nNMC VP Serna Caught Misrepresenting Accrediting Agency Role in "Name Change"

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The Santa Fe New Mexican has issued a correction regarding Northern New Mexico College name change to "university."

NNMC Vice President of Institutional Advancement Ricky Serna misrepresented the college's accrediting agency's role in the attempt at an institutional  name change. This misrepresentation was repeated to both the media and to New Mexico Senators during discussion of the Name Change Bill (SB-603). 

The accrediting agency, The Higher Learning Commission, "did not play a role in the name change" as was claimed by VP Serna. This misrepresentation was taken directly to NM State Senators by NNMC President Nancy "Rusty" Barcelo and VP Serna during discussion of  the NNMC name change bill, which was never called to full floor discussion or vote by its sponsor Senator Carlos Cisneros.