IN SUPPORT OF TRANSITIONING THE NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY CARLSBAD BRANCH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (NMSU-C) INTO AN INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
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Mike Currier
5 years ago
Switching from a branch of NMSU to a local college would be ideal for SE New Mexico!
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Ramiro Doporto
5 years ago
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As a student at NMSU I can contest that this campus has been let down by the main campus and fallen thru the cracks, it would better serve all of us students to have a school of an independent nature, that focus is that of benefiting the local community.
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City of Carlsbad, New Mexico
· petition starter
5 years ago
Kelsey, I'm sure you are aware that the branch nursing college is a separately accredited nursing program from the main campus. As an independent college, the nursing school would likewise be accredited as a stand alone college as it is now. This would not preclude you from transferring to NMSU for a bachelor's degree in nursing. As you know, NMSU has its acceptance criteria for its BSN program as well as a quota for the number of students it is able to admit. There are a number of BSN programs in the state that would become available to you as well as NMSU by us being independent. Our nursing program is outstanding, as you know, and we believe that being independent we would be able to attract additional nursing instructors by offering competitive salaries which we cannot do now because of the main campus restrictions. Our nursing instructors are working with 50% fewer instructors than they should have, and we believe we can fix that by being independent. I don't know what you mean by the statement that "the school has too much control already and would have even more if that occured." There is an administrative hierarchy at the branch which is dictated by the main campus that they are required to follow. As an independent college, the faculty and staff would have much more say so, since they would be working directly with a much less bureaucratic administration that would be immediately sensitive to needs and concerns. I think we can all agree that the closer the government is to the people being served, the more sensitive it is to needs, and it is the best form of government. The final statement about costs going up has no basis in fact. Our college is very well financed, has significant reserves and by being independent we reduce the fee we are paying the main camp by some $400,000 annually. There is no reason to believe tuition at the independent college would increase and there is certainly no plan for that to occur in any financial analy
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City of Carlsbad, New Mexico
· petition starter
5 years ago
Sarah, thank you for expressing your concerns. However, this is not a quick process by any means. There are many steps to go through including; Higher Ed Dept. approval, passing a bill in the legislature, coming to agreements with the main campus about property, our money being held by them, creating an elected Board of Trustees, going through re-accreditation, establishing a date of transfer (which will be in the distant future). This conversion is fundamentally very straight forward, but very tedious due the sequencing of the various actions that must be taken. Our expectations are that the conversion would be rather seamless from the view of the students and the education being delivered. To begin with, there will be the same instructors, same curriculum, same administration as present locally other than the election of a board and the subsequent appointment of a president. Nothing will basically change from that perspective. There are a number of community colleges in the state that function as local governmental agencies, and they have been very successful because they are able to respond to the local needs quickly. The positives are that we will be in charge of our own destiny. We'll be able to expand the course offerings and training capabilities, have broader access to other universities in the state for our students' career choices, have the ability to make arrangements with other universities for students to attain degrees by offering local instruction so students can remain at home and keep their jobs. We would not be embarking on this endeavor without due concerns, but believing we are improving opportunity for our students. We appreciate your concerns and advice, and they are well taken, but there comes a time when we must throw off the repressive restraints we function under, and move forward for the good of our community and more importantly our students' opportunities.- John Heaton, task force co-chair
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MARK SCHINNERER
5 years ago
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We have always supported the nursing programs which is the highest rated and one of the few accredited in the state.
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Danny cross
5 years ago
Community needs a educational system focused on the needs of Eddy County not Las Cruces
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City of Carlsbad, New Mexico
· petition starter
5 years ago
Hello, would you like to speak with someone to address your concerns in detail? We are certainly committed to keeping a positive relationship with NMSU.
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John Waters
5 years ago
I am an alumni of both NMSU Carlsbad and NMSU in Las Cruces. I have been concerned that the offerings to students from NMSU-C have dropped significantly since I attended despite the tens of millions of dollars in increased and unused reserves that the local communities put into it. Housing was never built as has been promised time and time again. It is becoming apparent that "out of sight" is "out of mind" with respect to the main campus' concern for Carlsbad's campus. Independence is the way to go.
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Biya Preethan
5 years ago
I do support.
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Nina Raelene Smith
5 years ago
I earned my Masters' Degree from this campus, and feel that it meets many of the educational community.
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Iris Hartsock
5 years ago
I believe that this transition will greatly benefit our community in that we will be better positioned to meet the needs of our local community.
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Saul Jonathan Rocha
5 years ago
Do it!
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Lori Byers
5 years ago
I support the transition of NMSUC into an independent community college.
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Anonymous
5 years ago
In this time, it would be possible to ally and connect with other colleges, but keep the control and oversight local. I think this is necessary and extremely useful for our community.
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Anonymous
5 years ago
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I agree. We can adapt to changes in our economy by changing programs as needed to ensure properly trained workers.
