A. 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2021, CALL TO ORDER/EXECUTIVE SESSION, Chair Glen Gallegos presiding
Subject
1. Action Item: Executive Session for Regents, President, Chancellors, and Vice Presidents
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
A. 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2021, CALL TO ORDER/EXECUTIVE SESSION, Chair Glen Gallegos presiding
Type
ACTION
Recommended Action
RESOLVED that the Board of Regents go into executive session. As permitted by section 24-6-402 (3), Colorado Revised Statutes, the Board of Regents will consider the following matters in executive session pursuant to the paragraphs listed:
• (b)(I), regarding four personnel matters at CU System –President performance update; information security update; terminated employee; interim VPUC position.
• (a)(I), regarding three real estate matters – CU South Denver, Boulder hotel and conference center, and academy land swap.
• (a)(II), regarding legal advice on five specific matters – four litigation updates and athletic department revenue contract.
• (b)(I), regarding a personnel matter at CU Boulder – basketball coaching contract.
• (b)(I), regarding awards of tenure, appointments with tenure, and sabbaticals at UCCS, CU Boulder, CU Denver, and Anschutz Medical Campus.
Motion & Voting
RESOLVED that the Board of Regents go into executive session. As permitted by section 24-6-402 (3), Colorado Revised Statutes, the Board of Regents will consider the following matters in executive session pursuant to the paragraphs listed:
• (b)(I), regarding four personnel matters at CU System –President performance update; information security update; terminated employee; interim VPUC position.
• (a)(I), regarding three real estate matters – CU South Denver, Boulder hotel and conference center, and academy land swap.
• (a)(II), regarding legal advice on five specific matters – four litigation updates and athletic department revenue contract.
• (b)(I), regarding a personnel matter at CU Boulder – basketball coaching contract.
• (b)(I), regarding awards of tenure, appointments with tenure, and sabbaticals at UCCS, CU Boulder, CU Denver, and Anschutz Medical Campus.

Motion by Lesley Smith, second by Nolbert Chavez.
Final Resolution: Motion adopted
Yes: Nolbert Chavez, Glen Gallegos, Heidi Ganahl, Chance Hill, Jack Kroll, Callie Rennison, Sue Sharkey, Lesley Smith, Ilana Spiegel
B. 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. BREAK
Subject
1. BREAK
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
B. 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. BREAK
Type
Procedural
C. 12:30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER/PUBLIC MEETING, Chair Glen Gallegos presiding
Subject
1. Pledge of Allegiance
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
C. 12:30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER/PUBLIC MEETING, Chair Glen Gallegos presiding
Type
Procedural
Subject
2. Action Item: Approval of Agenda for February 11, 2021, Board Meeting
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
C. 12:30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER/PUBLIC MEETING, Chair Glen Gallegos presiding
Type
ACTION
Recommended Action
RESOLVED that the Board of Regents approves the meeting agenda for February 11, 2021.

 

 

 

 

Motion & Voting
RESOLVED that the Board of Regents approves the meeting agenda for February 11, 2021.

Motion by Lesley Smith, second by Chance Hill.
Final Resolution: Motion adopted
Yes: Nolbert Chavez, Glen Gallegos, Heidi Ganahl, Chance Hill, Jack Kroll, Callie Rennison, Sue Sharkey, Lesley Smith, Ilana Spiegel
Subject
3. Public Comment: Please contact CUBoardofRegents@cu.edu regarding public comments.
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
C. 12:30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER/PUBLIC MEETING, Chair Glen Gallegos presiding
Type
Procedural

PUBLIC COMMENT: The Board of Regents will include live public comment at its February 11 remote board meeting. Due to time constraints, live public comment will be limited. Please let us know by close of business on February 9 if you would like to participate. This is not a guarantee of participation.

 

If you are interested in participating in live public comment, please send an email to CUBoardofRegents@cu.edu. Please write “live public comment” in the subject line to help us identify your email. If you are part of an organization, we ask that you designate one person to speak on the organization’s behalf. Include the following information in your email:

Someone from the Board office will respond to your email with more information. If we run out of space for participants, or if you do not wish to speak at the meeting, you may submit a written statement to the Board via email at CUBoardofRegents@cu.edu. Please indicate your email is for “public comment”.

Subject
4. Presentation: Distinguished Professor Recognitions
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
C. 12:30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER/PUBLIC MEETING, Chair Glen Gallegos presiding
Type
Presentation, University of Colorado System

 

The 2020 Distinguished Professors were approved by the Board of Regents at the November 12, 2020, Board Meeting. We will honor six Distinguished Professors at the February 11, 2021, Board Meeting. 

 

2020 Distinguished Professors being honored at the February 11, 2021, Board Meeting are:

 

Ablowitz

Ablowitz

 

Mark J. Ablowitz, Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, CU Boulder. Applications of Ablowitz’s research are formidable ranging from the field of integrable systems and the formation of rogue waves to lasers, as well as atomic Bose-Einstein condensates and plasmas. He works on some of the most foundational questions related to the theoretical under­standing of nonlinear waves, integrable systems and inverse scattering providing new tools to derive solutions to nonlinear partial differential equations. His outstanding contributions have had a profound impact in water waves, nonlinear optics, and numerical and computational methods. Ablowitz is a former Sloan Fellow and Guggenheim Fellow; is an American Math Society Fellow, Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics Fellow and the Kruskal Prize winner; and is a Professor of Distinction in Arts and Sciences and 2009 Distinguished Lecturer at CU Boulder. He is the author of five books that have rapidly become references in the field. He has been funded continuously by NSF and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research for over 40 years.

 

 

 

Dassanowsky

Dassanowsky

 

Robert von Dassanowsky, Ph.D., German and Film, UCCS. Founding director of Film Studies at UCCS, Dassanowsky is the leading scholar, and one of the founding visionaries, in Austrian film studies and a leading expert on Austrofascism. He is an award-winning playwright, has written for television, and serves on several festival, editorial and publication boards. An independent film producer, Dassanowsky was elected to the European Academy of Sciences and Arts and serves as a U.S. delegate to the organization. He was named a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS) London, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), is a voting member of the European Film Academy (EFA) and has served as president of the Austrian Studies Association (ASA). He is co-founder and faculty adviser of the annual UCCS Student Short Film Festival; he also mentors film student recipients of the UCCS Student/Faculty Research, Creative Works and Community Service Awards, as well as MFA Graduate-bound students.

 

Ellsworth

Ellsworth

 

Michelle Ellsworth, MFA, Theater and Dance, CU Boulder. Ellsworth’s 15 years of work has positioned her as the leading choreographer at the intersection of science, technology and dance. Ellsworth co-mingles these disciplines to create solutions and/or demonstrations of peculiar geopolitical and personal phenomena. Among Ellsworth’s honors are a Guggenheim Fellowship (2016), Doris Duke Impact Award (2015), a NEFA National Dance Project Grant (2014 and 2017), a Creative Capital Fellowship (2013) and a USA Artists Knight Fellowship in Dance (2012). She has received three National Performance Network Creation Fund Commissions (2004, 2007 and 2016). She is consistently mentioned as one of the most impactful faculty and her classes are listed as the ones in which students learned the most. Ellsworth is frequently requested as a thesis adviser for master’s in dance, art and film, and doctorates in Intermedia Art, Writing and Performance (IA WP), ATLAS and theater.

