6 p.m., Workman 101. Come and ask your questions and express your comments, and concerns to Residential Life and Auxillary Services. Everyone is welcome. Free Food!
8 - 10:30 p.m., SAC. Not limited to swing dancing. If you want a special song or style please bring a CD for us to play. Open to everyone; includes short lesson, if requested. Sponsored by the New Mexico Tech Ballroom Dance Club.
noon, Jones Annex 101. Gabriel Lopez from the Department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering at UNM speaks on "New Methods for Preparing Robust Functional Nano-Biomaterials." This seminar is being sponsored by Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, and the campus chapter of SACNAS.
all day, start from Tech Gym. Enjoy the breath taking views and the beautiful fall weather along the Rio Grande as you walk, jog or run the 13 mile course from Tech gymnasium to the Owl Bar in San Antonio, NM. This is a non-competitive event. Participation can be individual or as a group. Participants can leave any time during the day.
Water stations will be placed along the trail at the 4 mile marker, 6, 8, 10, and 12. Once you reach the Owl, the friendly folks inside will give one complimentary non-alcoholic drink of your choice.
Transportation back to Socorro is available ONLY ONCE at 6:30 pm. The Physical Recreation Department will have Owl Bar Run t-shirts free for participants or $5.00 for non-participants. Maps can be picked up at the gym.
9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., Fidel 3rd Floor. To sign up for a specific time, call 835-5900 or go to www.unitedb loodservices.org and enter sponsor code NMT. Free T-shirt for all donors.
8:30 a.m., Tech Gym. Register in the Gym. Matches will be held at Socorro City tennis courts. First place: $10; second place, tennis balls. $2 entry fee. Bring unopened can of balls.
5:30-7 p.m., Gym Basement. Air rifles, pellets and targets are provided. This is a practice, not a class, so attend for as little or as much time as you would like. Sponsored by the NMT Shooting Sports Club. Contact SethPrice (sprice@nmt.edu) for more details.
5:30 p.m., Speare 116. Free class taught by John Shipman of TCC. Introduction to programming in the Python language. Python is a recent, general-purpose, high-level programming language. It is free, very
clear and readable, object-oriented (if you wish), runs everywhere, and interfaces to
everything. Today: "Numeric and string operations."
7 - 9 p.m., Macey Center. Free, open event presented by NM Museum of Natural History and Science. David Herring of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) presents the science behind climate change: where we have been, where we are, and where we are going. After the presentation, join a community dialogue about climate change over desert.
"A" and "B" division entry deadlines are 5:30 pm Friday, October 9.
"A" and "B" divisions will play on October 10, and 11.
Game Room, Fidel Center. Best two of three sets (7-ball first, then 9-ball, with 8-ball a
tie-breaker) per match. Tournament will be double elimination in three divisions. This is a plaque event. This tournament is open to students, faculty, staff and affiliates of New Mexico Tech.
8 p.m., Workman 109. This meeting of the Student Activities Board will talk about how the event will work (time frame, what clubs can do, etc). The time of the event is NOT set in stone, so please come to this meeting and give input!
before 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Socorro Gun Club Range. This is an instructional high-power rifle shoot, free to NMT students. Rifles, ammunition and targets will be provided. For more information, please contact Seth Price (sprice@nmt.edu).
5:30-7 p.m., Gym Basement. Air rifles, pellets and targets are provided. This is a practice, not a class, so attend for as little or as much time as you would like. Sponsored by the NMT Shooting Sports Club. Contact SethPrice (sprice@nmt.edu) for more details.
3 - 6 p.m., Macey Center. All students, faculty and staff are invited to wish farewell to Dr. Ricardo Maestas. He has been vice president of Student and University Relations. He is moving to Sul Ross University, where he will be president.
7 p.m., MSEC 103. Society of Women Engineers (SWE) General Meeting. These meetings are open to men and women and it is not required to be an engineering major to join the club.
Conference "Water Planning in a Time of Uncertainty" organized by NM Water Resources Research Institute. Being held at Isleta Casino. At door, $250. Students always pay $75. For information, contact Peggy Risner at 575-646-4337 or see http://wrri.nmsu.edu/conf/conf09/conf.html.
8 - 10:30 p.m., SAC. Not limited to swing dancing. If you want a special song or style please bring a CD for us to play. Open to everyone; includes short lesson, if requested. Sponsored by the New Mexico Tech Ballroom Dance Club.
Conference "Water Planning in a Time of Uncertainty" organized by NM Water Resources Research Institute. Being held at Isleta Casino. At door, $250. Students always pay $75. For information, contact Peggy Risner at 575-646-4337 or see http://wrri.nmsu.edu/conf/conf09/conf.html.
Award-winning African American dance troupe performs to the classics: The Beatles; Bob Dylan; Janis Joplin; Peter Paul and Mary; James Brown; Jimi Hendrix and Chuck Berry.
NMT Performing Arts Series. $16/Adult; $14/Senior; $12/Youth. Free to full-time NMT students showing ID.
11:45 a.m., [NOTE DIFFERENT TIME] Domenici SOC. Jacqueline Hewitt, MIT, speaks on " Observations of Highly Redshifted Neutral Hydrogen: Probing Reionization, the First Galaxies, and Initial Conditions"
1 - 5 p.m., ISD Computer Lab. Steven Hicks, Instructor
First of a series of four classes. Fundamentals – Part 1, no prerequisite needed. This 4-hour
session is designed to be an introduction for users who haven’t worked with Excel before or as a review for those who have or currently do and would like an opportunity to gain further knowledge through some hands-on practice. In this class we will work through menus, commands, and help. Class material will be
provided to facilitate in class practice and to discourage working ahead of the class pace.
To sign up, please email JoAnn Salome or call -5955.
5:30-7 p.m., Gym Basement. Air rifles, pellets and targets are provided. This is a practice, not a class, so attend for as little or as much time as you would like. Sponsored by the NMT Shooting Sports Club. Contact SethPrice (sprice@nmt.edu) for more details.
8:30 - noon, ISD Computer Lab. Steven Hicks, Instructor
Second of a series of four classes. Fundamentals – Part 2, prerequisite, a general
understanding of Excel and menus. This 4 hour session is designed to be an in-depth look at the Excel menus and an introduction to available tools and practices to help with the formulas and functions. We will review multiple toolbars and look to use Excel in some creative ways to add value to your spreadsheets. Class material will be provided to facilitate in class practice and to discourage working ahead of the class pace.To sign up, please email JoAnn Salome or call -5955.
1 - 5 p.m., ISD Computer Lab. Steven Hicks, Instructor
Third of a series of four classes. Excel Formulas, prerequisite, an in-depth understanding
of Excel and the ability to build functional spreadsheets. The 4-hour session will be an overall look at the formulas with an intensive look at the ones that will add value to their everyday work product. We
will link spreadsheets, identify ways to reduce the duplication of input, streamline processes,
and increase the efficiency of your workflow. Class material will be provided to facilitate
in class practice and to discourage working ahead of the class pace. To sign up, please
8:30 - 12:00, ISD Computer Lab. Steven Hicks, Instructor
Fourth in a series of four classes. Excel Functions. Prerequisite, an in-depth understanding
of Excel and the ability to build functional spreadsheets and prior completion of Session 3
Excel Formulas. The 4-hour session will be a practice session for such utilities as Pivot Tables, Filtering data effectively, sorting and subtotaling. We will touch on how to integrate Excel with your other
applications and talk about data integrity issues. We will try to have an open forum at the
end of instruction to assist anyone with workplace situations and how to utilize Excel to add
efficiencies. Class material will be provided to facilitate in class practice and to
discourage working ahead of the class pace. To sign up, please email JoAnn Salome or call -5955
8 - 10:30 p.m., SAC. Not limited to swing dancing. If you want a special song or style please bring a CD for us to play. Open to everyone; includes short lesson, if requested. Sponsored by the New Mexico Tech Ballroom Dance Club.
Game Room, Fidel Center. October 26 through November 20. If possible play will be handicapped.
First segment will be round-robin. Second segment will be single elimination. This tournament is open to students, faculty, staff and affiliates of New Mexico Tech.
5:30-7 p.m., Gym Basement. Air rifles, pellets and targets are provided. This is a practice, not a class, so attend for as little or as much time as you would like. Sponsored by the NMT Shooting Sports Club. Contact SethPrice (sprice@nmt.edu) for more details.
7 p.m., MSEC 103. Society of Women Engineers (SWE) General Meeting. These meetings are open to men and women and it is not required to be an engineering major to join the club.
5:30 p.m. -7:00 p.m., Workman 101. As in the past, the purpose of the forum is to have an open dialogue between administration and students. SA and GSA are collecting questions from students. Refreshments.
Noon to 3 p.m., Macey Center. Hands-on Dia de los Muertos Arts & Crafts Workshops: Learn about the Día de los Muertos celebration, create traditional arts and crafts, and view ofrendas that honor families and individuals. The afternoon includes presentations on the history of the holiday, hands-on art stations, student and artist ofrendas; led by arts educators from the National Hispanic Cultural Center.
Workshop is FREE, but RSVP is required, 835-5688 or pas@admin.nmt.edu
8 - 10:30 p.m., SAC. Not limited to swing dancing. If you want a special song or style please bring a CD for us to play. Open to everyone; includes short lesson, if requested. Sponsored by the New Mexico Tech Ballroom Dance Club.
2:30 p.m., Jones Annex 101. Bill Claycomb, Computer Science graduate student, defends his Ph.D. dissertation, "Authenticated Key Establishment in Wireless and Mobile Computing." All are welcome.
