KRWG News Published on Oct 10, 2012 by KRWGnews The NMSU board unanimously approved Dr. Manuel Pacheco as interim president Wednesday after Dr. Barbara Couture left the university last week. A familiar face on campus, Dr. Pacheco was NMSU's interim president in 2009. As interim, Pacheco is limited to one year and a salary that can't exceed $360,000 dollars. With the interim pr More »

KRWG News Published on Oct 1, 2012 by KRWGnews LAS CRUCES -- New Mexico State University President Dr. Barbara Couture has left the university in a "mutually agreeable" separation. Couture is reportedly taking a position with the Association of Public Land Grant Universities, where she will be a senior advisor. "All those in favor signify by saying I. Any opposed? Motion carries." More »

October 1, 2012 by Julie M. Hughes, NMSU News Center At a meeting of the New Mexico State University Board of Regents Monday, Oct. 1, the board voted unanimously to accept the terms of a separation agreement with President Barbara Couture. “The resignation of Dr. Couture has been accepted. We thank her for her accomplishments while here and wish her the very best in her continuing educatio More »

September 27, 2012 by NMSU Staff Teaching Academy The ninth annual Teaching Academy Gala was held Friday, May 4, at the Stan Fulton Center to honor 300 Teaching Academy members. President Barbara Couture and Provost Wendy K. Wilkins made remarks and presented awards. More than 100 Teaching Academy members and donors attended. In her presentation, President Couture noted that the Teaching More »

September 19, 2012. Retrieved online September 20, 2012 from Diana Alba Soular, Las Cruces Sun-News LAS CRUCES — Retired U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici said Wednesday he's concerned about certain knowledge he feels is lacking among New Mexico's populace. "Our people are going to have to understand free enterprise and entrepreneurship," said the long-time Republican senator, addressing a crowd in More »

September 13, 2012 by Emily C. Kelley, NMSU News Center New Mexico State University has moved into the top tier of the U.S. News & World Report Best National Universities rankings, one indicator that NMSU provides students with a high quality, affordable education. NMSU ranks 189 this year, which is a reflection of the many improvements the university has worked toward in recent years, inclu More »

July 27, 2012 by Justin Bannister, NMSU News Center Earlier today, New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez appointed Las Cruces businesswoman Kari Mitchell to the New Mexico State University Board of Regents. She is the CEO and owner of Las Cruces Machine, Mfg. & Engineering and serves on the executive committee of the Bridge of Southern New Mexico. “We are proud to welcome Kari to the Board of Re More »

July 18, 2012 by Janet Perez, NMSU News Center New Mexico State University President Barbara Couture recently joined a group of 150 university presidents and chancellors in calling on President Obama and congressional leaders to reach a balanced long-term deficit reduction agreement to prevent automatic spending cuts that could devastate federal investments in education and scientific research. More »

DATE by AUTHOR, NMSU News Center New Mexico State University President Barbara Couture has formed a new commission aimed at exploring new possibilities for strengthening and facilitating the exchange of information and ideas between the university and the regional community. “The term ‘Town-Gown’ is used by academia to describe that interface between universities and the communitie More »