Western New Mexico University Board of Regents to Meet

The Western New Mexico University Board of Regents will meet in a hybrid manner Thursday, May 8, 2025, to discuss limited personnel matters (report on possible personnel actions); legal matters subject to attorney-client privilege concerning threatened or pending litigation; and discussion of purchase, acquisition or disposal of real property or water rights (potential property purchase) pursuant to NMSA 1978 Section 10-15-1 (H-2), (H-7) and (H-8). The Board of Regents will also address the items in the agenda for the regular session, below.

  tbd  Budget and Finance Committee meeting / Virtual by Zoom

9:00 a.m. Executive Session – Serna Conference Room, WNMU Castorena Hall / Virtual by Zoom ( https://wnmu.zoom.us/j/83216032389 ) 

10:30 a.m. Regular Session – Thomas B. McDonald Student Memorial Building, Seminar Room / Virtual by Zoom ( https://wnmu.zoom.us/j/5755386880 )

REGULAR SESSION

                         I.    Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance

                        II.    Approval of Agenda

                      III.    Approval of Minutes of April 29, 2025

                      IV.    Review Date of Next Board Meeting

                        V.    University Acting President's Report (Information) – Dr. Jack Crocker

                      VI.    Old Business

A.   None

                     VII.    New Business

A.    Approval to Search for and Negotiate a Contract for the Appointment of an Interim President – Regent Chair Steven Neville

B.    Acknowledgement of Acting President's Services – Regent Chair Steve Neville

C.    Recommendation of Faculty and Staff Emeritus Designation – Acting President & VPAA/Provost Jack Crocker and VPBA Kelley Riddle

D.    Promotion and Tenure – VPAA/Provost Jack Crocker

E.    Post-Tenure Review – VPAA/Provost Jack Crocker

F.    Posthumous Degree – VPSA Betsy Miller

G.    FY25 Quarter 3 Financial Actions Report – VPBA Kelley Riddle

H.   5 Year Capital Outlay Plan & Infrastructure Capital Infrastructure Projects (ICIP) – VPBA Kelley Riddle

I.     Resolution Adopting Notice Procedures Pursuant to the NM Open Meetings Act – Regent Chair Steve Neville

                   VIII.    Regents Information Session

A.    Public Comments

B.    Board Closing Comments

                      IX.    Adjournment

Who:   The members of the WNMU Board of Regents: Steven Neville, John V. Wertheim, Keana Huerta and J. Dean Reed.

When:  The WNMU Board of Regents regular session begins at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 8, 2025.

Where: The meeting will take place in a hybrid manner. The regular session will take place in the Student Memorial Center Seminar Room and will be available for viewing at https://wnmu.zoom.us/j/5755386880. 

A recording of the meeting will be posted on the WNMU Board Meetings video archive webpage at https://wnmu.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Sessions/List.aspx#folderID=%225adab8d0-1f22-4dc1-926e-ad6b013b0012%22