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School gets female dean by Sofia Sanchez sanchez@unm.edu
For the first time in its history, UNM’s School of Architecture and Planning has a woman as its new dean. Geraldine Forbes Isais, the architecture program director since 2005, was promoted to dean at the end of spring 2010 semester and assumed her role this summer. She succeeds Roger Schluntz, who served as dean for UNM’s School of Architecture and Planning for more than a decade. “It is a fantastic honor to be named the first woman dean for the school of Architecture and Planning … To be named dean in a time of change and be the first Hispanic woman to be dean is a great honor,” she said. Architecture professor Mark Childs said Forbes Isais will push the program forward. “Geraldine cares deeply about the members of our community — the students, faculty, and staff,
Students of Jacqueline Garcia’s Jazz I class practice in Carlisle Gym Tuesday. The moves incorporate musical theater style choreography.
as well as our professions,” Childs said. “In these difficult times, she has been urging us to build on our strengths of community engagement, critical thinking, inventiveness and scholarship and to keep moving forward.” On top of making her mark in academia,
she is instrumental in helping women and minorities break through the glass ceiling. The School of Architecture and Planning has about 30 percent female students, and Forbes Isais said there is always room for improvement. Forbes Isais served as the first president of
the Women’s Leadership Council, which was developed in an effort to expand contributions from women in the architecture field. While the new dean is not a New Mexico native, associate professor Tim Castillo said Forbes Isais has deep cultural connection to the state. He said he worked with Forbes Isais
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on a project based in northern New Mexico that concentrates on the evolution of historic towns such as Dixon and Embudo. Castillo said Forbes Isais was instrumental in securing funding for the project. “She brings energy and passion to her position,” he said.
Gov funds farmers markets Career fair geared by Sean P. Wynne seanpw@unm.edu
Gov. Bill Richardson introduced a $50,000 Recovery Act fund Aug. 24 to encourage low-income households to shop at farmers markets. About $47,000 of the stimulus will be used in a dollar-for-dollar matching program. For example, if a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipient spends $30 at a participating farmers market, the state will match the recipient $30 for additional produce. Although many state grocery retailers and some farmers markets accept EBT cards, only 13 farmers markets in the state are targeted by the stimulus. Carolyn Espe, Albuquerque Downtown Growers Market director, said the market is one of the 13 targeted by the stimulus. She said the dollar-matching program went into effect Saturday, and the store received $10,000 of $47,000 to start the program. “On average this year we are
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seeing about 1,200 people come to the market, per market, which is the most we’ve seen compared to years in the past,” Espe said. “As far as the percentage of folks who are using SNAP, I think the number is increasing.” The award aids recipients of the SNAP, commonly known as the food stamp program. More than 157,000 New Mexico families are currently SNAP beneficiaries. Nicolas Garcia, 22, said being a SNAP recipient has been beneficial, but he said locations that accept SNAP are limited. “The farmers market has always been a good place to get food, but many do not accept food stamps,” he said. “I usually go to Walmart. The food is a lot cheaper, so I can get more. I know Whole Foods accepts food stamps, but it’s so expensive.” Katie Falls, Human Services Department secretary, said the award will give low-income households healthier food options if they can find markets that accept SNAP. “We are pleased to work so closely with the farmers markets
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across the state to help New Mexico families purchase nutritious fresh produce with their SNAP benefit,” she said. Falls said the fund increases demand for local produce at an appropriate time of the growing season. “This additional funding is arriving at a good time, as harvest season is in full swing,” she said. SNAP recipients use Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, which operate like a bank debit card. EBT payments require a machine that
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for Anderson students by Chelsea Erven cerven@unm.edu
Career Week at the Anderson School of Management, an event to meant to help students jump into the work force, began Tuesday and will run through Sept. 15. Karin Kase, Anderson’s Career Services manager, said Career Week is only for Anderson School of Management students and alums, and was developed to help prepare Anderson students for the fall recruiting season and for the Business Career Fair on Sept. 16. “The event’s purpose is to connect our students with experienced professionals who can provide advice, information and possibly leads to internships or jobs if appropriate,” she said. Put on by potential employers such as Hewlett-Packard, Fidelity Investments, Verizon and Sandia Laboratories, the reception is an opportunity for Anderson students and alumni to network with 25 business professionals for two and a half minutes each.
ANDERSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT CAREER WEEK Find schedule and reservations at jobs.mgt.unm.edu Free Kase said the idea of a student and employer reception came from Anderson’s business fraternity leaders, Delta Sigma Pi, which wanted business employers to meet exclusively with business students, and organization leaders and members before the career fairs. Career Week will also feature a résumé express station throughout the week where students can bring résumés to be reviewed by faculty or Fidelity Investments representatives. “We all just want Anderson students and alums to be successful in finding internships, part- and fulltime jobs in a very competitive job market,” Kase said.
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