From the August 21, 2023 message from Provost Shoho

Dr. Patrick Turner, Associate Provost for Student Success, will return to the Division of Student Success effective immediately, where he will expand his role in leading and guiding retention initiatives for undergraduate students at New Mexico State University. Reporting directly to Dr. Renay Scott, Dr. Turner will assume the title of Associate Vice President for First Year Initiatives. He will focus on aligning the many first-year programs with the Council of Standards in Higher Education’s programmatic standards for first-year programs, ensuring the various first-year programs are aligned with common student learning outcomes. Dr. Turner will remain committed to enhancing retention rates of first-year students in support of student success. Further, Dr. Turner will continue to advise the Men of Color student organization. 

In related news, Dr. Rebecca Campbell will be working as a Faculty Fellow within the Division of Student Success for this academic year. A Professor in the College of Health, Education, and Social Transformation, Dr. Campbell has served multiple roles in higher education including faculty, Department Chair, Associate Provost for Academic Administration, Associate Dean and Faculty Senate Grievance Chair, where her teaching, leadership and service has been focused on student success. As the Division of Student Services Faculty Fellow she will be furthering NMSU’s understanding, facilitating, and advancing of the undergraduate student completion journey.