MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO

January 9, 2007 9:00 am
Student Union Ballroom B

ATTENDANCE :

Regents present:

James H. Koch, President

Jack Fortner, Vice President

Sandra Begay-Campbell, Secretary-Treasurer

Raymond Sanchez

John “Mel” Eaves

Don Chalmers

Dahlia Dorman (incoming Student Regent attended as a guest)

Regent unable to attend:

Rosalyn Nguyen

Acting President present:

David Harris

Vice Presidents present:

Paul Roth, Executive Vice President, Health Sciences Center

Reed Dasenbrock, Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs

Terry Yates, Vice President for Research and Economic Development

Michael Kingan, Interim Vice President of Advancement

Carolyn Thompson, Interim Vice President of Human Resources

University Counsel present:

Patrick Apodaca

Regents' Advisors present:

Virginia Shipman, Faculty Senate

David Groth, President, Staff Counsel

Joseph Garcia, President, GPSA

Brittany Jaeger, President ASUNM

Roberto Ortega, President, UNM Alumni Association

Robert Bovinette, Chair, UNM Foundation

Others in attendance:

Members of the administration, faculty, staff, students, the media and others.

Regent Koch presided over the meeting and called the meeting to order at 9:00 am.

CONFORMATION OF QUORUM and APOTTION OF AGENDA, Regent Koch

Motion approved unanimously to adopt today's agenda (1 st Eaves , 2 nd Sanchez).

APPROVAL OF SUMMARIZED MINUTES OF DECEMBER 12, 2006 UNM BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING

Motion approved unanimously to approve the Summarized Minutes of the December 12, 2006 UNM Board of Regents meeting (1 st Eaves , 2 nd Begay-Campbell )

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT, Acting President David Harris

•  Bill Atkins, who has been our CIO for the last two years and Director of our central computing operation for maybe 26 years, is retiring at the end of this month. In consultation with Drs. Roth and Dasenbrock, we have appointed Barney Maccabe, UNM professor of computer science and director of the High Performance Computing Center, to interim Chief Information Officer for a period of one year.

•  Junior Achievement of New Mexico recognized Regent Don Chalmers as one of five recipients for the New Mexico Business Hall of Fame during an induction ceremony.

Regent Koch commented that those who are here for Public Comment - that Public Comment is now scheduled at the end of the meeting and that notification was given.

COMMENTS FROM REGENTS ADVISORS

Virginia Shipman, Faculty Senate

•  Yesterday I had a meeting with various presidents of Faculty Senates in the state of New Mexico. They have formed a group to advise each other, as well as, providing input on Legislative priorities. We met with Secretary McClure and she discussed with us the various initiatives being brought to the Legislature. One of the things UNM has been working on over a number of years is getting the legislative body not to reduce the amount of money we get because of a tuition increase.

•  The pilot study of faculty salaries has just been completed. Secretary McClure is coming to the College of Education to discuss the results of this study. We hope to reduce the number of committees this year, not the number of activities, just the committees. We have something like 26 – 28 committees, which is not an efficient way to do business.

•  The most important thing is preparing for and being actively involved in the interviews with the candidates for president.

David Groth, President, Staff Council

•  We are doing our final plans for the legislative session in Santa Fe. We are continuing to meet with both the state educational groups and statewide staff organizations to build and solidify the goals of staff. We are also building some bridges between our universities and sharing ideas.

•  We are debating proposals for the minimum wage increase and a smoke-free campus, as well as some ideas to help with the parking issues on campus.

•  I am trying to finish up the projects we started over the last year as my tenure is coming to an end over the next couple of months.

Joseph Garcia, President, GPSA

•  We are currently hiring new student assistants to provide us with more opportunity to reach out to graduate students. We are also interested in reaching out to the community, working with APS, getting graduates students more involved in the community in tutoring in existing programs and maybe creating some new programs.

Brittany Jaeger, President, ASUNM

• Brittany arrived late to the meeting. I will be taking a group of students the day of the alumni reception, which is January 29 th , to the Legislative Session. This Thursday, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm, and Saturday, January 20 th , 9:00 am – 4:00pm, we will be holding our hearings. This year we have two more groups than we did last year, we are up to 24 groups asking for funding.

Roberto Ortega, President, UNM Alumni Association

•  I'd like to pay tribute to Dee Johnson, who passed away suddenly during the holidays. She is going to be missed by all of her friends and by this institution. I want to remember Dee today as one of our stalwart board members.

