PUBLIC COMMENT: 

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The 2020 Distinguished Professors were approved by the Board of Regents at the November 12, 2020, Board Meeting. We will honor seven Distinguished Professors at the April 8, 2021, Board Meeting.  2020 Distinguished Professors being honored at the April 8, 2021, Board Meeting are:

Axelrad

Penina Axelrad, Ph.D., Joseph T. Negler Professor, Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences, CU Boulder. Axelrad’s scholarly work seeks to develop and apply new algorithms to solve practical engineering problems. The domain of most of her work is related to Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and more specifically the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS), with key contributions in the broader fields of orbit determination and space navigation. Beyond her distinguished research activities, Axelrad also is known for excellence in teaching and has established a pedigree of outstanding service to the university. Her efforts over nearly 30 years at CU have not only made the university a unique, strong institution in aerospace and beyond, but also have strengthened the economic competitiveness, national security and quality of life for the nation.

Begelman

Mitchell C. Begelman, Ph.D., Arts and Sciences Professor of Distinction, Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences, CU Boulder. Begelman has made influential contributions to high-energy theoretical astrophysics. His groundbreaking papers on the origins of extragalactic radio sources, primordial “quasi-stars,” and the astrophysics of black holes are seminal contributions to our understanding of and evidence for black holes. His many national awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Helen B. Warner Prize of the American Astronomical Society, an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship, and a Presidential Young Investigator Award. He was awarded the American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award in 1996 for the book he co-authored with Sir Martin Rees, “Gravity’s Fatal Attraction: Black Holes in the Universe”; his second popular book, “Turn Right at Orion: Travels Through the Cosmos,” was published in 2006.

Boult

Terrance E. Boult, Ph.D., El Pomar Professor of Innovation and Security, Computer Science, UCCS. Boult’s research on biometric security, vision surveillance, and statistical learning is highly prolific and impactful. He has authored more than 300 papers, brought in more than $15 million in external funding to UCCS, and holds 14 patents. His research has transformed open-world recognition and he is known as the pioneer for statistical learning, so much so that his work contributed to a $50 million launch program with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. He is an IEEE Fellow, a world-class recognition bestowed only on the very few. Boult is exceptional as a scholar, mentor and community member. Among the most cited researchers in his field, he is highly sought as a leader and adviser for startup and local industries. Boult also is founder of the highly successful Bachelor of Innovation program at UCCS.

Cox

Jeffrey N. Cox, Ph.D., Arts and Sciences Professor of Distinction, English and Humanities, CU Boulder. A professor of English and longtime administrator who has served the university for over 20 years, Cox focuses his creative work on Romanticism, where he has shaped the contemporary direction of the field. He made massive contributions to Romantic-era scholarship and the sociable humanity of British Romantic studies. Cox served CU Boulder as director of the Center for Humanities and the Arts (1998-2006), as Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty Affairs (2005-19), and as Vice Provost (2013-19). A successful graduate teacher, he has directed the dissertations of some of the best students to pass through Boulder’s doctoral program in English, with many of those students placed in tenure-track positions.

Kohrt

Wendy B. Kohrt, Ph.D., Geriatric Medicine, CU Anschutz. Kohrt is a highly productive and accomplished School of Medicine faculty member with outstanding scientific and professional achievements. In addition to her appointment as professor of medicine, Kohrt is the CWHR Nancy Anschutz Chair in Women’s Health Research, associate director of the Center for Women’s Health Research, director of research for Geriatric Medicine, and associate director of research for the VA Geriatric, Research, Education and Clinical Center. She is an internationally recognized expert in exercise physiology, women’s health, aging and hormone deficiency. She was selected in 2016 to be chair of the executive and steering committees of a $180 million national research consortium, funded by the NIH, investigating the effects of exercise across the age spectrum. As an educator, Kohrt is an inspired mentor to postdoctoral fellows and trainees and a model for her peers.