 

 

Penuel

Penuel

 

William R. Penuel, Ph.D., Education, CU Boulder. Penuel is a professor of Learning Sciences and Human Development in the School of Education and the Institute of Cognitive Science. Prominent in the field of Learning Sciences and Education more broadly, he has been elected as Fellow of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Fellow of the International Society for Design and Development in Education, and Fellow of the International Society of the Learning Sciences. He recently was elected to the National Academy of Education, an honor generally reserved for more senior scholars. Penuel’s scholarly writing traverses a wide range of audiences and ideas, with two research methodologies that have recently gained prominence – Research-Practice Partnerships and Design-Based Implementation Research – at the center. These approaches to research have been adopted by private foundations and government agencies as a strategy for engaging practitioners and researchers in the design and investigation of research problems that arise from practice.

 

 

 

 

Rumack

Rumack

 

Carol M. Rumack, M.D., Radiology and Pediatrics, CU Anschutz. After a career of over 40 years in the School of Medicine, Rumack continues to exemplify the best of leadership, teaching, mentorship and innovation in education. She is a role model clinician in the Department of Radiology, specializing in pediatric radiology, and internationally recognized as an educator and leader in the field. As the associate dean of the Graduate Medical Education program, she is responsible for the accreditation of approximately 110 training programs and more than 1,200 residents and fellows in what constitutes one of the largest GME programs in the nation. Her pioneering work in neuro-ultrasonography in newborn infants has improved the health of infants and children worldwide. She is the author of the seminal textbook in the field, “Diagnostic Ultrasound,” now in its fifth edition. She was honored by the American Association for Women Radiologists in 2006 with the Marie Curie Award.

 

 

The following 2020 Distinguished Professors will be honored at the April 8, 2021, Board of Regents meeting:

 

 

 

 

 

Subject
5. Chair of the Board of Regents Report, Glen Gallegos
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
C. 12:30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER/PUBLIC MEETING, Chair Glen Gallegos presiding
Type
Report
Subject
6. University of Colorado President Report, Mark Kennedy
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
C. 12:30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER/PUBLIC MEETING, Chair Glen Gallegos presiding
Type
Report
Subject
7. Information Item: Campus Updates - Chancellors DiStefano, Marks, Elliman, and Reddy
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
C. 12:30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER/PUBLIC MEETING, Chair Glen Gallegos presiding
Type
Information, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Each of the chancellors will provide updates regarding their campuses. 

 

 

 

D. 2:15 p.m. GOVERNANCE LEADERS REPORTS
Subject
1. Staff Council Chair, Ryan Untisz
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
D. 2:15 p.m. GOVERNANCE LEADERS REPORTS
Type
Report

 

 

 

 

 

Subject
2. Faculty Council Chair, Joanne Addison
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
D. 2:15 p.m. GOVERNANCE LEADERS REPORTS
Type
Report
Subject
3. Intercampus Student Forum (ICSF) Chair, Isaiah Chavous
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
D. 2:15 p.m. GOVERNANCE LEADERS REPORTS
Type
Report

 

E. 2:30 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA
Subject
1. Approval of Consent Agenda
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
E. 2:30 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA
Type
ACTION (Consent)
Recommended Action
RESOLVED that the items listed on the consent agenda be approved.

The Board of Regents' adopted rules of parliamentary procedure, Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, provide for a consent agenda listing several items for approval of the board by a single motion. Most of the items listed under the consent agenda have gone through board committee review and recommendation. Items may be removed from the consent agenda at the request of any board member.

 

 

 

 

 

The Board of Regents' adopted rules of parliamentary procedure, Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, provide for a consent agenda listing several items for approval of the board by a single motion. Most of the items listed under the consent agenda have gone through board committee review and recommendation or executive session discussion. Items may be removed from the consent agenda at the request of any board member.
Motion & Voting
RESOLVED that the items listed on the consent agenda be approved.

Motion by Sue Sharkey, second by Callie Rennison.
Final Resolution: Motion adopted
Yes: Nolbert Chavez, Glen Gallegos, Heidi Ganahl, Chance Hill, Jack Kroll, Callie Rennison, Sue Sharkey, Lesley Smith, Ilana Spiegel
Subject
2. Approval of Minutes for: October 28, 2020; November 12, 2020; December 9, 2020; December 16, 2020; January 6, 2021; January 7, 2021; January 22, 2021.
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
E. 2:30 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA
Type
ACTION (Consent)
Recommended Action
RESOLVED that the Board of Regents approves the minutes for the following meetings: October 28, 2020; November 12, 2020; December 9, 2020; December 16, 2020; January 6, 2021; January 7, 2021; January 22, 2021.

The minutes will be released upon board approval.

 

 

The Board of Regents' adopted rules of parliamentary procedure, Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, provide for a consent agenda listing several items for approval of the board by a single motion. Most of the items listed under the consent agenda have gone through board committee review and recommendation or executive session discussion. Items may be removed from the consent agenda at the request of any board member.
Motion & Voting
RESOLVED that the items listed on the consent agenda be approved.

Motion by Sue Sharkey, second by Callie Rennison.
Final Resolution: Motion adopted
Yes: Nolbert Chavez, Glen Gallegos, Heidi Ganahl, Chance Hill, Jack Kroll, Callie Rennison, Sue Sharkey, Lesley Smith, Ilana Spiegel
Subject
3. Action Item: New BA in Inclusive Early Childhood Education (BA IECE); University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
E. 2:30 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA
Type
ACTION (Consent), University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Recommended Action
RESOLVED that the Board of Regents hereby approves a new Bachelor of Arts degree in Inclusive Early Childhood Education at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs.

RECOMMENDATION FROM:  

Chancellor Venkat Reddy with concurrence of Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Tom Christensen.

 

 

STATEMENT OF INFORMATION:  

This proposal is for a new online Bachelor of Arts in Inclusive Early Childhood Education (BA in IECE). The UCCS College of Education (COE) currently offers a face-to-face Bachelor of Innovation (BI) in IECE as the sole teacher licensure program for early childhood education (ECE) and early childhood special education (ECSE) state teaching license preparation. The onset of the BA in IECE online program will allow the COE to shift the BI in IECE to focus on early childhood organizational administration and leadership (no longer leading to teacher licensure). The new online BA in IECE will be the sole ECE and ECSE licensure preparation undergraduate degree. Review of national survey data and regional and UCCS student surveys demonstrate a strong and growing market demand at the state and national level with minimal competitive programs in online licensure programs. The UCCS BA in IECE is unique and innovatively responsive to meeting the critical shortage area in the teaching field as well as responding to important student needs and barriers to BA completion.

 

 

PREVIOUS ACTION(S):  

None.

 

 

CHANCELLOR'S SIGNATURE: 

 

 

PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE: 

 

 

 

The Board of Regents' adopted rules of parliamentary procedure, Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, provide for a consent agenda listing several items for approval of the board by a single motion. Most of the items listed under the consent agenda have gone through board committee review and recommendation or executive session discussion. Items may be removed from the consent agenda at the request of any board member.
Motion & Voting
RESOLVED that the items listed on the consent agenda be approved.

