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The SOE logo is a Classic Mimbres Black-on-white geometric bowl from the Eisele Collection of Southwestern Artifacts and Pottery, a permanent collection of Western New Mexico University Museum (Accession Number 73.8.337). The prehistoric Mimbres people made the bowl between A.D. 1000 and 1140 during the Classic Mimbres period. Richard C. Eisele, a well-known looter of archaeological sites in the Mimbres area in the 1920s and 1930s, removed this bowl from Coulson Ruin in Grant County, New Mexico, during that period.
This particular Classic Mimbres bowl does not exhibit a "kill-hole," but rather has a sherd missing. The absence of the "kill-hole" and any organic stains from contact with human remains suggests that this bowl's final funciton was NOT as a burial item. The well-worn appearance of the interior of the bowl--the spottily missing pieces of design--and the absence of any pigment stains, suggest that this particular piece was used either to serve food or in the preparation of food.
The design on this bowl provides a compelling visual representation of the SOE conceptual conceptual framework. The intersection of various narrow lines at the center of the bowl symbolizes the focus of all our efforts, the spirit of learning in every human. These lines create four quadrants, typical of Mimbres pottery, and represent the four part philosophy that our programs purport--diversity, quality, application, and proactive leadership. This classic black-on-white Mimbres bowl represents the natural relationship of our dual principles of knowledge; maximizing opportunities for student thinking and achievement and facilitation active, participatory decision making. The various "peak" designs within the four quadrants represent the program outcomes of the teacher education program. The lines that identify our focus, i.e. each student, extend outward, signifying the nature of community in our graduate programs. Similarly, our graduate programs nurture the potential for influence and collaboration among educators. Such collaboration enhances the ability of teachers, administrators and counselors to "ignite and nurture a spirit of learning for both educator and student."