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Summer 2011
new student orientation The Independent Voice of UNM since 1895
Welcome to the pack by Luke Holmen holmen@unm.edu
UNM’s incoming freshmen population is as unique as its fields of study. UNM is the only school in the nation which offers a major in flamenco technique and choreography. UNM Studio Arts program consistently ranks in the top 25 in the nation, and is well known for its photography concentration. University of New Mexico Hospital ranked 4th in the nation for best primary care, according to Med School 100, and its cancer research program is world renowned.
The fields of study at the University are shaped primarily by faculty interests, Wynn Goering, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, said. “What the students study is shaped by what the faculty study — that is, by their research,” he said. “Each curriculum in our 100+ major fields of study is informed by the latest trends and discoveries made by UNM faculty and their colleagues around the globe.” Popular UNM majors include psychology, biology, political science, English, criminology and elementary education, according to the Office of Institutional Research.
UNM’s minority population is also among the largest in the nation, according to the Office of Institutional Research. According to the Digest of Education Statistics, only 13.7 percent of U.S. high school graduates are Hispanic, and only 1.0 percent identify as Native American. In contrast, UNM population is 37 percent Hispanic and 6.7 percent Native American. UNM draws students mainly from New Mexico and specifically Albuquerque. Its top feeder high schools are all Albuquerque public schools. UNM also attracts students from nearby states in the Southwest, the U.S. and abroad.
Freshmen background lowdown Demographics Average Age: Females: Males: African American: American Indian: Asian/PacificIslander: Hispanic: White,non-hispanic: International:
23.9 55.2 44.8 3.4 6.7 3.9 37.0 43.2 1.0
Incoming ‘09-’10 Incoming ‘09-’10 Freshmen High Freshmen ACT School GPA Scores >=4.00 3.75-3.99 3.50-3.74 3.00-3.49 2.50-2.99 <2.50
6.9 11.7 16.8 36.1 23.5 5
Number Reporting 3,311 Average HS GPA 3.28
27-36 25-26 23-24 21-22 19-20 <19
14.9 11.9 16.8 18.5 15.8 22
Number Reporting 3,056
Top 10 Feeder High Schools Rio Rancho La Cueva Cibola Eldorado St. Pius X Sandia/Manzano Albuquerque West Mesa Valley
230 218 187 180 133 126 108 98 92
Dylan Smith / Daily Lobo Lance Richards, junior in economics, sells his books back to Floyd Martinez at the UNM bookstore. Students, however, aren’t limited to the UNM bookstore when it comes to buying or selling textbooks.
Law students get Get more bang for your book firsthand experience by Hunter Riley hriley@unm.edu
Professors and future bosses could be one and the same for law students. UNM is the only law school in the nation with an active court system on its campus, the New Mexico Court of Appeals.
Rose Bryan, a 2010 graduate, said the court provides law students with a better opportunity to integrate themselves into the network of law professionals, as compared to other universities. “To graduate and know multiple senior litigators in the community because they taught my classes, and
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BIOLOGY’S NEW DIGS
Robert Maes / Daily Lobo The new biology building at UNM is one of the construction projects that have been finished over the past year. Other developments included a new Yale parking structure, the UNM Math and Science Learning Center and renovations to both Castetter and Hodgin Halls.
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news@dailylobo.com Websites and local bookstores promise the lowest sale prices on books and highest buybacks, but which one is really the best deal? The UNM bookstore sells new and used books, and offers buybacks at half of the book’s original new price, according to Bookstore Director Melanie Sparks. “We use a national pricing model, so the publisher sets the price for the new book and the used books are priced 25 percent off the new price,” she said. “We have to have the book order from a faculty member and once we get the book order, as long as we need the books, we will buy them back at half of the new price, even if you bought it used.” Sparks said a benefit of the UNM Bookstore is having every instructor-requested book in stock. “I think we bring value to our customers, and we’re right here on campus,” she said. “We take returns back if you’ve changed your class, we offer really good buybacks, and we also carry every single book title, which is really important.” The UNM Bookstore also offers an online book renting program they hope to expand this fall, Sparks said.
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