FACULTY PROFILE Commitment to CHANGE D Carlo Mora-Monge builds career by serving in new role at College of Business by Tatiana Favela edicated to building a successful career at the College of Business, Carlo Mora-Monge has been an important asset to the college’s mission of helping students and faculty pursue their highest potential for over 20 years. Mora-Monge joined the college in 2003 as an assistant professor of information systems, received his promotion to associate professor with tenure in 2009, and was promoted to full professor in 2016. Throughout his journey at NMSU, he has achieved several milestones that carried him to his role as the head of the Department of Management, which he has held since 2015. Additionally, he received the outstanding junior faculty research award in the college in 2006 and held the Wells Fargo and John Loveland distinguished professor chairs from 2018–2020 and 2020–present, respectively. As department head, Mora-Monge said his job is to serve students, faculty, and other constituents to ensure they can deliver high-quality education for students. “In the Department of Management, we offer two undergraduate majors (Management and General Business) and three highly popular and sought-after concentrations (Project and Supply Chain Management, Human Resource Management, and Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship). We also offer a Ph.D. in Business Administration (Management concentration) and play a pivotal role in the MBA program. We serve several hundred students,” he explained. “Furthermore, I ensure that the department’s strategic orientation aligns with the college’s vision. I oversee the seamless operation of our department, addressing a diverse array of issues that steer its strategic course. This includes managing student concerns, scheduling, budgets, and faculty-related matters, among others.” Mora-Monge also serves as the co-director of the Ph.D. program in business administration with a concentration in management. The program was established about 30 years ago and is the only Ph.D. in business administration offered in the state, one of the college’s most proud accomplishments. “We have graduated high-talented individuals who have gone on to have very successful academic careers,” he said. “The continued success of our doctoral program speaks volumes of the tremendous faculty that have served in our department and their commitment to our graduate students. I recently had the honor to be selected as the college’s Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs.” One of Mora-Monge’s primary goals in this new role will be to promote funded research projects in the college. “My goal will be to facilitate and provide venues for highly talented faculty to conduct and embark on funded research,” he said. “Another major task will be to provide strategic oversight to the graduate programs in the college, including our Ph.D. programs in Marketing and Management, our unique Doctoral program in Economic Development, and our master’s programs. We are also very excited about our new Ph.D. program in Applied Statistics, that will launch in Fall 2024. I plan to continue to strive for excellence for these programs.” His research primarily investigates the link between technology and business, specifically how technology enables companies to engage in more effective business practices from a supply chain perspective. He explained that his research is very applied and has 2 The Bottom Line – 2023 Annual Report | College of Business – New Mexico State University PHOTO BY JOSH BACHMAN
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