1. ABQ Journal - "Anderson School’s SBI a valuable local resource"
Albuquerque Bosque School students work with UNM Anderson School of Management on a three-to-five year strategic plan.

2. ABQ Journal - "Excellence award was no accident"
UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center is a recipient of the 2013 Guardian of Excellence award.

3. ABQ Business First - "Regents move up meeting on Innovate ABQ"
The UNM board of regents hold a second special meeting on Friday, Dec. 20, to vote on spending to jump start Innovate ABQ.

4. ABQ Journal - "State making new plan for water"
Analysis in the report was provided by the Utton Center, a water policy research group at UNM.

5. The Island Packet - "Dan K. Thomasson: Geek babies? Say it ain't so"
Mentioned in the article is Victor Strausburger, pediatric professor at UNM Medical School.

6. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - "California Hispanics lagging in sign-ups for health insurance"
Sharing his views is Gabriel Sanchez, a pollster specializing in the Hispanic community and head of the Robert Wood Johnson Center for Health Policy at UNM.

7. ABQ Journal - "Anderson event to honor hall inductees"
The UNM Anderson School of Management Foundation Board will honor its 2014 Hall of Fame Inductees on March 13 at a banquet at Hotel Albuquerque.

8. Media Monitoring from Friday-Sunday, Dec. 13-15, 2013

Friday, Dec. 13, 2013

2 KASA 9:00 PM

THE LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP MAY RUN OUT OF MONEY SOONER THAN ANYONE THOUGHT. TODAY THE STATE'S LARGEST UNIVERSITY SAID IT MAY HAVE TO PICK UP THE TAB FOR NEXT

SEMESTER. NEWS 13'S LYSEE MITRI HAS MORE ON WHAT THIS MEANS FOR STUDENTS, AND WHAT THE LEGISLATURE PLANS TO DO ABOUT IT. THERE'S BEEN CONCERN FOR YEARS ABOUT DWINDLING FUNDING FOR THE LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP. TODAY UNM'S FINANCIAL AID OFFICE SENT AN EMAIL TO STUDENTS-- SAYING THE STATE MAY NOT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO COVER THE SPRING 20-14 SEMESTER. "I WAS A LITTLE BIT SHOCKED. I'VE HEARD A OF HEARTBREAKING HONESTLY"... THAT CAN ALL BE AVOIDED, IF LAWMAKERS TAKE QUICK ACTION TO SHORE UP MONEY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND WHEN THEY BEGIN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION NEXT MONTH. LEGISLATORS ARE HOPEFUL THEY'LL AT LEAST COME UP WITH A TEMPORARY FIX THAT'LL FUND THE AWARDS THE NEXT SEMESTER. BUT THEY'LL ALSO LOOK AT LONG- TERM SOLUTIONS, WHICH COULD INCLUDE CHANGES IN THE REQUIREMENTS FOR LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIPS-- CHANGES LIKE UPPING G-P-A REQUIREMENTS. THE UNIVERSITY SAYS IT WILL PAY 100 PERCENT OF THE AWARDS FOR NOW... BUT IF THE LEGISLATURE DOESN'T APPROVE SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING TO COVER THAT, STUDENTS COULD FIND OUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE YEAR.... THEY WON'T BE AWARDED AS MUCH MONEY AS THEY THOUGHT. 13:35 WE BELIEVE THAT IT WILL BE FUNDED BUT IN THE CASE THAT IT'S NOT, THERE'S ACTUALLY NOT FULL FUNDING FOR 13:45 UNM HAS ABOUT 8-THOUSAND STUDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR THE LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP NEXT SEMESTER. THE AWARDS TOTAL ABOUT 20 MILLION DOLLARS. THE GOVERNOR SAID EARLIER THIS WEEK THAT IF LAWMAKERS DON'T COME UP WITH A SOLUTION, GENERAL FUND MO WILL BE USED TO FILL THE GAP.

