The Board of Regents (Board) delegates to the President or designee the employment of faculty, staff, and other university personnel. With the exception of selection of the president and the director/secretary of the New Mexico Department of Agriculture (See RPM 1.00), the Board is not involved directly in personnel decisions, including hiring.  However, the Board may request to review any particular hiring or personnel decision to determine whether the Board’s employment policies are being followed.

PART 1: EXEMPT AND FACULTY HIRING PROCEDURES

The recruitment, selection, and hiring of exempt employees is accomplished by the employing department with approval of the appropriate director, dean/vice president, community college president or provost and chief academic officer, and the Office of Human Resource Services. Additional procedures for filling executive and faculty positions are contained in the Search Committee Guidelines, available through Human Resource Services at https://hr.nmsu.edu/toolkits/regular-faculty.html or  https://hr.nmsu.edu/toolkits/regular-staff.html.

PART 2: SEARCH COMMITTEE PROCEDURES

Search Committee Advisory Guidelines are available through Human Resource Services at https://hr.nmsu.edu/toolkits/regular-staff.html.