Responsible Department: Compliance & Communications – Civil Rights & Title IX Approving Body: Board of Regents Effective Date: 14-AUG-2020 Interim  01-SEP-2020 Final;   28-APR-2023 Revised  01-AUG-2024 Updated/09-JAN-2025 Vacated  21-MAR-2025 Final  Review/Revision Date: 21-MAR-2025

Responsible Department: Compliance & Communications – Civil Rights & Title IX Approving Body: Board of Regents Effective Date: 01-AUG-2024  21-MAR-2025   Review/Revision Date: 21-MAR-2025  

Responsible Department: Compliance & Communications – Civil Rights & Title IX Approving Body: Board of Regents Effective Date: 12-AUG-1996 Review/Revision Date: 12-SEP-2024 PURPOSE:  To ensure equal opportunity in educational programs and employment.  POLICY:  Western New Mexico University (WNMU) provides equal opportunity in education and employment for all qualified individuals. WNMU prohibits discrimination and harassment against any individual on the… Continue reading CC609 – Equal Opportunity Policy

Responsible Department: Compliance & Communications – Civil Rights & Title IX Approving Body: Board of Regents Effective Date: 12-AUG-1996 Review/Revision Date: 12-SEP-2024 PURPOSE:  To ensure Equal Opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment.  POLICY:  Western New Mexico University (WNMU) pledges full support and commitment to the WNMU Affirmative Action Plan, which provides for equal… Continue reading CC608 – Affirmative Action Policy

Responsible Department: Business Affairs – Human Resources Approving Body: President/Cabinet Effective Date: 01-NOV-2025 Review/Revision Date: 01-NOV-2025 PURPOSE:  Western New Mexico University (WNMU) is committed to hiring practices that are fair, transparent, and compliant with federal and state employment laws. This policy establishes the conditions under which noncompetitive selection may be utilized for university staff and appointed personnel positions.  POLICY:  This policy applies to all… Continue reading BA455 – Noncompetitive Selection Policy

Responsible Department: Acadmic Affairs Approving Body: President/Cabinet Effective Date: 01-JUL-2024 Review/Revision Date: 12-DEC-2024 PURPOSE:  To provide clear expectations of academic integrity to our students.   POLICY:   Academic integrity standards at Western New Mexico University (WNMU) are established to provide systematic procedures for engagement between faculty, students, and administration. Further, consequences are established to remedy violations of academic integrity.    Each student… Continue reading AA306 – Academic Integrity Policy

Responsible Department: Acadmic Affairs Approving Body: Board of Regents Effective Date: 27-JAN-2022 Review/Revision Date: 01-JUL-2024 PURPOSE: Western New Mexico University promotes teaching and learning environments that are respectful of everyone’s right to a high-quality, disruption-free experience whether courses are in-person, hybrid, or online. Faculty have the responsibility and authority to effectively manage their course environments… Continue reading AA304 – Academic Disruptive Behavior Policy

Responsible Department: Board of Regents Approving Body: Board of Regents Effective Date: 01-JUL-2024 Review/Revision Date: 12-JUL-2024 REF: Board of Regents Manual; Chapter 1.9.    POLICY:  I.9.  Employment and Discharge of Persons Advocating Sabotage, Sedition, or Treason   No person shall be knowingly employed by WNMU who either directly or indirectly carries on, advocates, teaches, justifies, aids or abets a program of sabotage, force… Continue reading BOR119 – Employment & Discharge for Advocates of Sabotage, Sedition, or Treason Policy

Responsible Department: Business Affairs – Human Resources Approving Body: President/Cabinet Effective Date: 01-JUN-2025 Review/Revision Date: 01-JUN-2025 PURPOSE: Remote Work is an alternative work arrangement that allows an employee to perform all or part of their work away from the WNMU worksite. Remote Work may be appropriate for some employees and jobs, but not for others… Continue reading BA488 – Staff Remote Work Policy

Responsible Department: Business Affairs – Human Resources Approving Body: Board of Regents Effective Date: 09-MAY-2013 Review/Revision Date: 12-DEC-2024 PURPOSE:  WNMU is committed to providing equal employment and educational opportunities to all individuals. All university employees that have a domestic partner as defined below have coverage available through the University’s insurance carrier, the New Mexico Public… Continue reading BA487 – Benefit Coverages for Domestic Partners