University of New Mexico Board of Regents Minutes for May 12, 1995 University of New Mexico Board of Regents

University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository Board of Regents Meeting Minutes University of New Mexico Board of Regents 5-12-1995 University of New Mexico Board of Regents Minutes for May 12, 1995 University of New Mexico Board of Regents Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/bor_minutes Recommended Citation University of New Mexico Board of Regents. "University of New Mexico Board of Regents Minutes for May 12, 1995." (1995). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/bor_minutes/839 This Minutes is brought to you for free and open access by the University of New Mexico Board of Regents at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Board of Regents Meeting Minutes by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 000068 THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF • THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO May 12, 1995 The Regents ofthe University ofNew Mexico met on Friday, May 12, 1995, in the Roberts Room ofScholes Hall. A copy ofthe public notice ofthe meeting is on file in the Office of the President. Regents Present: Arthur D. Melendres, President Penny Taylor Rembe, Vice President Barbara G. Brazil, Secretary/Treasurer J.E. (Gene) Gallegos Mary A. Tang Eric A. Thomas Larry D. Willard Also Present: Advisors to the Regents • Ray Sharbutt, President, Graduate and Professional Students Association Don Burge, President, StaffCouncil Harry Llull, President, Faculty Senate Marty Wilson, President, Alumni Association University President Richard E. Peck Members ofthe Administration, the media and others Absent: Alberto Solis, President, Associated Students ofUNM Wayne Davenport, President, UNM Foundation ******* Regent President Arthur D. Melendres called the meeting to order at 10:15 a.m. ******* • 1 080069 ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA • Regent J.E. (Gene) Gallegos moved to adopt the agenda. Regent Mary A. Tang seconded • the motion. Voice vote was taken and Board members unanimously approved. Motion carried. ******* PUBLIC INPUT REGARDING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA There was no public input at the meeting. ******* ApPROVAL OF SUMMARIZED MINUTES OF MARCH 13 AND MARCH 23, 1995 MEETINGS Regent Barbara G. Brazil moved approval ofthe summarized minutes ofthe March 13 and March 23, 1995 meetings. Regent Penny Taylor Rembe seconded the motion. • Voice vote was taken and Board members unanimously approved. Motion carried. ******* ADMINISTRATIVE REpORT -- UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT RICHARD E. PECK University Richard E. Peck presented his administrative report as follows: Survey -- UNM Faculty and StaffPerceptions ofthe University Partly in response to the findings reported in the Mercer Report, President Peck asked the UNM Institute for Public Policy to conduct a random and confidential survey of UNM employees to assess faculty and staff perceptions about UNM. Institute Director and Associate Professor ofPolitical Science Hank Jenkins-Smith summarized the findings ofthe survey. 2 • unnnO'7()Vv ; '.. Professor Jenkins-Smith said the survey had four objectives: (1) to assess job satisfaction among UNM employees; (2) to evaluate satisfaction with major UNM departments and • divisions; (3) to assess employee perception ofcampus climate; and (4) to explain variations in employee satisfaction with UNM. The Institute interviewed a total of '849 UNM employees, including 44Z'staff ~nd 407 faculty--of which 71 % provided interviews, 9% refused and 20% were unavailable or unreachable. Given these sample sizes, the results of the survey have a margin oferror ofplus or minus 5%. The sample very closely tracks the characteristics ofthe entire population ofemployees at the University in terms ofethnicity and gender. Professor Jenkins-Smith presented some ofhis findings as follows: • Job Satisfaction -- A substantial majority ofstaffand faculty reported that they like working at UNM and find their jobs satisfying. A majority offaculty reported that they perceived adequate opportunities for professional advancement at the University, but a plurality ofstaffdisagreed, seeing insufficient opportunities for advancement. When asked to judge the morale oftheir fellow employees, faculty and staffwere less sanguine, with pluralities ofboth groups perceiving morale at UNM as lower than that ofother large organizations. • Customer Friendliness Ratings for UNM Support Organizations -- Roughly one-half of staff and faculty respondents, on average, had interacted with any given UNM support organization, but there was considerable variation in levels ofinteraction with the different service organizations. With few exceptions, respondents who had at • least some interaction with these organizations