Editor,
As an employee who deals daily with students and prospective students of UNM, I cannot imagine trying to direct students off campus to access basic services currently available in the Student Services Center.
Students conduct the majority of their school business on campus and have little time to now commute off campus for these basic services. And for the many students who come onto the UNM campus and have already parked and planned to get their business taken care of in a timely manner, I believe this will add frustration and another burden when they will have to get on a shuttle or get back in the car and drive to another location to talk with Admissions or Financial Aid. This plan is to improve organization of student enrollment, but how is moving to an off-campus site improving organization?
I think a welcome center and one-stop facility is a great idea and much needed. But this plan seems rushed and disorganized. President David Schmidly has stated the importance of communication. I believe students, staff and faculty would like to be kept in the loop and to know the long-term plans of this welcome center and the costs involved - only that would be communicating and including the entire UNM body in this major development.
What about the cost to UNM when there are already so many questions being raised about faculty salaries, budgets, etc.? What about energy savings? Running shuttles to an off-campus site - how does that play into UNM's energy savings plans? It is time for the administration to start communicating and be accountable to all who claim UNM as theirs.
Judy McNew
UNM staff
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