EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The five finalists to become New Mexico State University’s (NMSU) new president will visit the Las Cruces campus starting Monday, Sept. 9.
The visits will have public forums including sessions with each candidate to allow the campus community and public to hear from them and what they would bring to NMSU, according to a news release by NMSU.
The following candidates will visit on their respective days with times of sessions:
Monday, Sept. 9
Arsenio Romero, former secretary of Public Education for New Mexico.
Faculty and Staff Forum: 10 to 10:50 a.m. at the Corbett Center Auditorium.
Student Forum: 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. at the Corbett Center Auditorium.
Community Forum: 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Las Cruces Convention Center.
Tuesday, Sept. 10
Brian Haynes, vice chancellor for Student Affairs at the University of California, Riverside.
Faculty and Staff Forum: 10 to 10:50 a.m. at the Corbett Center Auditorium
Student Forum: 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. at the Corbett Center Auditorium
Community Forum: 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Las Cruces Convention Center
Wednesday, Sept. 11
Neil MacKinnon, professor for the School of Public Health and immediate past executive vice president for Academic Affairs and Provost for Augusta University.
Faculty and Staff Forum: 10 to 10:50 a.m. at the Corbett Center Auditorium.
Student Forum: 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. at the Corbett Center Auditorium.
Community Forum: 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Las Cruces Convention Center.
Thursday, Sept. 12
Monica Lounsbery, dean for the College of Health and Human Services at California State University, Long Beach.
Faculty and Staff Forum: 10 to 10:50 a.m. at the Corbett Center in Ballroom West.
Student Forum: 1:30 to 2:15 p.m., at the Corbett Center in Ballroom West.
Community Forum: 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Las Cruces Convention Center.
Friday, Sept. 13
Valerio Ferme, executive vice president for Academic Affairs and Provost at the University of Cincinnati.
Faculty and Staff Forum: 10 to 10:50 a.m. at the Corbett Center Auditorium.
Student Forum: 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. at the Corbett Center in the Doña Ana Room.
Community Forum: 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Las Cruces Convention Center.
For individuals unable to attend in person, participants can tune in through the live stream here and participate by asking questions through Zoom.
For biographies and resumes of each candidate, you can visit NMSU’s link here.
According to the news release by NMSU, each session will be for different topics. The morning session will discuss topics important to faculty and staff, the afternoon sessions will focus on highlighting student questions and the evening sessions will be focused on the community.
Board of Regents Chair Ammu Devasthali said that anyone is welcome to participate and questions are not limited.
“The expansion of our forum schedule to include a community forum in the evening is designed to increase your opportunities to hear from each candidate – and if you’re unable to attend in person, you can find the forums online, and either tune in live or follow up to watch the sessions later,” she said.
The community can provide feedback through an online feedback form here or by sending an email to regents@nmsu.edu.
The Board of Regents will have a closed meeting on Monday, Sept. 9 to interview the candidates.
The meeting will be from 2:30 to 5 p.m. in Hadley Hall, Room 130 and will be closed to the public.
The board will take no official action during the meeting, according to the news release.
