'We bungled,' administrators say
Three UNM administrators try to clarify Locksley incident at press conference
Three UNM administrators try to clarify Locksley incident at press conference
Straight from UNM President David Schmidly: The University of New Mexico “bungled” its investigation into the Sept. 20 physical altercation between first-year head coach Mike Locksley and former wide receivers coach J.B. Gerald.
Athletics Director Paul Krebs, right, answers a reporter’s question during a press conference in the SUB on Wednesday. Krebs, Vice President for Human Resources Helen Gonzales and UNM President David Schmidly sought to clarify the incident involving a physical altercation between head football coach Mike Locksley and assistant coach J.B. Gerald. “We’re embarrassed by the whole situation,” Schmidly said in his opening remarks.
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Flanked on the right by Athletics Director Paul Krebs and on the left by Vice President of Human Resources Helen Gonzales, Schmidly repeatedly denied that the University concealed any findings of its investigation.
“At this point, I have seen no evidence of a cover-up as many people have alleged,” he said. “We bungled the process … and we have already taken steps to correct and refine our procedures. But, and I want to repeat this. I am not aware of any direct evidence that would suggest a cover-up.”
Challenging accusations aimed at Krebs and Gonzales by the public that the Athletics Department worked closely with Human Resources in not disclosing the full facts about the incident, Schmidly said he’s confident that Krebs and Gonzales did their jobs separately.
Krebs, too, defended his statements and decisions.
“In my 30 years in this business, I have never had my integrity challenged,” Krebs said. “I’ve been known in this profession for being honest, for being candid, for being decisive and for transparency and the ability to make tough decisions. Did I cover anything up? Absolutely no. I misapplied University policy when conducting the investigation.”
But emerging details suggest otherwise.
Schmidly admitted that the original copy of HR investigator Shannon Garbiso’s handwritten notes have been destroyed, but not before copies were distributed to UNM’s Human Resources.
Gonzales said Garbiso wasn’t aware that she was to keep record of any documentation pertinent to the case prior to their formal investigation.
“Ms. Garbiso informed me yesterday, when she said that she hadn’t kept the notes, that she never thought that those were official University documents, that those were only her own notes as a result of an informal inquiry she was doing in the department,” Gonzales said.
Garbiso, an HR representative for athletics, conducted the initial inquiry into the allegations that Locksley punched and choked Gerald during a coaches’ meeting.
Her findings concluded that Gerald was indeed choked, as this was verified by three assistant coaches who were present when the incident occurred — Mike Degory, Cheston Blackshear and Tee Martin.
Degory, according to the notes, told Garbiso that Locksley “reached out and started choking (Gerald)” and was “swinging” at Gerald as Degory attempted to restrain the first-year head coach.
Blackshear and Martin had nearly identical accounts.
Marin told Garbiso, “All of a sudden, coach Locks was grabbing Gerald around the throat choking him.” According to the handwritten notes, Blackshear told Garbiso that Locksley “grabbed Gerald by the shirt and started choking him.”
Those preliminary findings, however, have been ignored in favor of the results from the official HR probe, which was conducted by Helen Gonzales in the presence of a lawyer.
At an Oct. 13 press conference, Krebs said the formal HR investigation found no witnesses to verify that Locksley actually threw a punch.
Gonzales said no documents or recordings were produced through the course of the investigation apart from notes jotted down by a lawyer, which are protected pending litigation from Gerald.
University officials stopped short of saying Garbiso or her notes are void of credibility.
“I think it’s important to note that Shannon Garbiso is not a Human Resources employee,” Gonzales said. “She works for the Athletics Department and is not trained in conducting investigations. Shannon took some notes and put on there recollections of what the individual said. She paraphrased some of the things and did not record exact comments as they were made.”
While maintaining that no witness definitively stated Gerald was punched or choked, as documented in Garbiso’s notes, Gonzales said she wasn’t suggesting Garbiso wasn’t thorough or misheard interviewees.
“I want to be clear that I’m not saying that Shannon was off base,” she said. “I’m saying that Shannon did not write what the individuals said. I heard different things about choking. I did hear what some people said ‘might have been choking.’”
Considering it was in a dimly lit room in Tow Diehm Facility on South Campus, Gonzales said, the discrepancies between assistants’ stories could be a product of how quickly the event transpired.
