WNMU Board of Regents will meet on January 29, 2026, in Santa Fe. The Executive Session at 1:00 p.m., with the Regular Session convening at 2:00 p.m.

The meeting is hybrid – all attendees will be virtual by live stream using the link https://wnmu.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Sessions/List.aspx#folderID=%225adab8d0-1f22-4dc1-926e-ad6b013b0012%22 or join in person at the NM State Capitol Room 3031, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

1:00 p.m.

1. Call to Order and Motion to Enter Executive Session (https://wnmu.zoom.us/j/86157881398)
2. Executive Session – State Capitol Room 303 / Virtual by Zoom
   1. Pursuant to NMSA 1978 Section 10-15-1 (H)(7), discussions subject to the attorney-client privilege pertaining to threatened orpending litigation in which the University is or may become a participant:
      1. State ex Torrez v. Shepard, et al., Sixth Judicial District Court No. D-608-CV-2025-00007
      2. State Ethics Commission Shepard, First Judicial District Court No. D-117-CV-202500260
      3. Shepard W.N.M.U., et al., Sixth Judicial District Court No. D-608-CV-2025-00335

2:00 p.m.         Regular Session – State Capitol Room 303 / Virtual by Livestream (https://wnmu.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Sessions/List.aspx#folderID=%22 5adab8d0-1f22-4dc1-926e-ad6b013b0012%22)

REGULAR SESSION

1. Call to Order for Regular Session/Pledge of Allegiance
2. Approval of Agenda

• Approval of Minutes of November 20, 2025

1. University President’s Report – Interim President Dr. Chris Maples
2. Old Business
   1. None

1. New Business
   1. Presidential Search Update – Regent Treasurer/Secretary Joseph Dean Reed
   2. Possible Action Relating to Scheduled Mediation of Executive Session Pending Litigation Items
   3. and c. – Regent Chair Steven Neville and Regent Vice Chair John Wertheim
   4. FY24-25 Audit Report – VPBA Kelley Riddle
   5. FY26 Quarter 2 Financial Actions Report – VPBA Kelley Riddle
   6. 5 Year Capital Outlay Plan & Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan (ICIP) – Revised – VPBA Kelley Riddle
   7. Capital Project Transmittal Deming Student Center – VPBA Kelley Riddle
   8. Staff Handbook Changes – VPBA Kelley Riddle
   9. Staff Emeritus Recommendation – VPSA Betsy Miller
   10. Training on Shared Governance – WittKieffer 

• Regents Information Session
  1. Public Comments – If you are a virtual attendant and would like to make a public comment during the meeting, you may contact theOffice of the President at 575-538-6238 or by email at president@wnmu.edu by Tuesday, January 27, 2026 no later than 12:00 p.m.
  2. Board Closing Comments/Board Future Agenda Requests
• Adjournment

A recording of the meeting will be posted on the WNMU Board Meetings video archive webpage at:https://wnmu.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Sessions/List.aspx#folderID=%225adab8d0-1f22-4dc1-926e-ad6b013b0012%22

MISSION

An open-access Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and New Mexico’s Applied Liberal Arts and Sciences University, Western New Mexico University combines a foundation of liberal arts education with quality professional programs and career and technical preparation in a diverse, inclusive, creative, and caring community oflearners empowered with the essential skills and knowledge for lifelong success in work and life.

Al ser una Institución al Servicio de Hispanos (HSI) y de inscripción abierta, así como la Universidad de Artes Liberales y Ciencias Aplicadas de Nuevo México, Western New Mexico University combina una base de educación en artes liberales con programas profesionales de calidad y preparación técnica en una comunidad diversa, inclusiva, creativa y solidaria de estudiantes capacitados con habilidades y conocimientos esenciales para el éxito permanente en la vida y el trabajo.

VISION

Western New Mexico University is a premier and innovative Applied Liberal Arts and Sciences University in combination with internationally recognized professional programs and career and technical preparation. Its students achieve career goals, become conscientious citizens, practice social and environmental responsibility, and impact their communities and their futures as independent thinkers who know themselves within the changing context of a global, digital world. Embracing its identity as a Hispanic Serving Institution, WNMU is the central contributor in its region for public service, economic development, and culturalenrichment.

Western New Mexico University es una Universidad de Artes Liberales y Ciencias Aplicadas líder e innovadora que combina programas profesionales reconocidos internacionalmente y la preparación profesional técnica. Sus estudiantes alcanzan metas profesionales, formándolos en ciudadanos comprometidos, que practican laresponsabilidad social y ambiental, que tienen impacto en sus comunidades y en su futuro como pensadores críticos independientes que se conocen a sí mismos dentro del contexto cambiante de un mundo global y digital. Adoptando su identidad como una institución al servicio a hispanos, WNMU es la contribuyente central en su región para el servicio público, el desarrollo económico y el enriquecimiento cultural,