LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Oct. 26 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: At a special meeting Oct. 25, the New Mexico State University Board of Regents voted unanimously to approve the contract of incoming university system president Valerio Ferme. Ferme's employment begins Nov. 18 with a transition period where he will meet with stakeholders at the university's campuses, agricultural science centers, cooperative extension offices and with others around the state of Ne  more