Randall

Cora Randall, Ph.D., Atmospheric and Oceanic Studies, CU Boulder. A member of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Randall is an exceptional researcher working in the dynamics of the middle atmosphere with a long history of scientific accomplishments. She rewrote understanding of stratospheric ozone depletion in the Arctic by showing that the prevailing wisdom around the causes of this decline were not correct, and that another mechanism was actually the underlying cause. Her work has been transformative in improving our understanding of the mechanisms behind ozone loss. Randall is a national leader in space-based monitoring of our planet and a tremendous asset to our university research community. In her teaching and mentoring, she has merged the science of environmental change with the world of policy with her class, Policy Implications of Climate/Critical Issues in Climate and the Environment, and in the process has taken atmospheric science to the broader student body.

Suding

Katharine N. Suding, Ph.D., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, CU Boulder. Previously an undergraduate researcher and postdoctoral researcher at CU, Suding became a faculty member in 2013 and assumed the directorship of the NSF-funded Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program. Thanks to her participation as a lead scientist, a role she began 20 years ago, the program is now the longest continuously NSF-funded research program at CU. The LTER is a flagship multidisciplinary effort that has contributed to over 1,100 research articles on the climate, biology, geology and ecology of the Front Range, and has provided over $25 million in support to CU environmental research efforts. Her area of expertise includes the science of restoration, community, and ecosystem ecology. The restoration research attempts to apply ecological knowledge in a proactive way by assembling communities requested or needed by society. 

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

• Mark J. Ablowitz, Ph.D.
• Robert von Dassanowsky, Ph.D.
• Michelle Ellsworth, MFA
• William R. Penuel, Ph.D.
• Carol M. Rumack, M.D.

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.

Minutes will be released upon board approval.

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: 

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

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

PREVIOUS ACTION(S):  

CHANCELLOR'S SIGNATURE: 

PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE: 

RECOMMENDATION FROM:  

The ULEHI Board recommends that Ms. Merigold’s term be renewed and her new role as Chairperson of the ULEHI Board be recognized.  VPUC and Secretary of the Board Jeremy Hueth recommends that Ms. Spiering take his place in serving as the President’s designee and Office of University Counsel representative to the ULEHI Board.

STATEMENT OF INFORMATION:

University License Equity Holdings, Inc. (ULEHI) is a 501(c)(3) corporation that is authorized and organized under Colorado statutes. ULEHI’s central purpose is to hold and manage the private equity received from start-up companies in connection with a commercialization license for CU intellectual property. ULEHI exists solely for the benefit of CU and has no employees. ULEHI is audited annually by outside auditors, and contracts with a law firm for legal advice and representation.

According to ULEHI by-laws, as last amended by the ULEHI Board of Directors on August 29, 2016, the CU President appoints, subject to ratification by the Regents, a majority (four) of the voting Directors, who may not be employees of the university and who are designated as “Regent Directors.” Additionally, three of the voting Directors shall be employees of the University and are designated as “University Directors.” Finally, the Treasurer of the university or his or her designee is an ex-officio, non-voting member of the ULEHI Board. These procedures are in concert with Regent Policy 14-D, revised May 19, 2009.

The president re-appoints Catharine Merigold, Member Board of Directors, Lead Independent Director, member of Audit Committee and Chair of Nomination and Governance Committee at AeroVironment, as one of the Regent Directors of the ULEHI Board of Directors. In addition, R.C “Merc” Mercure recently retired from the ULEHI Board and Ms. Merigold was elected by the ULEHI Board to serve as the new Chairperson of the ULEHI Board. In accordance with the ULEHI bylaws, Ms. Merigold will hold office for another three-year term and will continue to serve until a successor is appointed.

In addition, Jeremy Hueth previously served as one of the University Directors.  However, now that Mr. Hueth has assumed the position of Vice President, University Counsel and Secretary of the Board of Regents, he hereby designates Kimberly Spiering, Associate Counsel within the Office of University Counsel, to serve as his replacement as a University Director.  Ms. Spiering will continue to serve until a successor is appointed.

Finally, Tony Vu, University Treasurer, has replaced Dan Wilson as an ex-officio, non-voting member of the ULEHI Board as a result of his position as University Treasurer.  Mr. Vu will continue to serve until a successor is appointed.