•  We continue with our plans for Hodgin Hall. At our Executive Committee meeting today, we are going to be talking about that and we will provide further information. One of our big items in our budget legislative request will be for Hodgin Hall.

•  We are continuing to hold legislative receptions to strengthen our collaborations with campus constituents. We also hold a legislative appreciation reception. This year it is scheduled for Monday, January 29 th at Le Fonda Hotel from 6:00 – 7:30 pm. We will provide a gift to each legislator.

•  To foster even better relations with our national delegation, we are going to host another Washington DC reception scheduled for Tuesday, February 6 th , 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm at the Russell Senate office building. We hope some members of the Board and the President will be able to attend.

•  Another goal is to foster pride in this University and we hosted a pre-game Rally and Tailgate Party for the New Mexico Bowl on December 23 rd . Over 700 fans and Alumni attended this event.

•  We also work to enhance benefits and services for the alumni. Another goal is to encourage community service and leadership among alumni and students, we will be hosting our annual alumni awards banquet on February 8 th , 6:00 pm at Hotel Albuquerque in Old Town.

•  Our next full board meeting will be Friday, February 9 th at Hodgin Hall.

Robert Bovinette, Chair, UNM Foundation

•  On the fund-raising side, we have raised $21.2 million dollars, which is 51% of goal, that's up from 28% reported in December.

•  On the investment side, not a lot of change, the market value of our endowment is at $291 million dollars. The fiscal year-to-date, for the five months of this fiscal year, the consolidated investment fund is up 9.2%.

COMMENTS FROM REGENTS

• Regent Eaves commented that a couple of years ago he attended the Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and Universities meeting in New Orleans. They focus very heavily on board/presidential relationships, selection of presidents, and self evaluation by boards. You can see in the brochure that was sent out by Jamie that it is right on the money and it is in Phoenix, which is close by. I would really encourage people to go attend it.
• Regent Koch commented that Dahlia Dorman has been nominated by the governor to be the student regent and welcomed her. The governor has not yet approved the appointment for Regent Begay-Campbell's successors.

CONSENT AGENDA:

FINANCE & FACILITIES COMMITTEE, Regent Eaves

•  Disposition of Surplus Property on List Dated 11/30/06

•  Approval of STC.UNM Annual Report to the Board of Regents & Audit Report

•  Approval of Budget Adjustments – Beginning Balances

•  Contract Approval for UNMH GE Medical

•  Approval of:

•  Architect Selection for Additions and Renovations for the Harwood Museum of Art

•  Zimmerman Library: Basement Floor Fire Damage Rebuild

•  Albuquerque Institute for Mathematics and Science

•  Seidler Natatorium Pool Refurbishment

•  Early Childhood Development Center for Taos Branch Campus

•  University Counsel Approval of Outside Counsel Used by University Units

•  Next Step: Proposal for Master Planning UNM West, Lease Space & Parking

Motion approved unanimously to approve the actions of the Finance & Facilities Committee as indicated in the Consent Agenda (1 st Sanchez 2 nd Chalmers ).

FINAL APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION RE: ASM AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE WITH POLICY

• The Resolution had been previously given to each of the Regents and they felt they needed time to read over the Resolution. Patrick Apodaca read the Resolution in its entirety.

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO

Resolution Regarding Compliance with Outside Employment and Extra Compensation Policies

WHEREAS, the University's Department of Internal Audit performed an audit (the “Audit”) to determine whether processes of the Anderson Schools of Management (“ASM”) for outside employment and extra compensation paid by the University policies and whether ASM faculty compensation and related course loads comply;

WHEREAS, the audit identified, among other things, certain instances of non-compliance by certain faculty members with University policies limiting a faculty member's permissible outside employment and work time for extra compensation to 39 days during the contract period (the “39-day rule”);

WHEREAS, the University's Director of Internal Audit presented a report on the Audit to the Board of Regents' Audit Committee, and the full Board, and the Audit Committee on November 10, 2006, and the full Board on November 14, 2006, accepted the Audit report;

WHEREAS, the Faculty Senate Operations Committee reviewed the Audit and, upon the Operations Committee's recommendation, the Regents appointed and charged a committee to be chaired by Dr. Virginia Shipman (the “Shipman Committee”) with the task of reviewing existing University policies relating to outside employment and extra compensation in the light of the Audit and recommending appropriate changes;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:

1. The Board of Regents reaffirms the policy that a faculty member's primary responsibility is to the University.

1. Compliance with the existing 39-day rule policies and other existing University policies relating to outside employment and extra compensation (collectively, the “Existing Policies”) serve the purpose of preventing significant conflicts from arising with a faculty member's teaching of classes, holding office hours and carrying out other assigned academic duties and commitments to the University.

