote a recommenda-tion letter for a scholarship the girls were awarded. “I hope now they will forgive me for mixing up their names more times than I want to think about!” Kati O’Conner said the twins “always support and encourage each

other to move forward. Sometimes you can’t ask for a better friend than a sister. They are smart and committed to their coursework.”

Most of the NMSU Grants community knows these two as hard-working studious young women. But the NMSU community may not know that the Padilla sisters have deep roots in the community. Their Grand-mother, Vina Padilla – now retired - was an educator in Cibola County for 52 years. Their ancestors worked hard preserving the Seboyeta and Moquino Land Grants, and the family has main-tained and restored the Morada, which means “Dwelling Place,” - a chapel that dates back to the early 1800’s in Moquino.

stUdent spotlight:melissa and Felisha padilla

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not the only one...In contemporary news and cur-

rent events, we hear a lot about im-migration; more specifically, we hear about our “border crisis” and illegal immigration. Immigration tends to have such a negative connotation be-cause we are constantly being told by different media outlets that immi-grants are here to take what belongs to the American people.

By definition: an immigrant is a person who comes to live permanent-ly in a foreign country. In the United States, the majority of immigrants are

illegal by default. Our broken immi-gration system makes it virtually im-possible for immigrants to come into this country legally. Immigrants are not intentionally breaking the law; the majority of immigrants are trying to escape violence and impoverishment.

My family immigrated to the United States when I was only six years-old. My family came to Amer-ica to escape cartel violence. My fa-ther was a photojournalist in Mexico -- that made us a target for the cartel. My family didn’t immigrate with the

purpose to take anything away from Americans. We simply came to the United States for safety. I was only a child, and to be honest it was a little frightening to come here. I spoke no English and life here was so different from what I was accustomed to.

I’m proud to say that I’m an im-migrant. I’m also extremely privileged to be here legally. I’m proud of where I came from. But most importantly, I’m appreciative of the life I’ve been able to establish here.

-anonymous immigrant

The SBDC offers individualized counseling in ac-counting, marketing, and various aspects of manage-ment that can help businesses avoid costly mistakes. Counseling takes place at the SBDC Center or the business location. Seminars and workshops are avail-able to improve business and management skills. For more information, contact the SBDC at (505) 287-6688.

The NMSBDC is funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.701 E. Roosevelt Grants, NM 87020 (505) 287-8221 (505) 287-2125 (fax)Denise Chavez, (505) 287-6688

We tutor math courses CCDM 100N, 103N, 114N!Also MATH 120, 121,191 STAT 251G!

Open lab hours are… Monday ........................................9:00am-1:00pm 3:10-5:00pmTuesday ........................................9:00am-5:30pmWednesday....................................9:00am-1:00pm 3:10-5:00pmThursday.......................................9:00am-5:30pm Friday...........................................9:00am-5:00pmDuring times not listed for the Math Lab, seek help in

the Student Success Center On Monday and Wednesdays, there is a class from 1:00

– 3:10, if the room is not too full, you can come and study.

Math Lab HoursRemindeRs & Updates

NMSU Small Business Developement Center (NMSBDC) SBDC@NMSU

Getting Published The Cibola Citizen newspaper welcomes submissions from Grants Branch students and staff. The newspa-

per encourages community members to submit essays, poetry, articles, art, photography and artwork.Please limit

written contributions to 500-600 words.Submit all works to editor@cibolacitizen.com

When submitting indicate that it is an article, announce-ment or letter or submission from the college.

If you have any questions, please call us at 505-287-6691505-287-6640

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