WNMU Board of Regents Meets

WNMU Board of Regents Meets

When

March 17, 2026    
9:00 am - 11:00 am

Event Type

The Western New Mexico University (WNMU) Board of Regents convenes March 17, 2026, in a hybrid session available via livestream, with seating for the public.

The members of the WNMU Board of Regents: Steven Neville, John V. Wertheim, Keana Huerta J. Dean Reed and Gregory Trujillo along with the university’s executive leadership team.

Location: Serna Conference Room, WNMU Castorena Building, Cloyd Miller Library, 1000 W. College Ave., Silver City, NM

9:00 a.m.

I.  Executive Session – Serna Conference Room, WNMU Castorena Hall / Livestream: (https://wnmu.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Sessions/List.aspx#folderID=%22 5adab8d0-1f22-4dc1-926e-ad6b013b0012%22

i. Discussion of potential acquisition of Sixth Street Elementary School Property from SilverConsolidated Schools pursuant to NMSA Section 10-15-1 (H)(8).
ii. Limited personnel matters, discussion of final candidates for the University President,pursuant to NMSA Section 10-15-1 (H)(2).

10:00 a.m.     

Regular Session – J. Cloyd Miller Library / Virtual by Livestream (https://wnmu.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Sessions/List.aspx#folderID=%225adab8d0-1f22-4dc1-926e-ad6b013b0012%22)

REGULAR SESSION

I.     Call to Order for Regular Session/Pledge of Allegiance

II.     Approval of Agenda

III.     Approval of Minutes of January 29, 2026 and March 5, 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 Monday, March 16, 2026 no later than 12:00 p.m.

V.     Old Business

A.   None

VI.     New Business

A.     Consideration and Possible Action Regarding Sixth Street Elementary School Property Acquisition from Silver Consolidated Schools – Interim President Dr. Chris Maples

B.     Final Action on Selection of New University President and Contract Terms – Regent Treasurer/Secretary Joseph Dean Reed

VII.     Regents Information Session

A.    Board Closing Comments/Board Future Agenda Requests

VIII.     Adjournment

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

MISSION
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 comunidaddiversa, 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 reconocidosinternacionalmente 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 delcontexto 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 elservicio público, el desarrollo económico y el enriquecimiento cultural.