Motion by Sue Sharkey, second by Callie Rennison.
Final Resolution: Motion adopted
Yes: Nolbert Chavez, Glen Gallegos, Heidi Ganahl, Chance Hill, Jack Kroll, Callie Rennison, Sue Sharkey, Lesley Smith, Ilana Spiegel
Subject
4. Action Item: Sabbaticals (25); University of Colorado Colorado Springs - Tom Christensen, Provost
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
E. 2:30 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA
Type
ACTION (Consent), University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Recommended Action
RESOLVED that the Board of Regents approves the UCCS sabbaticals listed in the attached PDF.

RECOMMENDATION FROM:  Chancellor Venkat Reddy

 

 

 

STATEMENT OF INFORMATION:  

 

I have reviewed the sabbatical applications and approve. I attest that they are consistent with all requirements of regent policy.

 

 

PREVIOUS ACTION(S):  None

 

 

 

CHANCELLOR'S SIGNATURE: 

 

PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE: 

 

 

 

The Board of Regents' adopted rules of parliamentary procedure, Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, provide for a consent agenda listing several items for approval of the board by a single motion. Most of the items listed under the consent agenda have gone through board committee review and recommendation or executive session discussion. Items may be removed from the consent agenda at the request of any board member.
Motion & Voting
RESOLVED that the items listed on the consent agenda be approved.

Motion by Sue Sharkey, second by Callie Rennison.
Final Resolution: Motion adopted
Yes: Nolbert Chavez, Glen Gallegos, Heidi Ganahl, Chance Hill, Jack Kroll, Callie Rennison, Sue Sharkey, Lesley Smith, Ilana Spiegel
Subject
5. Action Item: Appointment with Tenure (1); University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
E. 2:30 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA
Type
ACTION (Consent), University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Recommended Action
RESOLVED that the University of Colorado Board of Regents approves the Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus appointment with tenure listed in the attached PDF.

RECOMMENDATION FROM:  Chancellor Marks, with the concurrence of Provost Nairn

 

 

 

STATEMENT OF INFORMATION:  I have reviewed this tenure case and have approved it. I attest that it is consistent with all requirements of regent policy.

 

 

 

PREVIOUS ACTION(S):  

 

 

 

CHANCELLOR'S SIGNATURE: 

 

 

PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE: 

 

 

 

The Board of Regents' adopted rules of parliamentary procedure, Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, provide for a consent agenda listing several items for approval of the board by a single motion. Most of the items listed under the consent agenda have gone through board committee review and recommendation or executive session discussion. Items may be removed from the consent agenda at the request of any board member.
Motion & Voting
RESOLVED that the items listed on the consent agenda be approved.

Motion by Sue Sharkey, second by Callie Rennison.
Final Resolution: Motion adopted
Yes: Nolbert Chavez, Glen Gallegos, Heidi Ganahl, Chance Hill, Jack Kroll, Callie Rennison, Sue Sharkey, Lesley Smith, Ilana Spiegel
Subject
6. Action Item: Sabbaticals (3); University of Colorado Boulder
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
E. 2:30 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA
Type
ACTION (Consent), University of Colorado Boulder
Recommended Action
RESOLVED the Board of Regents approves the University of Colorado Boulder sabbaticals listed in the
attached PDF.

RECOMMENDATION FROM:  Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano

 

 

 

STATEMENT OF INFORMATION:  I have reviewed these sabbatical applications and approve them. I attest that they are consistent with all
requirements of regent policy.

 

 

 

PREVIOUS ACTION(S):  None

 

 

 

CHANCELLOR'S SIGNATURE: 

 

 

PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE: 

 

 

 

 

The Board of Regents' adopted rules of parliamentary procedure, Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, provide for a consent agenda listing several items for approval of the board by a single motion. Most of the items listed under the consent agenda have gone through board committee review and recommendation or executive session discussion. Items may be removed from the consent agenda at the request of any board member.
Motion & Voting
RESOLVED that the items listed on the consent agenda be approved.

Motion by Sue Sharkey, second by Callie Rennison.
Final Resolution: Motion adopted
Yes: Nolbert Chavez, Glen Gallegos, Heidi Ganahl, Chance Hill, Jack Kroll, Callie Rennison, Sue Sharkey, Lesley Smith, Ilana Spiegel
Subject
7. Action Item: Approval of the Preliminary Program Plan for Carlson Gymnasium Renovation; University of Colorado Boulder
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
E. 2:30 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA
Type
ACTION (Consent), University of Colorado Boulder
Recommended Action
RESOLVED that the Board of Regents hereby approves the Preliminary Program Plan for the Renovation of Carlson Gymnasium and the financial plan contained therein.

RECOMMENDATION FROM:  

 

Chancellor DiStefano, with the concurrence of Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Moore, Interim Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer O’Rourke and Vice Chancellor for Infrastructure and Sustainability Kang. 

 

STATEMENT OF INFORMATION:  

 

The Boulder Campus is requesting approval of a preliminary program plan for the renovation of the circa 1924 Carlson Gymnasium on the Main Campus. Wholly obsolete space will be remodeled to provide much needed space for modern teaching and learning in the central campus. This project renovates 46,858 ASF and 55,956 GSF and addresses the pressing deferred maintenance issues, including major building system replacement, structural and foundation repair, building and fire code compliance, building envelope improvements, and updated technology infrastructure. A recent condition assessment of the building resulted in a facilities condition index (FCI) of 30% according to Colorado Office of the State Architect’s standards. Faculty and staff office spaces will be reconfigured, equipped and furnished to meet new campus space allocation guidelines for space optimization.  As a general use classroom, this project will benefit many of our 29,624 (fall 2019) undergraduate students. A total of $49.1 million in campus cash spending authority is requested to fund these critical improvements. Non-state, cash funding will be derived primarily from a mix of debt and capital reserves. The project will not impact student tuition and will not utilize revenue from student fees. Design through schematic design will be reconfirmed in July 2024. Construction is scheduled for July 2025 and occupancy in December of 2026. 

 

This project is submitted for preliminary program plan approval pursuant to Senate Bill 19-196. The project is not ready to commence, either because funding is not secured or because other priority projects will be completed first. However, the university intends to pursue the project sometime in the next five years. The project will not proceed until a full program plan is completed and approved by the Board of Regents. 

 

On January 27, this item was reviewed and discussed at the CU Regent Finance Committee meeting. The four findings required by the CU Board of Regents are as follows: 

 

A. Conformity with Institutional Master Plan 

 

Consistent with the requirements of section 23-1-106, Colorado Revised Statutes, this program plan is compatible with 2011 Campus Master Plan goals to: provide high-quality facilities to meet institutional needs; reduce long-term operational costs; provide better comfort for building occupants; support learning and research. The project will help to resolve the 2020 deficit of classroom space of 124,503 ASF, and 2030 deficit of 145,739 ASF as identified in the 2011 Campus Master Plan, Section IV: Facilities Needs, page 5.  

 

The project is critical to helping the university meet its mission for the state of Colorado established by section 23-20-101, Colorado Revised Statutes: 

 

The Boulder Campus of the University of Colorado shall be a comprehensive graduate research university with selective admissions standards. The Boulder Campus of the University of Colorado shall offer a comprehensive array of undergraduate, masters, and doctoral degree programs. 

 

B. Evidence of Educational Program Benefits 

 

The project supports all three of the Boulder Campus strategic imperatives: Shape tomorrow’s leaders; be the top university for innovation; and positively impact humanity. 

