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Welcome to Eastern New Mexico University! Since 1934, students have chosen ENMU because of its small class sizes, high-quality academic programs, and affordable costs. We want you to join our learning community, including the best students from New Mexico, the other 49 states, and more than 100 countries worldwide. Before we start, let me explain how you can explore our beautiful space.
In case this is your first visit, here are some tips to help you get started: -Click on the forward-facing arrow to start walking ahead or select the ""Next"" button to jump to the next destination. -If you already know where you want to go, simply select that location from the list on the sidebar OR click directly on the map below. -And remember to explore each destination in more detail by clicking the interactive icons included throughout each location.
Center of Campus
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Navigating ENMU's campus is easy. A broad avenue connects the Administration Building with the Campus Union, featuring the ENMU Fountain and the Veterans War Memorial. The first stop for many students is the Student Academic Services building, which houses Accessibility Services, Admissions, Advising, Counseling, Financial Aid, and Testing. By the summer of 2026, ENMU will launch a new Student Academic Services building, which will continue to support our student success mission. ENMU emphasizes student success by offering one of the most affordable tuition and fees for four-year universities in the Southwest. With the New Mexico Opportunity and Lottery scholarship, many in-state students can attend ENMU tuition-free. ENMU also has a thriving alumni association with over 27,000 active members worldwide. Our alumni connect with ENMU through our regional alumni events and our annual homecoming week of events on campus. We encourage all alumni to connect with our alumni association offices in the administration building on your next visit to campus.
Campus Union (CUB)
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The Campus Union Building is the heart of student life, containing Housing and Residence Life, Multicultural Affairs, Dining Services, student government, Associated Student Activities Board, and Campus Life offices. The CUB is where you can find a great variety of entertainment: concerts, comedians, dances, lectures, and many other student events. Crossroads Café, our main dining hall, is in this building along with the Greyhound café, which features Starbucks coffee and WOW Cafe American Grill & Wingery.
Greyhound Life
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We are more than an institution of higher learning; ENMU is a thriving community where people of different backgrounds and nationalities come together to live, work, and play – connected by their similarities and enriched by their differences. There is something for everyone, ranging from sporting events, Greek life, and student organizations to live music performances, plays, video game tournaments, and much, much more! ENMU opened the new outdoor fitness court in the summer of 2024, the first outdoor fitness court on a college campus in New Mexico; this outdoor bodyweight circuit training center is designed for adults of all ages and abilities. The Fitness Court is open to the public and requires no membership. ENMU also offers several indoor and outdoor recreation opportunities for our students, including a full weight room at the Wallace Maxwell Max Pac, indoor and outdoor basketball courts, and newly designed pickleball courts.
Residence Halls
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We want you to get a good start on your college career and a big part of that is living on campus. We have three different residence halls, Guadalupe, Eddy and Curry, where you will find a safe environment that gives you privacy and quiet when needed and comfortable hangout areas to listen to music, play games or relax with friends. Each residence hall has 24-hour security and a secure electronic card access system, allowing residents access to the front door and, in Guadalupe, access to hallways and elevators. All dorms feature free residential laundry facilities and high-speed internet connection and service.
Health and Human Services
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Lea Hall is the hub for Health and Human Services which includes Communication Disorders, Social Work, Nursing, and Emergency Management. We have several program pathways to assist students in becoming speech-language pathologists, speech-language pathology assistants, social workers, leaders in the nursing field and emergency management professionals. We offer a variety of associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees among the four programs. Lea Hall also holds our community-based speech-language-hearing clinic (SHROC), where we provide both speech-language pathology and audiology services to clients in Portales and the surrounding communities.
Roosevelt Science Center
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Eastern New Mexico University opened the renovated Roosevelt Science Center in the summer of 2024. Roosevelt Science Center provides innovative classrooms, research facilities for chemistry and biology-related fields, and new locations for the Miles Mineral Museum and Gennaro Natural History Museum. Other features include a water purification system for labs, upgraded Wi-Fi hot spots, and an open, day-lit, and energy-efficient space that allows every student who walks through the door of this new facility the opportunity to succeed in their chosen field.
Science (S)
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Our science departments offer several opportunities for students. Undergraduate students have the opportunity to work with faculty on research and present and publish starting their freshman year. We are one of only a few non-medical universities with a cadaver lab for biology students' hands-on experience. ENMU offers a pre-medicine degree program with an 80% medical school acceptance rate and a pre-pharmacy degree program in partnership with UNM, giving students a streamlined path into pharmacy school.
Forensic Science Lab
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With this degree, you can make your favorite crime scene investigation show come to life – almost. While on TV, one person is responsible for running both an investigation and many tests, real-life forensic scientists specialize. ENMU is one of the only universities offering a bachelor's degree in forensic science in New Mexico. This interdisciplinary degree includes 35 hours of core courses and a specialization in anthropology, biology, or chemistry. Forensic science majors also learn how to handle evidence properly, preparing them to enter the workplace in their chosen field as soon as they graduate.
Golden Student Success Center (GSSC)
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The Golden Student Success Center is a destination for social and intellectual interaction between students, faculty, and resources. It is a hub on campus where students can connect in technology-rich spaces such as the presentation area and virtual reality lab. The GSSC gives ENMU students access to state-of-the-art technology while retaining all traditional library services and materials. The building houses the Runnels Art Gallery, tutoring and supplemental instruction services, Distance Learning and occasional after-hours help with registration, financial aid and advising. Einstein Bros. Bagels feature freshly baked bagels, breakfast sandwiches, lunch sandwiches, and caribou coffee.
