The Western New Mexico University Board of Regents will meet in a hybrid manner Wednesday, April 9, 2025, to discuss limited personnel matters (update on possible personnel actions); matters between WNMU and AFSCME (collective bargaining unit); legal matters subject to attorney-client privilege concerning threatened or pending litigation (update on NM Department of Justice, State Ethics Commission, and Special Audit); 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-5), (H-7) and (H-8). The Board of Regents will also address the items in the agenda for the regular session, below.
8:30 a.m. Executive Session – Serna Conference Room, WNMU Castorena Hall / Virtual by Zoom ( https://wnmu.zoom.us/j/83216032389
11:00 a.m. Regular Session – Student Memorial Building Seminar Room/ Virtual by Zoom ( https://wnmu.zoom.us/j/5755386880)
REGULAR SESSION
I. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance
II. Election of Officers – Board of Regents
III. Approval of Agenda
IV. Approval of Meeting Minutes of December 12, 2024; December 20, 2024; and January 7, 2025
V. Review Date of Next Board Meeting: April/May 2025
VI. University President's Report (Information) – Provost and Acting President Jack Crocker
VII. Old Business
A. Interim President Search – Board President
VIII. New Business
A. President Search & Process – Board President
B. FY2023-2024 Audit Report and Special Audit Update – VPBA Kelley Riddle
C. 2025-2026 Student Fees – Provost and Acting President Jack Crocker & ASWNMU President Brenda Dominguez
D. 2025-2026 Tuition – Provost and Acting President Jack Crocker & VPBA Kelley Riddle
IX. Regents Information Session
A. Public Comments
B. Board Closing Comments
X. Adjournment
The members of the WNMU Board of Regents: Steven Neville, John V. Wertheim, Keana Huerta and J. Dean Reed.
The WNMU Board of Regents regular session begins at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
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
The recording can also be accessed on the university's website: https://admin.wnmu.edu/bor/meetings /
Select the Board of Regents dropdown tab. Click on Live Feed & Video Archive.