Notes from the Nov. 19, 2002 Regents Meeting
ALBUQUERQUE, Nov. 19, 2002 -- The New Mexico Tech Board of
Regents has approved two new academic programs at the state-supported
research university in Socorro.
During the governing board's November 19 meeting in Albuquerque,
a new bachelor of science in civil engineering program was officially
approved for New Mexico Tech, as was a new graduate degree program
leading up to a doctorate in applied and industrial mathematics.
Since the baccalaureate program only requires the approval of
the New Mexico Tech Board of Regents before being implemented,
civil engineering classes will be offered as part of Tech's curricula
starting with the 2003 Fall Semester.
The Ph.D. program in applied and industrial mathematics, however,
will also have to garner approvals from the New Mexico Council
of Graduate Deans, Academic Council, Legislative Finance Committee,
and Commission on Higher Education before it can get started at
New Mexico Tech.
In other official actions considered at the board's monthly meeting,
the New Mexico Tech Board of Regents approved a $195,000 three-year
contract to Unisource Worldwide, Inc. to provide custodial supplies
to the university.
The regents also were informed that a multi-year contract estimated
to total more than $300,000 was recently awarded to low-bidder
RAKS Building Supply Center of Socorro for construction materials
to support the First Responders training program at the university's
Energetic Material Research and Testing Center.
During the meeting, New Mexico Tech President Daniel H. López
told the regents that preliminary figures on new student enrollment
for the 2003 Fall Semester at Tech continue to indicate yet another
boost in the school's student population over this year's figure
of 1,765 undergraduate and grad students.
While classroom and lab space at New Mexico Tech can currently
accommodate a larger than average influx of students, López
said that he and other Tech administrators are busy planning for
a possible record number of students at the university by looking
at acquiring nearby rental properties to house some of the entering
students who might be unable to obtain on-campus housing if residence
halls fill to capacity.
In other announcements, Van Romero, Tech Vice President for Research
and Economic Development, told regents that New Mexico Tech will
be featured prominently in a soon-to-be-published article in USA
Today, which focuses on training programs at various universities
that are related to the nation's homeland security efforts.
The New Mexico Tech Board of Regents also were informed that sabbatical
leaves of various durations for 2003 and 2004 were recently approved
for the following six Tech faculty members:
- Brian Borchers, associate professor of mathematics and department
chair;
- J. Bruce J. Harrison, associate professor of environmental
geology;
- Jan M. H. Hendrickx, professor of hydrology;
- William C. Lyons, professor of petroleum and chemical engineering;
- Brian J. O. L. McPherson, assistant professor of hydrology;
and
- Lawrence W. Teufel, Langdon Taylor Professor of Petroleum
and Chemical Engineering.
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