来自八月的笔记. 11, 2001 Regents Meeting

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罗8月. 13, 2001 -- 威尼斯人app下载 President Daniel H. López began this month's regents meeting with a 报告 on enrollment figures for the upcoming fall semester, which are somewhat lower than the previous year. Growth in graduate programs may bring enrollment closer to last year's figures, but López added that "After 15 years of enrollment fluctuations, the figures are difficult to predict, but we continue to maintain a decent level of enrollment."

In other matters, Tech's Board of Regents approved faculty appointments in six departments. Dr. Weide Chang joins the computer science department as an assistant professor. Dr. 大卫·P. Johnson was approved as an associate professor in mechanical engineering. As an assistant professor of history, Dr. 亚历山大·V. 普鲁士取代博士. 加里·奥尔森 in the humanities department. In the electrical engineering department, which is targeted for growth and for the addition of a master's program, Dr. Hasan Modir Shanechi joins the faculty as an associate professor. Dr. Christopher Watts comes to Tech as an associate professor of physics/research physicist. Watts brings with him a plasma field generator 和国家科学基金会的合同. Dr. Junhang Dong, whose research interest is in fuel cell technology, was approved as assistant professor in chemical engineering.

The board also approved tenure for Dr. Richard Colbaugh, professor of mechanical engineering and professor of management. President López praised Colbaugh for being the driving iCASA背后的力量. Dr. Peter Gerity, Vice President for Academic Affairs agreed, adding, "As the lead scientist for iCASA, he has been willing to do whatever is necessary to keep the iCASA program moving forward."

During its 8月ust 11 meeting, the Tech Board of Regents also approved the 2002-2003 research and public service project funding requests, which totalled $2,405,216 for expansions and new requests, and included the addition of 11.23个全职职位. 资金 for these projects will be requested through the state legislature.

Ranked highest among the projects were funds for PRRC, the Master of Science Teaching (MST) Program, intramural athletics, and iCASA. López 报告ed that these top projects were the most likely to be funded by the legislature. Other projects on the wish list include funding for EMRTC, a pilot program through the 研究生 Fellows Teaching Program, NMBGMR, Science Fair/Olympiad, NM Bureau of Mine Inspection, Geophysical 研究 Center (GRC), the Cave and Karst Project and NM MESA.

In other official actions taken during the monthly meeting, the Tech Board of Regents approved a five-year capital outlay plan and fiscal year 2001-2002 capital projects priority list, which Tech administrators will forward to the Commission on Higher Education (CHE) and state legislators for their consideration at the next legislative 会话.

At the top of the list is a bond approval for $4.4 million needed to complete funding for a new 学生服务 Center. Total cost for the project is $12 million, with $8 million already set aside for the building. Other requests include $3.7200万年 for the renovation of Jones Hall and Kelly Hall, and $3.4 million for infrastructure renovation, $500,000 for physical education planning funds, and $2.500万美元 合规.

In another 报告 presented to the regents, Denny Peterson, Tech's Vice President for Administration and Finance, summarized the figures for the year-end financial 报告. President López concurred that with a healthy year-end cash balance, Tech's financial situation is very strong.

Regent Randall Horn 报告ed that the board had been informed of a potential sports program at Tech that might include nationally sanctioned sports in an effort to improve student life at 威尼斯人app下载. He moved that Tech refrain from further consideration of initiating sanctioned NCAA sports. The board approved this motion, yet encouraged the administration to consider other options for organized competitive sports at Tech to the extent that they lead to increased enrollment and retention, enhance student life, and have no negative impact upon the academic concentration of the school.