Feb 09, 2023 Regular Board Meeting (February 9-10, 2023)

[D. 1:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER/PUBLIC MEETING, Chair Lesley Smith presiding - Baerresen Ballroom, Room 320 ABC (3rd Floor)]

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WELCOME, EVERYBODY, TO THE FEBRUARY BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING.

EFFIE WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? THE MEETING WILL NOW COME TO ORDER.

I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF SPEAKERS TODAY.

AS YOU NOTICE, WE'VE ALREADY GONE OVER TIME BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT HAD A MEETING SINCE NOVEMBER AND WE HAVE A LOT OF BUSINESS TO COVER IN THE NEXT DAY AND A HALF.

SO I WOULD ASK FOR YOU.

I'VE GOT THE LIST OF SPEAKERS THAT WILL BE COMING UP IN A BIT IF YOU ARE ON A PARTICULAR TOPIC, AND THE FIRST TOPIC WE'RE GOING TO HAVE YOU COME UP AND DISCUSS IS UCW BECAUSE EMILY HARRINGTON SIGNED UP FIRST.

IF YOU'RE MORE THAN ONE SPEAKING ON THE SAME TOPIC FROM THE SAME ORGANIZATION, STUDENTS, A NON PROFIT, FACULTY, I ASK THAT YOU TRY TO HAVE JUST ONE PERSON AND YOU GET 2 MINUTES.

THE FIRST THING WE WILL DO IS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

REGENT GALLEGOS.

WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THAT? WOULD YOU ALL DO YOU PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? THANK YOU. NEXT, I'M GOING TO ASK REGENT SPIEGEL TO READ THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATEMENT.

[2. Land Acknowledgement Statement]

AS WE GATHER, WE HONOR AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO'S FOUR CAMPUSES ARE ON THE TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES AND ANCESTRAL HOMELANDS OF THE CHEYENNE, ARAPAHO, UTE APACHE, COMANCHE, KIOWA, LAKOTA, PUEBLO, SHOSHONE NATIONS.

FURTHER, WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE 48 CONTEMPORARY TRIBAL NATIONS HISTORICALLY TIED TO THE LANDS THAT COMPRISE WHAT IS NOW CALLED COLORADO.

ACKNOWLEDGING THAT WE LIVE IN THE HOMELANDS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, RECOGNIZES THE ORIGINAL STEWARDS OF THESE LANDS AND THEIR LEGACIES.

WITH THIS LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT, WE CELEBRATE THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS OF NATIVE PEOPLES TO THE FIELDS OF MEDICINE, MATHEMATICS, GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY SERVICE, ARTS, LITERATURE, ENGINEERING AND MORE.

WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THE SOPHISTICATED AND INTRICATE KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES HAVE DEVELOPED IN RELATIONSHIP TO THEIR LANDS.

WE RECOGNIZE AND AFFIRM THE TIES THESE NATIONS HAVE TO THEIR TRADITIONAL HOMELANDS AND THE MANY INDIGENOUS PEOPLE WHO THRIVE IN THIS PLACE ALIVE AND STRONG.

WE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PAINFUL HISTORY OF ILL TREATMENT AND FORCED REMOVAL THAT HAS A PROFOUNDLY NEGATIVE IMPACT ON NATIVE NATIONS.

WE RESPECT THE MANY DIVERSE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES STILL CONNECTED TO THIS LAND.

WE HONOR THEM AND THANK THE INDIGENOUS ANCESTORS OF THIS PLACE.

THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO PLEDGES TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR NATIVE STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF AND ADVANCE OUR MISSION TO UNDERSTAND THE HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARY LIVES OF NATIVE PEOPLE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR READING THAT.

JUST GET MY THINGS STRAIGHT HERE.

ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.

[3. Action Item: Approval of Agenda for February 9-10, 2023, Board Meeting]

IS THERE A MOTION? I MOVE.

SO MOVED BY REGENT MONTERA AND A SECOND, SECOND BY REGENT RENNISON.

WE. YEAH.

IF ANYBODY IS OPPOSED, PLEASE SPEAK UP.

HEARING NONE, WE WILL NOW BE IN SESSION HERE WITH OUR BOARD OF MEETING.

BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING.

[4. Public Comment]

AND AS I SAID, FIRST, WE WILL HAVE UCW.

WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE SIGNED UP.

AGAIN, IF YOU CAN JUST HAVE ONE, THAT'D BE GREAT.

EMILY HARRINGTON AND JADE KELLY.

AND YOU CAN ALL STAND UP.

SO WE'LL SEE WHO IS SUPPORTING EMILY.

THIS IS EMILY. HI. YEAH, THANK YOU.

I'M EMILY HARRINGTON.

I'M A TENURED FACULTY MEMBER IN THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT AT CU BOULDER.

I'VE BEEN ASKED TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF NON TENURE TRACK FACULTY MEMBERS ACROSS THE CU SYSTEM.

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THESE ARE THEIR WORDS.

NON TENURE TRACK FACULTY, INCLUDING TEACHING PROFESSORS AND ADJUNCTS, HAVE NEITHER ADEQUATE PAY NOR ADEQUATE JOB STABILITY.

WE TEACH COURSES KEY TO STUDENT RETENTION AND SUCCESS.

TEACHING PROFESSORS ARE PAID SO LITTLE THAT THEY NEED A 30% RAISE TO AFFORD RENT FOR A TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT.

AND ADJUNCTS WOULD NEED TO TEACH AN IMPOSSIBLE 15 CLASSES A YEAR TO TREAT.

THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE.

TEACHING OUR STUDENTS AS EXPENDABLE TELLS OUR STUDENTS THAT THEIR EDUCATION DOES NOT MATTER.

FACULTY WORKING CONDITIONS ARE STUDENT LEARNING CONDITIONS.

HERE ARE A FEW STORIES FROM TENURED NON TENURE TRACK FACULTY.

ONE LEFT SIU MIDYEAR BECAUSE HIS LANDLORD RAISED HIS RENT AND HE COULDN'T AFFORD TO LIVE CLOSE ENOUGH TO WORK ANYMORE.

ONE HAD TO SELL HER PLASMA TO MAKE ENDS MEET.

ONE TAUGHT CLASS SICK THE DAY AFTER AN EMERGENCY ROOM VISIT BECAUSE SHE WAS AFRAID OF LOSING HER JOB IF SHE CANCELED CLASS.

ONE IS TRYING TO MOVE BUT CAN'T BECAUSE EVEN THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS ARE TOO COSTLY.

MANY WORK SECOND JOBS TO FEED OUR CHILDREN.

SOME LIVE IN GOVERNMENT HOUSING AND GET GROCERIES FROM THE FOOD BANK.

WE PRESENT TO YOU TODAY A PETITION FROM OUR UNION, THE UNITED CAMPUS WORKERS OF COLORADO, WHICH INCLUDES MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE CONDITIONS WE ARE FACING AT C.U..

IT HAS OVER 1000 SIGNATURES SO FAR.

WE ARE SIMPLY ASKING FOR FAIR WAGES, JOB SECURITY AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT.

WE ALSO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON TWO BILLS 111 THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES WORKPLACE PROTECTION LEGISLATION, AS WELL AS 048 THE NON TENURE TRACK FACULTY BILL, WHICH EXTENDS MULTI YEAR CONTRACTS FROM 3 TO 5 YEARS.

AS YOU COMMENCE WORKING ON THE BUDGET FOR THE SIU SYSTEM, WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP IN MIND THE WORKERS WHO BEAR THE BRUNT OF THE CHOICES YOU WILL HAVE TO MAKE.

WE DO INCREDIBLE WORK IN THE FACE OF DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS BECAUSE WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT OUR STUDENTS.

IMAGINE WHAT WE COULD DO IF WE DID NOT LIVE SO PRECARIOUSLY.

TO INVEST IN STUDENTS, THE UNIVERSITY HAS TO INVEST IN NON TENURE TRACK FACULTY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR PERSPECTIVE.

WE ALL KNOW THAT C.U.

FACULTY AND GRADUATE STUDENTS ARE CRITICAL TO CARRYING OUT THE EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH MISSION OF OUR UNIVERSITY.

AND I MYSELF AM A FORMER RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACULTY, AND I HAVE A LOT OF APPRECIATION FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT.

AND WE WILL PASS THESE MATERIALS OUT TO EVERYONE.

SO NEXT WE HAVE THE CONCEALED CARRY TOPIC, AND I SEE THAT WE'VE GOT QUITE A NUMBER OF STUDENTS FROM THE C.U. STUDENT GOVERNMENT.

AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN MANAGE TO GET DOWN TO ONE PERSON, MAYBE RACHEL HILL.

IF NOT, TRY TO TRY TO WHITTLE IT DOWN.

IF YOU WANT THIS WHOLE GROUP OF, I DON'T KNOW, NINE, TEN PEOPLE.

IF YOU CAN EACH JUST TAKE ONE MINUTE, THAT WOULD BE IDEAL.

AND SO WE'VE GOT CUSG FIRST AND THEN WE'VE GOT ALUM JACKIE SHUMWAY.

THEN WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE FROM THE TEAM ENOUGH DENVER AND AGAIN IF YOU CAN GET DOWN TO ONE THAT WOULD BE GREAT. AND THEN WE HAVE ONE JACKSON GROUP SO THAT WILL BE THE ORDER.

SO CUSG IF YOU COULD APPROACH FIRST AND ANYBODY THAT'S INTERESTED IN THIS TOPIC, YOU CAN JOIN BEHIND RACHEL OR STAND UP, SO WE CAN SEE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND WE WOULD ALL LIKE TO SPEAK SEPARATELY, BECAUSE WE DO ALL HAVE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND WE FEEL THAT IN ORDER TO GET OUR POINT ACROSS CORRECTLY, THAT IS THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION.

HI, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS RACHEL HILL.

I'M A SENIOR AT CU BOULDER AND I CURRENTLY SERVE AS STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT.

I WANT TO START OFF BY TELLING YOU A QUOTE FROM ONE OF MY HEROES, GABBY GIFFORDS, A CONGRESSWOMAN WHO WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD IN TUCSON, ARIZONA.

FIGHTING GUN VIOLENCE TAKES COURAGE.

A FEW MONTHS AGO, I SENT YOU ALL A RESOLUTION SUPPORTED BY UNDERGRADUATES, GRADUATE STUDENTS, STAFF AND FACULTY URGING YOU TO BAN CONCEALED CARRY ACROSS THE CU

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WE RECEIVED A RESPONSE THAT LARGELY EXPRESSED THE REGENTS DID NOT WANT TO TAKE ON THIS ISSUE OUT OF FEAR OF A LAWSUIT.

BUT ONE HAS THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO EVER BACKED DOWN FROM A CHALLENGE.

YOU GUYS YOURSELVES MADE SURE THAT WE HAD VACCINE MANDATES DESPITE KNOWING THAT YOU WOULD GET SUED AND YOU DID.

BUT STUDENT SAFETY WAS IMPORTANT TO YOU THEN.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT BACK IN 2010, THE BOARD OF REGENTS VOTED TO APPEAL THE COURT'S DECISION TO TAKE ON THIS ISSUE AGAIN.

AT THAT TIME, THE BOARD OF REGENTS WAS NOT SCARED AND HAD THE COURAGE TO FIGHT GUN VIOLENCE.

I WANT TO ASK THE AUDIENCE, HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY GUN VIOLENCE? RAISE YOUR HANDS. THAT NUMBER GROWS EVERY DAY.

FOR ME PERSONALLY, I WENT TO COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL.

I HAVE AN UNCLE WHO WAS SHOT AND PARALYZED, AND I WAS ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE BOULDER KING SOOPERS WHEN A MAN MASSACRED TEN OF MY NEIGHBORS.

IT'S GOING TO KEEP HAPPENING UNLESS WE HAVE THE COURAGE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

THIS POLICY IS NOT TO PREVENT THE NEXT MASS SHOOTER.

INSTEAD, IT'S TO PREVENT THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE INTERPERSONAL DISPUTES, WHO ESCALATE TO GUN VIOLENCE, WHICH MAKE UP 45% OF CAMPUS GUN VIOLENCE INSTANCES AND PREVENT THE SUICIDES AND THE MURDER HOMICIDES AND THE ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGES, WHICH IS WHICH HAS HAPPENED ON OUR CAMPUSES.

AND I WANT TO LEAVE YOU ALL WITH THIS QUESTION.

IF IT JUST SAVES ONE LIFE, ISN'T IT WORTH IT? THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND THE ORDER I HAVE IS QUINN FELLOWES, BELLA BROWN, AND CAMDEN SHARKEY SO IF YOU CAN BE READY ON DECK AND TRY TO LIMIT IT TO ONE MINUTE, YOU'VE GOT A TIMER RIGHT OUT IN FRONT THERE.

THANK YOU. THERE ARE 2 MINUTES.

THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS QUINN FELLOWES, I'M A SENIOR AT THE CU BOULDER CAMPUS AND I'M ALSO INVOLVED IN STUDENT GOVERNMENT.

WHILE I DON'T THINK I CAN SAY ANYTHING THAT RACHEL HASN'T, I WOULD LIKE TO COME TODAY TO JUST SHARE MY EXPERIENCE HAVING TALKED TO STUDENTS ON CAMPUS ABOUT CONCEALED CARRY.

OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, WE'VE MADE A LOT OF EFFORTS TO REACH OUT TO THE STUDENT BODY AND ENSURE THAT THIS MOVE IS SUPPORTED BY THE STUDENTS WE ARE REPRESENTING. MOST STUDENTS DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT STUDENTS ARE AUTHORIZED TO CONCEAL CARRY, AND MANY OF THOSE, WHEN TOLD THAT THIS WAS THE REALITY OF THEIR CAMPUS EXPERIENCE, WERE SHOCKED AND VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS IS STILL ONGOING.

IN ADDITION, WE'VE ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE COLORADO STATE LEGISLATURE.

WE HAVE 29 SIGNATURES ON OUR LETTER, URGING YOU TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS ISSUE.

LIKE RACHEL SAID, IF THERE'S EVEN ONE LIFE THAT COULD BE SPARED, IT SHOULD.

OUR STATE HAS A LONG AND TRAGIC HISTORY OF GUN VIOLENCE, BUT IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO ACT IN A WAY THAT MAY PREVENT THE NEXT TRAGEDY.

I HOPE THAT IN THE FUTURE YOU'RE ABLE TO LOOK BACK TODAY KNOWING THAT YOU MADE THE RIGHT DECISION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

HI, MY NAME IS BELLA BROWN, I'M A JUNIOR HERE AT CU BOULDER.

THE FIRST THING THAT I DO WHEN I WALK INTO A CLASSROOM IS LOOK TO SEE WHERE I CAN HIDE AND WHERE I CAN RUN.

THAT IS THE REALITY THAT WE LIVE IN.

AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN CONDITIONED TO DO SINCE FIFTH GRADE.

WHEN I WAS A FRESHMAN IN HIGH SCHOOL, A STUDENT BROUGHT A GUN TO SCHOOL.

I HAD THREE CLASSES WITH HIM AND HE HAD THE INTENT OF HARMING STUDENTS.

I WAS SIX FEET AWAY FROM HIM WHEN THE COPS CAME IN AND RAIDED THE CLASSROOM.

MY INSTINCT WAS TO RUN.

THIS HAPPENED TO ME IN A DIFFERENT STATE.

BUT THIS ALSO IS HAPPENING IN COLORADO.

I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER THE IMPLICATIONS THAT ALLOWING CONCEALED CARRY WEAPONS ON CAMPUS HAS ON STUDENTS.

THIS IS A SCHOOL, A PLACE FOR LEARNING.

THIS IS A PLACE WHERE WE SHOULD FEEL SAFE.

PLEASE BAN CONCEALED CARRY ON C.U.

CAMPUSES THAT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR.

THANK YOU. AFTER CAMDEN, WE HAVE ALISA KELLER AND JOHN MISSOULA.

MY NAME IS CAMDEN SHARKEY, AND I'M A FRESHMAN AT CU BOULDER.

I WILL NEVER FORGET THE CONVERSATION I HAD WITH MY MOM AFTER THE SANDY HOOK SHOOTING.

HAVING HER SIT ME DOWN AND TALK TO ME ABOUT THE HEINOUS ACT OF SOMEONE WALKING INTO A SCHOOL AND KILLING INNOCENT CHILDREN.

IN THE TIME BETWEEN THEN AND NOW, 948 SCHOOL SHOOTINGS HAVE OCCURRED, ACCORDING TO THE CENTER FOR HOMELAND DEFENSE AND SECURITY.

BEING A FRESHMAN IN COLLEGE IS ALREADY A NEW AND SLIGHTLY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE AND AN EXPERIENCE THAT SHOULD BE CENTERED AROUND LEARNING WHO YOU ARE AND GAINING QUALITY

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IT SHOULD NOT INVOLVE ACTIVELY SEARCHING AROUND EACH ROOM YOU ENTER FOR POSSIBLE EXITS.

OBJECTS THAT YOU COULD USE FOR SHELTER OR TO FEND OFF AN ACTIVE THREAT.

OR KNOWING THAT THERE IS AN THAT THERE IS A WEAPON IN THE ROOM AND THE POSSIBILITY OF SOMETHING HAPPENING.

IT IS TIME THAT WE TAKE A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND BAN CONCEALED CARRY ON ALL C.U.

CAMPUSES. THE STUDENTS NEED ACTION, THE STAFF NEED ACTION.

AND NOW IT IS YOUR TIME TO TAKE THAT ACTION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ALISSA KELLER AND I AM A CURRENT FRESHMAN AT CU BOULDER, AS WELL AS A MEMBER OF THE CU STUDENT GOVERNMENT.

I HAVE A SISTER WHO IS 21 YEARS OLDER THAN ME, WHICH MEANS THAT SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN A JUNIOR AT THE TIME OF THE COLUMBINE SHOOTING.

NOW, MY SISTER HAPPENED TO BE ON AN EXCHANGE SEMESTER IN GERMANY WHEN THE COLUMBINE SHOOTING OCCURRED, BUT THAT MEANT THAT WE DID HAVE AN EXCHANGE STUDENT WITH US WHO WENT TO COLUMBINE, AND OUR STUDENT, MARIE, WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY AND MANAGED TO MAKE IT OUT OF THAT SCHOOL UNHARMED AND ALIVE, BUT MANY OTHERS DID NOT. AND AS SOON AS SHE COULD, SHE CALLED UP HER PARENTS HALFWAY ACROSS THE GLOBE AND SHE SAID, MOM, DAD, I'VE BEEN IN A SCHOOL SHOOTING.

IMAGINE HAVING YOUR CHILD 5000 MILES AWAY FROM YOU AND HEARING THOSE EARTH SHATTERING WORDS.

DAD, MOM, THERE IS SOMEBODY AT MY SCHOOL AND THEY HAVE A GUN.

I KNOW THAT MY WORLD WOULD JUST SIMPLY STOP.

EVEN PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF AMERICA ARE BEING AFFECTED BY AMERICAN GUN VIOLENCE.

ALMOST EVERY PERSON THAT I TALK TO HAS BEEN PERSONALLY AFFECTED BY A MASS SHOOTING IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER.

GUNS ARE NOT A POLITICAL ISSUE.

THEY ARE A HUMAN ONE.

WHICH IS WHY I URGE YOU, AS OUR UNIVERSITY'S GOVERNING BOARD, TO BAN CONCEALED CARRY ACROSS THE CU CAMPUSES, NOT ONLY TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF STUDENTS, STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BUT THAT SO NO CU PARENT EVER HAS TO RECEIVE THAT CALL.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON TO OUR ESTEEMED BOARD OF REGENTS.

MY NAME IS JOHN MISSOULA, AND I'M A STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER.

TODAY, I STAND BEFORE YOU TO URGE YOU TO BAN CONCEALED CARRY ACROSS THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SYSTEM TO PROTECT MYSELF, MY PEERS, MY FACULTY, AND MY COMMUNITY.

I ATTENDED THE STEM SCHOOL IN HIGHLANDS RANCH.

ON MY 15TH BIRTHDAY, I WAS IN MY FINAL CLASS AND WE WERE PUT ON AN ACTIVE SHOOTER LOCKDOWN.

DARKNESS, SILENCE AND SOMBERNESS FILLED THE CLASSROOM, WHICH I WAS IN.

OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS, I WORKED THROUGH MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD BACK THE COMMUNITY THAT HAD BULLET SHAPED WOUNDS TORN THROUGH THE FABRIC.

SO WHEN I ARRIVED AT BOULDER, I WAS DISHEARTENED TO HEAR THAT GUN VIOLENCE HAD GONE UNADDRESSED SINCE LITIGATION AND LEGISLATION HAD BEEN CARRIED OUT.

I HAVE WORKED WITHIN STUDENT GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT ANY EFFORT THAT I COULD TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE.

TODAY IS YOUR CHANCE TO SUPPORT US.

RESOLUTIONS. COMMUNITY BUILDING AND GUN VIOLENCE EDUCATION CAN ONLY GO SO FAR TO MAKE OUR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS SAFER IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WHILE AN ACTIVE POLICY ALLOWS CONCEALED CARRY ON CAMPUS.

MY APPEAL TO YOU IS IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT ANY PERSON FROM ENDURING SUCH A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS AN ACTIVE SHOOTER ON ANY OF OUR CAMPUSES.

ALLOWING GUNS TO BE CARRIED ON CAMPUS, CONCEALED OR OTHERWISE PREVENTS A DIRE CONCERN TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

AND INACTION RUNS A DANGEROUS LINE BETWEEN TRANQUILITY AND TRAGEDY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THE LAST FOUR THAT WE HAVE FROM STUDENT GOVERNMENT IS JESSICA RAMPERSAD, SAWYER BONGARD, CHLOE NICHOLLS AND SALLY WEBSTER.

GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JESS RAMPERSAD AND I'M A STUDENT AT CU BOULDER.

AS AN OUT-OF-STATE STUDENT, THE CU BOULDER CAMPUS HAS BECOME MY HOME FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS.

I'VE MET EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE THROUGHOUT MY TIME AT THE UNIVERSITY AND HAVE VALUED MY TIME HERE TREMENDOUSLY.

BOULDER IS NO STRANGER TO GUN VIOLENCE, WITH THE KING SOOPERS SHOOTING SO FRESH IN THE MINDS OF STUDENTS HAPPENING JUST TWO YEARS AGO.

THE BOULDER CAMPUS HAS FELT LIKE A SAFE HAVEN FOR MANY STUDENTS, BUT THAT SAFETY IS ACTIVELY THREATENED WITH CONCEALED CARRY PERMITTED ON CAMPUS.

AS A STUDENT LEADER IN CUSG, I CANNOT ENSURE THAT THIS SAFETY IS VALID TO MY FRIENDS, CLASSMATES AND PEERS.

I URGE YOU, AS OUR UNIVERSITY'S GOVERNING BOARD, TO BAN CONCEALED CARRY ACROSS THE C.U.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.

HELLO, MY NAME IS SAWYER BONGARD AND I AM A STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER.

I CANNOT EXPRESS HOW HONORED I AM TO BE HERE TODAY WITH THE GOAL OF MAKING MEANINGFUL, MEASURABLE CHANGE ON CU CAMPUSES.

WE ARE NOT HERE JUST REPRESENTING THE STUDENTS IN THE ROOM.

WE ARE HERE REPRESENTING ALL CU STUDENTS.

WE ARE LAGGING BEHIND IN TERMS OF SENSIBLE GUN POLICY AND IT'S TIME FOR OUR GOVERNING BOARD TO TAKE ACTION AND PROTECT THE LIVES OF STUDENTS BY BANNING CONCEALED CARRY ACROSS ALL CU CAMPUSES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ACTION.

THANK YOU. HI, I'M CHLOE NICHOLAS.

I'M ONE OF THE STUDENT BODY PRESIDENTS AT BOULDER.

AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE A FEW STATISTICS WITH YOU ALL.

CU IS LAGGING BEHIND IN THE NATION IN TERMS OF GUNS ON CAMPUSES.

WE ARE ONE OF ONLY 11 STATES THAT ALLOW CONCEALED CARRY ON CAMPUS.

AND ONE OF THE 200 LARGEST HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN THE NATION, ONLY 40 ALLOW CONCEALED CARRY ON CAMPUS.

AND AS A STUDENT, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE ON OUR CAMPUSES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OKAY. HELLO, MY NAME IS SALLY WEBSTER AND I AM THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL PRESIDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, BOULDER. YOU'VE HEARD FROM MANY OTHER STUDENTS ABOUT THEIR PERSPECTIVE, AND I SHARE THEIR CONCERNS, BUT I'M HERE TO SHARE THE PERSPECTIVE OF MY MOTHER, AN EMPLOYEE AT CU ANSHUTZ.

MY MOTHER GREW UP AS A HALF MEXICAN WOMAN IN A VERY LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLD, ONE OF FOUR CHILDREN RAISED BY A SINGLE FATHER.

IN THIS COMMUNITY, SHE SAW GUN VIOLENCE VERY OFTEN.

SHE WAS EYEWITNESS TO A DRIVE BY SHOOTING.

BUT THANKS TO THE HELP OF THE AMERICAN DREAM, SHE WAS ABLE TO RISE HERSELF OUT OF THIS TERRIBLE SITUATION AND MOVE TO COLORADO, HAD FOUR CHILDREN OF HER OWN, AND WAS ABLE TO FIND A JOB AT CU ANSHUTZ.

HOWEVER, EVEN THERE, SHE DOES NOT FEEL COMPLETELY SAFE.

HER GUN, HER FEAR OF GUNS AND GUN VIOLENCE HAS NOT GONE AWAY.

JUST A BIT AGO, SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE HAD AN ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING.

AT CU ANSHUTZ, SHE'S SEEN INCIDENTS OF DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEES, STUDENTS AND OTHERS ON CAMPUS BECOMING VIOLENT.

SHE SCARED THAT ONE DAY ONE OF THEM WILL HAVE A GUN.

THE FACT THAT SHE HAS COME SO FAR AND YET STILL SO SCARED OF GUN VIOLENCE IS UNACCEPTABLE TO ME.

BANNING CONCEALED CARRY IS NOT JUST ABOUT PROTECTING STUDENTS, PROTECTING TEACHERS, PROTECTING FACULTY, BUT ABOUT PROTECTING EVERYBODY ON CU CAMPUSES NO MATTER WHAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND I'M SORRY, JADE I DIDN'T.

KELLY I DID NOT.

YOU'RE PART OF THE CUSG.

AND I KNOW YOU WERE PART OF THE OTHER ONE, BUT.

YES. GOOD MORNING.

GOOD AFTERNOON, REGENTS.

MY NAME IS JADE KELLEY, AND I VERY MUCH REPRESENT THE BEND DIAGRAM BETWEEN BOTH CU STUDENT GOVERNMENT AS THEIR PROGRAM ADVISOR AND I SERVE AS PRESIDENT OF LOCAL 7799 CWA, WHICH INCLUDES UNITED CAMPUS WORKERS, COLORADO, OUR LABOR UNION HERE AT CU, DENVER HEALTH WORKERS UNITED, UC HEALTH WORKERS UNITED, DENVER PUBLIC LIBRARY WORKERS UNITED IN OUR NEWEST UNION, THE DEFENDERS UNION OF COLORADO.

AND I WANT TO JUST SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF MY EXPERIENCE OF BEING IN THAT MIDDLE OF THAT BEND DIAGRAM AND THE IMPORTANCE OF REALLY LISTENING TO STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF AND THE WORKERS THAT COME TO LEARN AND WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY AT CU, WE HAVE STUDENTS HERE EXPRESSING THEIR DEEP CONCERN ABOUT COMING TO SCHOOL IN FEAR OF THEIR LIVES, WONDERING WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE DAILY CLASS.

AND I REALLY HOPE YOU TAKE THAT CONCERN TO HEART.

AS A STAFF MEMBER, I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO RUN, HIDE OR FIGHT.

THAT SHOULD CONCERN EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU.

I'M 125 POUNDS.

YOU DO NOT WANT ME TRYING TO FIGHT AN ATTACKER TO TRY AND STOP GUN VIOLENCE ON OUR CAMPUS.

WE HEARD OUR NON TENURE TRACK FACULTY SPEAK ABOUT THE LIVING CONDITIONS.

TRYING TO LIVE ON 28,000 ANYWHERE IN COLORADO IS IMPOSSIBLE AND ALSO THREATENS THEIR LIVES.

AND WE ARE SEEING VALUABLE EMPLOYEES DROPPING FROM THE WORKFORCE, HAVING THEIR MENTAL HEALTH SUFFER, THEIR PHYSICAL HEALTH SUFFER, HAVING THEIR ENTIRE LIVES DERAILED BECAUSE OF WORKING CONDITIONS THAT ARE UNTENABLE AND THREATENING THE VERY INSTITUTIONS THAT WE SO STRONGLY BELIEVE IN.

SO I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU HEAR EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE COMMENTS HERE TODAY FROM THE STUDENTS, FROM THE FACULTY, FROM STAFF LIKE MYSELF.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU CANNOT IGNORE.

OUR RESILIENCE IS NOT PERPETUAL.

THERE MIGHT BE A DAY WHERE WE CAN'T GO ANY FURTHER AND THAT DAY IS GOING TO HAVE CONSEQUENCES.

AND I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU HEAR BOTH THE CU STUDENT GOVERNMENT, UNITED CAMPUS WORKERS, COLORADO AND EVERY STUDENT, FACULTY AND STAFF

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

IS JACKIE SHUMWAY HERE? YES. I SEE YOU RIGHT THERE.

FIRST. FIRST OFF, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY.

RACHEL HAD ASKED ME TO COME AND SPEAK AS BECAUSE I HAVE A UNIQUE STORY TO TELL YOU.

AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THESE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE AMAZING.

JUST THE WAY THEY SPEAK, THE WAY THEY TALK.

JUST EXCITING. OKAY, SO I'M GOING TO STAY ON TASK AND MAKE THIS FAST.

MY NAME IS JACKIE SHUMWAY, AND I HAVE WORKED ON GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION FOR OVER 30 YEARS.

I TAUGHT ON THIS CAMPUS FOR 15 YEARS.

AND CU. DENVER STUDENTS WERE PART OF MY CROSS CAMPUS MARTIAL ARTS CLASS THAT I TAUGHT HERE IN THE YEAR FOLLOWING THE COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING AND FAILED BOMBING.

I HAD A STUDENT COME INTO THE BACK OF MY TUESDAY MORNING CLASS BRANDISHING A FIREARM.

BECAUSE OF MY MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING I HAD PREPARED SORRY, I'M RINGING MY PHONE.

SORRY. BECAUSE OF MY MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING THAT HONORS THE PHILOSOPHY OF A SPIRIT OF LOVING PROTECTION I HAD PREPARED FOR AND LUCKILY DE-ESCALATED THE SITUATION.

THAT MADE ME REALLY THINK ABOUT THAT MAYBE I NEEDED TO GO FURTHER THAN JUST SPEAKING ABOUT WEAPONS IN MY CLASSES.

SO I TURNED MY CLASSROOM TEACHINGS INTO LEGISLATIVE TESTIMONY.

AND I'VE DONE THIS FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND SERVED ON COLORADO CEASE FIRES BOARD FOR 16 YEARS.

I ALSO REMEMBER MOMS DEMAND ACTION AND GUN OWNERS FOR SAFETY, WHICH IS GIFFORDS.

THIS LAST ELECTION CYCLE COLORADO CEASE FIRES QUESTIONNAIRE ASKED ONE QUESTION OF CU REGENT CANDIDATES AND WE WERE PLEASED THAT EVEN THE CANDIDATES WHO PROMOTED CANDIDATES WHO BELIEVE IN THE RIGHT FOR FOLKS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND TO SUPPORT CONCEALED CARRY EVEN THEY AGREED THAT BANNING CONCEALED CARRY ON THE COLLEGE CAMPUSES IS NECESSARY.

AND I URGE YOU ALL TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THAT PROMISE AND TO MAKE IT ILLEGAL TO CARRY A FIREARM ONTO A COLLEGE CAMPUS SO THAT IT'S ILLEGAL BEFORE YOU FIRE THAT WEAPON, AND THAT WE KEEP OUR STUDENTS SAFER, OUR FACULTY, OUR STAFF.

NO ONE NEEDS TO BE PUT IN A SITUATION LIKE I WAS PUT IN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NEXT WE HAVE TEAM ENOUGH DENVER AND WE'VE GOT BRADY ROLAND, RHIANNON DAN BOURNE AND CIARA JOHNSON.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU COULD JUST HAVE ONE PERSON SPEAK, BUT THAT'S YOUR GROUP.

THANK YOU. I'M BRADY ROWLAND.

KIND OF LIKE CUSG.

WE ALL HAVE VERY DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, SO WE'RE ALL GOING TO READ SEPARATELY.

I GRADUATED IN HIGH SCHOOL IN DECEMBER AND I'M A CO-DIRECTOR FOR TEAM ENOUGH DENVER, WHICH IS A STUDENT LED ORGANIZATION TO END GUN VIOLENCE UNDER THE BRADY CAMPAIGN . FOR THE 12 AND ONE HALF YEARS THAT I WAS IN SCHOOL, I PROBABLY SPENT AROUND 24 CONSECUTIVE HOURS HIDING IN A CORNER WITH MY CLASSMATES PRACTICING FOR THE DAY SOMEONE COMES IN WITH A GUN.

NOW THAT I'M LOOKING AT COLLEGES, THERE ARE A LOT OF FACTORS THAT I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT WHETHER I WANT TO BE CLOSE TO HOME, HOW MUCH IT WILL COST, HOW MANY PEOPLE GO THERE, AND HOW MANY SHOOTINGS THERE HAVE BEEN ON THE CAMPUS RECENTLY.

GUN VIOLENCE IN THIS COUNTRY ISN'T JUST AFFECTING THE THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO BECOME VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS EVERY DAY, BUT ALSO EVERYONE ELSE IN OUR GENERATION WHO SPEND HOURS WORRYING ABOUT THE CHANCES OF THEM BECOMING A PART OF THIS INCREASING STATISTIC.

I CHOSE TO TESTIFY TO ALL OF YOU TODAY BECAUSE I WANTED TO EXPRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS DECISION AND HOW IT WILL AFFECT THE REST OF MY LIFE.

CURRENTLY, MY TOP CHOICES FOR SCHOOLS ARE PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY IN TACOMA, WASHINGTON, AND CU BOULDER.

NEITHER SCHOOL FITS MY PERSONAL CRITERIA FOR GUN SAFETY.

POU HAS HAD TWO SHOOTINGS IN THE PAST 25 YEARS.

HOWEVER, THEY DO NOT ALLOW GUNS ON THEIR CAMPUS.

THEY HAVE A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY, WHICH MAKES ME FEEL SECURE.

BUT I'D LIKE TO STAY HOME.

AND WHILE THE GUN VIOLENCE SLATE IS NOT CLEANUPS, YOU EITHER.

THERE IS NO REASONABLE RESTRICTIONS ON FIREARMS ON CAMPUS.

SO WHILE I'D LOVE TO STAY HERE AND LIVE IN COLORADO FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE, I CAN'T HELP BUT FEEL I WOULD BE PUTTING MYSELF IN DANGER JUST BY DOING SO.

IT'S TIME TO BE PROACTIVE, NOT REACTIVE.

DON'T LET A COMPLETELY PREVENTABLE INCIDENT IMPACT YOUR CAMPUSES AND OUR COMMUNITY BEFORE YOU TAKE MEANINGFUL STEPS TO PROTECT US.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS RIANNA DANBORNE AND I'M READING THIS SPEECH ON BEHALF OF LUCY SARKEESIAN, CO DIRECTOR OF OUR DENVER CHAPTER OF TEAM ENOUGH.

AS A SURVIVOR OF THE 2019 STEM SCHOOL HIGHLANDS RANCH SHOOTING, I'VE PERSONALLY SEEN THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF GUN VIOLENCE NOT ONLY IN MY LIFE, BUT ON MY ENTIRE COMMUNITY. I'M DEEPLY DISTURBED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO'S POLICY ALLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO CARRY CONCEALED WEAPONS.

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A 2016 STUDY CONDUCTED BY RESEARCHERS AT JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY CONCLUDED THAT GUNS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES ARE CORRELATED WITH AN INCREASE IN ON CAMPUS SHOOTINGS, HOMICIDES AND SUICIDES.

I'VE LIVED IN COLORADO MY ENTIRE LIFE, BUT I'LL BE MOVING OUT OF STATE THIS FALL AS A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR.

THE BIGGEST FACTOR IN MY COLLEGE DECISION IS MY SAFETY.

AND BY ALLOWING GUNS ON CAMPUS, THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HAS CREATED AN UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT.

I'VE ALREADY BEEN TRAUMATIZED BY GUN VIOLENCE ONCE, AND ATTENDING A SCHOOL AND ATTENDING SCHOOL AT A UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO CAMPUS WOULD ONLY INCREASE MY LIKELIHOOD OF LIVING THROUGH THAT TRAUMA AGAIN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS CIERRA, I'M 17 AND I'M A SENIOR AT ARVADA WEST HIGH SCHOOL.

JUST EIGHT MONTHS AGO, MY FRIEND, MY GOOD FRIEND BRADY ROLAND, INVITED ME TO BECOME ONE OF THE BOARD OF TO BECOME PART OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OF TEAM AND OF DENVER.

THIS OPPORTUNITY HAS PROVIDED ME AN UP CLOSE LOOK WITH THE EFFECT GUN VIOLENCE HAS HAD ON EACH OF US, ESPECIALLY ON ITS SURVIVORS.

AND ONE NOTABLE THING I'VE OBSERVED IS PEOPLE'S TENDENCY TO FLINCH AT ANY SUDDEN MOVEMENTS, JOLT AND UNEXPECTED NOISES AND THE NEAR-CONSTANT GLANCES OVER THEIR SHOULDER.

THERE'S NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THIS THAT WE'VE LOST OUR FEELING OF SAFETY AND IN PLACES WE'RE SUPPOSED TO FEEL THE MOST SECURE, ESPECIALLY OUR SCHOOLS.

AND THERE'S NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THIS IS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE EFFECT GUN VIOLENCE HAS HAD.

I SACRIFICED MY SCHOOL DAY TODAY NOT TO PROTEST THE RIGHT TO SAFETY, BUT TO REMIND YOU THAT GUNS AND SAFETY DO NOT GO HAND IN HAND.

IN FACT, IT'S EVIDENCED BY THE EVENTS OF RECENT YEARS THAT GUNS ARE POSING ONE OF THE MOST.

SIGNIFICANT THREATS TO OUR SAFETY.

IN 2020, THE US HAD ONE OF THE HIGHEST OR BY FAR THE HIGHEST FIREARM MORTALITY RATE AMONGST HIGH SCHOOLERS, SENIORS AND JUST YOUNG ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN GENERAL.

BUT WHAT I'D LIKE TO SAY IS THAT LAW LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE IGNORED.

ACCOUNTABILITY AND JUSTICE ARE AVOIDED, AND PROMINENT WARNING SIGNS GO UNNOTICED.