PREVIOUS ACTION(S):

On September 9, 2016, the University of Colorado Board of Regents approved the appointments of Steve Vannurden and Terri Fiez as ULEHI Public Directors.

On February 19, 2015, the Board of Regents approved the appointments of R.C. “Merc” Mecure and Catherine Merrigold as ULEHI Public Directors.

On April 18, 2012, the Board of Regents approved the appointments of R.C. “Merc” Mecure and John Raeder as ULEHI Public Directors.

PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE:

RECOMMENDATION FROM:  

Governance Committee.

STATEMENT OF INFORMATION:  

Changes to Policy 11.E. were reviewed in the Governance Committee meeting on January 20, 2021, and again on March 17, 2021. Notice of Motion was provided at the February 11, 2021, board meeting. See the attached file.

The Governance Committee voted to recommend the proposed changes to Policy 11.E. and that it be placed on the consent agenda. 

PREVIOUS ACTION(S):  

None. 

See attachments for more information. 

RECOMMENDATION FROM:

Chancellor Marks, with the concurrence of Senior Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance Sobanet.

STATEMENT OF INFORMATION:  

The University of Colorado Denver is requesting capital construction funding to replace mechanical and electrical infrastructure and renovate 30,605 SF of space in the CU Denver Building. The building is located at 1250 14th St., Denver, CO 80202. CU Denver purchased the building in 2006 from the Auraria Foundation. CU Denver served as building operator and master tenant from 1995 to 2006, and first began leasing space in the building in 1983.

In 2020, CU Denver submitted a request for a capital renewal project entitled the CU Denver Infrastructure Renewal project. The CU Denver Building Infrastructure Replacement and Renovation project replaces that 2020 request, and includes the same infrastructure work but also includes 30,605 SF of renovation work.

The infrastructure portion of the project will focus on mechanical and electrical infrastructure upgrades required to keep this facility operating as a fully functioning and valuable asset for CU Denver, as well as energy-related improvements to reduce the carbon footprint of building operations. Collectively, the projects will also result in significant operational savings. The projects include.

1. Cooling System: Replacing an existing chiller, associated pumps and heat exchanger

2. Heating System: Replacing the Xcel steam system with natural gas boiler system

3. Air Handling Unit: Replacing the existing air handler

4. Electrical System: Replacing electrical switchgear and main distribution system

5. Fire Alarm System: Replacing existing Silent Knight Fire Alarm system

6. Sanitary Riser System: Repairing or replacing sanitary piping risers

7. Storm Drain System: Repairing collapsed storm drain into 14th Street

8. Plaza Drains and Piping: Replacing the majority of the plaza drains and piping

9. Parking Garage: Replacing mechanical and electrical systems, making minor structural repairs, and installing electric vehicle charging stations

10. Annex Building: Upgrading ADA accessibility, including restrooms, mechanical and electrical system replacements

11. Lighting Systems: Upgrading remainder of facility lighting to LED

12. On-Site Renewable Energy Production: Installing 225kW PV solar array

13. Building-wide Signage Standardization: Standardizing signage and wayfinding across the entire building and site

Several items, including the electric vehicle charging stations, LED lighting replacement and installation of a 225kW photovoltaic solar array on the roof, support Governor Polis’ executive order D 2019 016 (amending and replacing Executive Order D 2018 026 Concerning the Greening of State Government).

The CU Denver Building’s primary occupants are the College of Architecture and Planning (CAP) and a portion of the College of Arts and Media (CAM). Most of the renovation work recommended in this project is in support of these two colleges, and collectively addresses the following issues: mis-alignments in room capacities that create enrollment pressures, outdated classroom technology, rooms that don’t allow for modern, interactive teaching pedagogies. There are also projects that support the broader needs of the institution, and others that leverage the unique location of the building to highlight the learning, research and creative work being undertaken at CU Denver and encourage community participation and partnerships. Finally, there are projects that will assist CU Denver’s partner institutions at Auraria in moving forward with their own capital projects. The list of renovation projects includes:

· Relocating and consolidating the CAP fabrication operation to improve safety, simplify the movement of materials.

