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UNM PRESIDENT FINALISTS ANNOUNCED Staff, students can meet candidates at finals week forums
by Luke Holmen and Charlie Shipley
evaluated based on their understanding of issues unique to UNM. “The candidates had to have an news@dailylobo.com understanding of a research univerFive finalists remain in the search sity like ours, understand that we have a lot of first-generation college for UNM’s next president. The Board of Regents will conduct attendees and have familiarity with in-person interviews with each final- the health sciences center, just to ist and review feedback from students name a few,” he said. ASUNM president Jaymie Roybal, and staff before officially selecting the University’s next president in early who served on the search commitJanuary. The search committee con- tee, said one of the committee’s main ducted interviews all day Friday, Sat- goals was to find candidates who would support urday and SunUNM’s diversity. day to narrow the “We recruited list down to five people who had names, Board of experience with Regents President diversity because Jack Fortner said. we are one of Forums will the most diverse be held during fischools in the nanals week, when tion,” she said. staff and students UNM Prescan meet the fiident David nalists and ask Schmidly’s conthem questions. tract expires Fortner said in June 2012. the committee Schmidly was chose the final~Jaymie Roybal treated for panists from a pool creatic cancer in ASUNM president of 45 applicants. 2010, but he told “(These five were selected) for a combination of the Daily Lobo earlier this year that their experience, whether as a past health was not a factor in his decision president, provost, interim provost, not to renew his contract. “My health is much better, and their leadership ability, and the idea that they can step in as our presi- it’s really heading in the right direcdent and continue to move us for- tion,” he said. “For 40 years all I have done is higher education work. Now ward,” he said. Fortner said candidates were I’ve got more books to write, more
“We recruited people who had experience with diversity because we are one of the most diverse schools in the nation,”
The Candidates
Douglas D. Baker provost and executive vice president at the University of Idaho
Robert G. Frank provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Kent State University
Meredith Hay special adviser to the chair for strategic initiatives, Arizona Board of Regents
Meet presidential finalists Dec. 8, 9, 12, 13 and 14 in the SUB Ballrooms. papers to write, and I like teaching. I always said I would not finish my career as a college president.” Roybal said she is pleased that the Board of Regents is reaching out for student input, but that the decision to schedule student forums during finals week may hinder students’
Elizabeth Hoffman executive vice president and provost at Iowa State University
Elsa A. Murano professor and president emeritus at Texas A&M University
Staff forums 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Student forums 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.
ability to attend the forums. “I’m disappointed with the timing, because students are trying to finish up finals and pass classes and it will be hard for the candidates to meet students, but I hope a lot of students do come.” Jane Slaughter, vice-chair of the
search committee, said students who miss the forums can watch them videos of them on the Presidential Search site. Videos will be posted after the last forum on Dec. 14. Stick with the Daily Lobo for continuing coverage on the search for UNM’s next president.
Snow scarce at UNM, but snow day declared by Luke Holmen holmen@unm.edu
Dylan Smith / Daily Lobo A jogger braves the cold on Johnson Field on Monday. A winter storm Sunday night and early Monday morning brought temperatures in parts of Albuquerque down to 2 degrees Fahrenheit. UNM was closed Monday due to extreme weather.
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While flurries dusted UNM campus, as much as 6 inches of snow fell on other parts of the metro area beginning Sunday night and continuing into Monday. UNM spokeswoman Cinnamon Blair said representatives from the University President’s Office and UNMPD consult police in the metro area and around the state about road conditions to make a decision on whether to close the University. “We have the UNMPD officer commanders confer with Rio Rancho police and Albuquerque Police Department,” she said. “They discuss the road conditions across the city and make a decision. Since CNM and APS both decided to close, that also factored into the decision that was made.” UNM spokeswoman Karen Wentworth said the University’s primary concern is the safety of its students, staff and faculty. “It’s important to UNM that all our students are able to arrive safely and attend class safely, and that is why we called a snow day,” Wentworth said. “We try to track with
APS: one of the big considerations is that it is inconvenient for people with children to have class if their children don’t.” Blair said some employees are still required to go to work. UNMPD, University Hospital, and UNM’s Physical Plant Department remain open during snow days. “They have to stay open in case anything happens, and they also provide for students,” she said. The storm late Sunday night and early Monday morning brought temperatures in some parts of Albuquerque down to 2 degrees Fahrenheit, and parts of Rio Rancho and the North East Heights received nearly 6 inches of snow according to the National Weather Service. The storm is expected to dissipate today, but temperatures are expected to stay below freezing throughout the day Wednesday.
Monday’s estimated snowfall
Campus: 1.9 inches Foothills: 3.2 inches Westside/Rio Rancho: 4.1 inches Los Lunas/Belen: 6.9 inches Tijeras: 2.8 inches According to theweatherchannel.com
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