KGLP Podcasts

McKinley County Education Foundation scholarship (deadline 9/30/15)

KGLP Station Manager Rachel Kaub speaks with Bruce Tempest of the McKinley County Education Foundation, which has a new round of scholarships for area teachers...the deadline for applying is September 30, 2015, at http://mckinleykids.org/:

The McKinley Education Foundation was formed in 2006 to offer the people of McKinley County an avenue through which to support the teachers in the Gallup-McKinley County Schools.

The MEF follows a national trend toward supporting schools from outside the confines of the school district itself. A foundation is separate from the school district and therefore not subject to the same pressures and regulations that might actually hamper certain types of activities designed to assist teachers and help enhance student achievement.

The MEF is a private, non-profit corporation with a Federal IRS 501c3 tax exempt designation, meaning all donations to the foundation are tax deductible. The sole purpose of the foundation is to raise funds to support teachers in the classroom throughout the school district. This will be done via fund raising activities, through direct donations and through grant writing.

Our first fund raiser was held in April, 2007 and we subsequently awarded seven $200 grants to eight teachers from seven schools. Go to Past Grant Recipients to see who has received grants in succeeding years.

The MEF is currently guided by a board of volunteer directors. We are seeking new board members. While several of the current board members are affiliated in some way with the Gallup-McKinley County School System, this Board of Directors is solely responsible for the direction and operation of the Foundation.

Anyone interested in supporting education in the Gallup-McKinley County Schools is welcome to join. There is no cost. Simply contact one of the current board members.

August 29, 2015 Gallup Chamber of Commerce Biz and Jobs Expo

Excerpts of the Business and Jobs Expo hosted by the Gallup McKinley County Chamber of Commerce on August 29, 2015.

Ramah, NM area Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary to visit NM State Fair 2015

KGLP Station Manager Rachel Kaub speaks with Leyton Cougar, Executive Director of the Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary, located near Candy Kitchen, NM, not far from Pine Hill and Ramah.  They will be at the New Mexico Expo (New Mexico State Fair in Albuquerque) from September 10 through September 20, 2015.)

UNMG Ingam-Chapman Gallery events including 9/14/15 talk

KGLP Station Manager Rachel Kaub speaks with Kristi Wilson, director of UNM-Gallup's Ingam-Chapman Gallery about upcoming events, including the Tamarind exhibition on display through September 18, 2015 (artist Valerie Roybal of the Tamarind Institute is to present a talk and reception on Monday, September 14th in UNMG's Calvin Hall, starting at 5pm, with a reception afterward.)

New Mexico Breast Feeding Task Force rep, Erin Marshall

During the week of August 17, 2015, Erin Marshall of the New Mexico Breast Feeding Task Force will be in Gallup, Window Rock, Shiprock, and the surrounding area to speak with Indian Health Service and Navajo Nation officials about how to better support breastfeeding needs.  Erin spoke with KGLP Station Manager Rachel Kaub by Phone about the issues associated with breastfeeding.

More information is available at http://breastfeedingnewmexico.org

KGLP interview with Bashar Barazi, host of Radio MAQAM

KGLP Station Manager Rachel Kaub speaks with Bashar Barazi, host of Radio MAQAM, which airs Sunday evenings, 9-11pm, on the Gallup, NM station.

UNMG 8/10/15 Convocation address by Dr. Chris Dyer, Exec. Dir.

KGLP recorded Dr. Christopher Dyer, Executive Director of the University of New Mexico's Gallup branch campus, as he spoke at the August 10, 2015 Convocation.

KGLP Friday Forum 8/7/15: Ceremonial, Fiesta, Native Film & concert

KGLP's Rachel Kaub and Jonathan Monge talk with folks at the July 30, 2015 UNM-Gallup Fiesta, and Jonathan also speaks with a representative of the Gallup Intertribal Indian Ceremonial, happening August 4-9, 2015.  Rachel speaks with Lance Wilson, who is organizing the August 20, 2015 Rez Rise native indie concert in Santa Fe, as well as Travis Holt Hamilton, director/producer of "Legends from the Sky", "More Than Fry Bread", "Turquoise Rose", and more.  "Legends..." is being shown August 8, 2015 at El Morro Theatre in Gallup, starting at 7pm, as part of the Native Films Series in collaboration with Ceremonial and the City of Gallup.

Gallup, NM area Indigenous School Initiative

KGLP's Station Manager, Rachel Kaub, speaks with Lane Towery of the Indigenous School Initiative, a new charter school project now in the early planning stages.

KGLP visits Gallup's Uplft Community School in March 2015

KGLP speaks with faculty, administration, and students of Uplift Community School, a "hands-on" charter school program in Gallup, New Mexico.