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Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Sport
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Search begins for next NM State athletic director
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – According to the Las Cruces Sun News, New Mexico State will begin its search for its next athletic director. The university will begin its national search for its replacement after NMSU parted way with former AD Mario Moccia on January 2nd, 2025. President Valerio Ferme fired Moccia with cause, then appointing Amber Burdge on January 3rd, to step in as interim athletic director for the next six months. At that time, Ferme said he would revisit the position. Nearing that six month mark, the school says Burdge will be amongst those they consider for the position – but at this time are opening up its search to others as well. It is unclear how long they anticipate to search to take. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Business
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Valerio Ferme inaugurated as president of New Mexico State University
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State University officially inaugurated its 32nd president. NMSU President Valerio Ferme was honored with an inauguration ceremony Thursday morning after beginning his tenure in January. Story continues below Community: NM Dancewear closes its doors for good, leaving hole in dance community Food: Los Ranchos restaurant named best spot for brunch in the state by Yelp Crime: ABQ woman frustrated, two vehicles stolen from hospital parking lot days apart Film: Do you recognize these 'El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie' filming locations? Before arriving in Las Cruces, Ferme served as the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Cincinnati. Before Cincinnati, Ferme served as dean of the College of Arts and Letters at Northern Arizona University and divisional dean for the Arts and Humanities at the University of Colorado. Ferme's hiring followed the 2022 resignation of former NMSU president John Floros. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
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NMSU to celebrate inauguration of new president
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — New Mexico State University will celebrate the inauguration of its new president Valerio Ferme this week. A public ceremony will start at 7:45 a.m. Thursday, April 24 in the Corbett Student Union's third floor ballrooms. It will feature breakfast and student-led music and dance performances by NMSU's ballet folklórico and Mariachi Orgullo de Nuevo México Two former NMSU leaders, Garrey Carruthers and Waded Cruzado, are slated to speak, along with other guests and dignitaries, including Elizabeth Fenn, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Ferme's close friend. Ferme will then deliver his inaugural address before the event concludes around 10 a.m, the university invites all members of the public to join the festivities. Guests should RSVP at before the inauguration, promptly arrive before the procession begins at 8:30 a.m. and adhere to a business attire dress code, the university said. Here is what NMSU had to say about Ferme, providing the following biography and a brief synapsis of his first months at NMSU:'Ferme officially began his tenure as NMSU's president on Jan. 1 after a two-month transition period. He came to NMSU from the University of Cincinnati, where he served as executive vice president for academic affairs and provost and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.'Ferme has spent more than 2 1/2 decades working in higher education as a professor and administrator. Before the University of Cincinnati, he served as dean of the College of Arts and Letters at Northern Arizona University and divisional dean for the Arts and Humanities Department at the University of Colorado, Boulder, where he taught for 19 years in the Department of French and Italian. 'A native of Italy with U.S. citizenship at birth, Ferme came to the United States as an undergraduate student. He attended Brown University and earned bachelor's degrees in biology and religious studies. He then completed master's degrees in comparative literature and Italian studies from Indiana University and received a Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of California, Berkeley.'Ferme's first months as the leader of New Mexico's oldest land-grant university have been busy. At NMSU's spring 2025 convocation, he spoke about instilling a culture of unity and gratitude across the university's system. Since then, he has met with deans, faculty, staff, students and stakeholders, seeking their input as he builds his vision for NMSU. 'Ferme has emphasized student retention and enrollment management as top priorities for NMSU. He has tasked teams to implement university-wide strategies that promote positive outcomes for students and increase enrollment by encouraging students to pursue higher education credentials and seeing them successfully graduate.'Between January and March, Ferme navigated New Mexico's 60-day legislative session, meeting with lawmakers and other public officials to make the case for NMSU's needs while touting its success in teaching, research and public service. He also empaneled a task force to study the impacts of new federal orders and identify solutions to best serve NMSU's diverse student population.'In February, he celebrated NMSU's redesignation as an R1 institution by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, following a years-long campaign to ramp up the university's research and creative enterprise.'Since arriving at NMSU, Ferme and his husband, Giorgio Cordo, have quickly moved to make Las Cruces their home with their four grandchildren.' 'I'm deeply grateful to be welcomed into this Aggie family,' Ferme said. 'And I'm looking forward to getting to know more of the students, faculty, staff, alumni and supporters who help make NMSU the strong and vibrant community that it is.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