 

The plan to maintain facilities is consistent with the campus’ board approved strategic plan goal to: 

…create a university environment that will be intellectually inspiring, academically challenging, welcoming, supportive and conducive to positive personal growth and, for CU Boulder to be an agile organization supported by effective leadership, financial and operational models, and infrastructure. 

 

The plan to maintain facilities will support the mission of CU Boulder and will invest in the tools for success by increasing investments in new technologies, and new and existing campus facilities as outlined in campus strategic plan. 

 

Finally, the project specifically resonates with the Colorado Commission on Higher Education (CCHE) state master plan titled "Colorado Rises," which sets statewide goals to increase credential completion, erase equity gaps, improve student success, and invest in affordability and innovation. 

 

C. Appropriateness of Financing 

 

The project is estimated to cost $49.1 million, which will be supported from non-state, campus cash funds derived primarily from a mix of debt and capital reserves. The project will not impact student tuition and will not utilize revenue from student fees. 

 

D. Consistency with Campus Capital Improvement Program 

 

The project will be included in the CU Boulder FY 2024-25 Two-Year Cash List upon submission of a full program plan and request for legislative spending authority for the project. 

 

PREVIOUS ACTION(S):  

 

On November 20, 2014, the Carlson Gymnasium renovation project was approved for implementation in the Program Plan for Capital Assets Management, An Implementation Strategy for Capital Renewal and Renovation, Initial Priorities.  

 

CHANCELLOR'S SIGNATURE: 

 

 

PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE: 

 

 

 

The Board of Regents' adopted rules of parliamentary procedure, Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, provide for a consent agenda listing several items for approval of the board by a single motion. Most of the items listed under the consent agenda have gone through board committee review and recommendation or executive session discussion. Items may be removed from the consent agenda at the request of any board member.
Motion & Voting
RESOLVED that the items listed on the consent agenda be approved.

Motion by Sue Sharkey, second by Callie Rennison.
Final Resolution: Motion adopted
Yes: Nolbert Chavez, Glen Gallegos, Heidi Ganahl, Chance Hill, Jack Kroll, Callie Rennison, Sue Sharkey, Lesley Smith, Ilana Spiegel
Subject
8. Action Item: Approval of the Preliminary Program Plan for Libraries/Museum Renovation; University of Colorado Boulder
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
E. 2:30 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA
Type
ACTION (Consent), University of Colorado Boulder
Recommended Action
RESOLVED that the Board of Regents hereby approves the Preliminary Program Plan for the Libraries/Museums Renovation and the financial plan contained therein.

RECOMMENDATION FROM:  

 

Chancellor DiStefano, with the concurrence of Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Moore, Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer O’Rourke, and Vice Chancellor for Infrastructure and Sustainability Kang. 

 

STATEMENT OF INFORMATION:  

 

The Boulder Campus is requesting approval of a preliminary program plan to renovate 11,734 gross square feet (GSF); 9,478 assignable square feet (ASF), primarily on level 1B of Norlin Library to house critical museum collections. These spaces are hamstrung by limited space, overcrowding, inadequate building envelopes, lacking climate control and fire suppression systems. Collections and collections management spaces currently do not meet minimum standards of critical collections care that, over the next decade will result in acceleration of damage, deterioration, and decay, possibly leading to catastrophic degradation.  The campus also risks the loss of accreditation for the Natural History Museum by the American Alliance of Museums. The project will address pressing climate control issues and provide for the proper care of collections and access by users. Beneficiaries of the project total 13,645 campus constituents, including 8,946 students, 181 faculty, 163 staff; from 4,356 collections research information requests in the past year, including many from the general public and those from K-12 schools. A recent condition assessment of the Norlin Library space resulted in a facilities condition index (FCI) of 30% according to Colorado Office of the State Architect’s standards. A total of $10 million in campus cash spending authority is requested to fund these critical improvements. Non-state, cash funding will be derived primarily from indirect cost recovery (ICR) reserves to support research facilities, and debt. Design is scheduled to commence in July 2024, followed by construction in July 2025, and occupancy in December 2026. 

 

The project will improve the resiliency of the university’s collections of critical concern by upgrading existing stack space at Norlin B1 level. Installation of a new, dedicated temperature/humidity control system will protect collections from future degradation. New UV-filtered lighting and thermal/vapor improvements will be installed. Additionally, approximately 2,250 sf of space on levels 1 and 3 will receive improvements including a new temperature/humidity control system and improvements to the loading dock and service elevator.   

 

This project is submitted for preliminary program plan approval pursuant to Senate Bill 19-196. The project is not ready to commence, either because funding is not secured or because other priority projects will be completed first. However, the university intends to pursue the project sometime in the next five years. The project will not proceed until a full program plan is completed and approved by the Board of Regents. 

 

On January 27, this item was reviewed and discussed at the CU Regent Finance Committee meeting. The four findings required by the CU Board of Regents are as follows: 

 

A. Conformity with Institutional Master Plan 

 

Implementation of the project is critical to the university meeting its mission for the state of Colorado established by section 23-20-101, Colorado Revised Statutes: 

 

The Boulder Campus of the University of Colorado shall be a comprehensive graduate research university with selective admissions standards. The Boulder Campus of the University of Colorado shall offer a comprehensive array of undergraduate, masters, and doctoral degree programs. 

 

The plan to maintain facilities is consistent with the campus’ strategic plan goal to: 

 

…create a university environment that will be intellectually inspiring, academically challenging, welcoming, supportive and conducive to positive personal growth and, for CU Boulder to be an agile organization supported by effective leadership, financial and operational models, and infrastructure. 

 

The plan is consistent with 2011 Campus Master Plan goal to reduce long-term operational goals, provide better comfort for building occupants, and support learning and research. The plan is consistent with 2011 Campus Master Plan goal to reduce long-term operational goals, provide better comfort for building occupants, and support learning and research. The 2011 Campus Master Plan indicated a 2030 deficit of 53,991 ASF for University Libraries (section IV, page 13) and 591,037 ASF deficit for Vice Chancellor of Research, which includes museums (section IV, page 9). 

 

The plan supports all three of the campus strategic imperatives: Shape tomorrow’s leaders; be the top university for innovation; and positively impact humanity. 

 

B. Evidence of Educational Program Benefits 

 

The plan to maintain facilities will support the mission of CU Boulder and will invest in the tools for success by increasing investments in new technologies, and new and existing campus facilities as outlined in the board approved campus strategic plan. 

 

Finally, the project specifically resonates with the Colorado Commission on Higher Education (CCHE) state master plan titled “Colorado Rises,” which sets statewide goals to increase credential completion, erase equity gaps, improve student success, and invest in affordability and innovation. 

 

C. Appropriateness of Financing 

 

The total project cost is $10,000,000 which will be derived primarily from indirect cost recovery (ICR) reserves to support research facilities, and debt.  

 

D. Consistency with Campus Capital Improvement Program 

 

The project will be included in the CU Boulder FY 2024-25 Two Year Cash List upon submission of a full program plan and request for legislative spending authority for the project. 

 

PREVIOUS ACTION(S):  

 

None.

 

CHANCELLOR'S SIGNATURE: 

 

 

PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE: 

 

 

 

The Board of Regents' adopted rules of parliamentary procedure, Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, provide for a consent agenda listing several items for approval of the board by a single motion. Most of the items listed under the consent agenda have gone through board committee review and recommendation or executive session discussion. Items may be removed from the consent agenda at the request of any board member.
Motion & Voting
RESOLVED that the items listed on the consent agenda be approved.

