1:00 p.m. 

I. Call to Order and Motion to Enter Executive Session (https://wnmu.zoom.us/j/84996325290) 

II. Executive Session – Serna Conference Room, WNMU Castorena Hall / Virtual by Zoom 

i. Pursuant to NMSA 1978 Section 10-15-1 (H)(7), discussions subject to the attorney-client privilege pertaining to threatened or pending litigation in which the University is or may become a participant: 

a. State ex rel. Torrez v. Shepard, et al., Sixth Judicial District Court No. D-608-CV-2025-00007 

b. State Ethics Commission v. Shepard, Fourth Judicial District Court No. D-117-CV-202500260 

2:00 p.m. Regular Session – Virtual by Livestream (https://wnmu.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Sessions/List.aspx#folderID=%225adab8d0-1f22-4dc1-926e-ad6b013b0012%22) 

REGULAR SESSION 

I. Call to Order for Regular Session/Pledge of Allegiance 

II. Approval of Agenda 

III. Approval of Minutes of October 17, 2025 

IV. University President’s Report – Interim President Dr. Chris Maples 

V. Old Business A. None 

VI. New Business 

A. FY26 Mid-Year Budget Adjustment Request Unrestricted & Restricted – VPBA Kelley Riddle 

B. Asset Disposal – VPBA Kelley Riddle 

C. FY26 Quarter 1 Financial Certification – VPBA Kelley Riddle 

D. Approval of Policies: Travel Policy, Procurement and Reimbursement Policy – VPBA Kelley Riddle 

E. Resolution for Authorization of Officers – VPBA Kelley Riddle 

F. 2025-2026 Student Handbook Approval – VPSA Betsy Miller 

G. Board Training on Transparency and Effective Governance – University Lawyer Geno Zamora 

VII. Regents Information Session 

A. Public Comments – If you are a virtual attendant and would like to make a public comment during the meeting, you may contact the Office of the President at 575-538-6238 or by email at president@wnmu.edu by Wednesday, November 19, 2025 no later than 12:00 p.m. 

B. Board Closing Comments/Board Future Agenda Requests 

VIII. 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 of learners 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 cultural enrichment. 

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 la responsabilidad 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.