NMSU seeks to improve the University System, across the board, for faculty, staff, students, alumni, donors, stakeholders, and prospective students and their families. Cooperation throughout the NMSU system will be exemplary for university systems across the nation through efficient, effective, and empowering operations that align with our strategic goals.
Goal 4 Summer 2022 Updates
Objectives
4.1 Advance equity, inclusion and diversity and effectively support students, faculty and staff
4.2 Cultivate faculty and staff excellence, enhance productivity and improve the work climate
4.3 Nimbly respond to a dynamic higher ed environment, optimizing systems, processes and space utilization
Current Priorities
| Priorities | Centralized Initiatives | Examples at Unit Level |
|---|---|---|
| Improve staff, faculty and student diversity, inclusion and engagement | Understand current level of system-wide support, and develop a more integrated plan to implement | Use diversity plan and best practices for hiring and retention |
| Improve business and operational practices and processes to achieve a culture of service and excellence | Map current processes and reduce steps, approvals to better meet user needs and improve process timeliness and accuracy | Use Lean process improvement methods at College/Unit levels for local level improvements |
| Elevate information and communication technologies to support NMSU community, systems and security | Launch system-wide ICT Futures Group to start the process to envision the future of information technology services at NMSU. | Nine Tiger Teams involving ICT staff, college and unit faculty and staff, students, administrative leadership and others were appointed to review and get input on current operations and present recommendations on several topic areas: Learn More: https://leads2025.nmsu.edu/goal-4/ict-futures/ |
KPIs with Current Measures
Goal Champion
D'Anne Stuart, Associate Vice President for Administration and Finance
Goal 4 - Team Members
| First Name | Last Name | Title | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| D'Anne | Stuart | Associate Vice President | Office of Administration and Finance |
| Gena | Jones | Assistant Vice President | Human Resource Services |
| Thomas | Bunton | Chief Information Officer | Information and Communication Technologies |
| Lauren | Goldstein | Organizational Development Specialist | Strategic System Services |
| Jon | Webster | Special Assistant to the Vice Chancellor/COVID-19 Project Manager | Strategic System Services |
| Cortney | Castle-Chavez | Executive Administration Assistant | Office of the Vice President for Research |
| Robert | Herrera | Executive Director | PD&E/Facilities and Services |
| Heather | Watenpaugh | University Architect | Facilities and Services |
| Ermelinda | Quintela | Senior Administrator | Strategic System Services |
| Kim | Rumford | Chief Budget Officer | Budget Office |
| Gaylene | Fasenko | Faculty Senate Chair/Professor, Companion Animals | College of ACES |
| Susanne | Berger | Employee Council Chair/Executive Director | Facilities and Services Administration |
| Rolando | Flores | Provost delegate | College of ACES |
| TBD | ASNMSU delegate | ||
| TBD | Climate Action Team (CAT) delegate |
Previous Participants
| First Name | Last Name | Title | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg | Fant | Associate Vice President & Deputy Provost | Office of the Provost |
| Kathy | Brook | Associate Dean | College of Business |
| Katrina | Doolittle | Executive Director | Environmental Health Safety & Risk Management |
| Norma | Grijalva | Chief Info Officer | ICT |
| Laura | Boucheron Spence | Associate Professor | Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Melina | Burnside | Vice President | ASNMSU |
| Luis | Campos | Associate Vice President | Facilities and Services |
| Alisha | Giron | Associate Vice President | Research Administration |
| Sheri | Pettit | Administrative Assistant, Special/Executive | College of Arts and Sciences |
| Letty | Gallegos | Academic Advisor | Center for Academic Advising and Student Support |
| Julia | Parra | Associate Professor | Curriculum and Instruction |
| Dacia | Sedillo | University Registrar | University Student Records Office |
| Kelly | Brooks | Vice President for Finance | DACC Business Office |
| Mary Jo | Billiot | Interim Associate Dean | College of Business |
| Justin | Bannister | Associate Vice President | Marketing and Communications |
| Maura | Gonsior | Director | Employee and Labor Relations |
| BJ | Maestas | Manager | ICT FSA Business Solutions & Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) |
| Melody | Munson-McGee | Chief of Staff | Office of the President |
| Ann | Coombes Goodman | Dean of Students | Student Life |
| Abby | Denham-Worley | Director | Employment and Compensation Services |
| Chris | Kielt | Interim Chief Information Officer | ICT |