Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) is New Mexico's largest regional comprehensive university, offering over 130 certificate, associate, bachelor's, and master's programs. Dedicated to a student-focused mission, ENMU is comprised of three campuses: a four-year campus in Portales and two-year campuses in Roswell and Ruidoso.
Opening its doors in 1934 as Eastern New Mexico Junior College, the College added a third year and officially changed its name to Eastern New Mexico College in 1939. The College became accredited as a four-year institution in 1947. Eastern New Mexico College began offering master’s degree programs in 1949 and the state legislature of New Mexico officially approved a name change to Eastern New Mexico University in 1955.
For over 90 years ENMU has prepared students for careers and advanced study. Its mission is to emphasize liberal learning, freedom of inquiry, cultural diversity, and whole student life. ENMU serves students of traditional age, adult learners and organizations through undergraduate and graduate programs.
Mission & Vision:
Mission Statement:
Eastern New Mexico University’s mission is to deliver a high-quality educational experience across all programs of study using an engaging, supporting learning environment.
ENMU fulfills their mission by:
Preparing students for careers and for advanced study.
Promoting citizenship, leadership skills, and values.
Promoting scholarship, both primary and applied.
Supporting excellence in teaching, learning, and research.
Empowering students to respond to a rapidly changing world.
Employing faculty and staff who value student success and organizational collaboration.
Vision Statement:
Eastern New Mexico University emphasizes liberal arts education, freedom of inquiry, cultural diversity and whole student life. Excellent teaching and active learning define campus relationships. Scholarship, both primary and applied, cultural enrichment, and professional service are also important contributions of the University community.
The Eastern community envisions a university where every faculty and staff member instills in one another and in students a sense of social and cultural awareness and responsibility. The University accomplishes this by embracing and fostering diversity and inclusion among students, faculty and staff. The University engages well-qualified and caring faculty and staff who treat one another with respect and work together to accomplish institutional goals and mentor students.
Campuses:
The ENMU System consists of a four-year campus (ENMU-Portales) and two-year campuses ENMU-Roswell and ENMU-Ruidoso.
ENMU-Portales, the main campus, is home to the office of the chancellor and offers some 63 bachelor’s and master’s degree programs. It enjoys a 17:1 student-faculty ratio, and a 97% student satisfaction rate. Its tuition rates are among the lowest in the region, and Texas students within a 135-mile radius qualify for ENMU’s in-state tuition rate. Popular undergraduate majors are business administration, communicative disorders, social work and applied arts and sciences. Portales is, a rural, agricultural community with an authentic Southwestern, small town culture, located eleven miles from Cannon Air Force Base and twenty miles from the Texas border.
ENMU-Roswell is the larger of ENMU’s branch campuses. It is a community college of 1,628 students, offering over 73 associate degree and certificate programs across 33 majors/areas of study. A full range of career advising services are available, in addition to a customized training program (Center for Workforce and Community Development) for business and industry and a unique program for students with disabilities. Roswell is the fifth largest city in New Mexico and also the home of New Mexico Military Institute.
ENMU-Ruidoso is the newest member of the ENMU system, designated a branch community college campus by the State of New Mexico in 2005. Enrolling over 626 students in Fall 2022, it offers 43 different associate degrees and certificates across 23 majors/areas of study. It also serves the mountain village of Ruidoso and surrounding areas.offering community education classes, customized training workshops and adult basic education courses.
Finance:
In total, the ENMU system administers operating budgets in excess of $120 million. While the campuses are governed centrally, each is responsible for its own revenue streams which are not transferrable. Capital outlay funding for the main campus consists primarily of state allocations and private gifts. Capital outlay funding for the branch campuses consists of state allocations and locally authorized bonds. The ENMU Foundation has total assets of over $40.5 million and provides approximately $711,000 annually in scholarship support to ENMU students. In FY25, $13.2 million was raised.
For many years the State of New Mexico has led the nation in its financial support for public higher education. Currently, public funding accounts for approximately 50% of ENMU Portales’s overall operating budget and 75% of the budgets of its branch campuses. Leadership is keenly aware that the state is not immune from the broad national trend of steadily declining allocations for public education and is taking steps to fortify and increase other revenue sources.
ENMU - Leadership Spotlight
Dr. James Johnston - President, ENMU
Dr. James Johnston
President, ENMU
Dr. James Johnston is the 12th president of ENMU and the 3rd chancellor of the ENMU System. Dr. Johnston arrived at ENMU with more than 20 years of administrative experience, having served numerous leadership roles at other institutions throughout his career. He has a track record of success in leading enrollment growth, innovative programming, curricular offerings, and fundraising through traditional and innovative partnerships. As an administrator, he has dedicated his time, energy, and creativity to provide a supportive learning environment committed to student success.
