Administration
The budget model redesign project wrapped up stakeholder interviews in February, marking the end of phase one, or the diagnostic phase, of the budget redesign project. The project has now entered phase two, called solution design.
Chancellor Philip DiStefano and Boulder Mayor Sam Weaver were joined by several members of their teams to discuss topics of importance and partnership between the university and city.
As CU Boulder carries out its academic mission amid the COVID-19 pandemic and takes important steps to advance diversity, equity and inclusion, the university remains committed to a third priority—fiscal resilience—that supports the entirety of CU Boulder’s mission.
At its Feb. 11 meeting, the CU Board of Regents voted to approve the new names of a pair of buildings and held a preliminary discussion on tuition, fees and compensation. The board also formally recognized members of the 2020 cohort of distinguished professors.
Approved are the new names of two buildings––one after pioneering alumna and lifelong educator Lucile Berkeley Buchanan and another after Professor Emeritus Albert Ramírez and his late wife, Vera, who for many years provided support, mentorship and guidance to first-generation and other underrepresented students.
The University of Colorado system has announced a search for a new leader of its Office of Digital Education and is seeking input on a first draft of a Master Services Agreement between the ODE and the four CU campuses.
In a Jan. 29 letter, CU Boulder Provost Russ Moore and Chief Operating Officer Patrick O’Rourke asked the campus to prepare for continuing budget cuts in the upcoming fiscal year.
Patrick O’Rourke, who has served the University of Colorado system for more than 15 years as an attorney, administrator and adjunct faculty member, will remain in his role as CU Boulder’s chief operating officer.
The CU Board of Regents held its annual retreat Jan. 7, hearing updates on COVID-19 impacts, diversifying tuition revenue, the strategic plan and more. Also, three new board members were sworn in.
CU Boulder will continue to move major initiatives forward during the current academic year and beyond—including the pivotal work of the IDEA Council to prioritize and implement recommendations included in the Inclusion, Diversity and Excellence in Academics Plan.