The University of New Mexico Board of Regents continues to be pleased with the leadership of President David J. Schmidly. The President’s evaluation was discussed at today’s special board meeting.
In the evaluation letter sent to Schmidly, Regent President Raymond Sanchez said “despite many ups and downs over the past year, your diligent leadership has, in the end, kept UNM on a steady course.”
UNM Regents conducted Schmidly’s second year evaluation on May 26, 2009. During the review, they discussed the President’s overview of the past year as well as his proposed goals – “Adelante Objectives” – for FY 10.
Schmidly was commended for his “demonstrated commitment to this university” and for “continuous efforts to help UNM reach its full potential.” The evaluation letter said that despite an economically challenging year, 80 percent of the President’s major milestones were either completed or showed good progress. Regents pointed specifically to the early success of enrollment management strategies, ground being broken for UNM’s Rio Rancho campus and the successful accreditation visit from the Higher Learning Commission.
UNM Regents also recognized that the faculty unrest leading to a “no confidence” vote revealed issues that will take time and effort to resolve. They are pleased that some of the President’s proposed FY 10 goals focus on improving engagement with the faculty.
The Regents and President Schmidly will be finalizing those goals in the coming weeks.
Media Contact: Susan McKinsey, (505) 277-1807; e-mail: mckinsey@unm.edu
Posted by scarr at June 2, 2009 01:09 PM