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Damian Armijo
5 years ago
A shift to an independent community could be beneficial. The structure of the college needs to acknowledge the needs of the community and the future. The old academic model is no longer beneficial to to the current needs of societal growth. The college will need to adopt tailored career pathways that meet the needs of the 21st century industry, and develop more trades based courses, and apprenticeship programs to better equip students to become productive citizens of the community.
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Arleen Standiford
5 years ago
This would help our community in many ways.
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Guadalupe Vasquez
5 years ago
I support that our local community college (NMSUC) becoming an independent community college.
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Kelli crisp
5 years ago
No
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Steve McCutcheon
5 years ago
This change is absolutely necessary for the benefit and future growth of our community
Switching from a branch of NMSU to a local college would be ideal for SE New Mexico!
As a student at NMSU I can contest that this campus has been let down by the main campus and fallen thru the cracks, it would better serve all of us students to have a school of an independent nature, that focus is that of benefiting the local community.
Kelsey, I'm sure you are aware that the branch nursing college is a separately accredited nursing program from the main campus. As an independent college, the nursing school would likewise be accredited as a stand alone college as it is now. This would not preclude you from transferring to NMSU for a bachelor's degree in nursing. As you know, NMSU has its acceptance criteria for its BSN program as well as a quota for the number of students it is able to admit. There are a number of BSN programs in the state that would become available to you as well as NMSU by us being independent. Our nursing program is outstanding, as you know, and we believe that being independent we would be able to attract additional nursing instructors by offering competitive salaries which we cannot do now because of the main campus restrictions. Our nursing instructors are working with 50% fewer instructors than they should have, and we believe we can fix that by being independent. I don't know what you mean by the statement that "the school has too much control already and would have even more if that occured." There is an administrative hierarchy at the branch which is dictated by the main campus that they are required to follow. As an independent college, the faculty and staff would have much more say so, since they would be working directly with a much less bureaucratic administration that would be immediately sensitive to needs and concerns. I think we can all agree that the closer the government is to the people being served, the more sensitive it is to needs, and it is the best form of government. The final statement about costs going up has no basis in fact. Our college is very well financed, has significant reserves and by being independent we reduce the fee we are paying the main camp by some $400,000 annually. There is no reason to believe tuition at the independent college would increase and there is certainly no plan for that to occur in any financial analy
Sarah, thank you for expressing your concerns. However, this is not a quick process by any means. There are many steps to go through including; Higher Ed Dept. approval, passing a bill in the legislature, coming to agreements with the main campus about property, our money being held by them, creating an elected Board of Trustees, going through re-accreditation, establishing a date of transfer (which will be in the distant future). This conversion is fundamentally very straight forward, but very tedious due the sequencing of the various actions that must be taken. Our expectations are that the conversion would be rather seamless from the view of the students and the education being delivered. To begin with, there will be the same instructors, same curriculum, same administration as present locally other than the election of a board and the subsequent appointment of a president. Nothing will basically change from that perspective. There are a number of community colleges in the state that function as local governmental agencies, and they have been very successful because they are able to respond to the local needs quickly. The positives are that we will be in charge of our own destiny. We'll be able to expand the course offerings and training capabilities, have broader access to other universities in the state for our students' career choices, have the ability to make arrangements with other universities for students to attain degrees by offering local instruction so students can remain at home and keep their jobs. We would not be embarking on this endeavor without due concerns, but believing we are improving opportunity for our students. We appreciate your concerns and advice, and they are well taken, but there comes a time when we must throw off the repressive restraints we function under, and move forward for the good of our community and more importantly our students' opportunities.- John Heaton, task force co-chair
We have always supported the nursing programs which is the highest rated and one of the few accredited in the state.
Community needs a educational system focused on the needs of Eddy County not Las Cruces
Hello, would you like to speak with someone to address your concerns in detail? We are certainly committed to keeping a positive relationship with NMSU.
I am an alumni of both NMSU Carlsbad and NMSU in Las Cruces. I have been concerned that the offerings to students from NMSU-C have dropped significantly since I attended despite the tens of millions of dollars in increased and unused reserves that the local communities put into it. Housing was never built as has been promised time and time again. It is becoming apparent that "out of sight" is "out of mind" with respect to the main campus' concern for Carlsbad's campus. Independence is the way to go.
I do support.
I earned my Masters' Degree from this campus, and feel that it meets many of the educational community.
I believe that this transition will greatly benefit our community in that we will be better positioned to meet the needs of our local community.
Do it!
I support the transition of NMSUC into an independent community college.
In this time, it would be possible to ally and connect with other colleges, but keep the control and oversight local. I think this is necessary and extremely useful for our community.
I agree. We can adapt to changes in our economy by changing programs as needed to ensure properly trained workers.
A shift to an independent community could be beneficial. The structure of the college needs to acknowledge the needs of the community and the future. The old academic model is no longer beneficial to to the current needs of societal growth. The college will need to adopt tailored career pathways that meet the needs of the 21st century industry, and develop more trades based courses, and apprenticeship programs to better equip students to become productive citizens of the community.
This would help our community in many ways.
I support that our local community college (NMSUC) becoming an independent community college.
No
This change is absolutely necessary for the benefit and future growth of our community