For over 80 years, ENMU has prepared students for careers and advanced study. Our mission is to emphasize liberal learning, freedom of inquiry, cultural diversity, and whole student life. ENMU serves students of traditional-age, adult learners, and organizations through undergraduate and graduate programs. Our University is where tradition meets affordable tuition, and flexibility meets fulfillment. That's why our slogan is "Student Success–that's what it's all about."
Eastern New Mexico University combines an engaging learning environment with current technology to provide a rich educational experience. ENMU focuses on:
- Preparing students for careers and advanced study.
- Promoting citizenship and leadership skills and values.
- Supporting excellence in teaching and research.
- Empowering students to respond to a rapidly changing world.
Eastern New Mexico University emphasizes liberal arts education, freedom of inquiry, cultural diversity, and whole student life. Excellent teaching and active learning define campus relationships. Scholarship, both primary and applied, cultural enrichment, and professional service, are also significant contributions of the University community.
The Eastern community envisions a university where every faculty and staff member instills in one another and students a sense of social and cultural awareness and responsibility. The University accomplishes this by embracing and fostering diversity and inclusion among students, faculty, and staff. The University engages well-qualified and caring faculty and staff who treat one another with respect and work together to accomplish institutional goals and mentor students.
Students choose Eastern New Mexico University for its personal touch, accredited academic programs, and affordable costs.ENMU offers various services to help students succeed in their academic, personal, and professional lives. That's why our slogan is "Student Success—that's what it's all about!"
Dr. Jeff Elwell is the 10th president of Eastern New Mexico University. His responsibilities include overseeing the University's operations and strategic initiatives, serving as a spokesperson for the University at both a local and global scale.
The Board of Regents is the highest governing body of the University whose broad responsibilities are to supervise, coordinate, manage, and regulate all aspects of ENMU. The board consists of five members, one of whom is a member of the ENMU student body.
Our strategic plan sets forth goals and strategies that will enable ENMU to progress toward its aspiration of becoming one of the nation's leading land-grant universities, preeminent in research and discovery, teaching, and engagement.
Classrooms, computer labs, and academic facilities are available for reservations through the Office of Institutional Research for use by students, faculty, and staff for educational, cultural, recreational, and organizational activities and events.
With over 60 majors and programs, Eastern offers courses of study for almost everyone. Faculty engage students in learning through innovative uses of technology and hands-on experiences in the classroom. A leader in the state, Eastern was the first institution in New Mexico to adopt a comprehensive assessment program where students demonstrate their learning due to their education. This program helps faculty measure student success and the effectiveness of the campus learning environment.
Since 1999, ENMU has ranked one of the highest in student satisfaction among New Mexico 4-year universities. ENMU students fill out a survey every year, and the results are reported to the Council of University Presidents and compared with other New Mexico schools. Of all schools in New Mexico, ENMU is always listed first or second in student satisfaction.
As the front door to the University, the Office of Enrollment Services' mission is to recruit, select, assist, and enroll academically excellent, highly accomplished, and broadly diverse students. Your journey to becoming an ENMU Greyhound starts here. Our tradition of academic excellence, student success, and giving back, combined with our students' diversity, fosters a vibrant, educational atmosphere and provides the best college experience for you.
ENMU is consistently one of the most affordable options in New Mexico and across the southwest United States. An affordable education is one-way ENMU will help you succeed. We encourage every student to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which is used for federal Pell Grants, state grants, and student loans as well as Admissions Academic Scholarships and applications to work on campus. You may also qualify for an Admissions Academic Scholarship. Send us your scholarship application, and we will review your file to make sure you are offered the best scholarship package available.
Although the youngest state university in New Mexico, we look with pride upon our accomplishments since the dream of having a university in eastern New Mexico first arose many decades ago. The Legislature of 1927 located the University in Portales and the Legislature of 1929 approved the first appropriation for buildings. Although the first building was constructed in 1931, Eastern's doors were not opened to students until 1934. The institution operated as a two-year college from 1934 to 1940. The third and fourth years of college were first offered in 1940.
ENMU was accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools as a four-year liberal arts college in 1947. Graduate work leading to the master's degree was added in 1949, and the institution was officially designated Eastern New Mexico University in 1955.
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