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EMERGENCY 7/25/25 1:40pm: UNMPD is conducting a staged, tactical evacuation while they process the crime scene on central campus...
Follow-up Emergency Notification – July 25, 2025 UNMPD is in the process of conducting a staged, tactical evacuation while they process the crime scene on central campus. Officers will provide instructions when they arrive at each location. Please continue sheltering in place and do not move location without UNMPD direction. Continue to monitor your UNM email, text messages, and LoboGuardian for real-time updates. In the early morning hours of July 25, 2025, UNMPD received a report of gunshots fired at Casas del Rio (Gila), located at 420 Redondo Dr NE in Albuquerque. Responding officers discovered two individuals had been shot. One victim is deceased, and the other sustained non-life-threatening injuries. If you have any information about this incident, call UNMPD at 505-277-2241. Albuquerque Metro Crime Stoppers - Crime Stoppers pays up to $1,000 for anonymous tips that lead to an arrest. Call the tip line at 505-843-STOP (505-843-7867), download the Crime Stoppers app, or visit AMCS online (www.crimestoppersnm.com) to make an anonymous tip.

Board of Regents

The laws of New Mexico provide for a Board of Regents that is responsible for the governance of the University of New Mexico. The Board’s power to govern the University includes fiduciary responsibility for the assets and programs of the University, establishment of goals and policies to guide the University, and oversight of the functioning of the University.

The board is comprised of seven members who are appointed by the Governor of New Mexico, with the consent of the Senate, for staggered terms of six years. A student regent is appointed for a two-year term. The Governor and the Secretary of Education are designated as ex-officio, non-voting members. The presidents of the Faculty Senate, Staff Council, Associated Students at the UNM, Graduate and Professional Student Association, Alumni Association, Parent Association, Retiree Association, and UNM Foundation are non-voting advisors.

The Regents

  • Kimberly Sanchez Rael, Chair
  • Jack Fortner, Vice Chair
  • Robert Schwartz, Secretary Treasurer
  • William H. Payne
  • Paula Tackett
  • Paul Blanchard
  • Randy Ko, Student Regent

Regents’ Non-Voting Advisors

  • Ian May, Associated Students at the UNM President
  • Finnie Coleman, Faculty Senate President
  • Amy Miller, Alumni Association President
  • Alfred Mathewson, Retiree Association President
  • Shaikh Ahmad, Graduate and Professional Student Association
  • Heather Bratton, Parent Association President
  • Amie Ortiz, Staff Council President
  • Ryan Mummert, UNM Foundation Chair