1. Until the Shipman Committee has completed its work and its recommendations have been considered and acted upon, a faculty member shall adhere to Existing Policies as applicable.

PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED BY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS ON JANUARY 9, 2007.

• Virginia Shipman commented that the committee has met once before the semester ended to get to know each other, to go over what they saw as their charge, and to review a range of current policies from other universities that the Deputy Provost had provided. The committee will be meeting tomorrow to discuss their reviews of the policies of other institutions.

Motion approved unanimously to approve the adoption of the Resolution Regarding Compliance with Outside Employment and Extra Compensation Policies (1 st Koch , 2 nd Fortner )

HSC – HEALTH SCIENCES, Regent Fortner, Chair

Motion approved unanimously to approve the Permanent Appointments for Medical Staff (1 st Begay-Campbell 2 nd Sanchez).

Motion approved unanimously to approve the Reappointments for Medical Staff (1 st Sanchez 2 nd Begay-Campbell ).

Motion approved unanimously to approve expansion of privileges for Dr. Arpad Zolyomi to include Transespophageal Echocardiography in the Department of Anesthesiology (1 st Begay-Campbell 2 nd Chalmers ).

• The Carrie Tingley Hospital Advisory Board was established by New Mexico State Statute. The CTH Advisory Board currently has nine members. By law, three members shale be parents of children with disabilities or special/chronic health needs and two members are to be health professionals. The Carrie TIngley Advisory Board has recommended Donn Duncan, MD to the Clinical Operations Board to fill the position of Tom Grace, MD, who has served two terms. Dr. Duncan would fill one of the health professional positions.
• Lucinda Fairfield is being nominated by the Carrie Tingley Hospital Foundation. The CTH Advisory Board recommends Ms. Fairfield to the Clinical Operations Board.

Motion approved unanimously to approve the Carrie Tingley Board Nominations (1 st Chalmers 2 nd Eaves ).

Information Items:

•  UNMH Dashboard Report – Steve McKernan, CEO UNMH

Patient Days, YTD the hospital is just about 50,000 patient days through November. We are above budget and about 4% ahead of the prior year. Discharges from the hospital are about 10,000. They are also above budget and about 6% above the prior year. The Outpatient Clinic Visits are just about 160,000, slightly below budget. This budget includes flu shots which we did not charge for; therefore statistics did not get posted. We are very close to budget right now. We are about 10,000 visits above the prior year, also 6% growth. Our Emergency Room is under budget and under the prior year. The Emergency Room continues to be extraordinarily busy. Operations are below budget, mostly because we haven't been able to recruit all the surgeons we hoped to. Our births are just about 1,600; they are ahead of budget and the prior year. UNM Care Enrollment, patients with income less than 235% of poverty and are not insured, have been pushed to get enrolled in UNM Care, so they are not classified as self-pay patients and they have better access to our physicians and our services. This has increased by 6,000. UNMCI, the program with the state, is up by about 500. Income Before Non-Recurring/Non-Operating Items is about $1.7M that's ahead of last year. Our average length of stay is about five days. The Case Mix Index is at 1.44 compare to 1.4 last year. The patients are sicker and have a greater need for medication, for lab work, etc. This is going to be directly correlated with our costs. Revenue per FTE at the hospital is about $104k. Number of FTE's we have per patient day is 5.7. Hours of Nursing Car of increased from 15.4 to 15.8. The number of Paid FTE's in the hospital are 2,080 hours per year.

•  UNMH CEO Report , Steve McKernan– the main thing to note in our Activity

Report is on our quality and safety initiatives; we have made a lot of momentum in that area. We held a retreat with 300 managers and physicians. It was a very productive day. The SCI program, which is bringing insurance to uninsured people - we are at 2,5000, but we are looking to get up to the 6,000 - 8,000 range. The report from Jacobs on the pavilion project says that we are on budget and the contractor has provided a push-list schedule that they will finish on April 5 th . Recruiting has been very difficult, but we did hire some nurses from our Nursing School at graduation. We just have to work on retention. The Project Labor Agreement has worked out very well

ACADEMIC/STUDENT AFFAIRS & RESEARCH COMMITTEE, Regent Koch

• Terry Yates - the New Mexico Consortium is a 501 (c) corporation that includes the University of New Mexico, New Mexico Tech and New Mexico State. It was formed as part of our obligation under the new contract with LLC. The board members are required to be approved by the Regents. We have two new members that are proposed for the board from Loa Alamos National Labs: Terry Wallace, acting Director , Science, Technology & Engineering Principal Association and Alan Bishop, Associate Director for Theory, Simulation and Computation.