Dr. Johnston is a first-generation college graduate. He began his education at South Plains College, receiving his Associate Degree in Radiologic Sciences in 1986. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Sciences and his Master of Science in Radiologic Sciences from Midwestern State University. Dr. Johnston earned his Ph.D. in Health Studies from Texas Woman's University in 2006.
Dr. Johnston is the lead author of the Essentials of Radiographic Physics and Imaging, now in its 3rd edition. He is also a contributor and reviewer of several books and has numerous publications in refereed journals and scholarly publications. Dr. Johnston has always considered himself a teacher-scholar and strongly holds to a student-centered teaching philosophy.
Dr. Johnston's appointment as president and chancellor marks a return to New Mexico and West Texas for him and First Lady Stephanie Johnston. Dr. Johnston is originally from Slaton, Texas, and Stephanie is originally from Las Cruces, New Mexico. They are honored to serve the region they once again call home and are committed to ENMU and advancing its mission of student success.
ENMU Foundation
Every year, the ENMU Foundation awards approximately $711,000 in scholarships to ENMU students. The Eastern New Mexico University Foundation aims to support deserving ENMU students through scholarships and program support funded by generous donations and involvement from alumni, businesses, and sponsors. The ENMU Foundation has identified funding priorities to best assist ENMU in recruiting, recognizing and retaining deserving students. The ENMU Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)3 charitable organization associated with Eastern New Mexico University.
The ENMU Alumni Association and the Office of Alumni Affairs work with alumni and other stakeholders on projects designed to enrich and enhance the former student experience while also working closely with current students to help them as they transition into graduates.
1ROO the Fund for ENMU:
The 1ROO fund serves as Eastern New Mexico University’s dynamic annual giving platform, empowering alumni, friends and supporters to directly invest in student-athletes, academic excellence and high-impact opportunities across the campus.
With every gift through 1ROO fueling scholarships, enhancing team resources and elevating the overall student experience, the initiative helps build a lasting Greyhound legacy of success, pride and community.
To learn more about the 1ROO Fund and Giving at ENMU, click here.
Endowment Assets:
Endowment Assets
Since 1978, the ENMU Foundation has been making proud moments possible for bright, talented young men and women. Over the course of the Foundation’s 46-year history, the Foundation has grown its total assets to $41,520,000.
Mission:
ENMU Foundation's Mission Statement:
To provide private funding for those programs and scholarships which are not covered by state appropriations, and to build acceptance of and support for the University.
History:
The Office of Development was established in July 1978 by ENMU President Warren Armstrong. Armstrong charged the director with the "responsibility of building acceptance of the University among various publics we serve and promoting loyalty to, interest in and support for the institution."
At the same time that President Armstrong established the Office of Development, plans were being made to create a private, nonprofit, charitable foundation to provide support for Eastern New Mexico University. Armstrong established the Friends of Eastern Committee and organized it with a board of directors in fall 1976. The committee coordinated fundraising efforts with the Portales Foundation that had been in existence for eight years.
The Portales Foundation was incorporated on Jan. 7, 1970. As early as Feb. 1978, discussions began regarding the merger of the Friends of Eastern Committee and the Portales Foundation into one corporation to provide private support for the University. At a meeting on Aug. 2, 1978, the Friends of Eastern Committee and the Portales Foundation officially merged to form the Friends of Eastern Foundation. The Article of Incorporation and Bylaws were approved as amended on that date. The executive director of the foundation is traditionally the same person as the director of development. In February 2005, the board of directors voted and approved changing the name of the organization to the Eastern New Mexico University Foundation (a.k.a. the ENMU Foundation).
ENMU Foundation - Leadership Spotlight
Warren Lloyd - Vice President for Advancement and Public Relations
Warren Lloyd
Vice President for Advancement and Public Relations
Beginning his 18-year career in higher education advancement as a graduate assistant in ‘development and alumni-relations,’ Warren was tasked with raising funds for third year students who would not graduate without philanthropic support. A non-traditional student, who started community college after working for his family’s moving company, he was immediately drawn to the impact of helping to provide access and affordability for students and families who would not otherwise be able to attend college.
Progressively working his way through nearly every role in advancement, he has developed wide ranging skills as an advancement leader. He has deep experience leading teams to develop dynamic, initiative-based pipelines of annual, major and principal gift constituents, as well as developing highly productive volunteer engagement programs. Through the cultivation of empathy, transparency and empowerment, he develops teams of nuanced, creative and responsive strategists and change managers willing to lean into vulnerability and ambiguity until it becomes the strength of a team. Warren is a strengths-based leader, committed to identifying and aligning people’s ‘superpowers’ to the mission of their shared work and the problems they are trying to solve together.
