Dean of Students Office unites UNM parent programs
Friday, August 21st, 2009
G. Randy Boeglin, UNM Dean of Students, has announced that the Parent Relations Office and Parent Association will now be units in the Dean of Students Office, which also oversees LOBO Orientation for incoming freshmen as well as the Family Connection Program, an orientation for parents and family members.
“All of these units are committed to enhancing student success and all share a common core value of embracing and facilitating connections and partnerships with UNM parents and family members,” Boeglin said today in a memorandum to the UNM Parent Association.
Boeglin, a UNM alumnus, has worked at several institutions that includes a 30‐year tenure at UNM. He has served as Dean of Students for the past 13 years.
“I am excited and energized to be a part of this organizational design, " Boeglin added. “I am confident our combined efforts will produce a strengthened UNM effort to connect to and partner with you, your family, and your student. I look forward to sharing what I know will be a rewarding future for all of us who care about and work with our most precious institutional asset: Your sons, daughters, and family members.”
Laurie Mellas is senior program manager for the Parent Relations Office and executive director of the Parent Association, both relatively new UNM programs. For more information, visit the About section of this site.

