Provost Search

2026 Search for NMT Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Overview

New Mexico Tech has initiated a search for its newly established position of Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs. This leadership position will bring together academic and student affairs under a unified administrative structure to strengthen collaboration, enhance the student experience, and support the institution's academic mission.

The President has appointed a search committee composed of representatives from the NMT campus community to review applications, evaluate candidates, and recommend finalists for consideration.

The search process will include application reviews, virtual interviews, and on-campus interviews, providing opportunities for engagement with members of the campus community. The final selection will be made by the President.

 

 

Provost Search Schedule

* Subject to Change

Day 1 - Arrival Day and Welcome
6:00 pm - Dinner with Search Committee

Day 2 - Campus Interviews
7:30 to 8:20 am - Interview Breakfast with Search Committee, Deju House
8:30 to 9:45 am - Open Session- Presentation, Deju House
10:00 to 11:00 am - Interview with President's Extended Cabinet, Deju House
11:00 am to 12:55 pm - Private Lunch for the Candidate
1:00 to 2:00 pm - Meet & Greet with Council of Chairs, Deju House
2:15 to 2:55 pm - Interview with Faculty Senate and Staff Council Executive Committee, Deju House
3:00 to 4:00 pm - Meet & Greet with SGA, GSA and Students, Deju House
5:30 to 7:45 pm - Dinner and Interview with the President

Day 3 - Departure Day

 

 

Important Links

Questions to submit for Candidate Open Sessions

If you'd like to submit a question for the candidates open sessions, please use the link below:

https://forms.gle/9RRVgCVSDJ6yZD5u8

Surveys:

Zoom Recording

Presentations

 

Provost Search Committee

Committee Chair
Dr. Brian Borchers
Professor and Chair, Department of Mathematics

Committee Members

  • Ms. Aga Gabor Da Silva, Student Support Coordinator and Lecturer, Office for Student Learning
  • Dr. Claudia Wilson, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Dr. Jaakko Putkonen, Professor and Chair, Department of Earth and Environmental Science
  • Dr. Kaarin Goncz, Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Biology
  • Ms. Lisa Majkowski, Director, Purchasing Services Office
  • Mr. Michael Voegerl, Associate Director, Office of Advancement
  • Dr. Nels Iverson, Geochemist/Microbeam Analyst, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources
  • Mr. Patrick Clingman, Director, Office of Admission
  • Dr. Taffeta Elliott, Associate Professor of Psychology and Chair, Department of Communication, Liberal Arts, and Social Sciences
  • Dr. William Ampomah, Associate Professor, Department of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

 

Search Timeline and Key Milestones

Search activity

Search initiated and committee apointed
Search committee kickoff
Application review and evaluation
First round virtual interviews
Finalist on-campus interviews
Final selections and announcement

Date or timeframe

August 2026
August 7, 2026
September 2026
October 2026
October 28 - November 4, 2026
to be determinded

 

Campus and Community Engagement

New Mexico Tech values input from its campus and the broader Socorro community. Opportunities for engagement will be shared as the search progresses and as permitted by law.

Please consider attending the Open Session Presentation held at the Deju University House from 8:30 to 9:45 am along with completing the survey for each candidate.

 

Contact

For general questions regarding the presidential search process, please contact:

JoAnn Salome, Director of Human Resources
(575) 835-5955
joann.salome@nmt.edu

Vanessa Grain, Chief Executive Assistant to the President
(575) 835-5600
vanessa.grain@nmt.edu