I. Call to Order for Regular Session/Pledge of Allegiance
II. Approval of Agenda
III. Approval of Minutes of April 10, 2026
IV. Public Comments – If you are a virtual attendant and would like to make a public comment during the meeting, you may contact the Office of the President at 575-538-6238 or by email at president@wnmu.edu by Wednesday, April 22, 2026 no later than 12:00 p.m.
V. University President’s Report (Information) – Interim President Dr. Chris Maples
VI. Old Business A. None
VII. New Business
A. Rank and Tenure Agreement for Dr. Jose Coll – Provost & VPAA Dr. Jack Crocker
B. New Program Offerings, Five-Year Plan – Provost /VPAA Dr. Jack Crocker
C. Promotion and Tenure – Provost /VPAA Dr. Jack Crocker
D. Post-Tenure Review – Provost /VPAA Dr. Jack Crocker
E. Sabbatical Leave – Provost /VPAA Dr. Jack Crocker
F. Faculty Handbook Changes – Faculty Senate President Dr. Gregory Robinson-Guerra
G. Acceptance of FY25 Final Audit Report – VPBA Kelley Riddle
H. FY26 Final Budget Adjustment Request (BAR) – VPBA Kelley Riddle
I. FY27 Operating Budget – VPBA Kelley Riddle
J. Annual Asset Disposal – VPBA Kelley Riddle
K. RFP Award for Internal Auditor Services (Information) – VPBA Kelley Riddle
L. Resolution Naming the Authorized Representation of the LITEPATH Project – VPBA Kelley Riddle
M. Resolution for Student Regent Scholarship – VPBA Kelley Riddle
N. Resolution Adopting Notice Procedure Pursuant to the NM Open Meetings Act – Regent Chair Steven Neville
O. Election of Officers – Regent Chair Steven Neville
VIII. Regents Information Session
A. Board Closing Comments/Board Future Agenda Requests
An open-access Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and New Mexico’s Applied Liberal Arts and Sciences University, Western New Mexico University combines a foundation of liberal arts education with quality professional programs and career and technical preparation in a diverse, inclusive, creative, and caring community of learners empowered with the essential skills and knowledge for lifelong success in work and life.
Al ser una Institución al Servicio de Hispanos (HSI) y de inscripción abierta, así como la Universidad de Artes Liberales y Ciencias Aplicadas de Nuevo México, Western New Mexico University combina una base de educación en artes liberales con programas profesionales de calidad y preparación técnica en una comunidad diversa, inclusiva, creativa y solidaria de estudiantes capacitados con habilidades y conocimientos esenciales para el éxito permanente en la vida y el trabajo.
VISION
Western New Mexico University is a premier and innovative Applied Liberal Arts and Sciences University in combination with internationally recognized professional programs and career and technical preparation. Its students achieve career goals, become conscientious citizens, practice social and environmental responsibility, and impact their communities and their futures as independent thinkers who know themselves within the changing context of a global, digital world. Embracing its identity as a Hispanic Serving Institution, WNMU is the central contributor in its region for public service, economic development, and cultural enrichment.
Western New Mexico University es una Universidad de Artes Liberales y Ciencias Aplicadas líder e innovadora que combina programas profesionales reconocidos internacionalmente y la preparación profesional técnica. Sus estudiantes alcanzan metas profesionales, formándolos en ciudadanos comprometidos, que practican la responsabilidad social y ambiental, que tienen impacto en sus comunidades y en su futuro como pensadores críticos independientes que se conocen a sí mismos dentro del contexto cambiante de un mundo global y digital. Adoptando su identidad como una institución al servicio a hispanos, WNMU es la contribuyente central en su región para el servicio público, el desarrollo económico y el enriquecimiento cultural.
