In brief
Faculty Senate
leaders meet with governor
The New
Mexico Faculty Senate Presidents' Council met with Gov. Bill
Richardson recently.
Among the
issues discussed were faculty and staff compensation, faculty
representation and shared governance -- within universities
and the state, the selection of new regents, reorganization
of the Commission for Higher Education and facilitating legislation.
Faculty
Senate President Beverly Burris and her predecessor John Geissman
spoke on behalf of UNM.
Outgoing regent
resigns from presidential search
Outgoing
UNM Regent David Archuleta announced his resignation from the
UNM Presidential Search Committee, which he chaired.
I
have served as one of the regent members on the Presidential
Search Committee. However, my term on the Board of Regents has
recently expired...the committee should have regents who are
members of the board that will hire the new president,
said Archuleta.
Regents
President Larry Willard said the board will select a new search
chair soon.
Ethics program
offers advanced topics
UNMs
Health Sciences Ethics Program continues the interdisciplinary
Health Care Ethics Certificate Program.
The program
now has two modules. Module two focuses on more advanced topics.
The program begins Feb. 22.
Contact
Shirley Alexander at 272-4575 for more information.
Panel to discuss
manuscript submission
PEN New
Mexico, in collaboration with the New Mexico Book Association
and UNM, will host a panel discussion on how to properly submit
a book manuscript on Friday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. in Dane Smith
Hall, rm. 125, on the UNM main campus. The event is free and
open to the public.
Luther
Wilson, director of UNM Press, will speak and serve as panel
moderator.