Motion by Sue Sharkey, second by Callie Rennison.
Final Resolution: Motion adopted
Yes: Nolbert Chavez, Glen Gallegos, Heidi Ganahl, Chance Hill, Jack Kroll, Callie Rennison, Sue Sharkey, Lesley Smith, Ilana Spiegel
Subject
9. Action Item: Approval of the Preliminary Program Plan for Engineering Center Office Tower Renovation; University of Colorado Boulder
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
E. 2:30 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA
Type
ACTION (Consent), University of Colorado Boulder
Recommended Action
RESOLVED that the Board of Regents hereby approves the Preliminary Program Plan for an Engineering Office Tower Renovation project, and the financial plan contained therein.

RECOMMENDATION FROM:  

 

Chancellor DiStefano, with the concurrence of Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Moore, Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer O’Rourke and Vice Chancellor for Infrastructure and Sustainability Kang. 

 

STATEMENT OF INFORMATION:  

 

The Boulder Campus is requesting approval of a preliminary program plan to support both capital renewal and renovation improvements in the Engineering Center Office Tower (ECOT) on the Main Campus. Opened in 1966, the ECOT is a 12 story, centralized hub of the Engineering Center Complex. The intent of the project is to modernize 30,362 ASF of space in the tower for the 21st century and to address long-standing deferred maintenance issues that have caused recurring flooding and structural damage. The campus will optimize the use of existing spaces to meet the growing demands of the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS). The project addresses the demand for office and meeting/collaboration space specifically for the departments of Computer Science, Civil, Environmental and Architecture, Engineering Management, and Applied Mathematics. Approximately 7,616 students and 941 faculty and staff (fall 2020) will benefit from these improvements. The project is estimated to cost $31 million in campus cash funds, which will be derived primarily from a mix of debt and capital reserves, including indirect cost recovery (ICR) reserves to support research facilities. The project will not impact student tuition and will not utilize revenue from student fees. Design is scheduled for July 2024, followed by construction in July 2025, and occupancy in December 2026. 

 

The scope of the project includes a full replacement of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, as well as other critical deferred maintenance geared toward improving the comfort and quality of the office environment, increasing energy efficiency and reducing operating costs. Programmatic renovation of floors two through eight, meanwhile, will help increase office and workspace capacity by as much as 20% by providing a mix of private offices, open-plan offices, collaborative spaces, study/waiting spaces and small one-on-one advising rooms. ADA restroom access on each of those floors will also be enhanced. The first floor was renovated earlier this year. Floors two through eight house offices for several CEAS programs, while the upper three floors house mechanical rooms. Offices in the north and east wings will undergo the largest renovations with conversion from double-loaded corridors of private offices to office suites with a variety of work spaces, all laid out in a way that improves daylight access for building occupants. In addition to the HVAC work, windows will be replaced in the tower’s core area.  Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification will be targeted for the project. Consolidation of the programmatic improvements along with essential deferred maintenance in the same project will allow us to address multiple long-term campus needs with one project.  

 

This project is submitted for preliminary program plan approval pursuant to Senate Bill 19-196. The project is not ready to commence, either because funding is not secured or because other priority projects will be completed first. However, the university intends to pursue the project sometime in the next five years. The project will not proceed until a full program plan is completed and approved by the Board of Regents. 

 

On January 27, this item was reviewed and discussed at the CU Regent Finance Committee meeting. The four findings required by the CU Board of Regents are as follows: 

 

A. Conformity with Institutional Master Plan 

 

The utilization of the Engineering Complex and Office Tower is critical to the university meeting its mission for the state of Colorado established by section 23-20-101, Colorado Revised Statutes: 

 

The Boulder campus of the University of Colorado shall be a comprehensive graduate research university with selective admissions standards. The Boulder Campus of the University of Colorado shall offer a comprehensive array of undergraduate, masters, and doctoral degree programs.  

 

This plan is consistent with 2011 Campus Master Plan goals to: provide high-quality facilities to meet institutional needs; reduce long-term operational costs; provide better comfort for building occupants; support learning and research.  

 

B. Evidence of Educational Program Benefits 

 

This plan to provide needed office and student collaboration space supports all three of the campus strategic imperatives: Shape tomorrow’s leaders; be the top university for innovation; and positively impact humanity. 

 

This plan is consistent with the Colorado Department of Higher Education Master Plan-Colorado Rises goals to increase credential completion, erase equity gaps, improve student success, and invest in affordability and innovation. 

 

C. Appropriateness of Financing 

 

The total project cost is $31 million which will be supported from non-state, campus cash funds derived primarily from a mix of debt and capital reserves, including indirect cost recovery (ICR) reserves to support research facilities. The project will not impact student tuition and will not utilize revenue from student fees. 

 

D. Consistency with Campus Capital Improvement Program 

 

The project will be included in the CU Boulder FY 2024-25 Two Year Cash List. 

 

PREVIOUS ACTION(S):  

 

None. 

 

CHANCELLOR'S SIGNATURE: 

 

 

PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE: 

 

 

 

The Board of Regents' adopted rules of parliamentary procedure, Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, provide for a consent agenda listing several items for approval of the board by a single motion. Most of the items listed under the consent agenda have gone through board committee review and recommendation or executive session discussion. Items may be removed from the consent agenda at the request of any board member.
Motion & Voting
RESOLVED that the items listed on the consent agenda be approved.

Motion by Sue Sharkey, second by Callie Rennison.
Final Resolution: Motion adopted
Yes: Nolbert Chavez, Glen Gallegos, Heidi Ganahl, Chance Hill, Jack Kroll, Callie Rennison, Sue Sharkey, Lesley Smith, Ilana Spiegel
Subject
10. Action Item: Debt Issuance on Behalf of Engineering Center North Wing and North Tower Renovation; University of Colorado Boulder
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
E. 2:30 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA
Type
ACTION (Consent), University of Colorado Boulder
Recommended Action
RESOLVED that the Board of Regents hereby approves the Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Resolution to the Master University Enterprise Bond Resolution.

RECOMMENDATION FROM:  

 

Dan Wilson, Treasurer.

 

STATEMENT OF INFORMATION:

  1. Request for Action by the Board of Regents

WHEREAS the Board of Regents of the University of Colorado (the “Board”) previously adopted the Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Resolution (the “Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Resolution”) authorizing the issuance, from time to time, of University Enterprise Revenue Bonds in accordance with and pursuant to the terms thereof and the terms of the Master University Enterprise Bond Resolution adopted by the Board on March 24, 2005 (as previously supplemented and amended, the “Master Resolution”); and

 

WHEREAS the Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Resolution permits the Board to designate additional improvement projects to be financed, in whole or in part, using proceeds of the University Enterprise Revenue Bonds issued pursuant to the Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Resolution; and

 

WHEREAS the Board wishes to designate an additional improvement project to be financed, in whole or in part, using proceeds of University Enterprise Revenue Bonds issued in accordance with the Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Resolution; and

 

WHEREAS pursuant to the Seventeenth Supplemental Resolution adopted by the Board on April 7, 2017 (“Seventeenth Supplemental Resolution”), the Board approved certain Proposed Amendments (as described and defined in the Seventeenth Supplemental Resolution) to the Master Resolution to be effective upon adoption of a Supplemental Resolution by the Board and upon the satisfaction of the requirements contained in Section 11.01 of the Master Resolution; and

