2020 UNM-Gallup Viewbook

THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO - GALLUP 2020 VIEWBOOK | GALLUP.UNM.EDU

EACH OF US DEFINES ALL OF US. HERE AT UNM-GALLUP, WE ARE A COMMUNITY OF UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES RESPECTING AND EMBRACING OUR DIFFERENCES. WE ARE A CULTURE OF CONTRAST RATHER THAN A CONTRAST OF CULTURE, UNAFRAID TO LET OUR COLORS RUN AND BLEND. WE LET THE VERY THINGS THAT DIVIDE US BECOME THE THINGS THAT CONNECT US TO EACH OTHER, SO THAT WE CAN CREATE, COLLECT, AND BE INSPIRED BY KNOWLEDGE—ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM NURSING AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY TO FINE ARTS, LIBERAL ARTS, AND BUSINESS. WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT MAKES US STRONG—AND A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH.

UNM-GALLUP IS DEEPLY & UNIQUELY ROOTED IN NEW MEXICO. Look around. Our campus looks like New Mexico. It blends with the environment and feels like our state. There is no mistaking where you are when you are here. The art we create and display. The architecture—the buildings where we learn and work. As a branch campus of New Mexico’s flagship university, we live, breathe, and embrace who we are and where we are. This oasis of knowledge is a community within a community, where you can grow and experience life and learning. Peaceful places to search for answers, think big thoughts, create new thinking, and make the unbelievable and unthinkable doable every day.

We are your home away from home that’s still close to home.

AT UNM-GALLUP, WE ARE UNALIKE MINDED

Here are UNM-Gallup, we are all different together. It is our differences that make us stronger and allow for strong collaborations across all academic disciplines. We think that is a great reason for you to come here—to be among those who are like you, but mostly unlike you in a place where we feel it is our honor to support you academically, socially, and culturally in every way.

This is your opportunity to embrace and display your own culture while experiencing and sharing points of view you can’t even imagine yet.

Being unalike together—it’s what makes us special.

ON A PLATEAU BELOW A GREAT SKY NEXT TO SHIMMERING RED ROCKS. Live and learn in a historic city on an expansive mesa over a mile above sea level.

Experience a campus that’s simulateously traditional yet modern, small-town yet diverse and brimming with light and possibilities. This is UNM-Gallup. A friendly place in a city just around the corner from ordinary bisected by historic Route 66 and surrounded by thousands of years of history and culture. Within 30 minutes in any direction, you will find beautiful red rocks that change colors with the movement of the sun, forests of pines and aspens, and a landscape that serves as awe-inspiring examples of the kind of wild, natural beauty that wraps around everything here and rushes off in every direction.

KADEEM LADOO

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION “My name is Kadeem Ladoo, and I’m an international student from the twin island state of Antigua and Barbuda currently completing my sophomore year at UNM-Gallup. I’m pursuing my Associate of Arts degree in Business Administration and will transfer to the UNM main campus, where I’ll pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Management Information Systems and Operations Management. I’m also a semi-finalist for the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s undergraduate transfer scholarship.

Attending UNM-Gallup has provided me with many great opportunities and memories over the past two years.”

STUDENT SUCCESS ISN’T SOMETHING WE TAKE LIGHTLY. YOUR SUCCESS IS OUR SUCCESS Some reasons our Lobos do so well: • 18:1 student to faculty ratio. Our faculty know their students and students have a chance to know their instructors and classmates.

• Most classes are capped at 25 students. Small classes allow for personalized attention and more interactive learning.

• Inspire your athletic side with vibrant recreation services and intramural sports. Our Physical Education Complex houses a regulation basketball court, cardio and weight rooms, and full-sized locker rooms. The fitness trail surrounding the complex provides a great place to hike and run while taking in the local scenery.

• With beautiful views of the surrounding red rocks, the Zollinger Library offers a wide variety of resouces and literary materials, a computer lab, and individual and group study areas.

• Visit our university bookstore for textbook needs, school supplies, snacks, and the latest Lobo gear.

DEFINE YOUR CAREER

ADVANCE YOUR LIFE & YOUR LIVELIHOOD No matter where you are in your education or career, your future will be greater as a Lobo.

Choose from the over 25 affordable certificate and degree programs listed on the next page— most with nearly 100% job placement rates. From Health Applied Technologies to Business Education and Human Services, you can prepare for what’s ahead right here close to home.

DEGREES & CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREES (AAS) Automotive Technology Construction Technology General Studies Welding Technology

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREES (AS) Elementary Education Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Health Information Technology Medical Laboratory Technology Nursing (RN) Science

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREES (AA) Business Administration

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS Automotive Technology Bookkeeping Collision Repair Technology Construction Technology Cosmetology / Barbering Dental Assisting Early Childhood Education EMT Basic EMT Intermediate Health Information Technology - Coding Information Technology Nursing Assistant Organizational Management & Public Administration Welding Technology

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Nursing

Criminal Justice - Corrections Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Early Childhood Multicultural Education Environmental Planning Human Services - Family Studies Concentration Human Services - Substance Abuse Concentration Liberal Arts Pre-professional Education

For more information, please visit GALLUP.UNM.EDU and click on Degrees / Certificates.