generally saw them as customer friendly. The UNM Libraries were especially perceived as providing a friendly service. Parking Services was seen as the least customer-friendly organization; however, Professor Jenkins-Smith cautioned that the enforcement aspect of that department may fuel that perception. • Fear ofRetaliation at UNM -- This section showed that a plurality ofstaffand faculty believed that the likelihood ofretaliation for presenting grievances was the same at UNM as in other large organizations. Large majorities reported no direct experience of such retaliation, but a majority of staff said they had second-hand knowledge of such retaliation. Those respondents who reported that they had experienced retaliation were far more likely to report second-hand knowledge ofsuch retaliation than were their counterparts; these respondents were also more likely to perceive UNM disciplinary policies as biased against employees. • Perceptions ofDiscrimination at UNM -- Many staffand faculty respondents believed that there is ethnic, racial, and/or sex-based discrimination at UNM. Roughly a third • 3 r, n n 0 »-, 1 o V J.) I 1 of faculty and staff perceived admissions discrimination, and a majority perceived • employment discrimination. As a group, staff saw White, non-Hispanics and Hispanics as both benefiting and suffering from discrimination, whereas faculty more unambiguously saw White, non-Hispanics as victims and Hispanics as beneficiaries ofdiscrimination. Large majorities ofboth male and female staffand female faculty who perceived sex-based discrimination reported that it hurt women, but a majority ofmale faculty saw this discrimination as hurting men. Respondents who perceived discrimination in the employment process tended to view it as primarily the result of social forces, rather than the unique characteristics ofUNM. A copy ofthe report is available at the Zimmerman Library Reserve Desk. Leadership/Mentorship Program In order to provide mid-level managers with some exposure to top-level university administration, the Leadership/Mentorship Program was created last year at the suggestion ofPaul Nathanson, director ofCommunity Relations, and director ofthe Institute ofPublic Law. The three individuals selected to participate were Ricardo Maestas, Director of Minority Engineering Programs, Dr. Steven Padilla, Professor ofDermatology, and Fred Perez, Director ofLeisure Services. These individuals were released from their other duties quarter-time and have spent the last year working with several vice presidents on broad • University-wide issues. Some ofthe projects they worked on were fundraising activities, searches, town hall meetings, legislative initiatives and the University customer-service' initiative. The interns also worked on the University for the Americas concept and began the process of establishing a broad mission statement with goals and objectives. They also developed a catalog ofthe University for the Americas projects at the University and hope to make it available on-line so that it is accessible to everyone. President Peck said the internship program will benefit these three individuals ifthere is somewhere in the future a promotion caused at least in part by the experience that they have now gained. The three interns expressed their appreciation to President Peck for the opportunity to participate in this program and to work on some broad University-wide issues. They acknowledged and thanked Mr. Nathanson for being an excellent mentor throughout the year. Responding to an inquiry by Regent Gallegos, the interns said they have gained a lot of upper-administration experience that they will be able to use as they return fulltime to their jobs. They all indicated that they would like to continue to be utilized by the faculty, staff and central administration on various pr~jects. 4 • .:;'(.:..':j-....:-. ~,'~. :'>~;4:-...~\7";.' •• '.- ii',,; .. : , ,.F;" ~ . ~ :~:' -:/ Response to Nick Alarid's Administrative Review ofPolice Reports 94-1992 and 94-772 • A committee of four officers was formed to respond to the recommendations made in the Alarid Report. President Peck said most ofMr. Alarid's recommendations are valuable and have been implemented or will be very shortly. He summarized the written response ofthe committee and said there are a few instances in which the committee disagrees with Mr. Alarid's recommendations. One involved a rape case which Mr. Alarid proposed should have been treated as a current rape and that a rape kit should have been performed on the victim. After 78 hours there is no hope of any medical evidence being useful and it would only resurrect for the victim that whole experience and she did not want it done. Three weeks had elapsed by the time the officers learned ofit, and while they did investigate it, they did not proceed through medical

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