Warren has held leadership roles at the University at Buffalo, the University of Rochester, The Pennsylvania State University and Colorado College. Throughout his career he has developed a philosophy of advancement that prioritizes the power of building meaningful partnerships with external and internal constituents. With leadership experience in three comprehensive $1B + university capital campaigns, at both small elite privates and large state R1 universities, he is the ‘first’ Vice President of Advancement and Public Relations at Eastern New Mexico University. With their passion and commitment for first generation and non-traditional college students and their diverse set of experiences, Warren and his team are poised to build a ‘best-in-class’ advancement division that ushers Eastern into its next great phase of growth.
Warren received a BFA in Painting and Art History from Pratt Institute, an MFA in New Forms and Installation Art from Rochester Institute of Technology and studied English in the nationally renowned Graduate Poetics Program at the University at Buffalo.
The Opportunity: Associate Director/Director of Alumni Engagement
Under the strategic guidance of the Vice President of Advancement and Public Relations ideate, develop and implement a comprehensive alumni engagement program designed to develop a national network of alumni, family and friends to advance and raise the visibility of the University.
Responsibilities and Qualifications
Duties and Responsibilities:
Act as the representative of all ENMU alumni and represent the University and the alumni engagement program at all community, state and university events and meetings.
Strategically develop, coordinate and implement a comprehensive alumni engagement program designed to offer a slate of engagement opportunities aligned with university priorities.
As part of the plan, develop an alumni champion program structured around strategic university priorities such as: Enrollment management and admissions/ career services/ regional alumni networks.
Ensure all programming aligns with the recently conducted alumni survey.
Work closely with the ENMU alumni board to leverage their support to advance the vision of Alumni Engagement. Work to ensure the Board’s plans are aligned with the strategic vision for alumni engagement and the University.
Work collaboratively with the new Office of Career Services to engage and plan engagement opportunities for our students and alumni that strengthen their career readiness.
Partnering with other campus stakeholders coordinate and implement alumni engagement strategies into annual signature events like, homecoming, family weekend, watch parties and other ‘all call’ events.
Working closely with the Director of Annual Giving and Engagement, develop collaborative programming designed to engage new alumni while encouraging those with capacity and affinity to give to the One Roo Fund.
Manage and maintain alumni information in the Advancement CRM and work in cooperation with the University and advancement database managers to ensure accuracy and the utmost confidentiality.
Devise and implement all communications and marketing materials for alumni engagement ensuring they are strategically aligned with One Roo Fund marketing.
Represent the alumni program at various community and/or business meetings, committees, and task forces.
Develop annual programmatic plans and general operating budgets, providing fiscal direction to the alumni engagement program.
Supervise office staff and student workers.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Job Requirements:
For Director: A bachelor’s degree and a minimum of five years in higher education alumni engagement or a related field.
For Associate Director: A bachelor’s degree with a minimum of two years of experience in alumni engagement or a related field.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Strong interpersonal, written, and oral presentation skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
Database management skills.
Proven strength and success developing and implementing strategic plans.
Ability to plan, design, write, and implement promotional materials and social media campaigns.
Ability to plan, organize, and facilitate a number of special events and projects at once.
Strong leadership skills to lead and supervise direct reports.
Eternal optimism and a strong commitment to Eastern and its mission.
Physical Demand and Working Conditions:
The role will require some evening and weekend hours as well as 25%- 40% travel within our region and across the state, depending on event cadence and time of year.
Work is medium in nature that at times requires exerting up to 40 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
Applications & Nominations
Eastern New Mexico University has partnered with Boyden Executive Search. For more information about this opportunity or to submit a cover letter and resume, please email:
Lisa Vuona has decades of experience in executive search and human resource management, primarily in the non-profit, healthcare and education sectors. She is distinguished by her track record and network, and by her approach, which combines the strategic power of data with a finely tuned ability to understand the client’s organization and identify high-caliber leaders who fit the culture.
Lindsey Gale has extensive experience in social impact with nearly 25 years of success in executive search, fundraising and consulting. She is an accomplished recruiter, fundraiser, and community influencer, and applies these skills to help individuals and a variety of non-profit organizations achieve their goals.
Don’t check off all the boxes or meet every single requirement? We have learned that potential candidates hesitate when applying for a job unless they meet every single requirement. Boyden Boston is dedicated to inclusivity and valuing diversity and equity in the workplace. If this opportunity excites you, but your background may not be a perfect match, we still encourage you to apply.
ENMU - Associate Director/Director of Alumni Engagement - Job Description (PDF Download)