AND BY OPENING UP THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE TO CARRY A CONCEALED WEAPON ON YOUR CAMPUS, YOU'RE ALSO OPENING UP THE OPPORTUNITY FOR AN ACCIDENTAL OR EVEN A PURPOSEFUL SHOOTING TO HAPPEN.

ALONG WITH THIS YEAR RESURFACING THE PAST TRAUMAS OF THE MANY SURVIVORS OF GUN VIOLENCE IN THIS COUNTRY.

AND YOU'RE PUTTING ALL OF YOUR STUDENT BODY IN A STATE OF APPREHENSION WHEN THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO FEEL SAFE IN THEIR CLASSES.

I URGE YOU TO BAN ASSAULT RIFLES AND CONCEALED CARRY WEAPONS ON YOUR CAMPUS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND WE HAVE ONE LAST SPEAKER, JACKSON GRUBB.

GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS JACKSON GRUBB.

I'M A JUNIOR HERE AT CU DENVER.

I'M ALSO A MARINE CORPS VETERAN.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME YOUR YOUR TIME.

THIS ATTEMPT TO STRIP AWAY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS IS BASED PURELY ON EMOTION RATHER THAN FACTS.

HERE'S THE TRUTH. CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT HOLDERS ARE SOME OF THE MOST LAW ABIDING CITIZENS THAT WE HAVE IN THIS COUNTRY.

YOU GUYS DON'T WANT STAND ANYMORE.

IN FACT, THEY ARE MORE LAW ABIDING THAN POLICE OFFICERS WHO SERVE AND PROTECT US.

PERMIT HOLDERS ARE CONVICTED OF MISDEMEANORS AND FELONIES AT LESS THAN ONE SIXTH THE RATE OF PEACE OFFICERS.

YET THESE OFFICERS ARE EXEMPT FROM THESE BANS ON CONCEALED CARRY.

THOSE WHO WISH TO OBTAIN A CONCEALED HANDGUN PERMIT ALREADY HAVE TO MEET THE STANDARDS THE STATE REQUIRES.

NOT ONLY THAT THEY HAVE TO TAKE A CLASS FROM A STATE CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR, BUT THEY MUST SUBMIT THEIR FINGERPRINTS AND GO THROUGH RIGOROUS BACKGROUND CHECKS FROM LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL DATABASES.

CONCEALED CARRIERS ARE NOT A DANGEROUS SOCIETY.

RATHER, IT IS QUITE THE OPPOSITE.

FROM 1990 OR 1988 TO 2019, OVER 85% OF PUBLIC MASS SHOOTINGS WERE CONDUCTED IN GUN FREE ZONES.

THESE LOCATIONS INCLUDED WORKPLACES, CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS.

THIS SHOWS THAT CRIMINALS DO NOT FOLLOW THE LAW.

AND FROM RECENT EVENTS AND COURT CASES, POLICE DO NOT HAVE THE OBLIGATION TO SAVE YOU.

IT IS UP TO THE EVERYDAY CITIZEN TO PROTECT THEMSELVES.

AND CARRYING A FIREARM IS A GREAT EQUALIZER.

THE CDC HAS STATISTICS SHOWING THAT THERE WERE BETWEEN 60,000 AND OVER TWO AND ONE HALF MILLION DEFENSIVE GUN USERS EVERY YEAR.

UNFORTUNATELY, YOU CAN NO LONGER FIND IT ON THE CDC WEBSITE BECAUSE GUN CONTROL ADVOCATES PRESSURED THEM TO REMOVE IT.

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO TRIED TO BAN PEOPLE FROM CONCEALED CARRYING ON THEIR CAMPUSES.

IN 2012, THE SUPREME COURT OVERTURNED THE BOARD'S POLICY, CITING THAT IT WAS A VIOLATION OF COLORADO'S CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY ACT.

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MAKE NO MISTAKE, IF THIS POLICY PASSES, THE BOARD WILL FACE A LAWSUIT AGAIN AND YOU WILL LOSE AGAIN.

NOT CAVED TO THE EMOTIONAL BLACKMAIL GIVEN BY OUR [INAUDIBLE] STUDENT GOVERNMENT.

CONTINUE TO RECOGNIZE OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS IN PUBLIC, THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED.

IT WAS NOT A SUGGESTION.

IT IS A COMMAND. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT WHO'S COME TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE.

WE ALL AGREE THAT THE HIGHEST PRIORITY IS FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL WHO LIVE, TEACH, LEARN, WORK ON OUR CAMPUSES AS WELL AS OUR VISITORS. THE BOARD UNDERSTANDS THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THOSE WHO SPOKE TODAY DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE HAVE ALSO RECEIVED THE ONLINE PETITION THAT THE GOVERNANCE GROUP SPOKE ABOUT AND ENDORSED, AS WELL AS A LETTER FROM A GROUP OF STATE LEGISLATORS WHO SHARE THEIR PERSPECTIVE.

THE COURT RULING THAT MR. GRUBB JUST SPOKE ABOUT MANDATED WE EXTEND COLORADO'S CONCEALED CARRY LAW TO OUR CAMPUS IN 2012.

I WAS ACTUALLY A FACULTY MEMBER ON THE BOULDER CAMPUS AT THAT TIME, AND THERE WAS A LOT OF ANGST BECAUSE OF THAT RULING.

NONE OF THE CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS WERE ON THE BOARD IN 2012.

AND JUST LIKE THE LEGISLATURE, WE HAVE HAS A PROCESS FOR MAKING LAWS.

THE BOARD OF REGENTS HAS A PROCESS FOR MAKING NEW POLICY AND MAKING CHANGES TO CURRENT REGENT POLICY.

THAT PROCESS BEGINS WITH EDUCATING ALL OF US BOARD MEMBERS ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THIS ISSUE AND CURRENT SAFETY MEASURES ON OUR CAMPUSES.

I WOULD THEREFORE SUGGEST WE REFER THIS ISSUE TO THE UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.

REGENT RENNISON AS THE COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, WOULD THAT BE ACCEPTABLE? YES. I'VE CHECKED WITH OUR WORK PLAN AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO ADD IT TO OUR APRIL MEETING.

SO AT THE APRIL MEETING, WHICH WE DO BY ZOOM AND WE.

BROADCAST. WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THAT.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT CAME AND SPOKE ABOUT THIS.

I KNOW IT'S AN EMOTIONAL ISSUE AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GRADUATE STUDENTS AND FACULTY THAT CAME TO SPEAK ABOUT THE UCW AND WAGES.

AT THIS POINT I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO PRESIDENT SALIMAN FOR ANY REMARKS THAT HE HAS.

GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND I TOO, JUST WANT TO ECHO YOUR COMMENTS AND AND THANK OUR STUDENTS FOR FOR BEING HERE AND AND KNOW THAT AND I KNOW THAT THE THIS THE STUDENTS DON'T STAND ALONE THERE ARE OTHERS ON THE CAMPUSES AS WELL THAT THAT FEELS STRONGLY ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

I COMPLETELY SHARE REGENT SMITH'S COMMENTS THAT SAFETY IS IS IS A PARAMOUNT PRIORITY FOR ALL OF US, FOR THE ENTIRE BOARD OF REGENTS, FOR THE CHANCELLORS AND FOR ME.

AND OBVIOUSLY IT IS FOR THE ENTIRE CU COMMUNITY.

I LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS AND AND I DO I TRULY APPRECIATE SO MANY OF YOU COMING OUT AND SHARING YOUR THOUGHTS WITH US TODAY.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

WE ALSO HEARD FROM FROM OUR.

FROM MANY OF OUR I.R.S.

FACULTY. AND I DON'T KNOW IF FOLKS ARE STILL IN HERE, BUT BUT I JUST WANTED TO TO EXPRESS MY THANKS TO THEM AS WELL FOR FOR COMING OUT TODAY. OUR FACULTY ARE THE BACKBONE OF OF THE OF OUR INSTITUTION.

YOU KNOW, THEY'RE THE ONES WHO.

THEY'RE THE ONES WHO WHO WHO FULFILL OUR PRIMARY MISSION, WHICH IS TO EDUCATE THE PEOPLE OF COLORADO.

AND SO I GREATLY APPRECIATE ALL THAT THEY HAD TO SAY.

WE'RE GOING TO BE HEARING MORE LATER ON TODAY ABOUT COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AS PART OF OUR BUDGET PLANNING PROCESS.

AND WE'LL HEAR THAT FROM CHAD.

WE. SO LAST YEAR, WE IMPLEMENTED A NEW REQUIREMENT IN OUR COMPENSATION PROCESS, AND THAT IS THAT ANYTHING THAT WE DO IN TERMS OF COMPENSATION CHANGES FOR OUR TENURED AND TENURE TRACK FACULTY, THAT WE APPLY THAT TO OUR IRC FACULTY AS WELL, ALONG WITH. ALONG WITH OUR LECTURERS AND INSTRUCTORS.

AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING NEW THAT WE JUST STARTED.

AND I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW HOW MUCH THIS IS A PRIORITY FOR ALL OF US, AS YOU'LL SOON BE SEEING.

OUR CAMPUSES ARE MAKING TOUGH CHOICES IN ORDER TO PRIORITIZE COMPENSATION.

THIS IS ALSO AN INCREDIBLE, THIS IS ALSO AT THE CENTER OF OUR LOBBYING EFFORTS AT THE STATE, WHEN IT COMES TO STATE FUNDING.

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AND THAT'S JUST IN THE BEGINNING PHASES OF THE PROCESS THIS YEAR.

BUT AND WE ARE NOT ALONE.

WE'RE JOINED BY ALL OF OUR HIGHER ED COLLEAGUES AROUND THE STATE IN PRIORITIZING THIS.

AND. AND HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY WE WILL WE WILL BE SUCCESSFUL.

THERE ARE LOTS OF PRIORITIES IN THE STATE, BUT I JUST WANTED TO THANK OUR FACULTY AND OUR STUDENTS FOR COMING TODAY AND AND SPEAKING ABOUT THESE TWO INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TOPICS. THANK YOU.

AT THIS POINT, THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CHAIR'S REPORT, WHICH WOULD BE ME.

[5. Chair of the Board of Regents Report, Lesley Smith]

EVEN THOUGH COVID IS STILL WITH US, WE'RE BACK TO PRE-PANDEMIC ACTIVITIES AND SUCH.

SO IT'S JUST BEEN REALLY GREAT TO GET ON TO THE CAMPUSES AND SO FORTH.

IN EARLY JUNE, OUR NEWEST MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF REGENT, REGENT JAMES, MCNULTY, MONTERA AND VANDRIEL WERE OFFICIALLY SWORN IN AS C.U.

REGENTS BY COLORADO SUPREME COURT JUSTICE BRIAN BOATRIGHT AT A CEREMONY.

WHOO HOO! IT WAS ALSO ATTENDED BY OUR GOVERNOR ON ON THIS CAMPUS HERE, ACTUALLY.

I'M PLEASED TO WELCOME OUR NEWEST MEMBERS.

CHAIR, VICE CHAIR MONTARA.

HE'S BEEN HERE WITH US FOR A WHILE, BUT HE HAD TO RUN AGAIN, SO HE GOT SWORN IN.

AND THEN REGENT JAMES AND MCNULTY AND VANDRIEL.

SO IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE AT OUR FIRST BOARD MEETING.

WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE LAST WEEK.

THE OUTGOING REGENTS, HEIDI GANAHL, JACK KROLL AND SUE SHARKEY, AND TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY.

THE REGENTS HAD THEIR ANNUAL WINTER RETREAT IN JANUARY.

IT WAS EXTREMELY PRODUCTIVE, A COUPLE OF DAYS FILLED WITH VALUABLE CONVERSATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS, AND IT WAS A GREAT WAY TO KICK OFF THE SCHOOL YEAR OR THE NEW YEAR WITH ESPECIALLY WITH THE THREE NEW REGENTS.

WE HAD A WONDERFUL CELEBRATION IN BOULDER AT THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER HELPED, WHICH HELPED MARK MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR DAY THIS YEAR, AND THE EVENT FEATURED TWO FACULTY FROM THE BOULDER CAMPUS, PROFESSOR RYLAN REBOCCA, AS A POWERFUL KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND A ROUSING APPEARANCE BY THE FACULTY FROM THE DANCE DEPARTMENT [INAUDIBLE] . WE WERE ALL SINGING AND DANCING.

IT WAS REALLY A WONDERFUL EVENT, AND PRESIDENTS SALIMAN AND CHANCELLOR DISTEFANO WERE ALSO THERE AND DANCING AND SINGING. PROFESSOR REBOCCA WAS AT THE HEART OF ANOTHER REALLY EXCITING EVENT ON THE BOULDER CAMPUS, AND THAT WAS THE GRAND OPENING OF THE CENTER FOR AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES, KNOWN AS THE CAUSE ON THE 1ST OF FEBRUARY, WHICH MARKED BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

THIS IS A TREMENDOUS RESOURCE FOR CU BOULDER, THE WHOLE SYSTEM AND THE STATE.

AS IT SERVES AS THE RESEARCH, CREATIVE WORK AND PROGRAM DIVISION OF CU'S BOULDER'S BLACK STUDIES COMMUNITY.

THE CENTER'S CREATION IS A BIG STEP FOR THE UNIVERSITY AS WE WORK TO MAKE OUR CAMPUSES PLACES WHERE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES FEEL A SENSE OF BELONGING AND INCLUSION, RESPECT AND SUPPORT.

PROFESSOR REBECCA IS THE FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF THE CAUSE AND THE DRIVING FORCE, AND WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR HIS LEADERSHIP.

AND IT WAS REALLY WONDERFUL TO SEE THE FOUR STUDENTS THAT HELPED TO PLAN THE CAUSE.

THREE OF THEM HAVE GRADUATED AND THEY CAME BACK.

THE FOURTH IS NOW A GRADUATE STUDENT, SO IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE THEM THERE ALSO.

JANUARY, WE ALSO HAD CU NIGHT AT THE NATIONAL WESTERN TALK SHOW AND RODEO.

AND WE SAW ONE OF THE BEST TURNOUTS FOR U.

ALUMNI OF ALL TIME.

MOST OF THE BOARD ATTENDED, INCLUDING OUR THREE NEW REGENTS, AS DID PRESIDENT SALIMAN AND SEVERAL RALPHIE HANDLERS.

IT'S ALWAYS REALLY FUN.

AND I HAD A BLAST RUNNING ON TOP OF THE STAGECOACH.

EVERYBODY WARNED ME, IT'S REALLY SCARY AND YOU MIGHT FALL OFF.

BUT THE CENTRIFUGAL FORCE KEPT ME IN MY SEAT.

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HE AND HIS STAFF ARE WORKING HARD TO BUILD A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR THE TEAM, SOMETHING WE LEARNED ABOUT AT A GREAT EVENT ON NATIONAL SIGNING DAY LAST WEEK.

IT WAS WONDERFUL TO HEAR COACH PRIME'S VISION AND MEET HIS OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE COORDINATORS.

I KNOW WE'RE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO AN EXCITING FOOTBALL SEASON AND I'M SURE EVERYBODY'S BEEN HEARING ALL THE EXCITEMENT AROUND COACH PRIME.

REGENT SPIEGEL AND I HAD THE PLEASURE OF JOINING PRESIDENT SOLOMON AND CHANCELLOR DISTEFANO IN HONORING THREE OF OUR STATE LEGISLATIVE LEADERS AT THE BUFFS MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME LAST WEEK.

WE HAD A REALLY BUSY WEEK LAST WEEK.

IT WAS A WINNING NIGHT ALL AROUND.

THE MEN BEAT CAL AND WE GOT TO RECOGNIZE THREE OF OUR STRONG SUPPORTERS SENATORS DOMINICK MORENO, CLEVE SIMPSON AND RACHEL CINZINGER FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING SUPPORT OF CU.

WE CAN'T FORGET UCS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ATHLETICS.

THEY SEE AFTER QUALIFYING FOR POSTSEASON AND MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY AND WOMEN'S SOCCER, UCS ATHLETICS FINISHES THE NUMBER TEN RANKED ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT IN THE NCAA DIVISION TWO LEADER FIELD DIRECTORS CUP.

ONLY THE SECOND TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY.

AND SO CONGRATULATIONS TO AN OUTSTANDING SEASON FOR THEM.

THEY'RE GETTING OFF TO A GREAT START WITH THEIR INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD SEASON, WITH THE MEN'S TEAM RECEIVING THE HIGHEST NATIONAL RANKING IN SCHOOL HISTORY AT NUMBER THREE IN THE NCAA DIVISION TWO.

SO GREAT, GREAT WORK AND I HOPE THEY CONTINUE THAT THAT RECORD.

FINALLY, I WANT TO NOTE THAT REGENT MANTRA IS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE Q CONNECTIONS THAT CAME OUT TODAY, AND EACH OF THE NEW REGIONS WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED IN ONE OF THE NEXT EDITIONS.

SO ON ALL THOSE GOOD THINGS, I WILL THEN TURN MY MIKE OVER TO PRESIDENT SOLOMON FOR HIS REPORT.

[6. University of Colorado President Report, Todd Saliman]

IT'S NICE TO BE TOGETHER.

IT'S BEEN A LITTLE WHILE SINCE OUR LAST BOARD MEETING.

I, TOO, WANT TO WELCOME OUR BRAND NEW REGENTS AND REGENT VAN DRILL AND MCNULTY AND JAMES.

WE'RE THRILLED TO HAVE YOU.

IT'S YOUR FIRST YOUR FIRST OFFICIAL BOARD MEETING, REGULAR BOARD MEETING, I GUESS.

AND SO WE'RE THRILLED TO HAVE YOU.

SO THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.

AND CONGRATULATIONS TO TO REGENT MONTRE ON HIS REELECTION AS WELL.

WE WE WE DID HAVE A WE HAD A WONDERFUL SWEARING IN, AS REGENT SMITH SAID, AND A WONDERFUL TURNOUT AND REALLY GRATEFUL TO ALL OF WHO CAME TO TO BE THERE TOGETHER TO HELP ON OUR ON OUR YOU FOR AS YOU WERE SWORN IN.

SO I ALSO JUST WANTED TO TO TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE NICE EVENT THAT WE HAD TO TO SAY OUR FINAL FINAL GOODBYE FROM THE BOARD TO TO OUR TO OUR OUTGOING REGENTS, REGENTS SHARKEY, GANAHL AND KROLL.

WE IT WAS A NICE EVENT AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THEM AROUND AS AS AS THE MONTHS AND YEARS MOVED BY.

IT'S BEEN A LITTLE WHILE SINCE WE GOT TOGETHER, SO WE, WE GRADUATED SOME STUDENTS AND OUR WINTER GRADUATIONS WERE, WERE REALLY EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT EVENTS.

AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE, THE CHANCELLORS AND THEIR TEAMS FOR FOUR FOR PUTTING ON THESE WONDERFUL CELEBRATIONS AS WE HONORED THOUSANDS OF OF STUDENTS FROM ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES.

AND IT'S JUST A IT'S IT'S AN INCREDIBLE THING TO SIT TO SIT THERE ON THE STAGE AND LOOK AT ALL OF THESE STUDENTS.

AND EACH ONE HAS A STORY AND EACH OF ONE HAS SO MANY SO MANY THINGS AHEAD OF THEM, JUST LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE AXL AT THE NEXT, YOU KNOW, IS COMING SOON. AND SO IT'S JUST AN INSPIRING THING.

SO SO IT'S WHY WE'RE ALL HERE THAT WE I WAS I WAS HONORED TO BE INCLUDED AT THE GOVERNOR'S INAUGURATION IN STATE OF THE STATE.

AND THANKS TO REGENTS JAMES MCNULTY AND SPIEGEL AND SMITH FOR FOR JOINING THERE.

IT WAS GOOD TO HEAR HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THE GOVERNOR WHAT HE HAS IN MIND FOR THE STATE OF COLORADO.

AND AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HIM TO ADVANCE THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AND ALL OF HIGHER EDUCATION AROUND AROUND THE STATE.

WE WE THE THE CAMPUSES ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF HOSTING MANY EVENTS FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

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I THOUGHT THAT THE EVENT, THE CAUSE EVENT AT BOULDER WAS JUST A GREAT, GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO TO REALLY SHOWCASE ONE OF OUR OUR, OUR GREAT CENTERS AT CU BOULDER, THE CENTER FOR AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES.

AND RAYLAND REBECCA IS DOING REALLY GOOD WORK THERE.

AND A NICE EXAMPLE FOR ALL OF US TO FOLLOW AS WE AS WE HEAD INTO THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

WE WE SPOKE AT THE JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE AND TALKED TO THEM ABOUT FUNDING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.

AND THANK YOU TO MY GOOD FRIENDS HERE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THAT.

SO REGENT SMITH WAS THERE AND ALONG WITH AXELLE AND CINDY AND GINNY, WHERE ARE YOU? AND SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR PARTICIPATING AND BEING THERE.

AND I LOVE THAT WE THAT WE GO TOGETHER WITH SHARED GOVERNANCE LEADERS TO SHOW TO TO TALK TO THE LEGISLATURE AS WE PRIORITIZE THE THINGS THAT I JUST MENTIONED WHEN SPEAKING TO OUR IRC FACULTY THAT HAD BEEN HERE.

WE WE I AM VERY, VERY PLEASED TO SAY THAT WE HAVE A UNIFIED FRONT WHEN IT COMES TO OUR STATE FUNDING REQUEST.

THIS YEAR, ALL OF THE HIGHER ED INSTITUTIONS IN COLORADO HAVE AGREED ON OUR STATE FUNDING REQUEST.

WE SPOKE TO THAT WHEN WE WERE AT THE JBC AND AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE HELPFUL TO STATE LEGISLATORS AND HOPEFULLY HELP THEM GET TO YES.

SO THAT SO THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SEND THAT THEY CAN APPROVE OUR STATE FUNDING AND REQUESTS THAT WILL HELP US MAKE SOME PROGRESS ON SOME OF THE CONCERNS WE HEARD ABOUT TODAY. WE HAD AN EXCELLENT LIST OF SUCCESSES IN THE RECENT CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATION BILLS, SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T TALK ABOUT TOO MUCH. BUT OUR FEDERAL TEAM DID A GREAT JOB OF WORKING WITH OUR CAMPUSES TO ADVANCE SOME REALLY INSPIRING PRIORITIES FOR FOR SPECIFIC PROGRAMS ON OUR CAMPUSES. AND AND THE RECENT CONGRESSIONAL ACTION ALSO INCLUDED A $500 INCREASE IN PELL GRANTS FOR EVERY PELL STUDENT IN THE COUNTRY.

AND SO THAT WAS A THAT WAS A BIG A BIG SUCCESS.

THERE ARE I HAVE A LONG LIST OF THINGS HERE THAT I WANTED TO MENTION, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO MENTION THEM ALL.

BUT IT'S REALLY IMPRESSIVE WORK FROM THE TEAM AND THANKS TO OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION, VERY GRATEFUL FOR THEIR.

REPORT. SO IT'S AN EXCITING TIME IN ATHLETICS, AS REGENT SMITH MENTIONED.

I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH.

I HAVE THE SAME LIST SHE HAS, AND SO I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL THAT.

BUT BUT CONSIDER THAT BEING SAID AGAIN, BECAUSE IT REALLY IS AN EXCITING TIME AND WE DO HEAR SO MUCH ABOUT COACH PRIME AND THE EXCITEMENT AND SEE BOULDER THAT WE NEED TO WIN AND BUT SO MANY OTHER OTHER EXCITING THINGS GOING ON IN ATHLETICS ON BOULDER AND AT USC'S.

SO THANKS TO TO THE TO CHANCELLOR DISTEFANO AND CHANCELLOR REDDY AND YOUR TEAMS FOR FOR BRINGING SO MUCH FUN AND EXCITEMENT AND SUPPORTING OUR STUDENT ATHLETES. WE HAD A REALLY GREAT PERIOD OF DAYS DURING THE MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY DAY CELEBRATION KIND OF WEEKEND, AND I WAS INVITED TO BY MAYOR HANCOCK AND SENATOR JAMES COLEMAN TO HELP LEAD THE PARADE, WHICH I WAS REALLY HONORED TO DO, AND AND REALLY THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO HELP REPRESENT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO TO ALL OF COLORADO'S COMMUNITIES.

WE ALSO HOSTED AN EXCELLENT SOCIAL JUSTICE SUMMIT.

AND THANKS TO JUDY DIAZ, BEAU NYQUIST, YOU ARE AND TO SONIA DELUCA FERNANDEZ FOR FOR THEIR GREAT WORK IN PULLING THAT TOGETHER WITH SO MANY OTHER FOLKS ON THE CAMPUSES.

WHEN I TUNED IN AND SPOKE TO THE GROUP, THERE WERE OVER 850 PEOPLE ON THE ZOOM.

AND IT WAS IT WAS A REALLY POSITIVE EVENT.

SO THANK YOU FOR THEIR WORK.

THERE ARE OTHER GREAT THINGS GOING ON ON EACH CAMPUS THAT THAT I JUST WANTED TO MENTION.

JUST HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF THINGS.

SO WE MENTIONED THE COORS OPENING AT BOULDER.

THAT WAS JUST A REALLY FUN AND EXCITING EVENT.

SO YOU, ANSCHUTZ, JUST KICKED OFF A GREAT NEW COLLABORATION WITH WITH FORT LEWIS, WITH WITH THE NURSING PROGRAM, WHICH IS INCREDIBLY APPRECIATED IN THAT IN THAT PART OF THE STATE AND INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE.

SO THANK YOU TO CHANCELLOR ELLIMAN FOR THAT.

CU DENVER IS, OF COURSE, CONTINUING TO CELEBRATE THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY, WHICH WILL BE A YEAR LONG CELEBRATION.

AND BUT CU DENVER ALSO RECENTLY CELEBRATED INCARCERATED LEARNERS WHO COMPLETED COURSES LEADING TO CERTIFICATES AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE GOOD WORK OF PROFESSOR STEVEN HARTNETT.

AND SO THANK YOU TO TO CHANCELLOR MARKS AND PROFESSOR HARTNETT AND ALL WHO HAVE DONE SO MUCH TO SUPPORT THAT PROGRAM, ESPECIALLY AT SHARKEY.

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AND AT UCCS, UCCS JUST KICKED OFF A NEW PRE COLLEGIATE PROGRAM IN PUEBLO AND IS ACTUALLY HIRED SOMEONE WHO WILL BE LOCATED IN PUEBLO WORKING OUT OF PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO GROW OUR PRE COLLEGIATE PROGRAM EFFORT.

SO THANK YOU TO REGENT OR TO TO CHANCELLOR REDDY FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT PROGRAM.

WE'RE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL.

SO WITH THAT, IF IT'S OKAY MADAM CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO I WOULD I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE CHANCELLORS TO PROVIDE A COUPLE MINUTES EACH ON UPDATES FROM THEIR CAMPUSES AS WELL, IF THAT'D BE OKAY.

YES. OKAY. SO MAYBE SINCE WE'RE SINCE WE'RE IN YOUR HOUSE TODAY, MAYBE CHANCELLOR MARKS.

THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A FEW SHOUT OUTS TO SOME EXCITING THINGS AND PEOPLE THAT ARE HAPPENING AT CU DENVER.

FIRST, I TOLD YOU LAST JUNE THAT OUR FACULTY AND STUDENTS AND ALUMNI FROM OUR COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING WERE BUILDING A FIELD, A NEW FIELD CAMP FOR SCIENTISTS AT NOAA WHO STUDY BIRDS AND FISHERIES IN ANTARCTICA.

AND THEY WERE BUILDING THAT FIELD CAMP RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NEXT TO ON THE SITE NEXT TO THE TIVOLI HERE.

AND ACTUALLY, SOME OF THE REGENTS ON THE TABLE GOT A CHANCE TO TOUR THAT AS IT WAS BEING BUILT.

WELL, IT GOT BUILT AND THEN IT GOT DISASSEMBLED AND THEN IT TOOK 300 ZODIAC TRIPS FROM, I GUESS, SOUTH AMERICA TO ANTARCTICA TO CARRY THE PARTS OF THOSE TWO BUILDINGS THAT THEY BUILT OVER.

AND THEY AND THEN A LOT OF DAYS IN FREEZING WEATHER TO TAKE £65,000 OF MATERIALS AND REBUILD THE FIELD SITE ON ANTARCTICA.

AND OUR FACULTY MEMBERS, AS WELL AS SCIENTISTS AND OUR ALUMNI, SPENT MONTHS THERE DOING CONSTRUCTING THIS AND DOING THEIR RESEARCH AND THEIR HOME.

NOW, THREE OF OUR ALUMNI ARE STILL THERE, BUT IT WAS INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL THAT THE PICTURES AND THE STORIES OF WHAT HAPPENED AND THE IMPACT THAT OUR FACULTY AND STUDENTS AND ALUMNI MADE IS JUST INCREDIBLE.

SO I HOPE TO BE SHARING THAT WITH YOU.

BUT IT WAS A VERY SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION.

WE WERE ALSO DESIGNATED A NATIONAL CENTER OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN CYBER DEFENSE JUST RECENTLY.

AND THIS IS A.

A DESIGNATION THAT WILL LAST THROUGH 2028.

IT BRINGS A LOT OF ESTEEM TO OUR CAMPUS.

IT OPENS UP ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRANT FUNDING FOR OUR CAMPUS AND ALSO JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS AND GRADUATES.

AND LASTLY, ON THE 50TH THEME, WE CELEBRATED OUR ACTUAL BIRTHDAY, JANUARY 11TH.

SEEING THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT'S GOING UNDER REGENT CHAVEZ'S LEADERSHIP OF THE RENOVATION OF THE CENTENNIAL HOUSE.

AND WE WERE TRYING TO GET THE GROUP TO GET A TOUR OF THE WORK THAT'S HAPPENING TODAY.

BUT I DIDN'T PLAN THIS.

BUT I CAN I PUT YOU ON THE SPOT JUST TO GIVE A 32ND UPDATE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING SINCE WE CAN'T VISIT IT.

SURE. I APOLOGIZE THAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO GO OVER.

WE REALLY WANTED TO, BUT THEY'RE CONTINUING THE ABATEMENT OF THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE.

SO ASBESTOS AND LEAD BASED PAINT WAS WAS NOT ANYTHING WE COULD MESS WITH OR COME CLOSE TO.

AND THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO FINISH TOMORROW.

SO I WAS HOPING THAT THEY MIGHT BE DONE YESTERDAY, BUT IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

AND WE'RE PLANNING AS AS SORT OF A RECAP OF THE 50 YEAR ANNIVERSARY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.

A RIBBON CUTTING AS WE GET CLOSE TO THE COMPLETION OF THE RENOVATION OF THAT HOUSE RIGHT BEFORE GRADUATION IN MAY.

SO YOU'LL ALL BE INVITED TO THAT.

SO IT'S EXCITING.

IT'S EXCITING WORK. THANK YOU.

OKAY. CHANCELLOR ELLIMAN.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT SOLOMON.

IT'S A IT'S A BUSY TIME ON THE ANSCHUTZ CAMPUS.

CLINICAL VOLUMES HAVE HAVE NOT ONLY REBOUNDED WITH THE WITH THE KIND OF OVER OR DELAYED FLOW FROM PEOPLE WHO PUT OFF GETTING CARE DURING DURING COVID.

SO OUR OUR CLINICAL ACTIVITY RIGHT NOW IS IS ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT CRUSHED BUT THAT'S A GOOD THING.

OUR RESEARCH VOLUMES ARE UP AND THEY WERE UP LAST YEAR AND UP AGAIN THIS YEAR.

SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE VARIOUS PRIMARILY FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON NOW.

LAST YEAR WE DID ALMOST $700 MILLION IN NEW RESEARCH VOLUMES.

AND I THINK WE'RE POISED TO TO EXCEED THAT SUBSTANTIALLY THIS YEAR.

WE'VE LAUNCHED TWO NEW INSTITUTES.

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AND THE OTHER ONE BEING A CENTER FOR DATA DRIVEN HEALTH CARE SOLUTIONS.

THAT I THINK IS A UNIQUE DEVELOPMENT AMONG ACADEMIC CAMPUSES IN THE IN THE COUNTRY.

AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE PROSPECTS FOR THAT.

AS PART OF THAT SECOND INSTITUTE, WE'VE ACTUALLY LAUNCHED OUR FIRST COMPANY, WHICH IS A JOINT VENTURE WITH A VERY LARGE BELGIAN PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY CALLED ORGANICS, WITH A GO NO GO DECISION ON ITS FIRST PROJECT COMING UP IN THE MIDDLE OF MARCH.

SO IT'S BEEN VERY ACTIVE.

AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, YOU'LL BE HEARING A LITTLE IN A MINUTE OR TWO ABOUT A PROJECT FOR THE AURORA WELLNESS COMMUNITY THAT I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THEN.

SO IT'S IT'S A IT'S A BUSY TIME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHANCELLOR.

READY? THANK YOU, PRESIDENT SOLOMON.

SO WE WE HAVE THE HONOR OF CELEBRATING THE MLK DAYS.

WE KICKED OFF WITH A KEYNOTE SPEECH BY CHET SICK, A FUTURIST WHICH WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED.

SO. SORRY ABOUT THAT.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT SOLOMON.

CHAIR SMITH.

ON FEBRUARY 1ST, WE KICKED OFF OUR MLK DAYS WITH A KEYNOTE SPEECH BY CHET SISK.

HE'S A FUTURIST, INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKER, WAS FANTASTIC AND MOTIVATING THE STUDENTS.

AND WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE MONTH.

WE PLAN TO CELEBRATE MLK DAYS.

WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE HAVING ANGELA DAVIS ON CAMPUS ON APRIL 18TH.

I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU, THE TICKETS SOLD OUT IN TWO WEEKS, WHICH WAS JUST FANTASTIC.

AND SO REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE IT ON A CAMPUS.

AS YOU MENTIONED, WE ALSO KICKED OFF THE PARTNERSHIP WITH PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR A PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAM, AS WELL AS OUR ENGINEERING PARTNERSHIP. SO WILL BE STUDENTS WHO WILL GO TO PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND FINISH UP WITH UCS.

THE BEAUTY OF THAT PARTNERSHIP THAT WE MADE WITH PRESIDENT PATTY HEARST, THE WACO TABLEAU COMMUNITY COLLEGE, IS THE STUDENTS WILL GO BACK AND DO INTERNSHIPS IN PUEBLO AS THEY ARE STUDYING AT UCS.

THE WHOLE IDEA IS TO SEND THOSE STUDENTS GRADUATES BACK TO PUEBLO TO HELP THEIR COMMUNITY SUCCEED.

SO IT'S A PRETTY UNIQUE WAY OF DOING IT.

SO AND WE'RE REALLY PARTNERING CLOSELY IN MAKING THAT HAPPEN.

WE'RE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING ON OUR FACILITIES MASTER PLAN THAT'S PROGRESSING.

AND WHEN IT'S DONE, WE'LL COME BACK TO THE REGENTS TO MAKE A PRESENTATION OF THAT.

WE ALSO HAVE A COUPLE OF NEW FOLKS JOIN OUR TEAM.

ANGELA BENDER IS WILL BE LEADING OUR HUMAN RESOURCES AS WELL AS GENERAL RUSSELL, NEW AIR DIRECTOR.

SO WE ARE REALLY THIRSTY FOR DATA ON THE CAMPUS.

SO BOTH HIRES WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL IN THAT.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE TIME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CHANCELLOR DISTEFANO.

CHANCELLOR PRIME.

OH, YES, CHANCELLOR. I'VE GOT TO GET YOU THE SUNGLASSES, MAN.

I HAVE TO KEEP THE THEME GOING.

YEAH, YOU KNOW, BUT THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

AND I'LL JUST MENTION A FEW THINGS.

ONE IS, LAST WEEK WE HOSTED THE SIU FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON THE BOULDER CAMPUS, AND I WANT TO THANK PRESIDENT SOLOMON FOR BEING THERE AND REGENT SPIEGEL FOR BEING THERE REPRESENTING THE BOARD OF REGENTS TO OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

AND WE HAD A WONDERFUL EVENT ON THURSDAY EVENING AT MACKEY AUDITORIUM.

AND THEN ON FRIDAY WE HAD THE BUSINESS MEETING AND I WAS REALLY PLEASED THAT TO INTRODUCE THREE OF OUR FACULTY MEMBERS TO TALK ABOUT WHAT OUR WHAT OUR INITIATIVES ARE FROM THE STANDPOINT OF LEAD, INNOVATE AND IMPACT.

AND ONE OF OUR YOUNG PROFESSORS FROM THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION TALKED ABOUT LEADERSHIP AND TALKED ABOUT LEADERSHIP AND THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND THE WORK THAT THAT HE'S DOING FOR INNOVATION.

FACULTY MEMBER FROM OUR DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY, WHO'S DOING SOME EXCEPTIONAL RESEARCH ON THOSE HOMES AND THAT WE'RE NOT DESTROYED IN THE MARSHALL FIRE, BUT THAT THE SMOKE DAMAGES WERE SO SEVERE THAT IT'S CAUSING LONG TERM HEALTH ISSUES AND THE WORK THAT SHE'S DOING TO MONITOR THOSE HEALTH ISSUES AND THOSE HOMES THAT WERE NOT DESTROYED BY THE MARSHALL FIRE. AND THEN THE THIRD WAS RAYLAND REBECCA, WHO TALKED ABOUT FROM THE STANDPOINT OF IMPACT, THE ROLE OF

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AND THEN DURING THAT TIME, WE WE HEARD OF TWO NEW ENDOWED CHAIRS, ONE THAT'S GOING TO HELP US RECRUIT OUR NEW BUSINESS.

DEAN IT'S A $5 MILLION GIFT THAT WILL NAME THE DEAN SHIP IN THE LEAD SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, AND WE'LL BE USING IT AS A RECRUITING TOOL IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS AS WE RECRUIT NEW DEAN.

AND AND SECONDLY, A GIFT THAT IS GOING TO THE CROWN INSTITUTE.

IT'S AN ENDOWED CHAIR, THAT IT'S THE SECOND ENDOWED CHAIR THAT WE HAVE IN THE CROWN INSTITUTE.

AND AS YOU KNOW, THE CROWN INSTITUTE IS THE FIRST NAMED RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON THE BOTHAR CAMPUS IN THE AREA OF HEALTH, HEALTH AND WELLNESS.

SO JEREMY MAY, WHO IS HEADING UP THE THE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE FOUNDATION GAVE THE GIFT.

IN HONOR OF HIS MOM, WHICH WE THOUGHT WAS JUST TERRIFIC.

SO IT WAS VERY GOOD MEETING WITH WITH THE TRUSTEES AND THEN FINALLY COMING UP IN APRIL.

EACH APRIL, I DO A DENVER SUMMIT LAST YEAR WE TALKED ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY PRIOR TO THE RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW CONFERENCE THAT WAS HELD, SUMMIT THAT WAS HELD IN DECEMBER, THE UNITED NATIONS SUMMIT THIS YEAR.

THE THEME IS GOING TO BE THE ROLE OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS LIKE THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO IN PRESERVING DEMOCRACY.

AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A FACULTY PANEL ALONG WITH OTHER SPEAKERS FROM THE COMMUNITY AND FROM GOVERNMENT, TO TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND PRESERVING DEMOCRACY.

