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CONNECT  |  Wednesday,  April 29 |  Message from the VP

Message from Vice President

Dear Student Affairs Colleagues,

As we enter the final weeks of the semester, it has been an absolute pleasure to celebrate with our students, faculty, and staff at a variety of end of the year events. I’ll admit, the pace can be grueling. Still, it speaks volumes about our community—that for four straight weeks—every night offers the opportunity to uplift and honor the accomplishments of Lobos from across campus. Though they come from different backgrounds and lived experiences, each is launched toward success, propelled by their UNM education.

At the Recognition Reception on Friday night, 18 departments from across campus presented awards, including the Clauve Outstanding Senior Awards and, for the first time, the Nate Crain Leadership Award. Congratulations and thank you to each of the awardees for their dedication to enhancing our campus community.

On that same thread, last Friday, we celebrated Arbor Day on campus with the UNM Office of Sustainability. Not only have we been officially designated a Tree Campus for Higher Education designation, but I also had the chance to dig in and help plant two more trees with campus partners. Like these new trees, our students come with their own roots and may need different things in order to thrive on our campus, but our dedicated teams can help them grow to their full potential. I look forward to continuing to celebrate with you and our students over the next few weeks as we move towards graduation.

With appreciation,

Eric