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1 The Luna Light Mission Statement: "reating Opportunities for You!" Vision Statement: "New Mexico's Premier ommunity ollege: Preparing Students for Success" Volume 7 Issue 42 Dec. 8-14, 2014 Visit us at Elaine Ortega s Luna ommunity ollege business ethics students work diligently on their final projects and presentations. Pictured (left top photo) is business ethics student Leann Herrera. Herrera is participating with her class presentation as other students critique performance. Students are required to analyze a selected real-life case scenario, extract major key points and present their findings using Power- Point software. Some of the selected cases were: Starbucks, Zappos, Managing the Risks of Global Bribery in Business, Frauds of the entury, Insider Trading at the Galleon Group, and Whole Foods. Business ethics is a required course for all business majors. For more information on the Luna ommunity ollege School of Business, please call 505/ Janet Swinton of the United World ollege recently made a generous donation of her late husband s golf cart to the Luna ommunity ollege Foundation. The Luna ommunity ollege Foundation Board would like to thank Mrs. Swinton for such a generous gift. Pictured are: L Foundation Executive Director Sarah Flores Janet Swinton and her granddaughter. The Luna ommunity ollege spring schedule of classes is now available online at Hard-copy schedules are also available. The first day of spring classes begin on Monday, Jan. 12. The last day to add classes is Tuesday, Jan. 20. L will be closed from Monday, Dec. 22 through Friday, Jan. 2

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3 Luna ommunity ollege furniture and cabinet making instructor Albert Padilla stands by several projects his students worked on this semester. The first is a bench made by Jerry Gallegos; the second is a child s chair made by Susanna Gonzales and the third is a picture frame made by Michael Arguello. Padilla said he will teach a similar class from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays in the spring semester. Among some of the other projects Padilla s students made were: counter tops, closets, wood boxes, cedar chests and television stands. For more information on furniture and cabinet making, please call Padilla at 505/

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6 Jason Maes from Performance Tools out of Albuquerque demonstrates a nitro-fuser plastic welder to Luna ommunity ollege students, recently. A nitro-fuser is a state -of-the-art plastic welding system. Pictured are students from the welding, auto collision and auto technology department. Events such as this one assists Luna ommunity ollege instructors to keep their students up-to-date with the latest in technology. Students at the L Mora Site take an algebra with applications class being transmitted from the L Santa Rosa Satellite.

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8 Weekly alendar Monday, December 8, :00 a.m. General Studies Degree Training (General Studies 110) 10:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Greater Raton Workshop (Springer) 11:30 a.m. Homecoming ommittee Meeting (IP Dining Hall) Tuesday, December 9, :00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Mora San Miguel oop Meeting (Student Services 102) 8:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. SLOA Presentations (LR Lecture Hall) 1:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. L Faculty Senate Meeting (LR Lecture Hall) 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Safety Belt lass (General Studies 102B) 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Piyo Fitness (ME Atrium) Wednesday, December 10, :00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Program Assessment Training Part I 1:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. L Faculty Senate Training (LR Lecture Hall) Thursday, December 11, :00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Program Assessment Training Part II 5:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. ub Scouts Pack Meeting (IP Dining Hall) 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Piyo Fitness (ME Atrium) Friday, December 12, :00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. urriculum ommittee Meeting (Student Services 102) Saturday, December 13, :30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Holiday Baking (ulinary Arts lassroom) 9:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Defensive Driving (General Studies 102B) Luna ommunity ollege baseball player Brian haparro signs a national letter of intent to play for New Mexico Highlands University. Pictured with haparro are Highlands University and Luna ommunity ollege baseball coaches Shannon Hunt and Antonio Siqueiros.

9 Mike Thomas (light beige shirt) from Rocky Mountain Testing was at Luna ommunity ollege recently to certify students through American Welding Society (AWS). Three of seven students passed the test. A re-test will be conducted in February. AWS is a multifaceted, nonprofit organization with a goal to advance the science, technology and application of welding and related joining disciplines. According to L Welding Instructor, Donnie Adkins, students that earn their AWS certification can apply and get work anywhere in the welding industry. Pictured (l-r) are: James Leger, Aaron Thomas, L Welding Instructor Donnie Adkins, Brandon havez, Thomas, Anthony Martinez, Frank Dominguez, Karl Sanchez, Mike Jaramillo and urtis Johnson. For more information on the L Welding Program, call 505/ After 15 years as an automotive technology instructor at Luna ommunity ollege and 40 years in the field of education, Tom Nitcznski (fourth from the left) is retiring. Nitcznski says that he enjoyed working at Luna ommunity ollege and that he will miss the students the most. Pictured (l-r) are Auto Technology Instructor Paul Vance, Vocational Education Director Gary Martinez, Office Manager Karen Wezwick, Nitcznski, Automotive Technology Instructor Gene Sandoval, Electrical Instructor Lorenzo Barraza, Automotive Technology Instructor Dennis Fresquez, L student Karl Sanchez, ollision Repair Instructor Anthony Baca and Welding Instructor Donnie Adkins.

10 Luna Phi Theta Kappa inducts 15 students Fifteen Luna ommunity ollege students were inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society in a ceremony held Friday evening. They are: Renee Akinyemi, arol Ammerman, Alexis Armijo, Vanessa hung, Aaron Esquivel, Hannah Huston, Dustin Johnson, Daniel Kelly, Angela Martinez, Jolene Martinez, Jordan Milliano, Jacqueline arrillo Ramirez, Anjelique Romero, Vanessa Romero and Kayla Young. Pictured are (front row, l-r): indy Armijo (hapter Advisor), Anjelique Romero (inductee), Jordan Miliano (inductee), Jolene Martinez (inductee), Daniel Kelly (inductee), Hannah Huston (inductee), Vanessa hung (inductee), Jacqueline arrillo-ramirez (inductee), Lisa ox (hapter Officer) and Dr. Twila Quintana (hapter Advisor). (Back row, l-r) Donna Flores-Medina (Vice-President s Message), Derrick Morales (hapter Officer), Lorenza Marcais (hapter President) and Anyssa Romero (hapter Officer). Luna ommunity ollege Phi Theta Kappa chapter officers are: President Lorenza Marcais, hapter Officer Lisa ox, hapter Officer Anyssa Romero and hapter Officer Derek Morales. All were honored as honors scholars.

11 Pictured clockwise are: Derek Morales; Donna Flores- Medina; Jolene Martinez and Jordan Milliano; Hannah Huston and Dr. Twila Quintana and Daniel Kelly. Phi Theta Kappa s mission is to recognize and encourage the academic achievement of two-year college students and to provide opportunities for individual growth and development through participation in honors, leadership, service and fellowship programming. Phi Theta Kappa was established in 1918 and is the largest honor society in American higher education with more than 2 million members and 1,300 chapters. L The People s ollege

12 Holiday Spirit at Luna A Holiday Spirit at Luna ommunity ollege has been taking place since Monday, Dec. 1 and will run through Wednesday, Dec. 7. The community is invited to either drive or walk through campus from sundown to 9 p.m. and view light and other holiday displays. The