“There were six different accounts of what happened,” she said. “I think it’s important to remember it was a dark room — there was film being viewed. It all happened in the course of a few seconds. And all of the interviews showed different things.”
Lawyer says Gerald was not asking for ‘hush money’ from University
Julian Haffner, the lawyer representing former wide receivers coach J.B. Gerald, said the University is attempting to discredit his client by claiming he told UNM his grievance could be washed away if the University paid him $500,000.
According to a University-issued timeline provided at Wednesday’s news conference, Haffner presented the University with a letter on Oct. 1 offering continued media silence in exchange for a $500,000 settlement.
UNM President David Schmidly said the letter immediately brought up questions in his mind about Gerald’s intentions.
“There were several actions there that were disturbing,” he said. “One was, ‘Give us money, and we won’t saying anything about this.’ That, in my opinion, would have been completely unethical on the part of the University. … (So), I outright refused it. I turned it over to our legal staff and told them that the answer was ‘No.’ Subsequently, there were efforts on the part of that attorney to interview some of our people without seeking our permission.”
Late Wednesday night, in a phone interview with the Daily Lobo, Haffner fired back.
“At no time did he condition his silence on the payment of that money,” he said. “For them to characterize it like that is a blatant misconstruction of the fact.”
Haffner said the letter, which the University received Oct. 1, said that Gerald sought to settle the issue in-house rather than play back-and-forth media games. He said the $500,000 was asked for as reparations for damages caused to Gerald’s reputation.
“In that letter, we said that for respect for the process and the football team, J.B. was choosing to remain silent despite many media inquiries,” Haffner said. “But rather than play this thing out in the media, what we wanted to do was seek to resolve this among ourselves. What we said further was that in the event that it became necessary to J.B. to protect his reputation and his future prospects for employment that he would go public.”
Haffner said Gerald was concerned that his speaking out about the altercation would adversely affect his job prospects.
As Gerald told the Daily Lobo on Saturday, his dissatisfaction with the findings of the investigation forced his hand, and, as a result, he intends to file a lawsuit against Locksley as well as the University.
Haffner said that suit would be filed “sooner rather than later,” but he declined to say exactly when or what would be contained in the suit.
“I believe what the University is doing is a rather weak attempt to shift the focus away from what the real issues are — which is the battery of J.B.,” Haffner said. “Specifically, with respect to the extortion they are clearly misconstruing what was unambiguously stated in our demand letter.”
Haffner said the University is in the wrong and Gerald’s letter should not be seen as a demand for hush money.
“Locksley has admitted the battery,” Haffner said. “The school has admitted the destruction of evidence in this investigation. In my mind, that’s the only thing that matters here. That J.B. has made a demand — of $500,000 — isn’t out of the ordinary. It’s quite common place. For them to misconstrue that as an extortion demand is reprehensible.”
Haffner also tried to get in touch with UNM employees following the altercation, according to documents provided by the office of the Custodian of Public Records.
In a letter written by Ira Bolnick on behalf of University Counsel, he alleged that Haffner displayed “professional misconduct” and improperly communicated with UNM employees during the week of Oct. 19.
The letter did not give the names of the two employees Haffner talked to. In securing those interviews, the University said Haffner told the individuals that he had “gone through the proper channels and that he was conducting an ‘official investigation.’”
The letter, addressing Haffner, stated: “On behalf of the University, you are directed to cease and desist from contact with any UNM managerial employee without prior notice to and express consent of UNM’s Office of University Counsel.”
Haffner brushed aside those allegations of professional misconduct.
“At this point, I don’t think it’s material,” he said. “So I’m going to choose not to comment on that.”
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by Hum...
Sounds like the Nixon Watergate cover up; when the Watergate tapes were destroyed. However, just remember Schmidly, Krebs, Gonzales and all involved in destroying the documents; Nixon resigned before he was impeached.