4 KOB 12:00 PM

GETTING UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO GRADUATE FASTER IS THE FOCUS FOR SOME UNM LEADERS. ONE OF THEIR IDEAS TO DO THAT IS TO REDUCE THE REQUIRED GRADUATION CREDIT HOURS FROM 128 TO 120. THEY HOPE IT WILL HELP STUDENTS GET THEIR BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN THE TRADITIONAL FOUR YEARS OF COLLEGE. CURRENTLY-- ONLY FIFTEEN- PERCENT OF UNM GRADUATES ACCOMPLISH THAT. MOST REQUIRE 5 OR SIX YEARS TO GET THEIR DIPLOMA. UNM SAYS 128 HOURS IS STANDARD AT ALL OF NEW MEXICO'S PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES-- INCLUDING NEW MEXICO STATE. THE ONLY EXCEPTION--- NEW MEXICO TECH WITH 130 HOURS.

7 KOAT 5:00 AM, 5:31 AM, 6:03 AM, 6:33 AM, 5:00 PM

ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS JUST FINISHED TAKING THEIR END OF COURSE EXAMS. WE'RE TOLD LESS THAN 50 KIDS OPTED OUT OF TAKING THOSE TESTS, DESPITE AN A-P-S SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER AND PARENT ASKING THEM TO DO SO. BUT THIS MORNING, WE'RE LEARNING THAT THAT EFFORT TO STOP THIS STANDARDIZED TESTING IS ACTUALLY PART OF A GROWING NATIONAL MOVEMENT. KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER ANGELA BRAUER IS LIVE AT RIO GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL TO EXPLAIN. THESE WERE KATHY KORTE'S LETTERS TO PARENTS. IN ONE OF THEM, SHE SAYS END OF COURSE EXAMS ARE NOT BENEFICIAL TO KIDS... BUT THAT THEY'RE ONLY EVALUATING TEACHERS ON THEIR WORK IN THE CLASSROOM. STANDARDIZED TESTS IN SCHOOLS.... TESTING SOME PARENTS' PATIENCE. "MY CHILDREN ARE NOT GOING TO BE GUINEA PIGS." INCLUDING ALBUQUERQUE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER AND PARENT KATHY KORTE. LAST WEEK SHE NOT ONLY ASKING PARENTS TO OPT THEIR CHILDREN OUT OF END-OF-COURSE EXAMS, SHE TOLD THEM HOW TO GO ABOUT IT! "THIS IS A PRIME OPPORTUNITY" BUT NOW WE KNOW ... SHE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO SAYS THIS TESTING IS BEING USED INAPPROPRIATELY. "STANDARDIZED TESTS ARE GAINING TOO MUCH POWER" "IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN, THAT SHOULD MAKE YOU NERVOUS." PENNY PENCE AND RICK MEYER BOTH WORK AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO AND ARE PART OF A GROWING NATIONAL MOVEMENT... CALLED OPT OUT. THOUSANDS OF PARENTS AND TEACHERS ARE TELLING SCHOOLS TO ELIMINATE STANDARDIZED TESTING INCLUDING END-OF-COURSE EXAMS... WHICH THEY SAY DON'T EVEN IMPACT STUDENTS GRADES...RATHER...TEST TEACHERS ON HOW MUCH INFORMATION THEY SQUEEZE INTO A LESSON. OPT OUT PARENTS SAY STANDARDIZED TESTING IS IMPACTING EVERYONE'S MORALE... AND TRUST IN PUBLIC EDUCATION. "52 CHILDREN ARE STRESSED BEYOND BELIEF STITCH. TEACHERS ARE SO WORRIED ABOUT THE TESTS THEYR'E FORCING AS MUCH AS THEY CAN INTO KIDS MINDS" PENCE AND MEYER BOTH TELL ME THAT THEY'VE DONE THEIR RESEARCH... THEY'VE FOUND THAT STANDARDIZED TESTING IS NOW DETERMINING HOW MUCH MONEY SCHOOLS GET. THEY FEEL THESE TESTS ARE ALMOST LIKE A CORPORATE TAKEOVER IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS! NEW MEXICO HAS 27 NEW END OF COURSE EXAMS FOR STUDENTS TO TAKE.

13 KRQE 4:00 PM

A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT FROM UNM... THE LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP MONEY IS RUNNING OUT... AND IT COULD AFFECT STUDENTS THIS SPRING.. AND THE LOBOS SOCCER TEAM... ONE GAME AWAY FROM PLAYING FOR THE NATIONAL CHAMPIOSHIP.

