Dee Bluehorse – The CNM Chronicle

By Carol Woodland| Staff Reporter

American Indian Science and Engineering Society AISES

meets the second Friday of every month at 12 p.m. at the SSC, room 205
Next meeting: Friday, April 11

Club Advisor: Dee Bluehorse (DBluehorse@cnm.edu)

AISES is a diverse group of students from different Native American tribes and backgrounds, who have come together to create a supportive and dynamic community of students, said Troy Blackdog, engineering major and AISES president.
“I’ve been involved with AISES for a while and I love it. Everybody there is very welcoming and friendly, and there’s a lot of opportunities, especially with internships and scholarships,” said Bertishia Begay, Physics major.
Aside from the opportunities for internships and scholarships, club members get involved with groups and events in the greater Albuquerque community and beyond to strengthen ties between the club and other communities, Blackdog said.
“This shows us that the students are willing to step up to the plate and become an active member, and that shows a lot, not only to me, but to the faculty, CNM, and to our advisor,” Blackdog said.
Blackdog said he invites students looking for a diverse and supportive group on campus to come and attend one of the meetings to meet people, network and possibly make friends.
The club is open to all students, and though it is based in Science and Engineering, the group accepts students from other majors as well, he said.

ARTWorks! CNM Art Club

Meetings are held as scheduled at artworks.wix.com, 12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Main Campus, room N-15

Next meeting: Friday, April 25, R.S.V.P. to artworksCNM@gmail.com

Faculty Advisor: Danielle Miller (DRMiller@cnm.edu)

CNM’s Art Club, ARTWorks is a student organization whose members include students, faculty and alumni at CNM, said ARTWorks club president, Letitia Hill.

The club works to organize and fund exhibitions, art sales, studio time, visiting speakers and museum tours, as well as to provide members with a connection to the greater arts community, Hill said.

One great aspect of the club is that it holds a variety of workshops throughout the year, which provides members the opportunity to experience new and different applications, and to learn new techniques in a supportive and fun environment, she said.

The club works to support student artists transitioning to becoming professional artists, and can help them develop valuable social networking skills, “which are vital to becoming successful artistic entrepreneurs,” she said.

Students interested in joining the club can find member applications and more information at artworks.wix.com, where students can also RSVP to events, Hill said.

“Are you passionate about art? Wish to be challenged and learn new artistic skills? Want to be supported in creative endeavors? Meet likeminded students? Join ARTWorks Art Club,” Hill said.

CNM Shooting Club

Meetings held once per term as scheduled through the MyCNM group

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Lisa Orick-Martinez (lisao@cnm.edu)

The mission of the shooting club is first and foremost to provide education and instruction to all CNM students, faculty and staff, said Dr. Lisa Orick-Martinez, Communications Studies Instructor and Shooting Club Faculty Advisor.

She said the club gives opportunity for members to be educated in firearm safety, legal issues, respect and marksmanship, which is put into practice at caliber shooting meetings held by the club once a semester.

The club also supports students who are interested in pursuing the National Rifle Association’s Competitive Shooting Awards and provides non-firearm related education about personal security on and off campus to all CNM personnel, Orick-Martinez said.

The Shooting Club is also looking to participate in activities on campus to increase awareness of gun related crime and techniques for crime prevention, she said.

The group is looking for a new board this fall, and students who are taking at least three credit hours can contact the group’s advisor via email if they are interested in serving on the board, Orick-Martinez said.

The group currently has about 100 students in the MyCNM group, and is always accepting new members. Students can register through their MyCNM account under “groups” she said.

American Welding Society, CNM chapter

Meetings are Wednesdays from 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. in room W-102, plus additional events as scheduled.

Next meeting: Wednesday April 9

Faculty Advisor: Kay Hamby (khamby@cnm.edu)

Club President Henno Van Arkle said for those who join AWS, there is a $15 annual fee that goes to the national organization, which helps to provide scholarships and field trips for AWS members.

Vice President, Thomas Saunders said CNM’s chapter is also involved with the state union, NM Local 75, which provides opportunities for club members to get to know other welders across the state.

“One great thing I get out of AWS in general is the networking,” Saunders said.

Students who join the group are also automatically enrolled in the state and national chapter, Van Arkle said.

Over the past few months he and Saunders have been working to reboot the club and have planned monthly field trips, with the next one scheduled for April 25 to a company called CEI, Van Arkle said.

The club also wants to organize events and bring outside speakers to teach seminars on specific topics or give presentations to the club, as well as provide networking opportunities with local companies, Van Arkle said.

Chemistry Society

Meets Saturdays for study sessions 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in room JS-301

Monthly designated meetings as scheduled

Faculty Advisor: Carl Whalen (CWhalen1@cnm.edu)

When the Math, Chemistry, Physics and Biology groups were formed, they agreed to meet for weekly study sessions on the same day with these clubs in rooms next to each other, so students could move freely between them, said Chemistry Society President, Tim Torres.

