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. 

NMSU Accreditation Liaison Officers
Campus Name Title Phone/Email
NMSU-Alamogordo Greg Hillis C&T Division Head 575-439-3600 /
ghillis@nmsu.edu 
NMSU-Doña Ana  Julien Kouame Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness 575-527-7728 / jkouame@nmsu.edu 
NMSU-Grants Marlene Chavez-Toivanen* Campus Executive and Academic Officer 505-287-6652 /
marchave@nmsu.edu 
NMSU-Grants Cecilia Hernandez* Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness 575-646-5095 /
accreditation@nmsu.edu 
NMSU-Las Cruces Cecilia Hernandez Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness 575-646-5095 /
accreditation@nmsu.edu 
Office of Institutional Analaysis Calixto Melero Manager 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, Cecilia Hernandez is the HLC ALO.

Program Accreditation Lisisons (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 college/area.

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

NMSU Program Accreditation Liaisons
College/Unit Name Title Phone/Email
Agicultural, 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) Associate Dean 575-646-5431 / bwidner@nmsu.edu 
Business Carlo Mora-Monge (GRAD) Associate Dean 575-646-1201 / cmora@nmsu.edu 
Health, Education, and Social Transformation Rebecca Palacios Associate Dean, Interim 575-646-4309 / rpalacio@nmsu.edu 
Engineering David Jauregui Dean, Interim 575-646-2912 / jauregui@nmsu.edu 
Graduate School Ranjit Koodali Dean 575-646-5745 / rkoodali@nmsu.edu
Library Katherine Terpis Associate Dean 575-646-3279 / kterpis@nmsu.edu 
NMSU Athletics Josh Hadley  Senior Associate Athletic Director 575-646-5448 / jhadley@nmsu.edu 
Aggie Health & Wellness  Amanda Blair Assistant Director, Health and Wellness 575-646-4045 / agalliva@nmsu.edu