DAILY LOBO new mexico
October 27, 2009
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High school grads choose to stay home by Pat Lohmann Daily Lobo
Graduates from Albuquerque high schools are increasingly attending UNM rather than schools out of state and simultaneously choosing to live off-campus, according to data provided by the offices of Enrollment Management and Student Housing. Ten percent more Albuquerque high school graduates — including high schools in Rio Rancho — have attended UNM since the beginning of the recession, according to Enrollment Management. This is an increase from 1,517 in 2007 to 1,685 in 2009. The increase in Albuquerque graduates at UNM coincides largely with the 5.6 percent enrollment increase seen campus-wide, said Terry Babbitt, associate director of the Office of Enrollment Management. Also, the percentage of Albuquerque high school graduates in oncampus housing increased sharply between 2005 and 2007 but fell just as sharply between 2007 and 2009. In 2007, 44.5 percent of on-campus residents were from the Albuquerque metro area compared to 31.6 percent in 2009, according to Resident Life and Student Housing data. In the same five-year
period, 364 more students lived on campus. Babbitt said while the recession may prompt Albuquerque seniors to opt out of leaving the Duke City for higher education, that doesn’t mean they’ll also choose to live off campus – with their parents or otherwise. “If you’re a guy who’s looking at $30,000 a year in tuition and room and board (out of state) … you’re still saving money,” he said. “But that doesn’t mean you’re going all the way in staying here and staying at home. It’s kind of a more complicated economic question.” Babbitt also said the majority of UNM’s record enrollment increase comes from out-of-state students who typically stay in residence halls. “I think the economy impacts our enrollment in these times,” he said. “There’s no question, but the bulk in our growth … came from out of state places. Those people definitely stayed in the residence halls, so that’s a big thing for us economically.” RLSH Director Patrick Call said the economy may have been a factor in the decrease of Albuquerque high school graduates living on campus, and RLSH data has shown students who live on campus get higher grade
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United Way campaign goal set to $1 M by Tricia Remark Daily Lobo
Nonprofit organizations around New Mexico may soon see a boost in funding — even in hard economic times. Faculty, staff and students are teaming up for the annual UNM and United Way campaign called “UNM Lives United,” which began Monday. United Way is a national nonprofit organization that raises funds for issues such as education and health care. This year, UNM’s goal is to raise $1 million for the organization. Jenny Shroba, student liaison for United Way, said the University will try to meet their goal by selling paw print cutouts for a donation at coffee shops and eateries around campus. Shroba said this event allows the UNM community to pitch in towards the goal. “The University has a goal of
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raising $1 million dollars,” she said. “That’s kind of a daunting sum for students attending the University, so what we’ve discovered works best is having paper paws. If you donate $1, you get a paw and you can write your name on it.” Shroba said 2,000 paws were sold last year in three weeks. Her goal for students this year is to sell 5,000 paws in November. She said paws will be available by next week. Shroba said the paws will be posted all around campus — at the SUB, Starbuck’s and the Student Resource Center Commons area. “It’s just a visual representation of how students are contributing to the cause,” she said. This is the second year students are supporting United Way with paper paws, Shroba said. United Way works with UNM alumni, faculty and staff each year, but last year United Way wanted students to get involved with the
fundraising efforts, as well. United Way representatives came to the ASUNM Community Experience office to look for volunteers, she said. “I think the UNM alumni and faculty always do a United Way campaign because — let’s be honest — they’re the ones who have the big paychecks to do so,” she said. “Last year (United Way) really wanted the students to get involved so they contacted me, and we came up with the idea for the paws. It was so successful last year that we’re pairing up with them again this year.” Shroba said the event last year raised just shy of $1 million. Doug Brown, dean of Anderson School of Management, is a co-chair for UNM and United Way. He said representatives from all areas of campus will make the United Way fundraising campaign
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