 

WHEREAS in accordance with the requirements of Section 11.01 of the Master Resolution, the requisite Bondholder consent (i.e., consent of the owners of sixty-seven percent (67%) of the principal amount of all Bonds Outstanding as of the date hereof) to the Board’s adoption of the Proposed Amendments has been obtained, as confirmed in the certificate from North Slope Capital Advisors on file with the Board; and

 

WHEREAS the Board has determined to adopt the Proposed Amendments in accordance with the terms of the Master Resolution, as provided in a Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Resolution (the “Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Resolution”); and

 

WHEREAS the Board would like to authorize the Office of the University Treasurer to explore procuring a line of credit to support the operations of the University, as further described herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board that:

 

RESOLVED that the following improvement project may be financed, in whole or in part, using proceeds of University Enterprise Revenue Bonds issued in accordance with the terms and requirements of the Master Resolution, as supplemented by the Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Resolution:

  1. The reconstruction and rehabilitation of two buildings in CU's Engineering Center at the Boulder campus (the former Aerospace Wing (now North Wing) and the North Tower), authorized to be financed with University Enterprise Revenue Bonds in the amount not to exceed $35,000,000.

FURTHER RESOLVED that the Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Resolution, in substantially the form filed with the Board, with such changes as may be approved by the officials executing such document and as are not inconsistent herewith be, and the same is, hereby approved and adopted.

 

FURTHER RESOLVED that the following individuals, namely: the Chair of the Board, the President of the University, the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the University, the Treasurer of the University and the Secretary of the Board (and any other officers authorized by law to act on their behalf in their absence) be, and the same hereby are, authorized to act with respect to any matter as may be necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the purpose of this resolution or required to be done pursuant to the Master Resolution, the Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Resolution or the Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Resolution and to execute and deliver the same, to the extent not already executed, according to their terms.

 

FURTHER RESOLVED that, except as set forth in this resolution, the Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Resolution is unaffected and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.

 

FURTHER RESOLVED that the Office of the University Treasurer is hereby authorized to explore procuring a line of credit in the approximate principal amount of $100,000,000 to support the operations of the University in connection with shifting the Treasurer’s pooled funds in Segment 2 to Segment 3.

 

FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution shall take effect immediately.

 

PREVIOUS ACTION(S):  

 

On April 2, 2020, the Board of Regents approved the 24th Supplemental Bond Resolution.

The Board of Regents' adopted rules of parliamentary procedure, Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, provide for a consent agenda listing several items for approval of the board by a single motion. Most of the items listed under the consent agenda have gone through board committee review and recommendation or executive session discussion. Items may be removed from the consent agenda at the request of any board member.
Motion & Voting
RESOLVED that the items listed on the consent agenda be approved.

Motion by Sue Sharkey, second by Callie Rennison.
Final Resolution: Motion adopted
Yes: Nolbert Chavez, Glen Gallegos, Heidi Ganahl, Chance Hill, Jack Kroll, Callie Rennison, Sue Sharkey, Lesley Smith, Ilana Spiegel
Subject
11. Action Item: Change to Master Borrowing Agreement; University of Colorado System Administration
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
E. 2:30 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA
Type
ACTION (Consent), University of Colorado System
Recommended Action
RESOLVED that the Board of Regents hereby approves amendments to Section 8 of the Master Borrowing Agreement.

See the attached files. 

 

 

The Board of Regents' adopted rules of parliamentary procedure, Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, provide for a consent agenda listing several items for approval of the board by a single motion. Most of the items listed under the consent agenda have gone through board committee review and recommendation or executive session discussion. Items may be removed from the consent agenda at the request of any board member.
Motion & Voting
RESOLVED that the items listed on the consent agenda be approved.

Motion by Sue Sharkey, second by Callie Rennison.
Final Resolution: Motion adopted
Yes: Nolbert Chavez, Glen Gallegos, Heidi Ganahl, Chance Hill, Jack Kroll, Callie Rennison, Sue Sharkey, Lesley Smith, Ilana Spiegel
Subject
12. Action Item: Approval of Thomas Boyle, Head Coach Men's Basketball Employment Agreement; University of Colorado Boulder
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
E. 2:30 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA
Type
ACTION (Consent), University of Colorado Boulder
Recommended Action
RESOLVED that the Board of Regents hereby approves the Chancellor to execute five-year term employment agreement for Thomas Boyle, Head Coach Men’s Basketball
RESOLVED that the Board of Regents finds that in August of 2017, the Colorado Legislature amended the Post-Employment Compensation statute to provide flexibility for auxiliary-funded activities to contract outside of the statute’s restrictions. See § 24-19-108 (1)(e), C.R.S.
RESOLVED that entering into multi-year employment agreements with Thomas Boyle, Head Coach Men’s Basketball, is necessary to remain competitive in the prevailing market conditions and consistent with competitive employment practices in the Pac-12 Conference and nationwide.

 

 

 

CHANCELLOR'S SIGNATURE: 

 

 

PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE: 

 

 

 

The Board of Regents' adopted rules of parliamentary procedure, Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, provide for a consent agenda listing several items for approval of the board by a single motion. Most of the items listed under the consent agenda have gone through board committee review and recommendation or executive session discussion. Items may be removed from the consent agenda at the request of any board member.
Motion & Voting
RESOLVED that the items listed on the consent agenda be approved.

Motion by Sue Sharkey, second by Callie Rennison.
Final Resolution: Motion adopted
Yes: Nolbert Chavez, Glen Gallegos, Heidi Ganahl, Chance Hill, Jack Kroll, Callie Rennison, Sue Sharkey, Lesley Smith, Ilana Spiegel
F. 2:35 p.m. FINANCE COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS
Subject
1. Finance Committee Report - Committee Chair Jack Kroll and VP Saliman
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
F. 2:35 p.m. FINANCE COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS
Type
Report

See attached report.

 

 

Subject
2. Report: Quarterly Treasurer's Report as of December 31, 2020 - Treasurer Dan. J. Wilson
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
F. 2:35 p.m. FINANCE COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS
Type
Report, University of Colorado System

RECOMMENDATION FROM:  Treasurer Dan J. Wilson

 

 

 

STATEMENT OF INFORMATION:  

See the attached report. 

 

 

PREVIOUS ACTION(S):  

None.

 

 

TREASURER'S SIGNATURE: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subject
3. Action Item: Authorization for Sale of CU South Denver
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
F. 2:35 p.m. FINANCE COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS
Type
ACTION
Recommended Action
RESOLVED that the Board of Regents authorizes the sale of The Liniger Building at the University of Colorado South Denver at a price of $18.0 - $22.0 million to Jubilee Fellowship Church.
FURTHER RESOLVED that a plan for the relocation of TWE Collection will be developed by the President of the University of Colorado and campus leadership and presented to the Board of Regents prior to implementation.
FURTHER RESOLVED that the President of the University of Colorado be authorized to execute any and all documents which are necessary to complete the sale, subject to review by University Counsel.

RECOMMENDATION FROM:  

 

President Mark Kennedy with the concurrence of Chancellor Don Elliman, Chancellor Michelle Marks, Senior Vice President and CFO Todd Saliman, Executive Vice Chancellor and CFO Terri Carrothers, and Senior Vice Chancellor and CFO Jennifer Sobanet.

