President Schmidly to Hold “University Town Hall Meeting”

On Thursday, May 1, University of New Mexico President David Schmidly will conduct his first-ever “University Town Hall Meeting” allowing the University community to openly discuss the fourth element of his Strategic Framework rollout, entitled “Inspire.” The meeting will be held in the UNM Student Union Building Ballroom from 1:30-3:30 p.m.

This meeting will feature compelling stories of UNM students, faculty and staff that have gone out of their way to reach out to the community to fulfill the mission of the University. Among the featured presentations are:

• A program at the UNM Music Department that works with physicians to use music to further the healing of patients at the UNM Hospitals;

• A student mentoring program through which volunteers work with under-represented students.

Streaming audio of the event will be webcast live at: UNM Home. Earlier elements of the framework, “Launch,” “Reflect” and “Engage,” involved posts on the President’s website, a University-wide webcast, and Departmental meetings held across campus.

Media Contact: Benson Hendrix, (505) 277-1816; email: bhendrix@unm.edu