Motion approved unanimously to approve the New Mexico Consortium members (1 st Sanchez 2 nd Fortner ).

• Reed Dasenbrock – we are asking your approval for the actual endowment. There is a commitment on their part to give us ¾ of a million dollars, which will be enough for a professorship, unless we get the matching money and we will have enough for a chair. This will enable us to search now for a director.

Motion approved unanimously to approve the Mesa Del Sol Endowed Chair (1 st Sanchez 2 nd Koch ).

• Brittany Jaeger – the ASUNM Constitutional amendment includes $20 fee that the ASUNM receives from the student fees. 8.5% is given to the Student Publications. This amendment ask that the publication board be required to submit in writing what the 8.5% goes to.

Motion approved unanimously to approve the ASUNM Constitutional Amendment (1 st Begay-Campbell 2 nd Eaves ).

• Regent Koch – 127 students are abroad in Spain, Italy and Mexico. We had a real good report on that program. They will be bringing another report to Academic/Student Affairs in two months.

DASHBOARD REPORT, Reed Dasenbrock, Provost

• This is part of a series of Dashboards. This is information that comes from all the universities to the state. The enrollment of freshmen from New Mexico High Schools is down about 100 this year, but it is still the third highest in history. The largest increase is Highlands. We have almost half of the freshmen, 47%.
• Enrollment of transfer students is an area where we need to put increased emphasis. If high school graduates are expected to be down 15% in the state over the next 15 years, we definitely have to be looking to the two year sector for more transfers. The number is down slightly from last year, but the five year trend is still up. Regent Chalmers had suggested that we should expand our scholarships for transfer students. We are working on a proposal. We see concurrent enrollment with APS as one of the tools we are hoping to get out of the state this year, some legislation. Out of the 859 transfer students, a small number are on lottery scholarships, most students with the lottery are in the four year sector.
• We have had a movement in the past few years toward average credit hours per student increasing. There is a decline in overall enrollment in terms of headcount.
• The enrollment of post-baccalaureate students has declined over the past two years.
• There has been a headcount drop the last two years in total enrollment, about 500 students, that is after five years of increases. We have the third largest class, but the last two years has been down. The SCH decline has only been the last year.
• Ethnicity of first-time freshmen, for main campus, NMHU and WNMU are majority Hispanic institutions, NMSU slightly more Hispanic students than Anglo, UNM slightly more Anglo than Hispanics, equalizing across time. Eastern and Tech majority Anglo institutions. UNM has more American Indian students and African American students than all the other institutions put together. Freshman class has a higher percentage of African Americans than it has had in the past five years, the decline we saw in American Indians from 04-05 has been reversed. There has been a slight decrease in Hispanic percentage and a slight increase in Anglo percentage.
• New Mexico State is in the part of the state that is over 60% Hispanic and their Hispanic freshmen have increased. There are regional patterns, as well as statewide.
• Ethnicity of total enrollment is a more slowly moving target because when people come here they stay for a while. The minority enrollment has increased every year for five years.
• Majority/minority, in term of total enrollment, we are the only flagship university in the country for which this is true.
• Ethnicity of full-time faculty is a priority; minority hiring plans have been put forth. We have many more minority faculty teaching than any other institution. It is a fact that our faculty is ¾ Anglo and our student are roughly half Anglo. There remains a disproportion there. The trends are headed in the right direction, but very slowly. The composition of faculty changes much more slowly because they are here longer than four year students.
• Regent Koch asked Reed to take a look at the numbers with the Academic/Student Affairs Committee and see what we are doing to recruit more Hispanic professors.
• It was commented that the Dashboard report does not show gender and where women fall in the hierarchy of the faculty staff and in administration. A report on the equity of faculty salaries, involving both ethnicity and gender, is soon to be released.
• There was a decline this year in 3 rd semester retention rates of first-time, full time freshmen. Students who come in with deficiencies, students taking introductory courses, their achievements declined drastically this year. A task force was commissioned and they issued a substantial report about improving degree completion that has a number of different ideas. There will be campus-wide discussions of these ideas. There are close to 100 recommendations. NMSU has steadily increased and UNM has declined.
• Graduation rates are increasing and have increased each of the last two years. We are still below New Mexico Tech and New Mexico State. This is the most important number because it is students graduating. We peaked in 1996 and dropped to the lowest number in 1998. The lottery scholarship had just come in, there was a surge without new funding. Six-year graduation rates do not compute transfers. Nationally, about ¼ of the students that look like drop-outs from here, graduate from someplace else.
• There is a national study about preparation for college this year that ranked New Mexico 50 th of the 50 states. The reasons all of these numbers are problematic has to do primarily with the quality of academic preparation of the students entering New Mexico universities and colleges. New Mexicans are entering colleges in impressing numbers, thanks in part to good social policy like the lottery, but other important social policies are not there, like requiring mathematics all four years of high school, then students enter unprepared. We, as a system, have failed them; it is not a matter of individual failure.
• We should be looking for students from those getting associate degrees.
• The actual number of students graduating are at record numbers. We are 47% - 52% of the state.