· Modifying instructional labs for Digital Design that will support CAM’s typical cohort size and relieve enrollment pressure.

· Re-purposing an under-used recording space into an instructional lab that can be used by multiple CAM programs.

· Relocating Visual Arts from the Boulder Creek Building to allow Community College of Denver to move forward with renovation of that building.

· Expanding a CAP instructional computer lab to better accommodate desired cohort sizes.

· Replacing dated instructional spaces in CAP with obsolete technology and poor sight lines with modern instructional spaces with modern technology.

· Providing space for instruction in emerging technologies such as visualization and virtual reality for CAP and CAM.

· Relocating active, engaging uses to the ground floor of the building to create interest from pedestrians in Larimer Square or on 14th Street.

The 205,128 square-foot building was constructed in 1977. The building consists of an eight (8) story tower with two levels of below-grade parking and a two-story annex. The building has been repurposed from its original design as a commercial building to serve as classroom, lecture, fabrication, office, meeting, critique, studio, computer lab and workshop spaces for multiple CU Denver users. The university’s Facilities Condition Audit program has graded the condition of the building with a current FCI (Facilities Condition Index) of 67% which calculates asset deficiencies of $25,188,227. The target FCI for buildings is 85%.

CU Denver has completed interior renovations of multiple floors of the building (floors 2, 6 and 7) and has spent more than $7.4M on stop-gap infrastructure repairs since taking ownership.

The total project cost is $34,998,500. The university is contributing $9,099,610 in cash funds (CF) and is requesting $25,898,890 in capital construction funds (CCF)

PREVIOUS ACTION(S):  

The CU Denver Building Infrastructure Renewal project was approved by the Board of Regents on May 19, 2020.

CHANCELLOR'S SIGNATURE: 

PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE: 

RECOMMENDATION FROM:

Chancellor Marks, with the concurrence of Senior Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance Sobanet.

STATEMENT OF INFORMATION:  

Project History

CU Denver first began planning for a new building for the College of Engineering, Design and Computing (CEDC) in 2015. In June of that year, CU Denver submitted a program plan to the Board of Regents that requested funding for a 60,000 gross square foot (GSF) building adjacent to the North Classroom for CEDC, and 31,250 GSF of renovation in North Classroom for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS). The request was for $41,326,002, 50% of which was to be funded by CU Denver. The program plan was approved by the Board of Regents on June 23, 2015.

In 2017, as part of the CU Denver Facilities Master Plan process, CU Denver explored other sites for the engineering project- sites with better visibility and ones that might allow for multiple phases of buildings for CEDC. CU Denver selected a site located at the intersection of Speer Boulevard and where Arapahoe Street extends into the Auraria Campus as a pedestrian and cycling path. The site is also adjacent to the Auraria Science Building. CU Denver submitted a program plan amendment in 2017 that acknowledged the new site, but amended the gross square feet of renovation to 38,000. The size of the new building (60,000 GSF) remained the same. The total request for that project was $69,294,516, 75% to be funded by the state, and 25% by CU Denver. The project was also amended from a one-year request to a three-year request. That program plan was approved by the Board of Regents on June 16, 2017.

In 2019, CU Denver hired ZGF to re-examine the engineering project. CU Denver sought to focus its efforts on a single new building to support the CEDC (versus multiple buildings built over time in phases as contemplated in 2017), making the large site proposed in 2017 unnecessary. CU Denver also wanted to focus on a project that prioritized new construction where needed to support modern pedagogies, while utilizing much of the existing space CEDC occupies in North Classroom. Through that process, a decision was made to change the site of the project to an area that lies between the North Classroom and Speer Boulevard. The site allows for a synergy between new engineering space and the space utilized by CEDC in the North Classroom. CU Denver is requesting approval on a second amendment to the engineering project due to account for the following changes:

· The change in the project site to the area adjacent to North Classroom.

· A change in the mix of new construction and renovation. The first amendment to the program plan proposed a mix of 60,000 GSF of new construction and 38,000 GSF of renovation. The second amendment to the program plan proposes a mix of 94,200 GSF if new construction and 5,000 GSF of renovation.

