Forums
set for special assistant on diversity
Open forums
have been scheduled for three finalists for the position of
special assistant to the president for diversity initiatives
at UNM.
The position
reports directly to the president and the individual selected
will direct and coordinate the Universitys strategic diversity
initiatives, including recruitment and retention efforts for
women and minorities in underutilized faculty and staff job
categories. The individual will provide guidance to the president,
vice presidents and other campus constituencies on all matters
relating to diversity.
We
had an outstanding pool of applicants for this position, and
the three individuals being interviewed are all very strong
candidates, said UNM President William Gordon.
Each of
the three finalists will participate in two open forums on the
respective day of their visit. The finalists and the dates,
times and locations of their open forums are as follows:
Robert
Ibarra is emeritus assistant vice chancellor for Academic Affairs
at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where he served in
that capacity from 1995 to 2001. His open forum for faculty,
staff and students is scheduled from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday,
April 25, in Room 318 of Dane Smith Hall. This will be followed
by his open forum for the community, from 3:45 to 4:45 in the
UNM Continuing Education Auditorium, 1634 University Blvd.
Rubén
O. Martinez is currently a visiting professor with the Metropolitan
Research and Policy Institute/Department of Sociology, University
of Texas, San Antonio, Downtown Campus. His open forum for faculty,
staff and students is scheduled for 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday,
May 2, in Room 318 of Dane Smith Hall. This will be followed
by his open forum for the community, from 3:45 to 4:45 in the
UNM Continuing Education Auditorium, 1634 University Blvd. NE.
Berlinda
Baca has worked as a liaison with the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA), Hispanic Serving Institutions National Program since
September of 2000. Her open forum for faculty, staff and students
is scheduled for 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, May 9, in the Kiva
Auditorium on the UNM campus. This will be followed by her open
forum for the community, from 3:45 to 4:45, also in the Kiva
Auditorium.
Ibarra
served as dean-in-residence, Council of Graduate Schools, Washington,
D.C., in 1994-95. From 1989 to 1997, he was assistant dean for
The Graduate School, University of Wisconsin, Madison, where
he served as assistant dean for the College of Letters and Science
from 1986-89. In 1985-86, he was a legislative assistant for
the Wisconsin State Senate; in 1984-85, was an equal rights
officer for the Wisconsin State Personnel System; in 1983-84,
was an employment opportunity specialist for the Wisconsin State
Division of Affirmative Action; and in 1969-71, as an administrator
for the Mexican-American Migrant and Bi-lingual Education Programs,
Community Consolidated School District No. 59, Arlington Heights,
IL.
Ibarra
earned his Ph.D. in 1976 and his master of arts degree in 1972,
both in social/cultural anthropology, from the University of
Wisconsin, Madison. He earned his bachelor of arts degree in
1969 in Sociology and Anthropology from Northern Illinois University.
Baca, who
is from Los Lunas, NM, previously served as an outreach specialist
with the USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service, from 1998 to 1999,
in partnership with the New Mexico Department of Agriculture.
In 1996-97, she was a business advisor for the U.S. Agency for
International Development, Free Market Development Advisors
Program. She previously served as an insurance management specialist
with the USDA, Federal Crop Insurance Corp., in 1991-92; and
as a grain marketing specialist with the USDA Federal Grain
Inspection Service, from 1988 to 1991.
Baca earned
her masters degree in business administration from UNM
in 1999 and her bachelors degree in management and Spanish
from New Mexico Highlands University in 1988.
Martinez
served as associate provost, University of Southern Colorado,
from 1997-01; He also held a variety of positions at Colorado
University (CU), Colorado Springs, including assistant vice
chancellor for Academic and Multicultural Affairs, 1995-97,
chair of Ethnic Minority Studies, 1995-96, chair of the Department
of Sociology, 1991-94, co-director of the Minority Graduate
Education Opportunity Program, 1989-90; coordinator of the Graduate
Program, 1984-89; and, interim director of the University Learning
Center, 1988.
Martinez
earned his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California,
Riverside, 1984; his master of arts degree in sociology from
Arizona State University, 1978; and his bachelor of science
degree in behavioral science from the University of Southern
Colorado in 1976.