One year after the creation of UNM’s Vision 2020, the regents continue to have positive outlooks on the plan. In a special Board of Regents meeting held Friday at The Pit, the board expressed optimism about the plan. UNM President Robert Frank said the plan is improving little by little over the years.
Wynn Goering has been serving as the special assistant for branch affairs in the office of UNM’s president for one year now. But he might have to find his own assistant soon, as UNM appointed Goering as the new CEO of UNM West last month.
After weeks of investigation, UNM’s Institutional Review Board came to a decision regarding UNM professor Geoffrey Miller’s controversial tweet.
The development of UNM’s Compliance Office continues as a number of compliance officials from different University departments have assembled to create a committee.
In an effort to increase campus sustainability, UNM is in the process of installing a second turbine at the Ford Utilities Center.
A recent move by UNM aims to improve police officer training in the city. According to a press release from the City of Albuquerque, UNM has signed a memorandum of agreement with the Albuquerque Police Department and is now conducting talks with the police department “in an effort to bolster training and career development for APD’s finest.”
Lobos and Aggies unite to improve public health facilities in New Mexico rural areas. UNM’s Institute for Community Health Services is collaborating with New Mexico State University’s Cooperative Extension Service (CES) to improve public health services around the state with the help of students in the universities’ public health master’s program.
When many dismissed the bamboo plant for construction purposes in the past, a UNM professor snagged thousands of dollars by embracing it.
It wasn’t raining Saturday morning, but rainbows were everywhere. Thousands gathered along Central Avenue on Saturday to celebrate the city’s annual PrideFest.
UNM is ready to go face to face with the owner of the south campus lots the University hopes to develop.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday morning voted 5-4 to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act passed in 1996. Many have taken to Twitter to show their support for the court’s decision.
After signing an agreement with online course provider Coursera last month, UNM is in the process of developing more online classes for students.
For Gene Henley, the road to success is not a straight line. “How many ways can I go from Albuquerque to Santa Fe?” he said. “I could drive, take a plane, ride a hot air balloon. I could even ride a pogo stick backwards and be the first man to do so.”
A vuvuzela echoed in front of the Bookstore Thursday night as UNM students gathered in solidarity with recent protests in Brazil.
In an effort to prove its commitment to transparency and to its code of ethics, UNM continues to develop its newly established Compliance Office.
Robert George Frank sat on a chair in his office in Scholes Hall on a cloudy Friday afternoon. He had just been asked what the best thing about leading UNM is. Perhaps puzzled, his forehead furrowed a little.
The beginning of June marked the end of the first year of the administration of President Robert Frank, the first three-time UNM alumnus to become the University’s president.
A year after UNM President Robert Frank was appointed to office, the University and legislators have yet to find a solution that will preserve the Lottery Scholarship for future students.
UNM can now follow its president on Twitter. UNM President Robert Frank said he manages his own Twitter account to reach out to the campus community.
This is the third year in a row that UNM has been included on “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges,” which focuses on institutions that have shown a commitment to sustainability and the environment. The listing reflects the ongoing efforts of the University and its faculty, staff and students in creating a more energy efficient and greener place of learning.
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