Commentary by Michael Swickard, Ph.D. – New Mexico got the loss with Couture. The rule is if you get a loss you should also get the lesson. Did the Regents of New Mexico State University get the lesson? Perhaps not.
The appointment of Dr. Pacheco as the Interim NMSU President would be excellent for any university in New Mexico EXCEPT New Mexico State University. He has no experience with a Land-Grant institution other than he was the Interim President of NMSU just before President Couture, who was not equal to the task of being a Land-Grant President.
Understand that Dr. Pacheco seems a fine person and he obviously knows universities and budgets and personnel, etc., but NMSU is unique in New Mexico because of its focus on Agriculture and Engineering along with Military Science, Education and Business Administration. These are the five legs of a land-Grant institution.
The new Interim President of NMSU better acknowledge and support the Land-Grant mission in every speech he makes. To the NMSU Regents: the next president must have a true Land-Grant pedigree. The NMSU Regents made a mistake selecting Couture, one mistake we will allow, but not two.
The appointment of Dr. Pacheco as the Interim NMSU President would be excellent for any university in New Mexico EXCEPT New Mexico State University. He has no experience with a Land-Grant institution other than he was the Interim President of NMSU just before President Couture, who was not equal to the task of being a Land-Grant President.
Understand that Dr. Pacheco seems a fine person and he obviously knows universities and budgets and personnel, etc., but NMSU is unique in New Mexico because of its focus on Agriculture and Engineering along with Military Science, Education and Business Administration. These are the five legs of a land-Grant institution.
The new Interim President of NMSU better acknowledge and support the Land-Grant mission in every speech he makes. To the NMSU Regents: the next president must have a true Land-Grant pedigree. The NMSU Regents made a mistake selecting Couture, one mistake we will allow, but not two.
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