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The institution operated as a two-year college from 1934 to 1940 when the third and fourth years of college were first offered. ENMU was accredited by the North Central Association Of Colleges And Secondary Schools as a four-year liberal arts college in 1946-47. Graduate work leading to the master's degree was added in 1949. There are several branch campuses. The ENMU- Roswell branch was established in the fall of 1958. In spring 1967, the institution moved to 12 buildings on 241 acres of the former Walker Air Force Base. ENMU-Roswell currently offers a wide variety of programs for students of eastern New Mexico. The ENMU- Ruidoso Off-Campus Instruction Center opened in 1991. The Center offers both an academic and vocational curriculum. The ENMU main campus of more than 400 acres is located in Portales on the extreme eastern side of the state, about halfway between the northern and southern boundaries. It is 90 miles northeast of Roswell, 120 miles southwest of Amarillo, Texas , and 110 miles northwest of Lubbock, Texas . ENMU is organized with four colleges and a Graduate School. They are as follows: College of Business Department of Business Foundations Department of Advanced Business Studies College of Education and Technology Department of Educational Studies Department of Curriculum and Instruction Department of Family and Consumer Science and Agriculture Department of Health and Physical Education College of Fine Arts Department of Art Department of Theatre and Dance Department of Music College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Department of Anthropology and Applied Archaeology Department of Biology Department of Communicative Arts and Sciences Department of Health and Human Services (Communication Disorders; Social Work) Department of History, Humanities and Social Sciences Department of Languages and Literature Department of Mathematical Sciences Nursing Program Department of Physical Sciences Department of Psychology and Political Science Department of Religion Interdisciplinary Programs Graduate School EXTERNAL LINK |
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