Tag Archives: 2020
All Aggies: Stay vigilant regarding COVID-19 in our community
Cases of COVID-19 spike following holidays, and we are currently experiencing the increase expected after Labor Day. This spike is not inevitable. The most effective strategies to reduce transmission have been understood for months and are well documented in the NMSU Ready plan. Given our current spike of cases in New Mexico and our region, I…
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Classes after Thanksgiving Break
DATE: September 30, 2020 TO: NMSU-Las Cruces campus students and employees FROM: John Floros, President SUBJECT: Classes after Thanksgiving Break Beginning Nov. 30, following the Thanksgiving holiday, and running through the duration of the fall 2020 semester, all courses at NMSU’s main campus, including those which had previously been delivered face-to-face or through a hybrid…
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Caring for each other and nurturing our democracy
Caring for each other: Our skies have been hazy for a while now, a constant reminder of the intense challenges so many of our fellow Americans are facing. As I follow the news, I hear of fires in the West, hurricanes in the Southeast, floods in the Midwest, and COVID-19, unemployment and social unrest throughout…
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LEADS Budget Realignment Initiative (BRI)
LEADS Budget Realignment Initiative (BRI) (9/14/2020) DATE: September 14, 2020 TO: All NMSU Employees FROM: Dan Arvizu, Chancellor; John Floros, NMSU President SUBJECT: LEADS Budget Realignment Initiative (BRI) Our university has met a number of budgetary challenges over the past decade. The most recent budget reductions from the State of New Mexico require that we…
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Making a case for higher education and NMSU
New Mexico State University offers an excellent education at highly affordable prices, providing a path to social mobility and financial stability for students. This statement about the value of an NMSU degree, and the effect of higher education in general, was widely understood in the past, but it is no longer universally accepted. Hence, it…
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