· A change in the project name to reflect the small amount of renovation work included compared to previous versions. The Engineering and Physical Sciences Building/Renovation will now be referred to as the CU Denver Engineering Building.

Project Overview

The mission of the CU Denver Engineering Building remains unchanged- to provide contemporary facilities to educate and support a diverse student body, to promote design-oriented engineering education, increase engagement with the public and private sectors, to meet the workforce needs of Colorado, and to create a hub for engineering activity and education.

The 2020 vision for the engineering building charts a different course from the project described in previous program plans in the following meaningful ways:

· The new site between Speer Boulevard and North Classroom allows for greater spatial efficiency, additional growth, stronger collaborations across the University, and better alignment with CEDC’s strategic vision. The proposed site is 27,414 square feet, and its location provides an opportunity to create a formal gateway into the CU Denver neighborhood on the Auraria Campus. The site was confirmed to be a viable development site as part of the 2nd program plan amendment work conducted with ZGF.

· The focus on a single, 94,200 GSF building verses several buildings phased over time is a better use of CU Denver and State of Colorado Resources. The project however, still allows for enrollment growth of around 500 students.

· The increased focus on new construction versus renovation maximizes the project site. It also keeps much of CEDC in existing space in North Classroom, which allows CEDC to consolidate from seven locations to two. CEDC departments and research and instructional spaces will relocate from the following locations into North Classroom or the new building: Lawrence Street Center (8,803 SF), Boulder Creek (7,526 SF), 5th Street Hub (7,550 SF), CU Denver Building (5,000 SF), Administration Building (1,832 SF), St. Cajetan’s (1,131 SF).

When imagining the uses that would relocate to the new building, the following attributes were prioritized:

1. Activities that are community-focused

2. Activities that directly support students

3. Instructional and Research spaces that cannot be accommodated in the North Classroom due to floor to ceiling heights and lack of access to services (power,etc).

The following uses are projected go into the new building;

· Space for Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Bio-Engineering

· The capstone/first year design program

· inWorks, a collaborative design and innovation center

· Computing instructional space

· Modern edtech teaching and learning space

· Student services, and collaboration and meeting space

The second program plan amendment estimates the FY 22-23 cost of the project to be $80,911,629. The project will be submitted for consideration for funding in the FY 22-23 cycle, and CU Denver is proposing to fund 26% of the project while requesting 74% from the state.

PREVIOUS ACTION(S):  

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Building | Renovation program plan was approved by the Board of Regents on June 23, 2015.

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Building | Renovation program plan amendment was approved on June 16, 2017.

CHANCELLOR'S SIGNATURE: 

PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE: 

STATEMENT OF INFORMATION:  

See attachments for more information. 

RECOMMENDATION FROM:

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

STATEMENT OF INFORMATION:

The Boulder Campus is requesting approval of a program plan to trade the "Academy" property, a 3.67-acre site on University Hill, bounded by Aurora, Lincoln, 10th, and Cascade, in exchange for acquiring four properties on the border of CU Boulder's main campus. These properties, located at 1506 Broadway, 1522 Broadway, 2705 Colorado Avenue, and 1221 26th Street, are of high strategic importance to the University in terms of land assemblages and potential future campus redevelopment.

The Academy is owned by the University and has been leased to the Academy Development Group (ADG) under a long-term ground lease, set to expire in 2082. 1506 Broadway and 1522 Broadway are owned by the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) and are currently used as commercial office space. 2705 Colorado Avenue and 1221 26th Street are owned by affiliates of ADG and are single-family residential dwellings.

The appraised value of the Academy ($6,200,000) is higher than the aggregate value of the four properties that the University intends to acquire in the exchange ($5,815,000). Therefore, the transaction will result in a projected net cash receipt of $385,000 for the University. The exchange properties offer rental income opportunities in the short term and strategic value in the long term.

