The Western New Mexico University (WNMU) Board of Regents convenes March 5, 2026, in a hybrid special executive session.
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.
WNMU Campus, Serna Conference Room, WNMU Castorena Hall /Silver City, New Mexico
I. Special Executive Session – Livestream:
i. Discussion of limited personnel matters, discussion of final candidates for the University President, and discussion of purchase, acquisition or disposal of real property or water rights (potential property purchase) pursuant to NMSA. Section 10-15-1 (H)(2) and (H)(8).
SPECIAL EXECUTIVE SESSION
III. Motion to Enter Executive Session
IV. Closed Executive Session pursuant to NMSA Section 10-15-1 (H)(2) Limited Personnel Matters and (H)(8) Purchase, acquisition or disposal of real property
a. Discussion of Final Candidates for the University President
b. Discussion of Potential Real Property Acquisition from Silver Consolidated Schools
V. Acknowledgement of no vote taken and Motion to Return to Open Session
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 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.
