UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF GET A CHANCE TO MEET THE SCHOOL’S NEW PRESIDENT ON THURSDAY. IT’S GARNETT STOKES FIRST DAY ON THE JOB AT UNM. THERE’S A MEET AND GREET AT THE STUDENT UNION BUILDING STARTING AT 10:00 AM.
STOKES REPLACES THE ACTING SCHOOL PRESIDENT CHAOUKI ABDALLAH WHO’S BEEN ON THE JOB SINCE FORMER PRESIDENT ROBERT FRANK RESIGNED AT THE END OF 2016. STOKES IS THE SCHOOL’S 23RD PRESIDENT AND THE FIRST WOMAN TO SERVE IN THAT CAPACITY.
STOKES COMES TO UNM AFTER HOLDING SEVERAL ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI.