You are saying that the investigator destroyed documents, yeah right. ESPN got a copy and it supports coach Gerald’s claims. Alq Journal, News 13 and many others were told that there weren’t any such documents this cover up will cost you dearly. Lastly, Coach Gerald filed a police report and reported the assault to UNM HR department, doesn’t sound like he was trying to keep quiet. Sounds like he told the truth and he should have demanded more…. Hopefully Locksley, Krebs, Schmidly, Gonzales and the rest of this evil brunch will be fired!
by Blacklist UNM Football
“We bungled the process in the areas I have mentioned, and we have already taken steps to correct and refine our procedural issues,” Schmidly said. “But, and I want to repeat this, I am not aware of any evidence that would suggest a cover-up.” The nerve of this dysfunctional bunch of morons in the UNM’s administration; clearly they are attempting to take our attention away from the fact; that they destroyed legal documents. Now they are trying to throw Shannon Garbiso under the bus for something they told her to do.
by NM Taxpayer
Speaking of professionals who have been discredited, the next lawsuitagainst UNM should be filed by Shannon Garbiso.
by Disgusted
Schmidly’s administration is neither honest enough or smart enough to keep UNM from being screwed. Schmidly and his puppets sounded and looked like the weasels they are. Come on Regents grow a pair. Get rid of these clowns.
by James
ESPN Outside the Lines has provided plenty of evidence, (in which they obtained from the UNM’s HR department) that supports coach Gerald’s claims. Your destroying those documents did not help your case; and if that’s not enough Locksley himself admitted to assaulting coach Gerald. Yes, David Schmidly you should be embarrassed because you and the rest of your cohorts appear extremely ignorant. What makes you believe that you can ever regain the trust and confidence that you once had, UNM’s reputation has been forever tarnished. Your attempts to hide the truth are useless, what raises questions is your character and ability to be a leader for this University. When this is over I suspect Locksley will not be the only one looking for another job.
by Steve McCann
One of the great mysteries in today’s United States is how a country founded on the principle of individual freedom, having achieved great wealth and world influence, could have developed a political class bent on transforming the nation into a collective dominated by a powerful central government.
The history of man is replete with the rise and fall of major civilizations. The downfall of these societies inevitably stemmed from a prolonged period without adversity, which in turn generated internal strife and political and monetary greed. In due course, these empires were easily conquered or dominated by others.
John Adams wrote in a letter to his wife of his need to study politics and war so his sons could study mathematics and philosophy and his grandchildren could study poetry and music. Surely this grand new experiment known as the United States, based on the rights of the individual and not the state, could avoid the pitfalls that plagued other nations.
The peace, prosperity, and lack of national adversity Adams envisioned came to pass, and future generations were able to study subjects other than war. Unfortunately, destructive modern political philosophies, such as Marxism and socialism, manipulated by the self-absorbed to achieve political power, were matters John Adams and his fellow founding fathers could not have anticipated.
The inherent basis of Marxism and socialism is no different from that of earlier monarchies — the domination of a state by a select class or individual. Today’s believers in these “-isms” are no different from those in the past who believed they were preordained to rule the masses. Modern society will not accept the concept of an authoritarian dictator or monarch; thus, a powerful central government, with its trappings of public legitimacy, serves as a substitute.
In order for this strategy to succeed, the public must be manipulated into accepting the premise that only government and not they can provide economic and personal security. This can best be done in a country such as the United States not in an era of adversity, but one of prosperity and good fortune.
The last period of what could be called true national adversity was the 1930s and the Great Depression. Franklin Roosevelt and his fellow travelers were unable to fully realize an all-powerful central government despite their best efforts. While he certainly made inroads, the people and circumstances were such that FDR could not achieve his ultimate goal.
However, in the nearly seventy years since, during which the United States became the most powerful economic and military force the world has ever seen, there has been an inexorable march to government domination of the citizenry at all levels. Parallel to this track has been the rise of the socialist Left, the most influential group of all political entities.
The lack of national adversity over these years allowed the adherents of Marxism and socialist philosophies to recruit among the college-aged and the middle class by citing the so-called inequities of American society and the need to remake the country. They fanned the egos of these gullible individuals by convincing them of their individual superiority and ability, not to mention the necessity that they govern and educate the huddled masses.
One need only watch many in the committed American Left make pilgrimages to those second- and third-world countries controlled by Marxist governments and fawn over their rulers. The diminished standard of living, the loss of liberty, and the bleak future for the people of these nations are ignored while the power achieved by the head of state is celebrated.
It is that acquisition of power which motivates the self-named “Progressives,” not the welfare of the general public, as they so loudly proclaim.
A strategy was needed on how a faction that represented less than 20% of the citizenry could elicit this endgame with a people overwhelmingly against the concept of powerful central government and within the framework of a written constitution.
