Catering/Brewery moves into light blue construction phase at RPM.
Skies are blue–albeit a bit hazy– as the Fall Semester at CNM kicks into gear.
The parking lot is full in front of the Student Services center. Meanwhile, students are able to get directions and information from a booth set up as part of “Suncat Days,” by the stairs near Max Salazar Hall.
Across University Boulevard, construction on the Catering Services/Brewery at Robert P. Matteuchi Hall continues, and is going through a light blue phase (as if to match the skies). On the North side of Main Campus, a billboard on E Building beams out a strong message in blue: it looks like “E” stands for being “exceptional” at CNM.
The CNM Dental Assisting Program has a positive impact for students and dentists alike.
When Dr. Fielfer Murga bought his practice, Dental Wellness, he knew that the staff he would be hiring would need to be a good fit for the team, so he reached out to CNM to help him.
“When I purchased the practice, the previous doctor told me that he had some connections with CNM. Then a graduate of the program came in to apply and we liked her and her work, so we contacted CNM that we wanted to work with their students,” Dr. Murga said.
One such student is 2018 CNM graduate Leyra Leyva. She said that it wasn’t until after she started attending CNM that she decided to enter the Dental Assisting Program.
“Once I started the program, I really realized how important it is to take care of your teeth,” Leyva said.
Leyva was sent to Dental Wellness for her second clinical assignment, and she has been employed there since that time, she said.
Dr. Murga said, “That’s why I like the program, because sometimes you can tell if a potential employee is a good match for you. Every dentist is different, so sometimes there is a match for me and sometimes not. If it is definitely a match, we will hire them on the spot!”
2019 CNM graduate Gladis Sanchez, said she knew before she started taking classes that she wanted to complete the Dental Assisting Program.
Her first clinical assignment brought her to Dental Wellness, and she was hired.
“I have learned a lot here. I love it!” Sanchez said.
Dr. Murga said that the people he likes to hire are those that love to ask questions and who are curious.
CNM graduate Jennifer Medina received her certificate just a couple of weeks ago and is happy to be a part of the team at Dental Wellness, she said.
“Once I took the dental science class at the beginning of the program, I thought it was really interesting and I knew that this was the program for me,” Medina said.
When it comes to staffing his practice, Dr. Murga said that CNM has been, and will continue to be, a great resource for him.
The Memorial Day thunderstorm may have poured approximately two inches of rain on parts of Albuquerque, according to the weatherman. Along H Building at CNM’s Montoya Campus the influx of moisture is paying off big time in terms of extremely green grass for at least the first week of June. North of Montoya, across the arroyo, at Oso Grande State Park, it is green, almost as far as the eye can see.
As of May 28th, the foundation for the new catering/brewery facility at Robert P. Matteuchi Hall on CNM’s Main Campus has been laid, and the superstructure is being erected. Brycon Construction of Albuquerque is the general contractor for the job.
While the pandemic has brought human activity at CNM’s Joseph M. Montoya Campus to a minimum, it appears that some coyotes are attempting to reclaim the domain for the Animal Kingdom. The coyotes have created a base in the drainage tunnels under G Building, according to CNM postings. Signs have been placed in a variety of places around Montoya campus warning humans of increased coyote sightings in the area. Nestled in the foothills of the Sandia Mountain in Northeast Albuquerque, the campus is fairly open to nature. Photos taken May 20th.
While most CNM students are on break between Spring and Summer semesters, the roses in the garden, by Smith Brasher Hall on Main Campus, are busy blooming during the second week of May.
The trees of CNM’s Main Campus were springing to life during the first week of April–despite the drought in the high dessert of Albuquerque. Most trees had either budded or were budding, and the campus began to blossom in green and pink. Enjoy our Spring gallery!
Staff Reporter A stroll around the Main CNM Campus indicated that Fall is back on track. A week before the campus was powdered with snow. Please take our slide show tour of fall colors around the Student Services Center, the Student Resource Center. The Educational Collaborative, Ken Chappy Hall, and the newly renovated Max Salazar Hall..
The Louis Salazar Administration Building looks almost buried in sand. Not to worry: folks still have ingress and egress. Meanwhile the sand looks to contribute to a new parking area, where the recently demolished “N” Building used to stand.
A couple of Albuquerque teens are cooking up a story that may sound a little corny, but could be a good recipe for success. The 18-year olds–Donald Garule and Amaya Sirena–say they are planning to attend CNM this fall, and will both major in Psychology. This summer the have been selling corn from a booth they often set up next to Sirena’s parents La Sirenita Authentic Mexican Food (truck). The idea for the corn booth was Sirena’s parents, but the teens apparently saw it as an “amaizing” opportunity. Now the teens are business partners in Casa de Maiz, in addition to being a couple, they say.
Garule and Sirena say they met at SageBrush Community Church, where they sing in the choir together. Garule graduated from Freedom High School, while Sirena graduated from Atristo High School. Now they sell tasty sweet corn–on the cob, or in a bowl–spiced with plenty of butter, mayonaise and chili powder.
The recipe has the approval of Sirena’s parents, who have been attracting folks who like Mexican food to their food truck which they set up near campus at Yale Boulevard and Lead Avenue Southeast on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. “Their corn is pretty good,” commented Marco Sirena, Amaya’s father. He and his wife, Anjelica, have been encouraging the teens.
The Sirenas are finding that enough folks are attracted to their food and that they may look at expanding into the restaurant business. Garule and Amaya Sirena say they are excited to be attending CNM this fall, even if their courses are on line.
“It’s as cheaper option ( than UNM) to start,” said Garule, and the class sizes are not as large.” Sirena admitted to being “a little nervous” about entering college, because she is not sure what she wants to do. However she says she may eventually go to UNM, and take up Neurology. Garule says he is looking at a career in social work. Garule and Sirena say that they plan to look into obtaining a food truck of their own to help pay for their educations–a plan that just might have more than a kernel of common sense. Not too corny.