He said the times were staggered to make it possible for students to attend the various clubs, which helps students who are taking classes in those areas form a strong community of learners as they often find themselves in the same classes at the same time.

“The idea there is to develop a community of people who are in those STEM fields,” he said.

During the weekly meetings the group occupies a large classroom with students who work together as a group, usually organizing themselves by shared classes, he said.

Torres said students do not have to be in a chemistry class or be a chemistry major to take advantage of the club’s weekly meetings.

For a complete list of CNM Student Clubs, CLICK HERE.

By Carol Woodland, Staff Reporter | Photo by Carol Woodland

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In partnership with the Native American Task Team, CNM’s chapter of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society plans to hold a 5k fun run and one mile walk on Sunday April 6, said Teresa Billy, Academic Adviser and member of the NATT.

Billy said the groups have been planning the “Honor Your Heritage” 5k since last November which was Native American Heritage month, but bad weather prevented the event from being held at that time.

Nabahe Abeita, Vice President of AISES and Engineering major, said he is very happy to see the event come to fruition is looking forward to volunteering during the race.

“I’m excited about the fun run first of all because we had to postpone it before and now we actually get to have the event occur, I’m excited to have the event to have other Native American members volunteer to help make it successful,” Abeita said.

Billy said that the groups wanted to host the run to promote unity, health and wellness for the CNM community.

Members of the NATT and AISES met with the Dean of Students, Student Activities, Security, and the Communications office as part of the event planning, Billy said.

“This was something that students really wanted to have here on campus. It’s the first time ever a 5k and 1 mile fun run will be held on campus,” Billy said.

Volunteers will be needed to help the event run smoothly and there will be training for volunteers on Friday, March 4 at 2:30 p.m. in the Student Services Center, room 205, she said.

Students who are interested can contact Academic Adviser and AISES Adviser Dee Bluehorse (dbluehorse@ cnm.edu) if interested in volunteering, she said.

The race will be held on Sunday, April 6, and those interested in running or walking should arrive in front of the Student Services Building at 8 a.m. to register, as the event will kick off shortly thereafter, Billy said.

During spring break, five students from the AISES attended the third national AISES Leadership Conference at Santa Ana Pueblo said Dee Bluehorse, AISES adviser and academic adviser.

In addition to all of the AISES chapters present there were professional speakers from local New Mexico businesses, as well as some from out of state companies who gave presentations and workshops, Bluehorse said.

Jasmine Casiquito, Liberal Arts major, said she had not been to the conference before, but found it to be deeply enriching.

Students could attend sessions; in financial planning, social media, resume building, public speaking and interviewing, among other leadership development activities, Bluehorse said.

“One of the things I learned at the leadership is that there are so many obstacles, but you just have to find a way to get through them, there’s always a way, no matter how difficult it may be,” Casiquito said.

The club’s advisers took part in professional training sessions in which they were able to share some of the things they do to help students be successful, Bluehorse said.

She had expected to receive a lot of input from other group advisers, but in fact it was CNM’s AISES chapter that was giving out much of the input, and Bluehorse said “We were on top, I found myself giving ideas out to them.”

Bluehorse said that the CNM students were also very influential communicators and a dignified group who made quite an impression on the other attendees during the conference.

“One thing that was mentioned to me by other chapter advisors, is that CNM is really shining at this conference,” Bluehorse said.

Bluehorse said she attributes some of that positive attention to the efforts of Jana Dunow who is incredibly dedicated to the AISES students’ success.

“She was a very influential person regarding this, she even held a previous workshop for our AISES officers to attend,” Bluehorse said.

Jana Dunow, academic advisor and AISES co-advisor said that though the group is rooted in promoting Science and Technology fields, their view on what falls under the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math umbrella is much more diverse than other groups on campus such as STEM Up.

Dunow said AISES covers everything from health sciences to psychology to heating and refrigeration technology, and Bluehorse added that even business could be included.

“Business is included as well too because we’re finding out that a lot of the programs that deal with STEM need those other disciplines in those areas too,” Bluehorse said.

Dunow said that the group provides valuable backing to students to help them become successful in their careers.

“They have great resources, they have internships during the summer, and they also have peer mentors which can be huge for students figuring out where they want to go,” Dunow said.

AISES is also involved in a variety of volunteer projects in the greater community including the New Mexico Mesa STEM conference in February where Jasmine Casiquito volunteered, Bluehorse said.

Other AISES students have volunteered in the community through partnerships with Habitat for Humanity and Project Feed the Hood, Bluehorse said.

“All students can experience the same things that Jasmine (Casiquito) was able to because it’s going to help them as they go through their college career,” Dunow said.

Editing Correction:

Native American club hosts fun run should have been dated on April 6, as the dates for the race and volunteer session were printed as March 4 and 6. American Indian Science and Engineering Society members will be volunteering, but AISES is not the host as it is stated in the headline. Throughout the article, AISES was referred to as THEATER.

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