Using the backdrop of overwhelming prosperity, the Left seized upon the concept of “fairness” to promote their agenda and intimidate the populace. This “fairness” strategy was further reinforced by the incessant promotion that the United States as a civilization was responsible for all manner of evils throughout its history.
On the surface, it appeared that there was nothing this country did not have the money for, nothing it could not accomplish. To make up for past sins by guaranteeing equal outcomes was the least that could be done. The argument became that with so much wealth, the United States could afford to (fill in the blank).
As a result, much of the citizenry quietly accepted the argument and simply dropped out of active participation in government. They assumed the nation was in reasonably good hands with the two political parties, whose motives or agenda were never questioned. Most did not realize that by the mid 1980’s, the Left had a stranglehold on the Democratic Party, and the Republicans, unable or unwilling to fully warn the population of the future consequences of an all-powerful central government, were only able to slow down the march to socialism — and that only when they were in power.
This march was not at gunpoint, but rather by the destruction of the economy and self-determination through massive spending programs which were unsustainable but became woven into the fabric of society.
In the 2008 election, the Left, with its ideal stealth candidate for President, actualized the culmination of their grand strategy. We now have the most radical government in our history. These people are unabashedly brazen in their triumph. While still assuming that the general public is asleep, they do not hesitate to openly advocate policies not wanted by the electorate, such as Cap and Trade and Health Care Reform. They do so not as a benefit for the country or its people, but to enhance and make permanent government power, regardless of the long-term consequences to the nation.
It is, however, this same megalomania, and the long-awaited awakening of the American people, that will be the downfall of this political class. The seizure of power for the sake of power is doomed to failure.
It is often claimed that the Left in the United States is simply trying to copy European socialism. However, the grand experiment of Euro-socialism, while now proven unsuccessful, stemmed from the unimaginable devastation of World War II. Victor and vanquished alike suffered a near-total loss of economic and social infrastructure which took nearly twenty years to overcome.
The motivation of the European political class was to promote the general welfare of the population, not self-aggrandizement. The failure of their brand of socialism was due to a determination to never repeat the circumstances which brought about two World Wars in the twentieth century. However, the political class and the populace did not fully appreciate the long-term economic consequences of the many social programs enacted. Many European societies, having realized their error, are moving back from the abyss and adopting more free-market principles.
Here in the United States, there has never been a similar devastating factor to justify a turn to a socialist state and a powerful central government. What is happening now is driven purely by arrogance and manipulation. It has the potential to end in national economic and social disaster, similar to so many empires of the past.
The American people are starting to understand the true motivations of those now in power. As shown in the 2009 elections in Virginia and New Jersey, the people can, by their participation in the electoral process, halt or stall the progress made by the Progressives to realize their socialist dream.
The country can return to the path of economic and social prosperity and relegate the Left to the background of the nation’s politics, where they belong, once and for all. The key is time, and time is something we have little of. The 2010 elections will be the most important midterm election in our history.
While John Adams and his fellow founders could not have anticipated what has happened to the country they established, they did give it a framework — a constitution — which can enable us to avoid the same egocentrism that led to the downfall of other major civilizations.
by Season Ticket Holder
David Schmidly out right refused to do was the right thing. Locksley and Krebs lied; Gonzales went along with it and Shannon Garbiso is now their scapegoat. Gerald filed a report with the police and UNM’s HR department, for the assault on him by Locksley. In so doing, I am sure he was hoping that the investigation would serve as a way of settling this whole obscene mess. What Gerald did not know was that the UNM’s has a history of unfair, unethical practices. The corruption that has plagues this university is embed, apparently the reagents don’t care how far they fall. I will not attend another football game, not because they are 0-8, but because I refuse to support an administration with no integrity or sound judgment.
by Used to be fan
I have been a proud supporter of the Lobo football team, but I refuse to buy tickets to support a corrupt athletic department. The sad thing is, everything should be about the UNM athletes, instead, all we hear about is the lying coach. I am so sick and tired of hearing about this already.
Do us all a favor and resign, the sooner the better.
by Football Fan/ Player supporter
It is sad that the administration can’t take “true” responsibility. I just feel that the real losers is the actual football team. These players play hard and because their coach did something wrong they have to feel the consequences. A stigma, people making downright crazy remarks to turn their back on the players and wanting them to terminate the football team. For asking that player’s scholarships should be on the line is crazy and wrong. These players did nothing wrong. Their coach did and they are the ones paying the consequences.
by Offsides
Poor Shannon Garbiso. This whole mess is now all her fault? If we only only had the notes that she “destroyed.” So how did these supposedly destroyed notes end up with ESPN? I guess all we need now is Rosemary Wood’s (she was Nixon’s secetary to all you youngsters out there) 12 minute gap on a tape and the whole scenario will be complete. BTW, don’t bother asking the Regents to investigate because they are as corrupt as the administration they installed.
by goodlobo
Seriously ridiculous!!! No evidence!!! Aren’t these men, and women educated!!! Coach has…..we have…..I have…“taken responsibility”??? These people lead the entire University of New Mexico? Give me a break…..embarrassing!!! Please, please….for the sake of the university, its students, its faculty, its alumni, its athletic department, and its athletes, please board of regents do something!!! By doing nothing you are not applying the discipline associated with the irresponsibly of Mr. Krebs, and Coach Locksley!
by cc
This is how the UNM’s administration does their cover up. Then they manipulate words and people, as if we are not intelligent enough to hear and see their folly.
The Journal for two days had asked to see originals or clean copies of those notes.
University officials told the Journal this morning that the athletics department employee who took those notes didn’t realize they were part of an investigation and that they should be preserved. “She has destroyed her initial notes,” Schmidly said.
Copies provided to the media have missing passages, parts are unreadable, and they appear not to show the margins of the originals. For more on this developing story, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Journal.
by Wayne Smith
How many people in this country think UNM is just the place for their child to get his education? Norm has faded in time, Dave carries a stain and Fran landed on his feet in T.V. What about what they’ve left behind? Is President Ford going to swoop in and rescue Locks and Krebs? Oh, wait, he passed on. Although,Schmidly seems to be doing a fine Gerald imitation. The ball is in your court Regents! Do something with it.
Wayne
by Sheena
Needless to say I will no longer be supportive of such foolishness; it is shameful that the Student/Athletes have to suffer for this malignant administration.
by GR
So Pres Schmidly stated during the press conference, “We’re embarrassed by the whole situation.” Obviously the meaning of the word embarrassed is not a strong enough word, nor is it a deterrent to do the right thing,since it appears that these three UNM administrators would rather choose to quiet the entire story, and others involved, than to do what is right. What is going to be even more embarrassing is how UNM will be seen by others in the community and others outside of this community. And what is this attempt at trying to fool us by changing the meaning of what happened in the dark room, and other events. So how do the assistant coaches see well enough to separate the two men, yet it is so dark that maybe they weren’t clear as to what was going on? Is this not an educational institution? Do these three UNM administrators really think we are that gullible? Have we not learned anything from our UNM education? Or maybe only those who have taken nonverbal communication courses can interpret the actions by both men and the subsequent actions by the assistant coaches. Duh. Do not insult our intelligence. We will not be fooled.
by Student Dad
Scandals and corruption are a big part of NM politics and radiate straight from the Richardson administration. UNM’s top dogs like Dave Schmidly and David Harris are purely political appointees who continue to demonstrate utter incompetence in all aspects of UNM administration. Parents, students, faculty and taxpayers have had enough. We all need to force the regents to fire these laggards!! Oops, the regents are appointed by Richardson; never mind . . .
by Zach
Can you imagine Locksley sitting in someone’s home talking with parents about their impressionable son attending the UNM? This fiasco will cost UNM big time when it comes to obtaining new recruits. The UNM’s HR department will not be trusted by the staff nor will the UNM athletics department, be viewed in a positive way; as long as Locksley and Krebs have anything to do with the university. Schmidly tried to use the word ethical; which he wouldn’t know if it crawled up his A&& and bit him.
by HT
Locksley physically attacked another human being on campus, one of his staff, while in a professional capacity. Anyone else would have been instantly fired. The GROSS mishandling of this situation has greatly hurt UNM’s reputation and made us a laughing stock.
UNM’s policy 2210 on Campus Violence clearly states, “The University of New Mexico is committed to providing an environment that is free from violence. Any acts or threatened acts of violence will not be tolerated.”
It appears UNM is not living up to its own policies. Our campus is unsafe and President Schmidly is doing NOTHING to protect us physically, or fianncially for that matter – or in anyway.
BOTH SCHMIDLEY AND LOCKSLEY NEED TO GO. For the greater good of UNM and the people of the State of New Mexico. They have both done irreparable harm. UNM Administration as well as the Board of Regents owe the greater UNM community as well as the people of the State of New Mexico a valid response.
by Jaded
Just a reminder to everyone who is irate by Schmidly & Co’s mishandling of this case: this is the SECOND hushed up scandal in Schmid’s short tenure at UNM. The first was the infamous Mistress Jade incident, in which a professor in the English Department (codename: Mistress Jade) was found to have posed in compromising photos on an S&M porn website with her graduate student. Schmid & Co pulled it out of the hands of the Faculty Ethics Board and – for fear of a lawsuit and rightfully deserved embarrassment – exonerated the professor of any legal wrongdoing and told everyone else to shut their traps about it. Now, the university is facing lawsuits from the people who in the English Department who tried to do the right thing and were apparently retaliated against by administration. Mistress Jade is still on faculty and UNM will probably end up paying out $$$ in lawsuits.
So, a familiar pattern emerges: try to hush an embarrassing situation by rushing to exonerate a staff member’s embarrassing act (posing online, socking your assistant); do a terrible job trying to make it look like everything was done according to policy; end up with the embarrassing staff member still drawing a UNM paycheck; and end up paying out lawsuit money to those who were stomped on in the rush to coverup the whole incident.
Great job, Schmid, the community commends you on your fine leadership. Here’s a suggestion: openness and honesty will end up being a lot less costly and embarrassing in long run. Try it.
by AJR
I assume the letter in which Mr. Gerald demanded $500,000 has been destoyed?
by AA
Don’t forget that the idiot Schmidly justified that crook Krebs salary and position by stating the Assletic Dept. need someone with deep knowledge of UNM Policies and Procedures. Also remember that the self-styled thug Locksley was touted as some sort of recruiting guru, yet his first two recruits never saw the field due to the criminal activity and academic deceit of those two losers. I have seen many good employees screwed with and lied to by this and other upper level administrations. The glorification of the football and basketball continue to be an insult. They are crappy, rinky-dink programs, populated and run by liars, wanna-be thugs and straight up criminals. The clueless jackasses who sit on the Regents decade after decade are just as responsible for perpetuating this bullshit as are ALL upper level administrators in Scholes Hall and in the Assletic Dept. Get rid of those people, the players and programs and focus on education, research and producing members of society that will be productive and honest. Until then, expect more of these sort of lies and cover-ups.
by Tik
Wow, look at the great press this is bring us. Check out the ESPN video.
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4616980
This whole thing is a joke and an embarrassment. I suggest these guys pay the lawsuits out of their own pockets because the students who keep paying higher tuitions yearly just can’t afford this type of behavior from people who are supposed to be leaders and examples.
by Disappointed
I have been attending Lobo football games since Rocky Long was the coach, but I will no longer do so as long as the three stooges, Schmidly, Krebs and Locksley are in charge.
Sorry Lobo football players. This is not your fault, but I cannot in good faith continue to contribute financially to what has become such a corrupt program.
by spectator
Was anybody else has horrified by this exchange in the press conference:
Reporter: [paraphrasing] “Will there be disciplinary action for the mistakes in the investigation?”
Schmidly: [paraphrasing] “No. Is that the way you were treated in your childhood?”
and
Schmidly with a condescending smirk: “Last time I looked there wasn’t a flogging pole on this campus.”
Did we expect anything better of the press conference? The reporters were not in charge and they either got cut off before they could ask all their questions or their questions were flipped off with supercilious rudeness.
Hopeless. The University’s situation is hopeless. Why bother? At the level where something can be done to help faculty, staff and students, nobody cares. These guys weren’t hired for their overall goodness. And they won’t be released for their lack of it. Good people, watch your backs. In the UNM climate your bosses are not going to thank you or reward you for anything but political prowess and connections in Santa Fe.
by slowhike
The administration’s attempts (Schmidly) to “come clean” arose only when there was little choice. The Governor, and the Regeant Chair, and Schmidly are self seeking politicians first and School and government Officials last. This is an embarrassment for all of UNM. There’s no one to “clean house” at UNM, and the NM State governor is the one that put them there.
by sean talbott
Schmidly has no integrity.
