Accreditation-Related Contacts

HLC Accreditation Liaison Officers for NMSU System Campuses (HLC ALOs)

Each NMSU-system campus is regionally accredited by the HLC. NMSU-Grants is accredited as a branch campus of NMSU-Las Cruces, and NMSU-Alamogordo and NMSU-Dona Ana are each independently accredited by the HLC. Each independently accredited campus has an appointed HLC ALO. The campus ALO is the official campus contact for the HLC. NMSU's HLC ALOs meet regularly throughout the year. 

The liaison officers are listed for the respective campus.
Campus Name Title Phone / Email
NMSU Alamogordo Forest Kaatz Director, Institutional Analysis, NMSU Alamogordo 575-439-3600 /
fhkaatz@nmsu.edu 
NMSU Doña Ana Jennifer Hodges Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs, Accreditation & Assessment

575-527-7711 /
jphodges@nmsu.edu
NMSU Grants Marlene Chavez-Toivanen* GRCC Regular Academic Instruction, NMSU Grants 505-287-6652 /
marchave@nmsu.edu
Bárbara Gamillo Faculty Fellow for Accreditation, NMSU Las Cruces 575-646-5095 /
accreditation@nmsu.edu
NMSU Las Cruces Bárbara Gamillo Faculty Fellow for Accreditation, NMSU Las Cruces 575-646-5095 /
accreditation@nmsu.edu
NMSU Las Cruces Office of Institutional Analysis
Office of Institutional Analysis Calixto Melero Institutional Researcher, Institutional Analysis

575-646-5452
nmsudata@nmsu.edu


*Marlene Chavez-Toivanen is the campus accreditation contact for NMSU-Grants, but because NMSU-Grants is accredited with NMSU-Las Cruces, Shelly Stovall is the HLC ALO.

Program Accreditation Liaisons (PALs)

Each college and accredited service area has an appointed accreditation liaison. College and service area accreditation liaisons maintain oversight of accreditation(s) within their college/area and are responsible for maintaining timely and consistent communication with the Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness about accreditation matters within their colleges/areas. 

Each program with specialized accreditation designates one individual as the Program Accreditation Liaison (PAL). The PAL is responsible for maintaining timely and complete communication with the Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness, fulfilling accreditation reporting and communication requirements, and for maintaining the accreditation's good standing. 

PLO Responsibilities

  • Submit a DRAFT of self-study documents and other reports for review and feedback by the Associate provost for Institutional Effectiveness and their academic dean or VP no less than 30 days prior to the submission deadline.
  • Request assistance from the Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness needed, and particularly if related to an upcoming report or site visit.
  • Schedule face-to-face meetings w/ theAssociate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness PRIOR to submission of self-study documents and PRIOR to the site visits.
  • Notify theAssociate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness regarding any formal interactions and or updates with accrediting agencies (e.g. confirmation/change of site visit dates, change of standards, notification of standing, etc.).
  • Work through the Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness to schedule meetings between accreditors and the NMSU President or Provost during a site visit (the Executive Director will work w/ administrative staff to schedule requested meetings).
  • Submit the final site-visit schedule to the Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness no less than one week prior to the site visit.
  • Submit all official accreditation documents to the Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness as soon as they are received (letter of accreditation, interim or final report from accreditor, etc.).
  • Copy the Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness on all correspondence with Accreditors/Accrediting Agencies.

NMSU College Accreditation Liaisons

The liaison officers are listed for their respective college.
College Name Title Phone / Email

Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences

 Donald Conner Associate Dean 575-646-3210 /
deconner@nmsu.edu
Arts & Sciences Joseph Lakey Associate Dean 575-646-2001 /
jlakey@nmsu.edu
Business

Benjamin Widner (UG)

Carlo Mora-Monge (GRAD)

Associate Dean

Associate Dean

575-646-5431 /
bwidner@nmsu.edu 

575-646-1201 / cmora@nmsu.edu 
Health, Education, and Social Transformation Phill Post  Associate Dean 575-646-4075 /
ppost@nmsu.edu
Engineering David Jauregui Interim Dean

575-646-2912 / 
jauregui@nmsu.edu 
Graduate School Phame Camarena  Interim Dean 575-646-2005 /
phame@nmsu.edu
Library Katherine Terpis Associate Dean 575-646-3279 /
kterpis@nmsu.edu

 

NMSU Unit Accreditation Liaison Officers

The liaison officers are listed for their respective unit.
Unit Name Title Phone / Email

NMSU Athletics

 James Hall Associate Director, Athletics 575-646-3445 /
jdhall@nmsu.edu
Aggie Health and Wellness Amanda Blair Interim Director, Health and Wellness 575-646-4045 /
agalliva@nmsu.edu

 

Last updated on July 29, 2024.