 

 

STATEMENT OF INFORMATION:  

 

WHEREAS the Liniger Building at the University of Colorado South Denver (“Property”) was gifted to the University by The Wildlife Experience on December 31, 2014, and

 

WHEREAS the gift agreement requires the University to provide, in perpetuity, dedicated space for the storage or display of artwork and other artifacts owned by The Wildlife Experience (“TWE Collection”) at the Property or another location;

 

WHEREAS the Property is a 159,425 square foot prairie-mission style building on a 14.25-acre site located east of I-25 and Lincoln Avenue at 10035 South Peoria Street in Lone Tree, Colorado, and

 

WHEREAS after marketing and operating various academic programs, a museum, and an event venue at the Property for more than five years, campus leadership has determined that the financial support necessary to subsidize Property operations should be reallocated to other campus priorities, and that academic programs located at the Property could be delivered more economically in leased space in the south metro Denver area, and

 

WHEREAS real estate brokers value the Property at $18.0 - $22.0 million for educational and institutional uses, and

 

WHEREAS through negotiations with university representatives, a local religious organization known as Jubilee Fellowship Church has agreed to the material purchase and sale terms described in the attached Executive Summary, subject to approval by the Board of Regents,

 

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Regents authorizes the sale of the Property to Jubilee Fellowship Church at a price of $18.0 - $22.0 million and under terms consistent with the Executive Summary, and

 

FURTHER RESOLVED that a plan for the relocation of TWE Collection will be developed by the President of the University of Colorado and campus leadership and presented to the Board of Regents prior to implementation, and

 

FURTHER RESOLVED that the President of the University of Colorado be authorized to execute any and all documents which are necessary to complete the sale, subject to review by University Counsel.

 

 

PREVIOUS ACTION(S):  

 

The transfer and naming of the property was approved September 11, 2014.

 

 

PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE: 

 

 

 

Motion & Voting
RESOLVED that the Board of Regents authorizes the sale of The Liniger Building at the University of Colorado South Denver at a price of $18.0 - $22.0 million to Jubilee Fellowship Church.
FURTHER RESOLVED that a plan for the relocation of TWE Collection will be developed by the President of the University of Colorado and campus leadership and presented to the Board of Regents prior to implementation.
FURTHER RESOLVED that the President of the University of Colorado be authorized to execute any and all documents which are necessary to complete the sale, subject to review by University Counsel.

Motion by Nolbert Chavez, second by Callie Rennison.
Final Resolution: Motion adopted
Yes: Nolbert Chavez, Heidi Ganahl, Chance Hill, Jack Kroll, Callie Rennison, Sue Sharkey, Lesley Smith, Ilana Spiegel
No: Glen Gallegos
Subject
4. Discussion Item: FY 2021-22 Tuition, Fees, and Compensation - VP Saliman
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
F. 2:35 p.m. FINANCE COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS
Type
Discussion, University of Colorado System

See attached.

Subject
5. Action Item: Resolution of Appreciation for Treasurer Dan Wilson
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
F. 2:35 p.m. FINANCE COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS
Type
ACTION
Recommended Action
RESOLVED that the Board of Regents expresses its deepest appreciation and bestows the title of Treasurer Emeritus on Dan J. Wilson for his excellent service and dedication to the University of Colorado on behalf of the people of Colorado.

 

 

 

Motion & Voting
RESOLVED that the Board of Regents expresses its deepest appreciation and bestows the title of Treasurer Emeritus on Dan J. Wilson for his excellent service and dedication to the University of Colorado on behalf of the people of Colorado.

Motion by Sue Sharkey, second by Chance Hill.
Final Resolution: Motion adopted
Yes: Nolbert Chavez, Glen Gallegos, Heidi Ganahl, Chance Hill, Jack Kroll, Callie Rennison, Sue Sharkey, Lesley Smith, Ilana Spiegel
G. 3:25 p.m. AUDIT COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS
Subject
1. Audit Committee Report - Committee Chair Heidi Ganahl
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
G. 3:25 p.m. AUDIT COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS
Type
Report
Subject
2. Action Item: Resolution of Appreciation for Kevin Sisemore, Associate Vice President for Internal Audit
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
G. 3:25 p.m. AUDIT COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS
Type
ACTION
Recommended Action
RESOLVED that the Board of Regents expresses its deepest appreciation and bestows the title of Associate Vice President for Internal Audit Emeritus on Kevin Sisemore for his excellent service and dedication to the University of Colorado on behalf of the people of Colorado.

 

 

 

 

 

Motion & Voting
RESOLVED that the Board of Regents expresses its deepest appreciation and bestows the title of Associate Vice President for Internal Audit Emeritus on Kevin Sisemore for his excellent service and dedication to the University of Colorado on behalf of the people of Colorado.

Motion by Lesley Smith, second by Nolbert Chavez.
Final Resolution: Motion adopted
Yes: Nolbert Chavez, Glen Gallegos, Heidi Ganahl, Chance Hill, Jack Kroll, Callie Rennison, Sue Sharkey, Lesley Smith, Ilana Spiegel
H. 3:40 p.m. UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS
Subject
1. University Affairs Committee Report - Committee Chair Sue Sharkey and VP Lightner
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
H. 3:40 p.m. UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS
Type
Report

The meeting minutes from the University Affairs Committee meeting of January 17 are attached below. 

I. 3:50 p.m. GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS
Subject
1. Governance Committee Report - Committee Chair Lesley Smith and VP Hueth
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
I. 3:50 p.m. GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS
Type
Report

See the attached report. 

Subject
2. Notice of Motion: Recommended Changes to Policy 11.E.; University of Colorado System - VP Hueth
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
I. 3:50 p.m. GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS
Type
Notice of Motion, University of Colorado System

RECOMMENDATION FROM:  

Governance Committee.

 

 

STATEMENT OF INFORMATION:  

Changes to Policy 11.E. were reviewed in the Governance Committee meeting on January 20, 2021. See the attached file. 

 

 

 

PREVIOUS ACTION(S):  

None. 

 

 

 

J. 4:15 p.m. BOARD OF REGENTS DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS
Subject
1. Presentation: State and Federal Legislative Update; University of Colorado System - State and Federal Legislative Team
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
J. 4:15 p.m. BOARD OF REGENTS DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS
Type
Presentation, University of Colorado System

See the attached information.

 

 

 

 

Subject
2. Action Item: Naming of Temporary Building I; University of Colorado Boulder – President Kennedy and Chancellor DiStefano
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
J. 4:15 p.m. BOARD OF REGENTS DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS
Type
ACTION, University of Colorado Boulder
Recommended Action
RESOLVED the Board of Regents approves modifying the name of the Temporary Building 1 on the CU Boulder Main Campus as the “Albert and Vera Ramírez Temporary Building 1”.

RECOMMENDATION FROM:  

 

Chancellor DiStefano, with the concurrence of Provost Russell Moore, Chief Operating Officer Patrick O’Rourke and Vice Chancellor for Infrastructure and Sustainability David Kang.

 

STATEMENT OF INFORMATION:  

 

CU Boulder is requesting approval to rename Temporary Building 1, located on the university’s main campus, as the “Albert and Vera Ramírez Temporary Building 1.”