AUDIT COMMITTEE, Regent Eaves

• We recommended an amendment to the Regent's Policy 7.2 Internal Audit to reduce the audit response time from 30 days to 10 working days effective July 1, 2007. A Resolution accomplishing that will be presented to the full Board of Regents for approval within the next few months.
• We received a report on Past Due and Cleared or Not Past Due audits. It was an update on audits that are in progress. The committee did express concern that we have a number of past due audits. There were tow audits we gave the final approval to: Office of the Medical Investigator – Audit of Payroll Processes and Extended University Leadership New Mexico Grant – Audit of Employment Issues.
• The last few bullet points are review of the scheduled audits in process and budget to actual audit hours and the executive session presentations on the status of special project audits.

Motion approved unanimously to approve the two audits: Office of the Medical Investigator – Audit of Payroll Processes and Extended University Leadership New Mexico Grant – Audit of Employment Issues (1 st Chalmers 2 nd Sanchez ).

FINANCE AND FACILITES COMMITTEE, Regent Eaves

• UNM West @ Rio Rancho, Master Plan – looking at a bill for the upcoming legislative session that would provide substantial infrastructure funding which would have an indirect benefit to UNM West. And legislation that would permit the city of Rio Rancho to undertake a referendum that could provide a percentage of the gross receipts tax for construction at UNM West. The city of Rio Ranch, with the School of Architecture and Planning, want to undertake a design workshop for the town center.
• Carlos Romero, AVP Government & Community Affairs - I went to a breakfast this morning with the partners, Chamber of Commerce and the economic development of the city and they all support the University of New Mexico's efforts to collaborate out in Rio Rancho. One of the big initiatives of theirs is $20.5M for infrastructure; they would take care of the water/utility/sewer expansion to the edge of our property. Also the initiative to provide some type of gross receipts tax. There were about six legislators at the breakfast.
• Ava Lovell, AVP Financial Services – consolidated financial operations of the total university. The first column is the full year budget, second column is year-to-date budget, third column are the actuals, and some variance columns. There's a net positive balance in Instuction through four months of $32M. Unrestricted Research funded by the University, a lot of this is work in preparation for proposals, so far this year we have used $1.7M of the balance. Clinical Operations, all the hospitals and physicians, including the Cancer Center - we are showing a positive balance of $4.6M. Public Service, we are just a little bit better than break even there. Independent Operations which are our residents, our housestaff, will be breaking even by the end of the year. Student Aid Operations showing unfavorable actuals of $3.6M. Student Activities showing very favorable of $610k. Auxiliaries Operations showing overall favorable of $783k. Athletics is still somewhat challenged. Sponsored Programs, this is our research sponsored by government, we will break even there. Overall, we are at $33M favorable.
• UNM Master Plan Update – this will be presented at the next F&F meeting in February. Enrollment is a key factor in how we want to project where we are going in the next ten years. Currently, we are meeting with the deans, we are talking with various groups around campus, and we have met to develop our RFP. We are moving forward as rapidly as we can and will be having a series of meetings.
• Regent Koch commented that the Master Plan has nothing to do with a retirement community. The Master Plan for Athletics is being done by the Athletic Department.
• UNM Major Capital Projects Status Report – copy of report is in the binder. President Harris commented that with the implementation of our institutional bond with the expanded capital project funding that we have been receiving with the debt we have incurred with the hospital, we have an extremely robust construction program under way. We need to report progress on these individual projects. Going forward, we will plan to make those presentations to you monthly. The one column that says Budget Confidence means if we go to the market with the funding that has been identified; we probably could not award a bid.
• UNM CRTC Approval of Hi-Art System – this is part of the equipment of the Cancer Research and Treatment Center. The total coast is $2.941M.