The University has been interested in acquiring the NARF properties for many years to complete the assemblage of University-owned or controlled real estate on the Broadway frontage between the City of Boulder arboretum to the north and Baseline Road to the south. These acquisitions would also bring the Grandview assemblage closer to completion, which will significantly enhance this area's redevelopment potential. The properties on Colorado Avenue have long been of interest to the University for their potential to supplement the subject area as the eastern gateway to the main campus, which would create considerable redevelopment potential. On the other hand, the Academy has limited strategic value to the University. In relation to its value, the asset is significantly underperforming financially and is unlikely to provide a viable campus redevelopment option when the ground lease expires in 2082.

Post-acquisition, the University has negotiated with NARF to lease 1506 Broadway and 1522 Broadway back to NARF through a NNN lease with a yield rate of 4.75% of the purchase price. The lease would run through March 2022, with a 60-day early termination clause, and an option to extend the lease month-to-month thereafter. 2705 Colorado Avenue and 1221 26th Street are currently functioning as student rentals, and they would remain as student rentals until there was a University need for this space or a plan for their redevelopment.

A. Conformity with Institutional Master Plan

The property exchange is consistent with the 2011 Campus Master Plan goal to “Acquire and use the land wisely”.

B. Appropriateness of Financing

The cost of acquiring 1506 Broadway, 1522 Broadway, 2705 Colorado Avenue, and 1221 26^th Street will be funded by the disposition of the Academy property.

PREVIOUS ACTION(S):

None.

CHANCELLOR'S SIGNATURE:

PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE:

See attached.

See attached presentation.

RECOMMENDATION FROM:

Senior Vice President Saliman in concurrence with President Kennedy and the chancellors.

STATEMENT OF INFORMATION:

Recognizing the needs of the university to fulfill its mission and the desire of the university to provide a post pandemic relief credit to offset the FY 2021-22 tuition increases, all tuition rate increases in FY 2021-22 at the CU Boulder, UCCS and CU Denver campuses will be an effective 0.0% increase on students as a result of a one-time rate increase buy-down and the CU Anschutz campus will provide a one-time post-pandemic relief credit of 3.0%.

The recommended tuition rate increase of up to 3.0 percent for resident undergraduate students at all campuses will be the first increase after tuition was at the same rate for three years, as resident undergraduate tuition rates have been at the same level since FY 2018-19. 

This 3.0 percent rate increase is -3.9 percentage points below inflationary growth of 6.9% since FY 2018-19.

At the CU Boulder campus, the continuing tuition rate for any current undergraduate student will be held flat for FY 2021-22.

Combined, CU Boulder, CU Denver and UCCS covered the cost of tuition and fees for over 6,100 resident undergraduate Pell eligible students in the most recent fiscal year, including 1,790 CU Promise students at CU Boulder. 

The recommendation will enable the campuses to plan for important future investments in areas such as merit and need based financial aid, hourly wage market adjustments, Equal Pay Act alignment, compliance and faculty to meet the university mission and serve its students and deferred maintenance.

The university is one of the most efficient universities in the nation, producing the most degrees for the lowest amount of resources (state support, tuition, and fees);

Each of the university’s campuses continued to implement innovative business models to adapt to the state’s reduced capacity to fund higher education as well as to improve access and quality;

These business practices include efforts to reduce costs which have resulted in efficiencies that have saved the university or its students a combined $221 million since FY 2015-16, and efforts to identify new sources of sustainable funding, in part, through enhanced collaboration with the private sector;

Over the last ten years, the university has increased the number of degrees awarded by approximately 3,098 (21%) from FY 2010-11 to FY 2019-20;

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, additional costs have been incurred and are expected to continue as campuses reopen in Fall 2021;

In order to help Colorado families and students better plan for their long-range financial obligations, tuition charges should be straightforward and should be set as early in the calendar year as possible.

PREVIOUS ACTION(S):

Tuition rates for FY 2019-20 were approved by the Board of Regents on May 19, 2020.

RECOMMENDATION FROM:

Vice President Todd Saliman in concurrence with President Kennedy and the chancellors.