Music
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The Department of Music is the perfect place for future musicians. Our Greyhound Sound Marching Band won the inaugural Metallica For Whom the Band Tolls contest, getting $40,000 to purchase new equipment. The music facilities for our students feature a band hall, choral rehearsal room, 250-seat performance hall, teaching studios, outdoor concert stage, Midi Lab for electronic audio production, and 18 practice rooms. The Floren Thompson Jr. Band Hall has superior ceiling and wall treatments with fully retractable curtains, giving the hall excellent acoustics. The Midi Lab is outfitted with new Macintosh computers, keyboards, and other hardware. All practice rooms contain pianos, a music stand, seating, and an adjustable upright mirror for personal observation during practice.
Theatre
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The university theater center stages at least four productions each school year and is the primary setting for dance, theatre, and large musical performances. The building houses a 400-seat proscenium theater, a 150-seat experimental black-box theater, classrooms, a dance studio, dressing rooms, a scene shop, and a costume shop. Students do not have to be theatre majors to audition and participate in productions. We also host a new works festival, which allows students to see the scripts they have produced and to act in world premiere plays.
Jack Williamson Liberal Arts (JWLA)
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The Jack Williamson Liberal Arts Building offers some of the most welcoming learning spaces at ENMU; it is the most actively used classroom building on campus, and the home base for many of the university's general education courses. JWLA is a hub of engaging activities for all students, and the college offers support, expert tutoring services, as well as co-curricular workshops and events in the welcoming environments of the Writing Center, Math Study Room, and Language Lab. The building houses programs in Writing, Criminal Justice, Sociology, Psychology, Computer Science, History, Humanities, Religion, Mathematics, American Language and Culture, and Languages and Literature.
Education
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The College of Education building houses the education programs and the Teacher Education Office. ENMU's College of Education and Technology has a stellar reputation for educating future teachers. The education program features an on-campus child development center that provides excellent hands-on learning experiences for students seeking careers in early childhood education. Our college also partners with the Portales school district, where faculty and students work alongside elementary students and teachers.
Business
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At Eastern New Mexico University's College of Business, we believe in multiple pathways to success…Whether you dream of becoming an accountant, managing a farm, working in finance, running a hotel, developing software, leading a team, creating marketing campaigns, or helping people plan their finances, you'll find your path at the College of Business. Our programs are designed to be flexible and diverse, just like our students. We offer a variety of specializations within our business program, each with a roadmap to empower you to excel in leadership, organizational management, and business strategy. Our curriculum is not a one-size-fits-all. As business leaders, we value practical learning opportunities. We incorporate real-world scenarios and case studies into our courses, providing students with practical experience that goes beyond textbook learning. To accommodate different learning styles and schedules, we offer both online and on-campus classes
With our fully online MBA program, you're not bound by location or a rigid schedule. This is one of the great benefits of pursuing an MBA degree at ENMU, which is entirely online, allowing you to learn at your own pace and in your own environment. And the best part? You can earn this advanced degree with just ten core courses, getting you closer to your career goals in less time. Picture a business degree from ENMU as a multi-tool. Whether earning your BBA, MBA, or just a business minor, it's packed with possibilities, just like you.
Art
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The Art program features state-of-the-art studios and Mac labs for art students, classrooms, student lounges, and great outdoor meeting spaces. Students also have access to regularly changing art exhibitions in the Runnels Gallery, located in the GSSC. When students pursue art degrees at ENMU, they learn and grow with a foundational belief that art and design are guided as much by the intellect as by the hand.
Communications
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The Communication program shares its building with KENW-TV. This great partnership between an academic program and a PBS-affiliate TV and radio station allows students in the Communication Department to gain valuable hands-on experience, including producing local programs and student-run newscasts using industry-standard equipment beginning in their freshman year. The Communication Department also offers students opportunities to produce an online magazine, online radio shows, podcasts, and a newspaper, The Chase, in majors from journalism, broadcast production, broadcast journalism, and public relations.
Agriculture
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The agriculture program facilities highlight the research and hands-on focus of the major. The Cell Culture Laboratory is designed for cell cultures, embryo transfer, hormone assays, histology, RNA transcription, and other needs. The Teaching Laboratory can run feed analysis, semen analysis, soil analysis, and other processes. The indoor Live Animal Center, with eight stock pens and a feed storage area, can house cattle, cows, sheep, or pig animal subjects. Within the Live Animal Center is a working laboratory for processing blood and other biological samples. Additionally, the program has raised bed gardens, chicken coops, and a greenhouse utilized to further agricultural education.
Anthropology
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The Department of Anthropology and Applied Archaeology offers students research, fieldwork, and forensic anthropological casework opportunities. Students have access to the Blackwater Draw National Historic Landmark, a significant archaeological site near campus, and its corresponding museum on campus. Small class sizes and lab facilities provide opportunities for hands-on learning. Students work with actual artifact collections, bone casts, and GIS software. Students have opportunities to practice museum curation, field research, and independent research projects.
Athletics
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Eastern New Mexico University has a proud tradition in athletics, having won 12 national championships in its history and 14 Lone Star Conference championships since joining the Lone Star Conference in 1984. ENMU opened Steve Loy Family Foundation Stadium in 2016, bringing home football games back to the main campus for the first time since 1967. The 4000-seat stadium is also home to ENMU men's and women's soccer and men's and women's track teams. The Steve Loy Family Foundation Arena is east of the stadium and is considered one of the Southwest's finest NCAA Division II athletic facilities. The arena provides the home court for the ENMU volleyball, men's basketball, and women's basketball teams. More than 4,800 fans can watch games in the horseshoe-shaped arena, which also hosts our fall and spring graduations and other special events throughout the year. To the South of campus is Lewis Cooper Rodeo Arena, home to ENMU's rodeo program. This venue hosts the largest colligate rodeo in the Southwest every fall.
