The UNM Board of Regents Academic/Student Affairs/Research committee will meet Wednesday, May 2 at 9 a.m. in the Roberts Room of Scholes Hall on the UNM main campus.
In addition to the three Regents who are members of this Committee, other Regents may attend this meeting in a non-voting capacity.
AGENDA
I. Call to Order
II. Faculty Presentation
Ray Hernández-Durán, Associate Professor, Art and Art History
III. Approval of Summarized Minutes from Previous Meetings
(April 4, 2012)
IV. Reports/Comments-Administrative Report
A) Administrative Report
Chaouki Abdalllah, Provost & Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
B) Comments from Members
C) Comments from Advisors:
ASUNM, GPSA, Parent Association
V. Action Items
A.) Approval of Posthumous Degree for Wolfgang Scott-Cohen Tim Ross, President, Faculty Senate
B.) Approval of Posthumous Degree for Andre Holloway
Tim Ross, President, Faculty Senate
C.) Approval of Certificate in Clinical Chemistry
Leslie Danielson, Director, Medical Lab Sciences
VI. Information Items
A) President’s Goals 5: Student Success – 6 Year graduation rate
Chaouki Abdallah, Provost, Academic Affairs
Terry Babbitt, Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management
B) ASAR Goal 3: Student Expenses
Terry Babbitt, Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management
C) ASAR Goal 5: HLC Concerns About Assessment
Chaouki Abdallah, Provost, Academic Affairs
Greg Heileman, Associate Provost, Curriculum
D) ASAR Goal 9.3: Diversity
Josephine “Jozi” De Leon, Vice President, Equity and Inclusion
E) ASAR Goal 11: Achieve AAU Membership
Chaouki Abdallah, Provost, Academic Affairs
Terry Babbitt, Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management
VII. Public Comment (limited to 15 minutes)
VIII. Adjournment
Student Regent Jacob Wellman Receives Prestigious National Fraternity Award
Jacob Wellman
In recognition of his achievements, Wellman was one of only three men in the nation chosen to receive the North-American Interfraternity Conference Undergraduate Award of Distinction. The award recognizes fraternity men who have used the undergraduate fraternity experience to develop as a leader and as a man.
“I’ve learned how valuable friends and mentors are and I now understand the benefits to pursuing knowledge,” Wellman said.
Wellman joined Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) because he admired the fraternity’s belief that political, religious and philosophical differences have little effect on a group’s ability to better the world.
In addition, Wellman was challenged with the unique experience of re-chartering a chapter of ATO at UNM. The ATO charter was pulled in 1985 after the chapter was no longer able to maintain the high standards set by the ATO national headquarters.
Wellman said he saw the opportunity to re-charter ATO as a way to bring more diversity to UNM, Greek Life and a group of young men. “I am already seeing the positive difference it has made within Greek Life, on campus and in our members’ lives.”
“Jake is an incredible leader and mentor,” said Skip Brown, ATO Alumni Chapter Advisor.
Wellman said the chartering ceremony this past March is his favorite fraternity memory.
“To see our chapter alumni crying tears of joy that their fraternity had returned to UNM was a very moving moment,” he said. “The day culminated years of hard work and struggles that I was able to experience and enjoy with my brothers and friends.”
At the ceremony, the members were finally able to see their fraternity’s ritual and be proclaimed an official chapter of Alpha Tau Omega.
After graduation, Wellman plans to attend law school and work in public service with the intention of one day serving in politics.
Story by Evann Kleinschmidt