STATEMENT OF INFORMATION:

Campus specific mandatory fees for full time students (two terms or 30 credit hours) will change in FY 2021-22 by the following approximate amounts:

• Boulder campus              $28.50
• Denver campus               -$257.38
• UCCS campus                  $11.70
• Anschutz campus            $0.00

At the September 2016 Regent meeting, the Board approved revised institutional fee plans to reflect changes in practice.  The institutional fee plans are consistent with state statutes and the Colorado Commission on Higher Education policies. The institutional student fee plans serve as the guide for development of the annual fee proposal. The following proposed fee changes are consistent with the plans approved by the Board of Regents.

This year, campuses are proposing a limited number of changes to existing fees. The full slate of student fees changes are described below.

Boulder Campus

Effective Fall 2018 all course and instructional fees were eliminated.

Housing and Dining Services Fees

• Inflationary increases are proposed for building operations and debt service. The resulting increase for standard room and board in a residence hall is 3.0% or $228 per term, 2.98% for Bear Creek apartments, or $143 per term, and 2.98% graduate and family housing apartments, or $41 per month.

Student Activity Fees

• CUSG Student Activity fee is increasing by $6.49 per term to $389.76, or 1.69%.
• Residential Academic Program (RAP) is decreasing by $425 per year, down 50.00% (was previously $850 per year).
• Transit Pass Fee is increasing by $7.76 per term, or 9.9%.
• Graduate and Professional Student Government fee (GPSG) is increasing by $4.12 per term to $11.62, or 54.93%.

Colorado Springs Campus

• The College of Letters, Arts and Sciences is increasing the lab fee by $1.00 or 25.00%.

Student Activity Fees

• The transportation and safety fee is increasing by $2.40 per term for full-time students, $1.20 per term for part-time students.
• The athletics fee is increasing by $0.23 per credit hour.

Housing and Dining Services Fees

• Housing rates are proposed to increase 2.6% for first year students.  The lowest rate is $5,729, an increase of $150.00 per term, which includes meals and parking.
• Housing rates for upper classmen are proposed to increase 1.9%.  The rate for upper-class apartments is $4,899, an increase of $89.00 per term, including parking.
• These rates are competitive with off campus housing options.

Denver Campus

Mandatory Insurance Fees—no change

Student Purpose/Activity Fees—no change

Student Activity Fees to Auraria Campus

• The Auraria RTD Fee is proposed to be eliminated, a reduction of $131 per term.
• The Auraria Campus Fee is proposed increase by $2.31 or 2.1%.

Anschutz Medical Campus

Student Activity Fees—no change

Health Insurance Fee for students without coverage

• The FY 2021-22 student health insurance fee for students without coverage is increasing by no more than 15.0% to $5,988 per year.  Students may waive this fee by demonstrating they have adequate coverage through an individual health insurance plan.

PREVIOUS ACTION(S):

Institutional Fee plans were approved by the Board of Regents on September 8, 2016.  Fee changes for FY 2020-21 were approved May 19, 2020.

RECOMMENDATION FROM:

Senior Vice President Saliman in concurrence with President Kennedy and the chancellors.

STATEMENT OF INFORMATION:

COVID-19 has resulted in additional expenses and has had a negative impact on university revenues.  To better coordinate compensation decisions with accurate revenue information the university is aligning its compensation cycle with the calendar year for faculty and exempt professionals at CU Boulder, CU Denver, UCCS and System Administration.  Since revenues at these campuses are predominantly generated by undergraduate student enrollments, this shift will allow each campus to have a more accurate understanding of FY 2021-22 operating revenues following its Fall 2021 census.     

In recognition of this compensation cycle shift for these affected employees and the challenges they have risen to address during the pandemic, a one-time, non-base building 2.0 percent across-the-board post-pandemic payment will be provided for six months from July 1, 2021, to December 31, 2021.  After which, effective January 1, 2022, the individual campus revenue thresholds will determine if an ongoing calendar year meritorious salary pool is implemented.

Classified employees across the entire University of Colorado system and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus employees will remain on the July 1 to June 30, fiscal year compensation cycle.

Annually, the administration reviews anticipated revenues for the upcoming fiscal year and recommends to the Board of Regents a pool for funding salary changes. Faculty raises are awarded as provided in Regent Policy 11.B.1. Exempt raises are awarded as provided in Regent Policy 11.C.4.

