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2012-2013 Catalog 17Aggie Access Card allows your student card to also be your Wells Fargodebit card. The ID Card Services Office in Corbett Center has the informationand applications you will need.Parking OfficeA NMSU parking permit is required to park on campus in parking lots orcurbside on streets. Parking meters require payment. Free parking is availablenear the Pan American Center. The campus parking map is availableat www.nmsuparking.com. Parking regulations are enforced between thehours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Disabled parking spaces, emergency/firezones, service zones and yellow curbs are enforced 24 hours a day. ParkingRegulations are available at www.nmsuparking.com.Information on purchasing a NMSU parking permit is available at www.nmsuparking.com or at the Parking Department located at 1400 E. UniversityAve. (southwest corner of the Auxillary Services building adjacent to theBarnes & Noble at NMSU Bookstore & Cáfe), Monday through Friday from8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. When visiting, you may enjoy free parking in designatedspots just south of the building.Aggie Transit is a free campus shuttle service available to all students. Busroute maps area available at www.nmsuparking.com.Campus Health Center (CHC)The university maintains a well-equipped health center on campus, with acomprehensive laboratory, pharmacy, and x-ray services. (Hospitalization isavailable in the community.)All DACC students enrolled in six or more credit hours will have the optionto purchase access to CHC services at the time of registration, or later at theCampus Health Center itself. Part-time foreign students, regardless of classification,must pay the fee for CHC services.Supplemental health insurance is also available through the CHC. For furtherinformation about the insurance or CHC services, call (575) 646-5706,write to debramon@nmsu.edu, or visit http://www.wellness.nmsu.edu.Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)ICT maintains computer labs throughout the Las Cruces Campus that providePC’s and Mac’s loaded with computer software to meet the academicneeds of NMSU students. Access to other campus resources include wirelesszones, account management, equipment checkout, and an onlinelearning environment. Student admissions, registration, financial aid, andgrades are easily accessible through the myNMSU portal.For further information, call (575) 646-1840, write to help@nmsu.edu, orvisit http://ict.nmsu.edu.Online student admission is available at http://prospective.nmsu.edu. Registrationfunctions, grade reports and e-mail may be accessed via the Webat https://my.nmsu.edu.TRIO Student Support Services ProgramTRIO Student Support Services program offers academic support to ensurethat program participants succeed at NMSU. Services include —• Mentoring – participants meet with a mentor each week for assistancein adjusting to college, learning and using campus resources, developingeffective study skills, accessing financial aid, using academic peeradvising, staying motivated, and dealing with personal issues associatedwith college.• tutoring – individual tutoring is available by appointment in science,math, engineering, agriculture, social sciences, humanities, business,and foreign languages. Tutors are certified by the College Reading andLearning Association.• Tutoring/Computer Lab – complete assignments, check e-mail, dropin for tutoring.• Cultural Activities – participants receive tickets to cultural/educationalactivities such as plays, dance productions and symphonies.• Equipment Loans – laptops, tape recorders, and programmable calculatorsare available to participants.To qualify for the program, the applicant must be a first-generation collegestudent (neither of whose parents received a four-year baccalaureatedegree), meet income guidelines set by the US Department of Education,demonstrate an academic need, or have a learning or physical disability.Admission to the TRIO Student Support Services program is highly competitivewith only 350 slots available for eligible students. Students shouldapply early in Hardman Hall, room 210, on the NMSU Las Cruces Campus.Visit the TRIO web site at http://trio.nmsu.edu/sss/index.html or call (575)646-1336.NMSU Campus DiningCommuter students those living on campus will find different meal plansthat suit their lifestyle. A dining contract runs for the whole academic yearand charges are applied to a student’s university account every semester. Formore information visit the Web site http://www.nmsu.edu/~idsvs.In addition to the meal membership program, food service is available atvarious locations throughout the campus by using cash, NMSU Aggie Ca$h,the NMSU Enhanced Aggie Access Card, or in some areas, the Flex Pointsincluded with the meal plan package. Food service location hours are availableat http://www.nmsu.edu/~dining under “Food Guide.” Additionalinformation can be obtained by contacting the ID Card Office at 575-646-4835 or http://www.nmsu.edu/~idsvs.Other Programs and Services at NMSU• Transcript Evaluation, Student Records and Determinationof Residency: NMSU Office of the Registrar, (575) 646-3411• Housing For Single and Married Students:Housing, (575) 646-3202• Student Accounts information:University Accounts Receivable, (575) 646-4911• Ethnic Programs Information:American Indian Program, (575) 646-4207Black Programs, (575) 646-4208Chicano Programs, (575) 646-4206• Corbett Center/Campus Information:Corbett Center Information Desk, (575) 646-4411