Motion approved unanimously to approve the UNM CRTC Hi-Art System (1 st Eaves 2 nd Begay-Campbell ).

PUBLIC COMMENT

• Sara Koplik, President of the North Campus Neighborhood Association – I was very surprised to learn about the proposed changes to the golf course from a reporter at the Journal. I become even more concerned when I learned that the Federation of University Neighborhood Associations nor the Campus Advisory Committee had not been told about these plans. As a neighborhood president representing over one thousand families, I realize the importance of communication with the University leadership. I am disappointed that I was not informed about this proposal to build a retirement community in a more timely fashion. Nonetheless, after our membership learned about this proposal, the response has been overwhelming negative. They are deeply upset and concerned. Everyone values the golf course; it is a beloved community jewel. The North Campus golf course is the largest open green space in the center city, open to everyone. Last week it became a paradise for skiers, snowshoers, sleders and a host of playful children. 20 years ago, over 1,000 people a day used it to play golf, run or walk. Certainly the numbers are greater today. In this age of ever increasing diabetes, heart disease and obesity, a green space in the city is very precious. The North Campus gold course attracts people from all over the city of every race, ethnicity and social class. It is an open space for exercise, but it is more than that, it is also an oasis for wildlife, over 100 species of migratory birds, rabbits, roadrunners, lizards and even coyote find refuge on the golf course. The golf course was given to the University in trust for one dollar in 1942 to remain a golf course in perpetuity. It used to be 36 holes, but bit by bit, the University has chipped away at the land. In the recent past, the service road has been paved and it is now a parking lot. There's no sidewalk to ensure safe passage in that area. A series of buildings from the Dominici Center to Case Espanaza and the Ronald McDonald House, all with lofty purposes, but nonetheless, consuming precious open space. The Law School has expanded its buildings and parking lots. Noe the golf course only has nine holes. It becomes more and more difficult to find a reprieve in this ever expanding city. Our membership is deeply concerned about this proposal. We are devoted to maintaining the North Campus golf course as the largest open green space in the middle of Albuquerque. In the future, we hope you will include us in the decision making process as a loss of a true city commons diminishes us all.
• Regent Koch commented that we have no proposals. We haven't entertained a proposal at this time. What you read in the paper was a surprise to me also. The Regents have not come to any agreement to do anything with that golf course. We have had people talk to us about a retirement community at the University. Some of the Regents have gone to see other retirement communities. There has been no RFP, nothing has been done. People talk that it might be a good place. As far as what you just said, we haven't even gotten into that. If we were going to do that, we would have a public announcement.
• Sara Koplik – the vision of the golf course and the principles of public service that Thomas Pope laid out for President Zimmerman in 1942. “The Public Golf Course of the University of New Mexico is intended essentially to provide golfing and recreational facilities of the finest quality for the use of University students, faculty, and the general public. its facilities are not intended for any one special group, but for all who wish to use them.” So we hope that this spirit will be maintained through the years as the vision as the most important early presidents of the University. The property used to go all the way to Central. Johnson Field is a remnant of the golf course. In 1987, the House of Representatives in the state of New Mexico asked the University not to develop or change the use of the property. Later, the faculty of the University also supported the House Memorial.
• Regent Koch stated that the Regents are also concerned about open space too. We are just as concerned about open space, not just the golf course, but the whole campus

Motion approved unanimously to approve going into Executive Session @ 11:30 a.m.(1 st Koch 2 nd Sanchez ).

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

Discussion and determination, where appropriate, of limited personnel matters pursuant to Section 10-15-1 H (2), NMSA (1978).

Discussion and determination, where appropriate, of matters subject to attorney-client privilege pertaining to threatened or pending litigation pursuant to Section 10-15-1 H (7) NMSA (1978).

Discussion and determination, where appropriate, of purchases, acquisition or disposal real estate pursuant to Section 10-15-1 H (8), NMSA (1978).

Motion approved unanimously to open the meeting at 1:00 p.m. (1 st Chalmers, 2 nd Fortner)

Certification that only those matters described in Agenda Item IX were discussed in Executive Session, and no action required.

Motion approved unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 1:05 p.m. (1 st Fortner, 2 nd Chalmers)

______________________________ ______________________________

Regent James Koch, President Regent Sandra Begay-Campbell,