PREVIOUS ACTION(S):

On May 19, 2020, the Board of Regents approved a pause for the FY 2020-21 salary increases for classified staff with a 0.0 percent across-the-board increase and revised pay ranges for select job classifications and a 0.0 percent continuing meritorious salary pool for faculty, officers, and exempt professionals at the University of Colorado Boulder campus, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs campus, the Anschutz Medical campus, the University of Colorado Denver campus and the University of Colorado System Administration.
 

RECOMMENDATION FROM:  

Governance Committee.

STATEMENT OF INFORMATION:  

See the attached information. The recommended changes were discussed in the Governance Committee meeting on March 17, 2021.

RECOMMENDATION FROM:  

Regent Ganahl.

STATEMENT OF INFORMATION:

The proposal amends Regents Policy to add new Regent Policy 2.O 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.

PREVIOUS ACTION:

This was discussed in the Governance Committee on March 17, 2021. The Governance Committee voted 3-1 to not recommend the proposed policy to the Board. 

RECOMMENDATION FROM:  

Chancellor Phil P. DiStefano

STATEMENT OF INFORMATION:  

This action, if approved, will establish a multi-year employment agreement (“Agreement”) with Christopher Wilson, Defensive Coordinator Football.

Terms are as set forth herein, abbreviated, and attached:

Term:

April 3, 2021 – February 14, 2024

Base, Supplemental, Incentive Salary (Competitive & Academic Success)

Base Salary: $400,000 (5% reduction on Base Salary through June 30, 2021)

Supplemental Salary:

     Community Outreach:

          $150,000 in first Contract Year,

          $200,000 in second Contract Year,

          $250,000 in third Contract Year

      Courtesy Car Stipend: $7,200

Incentive Salary: Per CU Athletics Post Season Compensation Policy

Termination by Defensive Coordinator/Liquidated Damages

(i) In the event that Defensive Coordinator takes NCAA or NFL position during the term of this Agreement, Defensive Coordinator shall pay the University as liquidated damages 25% of the Base and Supplemental Salary of the current Contract Year in which Coach terminates the Agreement

(ii) In the event that Defensive Coordinator takes a Pac-12 football position during the term of this Agreement, Defensive Coordinator shall pay the University as liquidated damages an additional 10% of the Base and Supplemental Salary of the Current Contract Year in which Coach terminates this Agreement.  

(iii) If Defensive Coordinator takes a Head Coach NCAA coaching position, liquidated damages are waived.

Termination by University Without Cause, Damage Mitigation Obligation

The Parties agree that the University reserves the right to terminate this Agreement without cause, without giving a reason, at any time, by giving Coach written notice of such decision. If the University 11 terminates this Agreement prior to end of the Term for any reason other than Paragraph 10, 12 or 13 of this Agreement, then University shall pay to Defensive Coordinator, in equal monthly installments, an amount equal to 80% of all remaining Base Salary and Supplemental Salary that would have been due to Defensive Coordinator under this Agreement had Defensive Coordinator remained employed by University from the date of termination through the end of the Term.

Coach agrees that he has a duty to obtain new Comparable Employment to mitigate damages arising from termination under Paragraph 11. Damage payments from the University to Coach shall be reduced by the Total Compensation Coach accrues in his new position. “Total Compensation” herein shall be defined as the sum of all compensation received or to be received by Coach, inclusive of all salary, cash, bonuses, incentives, personal income, deferred payments, and any form of monetary compensation, such as payments paid into special programs, special insurance vehicles or corporations or trusts, but excluding customary fringe benefits, health and life insurance, club memberships and use vehicles, by Coach.

Should Coach obtain any new employment, including, but not limited to Comparable Employment, University reserves the right to reduce its damage payment obligation to Coach by the Total Compensation Coach obtains in any new employment.

PREVIOUS ACTION(S):  

Regents approved 2 year Agreement for Wilson on June 18, 2020.

CHANCELLOR'S SIGNATURE: 

PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE: