Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
The Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents meeting on Friday in Ruidoso offered a glimpse of potential improvements to the university, according to President Jeff Elwell.
A futuristic feature of the new Golden Student Success Center, set to open on the Portales campus on Aug. 28, was approved by regents.
A $200,000 “student engagement technology system” in the new building will use touch screens and interactive displays to provide users with information about the library, available services and campus events, according to Elwell.
The funds to construct the library came from an unrestricted donation by former librarians Cecil and Mary Clotfelter, Elwell said.
Regents approved a proposal to name a room in the building the Cecil and Mary Clotfelter Multipurpose Room for their contributions.
Another development at ENMU is the possibility for the campus to pursue alternative energy sources.
Elwell said he presented to the board plans to speak with energy providers about the possibility of having solar or wind energy provided to the campus.
“We’ll try to get people here fairly quickly, but hopefully this will be manifested in 2019 and moving forward,” he said.
Also at Friday’s meeting:
• Regents approved a request for caterer Sodexo to obtain a beer and wine license for special events in the Campus Union Building.
Elwell said regents requested “guidelines for how that would work for people who wanted to hold events.”
The request will come back for final approval at the April board meeting, Elwell said.
