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May 29, 2009 PresidentDavidJ. Schmidly Universityof New Mexico $cholesHallSuite140 Albuquerque, lrllVl87131-0001 DearPresident Schmidly: On May26,2009,the UNM Boardof Regentsconductedyoursecondyear evaluation as Presidentof the Universityof New Mexico.As Presidentof the Boardof Regents,it is my privilegeto officiallyconveyto you the resultsof the Regents'assessment. LastAugust,the Regentsapproveda set of 13 goalswith severalmajormilestoneactivities and indicatorsof progressfor each. The intentionwas to continuewith the processwe established at the beginningof yourPresidency in 2007to establishclearexpectations anda systemof accountability that wouldpromotea cultureof opennessand transparencyfor your administration. Onceagain,in preparationfor your evaluationyoit preparedcomprehensive reviewnotebooks of your activitiesover the past year. This reviewwas precededby your submissionof propo$edgoalsfOrFY10. Duringyourevaluation meeting,you presentedthe Regentswithan year your of the last walked us overview and through rationale for your proposedgoalsfor the comingyear. All of the Regentshadan opportunity to askdetailedquestionsrelatedto the and challengesyoufacedduringyoursecondyearas President, accomplishrnents as wellas * for FY10. questionsabsutyour proposedgoals- "AdelanteObjectives" The'Regentscontinueto be pleasedwithyour leadershipof the Universityof New Mexico. year,you managedto end the yearwith B07oof the major Despitean economically-challenging eitherbeingcompletedor showinggoodprogress,Enrollmentmanagement milestones arealreadyshowingsuccesswithour numberof NationalScholarsincreasing strategies significantly. Groundwas brokenfor the firstbuildingfor UNM'sRio RanchoCampus.And, accreditation visitin Aprilresultedin our university UNM'sHigherLearningCommission being reaccredited for another10 years. to thisuniversity comrnitment and yourcontinuouseffortsto helpUNMto Yourdemonstrated reachitsfull potentialare very muchto be commended.
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6TUhTfuf PresidentDavidJ. Schmidlv May 29, 2009 Page2 We alsorecognize thatthe pastyearwas challenging for reasonsbeyondthe economic downturn.The facultyunrestthat ultimatelyled to a no confidencevote revealedsome issues that will take bothtime and focusedeffortto resolve.The Regentsrecognizethis and support yourresolveto addressthesechallenges.We are pleasedthat someof the goalsyou have proposedare directlytargetedtowardimproving communications and engagement withthe faculty.We will lookfonraard to finalizingthesegoalswithyou overthe comingweeks. It is my pleasureto informyou that you havemetour expectations duringyoursecondyearas Presidentof the University of New Mexico. Despitemanyups and downsoverthe pastyear, yourdiligentleadership has,in the end,keptUNMon a steadycourse. On behalfof all of the Regents,thankyoufor yourleadership overthe pastyear. We look forwardto inuedpartnershipas we worktogetherto achieveour collectivevisionfor
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Revise the UNM Facility Master Plan x Complete an update of the University Strategic Plan * Adopt "Communicate" as the President'stheme for 200812O09 Develop set of streamlined proceduresto ensureclear and effective communications and engagementuniversity wide Develop a competitive and sustainabletotal compensationstrategy and reclassification study for both faculty and staff Continue developing and revising five-year strategicplan at the College and Department levels Hold three President's web caststo communicate strategicdirection, progressand challengesto entire university Hold two town hall meetingsto highlight departmentsand initiatives that are contributing to IINM's mission, vision and core values
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Hold Facultyforum in September to provideresponses to two faculty resolutionspassedduringApril 30, 2008All-faculty meeting
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Hire a digital mediascientificteam* Explorepotentialmodelsfor new admissions standards that includelessemphasison testscoresMain Campus) plan Developandimplementa new enrollmentmanagement (Main Campus) Openthe LINM StudentSuccessCenterin springof 2O09 Implementthe CNM GatewayProgramincludingfinancial anddatasharingelements Establishcriteria,guidelinesandprocesses for allocatingthe additional$1 million in scholarshipfunding Developa plan andtime framefor implementingrecommendations containedin the UniversityCollegeevaluation Developimprovedfinancialmodelfor Collegeof Arts andSciences Developa new strategyfor administeringandexpandingdistance educationandcontinuingeducation ExpandUNM internshipprogramsin WashingtonD.C. Identifytargetedareasfor potentialfaculty clusterhires Takebeginningstepsto expandIINM connectionsin Mexico Offer oneclassduringthe 2008/09academicyearthat is taughtby the President
Implementrecommendations of faculty studygroups* Establisha new interdisciplinaryresearchcenter:"Innovation Institutefor CellularNanostructures andMicrosvstems"x Recruitandhire a Vice Presidentfor Researchfor Main Campus Build a relationshipbetweenfaculty andresearchadministrationthat enablesproposalsubmission,acquiringof equipmentandsupport Improveresearchconditionsandcultureon Main Campusfocusing on improvingfaculty/staffmorale,rewardingfaculty research, recognizingoutstandingeffort
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Establish an organizational reporting structure that links (INM's ethnic centersto the Office of Equity and Inclusion
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Develop messageto legislatorsthat communicatesIINM's Strategic Framework and links all legislative requeststo the mission, vision, core values and institution-wide strategies
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Develop legislative approachthat involves a five-year plan tied to a five-year tuition scenario
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Produce a UNM promotional video * Revise MOU's with Tribes, Nations and Pueblos * Begin plans for major UNM PK-20 initiative Implement new Veteran's Service Center Work with city and stateto establishIINM Rail Runner station Develop and implement a plan to addresschild care issues for students, staff and faculty
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Clarify economicdevelopmentin UNM organizational structurex Expandrole of STC * Developplanto selectfirm/firms to developland adjacentto IINM x Developplanfor BBER to ensurefinancialstabilityandsustainability Developorganizationalinfrastructuremost appropriatefor carrying out theeconomicdevelopmentmissionandachievingthe vision UseRFPprocessto selectoneor moredevelopers to participatein land developmentthroughLobo DevelopmentInc., includinga plan for upgradingandmodemizingUNM's studenthousing
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BalanceAthleticsbudget*
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Working with the UNM Foundation,secureprivatefunding for the PIT renovations
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Approvebenchmarksfor retentionand graduationratesof studentathletes
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Opennew academiccounselingcenterfor studentathletes in LockheedMartin building
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Demonstrate improvedAPR scoresin key sports
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Extendcontractfor the VP for Athletics ServeasMWC representative on NCAA Boardof Directors Serveon NCAA SpecialTaskForce"Commercialization of CollegeAthletics"
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emergencyresponse,and security Evaluatesffategicallianceswith high performance computing at UNM and the new StateHigh PerformanceComputingCenter
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