SO WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THE BOARD AND OTHERS HEAR ABOUT THE SUMMIT IN APRIL AND INVITE ALL OF YOU TO THAT HERE IN DENVER.

SO THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU.

LOTS OF GOOD THINGS GOING ON.

SO IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO HEAR WHAT'S HAPPENING ON EACH CAMPUS.

YOU'RE YOU'RE ALL UNIQUE.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY GREAT TO GET THAT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU.

NEXT, WE WILL HEAR FROM OUR GOVERNANCE LEADERS.

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AND I KNOW HE NORMALLY HAS EIGHT IN WITH HIM, BUT EIGHT AND HAS TO STUDY AND GO TO CLASS.

HE HAD TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND GO TO SCHOOL.

SO EVEN THOUGH SOMEBODY TOLD HIM, THEY'LL GET HIM A LETTER.

IT'S ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.

YOU HAVE TO DO SOLOMON CHAIR LESLIE SMITH AND THE NEW BOARD OF REGENTS AND THE CHANCELLORS.

IT IS MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO PRESENT ON THIS PRESTIGIOUS CAMPUS.

IESF HAS MET TWICE SINCE THE LAST BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING.

THE IESF IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON ALIGNING SHARED CAMPUS SAFETY CONCERNS, AS YOU HEARD EARLIER AND GOES FOR THE UPCOMING YEARS.

THIS GOAL, THIS SHARED GOAL APPLIES TO HOW STUDENTS FEEL ON CAMPUSES BOTH DURING THE DAY AND NIGHT, HOW LIGHTING AND INFRASTRUCTURE CAN BE IMPROVED TO SUPPORT SAFE TRANSIT BOTH BY CAMPUSES, BY CAMPUS BUSSES AND WALKING.

AND WHAT STUDENTS BOTH GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE, AS WE HEARD EARLIER, FEEL NEEDS TO BE DONE INTO IN ORDER TO SUPPORT A SAFE LIVING ENVIRONMENT THAT ALIGNS WITH THEIR EDUCATIONAL MISSION.

FIRST, I BELIEVE I PUT THIS OUT OF ORDER.

FIRST UP, UPDATES FROM CU BOULDER.

SEE USG IN THE FALL PASSED A RESOLUTION TO ADDRESS CONCEALED CARRY ON ALL UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES.

GSP ASG IS WORKING ON INVESTIGATING STUDENT STIPENDS AND COST OF LIVING IN BOULDER AND RELATING IN RELATION TO INFLATION.

BOTH UNDERGRAD AND GRADUATE ARE PREPARING FOR THEIR UPCOMING ELECTION SEASON.

UPDATES FROM COLORADO SPRINGS.

THE HOME CAMPUS SENATE PASSED A BILL SUPPORTING DOCA AND STUDENTS THERE.

THERE'S A SUSTAINABILITY CLASS THAT HAS A PERMANENT, PERMANENT REINSTATEMENT FOR THE COURSE.

IT'S A $5 FEE AND IT IT IS STRUCTURED TO ALWAYS STAY THAT COST.

HAYDEN AND MYSELF ARE WORKING ON A PLAN TO ADDRESS THE FUNDS THAT WERE LOST AND HOW THAT'S GOING TO AFFECT STUDENTS IN A CERTAIN WAY.

SO WE'RE WORKING ON SOMETHING TO GIVE THE STUDENTS LIKE A.

LIKES TO BASICALLY JUST SOME OVERALL KNOWLEDGE ON WHAT HAPPENED AND EVERYTHING.

WE'RE ALSO FOCUSING ON OUR FUTURE ELECTIONS, WHICH IS COMING UP NEXT MONTH.

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REDDY TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS, AFTER WHICH WE ALL INVITE EVERYBODY TO COME TO.

THAT WOULD BE VERY COOL AS WELL.

SEE YOU. DENVER'S UPDATES ARE TRYING TO GET ACCESSIBILITY TO MOVE STUDENTS TO MORE APPLE AND GOOGLE PAY FORMATS TO REDUCE THE PLASTIC WEAR THAT'S USED FOR DEBIT AND CREDIT CARDS. THEY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT RAMADAN IS COMING UP AND THE MUSLIM POPULATION ON CAMPUS IS GROWING.

THEY HAVE SOME ROOMS FOR STUDENTS TO PRAY, BUT NOT ENOUGH ROOM AND TIME FOR ALL OF THEM.

MOST STUDENTS ARE PUSHING THEIR CLASS SCHEDULES BACK, BUT THEY NEED MORE SPACES FOR THOSE NEEDS AND THEY'RE TRYING TO PROVIDE SOME RELIEF.

THEY'RE ALSO PREPARING FOR AN ELECTION SEASON AND THEY'RE MAKING CONSTITUTION UPDATES SPECIFIC NUMBER OF STUDENTS.

A HIGH MAJORITY OF THEIR STUDENTS NEED TO VOTE ON THE CONSTITUTION TO PASS, BUT THAT NUMBER IS DECREASING IN STUDENTS THAT VOTE IN THESE ELECTIONS.

THEY MUST PROMPT ELECTION HEAVY TO ADOPT THE CONSTITUTION IF THEY WANT TO SEE THESE CHANGES.

AND LASTLY IS ENTRANCE.

THE STUDENT SUFFERED.

THE STUDENT CENTER SUFFERED A LOT DURING COVID, SO THEY'RE TRYING TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET AND ESTABLISH A COMMITTEE AND REVAMP CONSTITUTION AS WELL.

STUDENT CENSUS POLL.

THEY WANT TO SEND OUT A STUDENT CENSUS POLL ON WHAT EVENTS AND PROJECTS STUDENTS WOULD LIKE TO SEE ON THEIR CAMPUS.

THEY'RE PURSUING TO INCREASE THE STUDENT FEE TO $20.

THEY'RE PURSUING TO INCREASE THE STUDENT FEE.

THE STUDENT FEE HAS BEEN $20 SINCE THE 1970S.

SOME EVENTS ARE ABLE TO BE HOSTED WITH THOSE FUNDS, BUT THEY NEED A BIT MORE TO FINANCE FURTHER OPPORTUNITIES, GET GREEN INITIATIVES, LEGISLATURE THINGS AND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

THEY ALSO WOULD LIKE TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE STUDENT CENTER AND INCREASE COMMUNITY ON CAMPUS BY HOSTING NEW EVENTS.

WINTERFEST SPRING GET TOGETHER INSTRUMENTAL SPORTS AND AND SHOOTS WOULD LIKE TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THEY'RE GETTING NEW IDEAS FROM BEING A PART OF CSF. SO ON BEHALF OF CSF, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS REPORT.

THE CSF MEMBERS WILL CONTINUE TO MEET THE CSF.

MEMBERS WILL CONTINUE TO MEET MONTHLY THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR.

ALSO, CSF INVITES MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS, CHANCELLORS AND ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME TO OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS.

AND NEXT, I HAVE PREPARED A SLIDE SHOW RIGHT NOTICE.

IT'S KIND OF OUT OF THE ORDINARY, BUT I WANTED TO SURPRISE YOU WITH THIS.

BUT FIRST I DIDN'T GET TO HIGHLIGHT SOMEBODY IN THE SLIDESHOW, SO I WOULD LIKE TO.

WELL, EVERYONE HEARD IT EARLIER.

RACHEL HILL, SHE'S A PART OF CSF, AND I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT RACHEL'S A ROCK STAR.

I WAS. I WAS INTRODUCED AS THE CSF CHAIR, WHICH I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT, BUT THEY TOLD ME, LIKE AFTER I GOT ELECTED AND I WAS LIKE, ALL RIGHT, COOL. SO LIKE THE FIRST MEETING, IT WAS LIKE RACHEL.

RACHEL KNEW EVERYTHING. SHE KNEW HOW TO TELL ME WHAT TO DO.

WHAT I NEEDED TO FOCUS ON.

AND THEN WE DEFINITELY DO SHARE THE SAME SENTIMENT ABOUT THIS CONCEALED CARRY BAN.

BUT I KNOW YOU HEARD ENOUGH ABOUT THAT.

SO MY SLIDE SHOW IS GETTING TO KNOW YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS.

OPPOSED, SAY, STUDENT ELECTED OFFICIALS.

BUT I'M NOT THAT ARTSY, SO.

OH, SORRY. BOOM.

FIRST UP, WE HAVE MACKENZIE DYAS, WHO'S ANOTHER ROCK STAR.

I'M NOT GOING TO READ EVERYTHING OFF THE SLIDE SHOW BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S SOMETIMES DEATH BY POWERPOINT AND NOBODY LIKES THAT.

BUT MACKENZIE SERVES AS THE CSF SECRETARY RIGHT NOW.

SHE'S THE ONE THAT SETS UP THE AGENDAS AND SCHEDULES THE MEETINGS SINCE I DO THE POLLS.

AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, MACKENZIE WAS SUPPOSED TO GO TO ANTARCTICA, BUT THAT GOT POSTPONED.

AND WE WISH HER LUCK IN HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

SHE'S NOT DONE RIGHT NOW, BUT I'M JUST SAYING LUCK IN HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS WHEN SHE GOES INTO THE PRIVATE COMMUNITY, NOT THE PRIVATE SECTOR, AFTER DEFENDING HER PHD IN THE FALL.

I DON'T I WANT TO JUST GO NEXT AND EVERYBODY'S STILL READING.

GO FOR IT. ALL RIGHT.

NEXT UP, WE GOT CHLOE, NICHOLAS, WHO YOU HEARD FROM EARLIER AS WELL.

CHLOE IS FROM BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, WHERE SHE SPENT A LOT OF TIME WALKING NEXT TO THE WATER RIVERS AND BATHES IN THE OCEAN.

SHE STUDIES POLITICAL SCIENCE AND WOMEN AND GENDER STUDIES, AND SHE PLANS TO GO TO LAW SCHOOL IN D.C.

BUT THE MAIN AREA I WANTED TO FOCUS ON IS THE OR THE SURROUNDING AREAS, WHICH MAINLY MAKES IT SEEM LIKE SHE DOES WANT TO STAY HERE.

SO SOMEHOW, SOME WAY WE NEED CHLOE TO STAY HERE.

SO I THINK WE HAVE A LAW SCHOOL, RIGHT? WE DO. LET'S DO SOMETHING TO GET CHLOE TO GO TO THIS LAW SCHOOL.

ALL RIGHT. WE DON'T WANT CHLOE TO GO TO D.C..

NEXT, WE GOT JUAN GONZALEZ.

GONZALEZ AND I KNOW THAT PICTURE AT THE BOTTOM.

IT'S KIND OF DARK, BUT I THINK WE CAN ALL TELL WHO'S STANDING IN FRONT OF THE 50.

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YEAH. YOU'RE SAYING JUAN ONE IS A ROCK STAR.

SO JUAN TOOK OVER FOR THE PREVIOUS CSF CHAIR AS STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER OR.

SORRY. SEE YOU, DENVER.

CHRIS HILTON WHO WAS THE PREVIOUS EXCEPT CHAIR ONE TO KISS AND ONE HAS BEEN A ROCK STAR AS WELL.

HE IS A GREAT ADVOCATE FOR LATIN X SERVICES ON CAMPUS CAMPUSES, ALL CAMPUSES HONESTLY AND I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE HIM AND. THE GOATS.

THE OTHER THING.

WE JUST ACTUALLY TOOK THAT PICTURE LIKE TWO DAYS AGO.

BUT ME AND AIDEN, WE GOT INTO THIS TOGETHER, AND I KNOW I HIGHLIGHTED ONE PERSON FROM EACH OTHER CAMPUS, BUT AIDEN IS REALLY LIKE MY ROCK STAR.

HE'S THE ONE THAT HOLDS ME DOWN.

HE'S THE POLITICAL ONE.

I'M JUST THE ONE THAT GETS TO STAND UP HERE AND TALK TO YOU ALL.

BUT AIDEN, AFTER ONE THING I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ON THIS SLIDE.

AFTER WE GRADUATE FROM SIU, I GOT AIDEN TO APPLY TO GRAD SCHOOL, SO HE WILL BE DOING HIS MBA AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, COLORADO SPRINGS, WHILE I DO MY MSW AT THE UNIVERSITY. UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS.

I WANT TO WORK IN WELFARE.

CHILD WELFARE. SORRY, I WANT TO WORK IN THE CHILD WELFARE REALM.

AIDEN WOULD LIKE TO RUN FOR PUBLIC OFFICE AND I KNOW ME AND DR.

REDDY HAD TO TUCK THE OTHER DAY.

I'M GOING TO RUN FOR PUBLIC OFFICE ONE DAY TOO.

WE'LL SEE. IN MY DISTRICT, WE NEED TO BE WORRIED.

I CANNOT CONFIRM OR DENY THAT STATUS.

AND I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE THROUGH ALL OF THESE SLIDES, THE NAMES ARE BIGGER THAN THE POSITIONS THAT WE HOLD.

THAT IS BECAUSE OUR STORY IS BIGGER THAN THE POSITION THAT WE WILL EVER HOLD.

THIS IS THE TIME TO HIGHLIGHT EVERY INDIVIDUAL THAT SACRIFICES TIME, AMONGST MANY OTHER THINGS, TO BE A PART OF STUDENT SHARED GOVERNANCE GROUPS.

WHERE DID THAT WRONG? BUT THANK YOU.

THAT'S WHAT I GOT. LIKE THIS, MAN.

ANY QUESTIONS? AXEL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU HAVE ADDED SO MUCH TO I CSF AND YOU AND AIDEN ARE AN AMAZING TEAM.

NEXT, I'D LIKE TO HAVE DR.

CINDY O'BRYANT COME UP THE FACULTY COUNCIL CHAIR.

ALL RIGHT. NOT ONLY CAN I NOT FOLLOW ADEN'S BRIGHT RED SUIT TODAY, BUT I DON'T HAVE A SLIDE SHOW.

BUT I DO HAVE SOMETHING ELSE THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OUT OF THE NORM AS WE GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION TODAY.

SO I'D LIKE TO THANK CHAIR REGENT SMITH AND MONTEIRO FOR VICE CHAIR MONTEIRO FOR HAVING THE FACULTY COUNSEL HERE TODAY.

THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE OTHER REGENTS CHANCELLORS WHO ARE HERE.

I'M PRESENTING THIS REPORT ON BEHALF OF MYSELF, WHO'S THE CHAIR OF THE FACULTY COUNCIL, POLLY MCLEAN, WHO'S OUR VICE CHAIR, DAVE PARADISE WHO IS OUR SECRETARY, ALL OF OUR FACULTY, SENATE AND FACULTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE CHAIRS.

WE'VE HAD TWO MEETINGS SINCE OUR NOVEMBER REPORT.

IN THOSE TWO MEETINGS, WE HAVE HAD AN OVERWHELMING KIND OF ATTENDANCE FROM OUR SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION.

WE JUST RECENTLY HAD ANNIE BAKRI FROM THE VP OF ADVANCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION COME AS WELL AS A KIND OF A SURPRISE VISIT FROM DANIELLE RODERICK PIPER, OUR EXTERNAL STRATEGY VP, AS WELL AS TONY SALAZAR, WHO CAME TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE NEW INITIATIVES THAT THEY HAVE.

SO IT'S REALLY ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION COME AND TALK TO US ABOUT INITIATIVES THAT ARE BEING WORKED ON SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT HOW FACULTY COUNCIL CAN COLLABORATE WITH THESE TO REALLY MOVE THOSE INITIATIVES FORWARD.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING OUR NEW REGENTS COME AND ATTEND THE FACULTY COUNCIL MEETING AS WELL AS ANY OTHER REGENT.

I'M NOT CALLING YOU GUYS OLD REGENTS.

ANY OTHER REGENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND OUR FACULTY COUNCIL MEETINGS, BECAUSE WE REALLY DO LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THAT COLLABORATION AND THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND HOW FACULTY CAN REALLY HELP ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY.

WE'VE ALSO HAD SOME THINGS HAPPEN WITH OUR FACULTY SENATE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE, WHICH IS OUR STANDING, OUR ONLY STANDING COMMITTEE WITHIN THE FACULTY COUNCIL AT THE REQUEST OF THE FACULTY SENATE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR.

THEY ASKED THE DENVER CAMPUS TO PROVIDE SOME NAMES FOR REPLACEMENTS THAT THAT NEEDED TO BE FILLED DUE TO A VACANCY.

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IN ADDITION, THE DENVER CAMPUS WANTED TO ALSO NOMINATE AN I.R.S.

FACULTY MEMBER TO HELP INCREASE THE REPRESENTATION OF THE FACULTY ON THAT FACULTY SENATE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE.

SO LUCY DWIGHT WAS ALSO REVIEWED AND VOTED IN.

SHE'S AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CLINICAL TEACHING TRACK IN THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

AT THIS TIME, ALSO, THE FACULTY SENATE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE MADE OUR FACULTY ASSEMBLY CHAIRS AWARE THAT COMING UP IN OUR APRIL FACULTY SENATE MEETING, WE WILL NEED TO BE RENEWING MEMBERSHIP ON THE FACULTY GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE FOR THOSE FACULTY WHO CAN CONTINUE ON IN A RENEWED SENSE FOR RE NOMINATIONS AND THEN ALSO FOR NEW NOMINATIONS FOR THOSE PEOPLE TO SERVE A THREE YEAR TERM.

THE FACULTY SENATE COMMITTEE IS ALSO CONTINUING TO WORK ON BYLAWS.

WE HAVE WORKED WITH OUR SECOND FACULTY SENATE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE TO MAKE REVISIONS.

WE'RE FINALIZING THAT PIECE THAT WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE OVERALL BYLAWS.

AND AGAIN, OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE THOSE BYLAWS FINISHED AND APPROVED AND AND HOPEFULLY VOTED ON AT OUR APRIL FACULTY SENATE MEETING.

I THINK THE BIG ISSUES THAT THE FACULTY COUNCIL HAS BEEN WORKING ON AND HAS BEEN NOTING OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, ONE RELATES TO KIND OF JUST OUR CONTINUED KIND OF CONCERN AND AND KEEPING THE CONVERSATION OPEN ABOUT FACULTY COMPENSATION AS WELL AS FACULTY RETENTION IS STILL A MAJOR ISSUE AS WE CONTINUE TO SEE FACULTY LEAVE THE UNIVERSITY FOR VARIOUS REASONS.

AND SO WE HAVE ALSO BEEN LOOKING AT WORKING WITH OUR STAFF COUNSEL RELATED TO COMPENSATION AND RETENTION OF NOT ONLY FACULTY BUT STAFF.

SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT CONTINUED CONVERSATION AND REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR CONVERSATION THIS AFTERNOON AND SEEING WHAT KIND OF MOVEMENT WE ARE MAKING IN THAT AREA. ALSO, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON REALLY TRYING TO FIND WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN INCREASE SHARED GOVERNANCE PARTICIPATION AMONGST THE FACULTY ACROSS THE FOUR CAMPUSES.

SO WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT ARE THERE WAYS THAT WE CAN, ONE, INCREASE AWARENESS, SO ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATIONS, BUT ALSO LOOKING AT WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN VALUE THAT? SO ARE THERE TYPES OF AWARDS OR RECOGNITIONS THAT WE CAN GIVE THE FACULTY WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN SHARED GOVERNANCE TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING, WORKING WITH YOU ALL AGAIN TO HELP REALLY MOVE FORWARD THE MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY.

LASTLY, I THINK ONE THING THAT WE FOUND IS WE'VE STARTED TO REALLY THINK ABOUT SHARED GOVERNANCE AND TALK ABOUT IT IS THAT WE'RE FINDING SOME DIFFERENCES ACROSS CAMPUSES AND WHAT SUPPORT IS PROVIDED TO FACULTY WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN SHARED GOVERNANCE.

AND SO THERE'S SOME DISCREPANCIES AND SOME DIFFERENCES IN THE WAY THE CAMPUSES EACH ARE HANDLING SHARED GOVERNANCE WITHIN THEIR FACULTY ASSEMBLIES AND THEIR COMMITTEES WITHIN THEIR FACULTY ASSEMBLIES.

SO WE'RE WE'RE HAVING SOME CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT BEST PRACTICES MIGHT BE TO HELP SUPPORT ALL OF OUR FACULTY ASSEMBLIES ACROSS THE FOUR CAMPUSES.

I THINK, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER PRESSING ISSUE THAT'S BEEN OF CONCERN TO THE FACULTY IS RELATED TO THE THE COMMUNICATIONS THAT CAME OUT, RELATED TO THE TREASURER AND THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF FUNDS FROM THOSE STRATEGIC INITIATIVE FORMS THAT WERE OUR FUNDS THAT WERE BEING HANDED OUT TO THE DIFFERENT CAMPUSES.

A LETTER FROM OUR FACULTY ASSEMBLY CHAIRS WENT TO REGENT SMITH OUTSIDE OF THE FACULTY COUNCIL PURVIEW.

I APPRECIATE REGENT SMITH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS IN THE FACULTY ASSEMBLY CHAIR'S LETTERS AND REALLY APPRECIATE HER PROVIDING INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR THAT.

I THINK THE BIGGEST CONCERN THAT FACULTY COUNCIL HAD WAS REALLY RELATED TO THE COMMUNICATIONS AND HOW THE COMMUNICATIONS OCCURRED WITH THAT VERY FIRST COMMUNICATION.

MANY FACULTY FELT THAT WAS VERY VAGUE, NOT CLEAR, AND REALLY KIND OF STIMULATED MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS, AND THAT THAT THE ARTICLE ACTUALLY PROVIDED. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WORK AND THE FACULTY COUNCIL HAS BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH PRESIDENT SOLOMON VERY CLOSELY AND MAKING SURE THAT THE CONCERNS THAT THE FACULTY HAD WERE COMMUNICATED.

AND HE HAS BEEN VERY GRACIOUS IN LISTENING TO THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND LETTING US BE A PART OF THE CONTINUED CONVERSATION.

PRESIDENT SOLOMON AND VICE PRESIDENT MIKE TORONTO ATTENDED A BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING, REALLY PROVIDING SOME ANSWERS.

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AND THEN ALSO BEING INVOLVED IN THE FUTURE CONVERSATIONS OF HOW TO CREATE STRUCTURES THAT WOULD PREVENT THIS TYPE OF OCCURRENCE FROM OCCURRING AGAIN.

SO LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH JEREMY WITH RIGHT NOW TO IDENTIFY A FACULTY MEMBER TO SERVE ON THIS TREASURE SEARCH COMMITTEE.

SO THE VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT KIND OF FACULTY CONTINUED FACULTY CONVERSATION AND PARTICIPATION IN THESE TYPES OF SHARED GOVERNANCE ACTIVITIES.

THINKING ABOUT JUST SOME POLICY STATEMENTS, WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON APS 1020, WHICH IS 1010 YEAR ACCOUNTABILITY AND PROVIDING COMMENTS AND APS 5060, WHICH IS OUR FACULTY APPOINTMENTS.

THE FACULTY COUNCIL ALSO PROVIDED SOME COMMENTS ON REGENT POLICY.

THREE SEE RELATED TO ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATOR SEARCHES THINKING ABOUT OUR CAMPUSES AND ON OUR CAMPUSES, OUR ISSUES CAMPUS.

THEY'VE BEEN REALLY FOCUSED ON MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS ON THE CAMPUS, WORKING WITH OUR STUDENTS IN IT, REALLY PUSHING OUT SOME REALLY GREAT NEW PROGRAMS, AND THEN JUST THEIR CONTINUED COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMUNITY, LOOKING AT HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND HOW WE CAN SUPPORT THAT IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE BOULDER CAMPUS.

THE FACULTY COUNCILS PARTICIPATED IN THE CHANCELLOR'S 360 REVIEW.

THEY'RE WORKING ON ISSUES RELATED TO SALARY EQUITY AS WELL AS A KIND OF WHAT'S THE WORD I'M LOOKING FOR A CAMPUS WIDE DEVELOPING A CAMPUS WIDE CURRICULUM AND HOW THAT MIGHT WORK AND HOW THAT MIGHT BE IMPACTED BY BUDGET MODELS.

AND THEN ALSO THEY WORKED ON APPROVING LANGUAGE RELATED TO CRITERIA FOR FACULTY TO SERVE ON FACULTY ASSEMBLY AND IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS.

COLORADO SPRINGS, THEY'RE ALSO WORKING ON A 360 REVIEW OF THE CHANCELLOR.

THEY PROBABLY WERE THE MOST AFFECTED BY THE STRATEGIC INITIATIVE FUNDS.

AND SO THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON HOW TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT IMPACT IS ON THEIR CAMPUS AND HOW TO HOW TO HANDLE THAT.

AND THEN THEY ALSO HAVE BEEN WORKING ON INVESTIGATING THE POSSIBILITY OF PARTICIPATING IN THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, COLORADO REENGAGE CORE INITIATIVE, WHICH IS LOOKING AT OFFERING ASSOCIATE DEGREES FOR CANDIDATES WHO'VE COMPLETED 70 OR MORE CREDIT HOURS.

DENVER I'M NOT GOING TO GO TOO MUCH INTO THAT BECAUSE MY SURPRISE FOR TODAY OR MY OUT OF THE NORM FOR TODAY IS BECAUSE WE ARE ON THE CAMPUS AND.

I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A TRADITION OF HAVING CAMPUS FACULTY ASSEMBLY LEADERS COME PRESENT.

I WILL HAVE JOE AND ADDISON PRESENT HERE JUST A SECOND.

TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE FACULTY ASSEMBLY IS DOING, AND SO I'LL HAVE HER COME TO THE MIC JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR COMMITTEES AND WHAT'S GOING ON.

ON OUR COMMITTEES. OUR BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE IS WORKING ON MONITORING THE STATE BUDGET MODEL AND THE IMPACT IS GOING TO HAVE ON FACULTY AND CAMPUSES.

AND THEN, LIKE I SAID, REALLY WORKING WITH CHAD MARTORANO, UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF THE ACCELERATED STRATEGIC INITIATIVE FUND ISSUE, OUR COMMITTEE HAS MET WITH JUDY DIAZ VON ACQUISTI, WHO I THINK MIGHT BE THE MOST POPULAR PERSON FOR ANY OF OUR FACULTY COUNCIL COMMITTEES. I THINK SHE'S BEEN TO MANY, MANY OF THEM.

SO I REALLY THANK HER FOR THE TIME THAT SHE'S TAKEN TO COME AND REALLY ACTIVELY ENGAGE WITH OUR FACULTY COUNCIL COMMITTEES.

AND THEN THEY ALSO HAD TO HAVE HAD A DISCUSSION ON LOOKING AT INCLUDING THE INCLUDING CASTES AS A PROTECTED CLASS LISTED IN REGENT LAW.

OUR DISABILITY ACCESS COMMITTEE IS LOOKING AT HOLDING A CONVERSATIONS AND CONNECTIONS EVENT AT UCS, AND SO THEY'RE WORKING ON DEVELOPING A PROGRAM OR RELATED AROUND THAT.

OUR LGBTQ COMMITTEE IS HOSTING A Q QUEER FUTURE CONFERENCE.

IT'S GOING TO BE HELD MAY 22ND DOWN AT THE UX CAMPUS.

SO THEY'RE THEY'RE REALLY FOCUSED ON THE WORK RELATED TO PUTTING ON THAT CONFERENCE, AND IT SHOULD BE VERY EXCITING.

YOU'RE ALL INVITED.

WE CAN GIVE YOU INFORMATION ON THAT.

AND OUR PERSONNEL BENEFITS COMMITTEE IS WORKING WITH TIA AND SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND DIVESTMENT RESOLUTIONS AS WELL AS WORKING WITH SYSTEM H.R. TO IDENTIFY IF THERE'S A POSSIBILITY T TO CREATE SOME KIND OF BENCHMARKING FOR SALARIES WITHIN THE FACULTY AT THE UNIVERSITY.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OUR WOMEN'S COMMITTEE IS WORKING AGAIN AND LOOKING AT FACULTY WORKLOADS, ESPECIALLY THAT RELATE THOSE RELATED TO WOMEN AND RECOGNIZING ISSUES THAT MIGHT

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AND THEN THEY ARE ALSO WORKING ON A MINI GRANTS KIND OF PROGRAM WHERE THEY WILL BE HOPEFULLY USING SOME OF THE MONIES THAT THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY USED FOR AN AWARD THAT THEY DECIDED TO NO LONGER GIVE AND FUNNEL THOSE MONIES INTO DEVELOPING GRANTS TO HELP SUPPORT WOMEN'S ISSUES ACROSS THE CAMPUSES.

SO WITH THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

AND THEN I WILL HAVE JOANNE ADDISON PLEASE COME UP AND PRESENT.

AND THEN IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS AFTER THAT, PLEASE LET US KNOW.

THANK YOU AND WELCOME, DR.

ADDISON. IT'S BEEN TOO LONG.

I'M BACK. I AM ACTUALLY ACTING CHAIR.

I TOOK OVER WHEN OUR CHAIR WENT ON MEDICAL LEAVE.

AND SO THAT'S WHY I'M BACK HERE IN FRONT OF YOU ALL.

THANK YOU, CINDY.

FOR A COUPLE OF MOMENTS, I REALLY ONLY WANT TO SAY ONE THING.

WE'RE DOING LOTS OF THINGS IN THE CAMPUS, BUT I'LL REALLY JUST TALK ABOUT ONE THING, WHICH IS THE STATE OF SHARED GOVERNANCE ON OUR CAMPUS.

I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 27 YEARS.

I'VE BEEN IN THIS SYSTEM FOR 27 YEARS, SO A LONG TIME.

AND THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW ME, KNOWING I'M NOTHING IF NOT PERSISTENT WHEN IT COMES TO SHARED GOVERNANCE.

LESLIE SMILED AND NODDED.

AND SHE'S SEEN ME IN ACTION.

SO SUPER, SUPER PERSISTENT.

AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT THE STATE OF SHARED GOVERNANCE HAS NEVER BEEN BETTER THAN IT IS RIGHT NOW ON OUR CAMPUS.

AND I BELIEVE IT IS BETTER THAN IT IS ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE SYSTEM.

AND I'VE SERVED, YOU KNOW, AS FACULTY COUNCIL CHAIR AND ON THE DENVER CAMPUS.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S FAR FROM PERFECT.

WE HAVE WORK TO DO.

BUT EVERY JUST ABOUT I CAN COUNT ON ONE HAND THE TIMES THAT I'VE GONE TO ADMINISTRATOR THIS YEAR AND SAID, WHAT ABOUT SHARED GOVERNANCE WHEN THEY HAVEN'T IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE CHAIR UP TO THE TABLE? WITHOUT QUESTION.

AND THAT IS A CHANGE.

AND IT'S A CHANGE THAT I HOPE WE CONTINUE TO PURSUE AND MAKE IT A TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY MAKE A GREAT CULTURAL CHANGE HERE.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S IN YOUR AGENDA THAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU, WHICH WAS I KIND OF LAUGH BECAUSE WHEN I STEPPED IN AS ACTING CHAIR, OUR PROVOST SAID, THAT'S GREAT, WELCOME.

AND I SAID, THANK YOU.

HERE'S YOUR FIRST MEMO, RIGHT? BECAUSE I'M QUICK WITH THE MEMOS ABOUT THIS AND THAT WHEN IT COMES TO SHARED GOVERNANCE AND THE MEMOS HAVE KEPT GOING BACK AND FORTH, WHICH ARE REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE'RE DOCUMENTING THESE CHANGES THAT WE'RE MAKING.

WHAT I HAVE IN THE AGENDA FOR YOU IS ACTUALLY A MEMO THAT CAME BACK TO US.

AND THAT'S WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

IT WASN'T OUR MEMO. IT WAS THE ONE THAT CAME BACK TO US FROM OUR ADMINISTRATORS.

AND WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT HERE AND WHAT'S DIFFERENT HERE THAT NO ONE ELSE IS IN THE SYSTEM IS DOING IS THAT WE ARE PUTTING ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES IN PLACE WHEN IT COMES TO SHARED GOVERNANCE. SO IT'S NOT JUST, YEAH, YEAH, WE'LL DO THAT.

YEAH, YEAH. WE GET IT'S IMPORTANT TO YEAH, YEAH.

IT'S IN THE LAWS AND REGIONS WE UNDERSTAND IT'S YES, IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE GOING TO INVEST TIME, ENERGY AND RESOURCES IN PUTTING ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE IT HAPPENS.

AND IT'S STARTING AT THE TOP WITH THE MEASURES THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN PLACE WITH CENTRAL ADMIN.

AND THEN WE ARE, OF COURSE, WORKING FOR THIS TO HAPPEN IN THE PRIMARY UNITS.

AND SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU.

THAT MEMO IS THERE.

I THINK IT'S THE START OF A A MODEL AGAIN, NOT PERFECT, BUT REALLY, REALLY GREAT COMPARED TO WHAT I'VE SEEN OVER 27 YEARS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SAYING THAT.

WE DON'T GET TO HEAR COMPLIMENTS VERY OFTEN.

SO AND IT'S NOT US, BUT IT'S MICHELLE AND HER TEAM.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YES, GO AHEAD, MICHELLE.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO JOANNE, YOU AND YOUR TEAM OF THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR SHARED GOVERNORS, FACULTY AND STAFF AND STUDENTS HAVE REALLY LEANED IN TO HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT WE NEED TO DO DIFFERENTLY AND CHANGE.

AND NOW WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.

AND JOANNE, I'LL JUST SAY I WENT TO THE CENTURY HOUSE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WOULD CALL THAT CENTENNIAL HOUSE, THE CELEBRATION.

AND I IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WHERE ALL THE FOOD WAS WAS YOUR PREVIOUS OFFICE.

SO YOU DID SAY YOUR OFFICE WAS ON NINTH STREET.

AND I GOT TO SEE IT, ALTHOUGH IT WAS VERY, VERY BARE BONED.

ALL RIGHT. OUR LAST SHARED GOVERNANCE REPORT IS FROM THE STAFF COUNCIL CO CHAIRS.

WE HAVE JANET HURT AND ALAN BLINKERED HERE.

I'M NOT CERTAIN. ALAN, ARE YOU THE ONE GIVING IT THIS TIME? WELCOME. JENNY GOT TO DO IT LAST TIME, SO.

ALL RIGHT. SO I AM NOT GOING TO PROMISE THAT MINE IS GOING TO BE SHORTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE'S.

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THE FOLLOWING UPDATE PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO THE CHALLENGES THAT WE THAT WE IN SHARED GOVERNANCE HAVE BEEN HEARING FROM STAFF SINCE WE LAST REPORTED TO THE BOARD IN NOVEMBER.

OUR THEME THIS TIME IS CREATING A PURPOSE DRIVEN ORGANIZATION.

WHEN I FIRST JOINED THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AS A STAFF MEMBER, I HAD NO CONCEPT OR BELIEF IN THE POWER OF ORGANIZATIONAL PURPOSE.

I'M NOT SPEAKING OF HAVING A VISION THAT FOCUSES LARGELY ON HOW THE ORGANIZATION MIGHT GENERATE ECONOMIC VALUE, BUT INSTEAD SOMETHING MORE ASPIRATIONAL.

WHAT I'M ALLUDING TO HELPS PEOPLE WITHIN AN ORGANIZATION FEEL THAT WHAT THEY DO MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

IT GIVES THEM A SENSE OF MEANING AND BRINGS THE BUY IN NECESSARY TO BUILD THE GREAT WHY IN THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE CAUSE.

AS CO-CHAIRS OF UCSC.

GINNY AND I, OVER THE PAST SEVERAL REGION MEETINGS HAVE BEEN PRESENTING A VISION TO THE BOARD THAT LAYS BARE THE FOUNDATIONAL PITFALLS STAFF ARE FEELING SURROUNDING THIS LACK OF ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTITY.

AT THE SEPTEMBER MEETING, WE ATTEMPTED TO SHOW HOW EDUCATIONAL OR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAFF ARE UNEVENLY DISTRIBUTED AND OFTENTIMES FEEL LIKE TRYING TO MANEUVER THROUGH A MINEFIELD.

THERE ARE, OF COURSE, A MYRIAD OF REASONS FOR THIS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO PROFFER THAT ONE OF THE BIGGEST OBSTACLES IS THAT WE AS AN ORGANIZATION DO NOT EMBRACE THE REASON THAT WE EXIST, WHICH IS TO EDUCATE THE NEXT GREAT GENERATION OF THINKERS THAT SHOULD INCLUDE STAFF AS WELL AS STUDENTS.

AT THE NOVEMBER MEETING, WE GAVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS.

THIS LACK OF PURPOSE HAS CREATED THINGS SUCH AS RETENTION ISSUES, LACK OF BUY IN TO THE MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY, AND A STEALTH DISENGAGEMENT RESPONSE BY STAFF TO BOTH OF THE ABOVE.

KNOWN AS QUIET QUITTING.

THE COST TO THE UNIVERSITY ARE BOTH ECONOMIC AND REPUTATIONAL.

IN OUR PRESENTATION, WE OFFERED A COUNTER VISION OF WHAT A HEALTHY ORGANIZATION MIGHT LOOK LIKE.

ONE THAT WOULD CREATE A SENSE OF WELL-BEING, BELONGING AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT.

YET WHAT IS TRULY NEEDED IS SOMETHING THAT SOUNDS LIKE A STORY THAT WAS SHARED WITH ME BY VICE CHANCELLOR DAVID KANG, WHO WAS PREVIOUSLY WITH US AT CU BOULDER.

HE SHARED WITH US ON HIS VERY FIRST DAY AS THE VICE CHANCELLOR OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY DIVISION.

THE FOLLOWING STORY.

IN 1962, PRESIDENT JOHN KENNEDY WAS VISITING NASSAU FOR THE FIRST TIME.

DURING HIS TOUR OF THE FACILITY, HE MET A JANITOR WHO WAS CARRYING A BROOM DOWN THE HALLWAY.

THE PRESIDENT CASUALLY ASKED THE JANITOR WHAT HE DID FOR NASSER, AND THE JANITOR REPLIED, I'M HERE TO PUT A MAN ON THE MOON.

NO, I KNOW THAT SOUNDS A LITTLE BIT HOKEY.

WE ALL KIND OF THOUGHT THAT IN OUR FACILITIES MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, BUT IF YOU TAKE A MOMENT AND REFLECT ON THIS IDEA.

IT KIND OF TAKES YOU A MOMENT OR BRINGS YOU TO A MOMENT OF PAUSE BECAUSE THE JANITOR KNEW SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF US STRUGGLE WITH.

HE KNEW THE PURPOSE OF HIS WORK.

HE KEPT THE BUILDING CLEAN SO THAT THE SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS AND ASTRONAUTS COULD FOCUS ON THEIR MISSION OF PUTTING A MAN ON THE MOON.

THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SPENDING THEIR TIME ON TRASHCANS, BATHROOMS OR HALLWAYS.

HE DID THAT FOR THEM.

HE SAW WHERE HIS CONTRIBUTION FIT INTO THE ORGANIZATION.

HE CONNECTED HIS PURPOSE TO THEIRS.

THE CHALLENGE TO ALL OF US AS LEADERS COULD NOT BE MORE STARK IN THE CALL TO ACTION, MORE IMMEDIATE.

WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE INSTANCES WHERE WE'RE CALLED TO LISTEN AND LEARN, AS WELL AS ASK THE TOUGH QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS SENSE OF YEARNING THAT STAFF HAVE TO GROW AND ENHANCE THEMSELVES AND THEIR CAREERS.

IN A RECENT JOB SATISFACTION SURVEY ADMINISTERED BY STAFF COUNCIL AT THE DENVER CAMPUS WITH A RESPONSE RATE OF APPROXIMATELY 365 STAFF MEMBERS, OR ABOUT 43% OF THE STAFF.

65% OF THE RESPONDENTS INDICATED THAT THEY AGREE STRONGLY OR SLIGHTLY AGREE THAT THEY HAVE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED LEAVING IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS BASED ON EXPERIENCES. 71%.

DISAGREED OR STRONGLY DISAGREED THAT C.U.

DENVER IS ON TRACK TO ACHIEVE ITS GOAL OF BEING THE BEST PLACE TO WORK.

AND IN ADDITION, OVER 88% OF RESPONDENTS INDICATED CAREER ADVANCEMENT, INCLUDING PROMOTIONS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, HAVE SOME IMPACT OR A HIGH IMPACT ON THEIR JOB SATISFACTION.

THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE FROM ONE CAMPUS THAT DEMONSTRATES WHAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO SHARE WITH YOU FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MEETINGS.

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THEY PUT TOGETHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIPS.

73 STAFF APPLIED FOR THESE SCHOLARSHIPS AND 53 WERE AWARDED ABOUT $15,000 OR $300 PER INDIVIDUAL WAS DISPERSED.

THE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR OPENED IN MID SEPTEMBER AND CLOSED IN EARLY DECEMBER DUE TO OVERWHELMING INTEREST AND LIMITED FUNDING.

AND THE IDEA COUNCIL AT CU BOULDER PASSED A PROPOSAL FOR A 2.5% INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE EQUITABLE ACCESS FOR ALL UNIVERSITY AND CLASSIFIED STAFF WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO DIRECT 2.5% OF THEIR TIME TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

THE PROPOSAL THAT PASSED IS BEING EVALUATED AS TO WHO THE TIME WILL MOSTLY AFFECT.

DOES THE INITIATIVE ADEQUATELY RESPOND TO THE PROBLEM? THE INITIATIVE FACES CHALLENGES, INCLUDING UNDERSTAFFING, TO BACKFILL, FOR STAFF TO ATTEND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND A CHANCE FOR THE NEW CAMPUS CHRO TO REVIEW IT FOR POTENTIAL REEVALUATION OR RETHINKING OF THE PROPOSAL.

AS YOU CAN SEE. THE IDEA OF A BENEFIT THAT ADDRESSES DEDICATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TIME WOULD BE TRANSFORMATIONAL.

TODAY, WE'RE BRINGING THE MESSAGE WE'VE BEEN SHARING WITH THE BOARD CHANCELLORS AND ALL WHO WILL LISTEN FULL CIRCLE.

AS LEADERS, OUR ROLE IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO THEIR PURPOSE.

AS AN ORGANIZATION, THE CHALLENGE IS TO BAKE THIS PURPOSE INTO EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.

THIS SHOULD START WITH OUR ONBOARDING AND TRAINING PROGRAMS, TEAM AND CAMPUS MEETINGS AND ALL THE CULTURE BUILDING ACTIVITIES WE PROMOTE AT THE CAMPUS LEVELS.

TODAY, I PROPOSE THAT WE ALL COMMIT OUR TIME, TALENT AND RESOURCES TOWARD EMBRACING OUR PURPOSE AS AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING AND STRIVE TO CREATE A PURPOSE DRIVEN ORGANIZATION. TO DO THIS, I SUGGEST WE START AT THE VERY FOUNDATION OF THE ORGANIZATION.

BY ENVISIONING AND INSPIRING OUR WORKFORCE IN A PRIMARY WAY WE ACCOMPLISH THIS IS BY GIVING THEM A SENSE OF OWNERSHIP.

THIS COULD START WITH RECOGNIZING THAT LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT ARE POWERFUL INCENTIVES IN BUILDING A STRONG CULTURE OF TRUST.

WE NEED TO APPROACH OUR PURPOSE FROM THE VANTAGE POINT THAT EMPLOYEES.

THAT EMPLOYEES ACTUALLY WANT TO THINK, LEARN AND GROW.

THERE IS, HOWEVER, AN OBSTACLE THAT FIRST MUST BE ADDRESSED.

THAT BEING THE REALITY THAT WE HAVE TO CREATE A PARADIGM SHIFT TO TURN OUR PRESENT SUPERVISION MODELS INTO ONE THAT MIGHT EMBRACE PURPOSE DRIVEN LEADERS.

THOSE WHO CREATE WITHIN THEIR UNITS A SENSE OF RESILIENCE AND GROWTH.

THIS IS WHERE YOU, THE REGENTS, CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS AND HR PROFESSIONALS CAN ASSIST US IN BUILDING AN ORGANIZATION THAT FOSTERS AND PRIDES ITSELF ON HAVING A WORKFORCE THAT IS ALWAYS GROWING ITSELF.

THIS GROWTH CAN BEGIN BY PROVIDING SUPERVISORY STAFF THE FREEDOM, FLEXIBILITY AND VOICE TO MAKE BOTH THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND THAT OF THEIR STAFF AN EFFECTIVE TOOL TO ASSIST WITH RETENTION IN SLOWING QUIET QUITTING.

AND IN FULFILLING THE REASON, THE WHY WE EXIST.

THE EDUCATION OF LEADERS.

TO DO SO, HOWEVER, WILL AGAIN REQUIRE A SHIFT IN THE WAY WE LOOK AT THINGS SUCH AS THE TUITION BENEFIT.

I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU A MESSAGE THAT WE RECEIVED FROM A STAFF MEMBER FROM U.S.

CSS RECENTLY.

I WISH TO WRITE ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND QUITE A FEW STAFF MEMBERS ON CAMPUS THAT FEEL THE TUITION BENEFIT POLICY SHOULD BE LOOKED AT AND POTENTIALLY CHANGED.

I'VE WORKED HERE AT UCS FOR SEVEN YEARS AND DINING AND HOSPITALITY SERVICES.

I'VE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO USE THE TUITION BENEFIT TWICE BECAUSE OF THE POLICY THAT YOU CAN ONLY REGISTER SEVEN DAYS PRIOR TO THE START OF CLASSES.

THIS DOES NOT ALLOW MOST FOLKS LIKE ME TO GET THE CLASSES THAT THEY NEED.

AND IF THEY DO, THEY'RE USUALLY PUT THREE WEEKS BEHIND IF THEY'RE ON THE WAIT LIST.

AND THAT PUTS US TO AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE.

WE SPEAK ABOUT STAFF RETENTION A LOT IN OUR DEPARTMENT AND CAMPUS WIDE.

AND I BELIEVE THAT IF FOLKS COULD REGISTER LIKE NORMAL STUDENTS, WE WOULD HAVE A BETTER CAMPUS RETENTION WITH FOLKS GETTING THEIR DEGREES AND MOVING ON TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CAMPUS OR THE C.U.

SYSTEM, THUS RETAINING THAT TALENT.

AS I LOOK AT THE NEWS WITH MY COWORKERS, WE ALL SEE COMPANIES LIKE AMAZON, STARBUCKS AND CHIPOTLE, JUST TO NAME A FEW THAT PAY FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THEIR STAFF TUITION BENEFITS.

JUST IMAGINE HOW OUR STAFF FELT WHEN WE READ THAT AMAZON HAD TEAMED UP WITH UCS SO THAT THEIR EMPLOYEES COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FREE TUITION.

WHAT IS IT TO KEEP? WHAT? WHAT IS TO KEEP OUR OWN TALENT FROM JUMPING SHIP IN THESE ALREADY TURBULENT SEAS.

I ASK THAT YOU LOOK AT THE POLICY AND MAKE IT EASIER FOR OUR HARDWORKING STAFF TO COME TO WORK HERE BECAUSE OF IT.

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IDENTIFYING THE REALITY THAT EACH EMPLOYEE HAS A STORY ABOUT HOW THEY FEEL THEY CONTRIBUTE TO THE GREATER CAUSE, THE PURPOSE OF WHAT THEY DO FOR THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM. ONE OF OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGES, HOWEVER, IS THAT MANY TIMES THESE STORIES GET MUTED DUE TO SO-CALLED BUSINESS NEED A PHRASE THAT NEEDS TO SHIFT OF ITS OWN FOR WHAT GREATER NEED IS THERE THAN TO HAVE AN ORGANIZATION IN ITS CONSTITUENT PARTS, ALL WORKING FROM THE SAME FOUNDATIONAL PLAYBOOK.

NEITHER JANINE OR I.

CAMPUS COUNCILS, STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS OR THE ADMINISTRATION HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS.

BUT I PROPOSE WE SPEND SOME TIME LISTENING TO THE STORIES OF THOSE WHO HAVE SEEN THE SAGA UNFOLD FROM THE GROUND FLOOR.

OUR AMAZING STAFF.

WITH ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER, STRIVING TO BUILD AN ENTERPRISE THAT TRULY PRACTICES ITS PURPOSE, OUR UNIVERSITY SYSTEM COULD BECOME A BLUEPRINT FOR OTHERS TO FOLLOW, TO EMULATE, AND TO ENVY.

BECAUSE WHEN STAFF UNDERSTAND WHY THEY ARE HERE, WHAT THEIR PURPOSE IS, AND ARE GIVEN THE TOOLS TO GROW AND MAKE OF THEMSELVES SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN BE PROUD OF, WE ALL WIN. IN CLOSING, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT PURPOSE IS NOT JUST A LOFTY IDEAL.

IT HAS PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR THE UNIVERSITY'S HEALTH AND ITS COMPETITIVENESS.

PEOPLE WHO FIND MEANING IN THEIR WORK DON'T HOARD THEIR ENERGY AND DEDICATION.

THEY GIVE UP FREELY DEFYING CONVENTIONAL ECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT SELF INTEREST.

THEY GROW RATHER THAN STAGNATE.

THEY DO MORE AND THEY DO IT BETTER.

I BELIEVE WE CAN TRANSFORM OUR ENTIRE ORGANIZATION BY TAPPING INTO THAT POWER.

AS A SHARED GOVERNANCE BODY.

WE KNOW THAT WHAT WE'RE ASKING REQUIRES A BIG LIFT, BUT THE WEIGHT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE MADE LIGHTER IF WE TRULY EMBRACE THE MESSAGE OF WHY WE EXIST AS AN INSTITUTION AND EMPLOYER, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, AS A PARTNER IN GROWING OUR STAFF.

LIKE THE CUSTODIAN FROM NASSAR.

WE SHOULD ALL WANT TO SHOOT FOR THE STARS.

NOW I'LL TRY AND BE A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THE COMEDIC RELIEF ARENA.

SO. SO WHILE IN APRIL, UNIVERSITY STAFF COUNCIL WILL BE HOSTING OUR STAFF COUNCIL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY, IT'LL BE ON THE 21ST AT THE DOUGLAS COUNTY LIBRARY IN HIGHLANDS RANCH.

FACILITATORS FOR THE DAY ARE GOING TO COME FROM THE LIGHT OF HILL INSTITUTE IN COLORADO SPRINGS, AND OUR THEME WILL BE LEADING THROUGH CHANGE.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO REPORTING BACK ON WHAT WE LEARN AND HOW IT MIGHT BE SHARED WITH OUR CAMPUS COUNCILS AS WELL AS THE BOARD.

IN OUR CAMPUS REPORTS ON THE ANSCHUTZ CAMPUS.

THE DENVER AND ANSCHUTZ STAFF COUNCILS HAVE BOTH AGREED TO SEVER TIES, SO EACH EACH INDIVIDUAL CAMPUS WILL HAVE THEIR OWN STAFF COUNSEL.

BEGINNING JULY 1ST OF 2023.

THE UN SHOOT'S YEARS OF SERVICE AWARDS ARE BACK AND BEING DISTRIBUTED IN TWO DIFFERENT WAYS.

FOR STAFF THAT HAVE BEEN AT THE UNIVERSITY FOR 5 TO 19 YEARS, THEY CAN STOP BY ON A WEDNESDAY IN FEBRUARY AND GET THEIR AWARD AND THEIR SWAG.

THE OTHER EVENT WILL BE HELD ON THE 28TH OF THIS MONTH.

FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN WITH SIU FOR 20 YEARS OR MORE.

THAT EVENT WILL HAVE SPEAKERS AND SPECIFIC AWARDS.

STAFF COUNCIL IS SUPPORTING THIS WITH THEIR HR GROUP, AS A LOT OF PEOPLE AT ANSCHUTZ KNOW.

CAROLYN BROWNELL HAD LEFT HER ROLE AS CRO BACK IN JANUARY AND DOUG CASSON HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE INTERIM CEO THROUGH ALL SHARED GOVERNANCE, WILL BE MEETING WITH THE FINALISTS WHEN THOSE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND STAFF COUNCIL WILL CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR CASE AND IN THE INTERIM TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF BOTH STAFF AND HUMAN RESOURCES. LEADERSHIP OF ANSCHUTZ MEDICAL CAMPUS IS HOSTING A MEET AND GREET FOR SHARED GOVERNANCE, AND THAT TOOK PLACE BACK ON THE 24TH OF JANUARY, AND THE ANSCHUTZ MEDICAL CAMPUS HAS COMPLETED THEIR COMPRESSION ANALYSIS FOR STAFF OF NEARLY 3400 EMPLOYEES.

OVER 1300 RECEIVED AN INCREASE.

THESE WERE EFFECTIVE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2022 AND JANUARY OF 2023, DEPENDING ON WHICH SCHOOL ON CAMPUS THE EMPLOYEE WORKED FOR.

BOULDER'S REPORT.

BOULDER THIS YEAR IS FOCUSING ON HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES AS THEIR THEME FOR THE YEAR, AND THEY'RE WORKING ON DEVELOPING SPECIFIC PROGRAMS THAT THEY WILL PUBLICIZE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS.

AS AN ATTENDEE IN THE NEXT EVENT.

SEE YOU. BOULDER HAS A WONDERFUL STAFF APPRECIATION BREAKFAST AND BOULDER STAFF COUNCIL IN COLLABORATION WITH CHANCELLOR DISTEFANO OFFICE HOSTED EVERY YEAR FOR THE STAFF.

AND WE'RE PROUD TO SAY THAT THE FOOD DRIVE THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THAT RAISED WE WERE ABLE TO COLLECT ABOUT £650 OF FOOD TO DONATE TO EMERGENCY

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EVERYBODY ENJOYED THE FOOD AND THEY HAD BACON BACK AGAIN, WHICH WAS GREAT.

CU BOULDER STAFF COUNCIL IS PUSHING THE NEW TELEHEALTH INITIATIVE CALLED ACADEMIC LIFE CARE AND IS WORKING TO TRY TO GET THE MESSAGE OUT ON THAT PARTICULAR ITEM SO THAT MORE STAFF UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE FOR MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT AND EVEN OTHER TYPES OF MEDICAL SUPPORT.

BOULDER STAFF COUNCIL IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE, AND A LOT OF THE REST OF THE CAMPUSES HOSTED THE SOCIAL JUSTICE SUMMIT BACK ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO.

AND THE HOPE WAS TO ENSURE THAT THEY CONTINUE SPREADING, SPREADING THE WORD AROUND SOCIAL JUSTICE WITHIN THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.

LISA LANDIS FROM THE SYSTEM'S HR OFFICE SPOKE TO BOULDER COUNCIL ABOUT THE NEW FAMILY LEAVE POLICY, THE ONE THAT THE TAXPAYERS PASSED SEVERAL ABOUT A YEAR BACK AND MADE, BROUGHT A LOT OF CLARITY AROUND SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WERE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CLASSIFIED AND UNIVERSITY STAFF AND WHO WOULD BE PAYING IN THAT FIRST YEAR AND WHO WOULDN'T AND HOW THE PROGRAM WORKED.

BOULDER COUNCIL IS ALSO CURRENTLY COMPILING QUESTIONS AND LOOKING INTO A FORMATION OF A CAMPUS TASK FORCE TO ASSIST WITH RECRUITMENT OF NEW MEMBERS AND THEIR COMMUNITY SERVICE AND BLOOD DRIVE. JUST IS FINISHING UP A BLOOD DRIVE THIS WEEK AT THE REC CENTER AND ONE OF THE COOL THINGS THEY'RE DOING IS EVERYBODY THAT COMES IN, THEY'RE GIVING THEM A BLANK CARD AND HAVING THEM DO A VALENTINE'S CARD FOR THE FOLKS THAT MEALS ON WHEELS DELIVERS THEM, DELIVERS FOOD TO.

AT UC'S BUDGET ISSUES ARE STILL OF CONCERN CONCERNING THE LACK OF FUNDS FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL ACCELERATED STRATEGIC PLAN.

BUT THEY ALL ARE LISTENING, WORKING WITH CHANCELLOR REDDY'S OFFICE, TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET THE MESSAGING OUT CORRECTLY SO THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT STAFF ARE NOT DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THIS.

HOWEVER, IT DOES SOUND LIKE THERE ARE SOME BUDGET CONCERNS AROUND THAT THAT THEY WANT TO WORK WITH THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE ON.

STAFF FOCUS EVENTS AT UCC INCLUDE A NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION WELCOME COMMITTEE AND EMPLOYEE OF THE COURT AWARDS STACK STAFF ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDE A STAFF LUNCHEON AND STAFF OLYMPICS.

PRESIDENT SARAH LONG MET WITH THE CABINET TO DISCUSS THE CONCERNS OF THE OF THE IMPACT THAT THE BUDGET HAD ON HIRING, RETAINING AND POSSIBLE FURLOUGHS.

AND THE DISCUSSION OF MORALE AND MERIT PAY AND COMPENSATION WERE HIGH ON THE AGENDA.

AND THE UK'S STAFF ASSOCIATION DISCUSSION DURING THE JANUARY MEETING WELCOMED NEW MEMBERS, CREATED BUDGET DISCUSSIONS AND THE BEGINNING OF SCHEDULING OF SPRING ACTIVITIES. ON THE BOULDER CAMPUS OR THE DENVER CAMPUS.

THE FIRST MONTHLY MEETING OF THE CAMPUS ADVISORY COMMITTEE TOOK PLACE ON DECEMBER 19TH.

THE COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP, SCHOOL AND COLLEGE DEANS AND FACULTY AND STAFF GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES.

MUCH OF THE DISCUSSION WAS AROUND THE SCHEDULE FOR CUTS, WHICH JENNIFER SOBHANI EXPLAINED AT THE DECEMBER STAFF COUNCIL MEETING.

NOTE THAT EACH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE'S PROPOSED CUTS WILL BE REVIEWED DURING BEFORE ANY CUTS WILL BE MADE.

TAMMY AND INGRID, WHO ARE THE CHAIR AND CO CHAIR OF DENVER STAFF COUNCIL, ARE INVOLVED IN PLANNING THE YEARS OF SERVICE EVENT, WHICH WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 13TH.

DURING THE LUNCH AT CU DENVER.

THOSE CELEBRATING FIVE, TEN, 15 AND 20 YEARS OF SERVICE IN 2020, 2021 AND 2022 WILL BE INVITED.

THE JOB SATISFACTION SURVEYS AS DIGITAL IS OFFICIALLY CLOSED AND THE RESPONSE RATE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41%, WHICH IS GOOD ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE THAT HELPED PUT THAT TOGETHER.

AND A TABLEAU DASHBOARD SHOWING THE RESULTS IS IN PROGRESS.

AGAIN, AS WAS MENTIONED BEFORE, STAFF COUNSELS AT BOTH DENVER AND ANSCHUTZ ARE SEVERING TIES WITH ONE ANOTHER.

THEY WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER IN WHATEVER WAY THAT IS NECESSARY.

BUT IT BECAME CLEAR THAT EACH ONE OF THE CAMPUSES HAD A DIFFERENT IDENTITY AND A DIFFERENT METHODOLOGY BY WHICH THEY WANTED TO APPROACH THEIR SUPPORT OF STAFF.

SO WE AT UCSC FEEL THAT IT'S A GOOD MOVE AND IT ADDS ANOTHER LAYER OF STAFF THAT WE GET, WHICH IS GREAT.

LET'S SEE. AT THE SYSTEMS OFFICE, THEY HAVE AN OPEN POSITION FOR VICE CHAIR.

THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING ELECTIONS AND THEY'RE LOOKING AT INFORMATION CONCERNING TOPICS FOR FUTURE TOWN HALLS.

THEIR COMMITTEE DID A HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE AND WITH A GOAL OF RAISING $1,000 AND ENDED UP GETTING 1700 AND PROVIDED 5125 MEALS TO FAMILIES IN NEED.

THEY INVITED DR. NORQUIST TO THEIR FEBRUARY MEETING, AND IF IT WAS AS INFORMATIVE AS IT WAS WHEN WE HAD INVITED HER TO OUR UC UCSC MEETING

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ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO CLOSE BY SAYING THAT ON BEHALF OF UCSC AND THE STAFF AT SIU, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE VOICE WE'VE BEEN GIVEN BY THE ADMINISTRATION AND ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO A LONG AND PROSPEROUS COLLABORATION WHICH WILL ALLOW US ALL TO SERVE THE STAFF AND STUDENTS AT SIU.

WE RECOGNIZE THAT STAFF RETENTION, QUIET, QUITTING AND SOME OF THE ISSUES WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING ARE NOT EASILY REDRESSED.

WE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE ADMINISTRATION AT BOTH THE CAMPUS AND SYSTEM LEVEL MAY ALREADY BE WORKING ON MANY OF THESE ISSUES.

AS ONE OF THE MANY BRANCHES OF SHARED GOVERNANCE HERE AT THE UNIVERSITY.

OUR ROLE IS TO WORK AS QUEUES, FLIGHT, FIGHT SONG STATES SHOULDER TO SHOULDER.

AND WE'D LIKE TO DO THAT IN HELPING BRAINSTORM SOLUTIONS AND CREATING STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF HELPING US ALL FULFILL OUR PURPOSE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU FOR THOSE THOUGHTFUL WORDS.

WE'RE ALL INCREDIBLY THANKFUL FOR STAFF AND WE KNOW HOW DIFFICULT IT'S BEEN WITH COVID AND POST COVID.

SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT.

AT THIS POINT, WE.

NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[F. 2:15 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA]

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS SO MOVED SOME SO MOVED BY REGENT RENNISON AND SECONDED BY REGION CHAVEZ.

I ASSUME THERE'S NO DISCUSSION ANYBODY OPPOSED TO APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA? HEARING NONE.

THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS PASSED AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS AND REGENT CHAVEZ,

[G. 2:20 p.m. FINANCE COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS]

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO CONDENSE OUR PRESENTATION SINCE WE'RE A LITTLE BEHIND.

A FEW MINUTES BEHIND.

THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MET ON JANUARY 27TH DURING THE CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION PORTION OF THE MEETING.

THE COMMITTEE HEARD THE QUARTERLY CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION REPORT FROM COREY.

MANY PROJECTS ARE IN THE CLOSEOUT PHASE AND ARE AWAITING FUNDING.

COREY ALSO GAVE AN UPDATE ON THE CAMPUS LACTATION SPACES AND POLICIES.

THE CAMPUSES HAVE ALL REVIEWED AND DEVELOPED POLICIES IN THE LAST YEAR, AND I JUST WANT TO.

RECOGNIZE REGENT RENNISON FOR.

FOR HER LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE, IT'S MOVED THE WHOLE ISSUE FORWARD FOR THE WHOLE SYSTEM.

AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANKS FOR YOUR HELP ON THAT.

DURING THE FINANCE PORTION OF THE MEETING.

SCOTT MUNSON GAVE THE QUARTERLY IT PROJECT STATUS REPORT, INCLUDING THE DATA GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT PROJECT, THE ADVANCEMENT NEXT GEN PROJECT AND THE TIME AND LABOR PROJECT.

AND FINALLY, CHAD PRESENTED ON THE FINANCIAL AID AND STUDENT DEBT COVERING NATIONAL STATEWIDE AND SIU SPECIFIC INFORMATION.

JUST A FEW OF THE HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE A BACHELOR'S DEGREE THAT BACHELOR'S DEGREE RECIPIENTS EARN $1.5 MILLION MORE THAN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES OVER THE COURSE OF THEIR CAREER.

CS INSTITUTIONAL AID HAS GROWN BY MORE THAN 123% SINCE 2011.

AROUND HALF OF OF SIU GRADUATES COMPLETE A BACHELOR'S DEGREE WITH NO STUDENT LOAN DEBT.

THAT'S A BIG NUMBER.

SIU IS THE ONLY STATE GOVERNING BOARD TO GROW HEALTH STUDENT POPULATIONS SINCE 2011.

SIU STUDENT LOAN DEFAULT RATE IS LOWER THAN THE STATE AND NATIONAL AVERAGE.

AND I JUST WANT TO THANK SELENA DURAN AND THE CAMPUS TEAMS FOR ALL THEIR WORK ON THE PRESENTATION, WHICH GAVE US LOTS OF GOOD INFORMATION.

AND THAT'S THE TOTALITY OF MY REPORT.

AND IF WE IF YOU DON'T MIND, MADAM CHAIR, WE CAN GO TO INTERIM TREASURER DAN WILSON FOR THE TREASURER'S REPORT.

WELL, IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK.

WELL, AND IT'S GOOD TO SEE ONE OF YOUR BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS.

THIS IS THE LAST HIKE I TOOK BEFORE I GOT A CALL.

THAT'S GOOD. UP TO JASPER LAKE IN INDIANS PEAKS WILDERNESS.

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I DID ENJOY 20 MONTHS OF NON-PAID SABBATICAL, BUT IT'S.

IT'S GREAT. I ONLY HAVE THREE SLIDES TO SHOW YOU THAT WILL DEAL WITH THE SIX MONTHS ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2022.

AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT INVESTMENTS, CASH AND DEBT.

FUN TOPICS, RIGHT? LITTLE CHANGE OF PACE.

SO THIS INFORMATION IS IN THE BOARD MATERIALS AND THE EIGHT PAGE REPORT, OUR TOTAL TREASURY POOL ASSETS AT THE END OF DECEMBER AT 2.9 BILLION.

DOWN 379 MILLION FROM LAST CALENDAR YEAR END WHERE IT WAS 3.28 BILLION.

SO WHY THE DECREASE? WELL, THERE'S REALLY THREE EXPLANATIONS.

WE WE HAVE BEEN SPENDING MONEY ON THE ACCELERATING THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

AND WE DID HAVE A SIGNIFICANT MARKET DECLINE IN THIS PERIOD.

AND SOME OF THAT WAS OFFSET BY.

SOME TIMING ISSUES AS WELL AS OPERATING INFLOWS OF CASH.

SO WE'VE SEEN REALLY NINE MONTHS OF NEGATIVE EQUITY RETURN AND 12 MONTHS OF OF NEGATIVE FIXED INCOME RETURN.

BUT THE LAST QUARTER WAS POSITIVE.

UP THE POLLS UP 4.69%.

SO OVERALL, THOUGH, THE POLL WAS DOWN OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS, 11.25% FROM MARKET RETURNS.

BUT OVER THREE YEARS, IT'S RETURNED 4.57.

SO NEARING SORT OF OUR NORMAL RETURN.

SINCE INCEPTION 25 YEARS, IT'S BEEN 5.27%.

THE PORTFOLIO CONSISTS OF 27% IS IN CASH.

24% IS IN FIXED INCOME ASSETS AND 48% IS IN EQUITY ASSETS.

SPLIT BETWEEN 10% IN THE.

SO YOU FOUNDATION LONG TERM INVESTMENT POOL 15% IN GLOBAL AND INTERNATIONAL FUNDS AND 22% IN DOMESTIC EQUITY.

I NEED QUESTIONS ON THAT SLIDE BEFORE I MOVE TO THE NEXT ONE.

IT'S REALLY NICE TO SEE SOME GREEN ARROWS ON THIS PAGE.

YOU'VE BEEN SEEING RED FOR 12 MONTHS.

SO WE DID HAVE A BEAR MARKET RALLY IN NOVEMBER, IN DECEMBER, RESULTING IN A TURNAROUND IN BOTH EQUITY AND FIXED INCOME ASSETS.

THE FED, AS YOU KNOW, RAISED INTEREST RATES AGAIN LAST WEEK BY A QUARTER OF A.

5% TO FOUR AND ONE HALF PERCENT NOW.

AND THE FED NOTES THAT INFLATION HAS EASED SOMEWHAT, BUT REMAINS ELEVATED.

SO THE FED HAS NOW RAISED INTEREST RATES AT A FASTER AND HIGHER PACE THAN EVER BEFORE.

AND IT'S THE HIGHEST RATE CYCLE EVER.

QUARTERLY RETURNS FOR DOMESTIC EQUITY, AS MEASURED BY THE S&P 500, ARE UP FOR THE QUARTER 7.56%.

BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE 12 MONTH, IT'S STILL DOWN 18.8, 18.1%.

IF YOU LOOK AT NON US EQUITY AND EVEN SURPASS THE S&P 500 UP 9.76%.

WHEREAS THE YEAR IT'S STILL DOWN 18.36 12 MONTHS PERIOD.

AND BLOOMBERG AGGREGATE BOND IS UP 1.87% FOR THE QUARTER.

BUT STILL FOR THE YEAR, IT'S DOWN 13%.

SO WE'RE COMING.

WE'RE HAVING A RALLY HERE.

AND IT'S UNCERTAIN HOW LONG THIS WILL LAST, BUT IT'S GOOD TO SEE IT.

AND WE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF IT ACTUALLY, TO HELP WITH ASP.

SO OVERALL, THE TREASURY POOL HAS RETURNED FOR THE QUARTER, 4.69%, WHICH IS ABOUT ON AVERAGE.

AND FROM A BENCHMARK PERSPECTIVE, OUR TREASURY PULL PERFORMANCE OVER THE YEAR HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE BENCHMARK, BUT SLIGHTLY BEHIND THE BENCHMARK FOR THE QUARTER.

ANY QUESTIONS ON INVESTMENT RETURNS? ITS LAST SLIDE IS ON DEBT.

OUR DEBT IS REALLY IN GOOD SHAPE, THE LOWEST IT'S BEEN IN REALLY THREE YEARS.

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AND AS REPORTED IN THE NOVEMBER MEETING ON THE BOULDER CAMPUS OF 48 MILLION.

AND SO OUR CURRENT BALANCE IS 1.8 BILLION.

AND. AS OF TODAY.

THAT MIGHT CHANGE IN THE NEXT THREE OR FOUR MONTHS.

BUT AS OF TODAY, WE'RE NOT EXPECTING TO BORROW ANY MORE NEW FUNDS IN THIS FISCAL YEAR.

WE DO PLAN TO MEET WITH OUR RATING AGENCIES IN THE COMING MONTH OR TWO.

AND SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE LOOKING AT OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 630, 2022 AND GIVING THEM AN UPDATE THROUGH THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR.

AND THOSE NUMBERS LOOK VERY STRONG FOR US.

SO I EXPECT WE'LL HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH OUR RATING AGENCIES AT THE MOMENT.

ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU.

WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS? NINE MONTHS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STAY PRETTY, EVEN WITH WITH ALL EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING.

WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS WE WE'VE DONE, GLENN, IN TERMS OF WE'RE RETAINING A LITTLE BIT MORE CASH, PARTLY BECAUSE OF ASP SPENDING THAT'S GOING ON AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO GO ON.

AND FROM A STABILITY STANDPOINT, THERE'S PROBABLY NO BETTER PLACE TO BE RIGHT NOW THAN CASH PAYING FOUR AND ONE HALF PERCENT AND GUARANTEED.

RETURN. OTHER THAN THAT, WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP A BALANCED PORTFOLIO.

DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? OKAY. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, DAN, FOR YOUR SERVICE AGAIN TO TO THE UNIVERSITY.

IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ALL OF US, ESPECIALLY ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, KNOWING THAT YOU'RE HERE AND FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT. YEAH. THANK YOU.

THANKS. ELENA. ELENA.

OH, GO AHEAD, ELENA. YEAH, I'LL ECHO.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, NAN.

FOR. FOR BEING HERE.

AND JUST A CLARIFICATION ON THE DEBT CAPACITY AND BONDS.

YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR WE APPROVED, YOU KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, BOULDER'S MASTER PLAN AND SOME NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.

YOU KNOW, THAT WAS PART OF THAT PLAN.

WHERE WHERE ARE WE IN THE TIMELINE OF OF POTENTIALLY ISSUING BONDS OR CONSTRUCTION ON NEW HOUSING? SO GOOD.

GOOD QUESTION.

AND ON DEBT CAPACITY, THE REGIONS HAVE SET A POLICY OF 7%.

THE STATUTORY LIMIT IS 10%.

AND OVERALL, THE SYSTEM WERE WERE LOWER THAN THAT WERE AT 3.98%.

SO THE LOWEST CAMPUS IS IS ANSCHUTZ HAS THE LOWEST AMOUNT OF DEBT.

AND, YOU KNOW, BOULDER AND UC'S ARE RIGHT AT SEVEN OR OR SO.

THE BOULDER CAMPUS IS MOVING AHEAD WITH THEIR HOUSING PROJECT.

THEIR SPENDING ON IT IS GOING TO BE PAID FOR WITH CAMPUS RESERVES AND OTHER SOURCES IN THE INITIAL STAGES.

AND SO THE LATEST WE HEARD IS THAT THEY WON'T NEED BORROWING UNTIL NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

NOW, WE WERE EXPECTING JUNE, BUT NOW IT'S IT'S BEEN PUSHED OUT AT LEAST A MONTH, MAYBE TWO.

SO THAT'S THAT'S WHERE THAT IS.

BUT IT'S THE PROJECT IS GOING FORWARD.

MAYBE THE CAMPUS CAN SEE MORE ABOUT THAT.

THAT'S GOOD. OKAY.

THANK YOU, DAN. YEAH. CHAD REGENT CHAVEZ ALSO ON THE.

THE BOARD HAS APPROVED THE BOULDER CAMPUS MASTER PLAN, THAT TEN YEAR MASTER PLAN.

ANY PROJECTS THAT THEY MOVE FORWARD, SPECIFICALLY THAT PLAN STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, STILL HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE FULL BOARD.

SO YOU CAN EXPECT TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN ON THAT AS THE CAMPUS IS READY TO TEE IT UP AND MOVE FORWARD.

THANK YOU, DAN. YEP. CHAD, YOU AND THE CAMPUS CFOS ARE UP FOR THE NEXT ITEM.

DISCUSSION ITEM 23, 24 BUDGET AND FEE PROPOSALS.

THANK YOU. REGENT CHAVEZ.

I WANT TO MAKE TWO A COUPLE OF INTRODUCTORY STATEMENTS.

WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH A SUMMARY VERSION HERE.

THERE'S A FULL PRESENTATION PUBLICLY POSTED AND AVAILABLE IN BOARD DOCS.

THIS IS, THIS IS A SOMEWHAT SHORTER VERSION, BUT STILL COVERS THE THE PRIMARY CONTENT.

I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY TEAM, COREY, SELINA EMILY, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE BUDGET TEAMS BETWEEN THEIR CFOS, FOLKS ON THE VCG AND BUDGET OFFICERS. I KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME BUDGET OFFICERS IN THE CROWD, SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF THOSE FOLKS THAT HAVE HELPED OUT WITH THIS.

AND THEN I WANT TO SET THE STAGE FOR THIS.

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WE ARE EMBARKING IN A BUDGET ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE HAVE COMPETING PRIORITIES.

WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF THOSE PRIORITIES AND THOSE NEEDS EARLIER IN THIS MEETING TODAY, ESPECIALLY AS THEY PERTAIN TO COMPENSATION.

SO WE HAVE WE HAVE THAT ON ONE HAND, BUT WE ALSO HAVE THE NEEDS ON ON IN TERMS OF KEEPING TUITION AND CHECK FOR OUR STUDENTS.

AND THE MORE STATE FUNDING WE GET, THE BETTER WE'LL BE ABLE TO KEEP TUITION IN CHECK.

BUT WE HAVE TO BALANCE THOSE TWO PRIORITIES.

AND YOU'LL SEE THAT THROUGHOUT THIS PRESENTATION THAT CAMPUSES ARE MAKING EFFORTS TO TRY TO ALIGN THOSE THINGS SO THOSE COMPETING PRIORITIES.

AND WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE SOME BUDGETARY CHALLENGES, ESPECIALLY AT DENVER AND UCS, WHERE THERE'S SOME STRUCTURAL STRUCTURAL ISSUES WITH THEIR BUDGETS, AND THEY'RE MAKING TOUGH CHOICES TO BRING THOSE IN ALIGNMENT.

IN TERMS OF THE SCENARIOS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR TUITION.

THOSE RANGE BETWEEN 6% IN THE HIGH END.

AND THAT'S THAT'S IN A SCENARIO A THAT'S BASED ON THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET REQUEST.

IT BASED ON THAT STATE FUNDING AMOUNT, AROUND 70 $69.

CAMPUSES WOULD NEED TO TO SET THOSE TYPES OF TUITION RATES TO AFFORD THEIR EXPENSES AS WE MOVE ACROSS FROM THE LEFT HAND TO THE RIGHT HAND, WE'RE ASSUMING MORE STATE FUNDING. SO IN SCENARIO B, WE ASSUME AROUND A 9% INCREASE IN STATE FUNDING, WHICH IS AROUND $100 MILLION.

AND THEN SCENARIO C, WE'RE ASSUMING THE GOVERNING BOARD CONSENSUS REQUEST, WHICH IS WHAT WE WE ARE UNANIMOUSLY ADVOCATING FOR WITH THE JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE FOR 144 MILLION INCREASE IN STATE FUNDING.

AND THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO SET IN-STATE RESIDENT TUITION FOR UNDERGRADUATES AROUND 4%.

AS WE TALK ABOUT FEES, THOSE WILL VARY BY CAMPUS.

IN TALKING ABOUT COMPENSATION.

CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES WILL GET WHAT THE STATE SETS IN THIS.

AND THE JBC HAS HAD THEIR PRELIMINARY VOTE ON SALARY SURVEY AND THEY'VE APPROVED THAT 5% INCREASE FOR CLASSIFIED STAFF.

IN TERMS OF OUR NON CLASSIFIED STAFF AND FACULTY THAT VARIES BY CAMPUS BELOW.

THE CURRENT COLORADO WINS AGREEMENT SAYS THAT THERE'S A 5% INCREASE IN FISCAL YEAR 24 AND A 3% INCREASE IN FISCAL YEAR 25.

BOULDER IS APPROACHING THEIR BERARD INCREASE TO TO SEEK A 4% INCREASE IN FISCAL YEAR 24, AND THEY'RE PLANNING FOR A 4% INCREASE IN 25.

SO THEY'RE APPROACHING THAT 8% INCREASE JUST IN A MORE CONSISTENT MANNER, FOUR PLUS FOUR RATHER THAN FIVE PLUS THREE.

AT DENVER, THEY'RE PURSUING A 5% COMPENSATION RATE INCREASE, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE A COMBINATION OF JUST CORE MERIT INCREASE AND A POSSIBILITY OF SOME COMPRESSION RETENTION AND EQUITY.

SIMILARLY, UCS IS LOOKING AT PACKAGING SOME SOME DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IN SCENARIO A 3.5% THAT SOME MERIT SOME COMPRESSION, RETENTION AND EQUITY. AND THEN IN SCENARIO B AND C, WHEN THERE'S MORE STATE FUNDING, THEY'RE ABLE TO AFFORD A LARGER COMPENSATION INCREASE AT 4% AND IT AND SHOOTS 4% MERIT PLUS 4% FOR COMPRESSION, RETENTION AND EQUITY.

IN TERMS OF MINIMUM WAGE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.

WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS IN THAT SPACE, TOO.

CAMPUSES ARE PLANNING INCREASES THAT EITHER ALIGN WITH THE COLORADO WINS AGREEMENT, WHICH IS THAT $15.75 FOR STAFF AT C.U.

DENVER. THEY HAVE TO ABIDE BY THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, WHICH IS WHY YOU SEE THAT INCREASE UP TO $17.29 AND THE VERY TOP ROW FOR BOULDER.

THEY'RE MAKING MORE PROGRESS IN TERMS OF INCREASING MINIMUM WAGE FOR STAFF.

THESE ARE JUST MINIMUM WAGE AMOUNTS HERE.

AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES ACROSS THE CAMPUSES ARE ACTUALLY HIGHER THAN THIS AND IN A RANGE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 26 AND $29 FOR FOR A USUAL HOURLY EMPLOYEE ON AVERAGE. SO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS JUST ENTRY LEVEL HERE.

ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, WE LOOK AT STUDENT COMPENSATION AND STUDENT HOURLY WAGE, AND THOSE ARE INCREASING AS WELL TO THE AMOUNTS THAT YOU SEE UP THERE.

SO TUITION RATE INCREASES.

WE TALKED ABOUT THIS ON THE INTRODUCTORY SLIDE, BUT THIS LETS YOU SEE WHAT THE ACTUAL PERCENTAGES ARE RELATIVE TO WHERE CAMPUSES ARE CURRENTLY.

SO AT BOULDER, YOU SEE A 4% TUITION RATE INCREASE FOR FIRST TIME STUDENTS, AND THAT'S AROUND A $461 INCREASE FOR THAT BASE TUITION RATE FOR CONTINUING STUDENTS AT BOULDER.

IT'S 0% FOR THOSE THAT ARE WITHIN THEIR TIME FRAME OR THEIR GUARANTEED.

AT COLORADO SPRINGS.

YOU CAN SEE THE THREE SCENARIOS, ONE AT 6%, ONE AT FIVE AND ONE AT FOUR.

AND THEN AT THE DENVER CAMPUS, SCENARIOS A AND B, ASSUME A 5% TUITION RATE INCREASE AND SCENARIO C ASSUMES A 4% TUITION INCREASE.

IN TERMS OF FEES.

WE'RE WAITING ON SOME INFORMATION AT BOULDER AND DENVER.

SO THOSE ARE PENDING. WE'LL HAVE THAT IN TIME FOR THE APRIL BOARD MEETING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT THEIR FEE INCREASES WHEN WE GET TO THEIR SLIDE.

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SO WE'LL BE UPDATING THIS AS WE GET FURTHER ALONG IN THE BUDGET PROCESS.

SO WHAT ARE SOME RISKS THAT WE HAVE HEADED INTO NEXT YEAR? SO STATE FUNDING IS A RISK.

WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE ENROLLMENT CHALLENGES AT SOME OF THE CAMPUSES.

WE HAVE MARKET PRESSURE ON COMPENSATION.

WE HAVE A LOT OF INFLATIONARY PRESSURES, NOT JUST ON COMPENSATION, BUT JUST THE COST OF GOODS AND SERVICES.

WE KNOW THAT HEALTH, LIFE, DENTAL INCREASE THAT WE'RE BUDGETING FOR IS AROUND 7.9% AND WE HAVE OTHER EXPENSES RELATED TO INSURANCE AND ICA AND THE LIKE.

WE ALSO HAVE A NEED FOR INVESTING IN INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL AID, ESPECIALLY AS WE'RE SERVING A MORE DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION THAT REQUIRES WRAPAROUND SERVICES AND AND REVENUES TO HELP THEM AFFORD HIGHER EDUCATION.

DEFERRED MAINTENANCE, BACKLOG NEEDS, IT, INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS AND THE LIKE.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE WRESTLING WITH.

AND THIS IS THAT PRIORITY BALANCE THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT AT THE BEGINNING.

SO IN SHIFTING OVER TO THE FIRST CAMPUS, WHEN WE LOOK AT BOULDER, THEY'RE PROJECTING A SLIGHT DECLINE, A SLIGHT DECLINE HEADED INTO FISCAL YEAR 2324. THEIR UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENT IS PRETTY FLAT, WITH A LITTLE BIT OF A DECREASE IN RESIDENT STUDENTS AND AN INCREASE IN NON RESIDENT STUDENTS.

AND THE MAJORITY OF THE DECREASE THAT THEY'RE EXPECTING TO SEE IS ON THAT GRADUATE SIDE.

AND THIS IS THAT PRETTY FLAT? IF I'M PUTTING THAT IN A PICTURE, YOU CAN SEE IT'S DOWN A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT'S NOT A SIGNIFICANT DOWNTURN IN TERMS OF ENROLLMENT.

THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF CHANGE IN ENROLLMENT FROM WHAT WE BUDGETED IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR TO THE REVISED AMOUNT THAT SECOND DATA POINT TO THE THIRD DATA POINT, AND I'M GOING TO SPEAK TO THAT IN A MINUTE WHEN WE GET TO THE EXPENSE SLIDE.

BUT IF WE LOOK AT THE THE.

THE NATURE OF WHAT TYPE OF STUDENT THEY'RE EXPECTING TO INCREASE AND DECREASE.

THIS IS WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

AGAIN, SOME NONRESIDENT ENROLLMENT GROWTH AND THEN DECLINES ON THE ON THE RESIDENCE SIDE.

SO WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE 4% FOR THEIR TUITION RATE INCREASES.

THAT'S TRUE ACROSS THE BOARD FOR ANY STUDENT TYPE, UNDERGRADUATE RESIDENT, NON RESIDENT.

AND ON THE GRAD SIDE, THAT 4% MERIT POOL, THE INCREASE IN MINIMUM WAGE.

AND THE CAMPUS IS ALSO THINKING ABOUT IS ALSO PROPOSING STRATEGIC BUDGETARY INVESTMENTS AND INSTITUTIONS, INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL AID, THE CHANCELLOR'S DIVERSITY INITIATIVE. AND AS IT'S MAKING ADJUSTMENTS BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES, IT WILL BE UTILIZING ITS NEW BUDGET MODEL TO ALLOCATE RESOURCES.

IN TERMS OF TOTAL EXPENSES HEADED INTO NEXT YEAR.

THIS TOP SECTION ILLUSTRATES THOSE SALARY INCREASES BY FACULTY EXEMPT AND CLASSIFIED.

THAT FOURTH ROW DOWN THERE ILLUSTRATES THE EXPENSE OF INTEGRATING THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR 20 TWO'S COMPENSATION INCREASE THAT USED TO BE BORNE CENTRALLY, AND WE'RE SHIFTING BACK TO THE CAMPUS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME.

THE GENERAL OPERATING LINE THERE THAT YOU SEE REDUCTIONS IN, THOSE ARE ACTUALLY CUTS THAT THE CAMPUS TOOK IN THE CURRENT YEAR AS A RESULT OF HAVING LOWER ENROLLMENT IN THE CURRENT YEAR. AND SO SOME OF THESE SOME OF THESE REDUCTIONS HAVE ALREADY TAKEN PLACE AND WE'RE JUST BUILDING THOSE INTO THE BUDGET.

IN TERMS OF THOSE CAMPUS BUDGET INITIATIVES.

THE FIRST ONE THAT THE CAMPUS IS TARGETING IS $1,000,000 FOR THE CHANCELLOR'S DIVERSITY INITIATIVE FOR THINGS LIKE AFFINITY GROUPS, DEI IMPACT GRANTS, FACULTY MENTORING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE FINANCIAL PARDON ME, THE MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE AT THE CAMPUS.

$18 FOR STAFF COMPRESSION ASSOCIATED WITH THAT, TOO.

AND THEN IT INCREASED TO $16 AN HOUR FOR STUDENTS.

AND THE CAMPUS IS ALSO PROPOSING A FACULTY COMPENSATION INITIATIVE FOR TO TARGET DOLLARS FOR FACULTY THAT MIGHT BE UP FOR TENURE IN PROMOTION.

THIS HELPS US RETAIN THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST FACULTY THAT WE HAVE HERE, AND IT ALLOWS US TO COMPETE BETTER WITH PEERS OF BOULDER, ESPECIALLY AMONGST OUR PEERS.

AND LOOKING AT THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS FROM OUR CURRENT BASE RATES ACROSS THESE STUDENT TYPES, YOU CAN SEE WHAT THAT 4% RESULTS IN.

AND IN TERMS IN THE BOTTOM LINE REVENUE, WHEN WHEN WE SHOW ZEROS THERE IN THAT BOTTOM LINE, IT'S HOW THE CAMPUS IS ILLUSTRATED, HOW THEY'RE BALANCING THEIR BUDGET.

THERE'S ONE NUMBER IN THERE THAT'S PENDING AND IT'S TIED TO STUDENT FEES.

AND WE EXPECT TO HEAR WHAT THE STUDENTS ARE PROPOSING TO TO INCREASE THEIR FEE ON THEMSELVES AS THAT GOES THROUGH THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT PROCESS AT CU BOULDER.

AND I JUST SAID THAT STUDENT GOVERNMENT THING.

BUT THE ITEM BELOW THAT IS TIED TO HOUSING AND DINING AND THAT'S RANGES BETWEEN A 3% AND 5% INCREASE AT BOULDER.

SHIFTING ON TO COLORADO SPRINGS AND THE CURRENT YEAR BUDGET FOR COLORADO SPRINGS, THE MIX WAS SUCH WHERE THEY HAD MORE NON RESIDENT ENROLLMENT TO RESIDENT AND SO THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH ON ON BUDGET IN THE FALL.

THERE'S A POSSIBILITY OF SOME FALL TO SPRING RETENTION WHICH WE'LL KNOW HEADED INTO NEXT WEEK WHEN WE HAVE SPRING CENSUS DATE.

BUT THERE'S POTENTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE CURRENT YEAR'S BUDGET TO THE DEGREE THERE IS, THE CAMPUS WOULD BE SPENDING OUT OF RESERVES TO BALANCE IN THE CURRENT YEAR.

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BUT IT IS CHALLENGING TO MAINTAIN OUR LEVEL OF SERVICE RIGHT NOW AMIDST A LOT OF VACANCIES.

FOR INSTANCE, JUST LOOKING AT THAT CUSTODIAL SERVICES BULLET, THE CAMPUS HAS AROUND 66 POSITIONS AND THERE'S CURRENTLY AROUND 24 VACANCIES WITHIN THOSE 66 POSITIONS.

AND THERE'S THERE'S STAFFING CHALLENGES ACROSS THE BOARD AT THE CAMPUS.

IN TERMS OF HEADED INTO NEXT YEAR.

SO IF FISCAL YEAR 23, 24 AT THE SPRINGS CAMPUS, THEY'RE PROJECTING A DECREASE OF AROUND 0.9%, BUT WITHIN THAT STRONG NONRESIDENT ENROLLMENT GROWTH. AND WHEN WE LOOK AT AND I SHOULD ALSO SAY AT UCS AND AT DENVER, THIS IS A REALLY EARLY SNAPSHOT IN THEIR ENROLLMENT FORECASTING PERIOD SINCE THEIR CAMPUSES RELY ON MORE TRANSFER STUDENTS.

THEY GET A BETTER SENSE OF THAT AS WE GET CLOSE TO APRIL.

SO THIS MIGHT CHANGE A LITTLE BIT WHEN WE GET INTO APRIL FURTHER ALONG IN THE ENROLLMENT CYCLE.

WE'VE ALSO TALKED ABOUT INVESTMENTS THAT THE CAMPUS IS MAKING, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE LINES OF THE NEW VICE CHANCELLOR OF ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT AND OTHER STRATEGIES THAT THEY'RE UTILIZING TO TRY TO ADDRESS THIS CHALLENGE.

SO THIS IS THAT SIMILAR PICTURE THAT WE SAW EARLIER AT BOULDER, BUT FOR SPRINGS.

AND WE LOOK AT THE COMPOSITION, YOU CAN SEE NON RESIDENT UNDERGRADUATE IN THAT TOP SECTION THERE, ALL OF THOSE POSITIVE NUMBERS.

AND THEN YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE INTERNATIONAL ENROLLMENT IS A BRIGHT SPOT FOR THE CAMPUS.

THE PN IS SMALL, IT'S SMALL STUDENTS, BUT IT'S A IT'S A POSITIVE DATA POINT.

SO WHAT IS THE CAMPUS THINKING ABOUT FOR TUITION AND WHAT IS IT THINKING ABOUT FOR COMPENSATION? AGAIN, THOSE TUITION RATES RANGE FROM 6% DOWN TO 4% AS WE MAKE OUR WAY THROUGH THE SCENARIOS.

AND THAT COMPENSATION PIECE RANGES FROM THREE AND ONE HALF TO 4%.

THE COMPOSITION OF THAT COMPENSATION AMOUNT WILL VARY BETWEEN MERIT AND COMPRESSION, RETENTION AND EQUITY, AND WE'LL HAVE THAT DETERMINED BY THE APRIL BOARD MEETING.

IN TERMS OF WHERE THE CAMPUS IS, EVALUATING WHERE IT MIGHT CUT.

YOU CAN SEE AT THE TOP SECTION THERE IS A STRUCTURAL IMBALANCE IN THIS STRUCTURAL PROBLEM AT THE CAMPUS IN TERMS OF REVENUE COMING IN AND EXPENSES GOING OUT.

SO PART OF THE WAY THAT THE CAMPUS IS PROPOSING TO BALANCE IS ADJUSTING AND POSITIONS AND MAKING OPERATING CUTS.

SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THE CAMPUS IS CHOOSING TO INVEST IN IN TERMS OF INITIATIVE OR AGAIN, TIED TO MINIMUM WAGE COMPRESSION, RETENTION AND EQUITY.

PERHAPS WE HAVE SOME INFORMATION ON THOSE.

BUT HOW IS THE CAMPUS GOING TO BALANCE? SIMILAR TO SUE, DENVER SPRINGS IS IS GOING TO EMBARK ON A PROCESS WHERE IT'S GOING TO EVALUATE HOW IT'S GOING TO ADDRESS THIS CHALLENGE IN THE NEXT YEAR.

AND SO OPERATING REDUCTIONS, POTENTIALLY ELIMINATING POSITIONS, REDUCTIONS TO DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND LIBRARY MATERIALS.

IN TERMS OF TUITION RATES.

THESE ARE SIMILAR ACROSS THE DIFFERENT STUDENT TYPES THAT YOU SEE HERE.

AGAIN, SIX, FIVE AND FOUR.

AND WHEN WE SHOW THIS BOTTOM LINE PICTURE IN TERMS OF THE REVENUES THAT WE'RE SEEING, ONE LINE TO POINT OUT HERE, WHICH YOU'LL SEE SIMILAR AT ALL THE CAMPUSES, THAT STATE REVENUE LINE, WHICH IS ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN, YOU SEE INCREASE AS YOU GO ACROSS THE SCENARIOS FROM A TO C, AND THAT'S AS A RESULT OF GETTING MORE FUNDING FROM THE STATE.

SO THE CAMPUS HAS A COUPLE OF FEES.

THIS FIRST ONE IS A COURSE IN PROGRAM FEE.

IT'S SPECIFIC TO THE NURSING PROGRAM.

IT'S AN INCREASE IN A SPECIFIC FEE ITSELF, BUT IT ACTUALLY REPLACES A LOT OF EXISTING TESTING FEES AND BOOKS THAT RESULTS IN A NET SAVINGS TO STUDENTS THAT ARE AROUND 1200 DOLLARS, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY A 32% SAVING INSTANCE FOR STUDENTS.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY THE NURSING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL IN THIS COLLEGE TESTING REVIEW COMMITTEE.

IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT OTHER FEES THAT THE CAMPUSES AT THE CAMPUS, THERE'S A THEY'RE PROJECTING YEAR ROUND INFLATIONARY INCREASES FOR A LOT OF THESE.

WE'LL UPDATE THESE BASED ON FINAL CALENDAR YEAR INFLATION FOR FISCAL YEAR OR FOR CALENDAR YEAR 22.

AND THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT IS ALSO LOOKING AT POTENTIAL ADJUSTMENTS TO THIS WELLNESS CENTER FEE.

AND WE WOULD COME BACK IN APRIL TO SHARE THAT WITH THE BOARD AS WELL, AND THAT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO A STUDENT REFERENDUM.

THOSE INCREASES ARE LARGELY BEING DRIVEN BY THE NEED TO ADDRESS INCREASING COSTS OF GOODS, GOODS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES, AND JUST TO MAINTAIN SERVICE LEVELS.

IN TERMS OF HOUSING AND DINING AROUND A 4% INCREASE.

AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL.

SO NOW SHIFTING TO SEE YOU, DENVER.

THEIR CURRENT YEAR. ENROLLMENT WAS DOWN, BUT THE MIX WAS SUCH WHERE THERE WAS MORE NON RESIDENT AND RESIDENT AND SO IT'S ON BUDGET.

HEADED INTO FISCAL YEAR 2324, THE CAMPUS IS PROJECTING A 2.7% DECLINE AND THEY'RE EXPECTING TO SEE DECREASES ON BOTH THE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE SIDE.

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SIMILAR TO UC'S, INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ARE UP HERE SMALL NS BUT IT'S STILL SOMETHING THAT'S, THAT'S GOOD.

AND THE NONRESIDENT GRADUATE ENROLLMENT IS UP AT C.

DENVER AS WELL. SO THESE ARE THE SCENARIOS IN TERMS OF WHAT TUITION RATES THAT THEY'RE CONSIDERING, ALONG WITH THAT 5% COMPENSATION COMBINATION FOR A MERIT POOL OR COMPRESSION RETENTION AND EQUITY.

AND IN LOOKING AT HOW THAT HOW THE DENVER CAMPUS IS THINKING ABOUT BALANCING, THEY'VE THEY'VE CURRENTLY ILLUSTRATED THAT ALL IN THAT GENERAL OPERATING LINE.

THE REDUCTION THERE WHEN YOU SEE THIS IN APRIL, YOU'LL SEE THAT REDUCTION IN DIFFERENT LINES IS THEY'RE EVALUATING THIS THROUGH THEIR SHARED GOVERNANCE PROCESS.

IT COULD BE THAT THEY UTILIZE STRATEGIES, INCLUDING THINGS LIKE ELIMINATING VACANT POSITIONS OR EARLY RETIREMENTS.

SO IT'S POTENTIAL TO SEE DECREASES UP IN THE SALARY LINES.

IN TERMS OF BUDGET INITIATIVES, FINANCIAL AID AND COMPRESSION RETENTION AND EQUITY.

THE DENVER CAMPUS STARTING A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO HAS MADE EFFORTS SO THAT ANY TIME THAT THEY INCREASE RESIDENT TUITION OR HAVE A TUITION RATE INCREASE, THEY ALSO HAVE A CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL AID.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT VARY THERE BY THE TUITION RATE ASSUMPTION.

AND SO HOW WOULD THE CAMPUS BALANCE AGAIN, THIS COLLABORATION WITH WITH FACULTY AND STAFF AND THE CAMPUS? AND WE'VE HEARD ABOUT THAT EARLIER IN THE MEETING TODAY, BUT.

AREAS THAT DO LOOK AT FEES, RETIREMENTS, VACANT POSITIONS, OPERATING BUDGETS AND THOSE OTHER ITEMS LISTED THERE.

IN TERMS OF TUITION. YOU SEE SIMILAR RATES AS YOU MOVE ACROSS THE SCENARIOS.

THE ONE DIFFERENCE THAT YOU'LL SEE HERE IS IN THAT COMMENT SECTION, WE'RE ON THE GRADUATE SIDE.

THEY'RE ALSO PROPOSING A $25 PER CREDIT HOUR INCREASE FOR THE GRADUATE SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS, AND THAT'S TO BE PRICED ON PARITY WITH KIND OF WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE GRADUATE BUSINESS SPACE.

AND THEN WHEN WE LOOK AT THE OVERALL REVENUE TO THE EXPENSE SLIDE, THAT BOTTOM ROW SHOWS YOU HOW THE CAMPUS IS BALANCED.

AND IN TERMS OF STUDENT FEES, THE CAMPUS IS REQUESTING A 2.8% INCREASE IN THE WELLNESS CENTER FEE AND THAT AN AREA CAMPUS FEE WE'RE WAITING ON IS THAT GOES THROUGH THE ACC PROCESS AND THEN HOUSING AND DINING WILL BE BACK BEFORE THE BOARD IN APRIL.

SO SHIFTING OVER TO AN CHUTES.

THEY'RE PROJECTING A 5.6% INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT.

A LOT OF BRIGHT SPOTS HERE.

AND WE CAN JUST. JUMP TO THAT.

BUT WE'LL LOOK AT WHAT CHANCELLOR ELLIMAN AND OTHERS HAVE TALKED ABOUT, THE DESIRE TO DOUBLE THE SCHOOL OF NURSING ENROLLMENTS OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS.

SO THEY'RE SHOWING YOU THIS IS THIS IS ONE OF THOSE STEPS IN THAT DIRECTION WITH SIGNIFICANT DOUBLE DIGIT INCREASE IN UNDERGRADUATE NURSING.

IN TERMS OF THE SO FOR PERCENT FOR UNDERGRADUATE NURSING, THE 4% MERIT POOL FOR FACULTY AND UNIVERSITY STAFF AND THEN A 4% PLUS A 4% COMPRESSION RETENTION AND EQUITY POOL.

AS THE CAMPUS IS BUILDING ITS BUDGET HERE.

THOSE ARE THE EXPENSES THAT THEY'RE SHOWN.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL 4% COMPRESSION, RETENTION AND EQUITY.

SO IN TERMS OF TUITION RATES, OTHER THAN THAT UNDERGRADUATE NURSING, THE MD PROGRAM IS THAT SECOND AND THIRD SECTION.

IN THIS YOU CAN SEE RESIDENT M.D.

STUDENTS WOULD BE SEEING AROUND A 3% INCREASE.

NON RESIDENTS RUN 1.9 AND SIMILAR INCREASES FOR DENTISTRY.

IN TERMS OF PHARMACY 4% AND 4%, AND THEN PUBLIC HEALTH AROUND 3%.

AND THERE'S SOME DIFFERENCES IN THAT SPECIFIC BOX ON THE RIGHT.

AND I THINK THE LARGEST OF ANY OF THOSE IS AROUND 6% FOR A PA PROGRAM.

AGAIN, THIS BOTTOM LINE HERE SHOWS YOU HOW THE CAMPUS IS BALANCED IN TERMS OF ALIGNING REVENUES WITH EXPENSES.

SOMETHING THAT I DIDN'T NOTE ON BOULDER SLIDE, BUT I'LL NOTE HERE, BECAUSE WE'RE ON SLIDE.

THE AMOUNT THAT YOU SEE ON THE FORTH TO THE BOTTOM ROW, THAT INDIRECT COST REIMBURSEMENT SIDE, THAT THAT INDICATES THAT THE CAMPUS IS ANTICIPATING MORE RESEARCH ACTIVITY HEADED INTO FISCAL YEAR 2324.

AND SO THAT $9.4 MILLION IS ADDITIONAL ICR REVENUE OR FNA REVENUE THAT THEY EXPECT TO HAVE AVAILABLE IN THEIR BUDGET.

AND BOULDER HAD AN INCREASE AROUND $4 MILLION, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY'RE EXPECTING AN INCREASE IN RESEARCH ACTIVITY AS WELL.

SOME BUDGETARY RISKS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER IN TERMS OF FEES, NO INCREASE FOR THEIR COLLEGE RTD PASS AND THEN MANDATORY

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AND THAT IS IS MY MY BEST ATTEMPT TO GET THROUGH THAT REALLY QUICKLY, RECOGNIZING OUR TIME CONSTRAINTS.

ARE THERE QUESTIONS FOR CHAD, GLENN? NOT TODAY, BUT IN THE FUTURE, COULD YOU THE MONEY IS REIMBURSED FOR.

FOR RESEARCH. CAN YOU TELL US HOW THAT TRANSLATES? IT'S NOT A 1 TO 1, RIGHT? IT COSTS US MORE TO DO RESEARCH AT TIMES AND THEN THE MONEY THAT WE GET.

SO CAN YOU GIVE US THAT NUMBER? WE USED TO HAVE THAT NUMBER IN THE PAST.

SO YEAH, I DEFINITELY WILL GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT.

AND THEN SECONDLY, OUR DECLINE IN ENROLLMENT, WE TALKED ABOUT IT THIS MORNING.

I DON'T NEED TO GET INTO THAT AT THIS POINT, BUT THAT'S STILL A CONCERN ON SOME OF OUR CAMPUSES.

AND THEN THE.

CAN YOU OUTLINE WHAT THE.

THIS IS FEBRUARY.

WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THIS IN APRIL, CORRECT, IF THINGS GO WELL.

CAN YOU OUTLINE WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN AS WE MOVE TOWARDS THAT VOTE WITH THE STATE AND THE LONG BILL AND ALL THAT SORT OF STUFF? CAN YOU JUST OUTLINE THAT? DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THE QUESTION.

SO SO IN TERMS OF OUR FRAMING OF SCENARIOS IN TODAY'S PRESENTATION, THAT'S WHAT WE THINK IS IN THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY IN TERMS OF STATE FUNDING FROM THE GOVERNOR'S REQUEST TO THE GOVERNING BOARD, CONSENSUS REQUEST FROM SCENARIO TO SCENARIO, SEE FIGURE SETTING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.

THE JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE IS STARTING FIGURE SETTING FOR NEXT YEAR.

RIGHT NOW, HIGHER EDUCATION IS SOMETIME IN LATE FEBRUARY OR EARLY MARCH, BUT THEY MIGHT NOT ACT ON HIGHER ED UNTIL AFTER THE MARCH FORECAST, WHICH IS AROUND MARCH 20TH.

AFTER THAT, THE JBC WILL RECONSIDER WHAT PRIORITIES THEY HAVE RELATIVE TO AVAILABLE DOLLARS AND MAKE A FINAL DECISION ON EVERYTHING, INCLUDING HIGHER EDUCATION. SO THAT PUTS US IT TOWARDS THE END OF MARCH.

SO WE THEN TAKE THAT INFORMATION, WORK WITH THE CAMPUSES TO REFINE THESE TWO SCENARIOS, THESE TWO BOOKENDS TO WHAT WE THINK IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN AT THE STATE.

WE COME BACK AT THE APRIL BOARD MEETING AND WE'LL TALK THROUGH THAT BUDGET PROPOSAL ESSENTIALLY, AND WE'LL BE ASKING THE BOARD AT THE APRIL BOARD MEETING TO TALK TO TO TAKE ACTION ON TUITION FEES AND COMPENSATION.

AND THAT THEN WOULD SET UP A FRAMEWORK SO CAMPUSES COULD WORK TOWARDS DEVELOPING THEIR FULL BUDGETS THAT THE BOARD COULD CONSIDER AT THE JUNE MEETING.

THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS FOR CHAD.

THANK YOU, CHAD. YOU DID A GREAT JOB OF GETTING US THROUGH THAT.

SO THAT IS THE COMMITTEE FINANCE REPORT, THE QUARTERLY TREASURER'S REPORT, THE DISCUSSION ITEM.

THE ONLY TWO REMAINING ITEMS, MADAM CHAIR, ARE ACTION ITEMS. ONE IS THE BUILDING RENAMING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER.

AND I'LL JUST THROW IT OPEN TO CHANCELLOR.

DISTEFANO TO GIVE US JUST A SHORT BRIEFING ON WHAT THAT IS, AND THEN WE'LL.

THANK YOU. THAT RAISES CHAVEZ.

SO THE 64 YEAR OLD FLEMING BUILDING IS UNDERGOING EXTENSIVE RENOVATION TO PROVIDE A NEW HOME FOR THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION.

THE RENOVATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN THE FALL OF 2023 AND INCLUDE INTERACTIVE CLASSROOMS, WORKSPACE FOR DOCTORAL STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY SPACE FOR STUDENTS, STAFF AND FACULTY.

THE BUILDING'S NEW NAME WILL HONOR FORMER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION FACULTY MEMBERS OFELIA MARIE MONTES AND LEONARD BACA.

SCHOLARS AND EDUCATORS WHOSE PIONEERING TEACHING, RESEARCH AND SERVICE SUPPORTED THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF GENERATIONS OF CU BOULDER STUDENTS, INCLUDING FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS AND STUDENTS OF COLOR.

THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION SOLICITED NAMES FROM A BROAD GROUP OF ALUMNI, FACULTY, STAFF AND STUDENTS WHO, THROUGH A THOUGHTFUL DELIBERATION PROCESS, CHOSE A NEW NAME FOR THE SCHOOL FOLLOWING THE REGION GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA UNIQUE TO THIS PROJECT.

THE RENAMING OF FLEMING TO HONOR TWO FORMER FACULTY MEMBERS WHO EMBODIED WHAT IT MEANS TO CENTER DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN EDUCATION ALIGNS WITH THE GOALS OF THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND THE ENTIRE CU BOULDER CAMPUS TO CULTIVATE AND SUSTAIN A MORE INCLUSIVE AND JUST CAMPUS COMMUNITY.

OFELIA MARIE MONTES, WHO PASSED AWAY IN 2005 AT THE AGE OF 60, WAS A BELOVED AND HIGHLY RESPECTED PROFESSOR IN THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION.

SHE WAS A PIONEERING BILINGUAL EDUCATION SCHOLAR ACROSS K THROUGH 12 AND HIGHER EDUCATION, AND C, BOULDER'S FIRST ASSOCIATE VICE CHANCELLOR FOR DIVERSITY, LONG BEFORE MANY OTHER HIGHER INSTITUTIONS HAD ELEVATED SUCH CRITICAL WORK.

LEONARD BACA IS WELL REGARDED RESEARCHER IN THE FIELD.

HE INITIATED BILINGUAL SPECIAL EDUCATION, WHICH AIMS TO ADDRESS THE OVERREPRESENTATION OF BILINGUAL CHILDREN IN SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSES,

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LEONARD CONCEPTUALIZED AND DEVELOPED HIS WORK IN THE EARLY 1980S AND IS KNOWN AS THE FATHER OF BILINGUAL SPECIAL EDUCATION.

HE COAUTHORED THE SEMINAL TEXTBOOK IN THE FIELD TITLED THE BI BILINGUAL SPECIAL EDUCATION INTERFACE, WHICH HAS FOUR EDITIONS AND FOR DECADES HAS BEEN TOUTED AS THE CENTRAL WORK ON THE NEXUS OF BILINGUAL AND SPECIAL EDUCATION.

LEONARD WAS HIRED BACK IN 1974 AND HE CREATED AND DIRECTED THE BUENOS CENTER FOR MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION, AND IT'S THE FIRST CENTER IN THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION.

IT'S STILL OPERATING AND IT'S GENERATED MORE THAN $100 MILLION IN EXTERNAL SUPPORT AND CREATE A CRITICAL PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT EDUCATORS AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS FROM HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, FROM GED DIPLOMAS TO PHDS.

AND I RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD THE NAMING OF THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION FOR OFELIA, MARIA MONTES AND LEONARD BACA.

THANK YOU. SECOND, I WAS I WAS GOING TO EXPLAIN TO THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS THAT WE FIRST HAVE TO HAVE A MOTION, AND THEN ONCE THAT IS APPROVED, WE CAN HAVE DISCUSSION AT THAT POINT AND THEN WE VOTE.

SO IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE RENAMING THE FLEMING BUILDING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO TO THE OFELIA MARIA MONTES AND LEONARD BACA EDUCATION BUILDING? YOU HAVE ONE. YOU GOT A SECOND? OKAY. MOVE BY REGION VEGAS AND SECONDED BY REGENT SPIEGEL.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? GLENN NO, I WILL JUST SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, BEING ON THE BOULDER CAMPUS, AWARE OF THE MYRIAD AMOUNT THIS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR FRESHMEN FOR FIRST GENERATION AND THE WELLNESS CENTER IS IS VERY MUCH RESPECTED.

AND SO I AM VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS NAME CHANGE.

SO AT THIS POINT, NO OTHER DISCUSSION.

SO I WILL ASK EFFIE TO CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.

REGENT. CHAVEZ. HI.

REGENT. GALLEGOS. YES.

REGENT JAMES.

YES. REGENT MCNULTY.

YES. REGENT MONTEIRO.

YES. REGENT RENNISON YES.

REGENT. SPIEGEL YES.

REGENT VAN DREW YEP.

AND CHAIR. SMITH YES.

AND THE MOTION PASSES.

NINE ZERO. THANK YOU.

THE NEXT THING WE HAVE IS AN ACTION ITEM AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO CREATE A NONPROFIT CORPORATION IN ORDER TO DEVELOP THE AURORA, AURORA, AURORA WELLNESS CENTER.

SORRY, IT WAS MISSPELLED.

DON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN WHAT THIS IS? I'D BE HONORED TO.

THANK YOU, CHAIR SMITH. THE ANSCHUTZ CAMPUS LIES IN THE MIDDLE OF THREE OF THE OF THE MOST CHALLENGED ZIP CODES IN THE STATE OF COLORADO ECONOMICALLY AND IN HEALTH CARE SERVICE.

AND WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING TO DO IS TO CREATE AN AURORA.

AURORA, SORRY, AURORA WELLNESS COMMUNITY, THE CENTERPIECE OF WHICH WILL BE A FREE CLINIC FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE CURRENTLY DRAMATICALLY UNDERSERVED IN HEALTH CARE IN THOSE ZIP CODES.

AND WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR HERE.

THERE WILL BE ATTENDANT OTHER ATTENDANT SERVICES YET TO BE DEFINED SURROUNDING THE CLINIC.

BUT AS I SAID, THE THE SORT OF ANCHOR TENANT WILL BE THE THIS CLINIC THAT WILL BE RUN BY THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WITH PARTICIPATION FROM THE SCHOOL OF NURSING, THE DENTISTRY SCHOOL AND THE PHARMACY SCHOOL.

SO IT'LL BE A CAMPUS WIDE EFFORT LED BY THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.

WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING HERE ARE ASKING FOR HERE IS THE ABILITY TO CREATE A SEPARATE 500 1C3 TO HELP SUPPORT THE WELLNESS CENTER IN ITS IN ITS TOTALITY SO THAT WE HAVE A DEDICATED TRANCHE OF MONEY THAT WE CAN SOLICIT FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS BEYOND OUR OWN ABILITY TO FUND, TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THE CENTER EVERYTHING THAT CAN BE.

SO WE THINK IT'S A VERY EXCITING PROSPECT FOR THE COMMUNITY AND AND SOMETHING THAT WE'RE VERY PROUD OF ON THE CAMPUS.

AND WE ASK YOUR APPROVAL TO SET UP THE 501.

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THANK YOU. I'LL MAKE A MOTION A SECOND TO APPROVE IT.

IS THERE A MOTION AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO CREATE A NONPROFIT CORPORATION IN ORDER TO DEVELOP THE AURORA WELLNESS CENTER? SO MOVED. SO MOVED BY SPIEGEL.

SECONDED BY REGENT RENNISON.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? YES. YEAH. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE CHANCELLOR AND THE CAMPUS.

THERE IS SUCH DEMAND AND NEED IN THE AURORA COMMUNITY FOR THE SERVICES THAT ARE GOING TO BE OFFERED THERE.

AND REALLY, THIS EFFORT IS ABOUT GETTING THE COMMUNITY ENGAGED AND REALLY ALLOWING THE BROADER COMMUNITY TO SEE THEMSELVES AS AS PART OF THIS ACADEMIC ECOSYSTEM AND SEE AND I AM ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS AND REALLY WANT TO THANK THE CHANCELLOR AND THE CAMPUS FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.

GREAT. YES, MARK, ONE THING I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, I REALLY LIKE THIS INITIATIVE, AND I LIKE THAT WE ARE NOT JUST DOING THIS IN HOUSE, BUT CREATING A SEPARATE OVERSIGHT BOARD THAT CAN SPECIALIZE AND WORK CLOSER WITH THE COMMUNITY.

I THINK THAT'S THE EXACT WAY TO GO ABOUT THIS.

THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? GLENN, I WOULD SECOND BOTH OF WHAT MY COLLEAGUE SAID AND BE GOOD TO KEEP AN EYE ON THIS, DON, FOR ME.

I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THIS BOARD AND THIS UNIVERSITY WOULD WANT TO TAKE PART IN AND HAVE THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE REPRESENT US IN THAT UNDERSERVED AREA.

SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT AS WELL.

FRANK. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

AND, CHANCELLOR, YOU'RE ASKING US TO STAND UP A FIVE, A1C3.

AND YET THERE ARE A LOT OF UNKNOWNS THAT EXIST.

WHO THE PARTNERS ARE GOING TO BE? BUY, BUILD, SELL.

THE FIRST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MS..

NEIL GRAVES, WHO MAY RUN FOR POLITICAL OFFICE.

ALL OF THESE VARIABLES ARE FLOATING OUT THERE.

SO WHAT I ASK IS THAT YOU KEEP US, OUR STAFF, INFORMED AS TO THE PROGRESS AND AND COME BACK TO US WITH THESE KEY POINTS AS AS YOU LOOK TO MOVE THIS PROGRAM FORWARD.

WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO DO THAT, OBVIOUSLY.

THANK YOU. MEMBER.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO ECHO FRANK'S COMMENTS.

MY CONCERN HAS ALWAYS BEEN THAT THERE IS A COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEM THAT SERVES THE UNINSURED THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

THIS PARTICULAR AREA IS IS NOT CURRENTLY SERVED BY BY THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK, IS MY UNDERSTANDING.

AND THE THE PART THAT WE'RE BRINGING TO THE TABLE IS IS RESEARCH RELATED TO TO THE HEALTH CARE THAT WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE, WHICH IS NOT TYPICALLY A PART OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK.

BUT I ALSO DON'T WANT US TO COMPETE WITH THE SYSTEM THAT ALREADY EXISTS.

AND SO I AM INTERESTED IN HEARING THE PROGRESS OF THE PLANS AS WE AS WE PUT THEM TOGETHER AS WELL.

BUT I THINK I'LL SUPPORT IT.

AND I THINK IT'S IT'S VERY MUCH NEEDED IN IN AURORA.

THANK YOU. WELL, THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN SOMETHING THAT I THINK POTENTIALLY WILL SERVE THE COMMUNITY VERY WELL.

AND I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

SO UNLESS SOMEBODY WANTS TO HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE, I'M JUST GOING TO ASK IF ANYBODY AS OPPOSED.

ANYBODY OPPOSED? SAY SAY SO, OK.

SO THE MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHTY.

WE'RE DONE WITH FINANCE.

AND NEXT UP IS UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS.

[H. 3:50 p.m. UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS]

GREAT. THANK YOU.

THE REGENTS UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MET FROM 1 TO 3 ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 17TH.

ALL OF THE PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE ON BOARD DOCS AS USUAL FOR TIME PURPOSES TODAY, BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW I'M A STICKLER ON TIME.

RIGHT REGENT MANTRA.

I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO THERE AND LOOK AT IT BECAUSE I'M GOING TO TRUNCATE SOME NAMES AND I DON'T WANT TO MINIMIZE THE VALUE OF THE PEOPLE WHO CAME TOGETHER TO TALK ABOUT THEIR EXPERTISE. AND I WANT TO THANK VICE PRESIDENT LEITNER, TOO, FOR COORDINATING ALL OF THAT.

IT WAS IT WAS BIG.

SO THE UNIVERSITY OF FERRIS COMMITTEE NOW CONSISTS OF FOUR OF US, IS PROBABLY THE SHINIEST NEW COMMITTEE WE HAVE.

MYSELF IS CHAIR REGENT MONTERA, VICE CHAIR, REGENT JAMES AND REGENT VANDRIEL ARE TWO OTHER MEMBERS, SO THANKS FOR THE FIRST MEETING.

THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION, INFORMATION AND ACTION ITEMS. FIRST, WE HAD A PRESENTATION IN DISCUSSION ON CHAT, G, P, T, AND HIGHER EDUCATION.

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FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT CHAT GPT, IT'S A POWERFUL, OPEN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOL CAPABLE OF GENERATING NATURAL LANGUAGE RESPONSES TO USER QUERIES.

IT HAS BEEN, FOR EXAMPLE, ABLE TO GENERATE PASSING GRADES TO QUESTIONS ON LAW SCHOOL EXAMS. SO YOU CAN IMAGINE THE CONCERN IN HIGHER ED AND IN WORLD WIDE INTERESTS.

PROFESSOR FULTZ DISCUSSED THE BASIS OF CHAT GPT IN LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS AND DEMONSTRATED HOW IT WORKED.

THERE WERE A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND GREAT DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT.

THE NEXT PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION FOCUSED ON OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES.

DR. LEITNER WAS ONE OF THE PRESENTERS.

AS LONG AS THERE REALLY LONG LIST OF REALLY TERRIFIC PEOPLE.

AND THE PRESENTATION BEGAN WITH A DISCUSSION OF THE HISTORY OF OPEN ACCESS RESEARCH JOURNALS AND THE PARALLEL HISTORY OF OPEN COURSEWARE, NOW KNOWN AS OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. THEN THE HISTORY OF THE ACTIVITY BY THE CTA WAS REVIEWED, FOLLOWED BY OPEN SIU AND A PRESENTATION ON OF ACTIVITIES FROM EACH OF THESE CAMPUSES.

THE COMMITTEE HAD SEVERAL QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.

NEXT UP, WE HAD A PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION ABOUT STUDENT COURSE ASSESSMENTS, OR AS WE CALL THEM, ON CAMPUS ETHICS.

DR. LEITNER, AGAIN, WITH SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE SHARED ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

THE ITEM BEGAN WITH A REVIEW OF THE REGENT LAWS, POLICIES AND APPS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STUDENT COURSE ASSESSMENTS.

THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY PRESENTATIONS ON THE CHANGES MADE AT THE BOULDER CAMPUS AND THEN A REVIEW OF THE META ANALYZES ASSOCIATED WITH THESE TYPES OF ASSESSMENTS AND THE BIASES REVEALED BY THESE STUDIES USING MULTIPLE MEANS OF EVALUATIONS WAS A KEY WAY TO AMELIORATE THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS.

AND THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HAD ASKED FOR ON THE COMMITTEE, BECAUSE THERE'S THE FALSE IDEA THAT REGENTS REQUIRE PEOPLE TO USE CUES THAT THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED BY REGENTS. THERE IS NEXT A PRESENTATION FROM THE SIU INSTITUTE'S MEDICAL CAMPUS REGARDING THE SIU ANSCHUTZ MEDICAL CAMPUS POLICY ON RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN FETAL TISSUE. DR.

FLEGG, VICE CHANCELLOR OF RESEARCH, AND STEPHEN BRONNER, VICE CHANCELLOR SIU INITIATES MEDICAL CAMPUS AND SENIOR MANAGING ASSOCIATE UNIVERSITY COUNSEL AT THE SIU SYSTEM, TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CURRENT POLICY REGARDING HUMAN FETAL TISSUE USE AND RESEARCH, ALONG WITH THE EXCEPTIONALLY SMALL NUMBERS OF TIMES THAT THIS HAS BEEN ALLOWED AND WHY IT MIGHT BE NECESSARY.

NEXT UP, WE TALKED ABOUT THREE NEW PROPOSED CERTIFICATES IN THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AT UCS.

I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO IT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY AN ITEM IN A SECOND THAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DEPTH.

BUT THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED THE CERTIFICATES AND IT WAS VOTED THREE VOTED TO APPROVE, BUT ONE PERSON DID NOT.

SO THAT'S WHY IT'S GOING TO BE PULLED OFF.

AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT AGAIN IN A SECOND.

LAST AN INFORMATION ITEM WITH NO DISCUSSIONS TO YOU.

BOULDER DEGREE NAME CHANGES.

THE PHD AND COMPARATIVE ETHNIC STUDIES IS GOING TO CHANGE TO THE PHD IN CRITICAL ETHNIC STUDIES, AND THE MEETING ADJOURNED PROMPTLY AT THREE, MAYBE 303.

BUT IT WAS VERY, VERY CLOSE.

SO AT THIS TIME FOR THE PANEL, A LITTLE BIT MORE TECHNICAL TECHNOLOGY ISSUES THAT DAY, HONESTLY, THAT KIND OF WERE PROBLEMATIC.

THANK YOU TO YOU FOR HELPING WITH THAT.

I JUST WANT TO CHEER RENNISON FOR HANGING IN THERE FOR 2 HOURS WITHOUT ANY KIND OF COMMUNICATION.

AUDIO COMMUNICATIONS.

YEAH, I COULDN'T HEAR ANYTHING AND THEY COULDN'T HEAR ME, SO THAT WAS RIGHT ON.

YEAH. SO NEXT UP, I DON'T I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO TALK HERE, OKAY.

BUT I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT THE COMMUNITY MEMBER HAS SENT ME A COUPLE EMAILS WITH ARTICLES ABOUT CHAT, AND I DID. UNFORTUNATELY, I WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND.

MEETING, BUT I SAW THE REPORT AND SO I LET HIM KNOW THAT WE'RE ON TOP OF IT, BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE REALLY CONCERNED.

YEAH. I DON'T KNOW.

ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE AN ACTION ITEM REGARDING THE NEW CERTIFICATES IN THE UK'S SCHOOL OF EDUCATION.

IS THERE A BRIEF EXPLANATION ABOUT THIS OR EITHER THAT DR.

LEITNER OR MAYBE DR.

REDDY WOULD LIKE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THESE CERTIFICATES, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO HANDLE THAT.

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND WE HAVE PROVOST NANCY MARTIN, MARCELO HERE, WHO WILL ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS IN DETAIL.

I'LL GIVE YOU 100,000 FOOT LEVEL.

SO THESE ARE THREE GRADUATE LEVEL CERTIFICATES OUT OF THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AT UCS.

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SO WE'RE FOLLOWING THAT POLICY.

THREE CERTIFICATES.

THE FIRST ONE IS AN ENDORSEMENT IN SPECIAL EDUCATION.

SO YOU ALREADY HAVE YOUR TEACHER'S CERTIFICATION OR LICENSE.

I'LL BE CORRECTED ON ALL MY LANGUAGE.

AND NOW YOU'RE ADDING A CERTIFICATION TO IT, EXTENDING YOUR ABILITIES TO TEACH AND SO FORTH, IN THIS CASE IN SPECIAL ED.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT LICENSE YET.

AND THAT'S A 24 HOUR CREDIT HOUR CERTIFICATE AT THE GRADUATE LEVEL.

AND JUST FREE INFORMATION, 24 CREDIT HOURS IS THE SMALLEST NUMBER OF HOURS FOR CERTIFICATION FROM THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

SO THAT'S AT THAT LOWEST LEVEL.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT LICENSE YET AND YOU WANT TO GET THE LICENSE WITH THE ENDORSEMENT, THEN THAT'S THE SECOND CERTIFICATE AND THAT MOVES IT UP TO A 42 CREDIT CERTIFICATE, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO HAVE ALL OF THE TEACHING IN IN-SERVICE TEACHING AND SO FORTH.

THEN THERE'S A THIRD CERTIFICATE, WHICH IS ALTERNATIVE TEACHER LICENSURE.

SO YOU HAVE, FOR EXAMPLE, A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN MATHEMATICS, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE PEDAGOGICAL TRAINING, YOU HAVEN'T DONE THE WORK YOU NEED IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO BE EFFECTIVE IN A CLASSROOM.

AND WE HAVE SOME REGENTS WHO UNDERSTAND THIS BACKGROUND BETTER THAN I DO.

AND THAT'S A 33 CREDIT HOUR CERTIFICATE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO A ALTERNATE LICENSED PATHWAY THAT CDE ALSO APPROVES.

SO THOSE ARE THE THREE GRADUATE LEVEL CERTIFICATES AND THEY'RE DETAILS THAT WE HAVE EXPERTS ON AS YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS? NO.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

I'M GOING TO DO THE MOTION FIRST.

EVERYONE IS LIKE ME DOING THESE MOTIONS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE A NEW SPECIAL EDUCATION ADDED ENDORSEMENT CERTIFICATE, A NEW ALTERNATIVE LICENSURE PROGRAM, GRADUATE CERTIFICATE, AND A NEW SPECIAL EDUCATION INITIAL LICENSE CERTIFICATE IN THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO.

COLORADO SPRINGS.

SO MOVED, SO MOVED BY REGENT SPIEGEL AND SECONDED BY REGENT RENNISON.

NOW, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? YES. REGENT VENDRELL.

THANK YOU. WE'RE DISCUSSING THIS BECAUSE I HAVE OBJECTIONS TO IT AND I'M GOING TO VOTE AGAINST IT.

AND I WANT TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT WHY.

I HAD TWO VERY SUBSTANTIAL OBJECTIONS TO THE PROGRAMS AS CONSTITUTED COMING OUT OF THE MEETING AFTER MEETING WITH DR.

LEITNER AND WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PROGRAMS. THEY CAME THEY WENT TO BAT FOR ONE OF THOSE.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HAD OBJECTIONS TO.

THEY SAID, NO, WE REALLY WANT IT TO BE THIS WAY.

AND I SAID, OKAY, THAT'S FAIR.

THERE THEY WANTED IT.

THEY HAD GOOD REASONS. THEY CAN PERSUADE ME.

THE OTHER ONE, THEY SAID, THOSE ARE PROBABLY GOOD POINTS.

BUT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SAYS WE HAVE TO DO IT THIS WAY AND IT MAKES IT MORE EXPENSIVE FOR OUR STUDENTS.

THAT'S SOMETHING I HAVE OBJECTIONS TO.

I TOLD THEM THAT I COULDN'T SUPPORT IT GOING FORWARD AT THIS POINT, BUT THAT I UNDERSTOOD IF OTHER PEOPLE DIDN'T DO THAT AND I AGREED WITH THEM, THAT AS A NEXT STEP, I'M GOING TO BE WORKING ON DRAFTING A LETTER TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION EXPRESSING THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME REFORMS CHANGED TO MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE REASONABLE FOR OUR GRADUATE STUDENTS.

SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE TODAY.

I APPRECIATE DR.

LEITNER AND THE DEPARTMENT FOR WORKING WITH ME THROUGH THIS.

THEY DID. THEY DID REALLY GOOD WORK THERE.

THEY ARE IN A BIND AND CAN'T REALLY ADDRESS MY CONCERN ANYMORE.

SO. SO, YES.

CAN CAN WE GET LET IN THE LOOP A LITTLE BIT ON THE SEED REQUIREMENTS HERE AND WHAT'S BEHIND THOSE? I DON'T KNOW WHO WOULD BE.

NANCY, DO YOU WANT TO. COULD YOU REPEAT THE QUESTION? I'M SORRY. YEAH.

REGENT MANDRILL EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE CD REQUIREMENTS, AND I'M INTERESTED TO KNOW IF WE KNOW HOW CD ARRIVED AT THOSE AND WHY.

SO I'VE BEEN IN THE FIELD FOR OVER 30 YEARS.

MY AREA HAPPENS TO BE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION, SO THE REQUIREMENTS, I WILL SAY, ALIGN WITH THE MULTIPLE UNIVERSITIES, INCLUDING MOST

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SO SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS ARE RESUMÉ, OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS, THREE LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION, A GOAL STATEMENT, AND UCS DOES INCLUDE AN INTERVIEW. SOME PROGRAMS DON'T INCLUDE THAT.

BUT I'LL SAY THAT AS SOMEONE WHO'S A PARENT, I WOULD CERTAINLY LOVE FOR A FUTURE TEACHER TO HAVE BEEN INTERVIEWED FOR A TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM. NOW, I WILL ALSO SAY THAT I DID CHECK THE DEPARTMENT COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WEBSITE, AND IT DID SAY THAT ANY DEGREE IN COURSE CREDITS MUST BE EARNED THROUGH AN IHG THAT IS REGIONALLY ACCREDITED AND IT IS SPECIFIED DIRECTLY ON THAT WEBSITE.

I THINK THAT WAS ONE OF YOUR CONCERNS, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.

RIGHT. RIGHT.

ONE WAS THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CREDIT REQUIREMENTS.

RIGHT. AND, YOU KNOW, OVERALL CREDIT REQUIREMENTS ARE SET IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE THAT THEY'VE GOT ADEQUATE TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT, INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN, BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT, AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.

AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CREDITS, IT'S VERY MUCH IN ALIGNMENT WITH WHAT THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION, THE COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN REQUIRES.

SO AGAIN, AS A PARENT, IF I HAD A CHILD WITH A DISABILITY, I WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR TEACHERS WERE FULLY TRAINED TO HAVE THE KIND OF BACKGROUND TO BE ABLE TO HELP STUDENTS K 12 BECAUSE THEY ARE K 12 CERTIFIED TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH STUDENTS NO MATTER THE AGE OR GRADE, TO GET THEM TO A HIGH LEVEL SO THAT PERHAPS THEY CAN HAVE GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT OR MAYBE EVEN GO ON TO COLLEGE.

SO AGAIN, THOSE CREDIT HOURS ARE NOT OUT OF LINE WITH MANY COLLEGE OF EDUCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I THINK RICHARD VAN DREHLE ONE OF YOUR CONCERNS WAS THE FLOOR, THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF HOURS OF ANY CERTIFICATE OUT OF CD BEING THAT 24.

AND THERE ARE LOTS OF CERTIFICATES THAT ARE OFFERED, NOT NECESSARILY IN EDUCATION, THAT ARE AT A LOWER NUMBER, 18 HOURS, 12 HOURS, SO FORTH.

AND I BELIEVE THAT THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE HITTING AGAINST, IS THAT THAT WAS JUST A HIGH, LOW END, IF YOU WILL.

RIGHT. AND I THINK THE NICE THING IS THAT THEY REQUIRE A FIELD EXPERIENCE, WHICH IN MY MIND WE WANT TO TEACH HER TO BE OUT IN THE FIELD TO HAVE THAT THAT FIELD EXPERIENCE IN ADDITION TO COURSEWORK, THAT THAT ADDS AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF QUALITY ASSURANCE.

GREAT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. DO ANY DOES THAT FIELD EXPERIENCE TAKE UP SOME OF THOSE CREDIT HOURS? YES. CAN YOU TELL ME HOW MUCH IT IS IN THAT CASE? AND I BELIEVE IT'S THREE CREDIT HOURS IN THE TOTAL.

IT DEPENDS ON WHICH INDORSEMENT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

BUT TYPICALLY THEY'RE UNDER CAREFUL SUPERVISION FROM A COOPERATING TEACHER AND A UNIVERSITY SUPERVISOR.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. NICE TO HAVE SOMEBODY WITH YOUR BACKGROUND TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

WELL, AT THIS POINT, THE QUESTION BEFORE US IS APPROVAL OF THE NEW CERTIFICATES IN THE UK'S SCHOOL OF EDUCATION.

EFFIE, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? REGENT. CHAVEZ. REGENT.

GALLEGOS. YES.

REGENT JAMES YES.

REGENT MCNULTY YES.

REGENT MONTEIRO YES.

REGENT RENNISON YES.

REGENT SPIEGEL YES.

REGENT VAN DREW NO.

AND CHAIR SMITH YES.

THE MOTION PASSES EIGHT EYES AND ONE NAY.

JUST A QUICK STATEMENT.

SURE. MARK, THANKS FOR BRINGING UP THIS.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DISCUSS IT.

I THINK THAT FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MOTIONS THAT WE'VE HAD, WE'VE REALLY BEEN A GOOD BOARD.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT BOARDS DO.

AND SO THANKS FOR BRINGING THAT UP.

GREAT. THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT.

OK WE ARE NOW ONTO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS.

[I. 4:15 p.m. AUDIT COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS]

GREAT. WELL, THANK YOU, EVERYONE.

THE AWESOME AUDIT COMMITTEE MET ON DECEMBER 14TH, 2022.

FOUR OF US, THE UNIVERSITY'S EXTERNAL AUDITORS, PRESENTED THE RESULTS OF THE SINGLE AUDIT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2022.

THE SCOPE OF THE AUDIT INCLUDED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022.

CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND, OR HALF DOLLARS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND STUDENT FINANCIAL AID FOR VICE ALSO PERFORMED AGREED UPON PROCEDURES FOR NCAA COMPLIANCE ON THE CU, BOULDER AND UCS CAMPUSES.

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THE FOUR ISSUES NOTED ADDRESSED I.T.

GENERAL CONTROLS FOR INCIDENT RESPONSE MEETING REQUIREMENTS FOR TIMELY POSTING OF HALF REPORTS AT UC'S R&D EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT AND SUB RECIPIENT MONITORING ON THE CU BOULDER CAMPUS FOR THIS WILL FOLLOW UP ON THE STATUS OF THE FINDINGS IN THEIR FISCAL YEAR 2023 AUDIT, WHICH THEY ARE PLANNING TO KICK OFF IN MAY OR JUNE OF THIS YEAR.

REPRESENTATIVES OF THE OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR ATTENDED THE MEETING AS WELL AND DID NOT RAISE ANY ADDITIONAL MATTERS.

AVP AND UNIVERSITY CONTROLLER BOB CULLER PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON THE UNIVERSITY FINANCIALS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022. AVP KUGLER HIGHLIGHTED SEVERAL KEY RATIOS THAT MEASURE THE FINANCIAL COMPONENT OF CU'S WELL BEING.

AVP AND CHIEF AUDIT EXECUTIVE AGNES VASUDEVA PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON CURRENT EXTERNAL REGULATORY AUDITS ON CAMPUSES.

INTERNAL AUDIT REPORTS ISSUED AND THE STATUS OF CAMPUS ACTION PLANS AND PRIOR INTERNAL AUDIT FINDINGS.

NO MATTERS OF SIGNIFICANT RISK WERE NOTED.

THE AUDIT COMMITTEE RECEIVED AN OVERVIEW OF THE FISCAL MISCONDUCT ALLEGATION HANDLING PROCESS, AS WELL AS AN UPDATE ON THE INCIDENTS REPORTED THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY'S ETHICS HOTLINE OVER THE LAST QUARTER.

THE HOTLINE CONTINUES TO SEE A STEADY INFLOW OF CASES, MOST OF WHICH ARE SUBMITTED ANONYMOUSLY.

THE CASES ARE MANAGED TIMELY, EITHER DIRECTLY BY INTERNAL AUDIT OR OTHER DESIGNATED SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS.

THE AVERAGE TIME FOR CLOSURE OF CASES IS 42 DAYS.

CONCERNS RECEIVED INCLUDE HUMAN RESOURCE ISSUES, BUSINESS INTEGRITY CONCERNS, ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH INTEGRITY CONCERNS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MATTERS.

AMONG THE 29 CASES CLOSED DURING THE QUARTER, NINE ALLEGATIONS WERE SUBSTANTIATED AFTER THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE PUBLIC SESSION.

THE AUDIT COMMITTEE CONVENED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE AND UPDATE REGARDING THE HIGHER EDUCATION FRAUD, RISK ENVIRONMENT, CERTAIN INVESTIGATIONS AND THE AUDIT PLAN.

THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WILL NEXT MEET ON MARCH 15, 2023.

AND AS ALWAYS, WE WELCOME ANY FEEDBACK QUESTIONS ON THE WORK OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND OF THE INTERNAL AUDIT DEPARTMENT.

THANK YOU. COMMITTEE THAT WE HAVE GOING.

WELL, NOTICE I SAID IT'S THE AWESOME AUDIT COMMITTEE.

NOW WAIT TILL WE GET TO GOVERNANCE.

AND SPEAKING OF GOVERNANCE, THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE REPORT, COMMITTEE CHAIR SPIEGEL AND VICE

[J. 4:25 p.m. GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS]

GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

CHAIR SMITH. SO THE GREAT GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE ALSO MET AND WE MET VERY, VERY CLOSE BACK TO BACK, BUT WE HAD TWO MEETINGS ON DECEMBER 15, 2022, AND JANUARY 3RD, 2023, AND WE WERE ABLE TO LOOK AT OUR WORK PLAN AND WE TALKED ABOUT SOME UPDATED TIMELINES FOR UPCOMING LAW AND POLICY PROPOSED CHANGES AND WELCOME A LOT OF NEW FACES AND FAMILIAR FACES, INCLUDING A REGENT MCNULTY WELCOME TO THE COMMITTEE AND WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO HAVE YOU.

IN TERMS OF OUR LAWS AND POLICIES, VICE PRESIDENT HEWITT UPDATED THE COMMITTEE ON THE ONGOING FEEDBACK PROCESS FOR REGIONAL POLICY THREE, WHICH WE'VE ALSO HEARD ABOUT SOME OTHER PEOPLE AND POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THIS POLICY.

REGENT POLICY THREE IS A REMINDER DEALS WITH OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY AND ADMINISTRATION.

THE OFFICE OF POLICY AND EFFICIENCY HAS RECEIVED SOME INPUT REGARDING THE CURRENT POLICY FROM BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS, AND THE LAWS AND POLICY COMMITTEE IS NOW REVIEWING THE FEEDBACK AND WILL WORK TO INCORPORATE CHANGES BASED ON THE INPUT RECEIVED.

SUGGESTED CHANGES WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE FOR DISCUSSION AT OUR MARCH 15TH MEETING.

WORKING GROUPS ARE ALSO REVIEWING DIVERSITY AND NONDISCRIMINATION POLICIES AND COMPENSATION RELATED POLICIES AND ARE ON SCHEDULE TO PRESENT PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING AT OUR MARCH 15TH MEETING.

SO SUPER BUSY, EXCITING MEETING COMING UP IN TERMS OF SOME OTHER GOINGS ON OUR RETREATS AND EVENTS.

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THE DAY PROGRAM INCLUDED CURRENT AND NEWLY ELECTED REGENTS WHO HEARD PRESENTATIONS FROM PRESIDENT SOLOMON, SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION.

THE EVENING RECEPTION WAS FOR ALL REGENTS, PAST AND PRESENT, AND IT WAS WONDERFUL TO RECONNECT WITH EVERYONE AND TO WELCOME OUR NEW REGENTS.

AND I KNOW IT WAS GREATLY APPRECIATED TO SEE SO MANY DIFFERENT GENERATIONS OF SERVICE THERE.

OUR WINTER RETREAT WAS HELD AT GARDEN OF THE GODS IN COLORADO SPRINGS.

THE RETREAT INCLUDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOTH REFLECTION AND INSIGHT AND FOCUSED ON THE THEMES OF COLLABORATION AND CONNECTING AND CLARITY.

AND WE DISCUSSED THE STRATEGIC PLAN, PROCESS, BOARD NORMS AND GOALS AND UPCOMING PLANS FOR RESEARCH.

THE SUMMER RETREAT WILL BE HELD JULY 12TH THROUGH THE 14TH AT THE LONE ROCK RETREAT IN BAILEY, COLORADO, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO PLANNING THIS RETREAT WITH THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE IN THE COMING MONTHS.

NEW REGION ORIENTATION IS WELL UNDERWAY AND ONGOING, AND I REALLY WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FROM THE BOARD OFFICE AND FOR THANK YOU, YOU KNOW, AND TO ALL OF THE CAMPUSES AND THE ADMINISTRATION WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN PLANNING THOSE.

SEVERAL OF US HAVE POPPED IN ON THOSE AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE BREADTH AND DEPTH OF THOSE THOSE ORIENTATIONS AND HOW THEY'LL BE ONGOING.

AND THERE'S STILL SOME SESSIONS TO COME WITH, INCLUDING UPCOMING CAMPUS TOURS THIS SPRING.

AND THE NEXT GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING IS ALSO MARCH 15TH.

SO MARCH 15TH, YOU CAN COME TO AUDIT AND YOU CAN COME TO GOVERNANCE AND VICE PRESIDENT.

I'LL JUST SAY THAT THE MARCH 15TH MEETING WILL BE BOTH AWESOME AND GREAT.

AND THERE'S THERE IS QUITE A BIT I BELIEVE WE'VE HAD THE PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH FEEDBACK ON THE PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH PROCESS OPEN FOR OVER TEN MONTHS NOW, AND WE'VE RECEIVED QUITE A BIT OF FEEDBACK FROM BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY.

AND A REAL WIDE VARIETY OF TYPES OF GROUPS GAVE FEEDBACK.

AND SO WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF COMPILING THAT AND WE'LL SHARE IT AT THE AT THE MEETING AND WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE RED LINES READY AS WELL AS THERE WILL BE RED LINES READY FROM THE WORKING GROUPS WHO ARE WORKING ON POLICY TEN COMPENSATION AND POLICY 11 NONDISCRIMINATION.

SO IT'LL BE A CHUCK FULL COMMITTEE, IT'LL BE GREAT AND AWESOME.

YOU'RE RIGHT. AND THANK YOU.

AND SPEAKING OF AWESOME, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THOSE THAT PRESENTED IN THE FINANCE COMMITTEE SECTION BECAUSE YOU GOT US BACK ON TIME.

SO GOOD JOB THERE.

SO OUR BUSINESS IS DONE FOR TODAY.

I WANT TO REMEMBER WE HAVE OUR PHOTO AT EIGHT IN THIS ROOM TOMORROW MORNING FOR OUR NEW BOARD PHOTO THAT'S GOING TO SHOW UP ON THE WEBSITE AND THEN THE BOARD. WE WILL RECESS UNTIL TOMORROW AT 8:30 A.M..

AND IN THE MEANTIME, EVERYBODY, HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.

[L. 8:30 a.m. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2023 - MEETING RESUMES, CALL TO ORDER, Chair Lesley Smith presiding - Baerresen Ballroom, Room 320 ABC (3rd Floor)]

[M. 8:30 a.m. STRATEGIC PLAN]

INCLUSION AND ACCESS PILLAR.

EMPLOYEE RETENTION GOALS AND ACTION STEPS.

AND CHAD MARTORANO, IF YOU COULD COME UP, PLEASE.

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. SO TODAY WE'RE TOUCHING BASE, AS WE DO AT ALL OF THE FULL BOARD MEETINGS ON ONE OF THE FOCUS AREAS IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN. IN TODAY'S MEETING, WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT STAFF AND FACULTY RETENTION.

JUST AS A REMINDER IN TERMS OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN, WE HAVE FOUR PILLARS PILLAR ONE AFFORDABILITY, STUDENT ACCESS, PILLAR TWO, DISCOVERY AND IMPACT. AND TODAY WE'RE FOCUSING ON THAT ONE SUBSET OF INFORMATION IN THAT PILLAR THREE DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSION AND ACCESS, EQUITY AND ACCESS AND PILLAR FOUR FISCAL STRENGTH.

OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR.

WE'RE IN THAT MIDDLE BUCKET.

FEBRUARY 2023, WE'LL BE HAVING ANOTHER FOCUS AREA DISCUSSION AT THE APRIL BOARD MEETING ON RESEARCH, SCHOLARLY WORK AND IN CREATIVE WORK. AND THEN AT THE JUNE MEETING, WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT PARTNERSHIPS.

THEN FINALLY, AT THE SUMMER RETREAT, WE'LL DO A FULL OVERVIEW OF THE METRICS WITH ALL OF OUR ACTUALS IN TERMS OF ANNUAL PROGRESS TOWARDS GOAL.

SO WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE SAME SEQUENCE OF SLIDES HERE, AND I NEED A PAUSE.

I STARTED RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE BECAUSE I WAS EXCITED BECAUSE WE WERE I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE AT THE CAMPUSES THAT PUT A BUNCH OF EFFORT IN THAT.

HUGE THANKS TO ANGELIQUE, BECAUSE THIS WOULD NOT BE WHERE IT IS WITHOUT ANGELIQUE.

[03:10:03]

SO THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY INVOLVED.

SO LET ME ORIENT YOU A LITTLE BIT ON THIS SLIDE THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU.

THIS ISN'T THIS IS JUST AN OVERVIEW OF OF FACULTY POPULATIONS.

THIS IS ALL TENURED AND NON TENURE TRACK FACULTY, INCLUDING I.R.S.

FACULTY. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE SUPPLEMENTAL FACULTY OR OTHERS.

SO LIKE ADJUNCTS AND LECTURERS.

BUT WHAT IT SHOWS YOU IS A TOTAL POPULATION.

AND SO HERE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, THAT BLUE BAR IS THE TOTAL POPULATION OF OF OUR FACULTY THAT ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR.

AND THEN THE GOAL LINE IS THE TOTAL FACULTY THAT ARE THE DEFINITION AT THE BOULDER CAMPUS.

ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, IF WE STACK UP ALL OF THOSE COUNTS BECAUSE THAT'S JUST A PERCENTAGE ON THE LEFT, IF WE LOOK AT THE COUNTS OF INDIVIDUALS, YOU SEE TWO SEGMENTS OF COLORS, A GRAY SEGMENT GENERALLY, AND THEN A GOLD SEGMENT, THE LIGHTER COMPONENT OF THE GRAY SEGMENT.

LET'S LOOK AT THAT VERY FIRST BAR THAT 243, THOSE ARE THE U.

R M FOLKS THAT WERE RETAINED.

THE LIGHTER SECTION IN THE GOLD IS ARE THE U.

R M FOLKS THAT ARE NEW HIRES.

AND YOU CAN KIND OF SEE OVER TIME AND WHEN WE STACK THOSE TOGETHER, THIS PLAYS INTO THE GOALS THAT WE'VE SET IN TERMS OF NEW HIRES AND RETENTION TO SEE IF WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS IN OUR OVERALL COMPOSITION OF OF YOUR FACULTY.

THIS IS THAT SAME ILLUSTRATION FOR STAFF.

SO THESE ARE JUST OVERVIEW LEVEL SETTING.

THIS IS ALL HISTORICAL DATA.

THEN WHEN WE MOVE FORWARD INTO THE GOAL SETTING.

THIS IS OUR FACULTY ON THE LEFT, STAFF ON THE RIGHT.

THE GRAY BAR HERE IS TOTAL RETENTION.

THE GOLD BAR IS THE ERM POPULATION.

SO THAT GOAL IS, IS ON THE ERM PORTION AND THAT'S ON THE RIGHT SIDE WITH THE ORANGE BOX.

SO YOU CAN SEE IT BOULDER IN 90% GOAL FOR FACULTY RETENTION RATES AND A STAFF RETENTION RATE OF 90%.

IN TERMS OF NEW FACULTY AND STAFF.

YOU'LL SEE THAT IN THE TOP THAT SAYS REVISED DATA AND GOALS.

WHEN WE SET UP THE FACULTY AND STAFF RETENTION DATA, WE HAD A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT DATA SETS AND WE'VE BROUGHT THOSE ALL INTO THE SAME CORE COMPONENT.

SO THIS ALL PULLS FROM OUR HCM, WHICH IS OUR INTERNAL TRACKING FOR EMPLOYEES.

WE HAD A DIFFERENT DATA SOURCE ON THIS PREVIOUSLY, SO THIS IS JUST A SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE THINGS ARE CONSISTENT AMONGST ONE ANOTHER.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE GOALS IN THIS SPACE TOO.

SO THE BREAKOUT SESSIONS THAT WE'LL HAVE FOLLOWING THIS REALLY BRIEF OVERVIEW, YOU'LL HAVE A PLENTY OF TIME TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THESE MEAN AND THE ACTION STEPS THAT THE CAMPUSES HAVE PROPOSED IN TERMS OF ATTAINING THESE GOALS.

SWEET BOULDER. THIS IS A COMBINED LIST OF THE ACTION STEPS THAT THEY'RE PURSUING FOR BOTH NEW HIRES AND RETAINING STAFF AND FACULTY.

I'M NOT GOING TO READ EVERYONE.

YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR MORE DIRECTLY FROM THE CAMPUSES WHEN WE GET THERE.

AT THIS SPRING'S CAMPUS, YOU ONLY SEE A GOLD LINE HERE ON THE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE THE SPRINGS CAMPUS DEFINITION OF URM INCLUDES ADDITIONAL COHORTS OF PEOPLE.

AND SO THE PEOPLE OF COLOR IN YOUR M ARE ESSENTIALLY THE SAME DEFINITION, WHICH IS WHY YOU DON'T SEE THAT BREAKOUT BLUE LINE HERE.

ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, YOU CAN SEE THAT STACKED BAR OF TOTAL FACULTY.

AND AGAIN, THOSE DIFFERENT COMPONENT PARTS, THE ERM POPULATION IN THE NON UN POPULATION.

WHEN WE LOOK AT STAFF, THIS IS WHAT IT THIS IS THE PICTURE IT SPRINGS.

AND THAT'S JUST LEVEL SETTING HISTORICAL DATA TO LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE IN TERMS OF CAMPUS GOALS.

SO THE FACULTY RETENTION RATE GOAL AT UCS 94%, THE STAFF RETENTION RATE AT 80%.

AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE HISTORICALLY RELATIVE TO HISTORICAL RETENTION RATES, BOTH IN TOTAL FACULTY AND STAFF AND IN THE GROUP.

IN TERMS OF NEW HIRES.

AGAIN, WE'RE JUST UPDATING THIS DATA SO THAT IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE RETENTION INFORMATION.

NOT GOING TO READ THROUGH ALL THE ACTION STEPS HERE.

YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT THESE MORE FOR THEIR TABLETOP BREAKOUTS.

AND IF I'M GOING TOO FAST, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PAUSE.

BUT I THINK THE CONVERSATION AT THE TABLE TOPS IS A MORE REASONABLE PLACE TO INTERACT WITH FOLKS.

GO AHEAD, REGENT JAMES. JUST CURIOUS.

I MEAN, 90%, 94%, 87%.

ARE THOSE NUMBERS ARE THOSE HIGH NORMAL AVERAGE FOR UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS? I MEAN, OUTSIDE OF THE Q SYSTEM? THOSE LOOK PRETTY. I MEAN, I WISH MY BUSINESS COULD RETAIN ALL OF OUR PEOPLE AT THOSE LEVELS.

SO I THINK THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

I DON'T KNOW THAT WHERE I SIT HERE OR WHERE I STAND RIGHT NOW, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK INTO RELATIVE TO WHAT OUR RETENTION RATES ARE AS COMPARED TO.

[03:15:05]

AND GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT.

THAT ALSO IN THESE FIGURES THAT YOU'RE SHOWING US, WHERE WOULD WE SEE THAT WE ARE REACHING OUR GOAL OR WITH REGARD TO DIVERSITY OF STAFF? I MEAN, THIS IS SHOWING THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE NOW.

BUT ONE OF OUR GOALS IS TO TO BE MORE DIVERSE WITH STAFF.

SO WHERE IS IT SHOWING THAT? DEFINITELY SO.

SO I THINK OF THE SUM OF THESE TWO PARTS, THE NEW HIGHER GOAL AND THE RETENTION GOAL WHEN YOU ADD THOSE TWO TOGETHER.

AND START TO TALK ABOUT IS THE TOTAL POPULATION AT SIU.

ARE WE ARE WE BECOMING MORE DIVERSE IN TERMS OF OUR STAFF POPULATION HERE OR MORE DIVERSE IN TERMS OF OUR FACULTY POPULATION? THOSE TWO GOALS IN TANDEM.

SHOULD GROW THAT LINE OVER TIME.

SO BY 2026 THAT LINE IS HIGHER.

BUT THE GOALS THAT WE'RE USING, THE MEANS BY WHICH WE'RE GROWING, THAT IS THAT NEW HIRE IN THAT STAFF RETENTION GOAL OR THAT FACULTY RETENTION.

SO EVEN THOUGH OUR TIMELINE IS 2026, THAT'S IMPORTANT ENOUGH THAT WE GOT TO MONITOR THAT YEARLY CORRECT FOR ME ANYWAY.

THAT'S CORRECT. AND THAT'S WHY WE WE PUT TOGETHER THIS TYPE OF AN ILLUSTRATION TO SHOW THAT ANNUAL PROGRESS TOWARDS THAT 2026 TIMEFRAME.

I'LL TALK WITH YOU ABOUT THAT LATER, OR MAYBE IT'LL COME OUT ON THE DESKTOP DISCUSSIONS.

AT C.U. DENVER.

SIMILAR PICTURES AS BEFORE.

AND EVERYONE HAS THESE MATERIALS IN FRONT OF THEM.

SO WHEN YOU'RE MEETING WITH AN INDIVIDUAL CAMPUS AT YOUR TABLE, FEEL FREE TO REFER THOSE REGENT JAMES MCNULTY AND VENDRELL.

YOU GUYS GOT, LIKE, THE BIG DECK OF ALL OF THIS STUFF THAT WE'VE DONE BEFORE, AND THAT STICKY THAT'S IN THERE IS ACTUALLY THIS THIS PRESENTATION THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH CURRENTLY. SO IF YOU EVER NEED HELP GETTING TO SLEEP, FEEL FREE TO LOOK AT THAT.

I GOT SOME I GOT SOME READING THIS WEEKEND.

CHAD. SPEAKING OF THE BIG BECAUSE THE REST OF US HAVE THAT NOTEBOOK, TOO.

CORRECT. THIS IS SO DO WE ADD YOU WILL ADD YOUR SEGMENT THAT SHOULD BE IN FRONT OF YOU.

AND IF IT'S NOT, WE'LL GET IT TO YOU NICELY.

YEAH. YEAH.

HOLE PUNCH PUNCHED.

GREAT. THANK YOU, ANGELIQUE.

SO, LOOK. SO LOOKING AT DENVER HERE, CAN WE GET GALLEGOS TO COPY? MAYBE THIS ONE? NO, I WASN'T EXPECTING IT.

SO THIS IS THE TOTAL AND THIS IS HISTORICAL DATA AT DENVER FOR STAFF.

FACULTY WAS THE PREVIOUS SLIDE IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT THE GOALS.

YOU CAN SEE THE FACULTY RETENTION RATE GOAL OF 95%, THE STAFF RETENTION RATE GOAL OF 85%.

GO AHEAD. GO BACK ONE MORE.

SO. SO TO.

TO THE THE POINT THAT REGENT GALLEGOS MADE.

SO THIS IS A.

EXACTLY WHAT WHAT I THINK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THESE AT THOSE STACKED BARS, THAT WILL THIS IS WHERE WE WILL SEE IF WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS IN TERMS OF BETTER REFLECTING THE DIVERSITY OF COLORADO.

WE HAVE GOALS IN TWO AREAS.

ONE IS THE PERCENT OF NEW HIRES FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS.

AND WE HAVE A GOAL IN TERMS OF THE RETENTION OF OUR EMPLOYEES FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS.

AND SO BOTH OF THOSE THINGS ARE WHAT WE NEED TO IMPROVE IN BOTH OF THOSE AREAS IN ORDER TO MAKE PROGRESS.

AND WE'LL BE AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT WE MAKE PROGRESS WITH THIS CHART BECAUSE YOU'LL SEE HOW WE'RE DOING RELATIVE TO RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT OF PEOPLE FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS.

SO THIS IS IT.

AND AND REMEMBER, AT THE SUMMER RETREAT, WE DIDN'T HAVE A FULL PICTURE.

AND SO WE WENT BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD, WORKED WITH THE CAMPUSES AND DID A LOT OF CHANGES IN TERMS OF HOW DATA ARE COLLECTED.

AND THE RESULT OF THAT IS THIS.

AND SO SO THIS IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THAT CONVERSATION AT THE SUMMER RETREAT.

AND I'M REALLY PLEASED WITH WITH THIS BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE A WE HAVE A COMPLETE PICTURE INTO BOTH PIECES OF THAT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION PICTURE FOR OUR FACULTY AND STAFF.

SO, PRESIDENT SOLOMON, THIS WILL SHOW WHAT'S HAPPENING ON CAMPUS, BUT ALSO PEOPLE THAT ARE HIRED AT 1800 GRAND, PEOPLE THAT ARE HIRED FOR OUR FUNDRAISING, ANYONE THAT'S HIRED THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, IT WILL THIS WILL SHOW IT, RIGHT.

[03:20:02]

IT'S THE WHOLE THING. AND YOU'LL SEE.

CHAD, WE'LL GET TO IT. THERE'S A SYSTEM, SECTION TO SYSTEM.

YOU DENVER IS THIS.

I JUST SEE THIS IS JUST SEE YOU THAT SEE YOU DENVER STAFF AND IF YOU GO BACK WHEN THERE'S C.U.

DENVER FACULTY. AND.

SO THE. THE LIGHT GRAY.

SECTION OVER ON THE FAR RIGHT HAND SIDE WHERE IT SAYS 64.

THAT'S THE NUMBER OF UNDERREPRESENTED FACULTY WHO WERE RETAINED AS.

DENVER. AND THEN THE SLIVER ON TOP, WHICH I THINK IS SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE GOLD, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S WHITE.

THAT'S THE NUMBER OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY NEW HIRES.

AND SO YOU SEE.

SO THEN YOU COULD SEE IF YOU GO FORWARD, YOU CAN SEE THE GOALS.

SO. RIGHT.

AND SO THAT'S THE GOAL RELATIVE TO STAFF AND FACULTY RETENTION FOR UNDERREPRESENTED.

FACULTY AND STAFF.

AND WHAT'S REALLY INTERESTING ABOUT THIS AND JUDY AND CHAD DID SOME.

GET THAT. SO THE MORE, THE BETTER WE ARE AT RETAINING OUR EMPLOYEES, THE SLOWER WILL MAKE PROGRESS BECAUSE THERE'S NOT AS MUCH TURNOVER.

CHAD, ONE OTHER QUESTION FOR YOU.

THANK YOU FOR BREAKING THIS DOWN.

THIS IS GREAT. AND I UNDERSTAND WHY, FOR EXPEDIENCY THAT WE HAVE, YOU ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR.

COULD WE AS REGENTS, COULD I JUST SEE A BREAKDOWN WHEN YOU ALL GET A CHANCE OF ACTUAL.

LATINO, NON BLACK, BLACK, ASIAN ISLAND, PACIFIC, AMERICAN INDIAN.

I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO SEE.

OF COURSE, WE HAVE ALL THAT DATA AND WE'VE JUST THESE GROUPS, SO WE'LL GET THAT TO YOU.

ABSOLUTELY. NO, I UNDERSTAND WHY WE DID THIS.

I'D JUST BE CURIOUS TO SEE THE REAL NUMBERS.

DEFINITELY. OKAY.

SO WE WILL SEND YOU WE'LL SEND YOU A LINK TO THAT.

SO THAT'S THAT'S ON OUR THAT'S ON OUR WEBSITE.

AND WE TRACK IT ANNUALLY.

AND IT'S PART OF THE DIVERSITY REPORT THAT MIKE LEITNER AND OUR AIR FOLKS AND AND NOW JUDY ARE GOING TO THAT WE PREPARE ANNUALLY. OKAY, IT'S A GREAT INTERACTIVE WEBSITE.

CAN I JUST SAY IT IS.

IT'S VERY COOL. IT IS COOL.

SO SO WE ARE WE ARE TRYING TO AFFORD 15 MINUTES OF TIME FOR THE BREAKOUT GROUPS PER CAMPUS.

SO I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO GET GOING.

SO NEW HIGHER GOALS AT DENVER HERE AND ACTION STEPS.

YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THE CAMPUSES, THE BREAKOUT SECTION WHEN WE LOOK AT ANSCHUTZ.

THIS IS THAT HISTORICAL DATA FOR FACULTY.

WHEN WE LOOK AT THE STAFF POPULATION, THIS IS THIS APPEARS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE'VE SEEN ON ANY OF THE OTHER SLIDES.

WHY DID IT GO UP IN THIS LAST YEAR COMPARED TO THE PRIOR YEARS? THE CAMPUS HAD PREVIOUSLY CONTRACTED FOR SOME SUPPORT STAFF AT THEIR CLINICS AND THEY WERE ACTUALLY CONTRACTING WITH ADMINISTRATORS OR PEOPLE TO HELP WITH ACTUAL CLINICAL OPERATION, JUST STAFF WITH HEALTH.

THOSE FOLKS WERE BROUGHT OVER.

THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE BROUGHT THEM OVER AS PART OF THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, AS STAFF, AND THAT'S WHERE YOU SEE THAT JUMP BETWEEN THE TWO YEARS.

AND LOOKING AT THE RETENTION GOALS, HERE'S WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE FOR FACULTY AND STAFF.

THAT NEW HIGHER GOAL. AGAIN, THE CAMPUS WILL TALK TO YOU AT THEIR BREAKOUT SESSION ABOUT THEIR ACTION STEPS.

AND THEN IT SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION.

THIS IS JUST FOR FOR STAFF.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT OVERALL PICTURE.

JUST LONGITUDINAL DATA IN TERMS OF OUR GOAL IT SYSTEM THAT STAFF RETENTION GOAL OF 86%.

AND THEN A NEW HIGHER GOAL OF 24%.

AND YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT EVERYBODY AT THE BREAKOUT SESSIONS ON THE ACTION STEPS IN TERMS OF THAT BREAKOUT GROUP.

THESE ARE THE FOLKS THAT WILL BE AT THE DIFFERENT TABLETOPS.

WE ARE ASKING THESE GROUPS TO BE THE ONES THAT ROTATE SO YOU CAN JUST STAY AT YOUR TABLE WHEN WHEN YOU SEE YOUR ASSIGNMENT.

HERE. AH, LOOK AT YOUR TABLE.

IT'S LIKE A WEDDING NOW. LIKE, LOOK AT YOUR TABLE.

LOOK AT YOUR NUMBER.

FIGURE OUT WHERE YOU NEED TO GO.

SO WE'RE GOING TO BREAK FOR A LITTLE BIT.

SO PLEASE, WE'RE GOING TO FOLKS THAT ARE IN THE AUDIENCE.

FEEL FREE TO. YOU'RE WELCOME TO JOIN AND LOOK ON THE PERIPHERY, IF YOU'D LIKE, WHERE YOU CAN OCCUPY YOUR TIME.

OTHERWISE, WE'RE GOING TO DO 15 MINUTES PER TABLE AND WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE FOUR CAMPUSES PLUS SYSTEM, AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK AND I'LL CLOSE IT UP WITH JUST SOME BRIEF REMARKS AND WE'LL TAKE IT FROM THERE.

GREAT. THANK YOU.

[03:25:03]

YOU SHOULD TOTALLY TAKE YOUR HANDOUTS.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

NOW, WE SHOULD GO NOW.

HE'S IN THE. GREAT.

SO OUR LAST.

[O. 10:25 a.m. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS]

SO WELCOME.

AND PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.

SUPER. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME TODAY.

AS I'VE BEEN TELLING PEOPLE, VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE AND HERE.

I WAS ABLE TO LISTEN TO A COUPLE OF THE ROUNDS, SO THAT WAS REALLY INTERESTING AS WELL.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND ALWAYS KNOW NO MATTER WHAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD, IF THERE'S EVER ANYTHING THAT OUR OFFICE CAN DO TO SUPPORT THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO, ALWAYS PLEASE REACH OUT. SO I THINK IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND BIG PICTURE AND YOU AND AFTER LISTENING TO SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS AT THE TABLES, I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE THINKING ABOUT THESE THINGS AND LOOKING AT THEM.

SO I'M JUST GOING TO KIND OF FOCUS BIG PICTURE LONG RUN OF WHERE WE SEE THE POPULATION IN COLORADO AND THE UNITED STATES GOING.

SO A BIG PICTURE.

WE SEE POPULATIONS FLOWING DOWN FROM FUNDAMENTAL REASONS.

ONE BURSTS ARE DOWN AND DEATHS ARE UP, BIRTHS ARE DOWN BECAUSE BIRTH RATES ARE DOWN, DEATHS ARE UP BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING OLDER.

AND THAT IS PUTTING DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON POPULATION GROWTH.

BUT ON TOP OF THAT, WE'RE SEEING THAT MIGRATION, INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION, HAS SEEN THESE EBBS AND FLOWS, BUT DEFINITELY HAS BEEN SLOWING DOWN AS WELL.

SO WHEN I WAS LISTENING TO SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW DO YOU ATTRACT AND RETAIN STAFF, UNDERSTAND FULL, THAT IS 100% SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE SEEING IS THIS HARDER ABILITY TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST WE'RE ALSO SEEING IN THIS PROBABLY DOESN'T AFFECT YOU GUYS AS MUCH, BUT DEFINITELY CONCENTRATED GROWTH IN THE FRONT RANGE, PRIMARILY BECAUSE THAT'S ALSO WHERE WE'RE SEEING CONCENTRATED JOB GROWTH.

AGING IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON ALL OF US.

AND AS I LIKE TO SAY, HOW MANY OF YOU WOKE UP A DAY OLDER, RIGHT? SO THIS IS A GOOD THING, BUT WE'RE DOING IT ALL THE TIME.

AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE SEEING A HUGE TRANSITION.

AND WE LAST DECADE, THIS DECADE WILL BE KIND OF THE BIGGEST PART OF THIS TRANSITION OF AGING, WHERE WE'RE SEEING THAT THE FASTEST GROWTH IS IN OUR 65 PLUS AND SLOWEST GROWTH ACTUALLY IN OUR YOUNGEST AGES.

ON TOP OF THAT, AND I LISTENED TO THIS IN THE CONVERSATION AS WELL, WE KNOW THAT WE'RE GROWING MORE RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE ACROSS THE SPECTRUM, BUT ESPECIALLY THOSE YOUNGINS. SO YOUNGINS IN TERMS OF THOSE THAT WOULD BE COMING INTO COLLEGE, GOING AGE GROUPS, BUT ALSO INTO THE LABOR FORCE.

SO JUST TO PROVE MY POINTS, I THROUGH ALL OF THESE NUMBERS, COMPLETELY FAILING EVERY PROTOCOL OF PROPER POWERPOINT ETIQUETTE.

BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO SEE ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PICTURES, I THINK, AT THE SAME TIME.

SO ONE, THE US IS SLOWING DOWN.

OUR LAST DECADE IT WAS THE SECOND SLOWEST DECADE EVER, SECOND CLOSE TO THE GREAT DEPRESSION IN THE 1930.

SO IF THE US IS SLOWING DOWN, THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT COLORADO THE LAST YEAR BETWEEN 2020 AND 2021.

YES, WE ARE YEAR SLOWEST GROWTH RATE EVER IN THE UNITED STATES, SLOWED TO ABOUT A 520,000 INCREASE IN 17 STATES LOST POPULATION THIS LAST YEAR BETWEEN 21 AND 22.

STILL A LITTLE WEIRD, A 1.2 MILLION INCREASE IN TOTAL POPULATION.

YOU CAN SEE A 0.4% GROWTH.

SO DEFINITELY FASTER THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR, BUT 19 STATES LOST POPULATION.

SO THIS IS WHAT COLORADO IS LIVING IN THIS ENVIRONMENT.

COLORADO'S NUMBERS ARE UP THERE AS WELL.

SO WE SAW THAT BETWEEN 2010 AND 2020, WE GREW BY 745,000.

NOT OUR FASTEST, NOT OUR SLOWEST.

SO WHEN YOU HEAR MEDIA SAYING EXPONENTIAL GROWTH OUT OF CONTROL GROWTH, BIG NO, THAT IS NOT WHAT WE SAW.

IT WAS AVERAGE DECADE.

NOT OUR FASTEST, NOT OUR SLOWEST.

THE LAST YEAR, THOUGH, BETWEEN 2020 AND 2021.

AGAIN, WEIRD YEAR.

LOOK AT THAT CHANGE.

AN INCREASE OF 26,008.5% GROWTH RATE.

OUR ANNUAL AVERAGE WAS 74,000 A YEAR, THE PREVIOUS DECADE SLOWING TO 26,000.

SO A REALLY SIGNIFICANT SLOWDOWN IN OUR POPULATION GROWTH.

LIKEWISE, THIS LAST YEAR BETWEEN 21 AND 22, ABOUT 27,000 STILL VERY SLOW COMPARED TO HISTORICAL

[03:30:03]

AND NOT JUST A SLOWDOWN IN BIG NUMBERS, BUT ALSO RELATIVE TO OTHER STATES.

WE WERE IN THE TOP TEN.

NOW WE'RE IN THAT SECOND TIER OF THE 20 TO 10 RANGE.

IF WE LOOK AT THE STATE RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, POSITIVE, ALL OF THE SHADES OF BLUE DECLINE OVER THE DECADES.

SO WE CAN SEE THAT CONCENTRATED GROWTH IN THE FRONT RANGE, 95% OF OUR GROWTH IN THE FRONT RATE.

SO AGAIN, THE TRYING TO ATTRACT FOLKS FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE DEFINITELY HARDER SIMPLY BECAUSE THAT'S NOT WHERE WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF POPULATION GROWTH.

IMPORTANT TO KNOW THE COMPONENTS OF POPULATION CHANGE.

AND AS I WAS TALKING WITH SOME OTHER FOLKS AHEAD OF TIME, JUST UNDERSTANDING THAT EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED.

SO WHEN WE SEE MIGRATION PATTERNS PICK UP, THEN A COUPLE OF YEARS LATER WE TEND TO SEE KIDS AND THEN A COUPLE OF A DECADE PLUS LATER, THEN WE START TO SEE COLLEGE GOING. SO WE DO SEE THESE EBBS AND FLOWS OF POPULATION, PRIMARILY REALLY DRIVEN BY MIGRATION.

SO THIS CHART SHOWS IN THE BLUE IS OUR NATURAL INCREASE, THE BLUE BIRTHS MINUS DEATHS.

WE REACHED OUR PEAK IN 2007.

WE WILL NEVER GET BACK TO THAT SAME LEVEL OF NATURAL INCREASE SIMPLY BECAUSE OF OUR DYNAMICS OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS AND OUR AGE DISTRIBUTION.

THE RED IS NET MIGRATION, THE ENDS MINUS THE OUTS, AND YOU CAN SEE SOME REALLY FAST GROWTH IN THE SEVENTIES.

AND THEN WE HAVE THE THE TERRIFIC EIGHTIES WHERE WE SAVINGS AND LOAN BUST, OIL AND GAS BUST.

WE HAD FIVE YEARS OF NET OUTMIGRATION, BUT THAT SET US UP ECONOMICALLY FOR THE NINETIES WHERE WE DID SEE THEN SEVEN YEARS OF GROWTH, OVER 100,000. WE SAW A LOT OF NET MIGRATION TO THE STATE WHEN WE WERE TALKING RIGHT BEFOREHAND.

THIS IS ALSO THE TIME THAT WE SAW A LOT OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION WAS IN THE NINETIES AND THESE WERE YOUNG INS, THESE WERE LIKE THE 20 SOMETHINGS OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS THAT WERE COMING TO THE STATE.

SO WHEN WE'RE THINKING THEN AS THEY GET TOGETHER WITH OTHER FOLKS, THEN THEY HAVE KIDS THAT IS THAT BIG FIRST GROUP OF FIRST GEN COLLEGE GOING KIDS THAT COLORADO SAW WAS DUE TO THE MIGRATION IN THE NINETIES OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION. HOPEFULLY THAT MAKES SENSE.

THEN WHAT WE'VE SEEN REALLY OVER THE TWENTIES, IT'S REALLY PRETTY SLOW OR NOT SLOW, PRETTY NORMAL, I WOULD SAY NORMAL GROWTH.

BUT THEN AFTER 2015, A PRETTY BIG SLOWDOWN.

SO EVEN PRE-PANDEMIC WE STARTED TO SEE A SLOWDOWN IN MIGRATION AS A WHOLE, INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION.

AND THEN YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE ARE WITH THE LAST TWO YEARS OF GROWTH PRETTY SLOW.

SO THIS BIRTH THING, BIG PICTURE AND I'M SURE YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS PROBABLY FOR HOPEFULLY CLOSE TO 15 YEARS BECAUSE WHAT WE SAW WAS OUR PEAK BIRTH WAS IN 2007 MAKING OUR PEAK PERSON 15 YEARS OLD IN TERMS OF THOSE BIRTHS.

AND WE CAN SEE FOR THE UNITED STATES ABOUT DOWN ABOUT 628,000 FEWER BURSTS PER YEAR THAN THE PEAK.

AND COLORADO DOWN ABOUT 8000 FEWER BIRTHS PER YEAR THAN THE PEAK.

WHAT THAT'S DONE FOR THE UNITED STATES OVER THE LAST DECADE IS LED TO A MILLION PERSON DECLINE IN OUR UNDER 18 POPULATION OVER THE DECADE.

SO ACROSS THE BOARD, DOWN A MILLION PEOPLE UNDER 18 RED, ORANGE, PEACH WERE THE STATES THAT HAD AN INCREASE IN THE UNDER 18 POPULATION.

ALL OF THE SEEDS OF BLUE HAD A DECLINE.

OBVIOUSLY THIS HAS A BIG IMPACT ON HIGHER ED, RIGHT, BECAUSE CALIFORNIA, MIDWEST, NORTHEAST ARE HUGE DONORS OF KIDS COMING IN AND PAYING OUT OF STATE TUITION.

SO IMPORTANT TO THINK ABOUT THAT COMPONENT THAT JUST ULTIMATELY THERE ARE FEWER KIDDOS COMING IN FROM THOSE STATES.

27 STATES HAD AN ABSOLUTE DECLINE IN THAT UNDER 18.

COLORADO'S INCREASE IN UNDER 18 WAS 38,000.

5% OF OUR TOTAL GROWTH OVER THE DECADE WAS OUR UNDER 18 POPULATION.

PREVIOUS DECADE, IT WAS AN INCREASE OF 127,000 COMPARED TO 38,000.

WHAT HAS THAT DONE TO COLORADO? WELL, RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, POSITIVE, ALL OF THE SHADES OF BLUE DECLINED.

43 OF THE 64 COUNTIES HAD AN ABSOLUTE DECLINE IN THE UNDER 18 POPULATION OVER THE DECADE.

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU ARE.

EASTERN PLAINS. SAN LUIS VALLEY, WESTERN SLOPE, DENVER METRO, ALL AREAS THAT HAD AN ABSOLUTE DECLINE IN THAT UNDER 18 POPULATION.

WHAT I LIKE TO SAY IS WELD COUNTY, EVEN THOUGH SO THEY HAD AN INCREASE IN THE UNDER 18 POPULATION, THEY THEIR REPRESENTATIVE OF THAT WAS ABOUT 43% OF THE TOTAL GROWTH.

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MAKE NICE WITH WELD BECAUSE WELD GOT MOST OF THEM, BUT EVEN THEIR INCREASE WAS A SLOWDOWN FROM THE PREVIOUS DECADE.

SO IF WE LOOK AT THEN JUST THE POPULATION CHANGE FOR THE LAST YEAR THAT WE HAVE COUNTY LEVEL DATA, 20 TO 20 TO 21, RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, POSITIVE SHADES OF BLUE DECLINE, WE SEE THIS DECLINE IN THE DENVER METRO AREA.

SO WE SAW OUTMIGRATION FROM DENVER, JEFFCO, BOULDER, NOT JUST THE NATURAL DECLINE.

DENVER ACTUALLY STILL HAS NATURAL INCREASE, MORE BIRTHS AND DEATHS, BUT WE DID SEE A NET OUTMIGRATION FROM DENVER DURING THAT ONE, THAT SPECIFIC YEAR OF COVID. SO LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MIGRATION, BECAUSE THAT ULTIMATELY LEADS TO KIND OF YOUR FUTURE STUDENTS.

AND IT HAS AN IMPORTANT CONCEPT IN TERMS OF TAX BASE AND HIRING AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT YOU ALSO FACE.

SO WE TYPICALLY ATTRACT YOUNG'UNS.

22 TO 37 IS OUR BREAD AND BUTTER.

SO IF YOU GOT FROM THE MESSAGE BEFORE OUR PEAK PERSON RIGHT NOW IS 15 YEARS OLD IN TERMS OF BIRTHS.

SO WE'VE GOT ABOUT 5 TO 7 YEARS BEFORE THAT PEAK PERSON REACHES 22, WHICH IS THAT MAGIC NUMBER.

AFTER THAT, SO NEXT DECADE, 2030 TO 2040.

THAT SLOWDOWN IN YOUNG ENDS WILL THEN REALLY START IMPACTING OUR ATTRACTION OF YOUNG ADULTS TO COLORADO SIMPLY BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE FEWER OF THEM.

WHERE DO WE ATTRACT PEOPLE FROM? WE HAD TO MOVE TO USING IRS DATA BECAUSE THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY WAS NOT SO GOOD FOR 2020.

I DON'T KNOW IF IRS IS ANY BETTER, BUT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO WE ATTRACT TO COLORADO, RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, POSITIVE, ALL OF THE SHADES OF BLUE DECLINED OR IS WHO WE LOSE PEOPLE TO.

SO I CALL THE RED ORANGE YELLOW ARE DONOR STATES AND THEN THE BLUES ARE RECEIVER STATE.

SO YOU CAN SEE AGAIN CALIFORNIA, WHICH HAD AN ABSOLUTE DECLINE.

YOU CAN SEE THE MIDWEST, WE'D HAD AN ABSOLUTE DECLINE.

YOU CAN SEE THE NORTHEAST, WHICH HAD AN ABSOLUTE DECLINE, ARE ALL OUR LARGEST DONOR STATES.

SO NOT ONLY ARE WE THINKING HIGHER ED, IT'S WE'RE ALSO THINKING LABOR FORCE IN THE FUTURE.

AND THIS ALSO MEANS MORE COMPETITION FOR THAT LABOR FORCE.

SO IT'S THESE STATES HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED A DECLINE, ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING A SLOWDOWN.

YOU BET. THEY ARE WORKING EVEN HARDER AND THEY START AT YOUR KIDS, YOUR CLIENT BASE AGE.

RIGHT. IF YOU CAN BRING IN A PERSON FROM OUT OF STATE INTO THEIR HIGHER ED SYSTEM, THEY'VE GOT A GREATER CHANCE OF KEEPING THEM FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES IN THE FUTURE.

AND I'LL BE HONEST, BOTH MY KIDS WERE RECRUITED OUT OF STATE, PAID LESS OUT OF STATE, GOT HIGHER MERIT AID OUT OF STATE AND MET PEOPLE.

DO YOU THINK I'M GOING TO GET THEM BACK? NO. SO NOW INDIANA AND NORTH CAROLINA.

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? LOST THEM TO OTHER PLACES? ONE OF TWO'S NOT BAD.

YOU DECIDE WHICH ONE I'M TALKING, RIGHT? RIGHT. WELL, YES.

SO WHY? AND AGAIN, THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR THINKING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, LONG RUN.

RIGHT. BECAUSE WHEN WE THINK ABOUT JOB GROWTH, THERE'S A HUGE CORRELATION TO NET MIGRATION.

SO ON THIS CHART SHOWING BLUE BARS OR NET JOB GROWTH, RED LINE IS NET MIGRATION.

WHEN WE SEE STRONGER JOB GROWTH, WE SEE STRONGER NET MIGRATION.

SO BECAUSE WE NEED PEOPLE TO FILL POSITIONS AND WE KNOW THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY A STRUGGLE FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE TO THINK ABOUT WITHIN THE STATE.

A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE ARE LIKE, YOU KNOW, ELIZABETH, I AM NOT A FAN OF PEOPLE.

WE HAVE TOO MANY, RIGHT? WE THERE ARE TOO MANY ON OUR ROADS AND OUR BRIDGES, IN OUR HOUSING UNITS, ON OUR SKI SLOPES.

I'M LIKE, ALL RIGHT, THAT'S FINE.

BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT JOBS? HANDS DOWN, EVERYBODY'S A FAN OF JOBS.

WE NEED MORE JOBS.

I'M LIKE, ALL RIGHT, BUT COME ON, HOW CAN YOU BE A FAN OF JOBS THAT HATE PEOPLE? BECAUSE A JOB IS A PERSON AND A HOUSING UNIT IS WHERE THAT JOB SLEEPS AT NIGHT.

SO I THINK ACTUALLY THE HIGHER ED SYSTEM IS A HUGE IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONVERSATION AS WELL AS THE HOUSING UNIT CONVERSATION, BECAUSE THEY ALL GO TOGETHER.

WHAT YOU'LL SEE OUT IN OUR FORECAST IS THAT WE SEE ACTUALLY JOB GROWTH SLOWING AS WELL AS MIGRATION SLOWING.

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AND IT'S MOSTLY DUE TO LABOR FORCE.

THERE'S JUST GOING TO BE A SLOWDOWN IN LABOR FORCE AS WELL.

SO LET'S TALK ABOUT HOUSING JUST A SMIDGE, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S LIKE I WAS AT THE CONVERSATION THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT BEING ABLE TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN WORKERS IN BOULDER AND LOOKING AT WITH THE KIND OF PROHIBITIVELY HIGH COST OF LIVING IN BOULDER.

IF WE LOOK AT JUST EVEN HOW WE BUILD OUR HOUSING UNITS, WE'VE GOT A CHALLENGE.

WE DON'T DO A GOOD JOB YET IN TERMS OF MARRYING WHEN WE HAVE JOB GROWTH AND WHEN OR WHEN WE HAVE POPULATION GROWTH WHICH COME TOGETHER AND WHEN WE BUILD OUR HOUSING UNITS. YOU CAN SEE IN THIS CHART THE ORANGE BARS OR OUR HOUSING UNIT GROWTH.

THE BLACK LINE IS HOUSEHOLD FORMATION OR POPULATION GROWTH.

AND WHAT WE CAN SEE IS WE DON'T DO A GOOD JOB.

SO EVEN RIGHT NOW, PEOPLE WILL SAY THAT IT'S POPULATION'S FAULT THAT WE'VE GOT THIS HOUSING STRUGGLE.

AND I'M LIKE, CAN'T WE JUST SAY THAT MAYBE IT'S HOUSING'S FAULT THAT WE DON'T HAVE HOUSING? BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENED IS DURING THE GREAT RECESSION, WE STOPPED BUILDING.

WE STOPPED BUILDING FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS.

WE SHOULD BE BRINGING ON ABOUT 40,000 HOUSING UNITS A YEAR.

AND WE DON'T WE'RE THERE NOW.

WE'RE STARTING TO MAKE A DENT IN THAT SUPPLY.

BUT WE'VE GOT THE SIXTH HIGHEST MEDIAN HOME VALUE, THE FOURTH HIGHEST MEDIAN RENT YET ONLY THE 10TH HIGHEST MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME.

SO THAT MAKES IT HARD FOR ALL OF US IN COLORADO REALLY TO COMPETE.

IT'S EASY. AND YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHY WE BRING IN A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM THE COAST BECAUSE THEY LOOK AT OUR HOUSING COSTS AND THEY'RE LIKE, YEAH, IT'S REASONABLE.

THEY LOOK AT OUR TRAFFIC.

THEY'RE LIKE, WHAT TRAFFIC? IT'S ALL YOUR LENS, BUT THAT'S WHO WE'RE HAVING TO COMPETE WITH.

AND THAT'S WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE TO COMPETE WITH.

IS THAT GAP ACCELERATING THAT YOU JUST MENTIONED BETWEEN AFFORDABILITY AND AVAILABILITY? ACTUALLY, NO.

WE REACHED OUR TROUGH LIKE THE THE REALLY OUR POINT OF LEAST AFFORDABILITY IN 2017.

WE'RE ACTUALLY MAKING IMPROVEMENTS.

I KNOW IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE IT, BUT WE'RE ALWAYS A LITTLE LAGGED IN TERMS OF PRICES, BUT WE ARE DEFINITELY ON THE RIGHT TRACK.

WE JUST NEED TO STAY ON THE TRACK.

EVEN THOUGH INTEREST RATES HAVE RISEN, PEOPLE ARE STOPPING WITH THE PERMITS AND THAT'S THE PART THAT'S HARD, IS THAT WE'VE GOT TO KEEP THE ENGINE KIND OF STILL MOVING. AND THIS JUST SHOWS THOSE PERMITS AND THE FACT THAT THEY ARE COMING BACK, WHICH IS WHAT WE NEED TO SEE.

IT'S JUST BEEN A LONG TIME COMING BETWEEN BOTH MULTIFAMILY AND SINGLE FAMILY.

SO I WON'T NECESSARILY GO INTO THIS PIECE AT ALL.

BUT IT'S IF YOU GUYS ARE EVER TALKING WITH DIFFERENT GROUPS, TALKING ABOUT SUPPLY AND DEMAND OF HOUSING, MAKING SURE THAT WE TALK ABOUT SUPPLY AND DEMAND TOGETHER, A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST FOCUS ON ONE PIECE WITHOUT THE OTHER, UNDERSTANDING THAT, YES, WE ARE BEHIND IN TERMS OF OUR SUPPLY, THAT THERE ARE CHALLENGES IN TERMS OF A SUPPLY CHAIN.

IT'S NOT JUST PUBLIC WELL, IT'S NOT JUST ZONING CHALLENGES.

IT'S ALSO A VERY DIFFICULT INDUSTRY TO START AND STOP.

IF WE THINK IT'S HARD TO HIRE FACULTY AT UNIVERSITIES, IT'S EVEN HARDER TO HIRE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS.

SO JUST KNOW THAT WE'VE ALWAYS GOT THAT CONSTRAINT AND THEN WE'VE GOT THESE OTHER ISSUES LIKE WATER AND FINANCING.

BUT ON THE DEMAND SIDE, KNOWING THAT WE'VE GOT THIS STRONG GROWTH IN DEMAND, DRIVEN A LOT BY THOSE MILLENNIALS AGING INTO PRIME HOME BUYING, AND NOW WE'VE GOT THE GEN Z ENTERING THERE AS WELL.

SO I THINK AGE IS PROBABLY THE MOST INTERESTING PIECE FOR YOU ALL TO BE THINKING ABOUT BECAUSE IT AFFECTS EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.

NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE OR WHATEVER YOUR AGE IS, IT IMPACTS YOUR PREFERENCE, WHAT YOU WANT, HOW YOU WANT IT, HOW MUCH YOU CAN SPEND ON IT.

AND THAT'S ALSO WHAT'S IMPACTING OUR LABOR FORCE, BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN SUCH A STRONG GROWTH IN LEAVERS, PRIMARILY BASED ON AGE.

SO THIS IS COLORADO'S AGE DISTRIBUTION, BROKEN DOWN BY SINGLE YEAR OF AGE.

EACH COLOR IS A DIFFERENT GENERATION.

ON THE FAR RIGHT, WE'VE GOT OUR SILENT GENERATION THAN BY OUR PURPLE BOOMERS ARE GREEN, GEN X OR RED.

MILLENNIALS ARE BLUE.

GEN Z AND THEN OUR GEN ALPHA.

WHO KNOWS IF WE'LL STICK WITH ALPHA.

IT'S KIND OF A WEIRD NAME, AS IF Z AND EVERYTHING ELSE ISN'T WEIRD TO.

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YOU CAN SEE ON THAT FAR LEFT HAND SIDE THAT SLOW DOWN, RIGHT? I MEAN, THIS IS REAL.

AND THE DIFFERENT THING WITH A PERSON COMPARED TO LIKE A A TRUCK OR A BUILDING IS ONCE YOU DON'T PRODUCE ONE, IT TAKES A GOOD 20 TO 25 YEARS TO GET A GOOD ONE READY FOR THE LABOR FORCE.

RIGHT. AND THAT MIGHT BE EVEN STRETCHING IT.

SO KNOWING THAT WE'VE GOT FEWER ZERO YEAR OLDS THAN WE DO SIX YEAR OLDS IS IS HUGE.

WE CAN ALSO SEE OUR PEAK PERSON RIGHT THERE AROUND 29 AGING INTO PRIME HOME BUYING.

ALSO INTO THE LABOR FORCE, WHICH IS IMPORTANT.

BUT YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THAT PURPLE IN THE GREEN STARTING TO AGE OUT OF THE LABOR FORCE.

NOT THAT EVERYBODY AGES OUT AT 65, BUT IT TENDS TO BE ONE OF THOSE AGE GROUPS THAT WE START TO SEE OUT MOVING OUT OF THE LABOR FORCE.

SO IF WE TAKE THAT INFORMATION AND LET'S JUST LOOK FOR THIS NEXT DECADE BETWEEN 2020 AND 2030, WE ARE FORECASTING AN ABSOLUTE DECLINE IN THE SCHOOL AGE POPULATION DROPPING BY ABOUT 11,000, SIMPLY JUST DUE TO A SLOWDOWN IN BIRTHS.

PRETTY FLAT ON THE 18 TO 24 YEAR OLDS, PRIMARILY BECAUSE LAST DECADE WAS PRETTY SLOW AS WELL IN OUR UNDER 18.

25 TO 44 FOR CASTING GROWTH.

IF WE CAN ATTRACT AND RETAIN OUR MODEL HAD ALWAYS BUILT BEEN.

IF OUR JOBS GROW, WE WILL ATTRACT THEM.

WELL, I THINK WE'VE SEEN THIS LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, PROBABLY FIVE YEARS THAT THAT ISN'T THE CASE, THAT WE'RE HAVING TO COMPETE EVEN STRONGER IN THAT EVEN IF WE HAVE THE JOBS, WE CAN'T ATTRACT THEM ALL SIMPLY.

MAYBE IT'S HIGHER COST OF LIVING.

MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE OF DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES.

BUT WE'RE HAVING A HARDER TIME FILLING POSITIONS 45 TO 64 KIND OF FLAT AS WELL, SIMPLY BECAUSE GEN X IS KIND OF AGING INTO THAT GROUP.

BUT LOOK AT THE 65 PLUS.

IF WE'RE LOOKING AT THE TOTAL GROWTH IS ABOUT 630,000.

60, 65 PLUS IS 310,000.

ALMOST 48% OF OUR TOTAL GROWTH IN THE STATE IS OUR 65 PLUS NOW.

GOD WILLING AND PERA STAY SOLVENT.

I WILL AGE INTO THAT 65 PLUS OVER THIS DECADE AND RETIRE.

NOW THE RETIRES, IF PARISH STAYS SOLVENT, I WILL AGE THAT THAT IS MOST LIKELY THE CASE.

BUT I'M GOING TO STAY IN MY HOUSE.

I'M KIND OF A SUPER FAN OF DENVER.

THE NEXT STATE DEMOGRAPHER.

SHE'S NOT GOING TO STAY IN MY HOUSE.

WE'VE GOT 500,000 OF US AGING OUT OVER THIS DECADE.

WE HAD 500,000 LAST DECADE AGING OUT OF THE LABOR FORCE AND MOST LIKELY AGING IN PLACE.

YOU SAW THAT WE DIDN'T REALLY SEE AN OUTMIGRATION OF THE 65 PLUS.

SO IF WE THINK OUR HOUSING MARKET IS TIGHT NOW.

JUST WAIT.

YOUR PROFESSORS UP IN BOULDER.

AGING OUT OF THE LABOR FORCE, MOST LIKELY IF THEY LEAVE, AND THEY PROBABLY WON'T.

BUT IF THEY WERE TO LEAVE, DO YOU THINK THE NEXT FACULTY MEMBER IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO BUY THAT HOUSE? SO WE'VE GOT THIS IS A PERPETUAL CHALLENGE IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT THIS AGE DYNAMIC AND WHAT WE'VE GOT GOING ON, ESPECIALLY IN TIGHT HOUSING MARKETS.

SO THE IDEA BEHIND THIS IS IF WE'RE GROWING SLOWER AT THAT YOUNG END AND WE'RE GROWING FASTER AT THE OLDER END, IS ONE, HOW DO YOU BRING PEOPLE IN EARLIER, MAYBE INTO THE LABOR FORCE, INTO THE SYSTEMS? AND I WAS LISTENING TO THE CONVERSATIONS AND LOOKING AT HOW THEY DO POTENTIAL COMBINATIONS OF THE KIDS IN SCHOOL WITH BUSINESSES. SO LOOKING AT THOSE INTERNSHIPS WHILE THEY'RE IN SCHOOL, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

KEEPING PEOPLE LONGER IN THE LABOR FORCE, GREAT IDEA.

KEEPING PEOPLE EVEN IN THEIR FORTIES AND FIFTIES IN THE LABOR FORCE IS GOING TO BE AN IMPORTANT IDEA.

BUT THIS JUST SHOWS YOU TAKING THAT SAME INFORMATION, LOOKING AT THE CHANGE IN THE SCHOOL AGE POPULATION.

SO K 12 OVER THE NEXT DECADE, RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, POSITIVE, ALL OF THE SHADES OF BLUE DECLINES.

SO, YOU KNOW, YES, THEY'RE FINALLY HAVING CONVERSATIONS IN JEFFERSON AND DENVER.

BUT LOOK AT THE REST OF THE METRO AREA.

