Pam Agoyo (Cochiti, Kewa. Ohkay Owingeh) has been appointed as the new executive director for Student Support in the Division of Student Affairs after a competitive nationwide search. Agoyo, who has been with The University of New Mexico for over 25.
Stephanie Hands has been selected through a competitive search process as the next Director of the Office of Advising Strategies (OAS). The mission of advisement at the University of New Mexico is to provide an inclusive and supportive environment.
UNM’s Excellence in Advising Awards announced May 09, 2021
The University of New Mexico’s Provost’s Committee for Advising (PCA) announced its 2021 Excellence in Advising Awards with the selection of four individuals recently.
The recipients include Ian Drackert, Leticia LaSota, Alejandro Mendiaz Rivera and Dianea “DaDa” Willis-Gregory. They will be recognized for their exemplary commitment to the advising profession and demonstrated excellence in service and dedication to students with the Excellence in Advising Award for 2021 during a virtual ceremony on May 12.
Ian Drackert, a senior academic advisor in Liberal Arts & Integrative Studies, takes time to connect students to internal and external resources that have not only helped students succeed but also supplied basic needs due to loss of income and/or insurance benefits. Drackert’s nominators shared how “he inspires students to pursue their goals, instills confidence in finishing their degrees, and truly
Unprecedented: Lobos describe a year of virtual services at UNM By Marissa Lucero and Rachel Whitt March 15, 2021
March 13, 2020
Three days before University of New Mexico President Garnett S. Stokes and leadership made the arduous decision to further protect the Pack from a virus that was quickly moving its way into the state, a bustling campus-life of 40,000 faculty, staff and students flooded hallways and classrooms - for so many it would be at least a year before they returned in-person.
Behind the scenes, the University was gearing up for what would turn out to be a year of unprecedented and trying times.