Albert Ramírez was a professor and an academic leader who did not seek the limelight, generally preferring to bring about change in a quiet, collaborative manner. His contributions to the university over a long and distinguished career were significant.

 

One of the first individuals from an historically underrepresented ethnic group to be hired as a tenure-track faculty member in 1971, he was promoted to associate professor and later to full professor. He also served as associate dean of the Graduate School and as associate vice chancellor for academic affairs. He may have been the first person of color to hold these positions.
 

Professor Ramírez advocated for the creation of the Center for the Studies of Ethnicity and Race in America (CSERA) and the ethnic studies department. He also conceived of the Equity and Excellence Awards Ceremony and served as its host and principal speaker for many years. His ideas and writings about how to build a genuinely inclusive university climate have influenced not only CU Boulder but other institutions as well.

 

Throughout his career, Professor Ramírez was always available to individual students and was supportive of them, helping many young people of color––especially students who in the 1970s and 1980s self-identified as Chicano or Chicana, Latino or Latina or Hispanic––find their way within what seemed to many to be an unwelcoming campus environment.

 

For many years, Professor Ramírez and his wife, Vera, held Sunday gatherings at their home, which they referred to as, Domingo en Casa. They opened their doors to students of color and other guests, offering home-cooked dinners, music and informal conversation.

 

Through the work of the Boulder County Latino History Project, a number of CU graduates mentioned the importance of Professor Ramírez’s personal and academic guidance, and pointed to those Sunday gatherings as a major contributing factor toward their ability to succeed confidently on campus and to graduate from college.

Because of the historical significance of Temporary Building 1, formerly a teaching hospital for CU’s medical school and the site of historic Chicano and Chicana rights student activism and protests in the 1970s, the proposal seeks to unite the building’s longtime name with the Ramírezes’ name to preserve campus history and honor the couple’s legacy as role models and inclusive excellence leaders.

 

PREVIOUS ACTION(S):  

 

None.

 

CHANCELLOR'S SIGNATURE: 

 

 

PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE: 

 

 

 

Motion & Voting
RESOLVED the Board of Regents approves modifying the name of the Temporary Building 1 on the CU Boulder Main Campus as the “Albert and Vera Ramírez Temporary Building 1”.

Motion by Jack Kroll, second by Nolbert Chavez.
Final Resolution: Motion adopted
Yes: Nolbert Chavez, Glen Gallegos, Heidi Ganahl, Jack Kroll, Callie Rennison, Sue Sharkey, Lesley Smith, Ilana Spiegel
No: Chance Hill
Subject
3. Action Item: Naming of the Education Building; University of Colorado Boulder – President Kennedy and Chancellor DiStefano
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
J. 4:15 p.m. BOARD OF REGENTS DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS
Type
Discussion, ACTION, University of Colorado Boulder
Recommended Action
RESOLVED the Board of Regents approves modifying the name of the Education Building on the CU Boulder Main Campus as the “Lucile Berkeley Buchanan Building” to recognize the academic and educational contributions of Lucile Berkeley Buchanan.

RECOMMENDATION FROM:  

 

Chancellor DiStefano, with the concurrence of Provost Russell Moore, Chief Operating Officer Patrick O’Rourke and Vice Chancellor for Infrastructure and Sustainability David Kang.

 

STATEMENT OF INFORMATION:  

 

The Boulder Campus is requesting approval to rename the Education Building on the CU Boulder main campus as the “Lucile Berkeley Buchanan Building.” The building offers creative, collaborative and connective spaces for our students.
 

Lucile Berkeley Buchanan was the first African American female graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder and earned a degree in German in 1918. Born in 1884 in a mule barn southwest of Denver, Buchanan was the daughter of emancipated Virginia slaves. She earned a teaching certificate in 1905 from the Colorado State College for Education at Greeley. After teaching for a decade in southern schools under Jim Crow, she spent the summer of 1915 taking courses in elementary German and Greek at the University of Chicago. Then she came to CU and in June 1918 became the first Black woman to earn a degree from CU. The moment was historic but sad; officials would not let her onstage to accept her diploma. Afterward, she taught in the Chicago Public School system. She retired in 1949 and returned to Denver and the home her father had built. She lived there until she was 103 and died in a nursing home two years later.
 

In April 2018, the University of Colorado Boulder Professor Polly McLean gave the first Lucile Berkeley Buchanan Lecture, recounting Buchanan’s life. In 2018, the University of Colorado Boulder recognized Buchanan at the May commencement. Professor McLean accepted the diploma and the recognition officially withheld for a century. The first African American woman to graduate will be honored with the naming of this building because of McLean, the first Black woman to earn tenure at CU Boulder and the first Black woman to head an academic unit.

 

PREVIOUS ACTION(S):  

 

None.

 

CHANCELLOR'S SIGNATURE: 

 

 

PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motion & Voting
RESOLVED the Board of Regents approves modifying the name of the Education Building on the CU Boulder Main Campus as the “Lucile Berkeley Buchanan Building” to recognize the academic and educational contributions of Lucile Berkeley Buchanan.

Motion by Lesley Smith, second by Sue Sharkey.
Final Resolution: Motion adopted
Yes: Nolbert Chavez, Glen Gallegos, Heidi Ganahl, Chance Hill, Jack Kroll, Callie Rennison, Sue Sharkey, Lesley Smith, Ilana Spiegel
Subject
4. Action Item: Recommended Changes to Regent Policy 2; University of Colorado System
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
J. 4:15 p.m. BOARD OF REGENTS DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS
Type
ACTION, University of Colorado System
Recommended Action
(1) RESOLVED That the Board of Regents waives notice of motion for the proposed change to Regent Policy 2.
(2) RESOLVED That the Board of Regents approves the recommended changes to Regent Policy 2.

RECOMMENDATION FROM:  

Regent Ganahl.

 

 

STATEMENT OF INFORMATION:

The Board of Regents amends Regents Policy to add new Regent Policy 2 defining the Board of Regent’s authority to access information and the proper procedure to do so. The process for responding to Regent requests for access to information will be prompt and well-documented. The President will coordinate all requests for information access with the requesting regent. Specific information or data requested by an individual Regent will be sent to the President and all Regents.

 

See the attached document for the full text of the proposed amendment to Regent Policy 2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motion & Voting
(1) RESOLVED That the Board of Regents waives notice of motion for the proposed change to Regent Policy 2.

(2) RESOLVED That the Board of Regents approves the recommended changes to Regent Policy 2.

Motion by Heidi Ganahl, second by Chance Hill.
Final Resolution: Motion fails
Yes: Heidi Ganahl, Chance Hill
No: Nolbert Chavez, Glen Gallegos, Jack Kroll, Callie Rennison, Sue Sharkey, Lesley Smith, Ilana Spiegel
Subject
5. Discussion Item: Regents General Discussion Time - Chair Gallegos
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
J. 4:15 p.m. BOARD OF REGENTS DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS
Type
Discussion, University of Colorado System

 

 

 

 

K. 5:00 p.m. ADJOURNMENT
Subject
1. The meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
K. 5:00 p.m. ADJOURNMENT
Type
Procedural
Subject
2. The next regular board meeting is scheduled for April 8-9, 2021.
Meeting
Feb 11, 2021 - Regular Board Meeting (February 11, 2021)
Category
K. 5:00 p.m. ADJOURNMENT
Type
Procedural