Votes of no conficence from the faculty senate
Allowing one professor’s actions to damage the reputation of a previously nationally recognized program (Creative Writing)
Losing nationally recognized faculty as a result
Failing to investigate and properly handle HR/employee problems (having 1 in the newspapers is one too many)
Paying multimillionaire Vicente Fox $25,000 to speak about immigration.
HINT: The right message to send is to give as many scholarships as possible to needy students
Having a mandate from Richardson and the Legislature to continue screwing around with taxpayer money at the expense of hard working New Mexicans who are trying to better themselves by attempting to wring an education out of a dysfunctional institution.
Schmidly is all about cronyism and not about serving New Mexico. He’s made a mockery out of the state, the university, the trust of the legislature and the public.
It’s time for Schmidly to get a pink slip.
by Disappointed
Check my previous statement that read “I have been attending Lobo football games since Rocky Long was the coach, but I will no longer do so as long as the three stooges, Schmidly, Krebs and Locksley are in charge.”
What I meant to write was that I have been attending Lobo football games since Rocky Long was the QUARTERBACK! That is four decades of support that Krebs and crew have lost.
They have disgraced the university that I love and I cannot support Lobo football under their corrupt regime.
by transplant2nm
This is not the only HR debacle issue at UNM. . .currently UNM is being sued in Federal District Court by a former HR Rep for pregnancy discrimination , Current UNM Police Commander James Daniels also has a lawsuit filed in Federal District Court for sex and gender discrimination . . .he’s heterosexual…UNM Police Chief is a lesbian and alledgedly promotes her own! A former creative writing Chair/Professor is sueing the University over the already mentioned Dominatrix Sex Scandal , add the Settlement of HR Administrator Sylvia Lopez. . . the pending lawsuit sure to be filed by J.B. Gerald and quite probably Shannon Garbiso should file suit as well! What a mess!! Too bad all the citizens, students and UNM Alumni in Albuquerque and New Mexico are so passive and looking for their “Daddies” aka UNM Board of Regents to do something for them instead of organizing a grass roots effort for accountability to the people who pay these stooges salaries. . .ever heard of a petition??? or protest/rally??? demanding the removal of these clowns!!!
anybody come up with an idea . . .count me in!!!
After seeing tonight’s news coverage of UNM Women’s Soccer I now know why Albuquerque is a hot bed for MMA!!!
And you wonder why the rest of the country views New Mexico as ignorant,and a pathetic breeding ground for unaccountability, corruption and “peasant mentality”!
by Boycott Athletics
The parents, students, faculty and taxpayers have had enough; it is a fact that incompetence, scandals and corruption are a big part of UNM administration. The cover up and destroying of documents pertaining to the assault on coach Gerald, by coach Locksley, sex and gender discrimination – Commander James Daniels, Dominatrix Sex Scandal – a former creative writing Chair/Professor, pregnancy discrimination – a former HR Representative and the recently settled age discrimination and sexual harassment case of Administrative Assistant Sylvia Lopez. I agree with the previous blogger that we all need to force the regents to fire these despicable administrators. The problem is David Schmidly and others like him are appointed by the regents – Richardson administration. We should petition, protest, and or boycott athletics something needs to happen. I will no longer support UNM athletics until these immoral administrators are gone.
by UNM Alum
The Next Board of Regents meeting is scheduled for November 10, 2009 at 9 AM in the SUB Ballroom C. I suggest that as many people as possibloe attend this meeting and demand to be heard about the absolutely despicable conditions that exist in the UNM administration.
by Boycott UNM Athletics 2
From the Dominatrix Sex Scandal to Locksley’s assault on Gerald and other cases were the UNM administration has mishandled: This quote from Sharon Warner is true: “The similarities to the Locksley case are really quite striking, because in both cases somebody abused their power relationship,” she said. “Then the University pretended to do an investigation and the truth didn’t come out but they just said, ‘We’ve investigated; here are our findings; now go back to work.’” Until an independent investigation is performed and ALL those involved in the cover up are dismissed.
Boycott UNM Athletics!!!!!!!!!!!!
by This Video Says It All
Check out this video from KRQE News 13 it reveals just how corrupt UNM’s Administrators truly are; Parents, students, faculty and taxpayers need to band together to put a stop to their incompetent.
http://www.krqe.com/dpp/sports/sports_blog/sportsblog_krqe_albuquerque_sports_office_short_locksley_and_otl_200911012043