WE'LL SEE AN ABSOLUTE DECLINE IN THE SCHOOL AGE POPULATION OVER THIS NEXT DECADE.

AND AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE WELD STICKING OUT, MAKE NICE WITH WELL, WE LOOK AT OUR WORKING AGE POPULATION AGES 16 TO 64, RED, ORANGE, YELLOW,

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SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS IS STARTING TO CREEP INTO THE DENVER METRO AREA.

WE USED TO ONLY THINK OF IT AS KIND OF AN EASTERN PLANE, SAN LUIS VALLEY, BUT IT IS CREEPING INTO A LOT OF PARTS OF OUR STATE IN TERMS OF THAT WORKING AGE POPULATION.

SO I THINK I'VE HIT MOST OF THESE PIECES.

AND AGAIN, WE'LL FOCUS ON I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING AT WORKFORCE STRATEGIES AND SO LOOKING AT WAYS TO ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO EITHER ENTER OR REENTER THE LABOR FORCE. AND SO THINKING ABOUT KIND OF THE OLDER I WON'T SAY OLDER, OLDER ADULT, BUT LIKE THE MID OLDER ADULT.

SO THINKING ABOUT LIKE THE 4550 AGE AND PLUS THAT A LOT OF TIMES LEAVE AND THOSE MIGHT BE YOUR PRIME FACULTY OR OTHER STAFF THAT YOU WANT TO BE THINKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF THAT LABOR FORCE.

WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO KEEP THEM IN THERE? I MEAN, I HEARD PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, DAY CARE, BUT WHAT ABOUT ADULT CARE? NOW I'VE GOT AN AGING PARENT.

IF IT WASN'T FOR MY BROTHER, I WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO LEAVE THE LABOR FORCE TO HELP CARE FOR MY MOM.

SO WHAT STRATEGIES ARE OUT THERE FOR ADULT CARE? ALSO, JUST EVEN THINKING ABOUT HOW DO YOU KEEP PEOPLE FROM RETIRING AS EARLY.

IN IN THAT TIME FRAME AND THINKING ABOUT HOW THIS IS ALL GOING TO IMPACT THE HOUSING IN YOUR EACH AREA.

BECAUSE AGAIN, IF YOU THINK HOUSING IS A CHALLENGE NOW, JUST WAIT.

IF YOU THINK LABOR FORCE IS A CHALLENGE NOW, JUST WAIT.

ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE GOING TO GET EVEN MORE CHALLENGING.

SO THE LAST THING I'M GOING TO BRING UP IS REALLY THE FACT THAT WE ARE CHANGING VERY MUCH SO BY RACE AND ETHNICITY.

BUT COLORADO IS NOT A VERY DIVERSE STATE TO BEGIN WITH, BUT WE ARE FINALLY BECOMING MORE RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE.

THE TOP PART OF THIS GRAPH LOOKS AT THE GROWTH IN OUR OVER 18 POPULATION.

SO THE GROWTH OF ABOUT 706,000 PEOPLE OVER THE DECADE, ABOUT 40% OF THAT GROWTH WAS OUR WHITE NON-HISPANIC REPRESENTED KIND OF BY THE LIGHTER BLUE.

THE REST OF THE GROWTH IN OUR OVER 18 POPULATION WAS IN OUR PEOPLE OF COLOR.

SO 60% OF THAT GROWTH, IF YOU LOOK AT OUR UNDER 18 POPULATION, YES, I AGREE IT WAS A SMALL GROWTH, 38,000, BUT THERE WAS AN ABSOLUTE DECLINE IN OUR WHITE NON-HISPANIC.

AND THE ONLY GROWTH THAT WE REALLY SAW IN OUR UNDER 18 POPULATION WAS IN OUR PEOPLE OF COLOR.

SO WHAT THIS IS CREATING IS VERY MUCH AN AGE DYNAMIC BY OUR RACE AND ETHNICITY.

THIS GRAPH SHOWS OUR PEOPLE OF COLOR BY AGE GROUP.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE UNDER 18, UNDER 24, YOU KNOW, OVER 40%, ALMOST 45% OF THE POPULATION, PEOPLE OF COLOR COMPARED TO THE 65 PLUS, WHICH ABOUT 16% PEOPLE OF COLOR.

SO EVEN THINKING ABOUT THIS IN TERMS OF ATTRACTING AND RETAINING THINKING ABOUT RECRUITMENT, THAT THE FOLKS LEAVING THE LABOR FORCE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING VERY DIFFERENT THAN THE FOLKS ENTERING THE LABOR FORCE OBVIOUSLY GETS INTO THE WHOLE CONSIDERATION OF HOW DO WE MARKET AND ATTRACT AND RETAIN AND HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS PREPARED FROM THE FROM THE KIDDO STAGE UP.

THESE GRAPHS JUST SHOW THE SHARE OF OUR POPULATION OF PEOPLE OF COLOR IN DIFFERENT BY THE DIFFERENT RACE ETHNICITY GROUPS ACROSS THE STATE.

MAYBE NOT AS EXCITING AND I WAS AT ANOTHER PRESENTATION EARLIER THIS WEEK.

THEY'RE LIKE, BUT WHERE ARE THEY? SO I WAS LIKE, ALL RIGHT, I'LL PUT IT IN.

SO THE TOP ONE IS OUR HISPANIC POPULATION, SO PRETTY DIVERSE ACROSS THE STATE, DEFINITELY CONCENTRATES IN THE SAN LUIS VALLEY, BUT THEN I-70 CORRIDOR AND A LITTLE BIT IN THE DENVER METRO AREA, ADAMS COUNTY NOW VERY HIGH CONCENTRATION.

IF WE LOOK AT OUR AMERICAN INDIAN POPULATION, DEFINITELY CONCENTRATED DOWN IN THE FOUR CORNERS AREA.

OUR BLACK POPULATION, WHICH IS IN THAT BOTTOM LEFT MAP, DEFINITELY FRONT RANGE AREA.

AND THEN OUR ASIAN POPULATION, WHICH IS IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT, DEFINITELY IN THE DENVER METRO AREA AS WELL.

AND THEN IF WE JUST LOOK AT PEOPLE OF COLOR VERSUS WHITE, NON-HISPANIC, AGAIN, WE'RE VERY CONCENTRATED, WHITE, NON-HISPANIC, 65% OF OUR STATE IS TOTAL WHITE, NON-HISPANIC, AND THEN THE REST ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR, ARE HISPANIC POPULATIONS, A LITTLE, ALMOST 30% NOW OF OUR ALMOST 30% OF OUR TOTAL POPULATION.

I THINK THAT'S ENOUGH FOR THEIR MOST IMPORTANT PIECE, THOUGH, IS IF WE TAKE ALL OF THAT INFORMATION AND WE LOOK AT THE INCREASE IN OUR WORKING AGE POPULATION, BY FAR THE LARGEST GROWTH IN OUR WORKING AGE POPULATION IS OUR HISPANIC POPULATION.

SO MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF OUR FOLKS ARE ENTERING THE LABOR FORCE PREPARED IS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT.

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EACH COLOR IS A DIFFERENT AS OUR DIFFERENT RACE ETHNICITY GROUPS.

BUT IF WE LOOK AT OUR TWO LARGEST GROUPS, THE WHITE, NON-HISPANIC AND HISPANIC, THERE'S STILL ABOUT A 30 POINT DIFFERENTIAL IN AND THIS IS A BACHELOR'S PLUS GOING FORWARD. SO WE'RE YOU KNOW, WHERE WE'RE THINKING ABOUT.

AND COLORADO'S GOT, I THINK THE SECOND LARGEST GAP IN THAT ACHIEVEMENT BETWEEN WHITE, NON-HISPANIC AND HISPANIC IS HOW DO HOW DOES COLORADO COMPETE OUT INTO THE FUTURE WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS CHANGE IN DIVERSITY? THE OTHER PIECE THAT I'LL BRING UP, BECAUSE I'M SURE YOU'RE PROBABLY PRETTY BIG ADVOCATES FOR K 12 THAT YOU START TO HEAR A LOT OF PEOPLE RUMBLING ABOUT.

WELL, IF K 12 IS STARTING TO SHRINK IN SIZE, MAYBE THEY DON'T NEED AS MUCH FUNDING.

AND I'M KIND OF THINKING TO MYSELF, ON THE OTHER HAND, OH, BUT DON'T WE NEED THEM EVEN BETTER THAN BEFORE? SO. YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE A BODY TO WASTE AND MAKING SURE THAT THOSE KIDDOS ARE JUST AS EVEN MORE COMPETITIVE THAN THEY WERE HISTORICALLY, I THINK IS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT.

SO OBVIOUSLY, DIVERSITY IS KEY FOR ALL OF THESE POINTS FROM JUST IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO THE FACT THAT IT'S TIES DIRECTLY INTO THE ECONOMY, OUR TAX BASE AND FUNDING FOR EVERYTHING WITHIN THE STATE.

LOOKING AT HOW WE MOVE FORWARD ON THAT IS GOING TO BE KEY.

SO OUR FORECAST IS AND PEOPLE ASK ME THAT AND THIS IS WHY I'M SLOWING DOWN JUST A SMIDGE HERE.

PEOPLE ARE LIKE, GOD, ELIZABETH, WHY ARE YOU FORECASTING GROWTH FOR COLORADO? LIKE, ALL RIGHT, SO I CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THE BIRTHS AND THE DEATHS.

AND WE WE'VE GOT THAT.

AND WE'RE REALLY GOOD AT BIRTHS AND DEATHS.

NET MIGRATION IS REALLY TIED TO JOB GROWTH.

AND SO THEN PEOPLE SAY, WELL, WHY ARE YOU GROWING JOBS? I LIKE WELL, BECAUSE COLORADO IS COMPETITIVE.

IF WE WEREN'T GROWING JOBS IN CERTAIN INDUSTRIES OR EVEN GROWING AND THE US IS GROWING, THAT MEANS SOMETHING'S FAILING IN COLORADO.

AND WE'RE JUST NOT FORECASTING A FAIL.

SO WE ARE FORECASTING JOB GROWTH.

AND THEREFORE, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT OUR BIRTHS AND DEATHS, OUR SUPPLY OF WORKERS.

WE LOOK AT OUR DEMAND FOR WORKERS, AND THAT'S WHY WE MIGRATE PEOPLE IN.

YES, WE HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT FERTILITY AND HOW LOW WILL IT GO.

WE'RE STARTING TO SEE IT BOTTOM OUT, SO I DON'T THINK IT'LL GO TOO MUCH LOWER.

INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION.

PROBABLY THE BIGGEST UNCERTAINTY IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, HOW EMBRACE HOW MUCH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WILL EMBRACE ANY KIND OF GROWTH I THINK IS GOING TO BE INTERESTING.

SO JUST TO TIE THINGS UP AND SEE IF YOU'VE GOT ANY QUESTIONS.

BIGGEST PICTURE, WE'RE CONTINUING TO GROW, BUT AT A MUCH SLOWER RATE.

SLOWER BECAUSE WE SEE THESE BURSTS ARE DOWN.

AND INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION HAS BEEN DOWN.

WE MIGHT SEE SOME CHANGES, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A US INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION POLICY.

SO BIG PICTURE, YOUR CLIENT BASE IS SLOWING SIMPLY BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN THIS SLOWER BIRTH.

AND STATES ARE REALLY COMPETING FOR STUDENTS BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST BUTTS IN SEATS, IT'S ALSO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

AND SO WE KNOW THAT THAT ALL OF THE C SYSTEM IS COMPETING FOR KIDDOS.

WE KNOW THAT OUR KIDDOS ARE MUCH MORE RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE, BUT IT DOES COME IN WAVES AND ESPECIALLY THE FIRST GEN WAVE.

IT'S REALLY THOSE ARE THE KIDS OF THE FOLKS THAT MIGRATED IN THE NINETIES.

IF WE SEE A SLOWDOWN IN INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION, WE WILL SEE A CONTINUED SLOWDOWN IN FIRST GEN SIMPLY BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A LOT OF THEN FIRST GEN LEFT RIGHT BECAUSE THEY ATE.

LABOR FORCE.

YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO COMPETE LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.

AND THERE'S AN IF YOU THINK IT'S TOUGH TODAY, WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW, NEXT YEAR, THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

THERE IS NOTHING IN THE SYSTEM THAT SUGGESTS THAT IT'S GOING TO GET ANY BETTER.

IF ANYTHING, IT'S GOING TO GET WORSE.

SO THINKING ABOUT HOW DO YOU BROADEN THE BASE IS, I THINK, THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAY.

WHO'S NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE THAT COULD BE WHO'S NOT PARTICIPATING AS HIGHLY AS THEY COULD IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST, I THINK, THINGS THAT WE ALL LOOK AT.

I MEAN, THE STATE AS A WHOLE IS HAVING A HARD TIME HIRING FOR POSITIONS.

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AND. REALLY HOW MAYBE YOU KEEP PEOPLE IN THE LABOR FORCE LONGER BUT POTENTIAL MARKET AS WELL FOR EVEN PROGRAMS. AGAIN, I KNOW THAT YOU'RE ALSO GOING TO BE LOOKING AT A STUDENT BASE, BROADENING THAT BASE OF STUDENTS TO NONTRADITIONAL STUDENTS, INCLUDING OLDER ADULTS.

MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO KEEP AN EYE ON AS WELL.

I THINK THAT'S A FORECAST.

SO COLORADO IS STILL FORECAST TO GROW FASTER THAN THE US AS A WHOLE, WHERE THE BLUE BARS, THE RED LINE IS THE UNITED STATES.

SO STILL GROWING FASTER SIMPLY BECAUSE WE'RE YOUNGER.

THERE ARE 19 STATES IN A PHASE OF NATURAL DECLINE WHERE THERE ARE MORE DEATHS THAN BIRTHS.

COLORADO IS STILL POSITIVE IN TERMS OF THAT.

AND IN OUR FORECAST HORIZON, WE DO NOT SEE COLORADO GOING NEGATIVE ON NATURAL DECLINE.

IN OUR FORGET THROUGH 2050.

AND WE'RE FORECASTING A LITTLE BIT OF A BUMP, HOPEFULLY.

KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED IN MIGRATION IF WE CAN ATTRACT AND RETAIN PEOPLE TO COLORADO SIMPLY TO FILL JOBS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE.

THIS NEXT DECADE IS KIND OF HIGHLIGHTED BY THE RED STAR.

WE'RE FORECAST TO INCREASE BY A LITTLE OVER 600,000, SO SLOWER THAN LAST DECADE AND THEN FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER DECADE ABOUT THE SAME LEVEL OF GROWTH AND THEN SLOWING OUT INTO THE FUTURE, BUT STILL FORECAST TO GROW BETWEEN 2020 AND 2050, FORECAST TO INCREASE BY 1.8 MILLION.

RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, POSITIVE SHADES OF BLUE DECLINE OR FLAT IN TERMS OF WHERE WITHIN THE STATE THAT GROWTH IS.

AND WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF UNCERTAINTIES.

I KNOW YOU GUYS DO A LOT OF FORECASTING WITHIN YOUR TEAMS AS WELL.

FOR US RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF POPULATION, WE'RE THINKING THAT INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION IS OUR NUMBER ONE UNCERTAINTY.

IF THAT WERE TO COME BACK TO LEVELS THAT WE SAW IN THE NINETIES, THAT COULD BE A GAME CHANGER ALL THE WAY OUT IN TERMS OF TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE.

I'M NOT SAYING IT'S GOOD OR BAD, IT WOULD JUST CHANGE FUNDAMENTALLY OUR FORECASTS.

WATER IS OBVIOUSLY COLORADO IS ANOTHER ONE OF COLORADO'S BIGGEST CONCERNS OR ISSUES.

HOUSING IS DEFINITELY THERE, BUT BECOMING A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

I KNOW IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT WITH ALL THE NUMBERS YET, BUT IT WILL IN THAT PIECE.

SO WITH THAT, ANY I KNOW I WAS RUNNING LATE WITH YOU GUYS, BUT ANY QUESTIONS? JIM YEAH, THAT'S OKAY.

SO YOU MENTIONED JOB GROWTH.

I WAS JUST CURIOUS HOW MANY OF THOSE JOBS WILL NEED COLLEGE DEGREES VERSUS NON COLLEGE DEGREES AND IS THAT CHANGED OVER THE PAST DECADE? SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE SEEN IN COLORADO IS THAT REALLY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DECADES IS GROWTH IN THE SERVICE DRIVEN INDUSTRIES.

HIGH SKILLED AND LOW SKILLED BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES HAS BEEN OUR FASTEST GROWING JOB AREA.

SO THAT IS THE COLLEGE EDUCATED.

BUT THEN WE THE SECOND FASTEST HAS BEEN HEALTH SERVICES, WHICH HAS A SPECTRUM, RIGHT? IT'S GOT YOUR DOCTORS AND YOUR HOME HEALTH AIDES.

SO WE DO SEE A SPECTRUM.

AND THEN IF WE THINK THAT OUR FASTEST GROWING AGE GROUP IS IS 65 PLUS, YOU LOOK AT CONSUMER EXPENDITURES OF THAT 65 PLUS HEALTH SERVICES AND LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY. SO, YES, LOW SERVICE IN THAT GROUP OF JOB GROWTH AS WELL.

I DON'T HAVE A PERCENTAGE ON THE TOP OF MY HEAD RIGHT NOW, BUT CERTAINLY COLLEGE EDUCATED IS NOT GOING AWAY.

AND CHAD WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT.

I JUST WANTED TO. HAVE A CABOOSE.

COMMENT TO ELIZABETH'S COMMENTARY THERE.

THE CALLER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL PUBLISHES THE SKILLS FOR JOBS ACT EVERY YEAR, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION PARTICIPATES WITH THEM ON THAT.

AND THEY BREAK THEY BREAK EARNINGS IN DIFFERENT FIELDS AND THEY SAY, WHAT ARE TIER ONE EARNINGS FOR A JOB IN THE LABOR MARKET? AND THEY FOUND THAT OVER 70% OF THE JOBS THAT WILL BE IN COLORADO IN THE FUTURE WILL REQUIRE TO BE A TIER ONE JOB TO PAY A LIVING WAGE, WILL REQUIRE A FOUR YEAR CREDENTIAL.

SO SO OVER 70%.

AND WE'VE CONSISTENTLY HEARD OVER TIME, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE POST-SECONDARY PARDON ME, THE LABOR MARKET, THE DEMAND FOR POST-SECONDARY DEGREES IS IS AT LEAST AT THE LOWEST 66% OF ALL THE JOBS, AND MOST RECENTLY, ABOUT 72% OF ALL THE JOBS IN COLORADO IN THE FUTURE WILL REQUIRE SOME FORM OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, POST-SECONDARY.

BUT. BUT POST SECONDARY.

RIGHT. BUT THE TIER ONE AGAIN, THE TIER ONE WITH THE TIER ONE JOBS IS WELL OVER 70% REQUIRE REQUIRE AT LEAST A

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AND THE TIER ONE JOBS ARE THE ONES THAT PAY THE BEST.

CORRECT. OKAY, MARK.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. YOU TALK ABOUT THIS.

THE NUMBER ONE UNCERTAINTY IS INTERNATIONAL IMMIGRATION.

DO WE HAVE A MODEL THAT LOOKS OR DO YOU HAVE MODELS THAT LOOK AT LIKE IF INTERNATIONAL IMMIGRATION TO THE US GOES UP DRAMATICALLY, IF COLORADO WILL RECEIVE A DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE OF THAT OR DISPROPORTIONATELY LOW SHARE OF THAT OR WHERE WHERE COLORADO MIGHT BE WHERE.

RIGHT. RIGHT. SO WE WE ARE NOT A TIER ONE STATE FOR INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION SIMPLY BECAUSE WE'RE INTERIOR WE'RE NOT ANY OF THE COASTS, WHICH TEND TO BE THE LARGEST.

SO WE TEND TO BE A SECONDARY MARKET.

WE TEND TO ATTRACT ABOUT OUR PROPORTIONATE SHARE.

SO ABOUT 1.7% OF THE INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION WILL GET TO COLORADO AND DEPENDING AGAIN, I THINK ON POLICIES IN THE FUTURE WILL DEPEND ON THAT NUMBER.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. KELLY, JUST A QUICK QUESTION.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS AND I LOVE EVERY PAGE OF IT AND NUMBERS.

SO THERE'S A NARRATIVE OUT THERE THAT PEOPLE JUST DON'T WANT TO WORK ANYMORE.

WOULD YOU COUNTER THAT BY SAYING, NO, PEOPLE ARE AGING OUT OF THE WORKFORCE, OR HOW WOULD YOU TALK TO THAT PERSON AT A COCKTAIL PARTY? SO YOU'RE LIKE, WHAT KIND OF COCKTAIL PARTY IS THAT PARTY? SO IF WE LOOK AT LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATES, COLORADO'S GOT I THINK IT'S THE SECOND HIGHEST LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE IN THE COUNTRY.

SO THE DATA DOES NOT SUPPORT THE IDEA THAT PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO WORK.

WE'VE GOT THIS HIGHER LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE.

BUT I WILL COUNTER AT THE SAME TIME WE HAVE COLORADO IS UNIQUE.

WE'VE GOT THE FASTEST AGING IN THAT 65 PLUS SIMPLY BECAUSE WE'VE NEVER HAD A LOT OF OLDER ADULTS.

SO WE ARE GOING THROUGH A PRETTY BIG TRANSITION.

SO IT'S NOT REALLY THE YOUNGINS THAT DON'T WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LABOR FORCE.

IT'S MORE THAT MAYBE THE OLDER ADULTS ARE LEAVING THE LABOR FORCE, THEY'RE STAYING LONGER, HANDS DOWN.

BUT, YOU KNOW, REALLY, ONCE YOU AGE PAST 75, A LOT OF PEOPLE LEAVE AND YOU'RE DOWN TO SOME OF YOUR LOWEST LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATES.

GREAT. I FIND NUANCES EXCELLENT AT THESE PARTIES.

SO THAT'S HELPFUL. THANKS, GLENN.

I HAVE APPRECIATED WHAT YOU'VE DONE AS WELL.

IS THIS A WEBSITE THAT YOU CAN GET TO OR COULD WE HAVE THESE SLIDES OR.

SO THAT WAS WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK.

SO ABSOLUTELY.

SOMEBODY GOT MY SLIDE DECK.

MEG. MEG AND EPPIE HAVE IT, SO THEY'RE ALWAYS AVAILABLE.

AND THEN THERE'S THE LINK TO OUR WEBSITE IS ON THE BOTTOM OF THAT AND MY CONTACT INFORMATION.

SO FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT WITH ANY QUESTIONS.

THAT WAY THEY'RE AVAILABLE TO KELLY WHEN SHE GOES TO COCKTAIL.

YEAH, THERE YOU GO.

JUST KEEP IT RIGHT THERE AND THEN YOU KIND OF DO.

YEAH. I LIKE THAT.

THANK YOU. SO I HAVE ONE QUESTION I WAS A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED ON.

WHEN YOU SAID, LOOKING AT THE IRS NUMBERS, YOU CAN'T SEE WHO'S ACTUALLY COMING INTO THE STATE FROM THE INTERNAL US? IS THAT WHAT WE SAID OR DID I MISUNDERSTAND THAT? YEAH. NO, IT WE USUALLY USE A DIFFERENT SOURCE, WHICH IS CALLED THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY.

BUT THERE WAS A REALLY BAD DATA SET IN 2020.

SO WE'RE USING IRS RECORDS, JUST STRAIGHT IRS RECORDS THIS LAST YEAR TO LOOK AT THAT MIGRATION.

NO, YOU CAN LOOK WE CAN LOOK AT STATE TO STATE AND BY INCOME OF WHO WE ARE ATTRACTING.

SO THAT MAP WAS JUST SHOWING THE NET NUMBERS IN TERMS OF NET MIGRATION WHERE WE'RE ATTRACTING PEOPLE FROM.

THANK YOU. SO YOU HAD A.

YOU HAD A SLIDE THAT SHOWED HOW COLORADO'S POPULATION IS CHANGING BY AGE GROUP.

THE SNACK BAR, AND I'VE SEEN THAT.

I THINK THAT WHEN YOU PRESENTED AT THE SOUTH METRO CHAMBER A WHILE BACK, YOU HAD THESE.

SIDE BY SIDE BARS THAT SHOWED EACH BY ETHNICITY, THE DIFFERENT POPULATIONS AND HOW THEY'RE CHANGING OVER TIME.

BUT IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, WE'VE SEEN REALLY LARGE LIKE RAPID GROWTH IN THE HISPANIC POPULATION AND THEN IT'S LIKE STEADYING OFF AND THEN ACTUALLY STARTING TO DECLINE A LITTLE BIT, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY.

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BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER BY ETHNICITY WHAT THE PICTURE WAS.

AND THE SCALE IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO RELATIVE TO THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN COLORADO.

YES. SO THAT SO IT IS IT'S A IT'S A REALLY GOOD POINT, LOOKING AT ABSOLUTE NUMBERS VERSUS PERCENTAGE CHANGE.

SO WE ARE STARTING TO SEE A SLOWDOWN IN THAT PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN THE HISPANICS SIMPLY BECAUSE THAT BASE IS GETTING BIGGER.

BUT IN TERMS OF ABSOLUTE GROWTH, WE'RE ACTUALLY SEEING STILL LARGE LARGEST IT'S NOW IT'S KIND OF GETTING WEIRD, LARGE NUMBERS IN THAT HISPANIC. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYBODY REMEMBERS THE DRAMA WITH CENSUS 2020.

NOT ONLY WAS IT A BAD YEAR AND ALL OF THAT OTHER STUFF, BUT THEY ALSO CHANGED THE DEFINITIONS OF RACE AND YOU COULD REPORT DIFFERENTLY.

SO WE'VE ACTUALLY STARTED TO SEE THE FASTEST GROWTH IN OUR TWO OR MORE.

RIGHT. BUT THE NUMBERS ARE VERY SMALL COMPARED TO APS.

YEAH, I REMEMBER LIKE IT LIKE IT WAS.

YEP. I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBER.

YEAH, I DON'T HAVE IT HERE.

I GOT IT ON OUR WEBSITE.

WE CAN LOOK AT IT FOR SURE.

SO THAT SO WHEN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT AN ESPECIALLY IN THAT.

0 TO 18 AND REALLY ZERO TO PROBABLY 30 AGE GROUP.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT REFLECTING THE DIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOR OUR STUDENTS, OUR FACULTY AND OUR STAFF.

IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE LOOKING AT THAT STACK BAR THAT YOU JUST HAD UP THERE THAT SHOWS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE BY AGE GROUP.

YEAH. AND IT IT'S IT'S LIKE IT'S RADICALLY DIFFERENT.

BY EACH GROUP. OH, YEAH, YEAH.

NO, I MEAN, IT IS.

AND THEN IF WE THINK ABOUT IT, WHAT'S GOING TO BE FUN? INTERESTING IS THAT WE'LL SEE THE FASTEST GROWTH REALLY IN OUR OLDEST AGES BY RACE AND ETHNICITY, SIMPLY BECAUSE THAT DENOMINATOR IS SO SMALL.

NOW WE'LL START TO SEE SLOWER GROWTH IN OUR KIND OF UNDER 24 BECAUSE IT'S A MUCH LARGER GROUP.

BUT IF WE JUST LOOK AT AGGREGATE EVERYTHING, I THINK FOR THE UNDER.

EIGHT TEEN.

BUT THIS AND I GUESS THIS ONE SHOWS IT IS THAT 45% AND IT'S EVEN WHEN WE LOOK FOR 2022, IT'S EVEN HIGHER.

IT'S CLOSER TO ALMOST 50% NOW.

WOW. YEAH. I'M CURIOUS ABOUT THE TWO OR MORE RACES.

ACCORDING TO 23 AND ME, I'M 54% WHITE, BUT I DON'T THINK ANY OF YOU WOULD CONSIDER ME A WHITE WOMAN.

SO WHEN PEOPLE CHOOSE TWO OR MORE, IS THAT NORMALLY DO WE HAVE ANY DATA ON WHAT TWO OR MORE MEANS? YEAH, WE DO.

WE CAN PULL IT.

IT'S ALL RIGHT AT THE STATE LEVEL.

IF YOU TRY AND GO SUBSTATE, IT GETS WONKY IN TERMS OF DATA DISCLOSURES.

BUT YEAH, SO LIKE IF YOU HAD PICKED WHITE AND BLACK, FOR EXAMPLE.

YES, THERE'S NUMBERS ON WHITE AND BLACK.

ONE OF THE FUNNY PIECES WITH THIS IS HOW MANY PEOPLE SHOWED UP AS AMERICAN INDIAN.

AND SO ACTUALLY AMERICAN INDIAN TWO OR MORE ENDED UP BEING ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING, PROBABLY AGAIN BECAUSE OF 23 AND ME YOUNGER. AND I JUST I WANT TO THANK ELIZABETH.

WOULD WE DO OUR TEN YEAR REVENUE AND STATE EXPENDITURE FORECAST? PART OF THAT IS OUR K 12 MODELING.

AND WE HAD A COUPLE OF SLIDES BACK, THAT COHORT THAT WAS 0 TO 17.

AND AND EVERY TIME WE UPDATE THE FORECAST, WE GO TO THE DOLLAR WEBSITE AND WE, AND WE USE DATA FROM THE STATE DEMOGRAPHER IN HER SHOP TO DEVELOP WHAT WE BELIEVE THAT K 12 PIPELINE IS. AND ONE OTHER COMMENT TO ELIZABETH HAD ON THE SLIDE TALKING ABOUT HOW THAT IT'S A MORE DIVERSE PIPELINE OF STUDENTS, IT'S MORE DIVERSE IN TERMS OF THESE LENSES OF RACE AND ETHNICITY.

IT'S ALSO IT'S ALSO A LOWER INCOME STUDENT.

IF WE WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT 20 OR THE YEAR 2000 TO TO THE EARLY 2020S, THE GROWTH IN THE FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH POPULATION IN K 12 OUT OF EVERY TEN ADDITIONAL STUDENTS IN THE K 12 SECTOR, 6.5 OF THEM WAS A FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH STUDENT, WHICH MEANS IT'S A FAMILY OF FOUR MAKING $47,000 OR LESS.

SO IF YOU EXTRAPOLATE THAT TREND COMING, THOSE ARE THE STUDENTS THAT ARE COMING TO THE DOORSTEP OF HIGHER ED, ARE STUDENTS THAT THAT HAVE ARE FROM LOWER MEANS.

SO THEY NEED MORE STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES, THEY NEED MORE INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL AID OR FINANCIAL AID OR MEANS TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD COLLEGE.

SO THAT'S NOT ONLY THIS DIVERSITY CHALLENGE.

THERE'S ALSO AN ECONOMIC CHALLENGE IN TERMS OF OUR INCOMING STUDENTS THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR US TO SEE AS WE DO SOME PLANNING WITH THAT.

EXACTLY WHAT YOU TALKED ABOUT.

WELL, IF YOU NOTICE, BOULDER COUNTY IS REALLY REDUCING.

AND JEFFCO, THERE'S A COUPLE OF THOSE COUNTIES THAT ARE REALLY, REALLY HIT AS FAR AS THEIR K 12 POPULATION.

MIKE. THANK YOU, ELIZABETH.

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AND YOU CAN POINT ME TO YOUR WEBSITE, BUT THIS IS ON THE IMMIGRATION PIECE, BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT ALL THE INFORMATION AND THE CHAD WAS REFERRING TO AND THE TIER ONES AND SO FORTH, THEY'LL TALK ABOUT THE LACK OF OF COLORADO RESIDENTS WITH POST-SECONDARY DEGREES, SO FORTH AND THE NEED BEING FILLED BY IN MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL OR NOT.

AND THAT IS IN-MIGRATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH HIGH ENOUGH QUALIFICATIONS FOR THOSE TIER ONE JOBS.

SO FOUR YEAR DEGREES OR HIGHER.

AND REALLY INTERESTED IN A BREAKDOWN OF THE IMMIGRATION DATA RELATIVE TO EDUCATION LEVELS.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE THAT.

SO YEAH, WE DO.

WE AND I CAN PULL THAT TOGETHER AND SHARE IT WITH EFFIE AND SHE CAN SHARE IT WITH EVERYBODY.

OR YOU CAN HIT ME UP ON THE SIDE.

WE DO HAVE.

WE HAVE SOME FUN DATA THAT SHOWS THAT THE IN-MIGRATION BY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND AGE AND INCOME, SO IT GETS THROUGH THOSE ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT PIECES. AND IN COLORADO AND I WISH I HAD THOSE NUMBERS WITH ME.

COLORADO ALWAYS ATTRACTS FOLKS WITH A HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND PEOPLE THINK THAT IT WAS JUST RECENT AND IT'S LIKE, NO, WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR DECADES.

BUT THEY'RE ALSO LOWER INCOME, BUT THEY'RE ALSO YOUNGER AND IT'S THEIR LOWER INCOME BECAUSE THEY'RE YOUNGER.

WE'RE ALSO CAN GET DATA NOW ON MIGRATION BY INDUSTRY.

SO LIKE IF THEY MOVED FROM CALIFORNIA TO COLORADO AND THEY WORK IN BUSINESS, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, WE CAN SEE THAT PIECE BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW IF THEY'RE GOING TO COME IN FROM OUT OF STATE TO FILL LIKE EVERY POSITION.

I'M LIKE, YEAH, NO, BUT PEOPLE DON'T MIGRATE FOR A FOOD SERVICE JOB.

BUT THEY DO MIGRATE FOR A BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL SERVICE JOB.

SO YEAH, SO WE CAN FOLLOW UP ON THERE AND I CAN GIVE YOU ALSO THE DATA ON WHICH SHARES HIGHER DEGREE, BUT WE DO IMPORT A LOT.

THE ONLY NEGATIVE WITH IT IS THAT WE DON'T KNOW IF THEY GOT IT HERE OR IF THEY CAME WITH IT.

WE ONLY KNOW THAT THEY HAVE IT.

AND SO WE STARTED PULLING THINGS APART WITH THERE'S A NEW THAT'S MAYBE NOT A NEW DATA SOURCE, BUT A FUN DATA SOURCE THAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING, LOOKING AT THOSE THAT COME TO COLORADO. AND HOW LONG THEY STAY.

TO GET IN WITH THAT DEGREE, SO I CAN SHARE THAT ONE WITH YOU AS WELL.

ALANA OH, YES.

GO AHEAD. AND ONE OF THE REASONS FOR ASKING THAT IS THE LOOKING AT.

COLLEGE AGE STUDENTS IN COLORADO.

AND DO THEY GO TO AN IN-STATE INSTITUTION FOR THEIR POST-SECONDARY, SO, SAY, A FOUR YEAR INSTITUTION, OR THEY DO THEY GO OUT OF STATE.

AND PEOPLE WERE SUGGESTING THAT IF THEIR FAMILIES CAME FROM OUT OF STATE WITH A COLLEGE DEGREE, THEN THEY'VE GOT CONNECTIONS BACK TO THEIR FAMILIES AND AUNTS AND UNCLES AND SO FORTH IN OTHER STATES.

AND IT'S AN EASIER MOVE TO GO FROM COLORADO TO ANOTHER STATE WHERE YOU HAVE FAMILY AS OPPOSED TO YOU'RE GOING FROM COLORADO TO ANOTHER STATE WHERE YOU KNOW NO ONE AND YOU HAVE NO CONNECTIONS.

AND SO AS WE THINK ABOUT THE THE MIGRATION OF OUR OWN YOUTH, AS YOU SAY, FOR HIGHER EDUCATION PURPOSES.

UNDERSTANDING IF THERE'S ANY RELATIONSHIP THERE WOULD BE USEFUL.

YEAH, I I'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT DATA SET.

WHAT'S HORRIBLE IS THAT WE CAN GET WHO COMES HERE, BUT IT'S HARD TO GET INFORMATION ON WHO LEAVES.

BUT THERE MIGHT BE WITH THIS ONE DATA SET, AND I'M SURE YOU GUYS ALL ARE AWARE OF IT BECAUSE IT'S ALL FOR HIGHER ED TRACKS, PEOPLE WHERE THEY GO AND HOW LONG THEY STAY AND THEIR DEGREE AND SOMEBODY'S GOING TO SHOUT IT OUT AND I'LL BE ABLE TO SAY THAT I DIDN'T.

I KNOW IT'S THERE. IT'S RIGHT THERE.

YEAH. BUT I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON THAT ONE AS WELL.

THANKS. THANKS.

CHAIR SMITH. SINCE THIS THIS CHART IS UP THERE AND KIND OF PULLING ON A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THREADS, I MEAN, WE'VE HAD THIS CONVERSATION A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE, BUT IT'S ONE OF THOSE THE MESSAGE GETS REPEATED UNTIL IT'S LEARNED.

LIKE, I MEAN, WHAT THIS CHART SAYS TO ME IS OUR BIGGEST OPPORTUNITY IS WITH HISPANIC OR LATINO.

AND, YOU KNOW, OVERLAYING THAT WITH THE MAPS OF WHERE IT'S MOST HIGHLY CONCENTRATED IS ADAMS AND WELD COUNTY, RIGHT IN NORTHERN COLORADO IN

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RIGHT. SO THAT'S ONE THING.

I MEAN, I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT LIKE A KEY PART OF THE FUTURE OF OUR SUCCESS IS OUR ABILITY TO DO THAT.

AND THEN 12 HAS DONE A MUCH BETTER JOB OF GRADUATING LATINOS.

AND SO OUR OUR OPPORTUNITY IS IS CLEARLY THERE WHEN WE LOOK ABOUT LOOK AT BOTH THE DIVERSITY AND THEN GEOGRAPHICALLY WHERE WHERE THOSE STUDENTS ARE IN STATE. I MEAN, I THINK ALSO ANOTHER OBSERVATION WHEN I LOOK AT ALTHOUGH THE YOU KNOW, IT'S A CONUNDRUM BECAUSE ALTHOUGH THE PERCENTAGE OF BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN IS SMALL, THEY'RE HIGHLY CONCENTRATED IN CERTAIN AREAS AND ONE NUMBER IS HIGHLY SMALL, DON'T WE KNOW WHERE WE CAN GO? BUT WE'RE ALSO COMPETING AGAINST PROBABLY A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE.

AND IN TERMS OF TRYING TO REFLECT THE DIVERSITY OF THE STATE, IN TERMS OF GETTING GETTING THOSE STUDENTS TO COME.

BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU OVERLAY THE THIS DATA WITH THE MAPS.

WE KNOW WE HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF WHERE THESE PEOPLE ARE AND WHERE WE NEED TO BE FOCUSING EFFORTS.

GREAT. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THIS HAS BEEN REALLY INTERESTING.

I LOVE DATA AND CHARTS, SO I'M GOING TO BE HAPPY TO DIG INTO THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE WHEN WE GET THE LINK.

SO THANKS SO MUCH FOR COMING TODAY.

GREAT. THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

I APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT.

SO THAT CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC PORTION OF OUR MEETING AND THE BOARD AND JEREMY AND EFFIE AND TODD.

[P. 11:30 a.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION PART II - Executive Center, Room 740 (7th floor)]

HAVE A HAPPY AFTERNOON AND A GOOD WEEKEND.

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