Editor,
As a former student member of the Formula Society of Automotive Engineers program, I was dismayed and outraged to find out that it’s at risk of being discontinued. This is one of the only programs in the entire country that gives engineering students academic credit for designing, building and testing a race car. It’s an excellent, multifaceted project that supplies engineering students with the analytical and practical tools that they will need to be successful in the corporate world. It would truly be a terrible shame if this program was terminated due to a lack of funds.
I am outraged because I believe that the University’s funds have been managed irresponsibly and in an unethical manner for a very long time. For instance, how is it
possible that the University can afford to cover the front facade of The Pit with glass panels but it cannot afford to fund the FSAE program? Why is it that this University’s president gets a large salary while some faculty members are struggling to make ends meet? I strongly encourage the Regents to resolve this problem in a timely manner. Otherwise, I suggest new leadership is needed.
Andres Saenz
UNM alumnus