UNM-GALLUP

ACADEMIC DIVISIONS FINE ARTS, HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES Artists, authors, and mystery lovers can all find a place here. This is where you come to get a strong and broad education in humanities that can be a spring board to almost anything.

BUSINESS & APPLIED TECHNOLOGY This is where we develop welders, cosmetologists, construction technologists, and bookkeepers. With more than 13 degree and certificate programs, we’ll get you ready to be competitive in your chosen field.

EDUCATION, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Tackle the issues that can change lives. Be a change-maker and serve on the healthcare frontlines. We also offer a perfect learning lab in early childhood education that you can take anywhere.

MATHEMATICS, PHYSICAL & NATURAL SCIENCES Explore the universe, theory, and the natural world in this division that prepares you for a career as a mathematician or scientist in various high-demand fields—or go on to other study areas to advance your education.

BECOME A LOBO. CHECK. PRE-LAUNCH

LAUNCH OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS

GRADES Finish strong. Don’t get too comfortable in your final year of high school. Students who finish big tend to start college strong.

Have schools/colleges send official transcripts directly to: UNM-Gallup Office of Admissions, 705 Gurley Ave., Gallup, NM 87301.

APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID

COURSEWORK Have you taken everything you need to take? Talk to a guidance counselor and make sure you’re ready for the transition to college.

ACT & SAT UNM-Gallup doesn’t require ACT or SAT scores for admission, but scores can be used for placement purposes. Be ready, study—and remember that your highest scores are the ones that count.

LAUNCH APPLY Go to GALLUP.UNM.EDU and click on “HOW TO APPLY” under the admissions tab to submit an online application by the deadline for the term you want to want to start.

Apply for financial aid at www.fafsa.ed.gov.

PLACEMENT EXAM For those who haven’t taken the ACT or SAT, take the placement exam at the UNM-Gallup testing center, M-F 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (no appointment necessary).

NET ID & PASSWORD / ACADEMIC ADVISOR Create your NET ID and password at netid.unm.edu.

And, plan your schedule with an academic advisor.

NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION Schedule your new student orientation by calling (505) 863. 7760.

APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED UNTIL TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE START OF EACH TERM.

PAYING FOR COLLEGE. WE’VE GOT YOUR COVERED. Most UNM-Gallup students receive some type of financial aid. These are just a few of the most common scholarship opportunities available for new undergraduate students. We encourage you to search for additional opportunities and get the most up-to-date scholarship information online.

BRIDGE TO SUCCESS

FEDERAL / STATE WORK STUDY

First semester scholarship for New Mexico students entering college the semester following completion of high school or earning a GED. Determines eligibility for Legislative Lottery Scholarship.

Employment opportunities for students to work on-campus while going to school. It’s need-based financial aid award; not a grant (you must work to earn it) and not a loan (you don’t have to repay it).

LEGISLATIVE LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP

NEW MEXICO STUDENT INCENTIVE GRANT

Tuition scholarship for graduates of New Mexico high schools or GED recipients who meet requirements of Bridge to Success scholarship during the previous semester. Amount subject to legislative determination.

Renewable grant for NM residents with financial need. Does not need to be repaid. Priority filing deadline is January 3.

FEDERAL PELL GRANT

Provides tuition and fee assistance for New Mexico residents enrolled in two-year programs, including credit-bearing certificate or associate degree programs.

The largest of the federal need-based grant programs. It is awarded automatically to students who qualify based on FAFSA application results.

NEW MEXICO OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP

COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY GRANT

SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT

Renewable grant for NM residents with financial need. Does not need to be repaid. Priority filing deadline is January 3.

A renewable federal grant awarded to students with financial need. Priority filing deadline is January 6.

INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Scholarship for health careers students who are interested in serving Native American communities.

PREPARE YOURSELF FOR WHAT’S AHEAD. The times is right to become a Lobo. Prepare yourself for what’s ahead with a degree or certificate from UNM-Gallup. With affordable tuition, financial aid, and a selection of hybrid courses, you can find your path close to home.

BOBBI JO PADILLA

BIOCHEMISTRY

“My name is Bobbi Padilla, and I’m a Gallupian—having lived here since I was five years old. Attending UNM-Gallup has given me so many opportunities! Just this past year, I had the honor of being selected to participate in two scientific research programs for UNM-Gallup students. I am of Mexican and Zuni heritage, so I never thought that I would be able to conduct and present my own research as an undergraduate from such underrepresented groups, but I actually got to present in San Francisco and Albuquerque. These opportunities are made possible by the UNM-Gallup faculty, who are so caring and dedicated. They really make the UNM-Gallup experience one to remember!”

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