13 KRQE 5:30 PM

THE LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP MAY RUN OUT OF MONEY SOONER THAN ANYONE THOUGHT. TODAY THE STATE'S LARGEST UNIVERSITY NOTIFIED STUDENTS, THEY MAY HAVE TO PICK UP THE TAB FOR NEXT SEMESTER. NEWS 13'S LYSEE MITRI IS IN THE NEWSPLEX WITH WHAT THIS MEANS FOR STUDENTS-- AND WHAT THE LEGISLATURE PLANS TO DO ABOUT IT. DEAN... THERE'S BEEN CONCERN FOR YEARS ABOUT DWINDLING FUNDING FOR THE LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP. TODAY UNM'S FINANCIAL AID OFFICE SENT AN EMAIL TO STUDENTS-- SAYING THE STATE MAY NOT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO COVER THE SPRING 20-14 SEMESTER. "I WAS A LITTLE BIT SHOCKED. I'VE HEARD A OF HEARTBREAKING HONESTLY"... THAT CAN ALL BE AVOIDED, IF LAWMAKERS TAKE QUICK ACTION TO SHORE UP MONEY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND WHEN THEY BEGIN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION NEXT MONTH. LEGISLATORS ARE HOPEFUL THEY'LL AT LEAST COME UP WITH A TEMPORARY FIX THAT'LL FUND THE AWARDS THE NEXT SEMESTER. BUT THEY'LL ALSO LOOK AT LONG- TERM SOLUTIONS, WHICH COULD INCLUDE CHANGES IN THE REQUIREMENTS FOR LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIPS-- CHANGES LIKE UPPING G-P-A REQUIREMENTS. THE UNIVERSITY SAYS IT WILL PAY 100 PERCENT OF THE AWARDS FOR NOW... BUT IF THE LEGISLATURE DOESN'T APPROVE SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING TO COVER THAT, STUDENTS COULD FIND OUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE YEAR.... THEY WON'T BE AWARDED AS MUCH MONEY AS THEY THOUGHT. 13:35 WE BELIEVE THAT IT WILL BE FUNDED BUT IN UPFRONT AWARDS THAT THERE'S ACTUALLY NOT FULL FUNDING FOR 13:45 U-UNM HAS ABOUT 8-THOUSAND STUDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR THE LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP NEXT SEMESTER. THE AWARDS TOTAL ABOUT 20 MILLION DOLLARS. THE GOVERNOR SAID EARLIER THIS WEEK THAT IF LAWMAKERS DON'T COME UP WITH A SOLUTION, GENERAL FUND MONEY WILL BE USED TO FILL THE GAP.

13 KRQE 10:00 PM

TODAY UNM ALERTED 8 THOUSAND LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS THE MONEY MAY DRY UP NEXT SEMESTER -- BUT NO NEED TO PANIC YET. UNM SAYS IT WILL COVER LOTTO SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS NEXT SEMESTER UNTIL THE STATE FIGURES OUT A PLAN. LEGISLATORS ARE HOPEFUL THEY'LL AT LEAST COME UP WITH A TEMPORARY FIX THAT'LL FUND THE AWARDS THROUGH THE NEXT SEMESTER WHEN THEY MEET IN JANUARY. WHATEVER HAPPENS -- UNM SAYS IT WILL COVER THE SHORTFALL FOR NOW. TERRY BABBITT SAYS:9:43 OUR STUDENTS PLAN THEIR ACADEMIC YEAR A YEAR AT A TIME AND THEY ARE AWARDED FINANCIAL AID A YEAR AT A TIME AND WE ARE ENCOURAGING THEM TO PLAN :51 WE FEEL IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO SUPPORT THEM BY FULLY PAYING THE SPRING AMOUNT 9:57 LAWMAKERS ARE ALSO LOOKING INTO LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS, WHICH COULD INCLUDE CHANGES IN THE REQUIREMENTS FOR LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIPS-- LIKE UPPING G-P-A REQUIREMENTS. THE GOVERNOR SAYS IF LAWMAKERS DON'T COME UP WITH A SOLUTION, GENERAL FUND MONEY WILL BE USED TO FILL THE GAP.

Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013

13 KRQE 7:00 AM

THE LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP MAY DRY UP FOR 8-THOUSAND COLLEGE STUDENTS NEXT MONTH... BUT THERE'S NO NEED TO PANIC JUST YET. UNM SAYS IT WILL COVER THE SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS NEXT SEMESTER UNTIL THE STATE FIGURES OUT A PLAN... STUDENTS WERE ALERTED YESTERDAY. LEGISLATORS ARE HOPEFUL THEY'LL AT LEAST COME UP WITH A TEMPORARY FIX THAT'LL FUND THE AWARDS THROUGH THE NEXT SEMESTER WHEN THEY MEET IN JANUARY. WHATEVER HAPPENS -- UNM SAYS IT WILL COVER THE SHORTFALL FOR NOW. TERRY BABBITT SAYS:9:43 OUR STUDENTS PLAN THEIR ACADEMIC YEAR A YEAR AT A TIME AND THEY ARE AWARDED FINANCIAL AID A YEAR AT A TIME AND WE PAYING THE SPRING AMOUNT LALAWMAKERS ARE ALSO LOOKING INTO LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS, WHICH COULD INCLUDE CHANGES IN THE REQUIREMENTS FOR LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIPS-- LIKE UPPING G-P-A REQUIREMENTS. THE GOVERNOR SAYS IF LEGISLATORS DON'T COME UP WITH A SOLUTION, GENERAL FUND MONEY WILL BE USED TO FILL THE GAP.

Sunday, Dec.15, 2013

7 KOAT 10:00 PM

NEW MEXICO'S LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP IS RUNNING OUT OF CASH. AND THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS WHO DEPEND ON THE MONEY TO GO TO COLLEGE, COULD BE IN TROUBLE. BUT STUDENTS AREN'T READY TO SIT BACK AND LET IT HAPPEN. KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER MIKE SPRINGER SPOKE TO SOME WHO ARE WORKING HARD TO SAVE THE SCHOLARSHIP. LIKE MANY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO ELENA VIGIL DEPENDS ON THE LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP. IT'S PART OF THE REASON SHE CHOSE UNM. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THE LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP COVERS 100 PERCENT OF TUITION AT ANY STATE UNIVERSITY FOR STUDENTS WHO QUALIFY. BUT THE PROBLEM IS, MORE AND MORE STUDENTS ARE QUALIFYING...WHILE LESS MONEY IS GOING INTO THE POT. THE FUND IS SLOWLY BEING DRAINED, AND THAT HAS STUDENTS LIKE VIGIL VERY WORRIED. IT'S SCARY. IT MAKES YOU WONDER WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. I'M ONLY A SOPHOMORE AND I'M TRYING TO GET INTO PHYSICAL THERAPY SCHOOL, WHICH MEANS I NEED ANOTHER AT LEAST FIVE YEARS INSTEAD OF WAITING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS, SOME STUDENTS ARE TAKING ACTION. RIGHT NOW, I DON'T BELIEVE THERE ARE ENOUGH FUNDS TO GET STUDENTS THROUGH THE SPRING SEMESTER. UNM STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT ISAAC ROMERO IS WORKING WITH HIS COUNTERPARTS AT OTHER SCHOOLS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO SAVE THE SCHOLARSHIP, AND SUBMIT LEGISLATION IN TIME FOR THE NEXT SESSION. ONE OF THE OPTIONS THEY'RE LOOKING AT IS CALLED DECOUPLING. IN THAT INSTANCE, THEY WOULD DIVVY UP THE LOTTERY FUNDS EQUALLY AMONG THE APPLICANTS EACH YEAR. SO ONE YEAR YOU MAY SEE THE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDED AT 60% BUT THE NEXT YEAR IT MAY GO UP TO 70% ALL DEPENDING ON THE FUNDS AVAILABLE AND THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS BUT VIGIL SAYS SHE'D RATHER SEE THE G-P-A REQUIREMENT RAISED. IT KIND OF WOULD MAKE STUDENTS UP THE ANTE A LITTLE BIT. THEY WANT TO DO BETTER IN SCHOOL AS LONG AS THE KEEP THE LOTTERY ROMERO SAYS THAT'S ON THE TABLE, ALONG WITH CHANGING "WHEN" STUDENTS RECEIVE THEIR SCHOLARSHIP MONEY. THE GROUP PLANS TO TURN IN ITS PROPOSAL LATER THIS WEEK. REPORTING FROM UNM MIKE SPRINGER KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS.