Nov 07, 2023 Regular Board Meeting (November 7-8, 2023)

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[INAUDIBLE] GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.

[D. 1:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER/PUBLIC MEETING, Chair Rennison Presiding - University Center, Berger Hall]

REGENTS AND GUESTS WHO ALSO LIVE STREAMING AND RECORDING OUR BOARD MEETING.

REGENT VANDRIEL, WILL YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE? THANK YOU. REGENT JAMES, COULD YOU READ THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT, PLEASE? OH.

THANK YOU. AS WE GATHER, WE HONOR AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO'S ALL FOUR CAMPUSES ARE ON TRADITIONAL

[2. Land Acknowledgement Statement (Regent James)]

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

WITH THIS LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT, WE CELEBRATE THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS OF NATIVE PEOPLES AND THE FIELD'S MANY CONTRIBUTIONS OF NATIVE PEOPLES IN THE FIELDS OF MEDICINE, MATHEMATICS, GOVERNMENTS, MILITARY SERVICE, ARTS, LITERATURE, ENGINEERING, AND MORE.

WE ALSO RECOGNIZE.

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

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

WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE ILL TREATMENT AND FORCED REMOVAL THAT HAS PROFOUNDLY NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON NATIVE NATIONS.

WE RESPECT THE MANY DIVERSE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES.

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES STILL CONNECTED TO THE LAND.

WE HONOR THEM AND THANK INDIGENOUS ANCESTORS OF THIS PLACE.

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

THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME DO THAT.

AND FORGIVE ME I DID NOT HAVE MY GLASSES AND THIS IS VERY HARD TO SEE.

THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE AGENDA.

[3. Action Item: Approval of Agenda for November 7-8, 2023, Board Meeting of Regents meeting]

IS THERE A MOTION? A MOVE BY REGENT MONTERA AND SECONDED BY REGENT JAMES, TO APPROVE THE BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING AGENDA.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. SEEING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING AGENDA, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. AYE. ANY NO'S? GREAT THE MOTION PASSES.

THANKS. UP NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENT YES. OH I APOLOGIZE.

YES. I MEANT TO GIVE YOU THE FLOOR.

BEFORE WE CONTINUE IF I CAN, I'LL YIELD [INAUDIBLE].

GREAT. THANK YOU, REGENT MCNULTY.

AND THANK YOU, CHAIR RENNISON.

I JUST WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ONE MINUTE FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO HONOR THE ONE MONTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TERRORIST ATTACK [INAUDIBLE] . THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT UP NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY WE'LL HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THOSE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP.

[4. Public Comment]

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FIRST I HAVE IS JUSTIN COLE.

JUSTIN, ARE YOU HERE? GREAT. TEST.

THERE WE GO. THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS.

MY NAME IS JUSTIN COLE.

I'M A STUDENT HERE AT UCCS.

I'M HERE TODAY TO JOIN FOSSIL FREE CU IN CALLING FOR THE DIVESTMENT OF ALL CU HOLDINGS FROM FOSSIL FUEL ASSETS.

I'D LIKE TO START BY ASKING FOR YOUR HELP WITH AN UNRESOLVED MATTER.

ON NOVEMBER 3RD, 2022 UCCS SGA UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED RESOLUTION SR 01-22/22.

THANKS TO KEENAN POWELL, WHO IS ALSO HERE FOR PROPOSING WHILE HE WAS IN OFFICE.

THROUGH THIS RESOLUTION, THE STUDENT BODY AT UCCS CALLED ON THE BOARD OF REGENTS TO DO TWO THINGS.

FIRST, YOU WERE CALLED UPON TO DIVEST THE CU SYSTEM FROM FOSSIL FUEL ASSETS NO LATER THAN 2027.

SECOND, YOU WERE CALLED UPON TO RECOGNIZE THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY, CREATE A JUST TRANSITION PLAN BY THE END OF 2024 AND IMPLEMENT IT BY THE END OF 2027.

IT'S BEEN JUST OVER ONE YEAR.

SGA AND THE REST OF THE UCCS COMMUNITY ARE EAGER TO SEE SOME KIND OF RESPONSE.

NEXT, I INVITE YOU TO CONSIDER DIVESTMENT AS AN ECONOMIC IMPERATIVE.

FOSSIL FUEL ASSETS ARE NOT WHAT THEY USED TO BE.

STUDENTS ARE INCREASINGLY SEEING THESE INVESTMENTS AS RISKY GAMBLES BEING MADE WITH PUBLIC FUNDS.

RECENT ANALYSIS BY THE INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY ECONOMICS AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS FOUND THAT THE FOSSIL FUEL SECTOR LAGGED BEHIND THE S&P 500 FOR FOR EIGHT OF THE TEN YEARS BETWEEN 2010 AND 2020.

THE OIL AND GAS BUSINESS MODEL IS OBSOLETE.

THESE COMPANIES FACE A GROWING LIST OF LEGAL, REGULATORY AND MARKET RISKS, MAKING LONG TERM INVESTMENTS LOOK GRIM.

BEFORE MY TIME ENDS, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU FOR THREE THINGS.

FIRST, DIVEST THE CU ENDOWMENT FROM FOSSIL FUELS.

SECOND, IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY OF THE CU SYSTEM'S INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO.

THIRD, ACCEPT FOSSIL FREE CUS REQUEST TO MEET WITH YOU.

THIS PAST APRIL, THEIR REQUEST WAS DECLINED ON THE BASIS THAT YOU WERE HIRING A NEW TREASURER AND CIO.

NOW THAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT MS. SHARMA ON BOARD, IT SEEMS LIKE A GOOD TIME TO SIT DOWN.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, ATTENTION AND PUBLIC SERVICE.

THANK YOU JUSTIN. RIGHT UP NEXT KEENAN POWELL.

HELLO, [INAUDIBLE] REGIONS.

MY NAME IS KEENAN POWELL.

I'M THE OUTREACH COORDINATOR FOR THE GREEN ACTION FUND, AND I WAS PREVIOUSLY THE CENTER OF SUSTAINABILITY FOR STUDENT GOVERNMENT HERE ON CAMPUS.

LAST YEAR I SPOKE ON BEHALF OF THE CU DIVESTMENT CAMPAIGN, BUT TODAY I WILL BE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE GREEN ACTION FUND.

GIVING UPDATES ON OUR PLANS FOR STUDENT FEES FOR BOTH FY 24 AND 25.

THE GREEN ACTION FUND IS A STUDENT RUN COMMITTEE STRIVING TO REDUCE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT ON CAMPUS BY PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC VALUES THROUGH A VARIETY OF STUDENT SPONSORED PROJECTS.

THESE STUDENT SPONSORED PROJECTS ARE APPROVED AND FUNDED THROUGH THE GREEN ACTION FUND, WHICH OVERSEES THE ALLOCATION OF THE STUDENT FEE.

LET'S GET RIGHT TO IT FOR FISCAL YEAR 24, WE'RE LOOKING TO INTRODUCE A STUDENT FEE A LITTLE OVER [INAUDIBLE] $6.33 PER SEMESTER WHEN ADJUSTED FOR CPI.

THIS IS ONLY AN INCREASE FROM PREVIOUS YEARS TO ACCOUNT FOR CPI INCREASES.

THIS WILL ALLOW US TO FUND SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS THROUGH 2024 AND 2025.

IN THE FALL OF 2025, HOWEVER, WE'RE LOOKING TO PROPOSE A BRAND NEW STUDENT FEE FOR FY 25.

THIS WILL BE A PROPOSED SUSTAINABILITY FEE OF $4.20 PER CREDIT HOUR PER STUDENT EACH SEMESTER.

THE FEE WILL PROVIDE INCREASED FUNDING FOR THE GREEN ACTION FUND AND WILL IN PART FUND THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY.

THE REASON FOR SUCH A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IS A LACK OF AVAILABLE FUNDING THROUGH OUR GENERAL FUND FOR THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY.

OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY HAS SEEN SUBSTANTIAL BUDGET CUTS THAT HAVE AFFECTED THE OFFICE'S ABILITY TO FULFILL POSITIONS AND FULFILL PROMISES THE SCHOOL HAS MADE. WITHOUT ADDITIONAL FUNDING FULL TIME POSITIONS FOR THE OFFICE THAT HAVE BEEN VACANT DUE TO FUNDING REASONS CANNOT BE FILLED.

RIGHT NOW WE ARE ROLLING OUT SURVEYS TO STUDENTS TO COLLECT THEIR FEEDBACK.

AND WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING SO THROUGHOUT 2024.

WE ARE HOPING TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU AND CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT THAT CAN HELP SECURE PRODUCTIVE FUTURE FOR THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY, AND CAN HELP CAMPUS FULFILL PROMISES THAT WE HAVE MADE IN OUR SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIC PLAN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

UP NEXT WE HAVE BRAYDEN MIGUEL.

ALL RIGHT. HELLO, REGENTS.

MY NAME IS BRAYDEN MIGUEL.

I AM A CU ALUMNI WITH DEGREES IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND BUSINESS.

AND I'M COMING HERE WITH SOME REFLECTIONS FROM THE RECENT FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING.

AT THIS MEETING, WE HAD TWO GUEST SPEAKERS.

ONE WHOSE RESUME YOU COULD TELL IMPRESSED DAN WILSON HAS EXPERIENCED MANAGING HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS AND AN

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MY EXPERIENCE HERE AT CU TELLS ME A DEEP DIVER INTO THE BACKGROUNDS OF SPEAKERS WHEN WE BRING THEM IN AND WEIGH THOSE OPINIONS DIFFERENTLY BASED ON THEIR PAST ACTIONS AND ABILITY TO MAKE PROGRESS IN DIFFERENT AREAS.

SO WHERE WAS THAT CROSS ANALYSIS? WHERE WAS SOME OF THAT CONVERSATION? WHERE WAS WHEN THEY PRESENTED DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW ON SOMETHING, ALLOWING THEM TO ALLOWING YOU ALL TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT DEEPER.

WE SAW THAT THAT WAS MISSING, AND WE'RE HOPING THAT WE'RE ABLE TO CHANGE THAT AND WE'RE ABLE TO GIVE WEIGHT TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE'S BACKGROUNDS DIFFERENTLY BASED ON THE LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE THEY BRING.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO MAKE A POLITICALLY TOUGH CHOICE.

WE ACTUALLY THINK FROM THE MORAL STANDPOINT AND THE FINANCIAL STANDPOINT, THE FACTS ARE PRETTY CLEAR AND OUT THERE AND CAN LOOK AT WHY THESE THINGS ARE CHANGING.

BUT THE POLITICAL QUESTION IS A MUCH HARDER AND DEEPER ONE.

AND WE KNOW THAT IN ELECTIONS THESE THINGS MATTER.

BUT ON THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT, WHAT WE'RE MISSING WHEN WE MAKE THAT CALCULATION IS THE LEVEL THAT WE'RE ABLE TO INSPIRE OUR FELLOW STAFF, OUR STUDENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS, COMMUNITY TO BELIEVE IN A GREEN TRANSITION AND IN THE VISION THAT CU IS A LEADER THERE, NOT ONLY AT STATE LEVEL, BUT NATIONAL LEVEL AND FURTHER.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UP NEXT, DYLAN HARRIS.

HI, EVERYBODY.

MY NAME IS DYLAN I'M AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF GEOGRAPHY HERE AT UCCS.

MY RESEARCH IS ON CLIMATE JUSTICE AND ENERGY JUSTICE.

AND I'M REALLY HERE TO SUPPORT THESE AMAZING STUDENTS WHO'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS IN VARIOUS ITERATIONS FOR MORE THAN A DECADE.

AND JUST TO SORT OF ADD SOME CONTEXT BASED ON WHAT I UNDERSTAND ABOUT THESE THINGS AND MY EXPERIENCES.

SO I'M HERE TO ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO LISTEN TO THE CU DIVEST CAMPAIGN DEVICE TO DIVEST FUNDS FROM FOSSIL FUELS MOVING FORWARD.

OTHER INSTITUTIONS, AS I'M SURE YOU ARE AWARE, HAVE NOT ONLY MADE STRIDES TOWARDS THIS GOAL, BUT THEY'VE ACTUALLY BEEN MORE THAN FINE.

THEY'VE BENEFITED GREATLY FROM MOVING THEIR FUNDS AWAY FROM WHAT IS INEVITABLY A BAD INVESTMENT TOWARDS INVESTMENTS IN MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURES.

I'VE BEEN A PART OF THREE DIFFERENT DIVEST CAMPAIGNS AT THREE INSTITUTIONS CLARK UNIVERSITY, LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE.

AND OF THE THREE, IT SEEMS LIKE THE CU SYSTEM HAS THE LEAST TO LOSE IN TERMS OF NOT ACTUALLY HAVING THAT MUCH INVESTED IN FOSSIL FUELS IN THE FIRST PLACE, AND THE MOST TO GAIN. MOREOVER, AS YOU ARE LIKELY AWARE, COLORADO IS IN THE CROSSHAIRS OF WARMING TEMPERATURES.

WILDFIRES HAVE BECOME MORE INTENSE AND FREQUENT.

THERE'S LESS WATER.

OUR CITIES ARE BECOMING HOTTER.

OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS FAILING TO MEET DEMAND.

BY DIVESTING FROM FOSSIL FUELS, OR ARE ACTIVELY MOVING FUNDS AWAY FROM THAT WHICH IS HARMING US TO WHAT CAN ACTUALLY HELP US IN THE SHORT AND LONG TERM.

FINALLY I'M INVOLVED IN MANY COMMITTEES AND CONVERSATIONS HERE AT UCCS THAT DEAL WITH THE BUDGET IN DIFFERENT CAPACITIES, AND I KNOW THAT THE CU SYSTEM IS STRUGGLING.

RIGHT. I UNDERSTAND THAT, I KNOW THAT WE'RE IN A STATE WHERE FUNDING ISN'T SUPER EASY TO COME BY.

THAT SAID, IF WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A BUDGET MODEL THAT DEPENDS ON INVESTMENTS TO SORT OF OFFSET PUBLIC COSTS, I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAKE A GOOD INVESTMENT.

RIGHT. I FEEL LIKE THERE IS A LOT TO SAY ABOUT THE POLITICS AND THE MORALITY OF ALL OF THIS.

AND AS A CRITICAL PERSON, I'M VERY MUCH INVESTED IN NUANCE.

BUT IT'S PRETTY EASY.

IT'S A PRETTY EASY ARGUMENT TO MAKE THAT IT JUST WOULD SAVE A LOT OF MONEY TO ACTUALLY MOVE INVESTMENTS OVER.

SO HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP WITH ANY OF THAT.

AND AGAIN, THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE CHAIR'S REPORT.

[E. 1:35 p.m. CHAIR AND PRESIDENT REPORTS]

BUT HERE WE GO. DO I HAVE DO I GET TWO MINUTES [INAUDIBLE].

IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT 2023 IS ALMOST OVER, GIVEN THE SEASON AND ALL THAT'S HAPPENING IN THE WORLD I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR THE ENTIRE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO COMMUNITY.

I'M GRATEFUL FOR COMMUNITIES LIKE OURS AT CU.

REGARDLESS OF OUR PERSONAL BELIEFS AND OPINIONS, WE'RE UNITED IN CONDEMNING VIOLENCE AND HUMAN SUFFERING AND IN KEEPING OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, FACULTY, AND STAFF SAFE ON OUR CAMPUSES.

I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE JOINT STATEMENT PRESIDENT SALIMAN AND THE CHANCELLORS ISSUED FOLLOWING THE HAMAS ATTACKS ON ISRAEL LAST MONTH.

THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS UNFOLDING IN THE MIDDLE EAST IS AS HORRIFYING AS IT IS COMPLEX.

BUT THE SAFETY OF OUR CAMPUS COMMUNITIES AND CREATING SAFE SPACES TO PROCESS EVENTS AND EMOTIONS IS OUR TOP PRIORITY AT CU.

BEFORE I CONTINUE, I WANT TO NOTE THE RECENT PASSING OF FORMER CU REGENT AND STATE SENATOR HUGH FOWLER.

HE WAS A CU ALUM, A NAVY VETERAN, AND SENATOR FOWLER SERVED ON THE BOARD OF REGENTS IN THE 1980S AND REPRESENTED ARAPAHOE COUNTY IN THE GENERAL

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THE FIRST BILL HE INTRODUCED IN THE STATE SENATE CREATED A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO TO PURCHASE AND RESTORE THE NARROW GAUGE [INAUDIBLE] SCENIC RAILROAD, WHICH IS A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK AND A POPULAR TOURIST ATTRACTION.

WE SEND OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO SENATOR FOWLER'S FAMILY.

I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH ALL OF YOU TODAY ON OUR COLORADO SPRINGS CAMPUS, WHERE THERE ARE SO MANY EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING.

YOU'LL BE HEARING MANY OF THEM LATER FROM INTERIM CHANCELLOR [INAUDIBLE] AS SHE GIVES HER CAMPUS UPDATE AND THE HOST CAMPUS, AND IN THE HOST CAMPUS REPORT THIS AFTERNOON. A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WANT TO CALL OUT.

HOWEVER, THE SEARCH FOR UCCSS NEXT CHANCELLOR IS MOVING FORWARD AND THE SEARCH COMMITTEE IS DOING EXCELLENT WORK, INCLUDING DEVELOPING AN OUTSTANDING POOL OF DIVERSE AND HIGHLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WITH THE HELP OF OUR SEARCH FIRM.

WE'RE IN THE HOME STRETCH OF THE PROCESS AND FINALISTS WILL BE IDENTIFIED SOON.

I KNOW ALL OF US ON THE BOARD ARE EAGER TO MEET WITH THE FINALISTS LATER THIS MONTH.

ADDITIONALLY, THERE WILL BE OPEN FORUMS HERE ON CAMPUS AFTER THANKSGIVING FOR FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS TO MEET THESE FINALISTS AND TO ASK QUESTIONS.

THANKS TO EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THIS IMPORTANT PROCESS.

SECOND VETERANS DAY IS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH, AND UCCS IN THE COLORADO SPRINGS COMMUNITY HAVE MANY EVENTS LINED UP THIS WEEK TO CELEBRATE AND HONOR OUR VETERANS AND MILITARY AFFILIATED STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

CU HAS A LONG STANDING COMMITMENT TO OUR MILITARY STUDENTS.

AS FURTHER DEMONSTRATION OF THIS, UCCS BEGAN OFFERING THE ACTIVE DUTY TUITION ASSISTANCE GRANT THIS FALL TO ACTIVE DUTY UNDERGRADUATES.

BY BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND UCCS TUITION AND FEES THIS GRANT INCREASES ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION FOR ACTIVE DUTY STUDENTS.

WE'RE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF OUR MILITARY AFFILIATED STUDENTS AND ARE HONORED TO HELP THEM REACH THEIR EDUCATIONAL GOALS HERE AT CU.

AND LIKE SO MANY, I'M INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR THEIR SACRIFICES.

CU IS RENOWNED FOR ITS CULTURE OF INNOVATION, AND UCCS IS HOME TO THE WORLD'S FIRST AND ONLY BACHELOR OF INNOVATION DEGREE PROGRAM.

THIS PROGRAM DIRECTOR ALSO UCCS INNOVATION DIRECTOR BENJAMIN [INAUDIBLE].

I HOPE THAT I DID THAT RIGHT AN ACCOMPLISHED INVENTOR AND ENTREPRENEUR WAS JUST NAMED THE INAUGURAL INVENTOR IN RESIDENCE AND CREATIVITY CONSIGLIERE AT THE CRAMER FAMILY LIBRARY.

BENJAMIN HAS MORE THAN A DOZEN US PATENTS AND MANY MORE INVENTIONS IN PROCESS.

THE INVENTOR IN RESIDENCE POSITION HIGHLIGHTS THE LIBRARY'S AND THE CAMPUS'S COMMITMENT NOT JUST TO ANTICIPATING THE FUTURE, BUT ACTIVELY SHAPING IT.

AND FINALLY, I WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE UCCS WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM FOR CLAIMING THE REGULAR SEASON [INAUDIBLE] CHAMPIONSHIP [APPLAUSE].

THERE WILL BE MORE GAMES THIS WEEKEND.

OUR STUDENT ATHLETES AND THE COACHES, INCLUDING HEAD COACH [INAUDIBLE] HAVE AND HAVE HAD AN INCREDIBLE SEASON.

ADDITIONALLY, UCCSS ATHLETICS WAS AWARDED THE [INAUDIBLE] STUDENT ATHLETES ADVISORY COMMITTEE CUP FOR OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENT IN SERVICE COMMUNITY SERVICE AGAIN THIS YEAR.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL AND GO MOUNTAIN LIONS! CONGRATULATIONS ARE ALSO IN ORDER FOR OTHER CAMPUSES AS WELL.

THE US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THE DESIGNATION OF 31 TECH HUBS IN REGIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING COLORADO, ESTABLISHED BY THE CHIPS AND SCIENCE ACT, WHICH CU HAS CHAMPIONED THE TECH HUBS PROGRAM, WILL DRIVE REGIONAL INNOVATION AND JOB CREATION.

THE COLORADO AWARD WENT TO ELEVATE QUANTUM, A CONSORTIUM OF OVER 70 ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING CU BOULDER, THAT ARE WORKING TO ENSURE COLORADO AND THE MOUNTAIN WEST REMAIN THE EPICENTER FOR QUANTUM INNOVATION, TRANSLATION, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

OTHER BIG NEWS OUT OF CU BOULDER, OF COURSE, IS CHANCELLOR DISTEFANO'S PLAN TO RETIRE AFTER NEARLY 15 YEARS IN THE ROLE OF CHANCELLOR AND 50 YEARS ON CAMPUS.

CU BOULDER'S LONGEST SERVING CHANCELLOR.

HIS COMMITMENT TO THE UNIVERSITY IS MATCHED ONLY BY HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

THANKFULLY, HE WILL CONTINUE ON AS CONTINUE AS CHANCELLOR UNTIL THE NEXT ONE IS SUBMITTED THROUGH A NATIONAL SEARCH PROCESS, WHICH WILL BE LAUNCHED SOON.

YOU'LL HEAR. YOU WILL HEAR MORE ABOUT THIS SEARCH AND ABOUT CELEBRATIONS FOR CHANCELLOR AS DETAILS ARE FINALIZED.

THERE WILL BE MANY OCCASIONS TO THANK HIM FOR HIS EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP VISIONS AND ACHIEVEMENT ON CU BOULDER.

BUT I'LL SAY THANK YOU RIGHT NOW AND AGAIN LATER ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE BOARD [APPLAUSE].

WE'RE SO GRATEFUL.

YEAH. THANK YOU.

WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO CU AND FOR HONESTLY, YOUR ENTIRE CAREER HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO US AND WE APPRECIATE IT.

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THE ONLY ONE IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION.

THIS DESIGNATION WILL RESULT IN MORE SUPPORT FOR CU DENVER'S AAPI COMMUNITY, AND IS A BIG STEP IN OUR EFFORTS TO MAKE OUR CAMPUSES PLACES WHERE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS FEEL AT HOME AND ARE ABLE TO THRIVE AND SUCCEED.

CU ANSCHUTZ WILL BE PART OF A HISTORIC EFFORT TO ESTABLISH A HEALTH DATABASE THAT REFLECTS THE NATION'S DIVERSITY.

THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH AWARDED $30 MILLION TO CU ANSCHUTZ AND HIS PARTNERS TO DEVELOP THE DATABASE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE RESEARCHERS WITH INFORMATION TO DRIVE NEW DISCOVERIES AND ADVANCE PRECISION MEDICINE.

AND WHILE WE'RE ON THE SUBJECT OF FUNDING RESEARCH FUNDING, CU FACULTY GARNERED $1.6 BILLION IN SPONSORED RESEARCH FUNDING AND GIFTS SUPPORTING RESEARCH IN FISCAL YEAR 22-23, WHICH REFLECTS A 9% INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND IS THE HIGHEST TOTAL IN CU HISTORY.

THIS IS THE SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR THE UNIVERSITY HAS TOPPED THE $1 BILLION MARK, AND IT IS A TESTAMENT TO OUR OUTSTANDING FACULTY AND THE IMPACT OF THEIR RESEARCH ON OUR SOCIETY. ON THE SUBJECT OF IMPACT.

CU GENERATED AN ECONOMIC IMPACT OF $10.8 BILLION STATEWIDE LAST YEAR, $17.2 BILLION WITH ITS AFFILIATE HOSPITALS, A RESULT OF OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING OUTSTANDING TEACHING, RESEARCH, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND HEALTH CARE.

FINALLY, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY INFORMATION SERVICES FOR COMPLETING A YEAR LONG PROJECT TO MOVE CU SYSTEMS DATA CENTER FROM ITS DENVER LOCATION TO A NEW SPACE AT ANSCHUTZ. THE FINAL PUSH OF THE MOVE HAPPENED LAST MONTH AND INVOLVED RELOCATING 11 TONS OF EQUIPMENT.

KUDOS TO CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER AND ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT SCOTT MUNSON AND HIS TEAM FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND COLLABORATION ON GETTING THIS DONE.

THIS WAS NO SMALL FEAT.

A COUPLE OF HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS BEFORE I HAND THINGS OVER TO PRESIDENT SALIMAN.

AT OUR APRIL MEETING, THE BOARD DECIDED TO HOLD OUR JUNE 2024 BOARD MEETING AT A NEW LOCATION OUTSIDE THE METRO AREA, AND WE SELECTED PUEBLO.

IN LIEU OF OUR TYPICAL HOST CAMPUS REPORT FOR THAT MEETING WE'LL INVITE A LEADER FROM THE PUEBLO COMMUNITY TO PRESENT AND SHARE INFORMATION WITH US.

BECAUSE WE'RE HOLDING THE JUNE MEETING IN PUEBLO, WE'VE SHIFTED MEETING LOCATIONS TO ENSURE CU BOULDER STILL HOSTS A MEETING IN 2024.

WE'LL NOW BE IN BOULDER FOR OUR FEBRUARY 2024 MEETING, AND ALL OF THIS IS REFLECTED ON OUR WEBSITE AND IN BOARD DOCS, SO THANKS FOR LISTENING.

IT WAS A LONG REPORT, BUT LOTS OF GREAT STUFF.

WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO PRESIDENT SALIMAN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHAT SHE SAID.

SO I TOO WANT TO JUST TAKE A SECOND TO COMMENT ON THE ON THE WAR BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS AND, AND THE IMPACT THAT'S HAVING ON THE, ON OUR CAMPUSES AND ON AND ON THE COMMUNITY.

I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO, TO TO REMEMBER WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT OUR JOBS ARE HERE.

WE ARE HERE TO LEARN, TO TEACH, TO DISCUSS AND TO DEBATE.

BUT BUT AS I WROTE RECENTLY, THIS IS THIS IS NO PLACE FOR HATE.

AND SO SO YOU KNOW, WE I AM GLAD THAT WE THAT THE CAMPUSES HAVE DONE SO WELL IN TERMS OF HAVING CIVIL DISCUSSIONS ON THIS TOPIC.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD VIGILS, WE'VE HAD DEMONSTRATIONS, AND THEY'VE ALL BEEN PEACEFUL.

AND SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO THE UCCS COMMUNITY, TO AND TO THE COMMUNITIES ON ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES FOR FOR MAINTAINING THAT DECORUM, WHICH DOES NOT EXIST ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WHICH I'VE LEARNED TODAY.

SO, SO I THINK IT'S JUST [INAUDIBLE].

SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR, FOR, FOR DOING THAT.

YOU KNOW, AND AND WE WE VALUE, WE VALUE AND WE PROTECT AND WE DEFEND FREEDOM OF SPEECH HERE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO ON OUR CAMPUSES.

AND BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN PEOPLE DON'T SAY STUPID THINGS.

AND SO THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE RACIST OR ANTI-SEMITIC OR, OR OR ANTI-ISLAMIC AND SO.

JUST BECAUSE SOMEBODY SAYS SOMETHING AND DOES SOMETHING DOESN'T MEAN THAT THAT THAT THEY'RE RIGHT.

AND SO I THINK IT'S MY JOB, AND IT'S YOUR JOB TO SPEAK UP WHEN, WHEN WHEN YOU SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

IF YOU OBSERVE ANY KIND OF ACTIVITY THAT YOU THINK IS IS ANTI-SEMITIC OR RACIST OR, OR VIOLATES OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, YOU NEED TO REPORT IT.

IF YOU SEE ACTIONS, YOU NEED TO REPORT IT.

AND DON'T ASSUME THAT SOMEBODY ELSE IS GOING TO.

SO I JUST I JUST ASK ALL OF YOU TO, TO TO WATCH FOR THAT AND TO STAND UP AND SPEAK UP AND, AND REPORT IT IF YOU SEE IT.

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AND I'M ALWAYS, ALWAYS HONORED TO BE HERE AND TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU.

AND I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF VISITING ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES RECENTLY AND, AND I AND EVERY TIME I SET FOOT ON THE CAMPUS AND I TALK TO OUR AMAZING FACULTY AND OUR AMAZING STUDENTS AND OUR AMAZING STAFF.

I'M ALWAYS IMPRESSED BY THE EXTRAORDINARY WORK THAT'S GOING ON.

AND REGENT RENNISON TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF THAT AND SOME OF THE VERY EXCITING THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING RECENTLY.

ONE ONE THING IN PARTICULAR THAT I, THAT I, THAT I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT REGENT RENNISON ALSO TALKED ABOUT IS THE DESIGNATION OF [INAUDIBLE] , YES, BUT ALSO THE WHOLE STATE OF COLORADO AS A TECH HUB.

AND THIS AND THAT FEDERAL DESIGNATION OPENS UP A HUGE, A HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REALLY SHOW THE WORLD, SHOW OUR STATE, THE NATION AND THE WORLD THAT WE CAN BE THE CENTER OF THIS CONVERSATION WHEN WE'RE COMING, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY IN THE AREA OF, IN THE AREAS OF, OF, OF NATIONAL SECURITY AND QUANTUM.

AND WE HAVE WE HAVE, I ALWAYS SAY WE HAVE THE BONES THAT WE NEED TO BE THE VERY BEST IN COLORADO.

AND SO NOW IT'S ON ALL OF US AND, AND AND ON OUR CAMPUS COMMUNITIES AND ON INDUSTRY AND ON OUR, OUR GOVERNMENT LEADERS AND PHILANTHROPISTS TO STEP UP AND REALLY, REALLY SHOW, SHOW THE WORLD HOW IT CAN BE DONE.

ANOTHER THING THAT I THAT I ALSO, OF COURSE, WANT TO MENTION IS, IS OUR SEARCHES AND REGENT RENNISON DID A GREAT JOB OF TALKING ABOUT THAT.

YOU ALL ARE AWARE NOW OF, OF OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH WHEN EXACTLY WHEN THE TIMING IS FOR, FOR MEETING WITH CANDIDATES.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE CAMPUS GETTING TO MEET THOSE CANDIDATES.

AND ONCE I'VE SELECTED THEM AND AND THEY WILL COME YOUR WAY, AND I'M SURE THAT YOU ALL WILL HAVE GREAT QUESTIONS.

AND I JUST REALLY WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION IN ADVANCE OF OF FOR WELCOMING THEM AND FOR GRILLING THEM A LITTLE BIT, I SUSPECT, TOO, AND FOR, FOR REALLY SHOWING THEM HOW WONDERFUL THIS CAMPUS IS AND HOW THIS IS, AND TO SHOW THEM THAT THIS IS A PLACE WHERE THEY WANT TO BE.

AND AND WE ARE ALSO MOVING ALONG WITH OUR BOULDER SEARCH.

AND WE'RE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS ON THAT.

AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO BE HOPEFULLY TO SOON ANNOUNCE THE SEARCH COMMITTEE FOR THE BOULDER SEARCH, ALONG WITH THE THE CHAIR OF THE SEARCH COMMITTEE AND OUR SEARCH FIRM.

AND SO LOTS OF LOTS OF GOOD THINGS HAPPENING THERE.

BUT ONE THING IS VERY CLEAR TO ME IS THAT THAT UCCS, CU DENVER, CU BOULDER, AND THESE ARE INCREDIBLY GREAT PLACES TO WORK.

AND WE ALL HAVE OUR ISSUES AND WE ALL HAVE OUR BUMPS IN THE ROAD.

BUT BUT I HAVE SUCH PRIDE IN THE WORK THAT WE DO.

AND GRATITUDE FOR ALL OF FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF.

AND SO WITH THAT, I DON'T THINK I'M GOING TO TOUCH ON ANY OF THE OTHER HIGH POINTS BECAUSE HONESTLY, MADAM CHAIR, YOU COVERED THEM ALL.

IT WAS VERY GOOD.

AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO KICK IT OVER TO THE CHANCELLORS AND ASK THEM TO SHARE A COUPLE REMARKS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON ON THE CAMPUSES.

SO SINCE WE ARE IN JENNIFER'S HOUSE, I'LL KICK IT OVER TO CHANCELLOR [INAUDIBLE].

THANK YOU. WELCOME TO UCCS.

[INAUDIBLE] IS THAT BETTER? CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME NOW? YES. SORRY ABOUT THAT.

THEY TOLD ME TO KEEP IT FAR AWAY BECAUSE IT'S REALLY SENSITIVE.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY WELCOME TO THE REGIONS, TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS, AND TO MY FELLOW COLLEAGUES THAT WELCOME TO UCCS.

WE ARE SO HONORED TO HAVE YOU HERE AND TO HOST THIS MEETING.

I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE UCCS TEAM.

SO MANY PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM AND BEYOND THIS ROOM MADE THIS HAPPEN.

AND IT IS NOT EASY TO TO DO THIS.

SO I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THIS.

THIS IS THE WEEK OF VETERANS DAY.

AND SO LATER THIS AFTERNOON WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SHARING OUR HOST REPORT, OUR HOST CAMPUS REPORT, WHICH WILL BE CELEBRATING OUR MILITARY POPULATION HERE AT UCCS AND IN THE COLORADO SPRINGS COMMUNITY.

YOU ALL MAY HAVE NOTICED THE NOISE IN WHEN WE WERE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION RIGHT NEXT DOOR.

AND THAT IS THE CONSTRUCTION THAT'S GOING ON IN OUR ANSCHUTZ ENGINEERING BUILDING.

AND WE WILL BE WE ARE ON TRACK AND ON BUDGET TO GET THAT DONE IN TIME TO WELCOME STUDENTS IN THE SPRING.

AND WE'LL BE HAVING A RIBBON CUTTING IN JANUARY.

ANOTHER UPDATE IS IN THIS SUMMER, UCCS WAS DESIGNATED A HUNGER FREE AND HEALTHY MIND CAMPUS BY THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND

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WE NOW HAVE A SINGLE STOP WHICH CONNECTS OUR STUDENTS TO LOCAL COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT RESOURCES THAN CAN THAT CAN ASSIST THEM IN MEETING THEIR BASIC NEEDS.

AND WE HAVE HAD OVER $3.5 MILLION WORTH OF NEEDS MET EVER SINCE WE STARTED THE SINGLE STOP.

I ALSO WANT TO CALL OUT THAT THIS PAST YEAR, WE HAD A 108% INCREASE IN OUR RESEARCH AWARDS.

AND SO IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO SEE THE GROWTH OF OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING AS A RESEARCH ONE INSTITUTION.

NOW, CHAIR RENNISON, YOU DID CALL OUT SOME GOOD THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED ON THE ATHLETIC SIDE, BUT LET ME ALSO ADD INFORMATION THAT JUST CAME IN TODAY FROM LAST NIGHT IS THAT BOTH OUR MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY HAVE BEEN RANKED IN TOP 25 FOR MUCH OF THE YEAR.

OUR WOMEN HAVE BEEN RANKED AS HIGH AS NUMBER FOUR, AND BOTH TEAMS HAD A SOLID FINISH THIS PAST WEEKEND AT REGIONALS.

AND JUST YESTERDAY, IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT BOTH TEAMS WERE SELECTED TO COMPETE IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS ON NOVEMBER 18TH IN MISSOURI [APPLAUSE].

I ALSO JUST WANT TO MENTION A COUPLE OF DISTINGUISHED GUESTS THAT WE'VE HAD VISITING THE CAMPUS.

WE HAVE A BIG EFFORT, OF COURSE, OF OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AROUND FUNDING CYBERSECURITY, AND WE HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE AND THANKS TO OUR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS TEAM HERE AT UCCS, AS WELL AS AT THE AT THE SYSTEM OFFICE, TO HAVE SENATOR GARDNER, SENATOR LUNDEEN, WE ON OUR CAMPUS.

AND WE'RE ALSO HAVING A TOUR AND A PROGRAM FOR ON CYBER SECURITY TO HELP OTHER LEGISLATORS UNDERSTAND THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE OVER THE PAST SIX YEARS ON NOVEMBER THE 15TH.

AND THAT WILL INCLUDE SENATOR BEASLEY AND REPRESENTATIVE SNYDER, BOTTOMS AND WEINBERG.

AND THEN FINALLY, JUST A COUPLE OF REALLY INTERESTING AND FUN SUMMITS THAT WE HAVE BEEN HOSTING.

LAST MONTH, WE HOSTED THE SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY STATE OF THE ART CONFERENCE ON INCLUSIVE POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND INDIVIDUALS, INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, THAT INCLUDED HOSTING OUR ASSISTANT SECRETARY, GLENNA WRIGHT GALLO OF THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR PRIMAVERA.

WE ALSO HOSTED THE SPACE [INAUDIBLE] FOURTH ANNUAL VALUE OF SPACE SUMMIT, WHERE WE HAD GUESTS FROM AUSTRALIA, THE UNITED KINGDOM, JAPAN AND ALL ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.

AND THEN WE ALSO HOSTED OUR FIVE YEAR CELEBRATION OF OUR UCCS DOWNTOWN LOCATION.

AND FINALLY, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK, WE ARE HAVING DIFFERENT EVENTS TO CELEBRATE VETERANS DAY.

AND TODAY WE HAD AN APPRECIATION BREAKFAST FOR ALL OF OUR MILITARY AFFILIATED AND SUPPORTERS OF OUR MILITARY AFFILIATED STUDENTS.

SO YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT IN OUR HOST REPORT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

I THINK WE'LL KICK IT OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TABLE NOW.

AND IF CHANCELLOR MARKS WOULD LIKE TO GIVE US AN UPDATE.

ABSOLUTELY. JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE BOTH OUR SGA PRESIDENT, RHEA [INAUDIBLE] AND VICE PRESIDENT SAVANNAH BROOKS IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY.

THEY ARE SHOWING UP NOT ONLY HERE AT BOARD MEETINGS AND OTHER EVENTS, BUT THEY'RE REALLY SHOWING UP AS TRUE LEADERS AND REPRESENTATIVES FOR OUR ENTIRE STUDENT BODY.

SO THANK YOU BOTH.

UM, I'LL BE BRIEF.

I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT IN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS AFTERNOON'S ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION AROUND RETENTION, THAT AT CU DENVER, WE REALIZED A 2.2 INCREASE IN OUR RETENTION IN THE OVERALL RETENTION RATE, INCLUDING SPECIFIC INCREASES IN RETENTION FOR OUR BLACK STUDENTS.

[INAUDIBLE] STUDENTS AND OUR UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY STUDENTS.

THIS HAS BEEN A REAL PRIORITY FOR OUR CAMPUS.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY A MOMENT OF THANK YOU TO SO MANY FACULTY AND STAFF AND AND STUDENTS AND OUR PEER MENTORS WHO'VE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO TO REACH SOME REAL AND TANGIBLE GAINS IN THIS SPACE.

I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT LAST WEEK WE HAD TWO FIRST TIME EVENTS.

ONE WAS WE HELD OUR FIRST EVER DEI SYMPOSIUM ON THE CU DENVER CAMPUS.

IT DREW MORE THAN 200 PARTICIPANTS, FACULTY, STAFF AND STUDENTS.

IT WAS STANDING ROOM ONLY IN THE JAKE JABS CENTER.

IT FEATURED A KEYNOTE FROM CAPTAIN ROYCE W JAMES, WHO'S A PHD PHYSICIST WHO WORKS FOR THE US COAST GUARD.

IT IT HAD BREAKOUT SESSIONS ON A RANGE OF TOPICS, AND THERE WAS ALSO A LUNCHTIME PANEL DISCUSSION ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE SUPREME COURT'S RECENT DECISION ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION.

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YES, FOR BEING THERE AND PARTICIPATING WITH US.

I THINK THE EVENT LEFT MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY IN A DIFFICULT TIME IN AMERICA, FEELING VERY ENGAGED AND ENERGIZED IN THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING ON CAMPUS.

AND FINALLY, I'LL I WANT TO MENTION ANOTHER EVENT THAT WE HAD, WHICH IS THE LAUNCH OF THE OUTSIDE LAB AT CU DENVER.

WE WE ARE OPENING A NEW WORLD CLASS INNOVATION LAB FOR OUTDOOR GEAR ON OUR CAMPUS.

AND IT'S IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WITH THE COMPANY OUTSIDE INTERACTIVE, WHICH IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST LEADING CREATIVE, LEADING CREATOR OF ACTIVE LIFESTYLE CONTENT, SERVICES, EVENTS AND EXPERIENCES.

AND THIS LAB IS GOING TO SERVE AS AN ANCHOR FOR COMPANIES THAT ARE LOOKING TO TEST EQUIPMENT TO SUPPORT COLORADO'S VERY STRONG AND GROWING OUTDOOR INDUSTRY. AND A LOT OF COMPANIES THAT WERE INTERESTED IN TESTING THEIR GEAR WERE ACTUALLY IN THE ROOM WITH US, AND THEY'LL WORK SIDE BY SIDE WITH OUR STUDENTS AND FACULTY FROM OUR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, DESIGN AND COMPUTING TO, TO TEST PRODUCTS.

AND AND WE ALSO RECEIVED IMPORTANT STATE SUPPORT FOR THIS PARTNERSHIP.

SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE ACTUAL LAUNCH OF THAT LAB IN THE SPRING.

THANK YOU. TERRIFIC.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

CHANCELLOR ELLIMAN.

THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.

IT'S A BUSY TIME ON THE CAMPUS.

WE HAVE JUST LAUNCHED A SEARCH FOR THE NEW DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WITH JOHN RILEY AFTER EIGHT AND A HALF YEARS OF REALLY MARVELOUS SERVICE, DECIDING TO STEP DOWN WHEN A NEW DEAN IS NAMED.

WE'RE IN THE MIDST OF A HEATED COMPETITION FOR THE $50 MILLION PRIZE OF THE ANSCHUTZ ACCELERATOR INITIATIVE THAT WE NOW HAVE 56 PROPOSALS FOR, FOR UP TO FIVE, BETWEEN FIVE AND EIGHT WINNERS.

AND THAT PROCESS IS MOVING ALONG WITH THE NEXT STAGE REVIEW, ACTUALLY NEXT MONDAY.

WE HAVE A BRAND NEW PUBLIC HEALTH DEAN WHO IS HITTING THE GROUND RUNNING, AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT SELECTION FOR THAT JOB.

AND WE HAVE TWO PRETTY SIGNIFICANT DEI EFFORTS THAT ARE REALLY STARTING TO GAIN TRACTION.

THE FIRST IS THE CENTER FOR HEALTH EQUITY, AND WE HAVE NAMED AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHO STARTS ON JANUARY THE 1ST, COMING TO US FROM ARIZONA.

AND I THINK WELL FUNDED AND REALLY WELL RESPECTED IN THAT FIELD.

AND I THINK SHE'S GOING TO BE A GREAT CHOICE.

AND THE ANSCHUTZ WELLNESS COMMUNITY, WHICH IS LED BY THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, IS REALLY GETTING TRACTION ON ITS ON ITS PLANNING.

AND I THINK THEY HOPE TO OPEN THE CLINIC SOMETIME IN THE FIRST QUARTER.

BUT THE CONCEPT BETWEEN [INAUDIBLE] THE WELLNESS COMMUNITY, IS ACTUALLY TO EVENTUALLY BUILD A HUB THAT INCLUDES FAR MORE THAN JUST MEDICAL CARE TO BENEFIT THE THREE POOREST ZIP CODES THAT SURROUND THE ANSCHUTZ CAMPUS.

SO IT'S AN EXCITING TIME, AND WE'RE WE'RE HAPPY TO BE A PART OF IT.

I THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND REGENT CHAVEZ LEFT EARLY TODAY BECAUSE HE HAS CLASS.

HE'S IN ADDITION TO BE BEING A REGENT AND WORKING AT CU DENVER, HE'S ALSO A STUDENT, SO HE WENT TO WORK ON HIS PHD. OKAY, SO WE HAVE CHANCELLOR DISTEFANO.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT SALIMAN.

I'D LIKE TO ASK RICK GEORGE, OUR DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS, TO GIVE A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE CRAWFORD WHOLE PROGRAM.

RICK. THANK YOU, CHANCELLOR, AND THANK YOU, BOARD OF REGENTS, FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE. I WOULD BE REMISS BECAUSE OF ALL THE SUCCESS THAT YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT IN ATHLETICS, THAT I DIDN'T MENTION THAT OUR WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM GOT THEIR 13TH BID TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT YESTERDAY [APPLAUSE].

OUR MEN'S BASKETBALL HAD A BIG WIN LAST NIGHT TO OPEN THE YEAR, AND OUR WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM DOMINATED LSU, THE NUMBER ONE TEAM IN AMERICA [APPLAUSE].

SO WE'RE PROUD [INAUDIBLE].

SO THIS PROGRAM WAS CREATED ACTUALLY THE NAME WHOLE COMES FROM THE LADY THAT'S RUNNING THIS PROGRAM, DR.

TERESA HERNANDEZ, WHO IS AN ASSOCIATE DEAN OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGY AND ARTS AND SCIENCES, AND SHE OVERSEES THIS INITIATIVE.

AND I'D LOVE FOR HER TO BE HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU.

BUT SHE ASKED ME TO DO IT.

BUT THE WHOLE STANDS FOR WELLNESS, HEALTH AND OPTIMAL LIFE EXPERIENCE, AND OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FOUR YEARS THAT OUR STUDENT ATHLETES ARE AT COLORADO, THAT SETS THEM UP FOR THE NEXT 40 YEARS OF THEIR LIFE.

SO THIS PROGRAM BEGINS WITH THESE KEY HEALTH DOMAINS PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, ACADEMIC, AND CAREER.

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AND THOSE STAKEHOLDERS ARE OUR STUDENT ATHLETES, STAFF, DEPARTMENTS, COACHES, AND LEADERSHIP.

I THINK THE THING THAT SETS THIS PROGRAM APART FROM THE OLD LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM AND OTHERS IS THE DATA THAT WE LOOK AT AND RESEARCH THAT WE HAVE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.

SO THE EXAMPLES OF SUPPORT FOR PHYSICAL HEALTH INCLUDES SPORTS MEDICINE, PERFORMANCE, NUTRITION.

AND I WILL TELL YOU NUTRITION.

WE FEED OUR STUDENT ATHLETES THREE MEALS A DAY.

THEY ALL EAT TOGETHER.

WE HAVE FOUR SPORT DIETITIANS THAT HELP PROCTOR THAT PROGRAM INJURY AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS OVER TIME.

THIS IS OUR THIRD YEAR IN THIS PROGRAM, AND WE'RE REALLY STARTING TO SEE DECREASES IN INJURIES AND PREVENTION OF THOSE, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT, BUT ALSO MISSED PLAYING TIME THROUGH THIS ONE PHYSICAL HEALTH BUCKET AND THE PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH SPACE. WE'VE NOW GONE TO FOUR FULL TIME CLINICIANS THAT WORK IN OUR ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT.

WE JUST BUILT THEM ADDITIONAL SPACE WITH ROOMS THAT WOULD BE QUIET, THAT WOULD GIVE THEM ACCESS AND PRIVACY WITH THEIR STUDENT ATHLETES. THERE'S INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING.

WE DO TEAM TRAININGS, EDUCATIONAL.

WE'VE GOT A 24/7, 365 DAY A YEAR ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH HELPLINE, WHICH IS REAL IMPORTANT AFTER HOURS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE A PLACE THAT THEY CAN GO.

75% OF OUR STUDENT ATHLETES WILL BE IN THIS CENTER AND VISITING WITH SOMEONE IN OUR PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

OUR CAREER AND LEADERSHIP HEALTH INCLUDES OUR FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE TRAININGS, AND IT ENDS WITH OUR STEPS PROGRAM, WHICH IS A STUDENT THE SENIOR EXIT PROGRAM.

OUR ACADEMIC HEALTH IS ABOUT SUPPORT, INCLUDING ADVISING, TUTORING SPACES FOR STUDY GROUPS AS WELL AS GRADUATION RATES, GPA, APR AND ELIGIBILITY. WE MEASURE ALL OF THESE AREAS AND WE REPORT ON THOSE OFTEN TO SEE WHERE WE'RE AT.

AND THEN THE LAST PART THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IS THE DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION SUPPORT.

STUDENT ATHLETES PARTICIPATE IN EVENTS, OUR LEADERS IN [INAUDIBLE] STUDENT ATHLETE GROUPS AND HAVE ACCESS TO PROGRAMING AND ONGOING LEARNING.

WE JUST DID A SESSION A WEEK AGO REGARDING THE ISRAELI AND HAMAS AND PALESTINIAN THAT'S ONGOING IN OUR WORLD, AND SO WE JUST HAD A PANEL ON THAT.

WE DO RELEVANT PANELS FOR THINGS THAT ARE REALLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR STUDENT ATHLETES AND OUR COMMUNITIES.

OUR WHOLE STUDENT ATHLETE PROGRAM GOES EVEN FURTHER.

WE HAVE UNPARALLELED INTEGRATIVE.

BUT WE HAVE UNPARALLELED INTEGRATIVE CARE AND SERVICES CENTERED AROUND THE STUDENT ATHLETE.

THAT'S WHY WE TALK ABOUT THE HOLISTIC EXPERIENCE WHEN I FIRST STARTED TALKING, IT'S REAL TIME.

IT'S PERSONALIZED.

IT'S EVIDENCE BASED RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENT ATHLETES.

THEY PARTICIPATE IN THIS.

WE HAVE A LOT OF INPUT FROM OUR STUDENT ATHLETES, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

AND THIS SUPPORTS FOR NEEDS RELATED TO DATA COLLECTION, UTILIZATION AND VISUAL VISUALIZATION FOR SUCCESS.

WE HAVE OVER 50 PIECES OF DATA THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

WE'VE HIRED A COUPLE DIFFERENT STUDENTS FOR DATA ANALYSIS TO REALLY HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS DATA IS TELLING US, BUT IT'S ALL BUILT ON ON OUR CORE VALUES, WHICH IS ABOUT RESPECT, ACCOUNTABILITY, PASSION, INTEGRITY, AND DEDICATION.

I HAVE. I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T THINK THESE TWO PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILY, THE CRAWFORD FAMILY, FOR THEIR SUPPORT.

IT ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE WORLD CLASS EXPERIENCE FOR OUR STUDENT ATHLETES.

AND WITH THAT, REGENTS, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY, CHANCELLOR AND GO BUFFS AND HAVE A GREAT DAY.

THANK YOU. HEY.

THAT'S IT. ANY QUESTIONS OR QUESTIONS? PHIL OR RICK FOR HIS LITTLE CAMPUS UPDATE THERE.

DIDN'T HEAR ANYBODY ELSE ASK FOR QUESTIONS, BUT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.

HAVE A GREAT DAY. AND THANK YOU TO PHIL FOR FOR CEDING HIS TIME.

WE WANTED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THIS DURING THE SESSION DURING PHIL'S UPDATE.

BUT PHIL SAID, LET'S HAVE RICK DO IT BECAUSE IT'S HIS THING.

SO IT'S ACTUALLY AN EXTRAORDINARY PROGRAM.

AND WE ARE WE ARE LEADERS IN THE COUNTRY WHEN IT COMES TO IN THIS SPACE BECAUSE OF THAT AMAZING PROGRAM.

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SO WITH THAT, MADAM CHAIR, GET OVER TO YOU.

THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE AGENDA ARE THE GOVERNANCE LEADERS REPORTS.

[F. 2:00 p.m. GOVERNANCE LEADERS REPORTS]

IT LOOKS LIKE JA'NET GOT THE CALL THIS WEEK THIS TIME.

GOOD TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU.

YES. I'M IN. I'M IN THE HOT SEAT TODAY.

I MISSED IT LAST TIME.

GOOD AFTERNOON TO ALL OF YOU.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US THIS TIME TO SPEND WITH YOU AND TALK TO YOU TODAY AND GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING WITH STAFF SINCE WE LAST REPORTED TO THE BOARD IN SEPTEMBER. FIRST OFF, UCSC HOSTED THE 2023 STAFF EXCELLENCE AWARDS ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6TH, WHERE WE HONORED TEN EXCEPTIONAL AND VERY DESERVING STAFF MEMBERS, TWO FROM EACH CAMPUS AND THE SYSTEM OFFICE.

THIS YEAR, WE RECEIVED THE MOST NOMINATIONS THAT WE HAVE EVER RECEIVED, WITH 216 UNIQUE NOMINATIONS ACROSS THE SYSTEM AND OVER 300 NOMINATIONS TOTAL. AS MANY OF THE NOMINEES RECEIVED MULTIPLE STATEMENTS OF SUPPORT OR NOMINATIONS, THIS YEAR'S HONOREES ARE JENNIFER THURSTON AND LISA TESTA VERDE FROM ANSCHUTZ, CARA [INAUDIBLE] AND BREA OROZCO FROM BOULDER, CHRISSY BAILEY AND CHRISTINA COGGINS FROM UCCS, TONYA [INAUDIBLE] AND KENNY CISCO FROM DENVER, AND CHRISTINA MENDEZ AND FARAZ ALI FROM THE SYSTEM.

SO WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO REGENT SMITH, SPIEGEL AND MCNULTY FOR ATTENDING THE EVENT AND REGENT MCNULTY FOR GIVING THE ADDRESS AT THE EVENT.

UNFORTUNATELY, OUR CAMPUS CHANCELLORS AND PRESIDENT SALIMAN WEREN'T ABLE TO ATTEND DUE TO CONFLICTS, BUT WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THOSE WHO ATTENDED IN THEIR STEEDS TO PRESENT THE AWARDS TO OUR HONOREES.

THE UCSC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS NOTICED SOME ISSUES OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WITH THIS EVENT, WITH CONFLICTS WITH OTHER EVENTS AND MEETINGS, AND REALLY JUST FEELING RUSHED IN THE PROCESS TO GET NOMINATIONS AND EVALUATE THEM.

SO WE HAVE MADE THE DECISION THAT BEGINNING WITH THE 2024-25 ACADEMIC YEAR, WE ARE GOING TO SWITCH OR SWAP OUR TWO KIND OF SIGNATURE EVENTS THAT WE DO, WHICH ARE THE STAFF EXCELLENCE AWARDS, WHICH WE USUALLY DO IN THE FALL, AND THEN THE ALL COUNCIL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY THAT WE USUALLY DO IN THE SPRING.

WE'RE GOING TO SWAP THOSE TO GIVE US MORE TIME SO THAT THE STAFF EXCELLENCE AWARDS WILL BE IN THE SPRING [INAUDIBLE] BE IN APRIL MORE THAN LIKELY, AND WE BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL GIVE US MORE TIME TO GATHER NOMINATIONS, EVALUATE THEM AND ALSO HOPEFULLY BE LESS OF A CONFLICT.

AND IT WILL ALSO ALIGN BETTER WITH THE AWARD SYSTEM THAT IS USUALLY IN THE SPRING ON THE CAMPUSES.

SO WE JUST INVITE YOU TO PLEASE ATTEND THIS EVENT IF YOU ARE ABLE IN THE FUTURE.

STAFF RETENTION.

WE HAVE HEARD FROM STAFF AT LARGE THAT STAFF RETENTION UNFORTUNATELY CONTINUES TO BE AN ISSUE.

SOME CAMPUSES ARE BEING AFFECTED MORE THAN OTHERS, BUT IT IS A ISSUE, AN ISSUE THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM AND WE IN FACT ARE EXPERIENCING SOME ISSUES IN STAFF GOVERNANCE IN UCSC AS WELL AS CAMPUS STAFF COUNCILS.

JUST AS AN EXAMPLE, ON UCSC, WE HAVE LOST THREE MEMBERS OVER THE LAST YEAR WHO LEFT THE UNIVERSITY COMPLETELY.

ON THE DENVER CAMPUS STAFF COUNCIL WE LOST A TOTAL OF FIVE MEMBERS SINCE JULY 1ST.

THREE LEFT THE UNIVERSITY AND TWO ARE STILL IN THE SYSTEM BUT WENT TO OTHER CAMPUSES.

SO THIS IS JUST A SMALL SAMPLING OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING.

SO AS A COUNCIL, WE DID DECIDE THAT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE AND ONE THAT WE WANT TO FOCUS ON.

SO WE ARE FORMING AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO REALLY LOOK AT THIS ISSUE AND HOPE TO WORK WITH THE CAMPUS HR DEPARTMENTS TO REALLY GATHER DATA AND RESEARCH THIS ISSUE. SO WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON WHAT DEVELOPS WITH THAT.

THEN FINALLY, AS CHAIR RENNISON AND PRESIDENT SALIMAN MENTIONED, WE HAVE THE UCCS CHANCELLOR SEARCH GOING ON IN THE BOULDER CAMPUS, THE BOULDER CHANCELLOR SEARCH IN THE BEGINNING STAGES, AND THE BOULDER STAFF COUNCIL RECENTLY APPROACHED ALAN AND I TO ASSIST THEM IN REQUESTING ADDITIONAL STAFF REPRESENTATION ON THE SEARCH COMMITTEE.

THE UCCS CHANCELLOR SEARCH COMMITTEE IS ALREADY FORMED, AND ON THAT 18 MEMBER COMMITTEE THERE ARE FOUR FACULTY MEMBERS TWO STUDENTS AND STAFF ASSOCIATION WAS ASKED TO SUBMIT TWO NAMES AND ONE WAS CHOSEN TO BE ON THE COMMITTEE, IS WHAT I WAS TOLD FROM THE UCCS STAFF ASSOCIATION, AND THIS MIGHT BE VIEWED AS ADEQUATE AND EQUITABLE REPRESENTATION.

YET, AS I LOOK THROUGH THE NAMES OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, I WAS HARD PRESSED TO FIND A PERSON OR A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHOSE DAY TO DAY LIFE, AND CERTAINLY WHOSE WORK LIFE, WOULD BE

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THE CHANCELLOR'S TEAM IS COMPRISED OF STAFF POSITIONS, THOSE WHO WILL PRIMARILY OVERSEE THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGIC VISION, GOALS AND PRIORITIES OF THE NEXT CHANCELLOR ARE STAFF.

AND IF RECENT HISTORY IS ANY INDICATOR, THE GROUP WHO WILL HAVE THE LARGEST PARTICIPATION IN SURVEYS, FORUMS, LISTENING SESSIONS, ACTION TEAMS AND COMMITTEES WILL BE STAFFED.

SO IN THE CASE OF VOTER ASKING OR EXPECTING, ONE STAFF MEMBER TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF ROUGHLY 7,000 STAFF MEMBERS IS ERRONEOUS AT BEST. WE DO NOT SEE ANY SITUATION WHERE ONE STAFF MEMBER ON A CHANCELLOR SEARCH COMMITTEE IS ADEQUATE REPRESENTATION.

THEREFORE, WE ARE REQUESTING THAT THE REPRESENTATION OF ONE STAFF MEMBER, AS CURRENTLY STATED IN REGENT POLICY 3C3 BE CHANGED TO TWO OR MORE STAFF AND THAT THAT REPRESENTATION IS FAIR AND EQUITABLE AS THE CAMPUSES MAY VARY.

AND ALSO WE REQUEST THAT THE NOMINATIONS FROM STAFF GOVERNANCE ARE USED BY THE PRESIDENT AS THE PRIMARY SOURCE FOR COMMITTEE SELECTION, AND THAT TIME IS DESIGNATED FOR STAFF GOVERNANCE SPECIFICALLY, IN ADDITION TO AND SEPARATE FROM THE COMMUNITY TOWN HALLS, TO INTERACT WITH ALL FINALISTS AND ALLOW FOR INTENTIONAL DISCUSSIONS AND QUESTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE STAFF, COMMUNITY AND SHARED GOVERNANCE.

AND ALAN AND I ARE READY AND WILLING, AS ALWAYS, TO ASSIST IN THESE EFFORTS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS? THANKS.

OH, GREAT. SO UP NEXT, FACULTY, FACULTY COUNCIL CHAIR, DR.

ALASTAIR NORCROSS.

LAST I HEARD, YES, THERE HE IS.

HE'S ZOOMING IN.

WELCOME. THANK YOU.

SO THANK YOU.

CHAIR RENNISON. VICE CHAIR MONTERA.

REGENTS, PRESIDENT SALIMAN AND CHANCELLORS FOR ALLOWING ME TO MAKE THIS BRIEF REPORT.

I'M SORRY NOT TO BE THERE IN PERSON.

WE ARE VISITING OUR SON IN MARYLAND AT THE MOMENT.

SO WE'RE A FEW THOUSAND MILES AWAY.

UM, I WAS GOING TO OPEN WITH A CELEBRATION OF THE WOMEN'S CU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM BEATING THE NUMBER ONE TEAM, BUT I WAS BEATEN TO THE PUNCH.

BUT I WILL JUST I WILL CORRECT RICK GEORGE IN HIS DESCRIPTION.

UM, THEY BEAT THE SOON TO BE FORMER NUMBER ONE TEAM.

SO SO.

OKAY. UM, WELL, LET ME JUST HIGHLIGHT 1 OR 2 THINGS THAT FACULTY COUNCIL IS DOING.

WE ARE, UM, FOLLOWING THE SEARCHES, THE TWO CHANCELLOR SEARCHES WITH GREAT INTEREST.

UM, I FULLY SUPPORT THE REQUEST FROM FACULTY.

SORRY, FROM STAFF COUNCIL FOR MORE REPRESENTATION.

AND IT WON'T SURPRISE YOU TO HEAR THAT WE WE WOULD ALSO VERY MUCH LIKE MORE FACULTY REPRESENTATION ON THE SEARCH COMMITTEE. THE, UM, THE RULES STATE AT LEAST FOUR, AND I WOULD JUST, UM, I'M HOPING THE PRESIDENT SALIMAN DOESN'T INTERPRET AT LEAST TO MEAN ALSO AT MOST.

SO WE, UM, THE BOULDER FACULTY ASSEMBLY SUBMITTED A LONG LIST OF VERY HIGHLY QUALIFIED NAMES.

UH, SO I'M CERTAINLY HOPING THAT THERE WILL BE MORE FACULTY REPRESENTATION ON THAT COMMITTEE AS WELL.

UM, ONE THING TO REPORT FROM THE BOULDER CAMPUS IS THAT FINALLY, BOULDER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGENT LAW, WHICH ESTABLISHES THAT THE FACULTY SENATE CONSTITUTION GETS TO SAY, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAS TO TAKE PLACE ON EACH CAMPUS IN TERMS OF FACULTY GOVERNANCE.

AND THAT SAYS THAT EACH FACULTY ASSEMBLY HAS TO CREATE A CONSTITUTION.

WE DID FINALLY ON THE BOULDER CAMPUS, UM, CRAFT A CONSTITUTION, WHICH I CAN NOW REPORT AS OF TWO DAYS AGO, HAS BEEN OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVED BY THE CU BOULDER FACULTY SENATE.

UM, BY I, UM, A QUICK MENTAL CALCULATION, SOMETHING LIKE 95% VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE OTHER 5%, MOST OF THOSE WERE ABSTENTIONS, SO VERY FEW VOTED AGAINST IT.

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UM, THE FACULTY COUNCIL IS CONTINUING TO WORK ON REVISING THE BYLAWS OF THE SYSTEM FACULTY SENATE.

WE HAVE TO BRING THEM UP TO DATE, IN PARTICULAR AS REGARDS THE [INAUDIBLE].

UM, WE HAVE WE TOOK A BREAK OF A COUPLE OF MONTHS.

UM, BUT WE HOPE WE WILL HAVE TWO MEETINGS COMING UP IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.

AND WITH ANY LUCK, WE'LL BE ABLE TO SUBMIT THE REVISIONS FOR APPROVAL AND HAVE THE UPDATED BYLAWS APPROVED BY THE END OF THIS ACADEMIC YEAR.

FINGERS CROSSED.

UM, WE'RE ALSO CONTINUING TO PLAN A RETREAT FOR THE FACULTY COUNCIL IN THE SPRING.

UM, I KNOW THAT, UM, THE REGENTS RETREATS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED BY THE REGENTS AND BY THE CHANCELLORS, WHO AT LEAST I THINK, FEEL CROWED TO ME ABOUT BEING ON THE WINNING SIDE IN SOME, SOME GAME OR OTHER YOU GUYS PLAYED.

SO, YEAH. THAT'S IT.

YEAH. SO SO SO MAYBE WE'LL MAYBE WE'LL PLAY THAT TOO.

OR MAYBE WE'LL, WE'LL FIGURE OUT ANOTHER GAME AND THEN WE'LL TELL YOU WE'LL TELL YOU WHO WHO WINS THAT ONE ASSUMING THAT HAPPENS.

UM, WE ARE ALSO CONTINUING TO MONITOR CLOSELY THE IMPLEMENTATION ON THE DIFFERENT CAMPUSES [INAUDIBLE] FACULTY TITLES.

EACH CAMPUS IS CONTINUING TO WORK ON HOW TO IMPLEMENT THOSE NEW TITLES.

AND I THINK THE DIFFERENT CAMPUSES ARE DOING IT DIFFERENTLY.

BUT WITH ANY LUCK, BY THE NEXT MEETING ALL THAT WILL BE SETTLED.

I THINK IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE SETTLED BY JANUARY 1ST, SO I CERTAINLY HOPE IT'LL BE SETTLED.

UM, WE ARE ALSO CLOSELY WORKING WITH THE CU DENVER FACULTY ASSEMBLY, WHICH IS, AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, FACING SOME CHALLENGES.

UM, SO I'M CERTAINLY HOPING THAT THOSE CHALLENGES WILL BE SATISFACTORILY RESOLVED.

UM, I DID SEE A HEADLINE IN THE DENVER POST, BUT I DIDN'T READ IT IN DETAIL.

I THINK WITH ANY LUCK.

UM, UM, THAT WILL ALL BE SORTED OUT FAIRLY SOON.

UM, WE ARE ALSO, UM CONTINUING TO PRESS FOR CU TO BE A LEADER IN TERMS OF CLIMATE ACTION, YOU HEARD IN IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT FROM VARIOUS PEOPLE WHO ARE.

I SEE MY TIME IS UP, BUT JUST VERY BRIEFLY.

CSU IS PLEDGING CARBON NEUTRALITY BY 2040 AND 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY BY 2030. I THINK THAT CU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO AT LEAST AS WELL AS CSU.

SO LET'S NOT BE PUT TO SHAME BY OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ENJOY YOUR TRIP OUT IN MARYLAND.

THANK YOU. UP NEXT, AMONG OUR GOVERNANCE LEADERS IS CHASE CROMWELL, STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT AT CU BOULDER.

HE'S FILLING IN TODAY FOR ICSF CHAIR NICHOLAS DAWSON.

WELCOME. HI THERE.

THANK YOU ALL. CHASE CROMWELL, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS EXEC AT CU BOULDER.

I DID NOT BREAK YOUR PODIUM.

SOME UPDATES FROM ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES AT COLORADO SPRINGS SHORT AND SWEET.

THEY'RE DOING A THANKSGIVING EVENT ON NOVEMBER 14TH, AND THEY HAVE APPROVED A STUDENT ACTIVITY FEE INCREASE THAT WILL GO TO THEIR STUDENT GOVERNMENT BALLOT IN THE SPRING.

THE CU ANSCHUTZ THE STUDENT SENATE HAS STARTED THE YEAR STRONG AND RECENTLY FINALIZED THEIR ROSTER.

THEY'RE INVITING CAMPUS LEADERS TO SPEAK AT MEETINGS TO EDUCATE NEW AND OLD SENATORS ABOUT CAMPUS OPERATIONS.

THEIR ANNUAL BUDGET HAS BEEN FINALIZED, AND SEVERAL CAMPUS WIDE EVENTS HAVE BEEN PLANNED TO IMPROVE THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY.

THE STUDENT SENATE IS WORKING WITH STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICE TO REDUCE AN ANNUAL RTD PASS FEE AND REPURPOSE IT FOR STUDENT HEALTH AND WELLNESS.

IN THE COMING MONTHS, THE STUDENT SENATE WILL BE HEARING FROM SEVERAL CAMPUS GROUPS SEEKING THE ENDORSEMENT OF RESOLUTIONS STATING THE IMPORTANCE OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION ON CAMPUS, AS WELL AS THE IMPORTANCE OF GREEN ENERGY AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS ON CAMPUS.

AT CU DENVER THEY'RE THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THE UPCOMING LAUNCH OF A NEW PILOT, REFLECTION SPACE IN SAINT CAJETAN'S CHURCH, SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 27TH.

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PRESIDENT [INAUDIBLE] AND VICE PRESIDENT BROOKS HAD THE INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE AMERICAN STUDENT GOVERNMENT CONFERENCE HELD IN WASHINGTON, DC.

A VALUABLE EXPERIENCE WHERE THEY LEARNED FROM STUDENT LEADERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, EXCHANGE IDEAS, AND GAINED INSIGHT INTO BEST PRACTICES FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE.

THEY LOOK FORWARD TO IMPLEMENTING SOME OF THE INNOVATIVE IDEAS THEY BROUGHT BACK TO BENEFIT THEIR CAMPUS IN DENVER.

CU DENVER STUDENT LEADERS ATTENDED THE WOMEN AND GENDER CONFERENCE ON THEIR CAMPUS RECENTLY.

THIS EVENT PROVIDED A PLATFORM FOR ENGAGING DISCUSSIONS ON CRUCIAL ISSUES RELATED TO GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWERMENT.

THE TREMENDOUS EVENT AND REFLECTED THE UNIVERSITY'S COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIVITY AND DIVERSITY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

LOOKING AHEAD THEY'RE DEDICATED TO ENHANCING THE MENTAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS ON THEIR CAMPUS.

MENTAL HEALTH IS A PRIORITY FOR STUDENT LEADERS AT CU DENVER, AND THEY'RE ACTIVELY WORKING ON INITIATIVES TO CREATE A MORE SUPPORTIVE AND ACCESSIBLE ENVIRONMENT FOR THOSE IN NEED. THEY'RE COMMITTED TO BREAKING DOWN THE STIGMA SURROUNDING MENTAL HEALTH AND ENSURING THAT ALL STUDENTS CAN ACCESS THE CARE AND RESOURCES THEY PROVIDE.

AND ON MY CAMPUS IN BOULDER, THINGS HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY WITH FOOTBALL, STUDENT LIFE AND MUCH MORE.

STUDENT GOVERNMENTS FALL ELECTIONS ARE THIS WEEK FOR MEMBERS OF OUR LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, AND WE'VE HAD REALLY GREAT TURNOUT SO FAR.

SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

WE'RE VERY CLOSE TO HAVING THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH WITH MY STAFF FULLY HIRED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MANY YEARS.

WE JUST WRAPPED UP HOMECOMING WEEK IN BOULDER.

STUDENT GOVERNMENT HOSTED A NUMBER OF EVENTS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, ATHLETICS, AND OTHERS.

WE WANT TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO TEAM MEMBER, TIA WALL, WHO HAS RUN THOSE EVENTS FOR TWO YEARS AND WILL BE GRADUATING IN MAY.

WE HOSTED A CANDIDATES FORUM FOR BOULDER CITY COUNCIL AND MAYORAL CANDIDATES A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND ARE CONTINUING TO SUPPORT CAMPUS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS.

TODAY AND ALSO MOVING FORWARD.

SPECIAL THANKS TO REGENT RENNISON FOR ATTENDING THAT EVENT AND OFFERING REMARKS FOR OUR AUDIENCE.

OUR CAMPUS RECREATION CENTER JUST FINISHED A MAJOR SPACE RENOVATION AND IS CELEBRATING THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR.

THE UNIVERSITY MEMORIAL CENTER, OUR STUDENT UNION FACILITY, IS CELEBRATING ITS 70TH ANNIVERSARY TOMORROW AND A VETERANS DAY CEREMONY ON FRIDAY.

THEY HAVE A BUNCH OF REALLY EXCITING RENOVATION PROJECTS IN THE WORKS.

WE'RE GOING TO OPEN A NEW GAMING LOUNGE ON THE FIRST FLOOR DOWN THERE.

ALL OF THAT STUFF ARRIVED YESTERDAY AS UP ALONG THE WALL, SO IT'S VERY EXCITING.

SOME STUDENTS FROM THE CENTER FOR AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES AND MY STUDENT GOVERNMENT TEAM, THAT WAS SENATOR BENNETT A FEW WEEKS AGO ALONGSIDE REGENT JAMES AND CHANCELLOR DISTEFANO.

IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS A WIDE RANGE OF SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND CAMPUS NEEDS.

AND THE LAST ITEM ON THIS LIST IN LATE SEPTEMBER, AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, CHANCELLOR DISTEFANO ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT AS CHANCELLOR.

WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR HIS SERVICE TO OUR CAMPUS COMMUNITY.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR SHARED GOVERNANCE PARTNERS TO FIND WAYS TO ENGAGE THE STUDENT COMMUNITY IN THAT SEARCH PROCESS, AND WE SUPPORT COUNCIL'S DESIRE FOR ADDITIONAL STAFF REPRESENTATION, AND WOULD ALSO ASK THAT THERE BE AT LEAST ONE OTHER STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE SO THAT IT'S NOT JUST ONE STUDENT REPRESENTING THE 36,000 PLUS AT OUR CAMPUS. BUT THANK YOU ALL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MOST QUESTIONS.

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

[G. 2:20 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA]

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? UM, IT IS MOVED BY REGENT GALLEGOS AND SECONDED BY REGENT SPIEGEL TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE.

THE QUESTION BEFORE US IS APPROVAL OF ALL THE ITEMS LISTED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? EXCELLENT. THE MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU EVERYONE.

NEXT IS A PRESENTATION AND BREAKOUT DISCUSSION REGARDING STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND RETENTION.

[H. 2:25 p.m. STRATEGIC PLAN]

WELCOME. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

REGENTS, CHANCELLORS AND AUDIENCE.

I AM LEADING OFF OUR DISCUSSION AND OUR DEEP DIVE ON THE CU STRATEGIC PLAN.

AND IN THIS PARTICULAR MEETING, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND RETENTION IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN ITSELF.

WE HAVE GOALS AT THREE OF THE CAMPUSES TIED TO STUDENT RETENTION, BOTH IN TERMS OF TOTAL STUDENTS AND URM STUDENTS.

AND AT ANSCHUTZ, WE'RE WE'RE KIND OF SUBBING OUT A DIFFERENT ONE.

AND WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT PATIENT SERVICE FOR ANSCHUTZ.

AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO LOOK AT ENROLLMENT AT THE CAMPUSES TODAY.

SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS OVERVIEW FIRST THE RETENTION ITEMS THAT HAVE 2026 CAMPUS GOALS.

AND WE'LL LOOK AT THE NEW REPORTED DATA FOR THEIR ANNUAL PROGRESS TOWARDS GOAL FOR CAMPUSES THAT HAVE SEEN STUDENTS THAT FIRST ENROLLED IN THE FALL OF 22, THAT ARE COMING BACK IN THIS CURRENT TERM OF FALL OF 23.

AND THEN WE'LL LOOK AT ANSCHUTZ'S NUMBER OF PATIENTS SERVED IN THE MOST RECENT FISCAL YEAR.

THEN WE'LL SHIFT OVER TO ENROLLMENT.

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THANK YOU TO ANGELIQUE FOSTER, TO ALL THE CAMPUS TEAMS, TO THE IR FOLKS FOR PUTTING THIS ALL TOGETHER, BECAUSE THIS IS THIS LITTLE DECK, BUT EVERYBODY DOES A TON OF WORK BEHIND THE SCENES. SO THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY THAT HELPED OUT WITH THIS.

SO WE'LL START OUT WITH BOULDER HERE.

THE GOLD BARS ON THE LEFT ARE LOOKING AT FIRST TIME FRESHMEN RETENTION RATES FOR ALL, ALL FIRST TIME STUDENTS OR FIRST FIRST TIME STUDENTS IN FALL OF 22.

AND ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, THOSE BLUE BARS [INAUDIBLE].

THE SOLID BLACK LINE THAT GOES ACROSS.

THAT'S OUR MARKER FOR ANNUAL PROGRESS TOWARDS GOAL.

AND IT'S BASED ON THE PRIOR THREE YEARS AVERAGE.

AND THEN YOU CAN LOOK AT THE LITTLE ORANGE BOX THAT WE'RE FOND OF USING TO SHOW NEW INFORMATION.

AND SO THAT'S THE UPDATED INFORMATION AT BOULDER.

SO YOU CAN SEE THAT SEE THAT THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN BOTH TOTAL STUDENT RETENTION AND URM STUDENT RETENTION AND AN INCREASE UP TO 89.1% FOR TOTAL STUDENTS AND 85.3% FOR URM STUDENTS.

IN LOOKING AT UK'S SAME SAME CONSTRUCT HERE.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IN TERMS OF THE TOTAL STUDENTS, THE GOLD BARS DOWN A LITTLE BIT, BUT KIND OF FLAT FROM AN ANNUAL A YEAR OVER YEAR BASIS.

AND THAT DIDN'T, DIDN'T TOTALLY HIT THAT ANNUAL PROGRESS TOWARDS GOAL.

AND THEN ON THE URM SECTION ON THE RIGHT HAND OF THE BLUE SIDE, YOU CAN SEE THE CAMPUS HIT ITS GOAL OF, OF THE GETTING THE THREE YEARS OF, OR EXCEEDING THE THREE YEARS AVERAGE AND THAT INCREASE UP TO 20 OR, SORRY, 63.5%.

EXCUSE ME. WHEN WE LOOK AT DENVER, IN BOTH CASES, YOU SEE AN INCREASE OVER THE PRIOR YEAR IN TERMS OF TOTAL STUDENTS AND URM STUDENTS, BUT IT'S NOT QUITE AS HIGH AS THAT THREE YEAR AVERAGE.

BUT WITH THAT SAID, STILL AN INCREASE OVER THE PRIOR YEAR.

SO THEN WE SHIFT TO THIS TOTALLY DIFFERENT THING.

BUT RETENTION TURNS OUT RETENTION RATES AT ANSCHUTZ ARE REALLY, REALLY HIGH.

SO WE LOOK AT A DIFFERENT METRIC HERE.

AND WE'RE LOOKING AT PATIENT SERVED.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT ANSCHUTZ HAS JUST DONE GANGBUSTERS AND BLEW THROUGH WHAT THEIR PRIOR, WHAT THEIR GOAL WAS.

FOR FISCAL YEAR 26, OVER NEARLY 740,000 PATIENTS SERVED.

THAT THREE YEAR PRIOR AVERAGE IS WHAT WE'LL MAINTAIN.

AND WE'LL REASSESS THIS GOAL WHEN WE WHEN WE GET TO STRATEGIC PLAN 2.0 IN THE YEARS AHEAD.

UM, LIKE.

SO THEN WE'RE GOING TO SWITCH TO ENROLLMENT HERE.

AND THIS IS JUST ANOTHER, GO AHEAD.

AND VERY GOOD.

WENT FROM 87.8 TO 89.1 IN PERCENTAGES.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

CAN YOU GIVE ME A ROUGH NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WERE AFFECTED THAT CAME BACK THIS YEAR FROM LAST YEAR.

JUST AN ESTIMATE.

SO SO I DON'T HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF ME.

I THINK THAT THE FIRST TIME FRESHMAN COHORT AT BOULDER WAS OVER 10,000, MAYBE 11,000.

NO. SO I'M THINKING OF OUR WE'LL HAVE TO GET THAT FOR YOU REGENT GALLEGOS.

BUT YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ROUGHLY 72 OR 7,300 FIRST YEAR STUDENTS COMING IN.

CATHERINE, DOES THAT SOUND ABOUT RIGHT? SO WITH THAT SAID, WE CAN TOTALLY GET THE MATH FOR YOU ON THAT.

SO CLEARLY THAT'S NOT ON THE SLIDE THAT'S BEHIND.

I THINK THAT WE UNDER UNDERSTATE IT WHEN WE DO IT IN PERCENTAGES, WHICH ARE GOOD AND NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT.

BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND HOW MANY TOTAL STUDENTS ARE AFFECTED JUST BY A 2% INCREASE.

IT'S 200 OR 250 OFF OF 7,500 COHORT.

I THINK THAT'S PRETTY OUTSTANDING, BUT IT DOESN'T REALLY SHOW IT IN A PERCENTAGE.

YEAH. SO THAT'S A REALLY GOOD POINT REGENT GALLEGOS.

IN SOME INSTANCES WE DO THAT.

IN SOME INSTANCES WE DON'T.

CLEARLY THIS IS A PLACE TO IMPROVE THAT HERE.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT FEEDBACK AND WE CAN DO THAT MOVING FORWARD.

I JUST THINK THAT IT APPLAUDS THE EFFORTS OF THE CAMPUSES WHEN WE'RE SHOWING AN INCREASE IN PERCENTAGE FOR SURE.

BUT HOW MANY [INAUDIBLE].

SURE. SO WE WILL WHEN WE WHEN WE GET TO THE JANUARY RETREAT, YOU'LL SEE SIMILAR SLIDES TO THESE.

AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THE N IS THERE SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.

AND THAT'S PUBLICLY AVAILABLE FOR EVERYBODY AS WELL.

THANK YOU. I ALSO HAVE A QUESTION ON THE ANSCHUTZ SLIDE.

DON, I'M CURIOUS WHAT WHAT ACCOUNTS FOR THIS INCREASE? WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED OR CHANGED.

TALK ABOUT THAT IN THE BREAKOUT SESSION OKAY.

BUT. JOHN HAS INCREASED THE FACULTY [INAUDIBLE].

GREAT. THANK YOU.

SO THOSE ARE THE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE TIED TO THE ANNUAL PROGRESS UPDATE FOR THE PLAN.

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WE DID PRELIMINARY FALL ENROLLMENT AT THE SEPTEMBER BOARD MEETING.

THOSE FINAL [INAUDIBLE] HAVE COME IN FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.

AND SO WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THIS OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD FOR FOR THREE OF THE CAMPUSES AND THESE SUBSEQUENT SLIDES.

AND THEN AT THE BREAKOUT TYPE TABLES, IT WILL AFFORD A MORE ROBUST CONVERSATION ABOUT ENROLLMENT AND RETENTION RATHER THAN JUST RETENTION.

SO SO OVERALL HERE YOU SEE THAT THESE ARE THE CHANGES IN TOTAL ENROLLMENT AT THE THE THREE CAMPUSES WITH UNDERGRADUATE POPULATIONS OR LARGER UNDERGRADUATE POPULATIONS. BOULDER IS ABOUT A 3% INCREASE IN THE FALL OF 23.

UCCS IS DOWN AROUND 1%.

AND THEN DENVER IS DOWN ABOUT 3%.

SO SIMILAR TO THE NUMBERS THAT WE SHARED WITH THE BOARD IN SEPTEMBER.

THIS INFORMATION WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN SEPTEMBER.

NOT NECESSARILY IN THIS FORMAT, BUT WE BROKE IT OUT THIS WAY TO JUST ILLUSTRATE WHAT ARE THOSE FOUR BIG COMPONENT PARTS OF UNDERGRADUATE RESIDENT, UNDERGRADUATE NON RESIDENT AND THEN GRADUATE RESIDENT AND NONRESIDENT GRADUATE STUDENTS.

SO YOU CAN SEE THOSE TRENDS OVER TIME.

AND AT BOULDER YOU CAN SEE THAT GENERALLY SPEAKING THOSE ARE ARE UP.

AND THE GRADUATE SIDE THEY'RE MORE FLAT.

BUT THE UNDERGRAD INCREASES.

LOOKING AT UCCS, YOU CAN SEE A DECLINE IN NON RESIDENT UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, BUT GROWTH IN THE NON RESIDENT SIDE AND THEN JUST KIND OF STEADY PACE IN THE GRADUATE SPACE.

THIS ALSO KIND OF DEMONSTRATES THE MAGNITUDE OF DIFFERENT THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF STUDENTS THAT THE CAMPUS RELY ON IN TERMS OF THEIR TOTAL STUDENT ENROLLMENT.

AND WHEN WE LOOK AT DENVER, WE CAN SEE THAT THERE'S A BIT OF DECLINE ACROSS A PRETTY MUCH FLAT FOR THOSE LOWER TWO LINES THAT WE SEE THERE FOR NON RESIDENT UNDERGRAD AND GRAD.

AND OBSERVE HERE THAT, YOU KNOW WE'VE IN HIGHER EDUCATION ENROLLMENT IS TYPICALLY COUNTER-CYCLICAL TO THE ECONOMY IN DENVER.

DEFINITELY EXPERIENCED THAT IN TERMS OF THEIR RESIDENT ENROLLMENT POPULATIONS DURING THE PANDEMIC WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE WENT BACK TO SCHOOL FOR THEIR GRADUATE EDUCATION.

YOU CAN SEE THAT IN THE BLUE LINE HERE.

SO THIS IS JUST A LITTLE PRIMER TO KIND OF GET, GET THE WHEELS TURNING AND COGS TURNING IN YOUR HEAD.

AND WHEN WE GET TO THE BREAKOUT TABLES, WE'LL SHOW THIS FIVE YEAR TREND FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT COMPONENT PARTS.

AND THAT WILL INCLUDE THINGS LIKE FIRST TIME STUDENTS, STUDENTS OF COLOR, URM THE DIFFERENT ETHNICITIES THAT ARE LISTED THERE, INTERNATIONAL AND FIRST GEN STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE CENSUS FOR, FOR THOSE FIVE PRIOR FALLS TO.

SO IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS, I'LL GET TO THE PART WHERE WE TALK ABOUT THE BREAKOUT TABLES.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT FOUR DIFFERENT ROTATION OF CAMPUSES HERE.

AND SO YOU CAN SEE OUR SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS BY CAMPUS HERE.

AND THEN YOU CAN FOLLOW YOUR NAME TO THE TABLE THAT'S ASSIGNED.

AND ANGELIQUE IS GOING TO TELL US WHERE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO GO.

ALL RIGHT.

UP NEXT IS OUR HOST CAMPUS REPORT BY INTERIM CHANCELLOR JENNIFER SOBANET AND TEAM.

[I. 4:00 p.m. HOST CAMPUS REPORT]

SO THANK YOU. GREAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND GOOD AFTERNOON, REGENTS AND OUR FABULOUS AUDIENCE THAT WE HAVE HERE TODAY.

IT'S SUPER TO SEE EVERYBODY.

TODAY. WE WILL BE SHARING WITH YOU THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MILITARY COMMUNITY TO UCCS.

I WILL BEGIN BY COVERING THE SCOPE OF THE MILITARY PRESENCE IN OUR REGION AND THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE MILITARY IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THEN EXPERTS FROM AROUND THE CAMPUS WHO ARE FABULOUS TEAM OF PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE ASSEMBLED TO SPEAK TODAY, WILL SHARE THE WAYS THAT UCCS ENGAGES AND SUPPORTS OUR MILITARY COMMUNITY, INCLUDING OUTREACH, OUR ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, OUR RESEARCH AND OUR STUDENT SUPPORTS.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE'LL BE INCLUDING A CONVERSATION ABOUT OUR NEW ACTIVE DUTY TUITION SCHOLARSHIP.

I'M SO PLEASED TO SHARE THE VITAL ROLE THAT THE MILITARY COMMUNITY PLAYS IN THE PIKES PEAK REGION AND TO OUR CAMPUS.

OUR SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR CITY AND OUR CAMPUS.

COLORADO SPRINGS IS HOME TO AN EXTENSIVE MILITARY PRESENCE, AND IS ONE OF THE LARGEST MILITARY CONCENTRATED DEFENSE COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH FIVE MILITARY BASES FORT CARSON, PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, THE US AIR FORCE ACADEMY, AND CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN SPACE FORCE STATION.

THE PIKES PEAK REGION IS HOME TO OVER 100,000 MILITARY FAMILIES, INCLUDING AROUND 45,000 ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY GUARD AND RESERVES, PLUS

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COLORADO SPRINGS IS A NATURAL CHOICE FOR VETERANS TO LIVE AND WORK, ADDING SIGNIFICANT EXPERTISE TO THE WORKFORCE OF THE REGION.

OUR MILITARY HAS PROFOUND HAS OUR MILITARY PRESENCE HAS A PROFOUND ECONOMIC IMPACT ON OUR CITY AND IS INGRAINED INTO EVERY PART OF OUR GREATER COMMUNITY.

THE AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE INDUSTRY ACCOUNTS FOR OVER 40% OF THE COLORADO SPRINGS ECONOMY, WITH OVER 200 SPACE AEROSPACE, CYBER SECURITY AND DEFENSE COMPANIES EMPLOYING 111,000 PEOPLE.

THIS INDUSTRY HAD AN ECONOMIC IMPACT OF MORE THAN $10.2 BILLION LAST YEAR, AND HOUSING THE HEADQUARTERS FOR SOME OF THE NATION'S MOST CRITICAL DEFENSE OPERATIONS GENERATES A $7 BILLION ANNUAL IMPACT.

THIS SECTOR GREW BY 16% FROM 2017 THROUGH 2022 AND CONTINUES TO GROW.

COLORADO SPRINGS HAS THE SECOND LARGEST SPACE ECONOMY IN THE US, WITH MORE THAN 240,000 WORKERS IN THE STATE'S AEROSPACE INDUSTRY, FROM SATELLITE OPERATIONS TO SPACE EXPLORATION.

THE REGION HAS BECOME A CENTER FOR AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE COMPANIES.

AND AS YOU KNOW, SPACE COMMAND IS NOW PERMANENTLY IN COLORADO SPRINGS.

THE SPACE COMMAND HEADQUARTERS IS ESTIMATED TO EMPLOY AROUND 1,400 PROFESSIONALS AND ADD $450 MILLION ANNUALLY TO THE REGION'S ECONOMY, AND BETWEEN $500 MILLION AND $1 BILLION IN MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.

SO BEYOND THE PIKES PEAK REGION, BEYOND THE PIKES PEAK REGION, SIGNIFICANT AEROSPACE RELATED MILITARY COMMANDS AND PRIVATE COMPANIES.

WE ARE HOME TO THE NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY CENTER, THE CATALYST CAMPUS, AND THE SPACE INFORMATION SHARING AND ANALYSIS CENTER KNOWN AS SPACE ISAC, AND THE ONLY CYBERSECURITY AND SECURITY INFORMATION SOURCE FOR THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR.

OUR CITY IS A LEADER FOR DEFENSE, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, MILITARY FAMILY RESOURCES, AND MILITARY SPOUSE EMPLOYMENT.

WITH ALL OF THIS EXCEPTIONAL INNOVATION, IT IS NO SURPRISE THAT COLORADO SPRINGS HAS BEEN NAMED ONE OF THE BEST PLACES IN THE NATION FOR VETERANS, RANKING NUMBER SIX IN A US NEWS REPORT.

OUR MILITARY PRESENCE NOT ONLY CONTRIBUTES SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE REGION'S ECONOMY, BUT ALSO ENRICHES OUR UNIVERSITY'S ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY. OUR UNIVERSITY HAS A LONG HISTORY OF COLLABORATION WITH THE MILITARY COMMUNITY, AND OUR OFFICE OF VETERAN AND MILITARY AFFAIRS WORKS HARD TO ENSURE THAT THOSE WHO HAVE DEDICATED THEIR LIVES TO SERVING OUR NATION ARE WELCOMED AND SUPPORTED HERE.

YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT IN JUST A MOMENT.

THIS WEEK, UCCS IS SHOWING OUR GRATITUDE FOR OUR VETERANS AND MILITARY COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH A SERIES OF EVENTS THAT HONOR OUR THAT HONOR VETERANS DAY.

FROM FREE CELEBRATORY MEALS TO PAINTING WITH A VET AND TO THE VETS AND COPS MILE WALK.

SINCE ARRIVING IN COLORADO SPRINGS TO SERVE AS INTERIM CHANCELLOR.

IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE FOR ME TO CONNECT WITH THE MILITARY COMMUNITY IN OUR CITY, INCLUDING SOME RECENT VISITS THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE TO OUR EDUCATION CENTER AT FORT CARSON.

A LOVELY VISIT WITH GENERAL CLARK AT THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY TO EXPLORE EXPANDING OUR PARTNERSHIPS, AND A LUNCH MEETING WITH A GROUP OF RETIRED GENERALS AND ONE ADMIRAL WHO ARE ADVISING ME ON WAYS THAT UCCS CAN IMPROVE OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE MILITARY COMMUNITY.

THIS IS PERSONALLY IMPORTANT TO ME.

AS THE DAUGHTER OF AN ARMY CAPTAIN WHO SERVED IN 1967, IN THE BOY LOI WOODS IN VIETNAM.

I'M EXCITED TO HAVE THIS INCREDIBLE TEAM OF PEOPLE HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING TO SERVE OUR MILITARY AND MILITARY AFFILIATED STUDENTS, PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY.

SO GUESS WHO ALL THE PEOPLE ARE WHO ARE GOING TO BE SPEAKING TO US TODAY, AND HOW THEY ARE RELATED TO THESE PHOTOS THAT ARE ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW.

THERE'LL BE A QUIZ AT THE END OF THE AT THE END OF OUR PRESENTATIONS.

BUT WHAT WE WILL DO NOW IS I'M GOING TO HAND THIS OVER TO JEN FURDA, WHO'S GOING TO COME AND SPEAK TO US ABOUT OUR OUTREACH AND OUR ACADEMIC PROGRAMS. OUR RESEARCH AND OUR STUDENT SUPPORTS WILL BE HANDLED BY DIFFERENT PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE REST OF OUR PRESENTATION.

SO, JEN. SO MUCH.

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I KNOW THAT WE ARE BETWEEN YOU AND HAPPY HOUR, SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND KEEP THIS SHORT AND INTERESTING AND AND KEEP YOUR ATTENTION AS MUCH AS WE CAN.

SO MY NAME IS JEN FURDA AND I AM THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND EXTERNAL MILITARY LIAISON FOR UCCS.

AND PART OF WHAT MY ROLE IS, IS TO HELP CREATE A TWO WAY HIGHWAY BETWEEN UCCS AND THE COMMUNITY, THE CITY, THE COUNTY, AND OUR LOCAL MILITARY LEADERS.

I AM NOT A VETERAN, BUT BOTH MY ARE MY FATHER AND BOTH OF MY GRANDFATHERS, AND ALL OF MY UNCLES SERVED.

SO MILITARY HAS A VERY SPECIAL SPACE IN MY HEART.

AS WE CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION, WE'RE GOING TO GO FROM THE VERY LARGE OVERALL KIND OF WHO IS COLORADO SPRINGS AND OUR MILITARY TIES, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO BRING IT CLOSER TO HOME.

WHAT IS OUR OUTREACH? WHAT IS UCCS DOING? AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO THE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH AND THEN A CLOSER LOOK AT HOW WE ARE HELPING OUR MILITARY AND VETERAN STUDENTS SUCCEED.

AND WE WILL ALSO GET TO HEAR FROM ONE OF OUR MILITARY STUDENTS.

SO WE ARE A REGIONAL UNIVERSITY WITH VERY DEEP TIES TO OUR LOCAL MILITARY.

COMMUNITY RELATIONS, UCCS HAS A SEAT AT A MONTHLY MEETING WHERE WE ARE MEETING WITH ALL OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS. THEY KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH OUR MILITARY AND VETERAN STUDENTS, AND WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON ON EACH OF THE INSTALLATIONS WHEN, NOT IF, BUT WHEN SOMEONE NEEDS HIGHER ED SUPPORT.

WE WANT THEM TO THINK OF UCS.

SOME OF OUR TOURS THAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT IN A MINUTE HAVE COME FROM THESE MEETINGS, AND VERY POSITIVE ITEMS THAT HAVE HAPPENED AROUND UCCS AND OUR MILITARY STUDENTS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP TO THE GOVERNOR FROM PEOPLE IN THIS GROUP.

UCCS ALSO SERVES AS AN ADVISORY MEMBER ON THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND EDC MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, AND BECAUSE OF THIS RELATIONSHIP, UCCS WAS ASKED TO HOST SENATOR BENNET AND HICKENLOOPER'S SERVICE ACADEMY NOMINATIONS HERE ON CAMPUS, AND I SERVED AS ONE OF THE JUDGES.

SPEAKING OF THE TOURS EARLIER, ANY TIME THAT WE CAN DRIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR CURRENT AND FUTURE STUDENTS, WE WANT TO KEEP UCCS FRONT OF MIND FOR WORKFORCE AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES.

HERE IS A SAMPLING OF PEOPLE WE HAVE HAD ON CAMPUS.

WE ARE PARTICULARLY PROUD TO HAVE GENERAL [INAUDIBLE], THE FORMER VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF, KIND OF A BIG DEAL HERE ON CAMPUS.

HE IS ACTUALLY OUR NEIGHBOR.

HE LIVES RIGHT BEHIND UCCS HERE.

AND I'M JUST GOING TO TELL YOU THE BEST STORY.

HE IS SIX FOOT FIVE.

HE DRIVES A MINI COOPER, AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE YOU CAN SEE HIM AROUND CAMPUS.

AND WHEN HE COMES OUT AND HE'S UNFOLDING HIMSELF OUT OF THE CAR, IT'S QUITE THE SIGHT.

BUT WE ARE SO PROUD TO HAVE HIM AS A NEIGHBOR AND A HUGE SUPPORTER OF UCCS.

WE HAVE ALSO HOSTED SEVERAL GARRISON COMMANDERS, AND MANY STATE AND FEDERAL MILITARY DELEGATIONS COME HERE ONTO CAMPUS BECAUSE OF ONE OF OUR TOURS WITH COLONEL BASS. OUR NURSING STUDENTS ON CAMPUS GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE CLINICALS AT EVANS ARMY HOSPITAL ON FORT CARSON.

MANY LOCAL MILITARY PARTNERS UTILIZE OUR DOWNTOWN UCCS SPACE, AND WE ARE HAPPY TO WELCOME THEM IN TO UCCS IN THAT SPACE. WE ARE VERY PROUD THAT EACH OF OUR COLLEGES HAVE SOME TYPE OF MILITARY THREAT IN PROGRAMS. GEORGE IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THESE IN A MINUTE.

I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT OUR VERY UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP WITH CATALYST CAMPUS, WHICH IS OUR LOCAL ECOSYSTEM ON ALL THINGS INDUSTRY, SMALL BUSINESS AND STARTUPS, PARTICULARLY IN THE SPACE AND CYBER DOMAIN.

AND FINALLY, WE HAVE MANY MILITARY RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS HAPPENING ON CAMPUS WITH LOCAL INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY.

AREAS OF RESEARCH INCLUDE THE LYDA HILL INSTITUTE, WHICH YOU'LL HEAR FROM ABOUT MORE IN A MINUTE.

MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING.

ANTHROPOLOGY. COMPUTER SCIENCE.

NURSING. CHEMISTRY AND CYBERSECURITY.

ONE OF OUR STORIES THAT WE ARE PARTICULARLY PROUD OF, AN LES FACULTY MEMBER, WAS AWARDED $98,000 TO EXPLORE WAR, TRAUMA AND LIFE AFTER SERVICE.

THIS WAS BASED IN THE ARTS, AND THE RESEARCH WAS WITH LOCAL VETERANS AND LOCAL ACTIVE DUTY TO HELP BRING HUMANITY TO MILITARY MEMBERS. SO THAT IS JUST A QUICK SNAPSHOT OF ALL THE THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING FROM A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNITY OUTREACH STANDPOINT.

AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO BRING IT IN A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO HOME.

AND GEORGE REED.

THANK YOU JEN. GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

I AM GEORGE REED, AND I'M THE DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF PUBLIC SERVICE.

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A WISE ADMINISTRATOR ONCE TOLD ME, SHE SAID, GEORGE, YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THE KIND OF UNIVERSITY THAT YOU SERVE IN AND ITS PLACE IN THE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

SO ALL OF US AND ALL OF THE ACADEMIC UNITS ARE VERY AWARE THAT UCCS IS A PUBLIC, REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSITY, AND THAT'S A SPECIAL THING.

IT MEANS THAT WE HAVE DEEP TIES TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND IT'S PART OF OUR MISSION.

OUR PURPOSE. IT'S IN OUR DNA.

CERTAINLY A PART OF OUR VERY FOUNDING.

AND IN THIS COMMUNITY, THAT OBVIOUSLY MEANS THAT WE MUST SERVE THE SERVICE MEMBERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE FIVE SURROUNDING MILITARY INSTALLATIONS, AS WELL AS THE CONCENTRATION OF VETERANS WHO CALL THE PIKES PEAK REGION HOME.

NOW, THIS IS MORE THAN PROFESSIONAL.

IT'S PERSONAL TO ME.

I SERVED AS AN ARMY OFFICER FOR 27 YEARS.

I RETIRED IN 2007 TO ENTER HIGHER EDUCATION.

I HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO LOOK AFTER MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

I'M ALSO A DISABLED AMERICAN VETERAN.

I LITERALLY GREW UP IN THE US MILITARY, AND MY FIRST DUTY STATION WAS FORT CARSON, COLORADO, RIGHT UP THE STREET.

I WAS A PARATROOPER, WHICH ALSO EXPLAINS WHY I'M A DISABLED AMERICAN VETERAN.

I CATEGORICALLY STATE THAT I WOULD NOT SERVE AT UNIVERSITY THAT WAS MILITARY UNFRIENDLY.

THERE ARE A FEW THINGS I'D LIKE TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION.

ALL OF OUR ACADEMIC UNITS HAVE ENGAGED WITH OUR MILITARY COMMUNITIES DEEPLY.

IT WOULD TAKE MORE TIME THAN WE HAVE FOR ME TO LIST ALL OF THOSE THINGS, BUT I'M GOING TO HIGHLIGHT JUST A FEW.

SO A GREAT EXAMPLE IS THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION'S COUNSELING DEGREE THAT IS TARGETED SPECIFICALLY TO MAJORS WHO ARE SELECTED TO SERVE AT THE US AIR FORCE ACADEMY AND POSITIONS OF CADET LEADERSHIP.

THEY COME HERE AS A COHORT.

THEY GET THEIR COUNSELING DEGREE, AND THEN THEY ASSUME DUTIES AT THE US AIR FORCE ACADEMY IN THOSE KEY POSITIONS.

ALSO IN THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, THEIR ADAPTIVE LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATE IS VERY POPULAR WITH SERVICE MEMBERS, AND IT WAS FORMULATED WITH THE MILITARY IN MIND. THE HELEN AND ARTHUR E JOHNSON BETHEL COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE 10TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP AND THE FORT CARSON BASED ARMY WORLD CLASS ATHLETE PROGRAM.

AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT PROGRAM, THOSE ARE SOLDIERS WHO ARE OLYMPIC CALIBER ATHLETES.

THEY ARE BASED AT FORT CARSON, RIGHT NEXT DOOR.

THEY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR CAPABILITIES WITH ALTITUDE AND CLIMATE CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTS AT THE HILL CENTER FOR SPORTS MEDICINE AND PERFORMANCE, AND THAT COLLEGE IS STILL CELEBRATING BECAUSE THEY WERE JUST APPROVED FOR THE DOD SKILLS BRIDGE PROGRAM THAT HELPS TRANSITIONING MILITARY PERSONNEL.

THE COLLEGE IS ALSO WORKING ACROSS CAMPUSES TO AUGMENT THE CU ANSCHUTZ CENTER FOR COMBAT MEDICINE AND BATTLEFIELD RESEARCH, COMBAT.

IN THE WORDS OF DEAN [INAUDIBLE], THEIR CAPABILITIES AND OURS ARE A PERFECT FIT.

THE COLLEGE OF LETTERS, ARTS AND SCIENCES IS THE HOME OF THE ARMY MOUNTAIN RANGER BATTALION OF THE ARMY RESERVE SPECIAL FORCES SPECIAL OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS THAT HAS THAT'S ROTC, BY THE WAY, THAT HAS SERVED FOR MANY YEARS AS A SUCCESSFUL AND CONSISTENTLY RELIABLE SOURCE OF WELL TRAINED SECOND LIEUTENANTS.

THE LES DEAN, [INAUDIBLE], TAUGHT AT THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY FOR ABOUT 12 YEARS BEFORE JOINING OUR FACULTY HERE.

IN THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS THE HOME COURSE FOR OUR COLLEGE OF BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL GOLF MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IS AT FORT CARSON, COLORADO.

THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, DEAN TOMMY EICHER.

TOMMY IS HERE, I BELIEVE.

TOMMY, GIVE US A WAVE.

GO HERE. THERE HE IS.

YOU GIVE ME 20 BUCKS IF I CALLED HIM OUT BY NAME.

BUT. BUT TOMMY IS VERY PROUD OF OUR PARTICIPATION IN THE [INAUDIBLE] PATRIOTS TO PROS PROGRAM, WHICH IS ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT TARGETS TRANSITIONING MILITARY PERSONNEL.

THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES HAS DEEP TIES TO US SPACE FORCE AND THE US AIR FORCE THROUGH A SERIES OF MOUS AND AGREEMENTS, SUCH AS THE UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AND THE ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT ENTERPRISE.

THEY'RE ACUTELY ATTUNED TO OUR INTERESTS IN CYBERSECURITY, AND OUR NEWEST PROGRAM IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING IS AN OBVIOUS FIT.

THEY HAVE MULTIPLE GRANTS UNDERWAY WITH THE AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY, AND WE SHOULD RECOGNIZE THE DENSITY OF THE DEFENSE RELATED INDUSTRIES IN OUR REGION THAT NEED OUR GRADUATING ENGINEERING STUDENTS.

THEY ARE EXCELLENT SOURCES OF INTERNSHIPS AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING FOR OUR STUDENTS, WHO TYPICALLY HAVE MULTIPLE JOB OFFERS BEFORE THEY COMPLETE THEIR JUNIOR YEAR.

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I AM OBVIOUSLY GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT EFFORTS IN OUR COLLEGE.

THE COLLEGE OF PUBLIC SERVICE IS OUR CAMPUS'S MOST COMMUNITY FACING ACADEMIC UNIT, AND OUR SUCCESSFUL SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM, NOW IN YEAR THREE, ALREADY HAS MORE THAN 170 PRACTICUM PLACEMENT SITES IN OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION, THE MOUNT CARMEL VETERANS SERVICES CENTER, COLORADO NATIONAL GUARD, AND NEARBY MILITARY INSTALLATIONS, AS WELL AS SOME MILITARY INSTALLATIONS ABROAD.

AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU, THE REGENTS, FOR APPROVING THAT PROGRAM.

THAT'S PUTTING A MUCH NEEDED INJECTION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS INTO THE REGION.

TO BE LICENSED, SOCIAL WORKERS MUST COMPLETE OVER 2,000 HOURS OF PRACTICE.

AND THAT PROGRAM EXISTS BECAUSE OUR COMMUNITY ASKED FOR IT AND OUR REGION IS NOW RECEIVING THE BENEFIT.

AND I PERSONALLY HAVE THE DISTINCT PRIVILEGE TO SPEAK TO EVERY INCOMING LIEUTENANT COLONEL AND COLONEL IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS THAT IS SELECTED TO COMMAND, 2 TO 4 TIMES A YEAR I PROVIDE A LECTURE AT MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY AT QUANTICO, VIRGINIA, ON LEADERSHIP AT THE REQUEST OF THE COMMANDANT OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS.

AND I'VE DONE THE SAME FOR THE US SPACE FORCE AT PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE AND AT THE PENTAGON AND OUR PROGRAMS IN THE COLLEGE, ESPECIALLY THE CERTIFICATE IN HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP AND INTELLIGENCE STUDIES ARE POPULAR WITH MILITARY PERSONNEL AND VETERANS.

PUBLIC SERVICE IS SOMETHING THAT THEY CLEARLY UNDERSTAND AND ARE DRAWN TO.

ALL OF OUR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE GRADUATE PROGRAMS REQUIRE INTERNSHIPS, OR A CAPSTONE PROJECT OR A THESIS AS A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT, AND THOSE PROJECTS INVOLVE RESEARCH IN A LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL OR NONPROFIT INSTITUTION.

AND THOSE ORGANIZATIONS ARE THE CUSTOMERS OF OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR EXPERTISE.

AND IT IN ITSELF IS A VALUABLE PUBLIC SERVICE.

I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE US AIR FORCE ACADEMY.

AS PART OF THE ANSCHUTZ FOUNDATION FUNDED NATIONAL SECURITY AND STRATEGY STUDIES PROGRAM THAT TAKES A GROUP OF SELECTED STUDENTS TO WASHINGTON, DC.

NOW YOU WILL NOT SEE MANY PHOTOGRAPHS LIKE THIS ONE.

THAT'S BECAUSE THAT PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN IN MAY AT THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL, AND YOU WON'T SEE MANY PHOTOS LIKE THIS, BECAUSE PHOTOGRAPHY IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED IN THE OLD EXECUTIVE OFFICE BUILDING.

MANY RULES WERE BROKEN OR SUSPENDED FOR OUR STUDENTS AND CADETS AS THEY VISITED VARIOUS PILLARS OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY INFRASTRUCTURE OF OUR NATION.

THEY RECEIVED BRIEFINGS FROM THREE STAR GENERALS AT THE PENTAGON.

SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT GAVE THEM TIME AND ATTENTION, AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WELCOMED THEM AS VIPS.

IT WAS A LIFE CHANGING EVENT FOR STUDENTS.

THEY PAID NOTHING ON THAT TRIP, AND WE WILL RETURN AGAIN TO WASHINGTON, D.C.

THIS MAY TO DO THE SAME.

THANK YOU, MR. ANSCHUTZ, FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION.

NOW IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, I'LL TRY TO ANSWER THEM.

OTHERWISE I'M GOING TO BE FOLLOWED BY CHIP BENIGHT.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. NOW, CHIP IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE LYDA HILL INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN RESILIENCE, AND HE'S JOINING US REMOTELY BECAUSE HE JUST RETURNED FROM A TRIP AND IS RECOVERING FROM COVID.

CHIP, I WANT YOU TO KNOW, BUDDY, WE APPRECIATE YOUR DEDICATION BY SHOWING UP HERE AND APPLAUD YOU FOR TAKING OUR HEALTH INTO CONSIDERATION BY NOT APPEARING IN PERSON.

SO I'M GOING TO ADVANCE THE SLIDES FOR YOU.

SO WHENEVER YOU'RE READY YOU JUST SAY NEXT SLIDE AND I'LL HIT THE BUTTON.

OKAY. WELCOME.

I'M GLAD TO BE HERE.

I WISH I COULD BE THERE IN PERSON FOR SURE.

UNFORTUNATELY, I JUST TESTED TODAY POSITIVE FOR COVID, SO THAT'S THE WAY IT SORT OF HAS GONE.

I DO WANT TO BE ABLE TO JUST TAKE A DEEP DIVE WITH YOU TODAY AROUND OUR RESEARCH ACTIVITY AT THE LYDA HILL INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN RESILIENCE.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING WE LAUNCHED THE INSTITUTE IN 2020 RIGHT AS COVID HIT AS A MATTER OF FACT.

BUT BEFORE THAT, WE ACTUALLY HAD A CENTER THAT WAS DOING WORK RELATED TO VETERANS AND ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY.

SO NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

SO TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF THE INSTITUTE, AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE BASIC AND CLINICAL RESEARCH DIVISION.

WE HAVE A HEALING OPERATIONS DIVISION, WHICH INCLUDES TWO DIFFERENT CLINICAL OPERATIONS WITHIN THAT.

AND THEN WE HAVE OUR COMMUNITY FOCUSED WORK THAT IS TRAINING ON RESILIENCE AND EMPOWERMENT, PEER SUPPORT TRAINING AND SO FORTH.

WE DO THAT ACROSS THE STATE AND BEYOND.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

AND I CAN'T SEE THE SLIDES, SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M ON THE RIGHT ONE ON MINE.

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THANKS, GEORGE I APPRECIATE THAT.

SO BACK IN 2008, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REALIZED BACK DURING THE BOTH OF OUR WARS THAT WE WERE ENGAGED IN AT THE TIME, THAT THERE WAS A BIG FOCUS ON PTSD AND THE TREATMENT OF VETERANS OR MILITARY COMING HOME, ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY COMING HOME.

AND I REALIZED THAT PROBABLY THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS WERE NOT GETTING SOME FOCUSED ATTENTION.

SO I RECEIVED A $2.2 MILLION GRANT FROM TATRC, THE TELEMEDICINE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER, AND WE RAN THAT PROJECT FOR FOUR YEARS, AND IT RESULTED IN SOME REALLY IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT WAS DEVELOPED OUT OF THAT, FOCUSED ON THE LEVELS OF SECONDARY TRAUMA AND BURNOUT WITHIN THE MILITARY, ACROSS ALL OF OUR SITES AROUND THE WORLD, AS WELL AS SPECIFICALLY WITH FORT CARSON.

ONE IT RESULTED IN A BOOK CALLED SECONDARY TRAUMA AND BURNOUT IN MILITARY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS BEYOND THE BATTLEFIELD, AND FIVE DIFFERENT.

I ONLY HAVE FOUR HERE, BUT FIVE DIFFERENT PAPERS FOCUSED ON THE ISSUES RELATED TO BURNOUT AND SECONDARY TRAUMATIC STRESS.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

AND WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS ACTUALLY AN IMPORTANT SLIDE RELATED TO SECONDARY TRAUMATIC STRESS WITH ARMY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS.

THIS INFORMATION HAD NOT BEEN GATHERED BEFORE.

AND WHAT IT GAVE US WAS A SENSE OF IN FACT, OFF POST ON POST PROVIDERS REALLY ARE DEMONSTRATING SECONDARY TRAUMATIC STRESS LEVELS SIMILAR TO OTHER PROVIDERS THAT ARE OUT IN THE PUBLIC, SUCH AS JUVENILE EDUCATION WORKERS, EMERGENCY NURSES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELORS, AND SO FORTH.

INTERESTINGLY, OFF POST PROVIDERS WERE DEMONSTRATING GREATER LEVELS OF SECONDARY TRAUMATIC STRESS THAN ON POST PROVIDERS GENERALLY, AND FORT CARSON SPECIFICALLY WAS CLOSER IN LINE WITH OTHER EXCUSE ME.

OFF POST PROVIDERS, AT AROUND THE RATE OF ABOUT 35% OF THE PROVIDERS WERE DEMONSTRATING SIGNIFICANT LEVELS OF SECONDARY TRAUMATIC STRESS.

AND SECONDARY TRAUMATIC STRESS JUST TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF THAT IS BASICALLY AKIN TO POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER SYMPTOMS, WHERE YOU'RE GAINING THOSE SYMPTOMS OR THOSE REACTIONS FROM YOUR EXPOSURE TO TRAUMATIC MATERIAL FROM YOUR CLIENTS.

IT'S A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE FOR PROVIDERS.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

AND THE PREVALENCE THAT WE FOUND FOR BURNOUT WITHIN ARMY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS AT THAT TIME WAS IMPORTANT AS WELL, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE LEVELS HERE.

76% OF THE FORT CARSON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS WERE DEMONSTRATING MODERATE TO SEVERE BURNOUT, 73% ON POST PROVIDERS HAD MODERATE TO HIGH BURNOUT.

AND THEN IF YOU'RE OFF POST, AROUND 59%.

SO WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS THAT WHEN YOU'RE ON POST, EITHER AT FORT CARSON OR AROUND THE WORLD, YOU'RE RUNNING AT AROUND 75% ON AVERAGE. WE'RE DEMONSTRATING MODERATE TO SEVERE BURNOUT DURING THAT TIME OF THE WARS, WHICH WAS A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE BECAUSE BURNOUT RESULTS IN DIFFICULTIES PROVIDING EFFECTIVE CARE, IT CAN PROVIDE RESULTS IN DEPRESSION AND OTHER ISSUES, AND ALSO CAN RESULT IN INCREASED RISK FOR SECONDARY TRAUMATIC STRESS.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

SO IMPORTANTLY, WHAT WE DO AT THE LYDA HILL INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN RESILIENCE IS WE ALSO HAVE THE VETERAN HEALTH AND TRAUMA CLINIC, WHICH WE ACTUALLY STARTED THAT IN 2014 WITH A GIFT FROM LYDA HILL PHILANTHROPIES, $5.2 MILLION GIFT.

AND AT THAT TIME, OUR BIG FOCUS WAS REALLY TREATING THE VETERANS AND MILITARY FROM THE WARS IN TERMS OF THE POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS SYMPTOMS AND ALSO HEAD INJURY ISSUES.

IT ALSO SERVES AS OUR PRIMARY TRAINING CLINIC FOR OUR SPECIALTY AREA IN TRAUMA, IN OUR CLINICAL PHD PROGRAM IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY.

AS OF NOW, WE'VE PROVIDED 47,000, ALMOST 47,500 CLINICAL HOURS OF SERVICE SINCE 2014, WE'VE TREATED 175 VETERANS AND OR THEIR FAMILIES.

AND THAT'S IMPORTANT IN THAT IN THE VA SYSTEM, TYPICALLY FAMILIES ARE NOT PROVIDED CARE.

IT'S THE VETERAN HIM OR HERSELF.

BUT IN THIS CASE, WE CAN TREAT THE WHOLE FAMILY.

AND WE DO TREAT A LOT OF ACUTE CASES FROM THE VA HERE LOCALLY DUE TO THE ACUTE NATURE OF THEIR PROBLEMS. AND THEY'RE IN CRISIS WE CAN GET THEM IN MUCH QUICKER.

129 ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY MEMBERS HAVE SOUGHT CARE THROUGH US.

WE'VE SEEN CLIENTS FROM ALL THE DIFFERENT INSTALLATIONS IN THE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND WE'VE SERVED A TOTAL OF 2,437 TRAUMA SURVIVORS,

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OBVIOUSLY, VETERANS, MILITARY AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

THE IMPORTANT NEW ADDITION THAT WE'RE DOING NOW IS AN INNOVATIVE, STRENGTH BASED CARE MODEL THAT PROMOTES HEALING AND FUNCTIONAL WELLNESS.

WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEW APPROACH TO TRAUMA CARE.

AND OUR FIRST CONTRACT THAT WE'VE RECEIVED THAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW IS A VETERAN SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM CALLED NEXT CHAPTER THROUGH UC HEALTH MEMORIAL, AND THAT'S FUNDED THROUGH STATE BILL 21129.

AND BASICALLY, IT'S A WRAPAROUND CARE MODEL THAT INCLUDES NOT ONLY PSYCHOLOGICAL CARE, BUT PHYSICAL CARE, ACUPUNCTURE, MASSAGE, YOGA, AS WELL AS CREATIVE ARTS AND THEN OUTDOOR IMMERSION PROGRAMING, AND THEY'RE ALL TRAUMA INFORMED.

AND IT'S AN ENTIRE TEAM FOCUSED ON THE WELLNESS AND THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE VETERAN, HIM OR HERSELF.

AND THAT'S IT FROM MY SIDE.

I KNOW WE NEED TO MOVE ON, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION.

I WISH I COULD HAVE BEEN THERE IN PERSON.

THANK YOU. NOW THE DIRECTOR OF OUR VETERANS SERVICES FUNCTION [INAUDIBLE].

LOWER THIS DOWN TO FIVE FOUR.

HI, EVERYBODY.

I'M JUST GOING TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND BE WANTS TO TAKE ONE WITH ME BECAUSE I'M VERY NERVOUS.

SO GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS CRISTA HILL, AND I SERVE AS THE DIRECTOR OF VETERAN AND MILITARY AFFAIRS.

I'M AN AIR FORCE VETERAN, A FORMER MILITARY SPOUSE, AND A CHILD, GRANDCHILD, AND NIECE OF MANY IN MY FAMILY WHO HAVE SERVED BEFORE ME.

THIS IS A PICTURE OF SOME OF MY TEAM.

AND SOME OF THEM ARE HERE IF THEY WANT TO RAISE THEIR HANDS.

I DIDN'T PAY THEM THOUGH, BUT THEY CAN RAISE THEIR HANDS [APPLAUSE].

WE HAVE. MY TEAM IS MADE UP OF SIX PROFESSIONAL STAFF AND 16 VA WORK-STUDY STUDENTS, AND EVERY ONE OF US IS EITHER A VETERAN, A FAMILY MEMBER, OR BOTH.

24% OF OUR STUDENT POPULATION IS MILITARY AFFILIATED THAT'S 2,600 STUDENTS, AND ABOUT 2,000 OF THOSE STUDENTS ARE USING VA EDUCATION BENEFITS, LIKE THE POST 911 GI BILL.

IN FACT, THAT BROUGHT IN OVER $11 MILLION LAST YEAR, JUST THE GI BILL.

WE HAVE EARNED THE NUMBER EIGHT SPOT IN THE TOP TEN MILITARY FRIENDLY LARGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE NATION, AS WELL AS THE NEWER MILITARY SPOUSE FRIENDLY DESIGNATIONS, WHICH WE'RE VERY PROUD OF.

AND SEVERAL OF OUR PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN AWARDED BEST FOR VETS FROM US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT.

WE ARE ALSO A YELLOW RIBBON SCHOOL, WHICH ALLOWS US TO PARTNER WITH THE VA TO COVER OUT OF STATE TUITION AND FEES FOR 25 MILITARY AFFILIATED STUDENTS USING THE GI BILL, WHICH ONLY COVERS IN-STATE TUITION.

THANKS TO A GENEROUS GIFT FROM CLANCY HERBST.

THE MCCORD. SORRY, THAT'S NOT THE MCCORD HERBST CENTER.

THERE WE GO. THE MCCORD HERBST VETERANS CENTER WAS OPENED IN 2016.

THIS SPACE IS OPEN TO ALL MILITARY AFFILIATED STUDENTS, NOT JUST VETERANS, AND BOASTS A LOUNGE AREA WITH COMFORTABLE SEATING, A COMPUTER AND PRINTER LAB, A PRIVATE STUDY ROOM, AND A KITCHEN STOCKED WITH COFFEE AND COOKIES, COURTESY OF THE WORLD'S ONLY COOKIE ENDOWMENT.

MORE ON THAT LATER.

UCCS IS ONE OF THE FIVE SCHOOLS PHYSICALLY LOCATED IN THE FORT CARSON EDUCATION CENTER.

WE HAVE TWO OFFICES AND A CLASSROOM WHERE WE CAN BEST SERVE THE SOLDIERS, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND CIVILIANS ASSIGNED TO FORT CARSON.

STUDENT SUPPORT AND ENGAGEMENT IS ESSENTIAL TO RETENTION AND SUCCESS, AS WELL AS TO NURTURING A FEELING OF COMMUNITY AND BELONGING.

THE MILITARY PROVIDES AN IDENTITY AND STRUCTURE THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY TRANSFER OVER TO COLLEGE LIFE.

THE UNIFORM EMBODIES ONE'S PROFESSIONALISM AND COMMITMENT TO THEIR COUNTRY AND BRANCH OF SERVICE.

IT CREATES A SENSE OF IDENTITY AND COHESION AMONG THOSE WHO ALSO WEAR IT OR WHO HAVE WORN IT.

IT MAKES SOCIAL INTERACTIONS EASIER BECAUSE THERE'S AN INSTANT FEELING OF CAMARADERIE AND TRUST.

WE CAN TELL SO MUCH BY LOOKING AT A UNIFORM NAME, BRANCH OF SERVICE, UNIT, RANK, ACHIEVEMENTS, TIME IN SERVICE, AND EVEN THEIR JOB.

WHEN THAT UNIFORM COMES OFF AT THE END OF ONE'S MILITARY SERVICE, IT CAN CREATE CONFUSION AROUND IDENTITY, A LOST SENSE OF PURPOSE, AND A FEELING OF NO LONGER BELONGING. ENTERING COLLEGE AT THAT TIME CAN BE A HUGE READJUSTMENT.

THE GI BILL IS NOT A THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO READJUST, TO FIND A NEW SENSE OF PURPOSE IN THE CIVILIAN WORLD.

IT GIVES THEM A MISSION AND A WAY FORWARD.

OUR OFFICE OFFERS SEVERAL SERVICES TO INCLUDE VA EDUCATION, BENEFITS PROCESSING AND COUNSELING, TUTORING, SUCCESS COACHING, MENTAL HEALTH AND DISABILITY SUPPORT, REFERRALS, AND ACCESS TO MANY OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES.

ONE OF OUR NEWEST PROGRAMS, TARGET SUCCESS, EMPOWERS STUDENTS TO TRANSITION FROM THE MILITARY TO COLLEGE LIFE.

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STUDENTS ARE MATCHED WITH MENTORS, A SUCCESS COACH, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES.

GUEST SPEAKERS FROM THE COMMUNITY PRESENT VARIED TOPICS TO STUDENTS MONTHLY, RANGING FROM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO MANAGING MONEY AND EVEN HELP WITH SCHOLARSHIPS.

MUCH LIKE A RANK STRUCTURE, THIS PROGRAM IS INCENTIVIZED ALONG THE WAY.

WITH EACH STEP AND THRESHOLD REACHED, THE STUDENT EARNS SOMETHING.

UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM, THE STUDENT WILL RECEIVE A SPECIAL STOLE TO WEAR AT GRADUATION, IDENTIFYING THEIR ACHIEVEMENT.

WHILE MANY STUDENT VETERANS HAVE GI BILL BENEFITS TO COVER THEIR EDUCATION EXPENSES.

ACTIVE DUTY STUDENTS, TO INCLUDE RESERVISTS AND NATIONAL GUARD HAVE LESS AVAILABLE TO THEM IN THE WAY OF BENEFITS.

MILITARY TUITION ASSISTANCE IS A BENEFIT FOR ELIGIBLE MEMBERS OF EACH BRANCH OF SERVICE.

IT PAYS UP TO $250 PER CREDIT HOUR, WITH A CAP OF 4 TO $4,500 PER YEAR, DEPENDING ON THE BRANCH WORKING TOWARDS YOUR DEGREE WHILE YOU ARE ACTIVE, DUTY TAKES SACRIFICE, COMMITMENT AND THE ABILITY TO COVER THOSE OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS THAT [INAUDIBLE] DOES NOT COVER.

HOWEVER, EARNING YOUR DEGREE WHILE YOU ARE ACTIVE DUTY CAN LEAD TO PROMOTION AND HELP WITH POST-SERVICE CAREER PLANNING.

WHILE I WAS AN ACTIVE DUTY STUDENT, I TOOK ONE CLASS AT A TIME AND I CHOSE THAT CLASS BASED ON HOW MUCH THE BOOK COST.

WHEN I SEPARATED FROM THE AIR FORCE, I HAD 4 OR 5 TRANSCRIPTS WITH 1 OR 2 CLASSES EACH.

YEARS LATER, I CHOSE THE SCHOOL WHERE I EARNED MY BACHELOR'S DEGREE AND THE DEGREE ITSELF BASED ON HOW MUCH OF MY PREVIOUS CREDIT THEY WOULD ACCEPT.

HOW QUICKLY I COULD ATTAIN THAT DEGREE, AND HOW MUCH I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET.

WE CAN PREPARE OUR ACTIVE DUTY COMMUNITY BETTER THAN THAT.

THIS FALL, WE INTRODUCED THE HEROES SCHOLARSHIP, HOMETOWN EDUCATION RESOURCES, AND OPPORTUNITIES EMPOWERING SERVICE MEMBERS.

THIS SCHOLARSHIP COVERS THE COST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MILITARY TUITION ASSISTANCE AND UCCS TUITION FEES AND REQUIRED MATERIALS.

IT ALLOWS ACTIVE DUTY STUDENTS TO ATTEND UCCS WITH ZERO OUT OF POCKET COSTS, PROVIDING THEM ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE ABILITY TO COMPLETE THEIR DEGREE AT ONE UNIVERSITY WHILE SERVING THEIR COUNTRY.

IT SETS THEM UP FOR SUCCESS WHILE THEY ARE IN THE MILITARY, AND BUILDS THE FRAMEWORK FOR A CIVILIAN CAREER AS WELL.

THIS IS ALSO NOT JUST A THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, BUT RATHER AN OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY AND PREPARE OUR MILITARY TO ENTER THE CIVILIAN SECTOR WITH CONFIDENCE AND AN INGRAINED SENSE OF BELONGING THAT STARTED WITH BEING A VALUED STUDENT AT UCCS.

WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE AMY CHEN, A UCCS STUDENT AND A BENEFICIARY OF THIS SCHOLARSHIP.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS AMY CHEN.

I'M AN E-5 CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE ARMY RESERVES, AND I'M ALSO A MECHANICAL ENGINEERING STUDENT HERE AT UCCS.

I'M ORIGINALLY FROM PENNSYLVANIA, BUT AFTER GOING THROUGH BASIC TRAINING AND MEETING SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, I REALIZED THAT THE WORLD WAS MUCH BIGGER THAN I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS, AND I WANTED TO MOVE SOMEWHERE DIFFERENT.

A FRIEND OF MINE, SHANE, WHO'S ORIGINALLY FROM THE COLORADO SPRINGS AREA WHO I MET THROUGH THE ARMY, WAS TELLING ME ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCES HERE AT UCCS AND AT FORT CARSON, AND THAT INSPIRED ME TO MAKE THE MOVE BECAUSE IT SEEMED LIKE A RIGHT FIT FOR ME.

MY FIRST SEMESTER, I RELIED ON MY MILITARY TUITION ASSISTANCE THAT WAS MENTIONED BEFORE, BUT IT DIDN'T COVER ALL OF THE COSTS, SO I PAID FOR THE REST OUT OF POCKET.

AND MY SECOND SEMESTER, THIS CURRENT SEMESTER, I DID THE SAME THING.

I USED MY TUITION ASSISTANCE, THE COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY FUND, BUT ALSO MY GI BILL BECAUSE BASED OFF PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE, I KNEW I NEEDED THE EXTRA SUPPORT.

BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WITH ALL THOSE FUNDS I LISTED, IT STILL WASN'T ENOUGH AND I HAD TO AGAIN DIG INTO MY SAVINGS AND MY LIVING EXPENSES TO COVER THE DIFFERENCE.

AND THANKFULLY, THE SCHOLARSHIP CAME IN LATER IN THE SEMESTER AND I WAS ABLE TO BASICALLY BE REIMBURSED FOR THE AMOUNT THAT I PAID MYSELF.

SO USING THE GI BILL IS WHILE YOU'RE SERVING IS NOT THE BEST OPTION, ESPECIALLY AS A RESERVIST.

YOU ONLY GET A PARTIAL PERCENTAGE BECAUSE I HAVE NOT COMPLETED MY SERVICE YET.

SO THIS IS NOT GREAT THING BECAUSE IT TAKES AWAY FROM FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES FROM WHEN I DO FINISH MY SERVICE.

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I DON'T HAVE CHILDREN MYSELF, BUT MANY PEOPLE DO.

IN FACT, MANY PEOPLE ENLIST FOR THE SOLE REASON OF PROVIDING FOR THEIR FAMILY, SO THEY ARE STUCK WITH THE HARD DECISION OF DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT TO USE THEIR BENEFITS FOR THEMSELVES OR SAVE IT FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

AND HAVING A SCHOLARSHIP LIKE THIS IS EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL FOR PEOPLE IN THAT SITUATION, SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO TAKE AWAY FROM FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES TO BETTER THEMSELVES IN THE PRESENT.

SO BALANCING WORK AND EDUCATION IS ESPECIALLY CHALLENGING FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMANDING JOBS.

PERSONALLY, AS A RESERVIST, I HAVE TO BALANCE SCHOOL, WORK AND THE MILITARY, AND HAVING TO BOUNCE BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN ALL OF THOSE THINGS MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE PROGRESS IN SCHOOL.

IT'S HARD, ESPECIALLY FOR CERTAIN CLASSES THAT RELY ON CUMULATIVE KNOWLEDGE FROM PREVIOUS COURSES.

AND SOMETHING THAT I STRUGGLE WITH AND SOMETHING THAT I SEE OTHER PEOPLE STRUGGLE WITH, IS FEELING LIKE I'M A PERPETUAL SOPHOMORE, BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE MY PROGRESS IS IN SCHOOL, IS GOING SO SLOWLY IT'S SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE IT WILL NEVER END.

BUT BEING ABLE TO HAVE THIS SCHOLARSHIP TO NOT HAVE TO RELY ON WORK SO MUCH, MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO MAKE MY EDUCATION A PRIORITY, INSTEAD OF HAVING TO BOUNCE BACK AND FORTH LIKE I DID BEFORE.

MY FRIEND SHANE, WHO ORIGINALLY INSPIRED ME TO COME HERE, IS CURRENTLY ON A DEPLOYMENT IN THE PACIFIC.

I WAS TALKING TO HIM ABOUT WHAT UCCS IS DOING WITH THE SCHOLARSHIP, AND HE WAS SO HAPPY WITH THE POSSIBILITY.

IT CAN BE REALLY DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE CURRENTLY SERVING TO GET ACCESS TO BENEFITS, BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW.

LIKE, THESE THINGS DON'T COME AUTOMATICALLY.

THERE ARE MANY HOOPS YOU HAVE TO JUMP THROUGH TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THE BENEFITS THAT YOU'RE ENTITLED TO.

AND THANKFULLY, THE VETERAN AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT HERE AT UCCS IS EXTREMELY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND HELPFUL WITH THAT.

BUT FOR SOMEONE LIKE SHANE, WHO IS ON A REMOTE ISLAND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PACIFIC WITH BAD SIGNAL AND LIMITED RESOURCES, IT'S EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO MAKE ANY SORT OF PREPARATION FOR HIS FUTURE IN THAT KIND OF CIRCUMSTANCE.

FORTUNATELY, THE TUITION ASSISTANCE THAT PROGRAM STANDS OUT AS A RESOURCE THAT IS MUCH MORE ACCESSIBLE, BUT ONLY LIMITED TO $250 PER CREDIT HOUR.

AND AT THAT RATE, IT DOES NOT FULLY COVER TUITION FEES, REQUIRED MATERIALS TO FULLY TO ATTEND SCHOOL.

THE HERO SCHOLARSHIP WILL BE ABLE TO BRIDGE THAT GAP.

IT GIVES ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION WHILE I'M SERVING, ELIMINATING THE NEED TO DIP INTO MY GI BILL SAVINGS OR TAKE OUT LOANS.

OBTAINING MY DEGREE WILL HELP ME ADVANCE IN MY MILITARY CAREER, AS WELL AS PREPARE ME FOR EMPLOYMENT WHEN I ENTER THE CIVILIAN WORKFORCE.

UCCS UNDERSTANDS THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF MILITARY MILITARY STUDENTS LIKE ME, AND I'M PROUD TO BE PART OF THE MOUNTAIN LION FAMILY [APPLAUSE].

SO YOU'VE HEARD TODAY HOW IMPORTANT THIS SUPPORT IS TO OUR MILITARY COMMUNITY.

AND WE ARE THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO LAUNCH THIS SCHOLARSHIP IN THIS ACADEMIC YEAR.

OUR WORK CONTINUES TO BUILD AN ENDOWMENT AND SUSTAINABLE BACKING SO MORE STUDENTS LIKE AMY CAN BE SUPPORTED BY OUR CAMPUS.

I, ALONG WITH THE CHANCELLOR, WILL WORK WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OFFICE ON A LONG RANGE INITIATIVE TO RAISE THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT NEEDED.

NINE YEARS AGO, WHEN I STARTED WORKING AT UCCS IN A DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT, I WAS ON A COMMITTEE THAT WAS EXPLORING WAYS TO SERVE OUR MILITARY STUDENTS.

THE TOPIC OF THE GAP BETWEEN MILITARY TUITION ASSISTANCE AND OUR TUITION CAME UP THEN.

IT SEEMED LIKE AN EASY FIX TO ME.

I MEAN, EVERY OTHER SCHOOL WAS MATCHING TA RATE.

WHY NOT US? LITTLE DID I KNOW, IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO TAKE ANOTHER NINE YEARS OF INTENTIONAL, FOCUSED WORK AND SUPPORT TO FULLY REALIZE THIS INITIATIVE.

BUT I AM THRILLED WITH WHERE WE ARE TODAY.

YOU'VE ALSO HEARD TODAY ABOUT THE MANY WAYS THIS INSTITUTION MAKES A REAL, TANGIBLE DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE WILL NEED THE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF YOU, THE REGENTS, TO FULLY SERVE EVERY ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY MEMBER.

I AM SO THRILLED THAT THE CAMPUS HAS TAKEN THIS ON AS A FUNDRAISING PRIORITY.

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WE WILL NEED YOUR ONGOING ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT TO ADDRESS MILITARY TUITION AND FEES IN THE STATE OF COLORADO.

NOW, REMEMBER I MENTIONED THE COOKIE ENDOWMENT.

AFTER THE MCCORD HERBST VETERANS CENTER WAS BUILT, THERE WAS ABOUT $100,000 LEFT OVER.

CLANCY WAS ASKED WHAT HE WOULD LIKE US TO DO WITH THE MONEY, AND HE ANSWERED, I WANT EVERY VETERAN TO HAVE A HOT CUP OF COFFEE AND A COOKIE EVERY DAY.

THE COOKIE ENDOWMENT, THE ONLY ONE IN THE WORLD WAS BORN.

SO PLEASE ENJOY A GIFT FROM USPLEASE ENJOY A COOKIE AND A SPECIAL GIFT FROM THE TEAM AT UCCS VETERAN AND MILITARY AFFAIRS, IN HONOR OF CLANCY AND ALL WHO SUPPORT THIS SPECIAL POPULATION.

THANK YOU. AND I THINK WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE REGENTS? PLEASE. WE'LL BRING THE WHOLE TEAM UP IN CASE YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR ANYONE IN PARTICULAR.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK UCCS AND THE ENTIRE TEAM.

MY NAME IS REGENT WANDA JAMES.

I GREW UP ALL OVER COLORADO BECAUSE MY FATHER WAS AIR FORCE AND WAS STATIONED AT LOWRY, BUCKLEY FIELD IN NORAD.

SO EVERY FOUR YEARS WE WENT TO GERMANY OR ENGLAND AND CAME BACK TO COLORADO.

I AM A VET I GRADUATED FROM.

I WAS COMMISSIONED THROUGH THE NAVAL ROTC UNIT AT CU BOULDER.

THIS WARMS MY HEART IN SO MANY WAYS BECAUSE IT'S SO IMPORTANT, AND THERE ARE SO MANY MILITARY MEMBERS OUT THERE THAT THIS IS THE IMPORTANT PART.

AND SERGEANT, YOU WERE ABSOLUTELY THE PERSON THAT IS DESERVING OF OF THESE TYPES OF OPPORTUNITIES.

SO I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

I'M JUST THRILLED AS PUNCH.

AND I MEAN THIS FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.

IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO TO SUPPORT OUR MILITARY SERVICE, VETERANS, STUDENTS OR ANYTHING, PLEASE.

AND I MEAN THIS, REACH OUT TO ME BECAUSE I WILL DROP EVERYTHING AND I WILL COME HELP [APPLAUSE].

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR GETTING CREATIVE AND CREATING THIS BRIDGE SCHOLARSHIP FOR OUR VETERANS.

I KNOW THAT TIMES ARE REALLY TOUGH FINANCIALLY FOR ALMOST ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES, BUT YOU FOUND A WAY TO GET THERE, AND I LIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND I CAN TELL YOU I'VE NEVER HEARD MORE POSITIVE RESPONSE THAN WHEN I TALK ABOUT THAT BRIDGE SCHOLARSHIP.

SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT AND THE CREATIVITY YOU BROUGHT TO THE CAMPUS TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

IT'S PHENOMENAL.

HOW WAS CLANCY HERBST INVOLVED HERE? WE KNOW HIM WELL THROUGH SOME OTHER THINGS THAT HE HAD DONE AT BOULDER AND AT CU.

AND HOW DID HE GET INVOLVED WITH YOUR PROGRAM HERE? HE GOT INVOLVED WITH THE VETERAN AND MILITARY AFFAIRS PROGRAM BY DONATING THE FUNDS FOR THE STUDENT VETERANS CENTER, AND THEN SINCE THEN, HE HAD GIVEN US SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. EVEN THERE WAS A STORY THAT I WANTED TO TELL THAT I LEFT OUT.

BUT I'LL TELL YOU NOW, A STUDENT HAD WRITTEN A THANK YOU CARD TO CLANCY ONCE FOR THE CUP OF COFFEE AND THE COOKIE, SAYING THAT SOMETIMES THAT'S THE ONLY MEAL HE GETS, AND CLANCY REACHED OUT TO THAT STUDENT AND PAID OFF THE REST OF HIS EDUCATION.

AND THERE'S A LOT OF THOSE STORIES.

YEAH. SO HE THERE'S SOME, YOU KNOW, GIFT FUNDS WRAPPED UP IN THE STUDENT VETERAN CENTER AND SOME PROGRAM THAT WE'RE DOING THERE AND THEN BUT CAMPUS WIDE, I'M NOT QUALIFIED TO SPEAK ON. SO THANK YOU.

GREAT PRESENTATION AND AND A NICE WAY FOR US TO SEE JUST THE, THE BREADTH OF, OF THE CAMPUS, OF THE CAMPUSES COMMITMENT AND AND RELATIONSHIPS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND, AND I KNOW THAT OVER, OVER THE YEARS, THIS IS AN AREA THAT THE BOARD HAS BEEN VERY INTERESTED IN AND HAS REALLY ENCOURAGED US AS, AS AN ADMINISTRATION AND PRIOR ADMINISTRATIONS TO DIG INTO MORE AND TO LEARN ABOUT THE POTENTIAL IN THIS AREA.

AND SO CLEARLY UCCS HAS DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB.

ONE OF OUR FORMER REGENT, SUE SHARKEY, IS RIGHT BACK THERE, AND SHE WAS ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO WHO HELPED PROMOTE ALL OF THAT.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR FOR DEVELOPING THESE DEEP RELATIONSHIPS.

OBVIOUSLY, IT'S YOUR MISSION, RIGHT? IT'S YOUR JOB. BUT THERE'S OBVIOUSLY SOME SOME LOVE BEHIND IT TOO.

AND SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE AND GOOD WORK AND KEEP IT GOING.

THANK YOU. TO CLOSE

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NO THANK YOU.

AS I'M CLOSING, I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE REGENT EMERITUS SUE SHARKEY, BECAUSE IT IS FROM HER CONSTANT REQUEST FOR HOW UCCS CAN HELP OUR ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY THAT EVEN THE IDEA SURFACED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THIS CONNECTION HAPPEN.

SO I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH, SUE, FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR UCCS, FOR CU AND FOR OUR MILITARY COMMUNITY HERE IN COLORADO SPRINGS.

THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR PRESENTERS AND CHIP, WHO IS.

I DON'T KNOW IF HE STILL IS LISTENING.

HOPEFULLY HE'S RESTING.

WHO EVEN BEAMED IN WHILE HE'S OUT ILL.

AND OUR INCREDIBLE PRESENTERS WHO WENT OUT OF THEIR WAY TO MAKE THIS WONDERFUL FOR ALL OF US.

AND AS WE CLOSE, I JUST WANT TO SAY IT IS THE WEEK OF VETERANS DAY.

AND SO AS I CLOSE OUR PRESENTATION, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR VETERANS, TO OUR ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY, TO THE FAMILIES WHO SUPPORT THE VETERANS IN OUR MILITARY, WHO ARE WHO ARE DEPLOYED, AND TO ALL OF THE SUPPORTERS WHO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN OUR STUDENTS ARE HERE WITH AN ACTIVE DUTY OR WITH A VETERAN BACKGROUND, THAT THEY ARE WELL TAKEN CARE OF.

SO A HAPPY VETERANS DAY TO ALL, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO OUR PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. SO WITH THIS EXCELLENT PRESENTATION, THIS CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS FOR TODAY.

AND WE WILL BE IN RECESS UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING.

WE'LL CONVENE FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8 A.M.

IN UC 303.

THE PUBLIC SESSION WILL BEGIN AT 9:30 IN THIS ROOM.

THANK YOU FOR COMING.

ALL RIGHT. THE MEETING WILL COME BACK TO ORDER.

UP FIRST, FINANCE COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS.

[L. 9:30 a.m. PUBLIC MEETING RESUMES, CALL TO ORDER, Chair Rennison presiding - University Center, Berger Hall]

[M. 9:30 a.m. FINANCE COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS]

THERE HE IS. COMMITTEE CHAIR NOLBERT CHAVEZ AND CFO CHAD MARTORANO.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MET ON OCTOBER 11TH, AND WE DID MANY THINGS.

THE MEETING STARTED WITH A SHORT EXECUTIVE SESSION, FOLLOWED BY THE 2223 Q ECONOMIC IMPACT REPORT, WHICH IS CONDUCTED BY THE LEAD SCHOOL OF BUSINESS.

AND I WANT TO GIVE A THANK YOU, BIG THANK YOU TO RICHARD WOBBEKIND AND BRIAN LEWANDOWSKI FROM THE LEAD SCHOOL, AS WELL AS RYAN ALLRED FROM THE CU SYSTEM OFFICE FOR THAT VERY IMPORTANT WORK.

AND WE HEARD A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS YESTERDAY IN TERMS OF OUR ECONOMIC IMPACT.

I'LL SIMPLY MENTION ONE THAT WAS NOT DISCUSSED, WHICH IS THAT CU IS AMONG THE TOP FIVE EMPLOYERS IN THE STATE.

SO THAT'S A THAT'S AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION.

DURING THE CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION PORTION OF THE MEETING, WE HEARD OUR QUARTERLY CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION REPORT FROM CORY.

AND THE COMMITTEE ALSO HEARD AN UPDATE FROM CORY ABOUT HOW CAPITAL PROJECTS REQUESTED FOR STATE FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2425 HAVE BEEN PRIORITIZED BY CCHE.

ALL FOUR OF CU PROJECTS WERE RANKED BY THE BY THE COMMISSION.

THE GUGGENHEIM GEOGRAPHY BUILDING RENOVATION PROJECT WAS FAVORABLY RANKED AS NUMBER FOUR OF 28.

THE COMMITTEE ALSO APPROVED FOUR PROGRAM PLANS FOR CU BOULDER, ALL OF WHICH APPEARED ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR YESTERDAY AND WERE ALREADY VOTED ON.

I'LL SIMPLY JUST TELL YOU WHAT THEY WERE THE RENOVATIONS TO OLD MAIN, THE WEST DISTRICT ENERGY COMPLIANCE PROJECT, THE RESIDENCE HALL AT NORTH BOULDER CREEK, AND THE RIBBON BOARD AND SCOREBOARD AT FOLSOM FIELD.

AND THEN DURING THE FINANCE COMMITTEE PORTION OF THE MEETING, SCOTT MUNSON GAVE HIS QUARTERLY IT PROJECT STATUS REPORT, INCLUDING DATA GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT, PHASE TWO PROJECT AND TIMELINE, TIME AND LABOR PROJECT AND THEN TREASURER SHARMA.

SHARMA REPORTED ON THE TREASURY POOL AS OF AUGUST 31ST.

CHAD USHA AND OTHERS GAVE A PRESENTATION ON HOW CU PERFORMS AS MEASURED AGAINST NINE DIFFERENT FINANCIAL INDICATORS AND METRICS.

THIS REPORT HELPS ILLUSTRATE HOW SIU CONTINUES TO BE A STRONG ON A STRONG FINANCIAL FOOTING AND INCLUDES INFORMATION THAT RATINGS AGENCIES EVALUATE WHEN DETERMINING OUR CREDIT RATING.

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AND WE DO SOME WONDERFUL THINGS.

AND SO, I WOULD INVITE YOU TO PARTICIPATE WHEN YOU CAN WHEN YOUR SCHEDULES ALLOW.

OUR NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 26TH.

AND WITH THAT, MADAM CHAIR, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO CHAD.

THANK YOU. REGENT CHAVEZ.

GOOD MORNING. SO, EACH NOVEMBER IS PART OF OUR REPORT OUT TO THE BOARD.

WE DO A REPORT ON OUR UNRESTRICTED NET POSITION.

AND THESE ARE MONIES THAT THE UNIVERSITY HAS IN RESERVES FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES THAT WE TALK THROUGH EACH YEAR.

WE REPORT OUT ON THIS IN TERMS OF OUR COMPLIANCE WITH AN ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY STATEMENT.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT REQUIRES THAT WE ILLUSTRATE WHAT ALL OF THESE BALANCES ARE.

AND THEN WE ENSURE THAT EACH CAMPUS HAS A POLICY AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL THAT DEMONSTRATES THAT ANY OF THE FUND BALANCES THAT MIGHT EXIST HAVE A SPENDING PLAN IN PLACE.

EACH YEAR WE TRANSFER SOME OF ADDITIONAL UNSPENT MONIES INTO THESE UNRESTRICTED NET POSITION CATEGORIES.

AND FROM TIME TO TIME THOSE FLUCTUATE.

AND THIS IS PART OF THOSE THAT REPORT OUT.

PART OF THIS PART OF THIS EVALUATION IS ALSO LOOKING AT WHERE OUR CAMPUS IS POSITIONED IN TERMS OF THEIR EMERGENCY TUITION STABILIZATION PLANS.

AND THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WE CREATED IN THE LATE TEENS, 20 TEENS.

IN TERMS OF WHAT LEVEL OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING DO WE NEED TO HAVE IDENTIFIED IN THE EVENT THAT THERE'S AN ECONOMIC DOWNTURN OR THAT THERE'S SOME VARIANCE IN ENROLLMENT THAT WE WEREN'T ANTICIPATING? AND 4% IS WHAT IS CODIFIED IN THAT APS.

AND WHAT YOU CAN SEE HERE IS THE TARGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 23, WHICH IS THE BLACK BAR AT 4% AND WHICH WHERE CAMPUSES WERE RELATIVE TO THAT 23 LEVEL WITH THE GOLD BAR.

AND YOU SEE BOULDER AND UCCS A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN THAT FISCAL YEAR 23 TARGET.

A LOT OF THAT IS TIED TO SOME OF THE CAMPUSES SPENDING DOWN THAT ETF BALANCE DURING THE PANDEMIC, AND THEY'VE BEEN BUILDING THAT BACK UP OVER TIME.

AND THAT'S BEEN THE CASE FOR BOULDER, UCCS THEY USE SOME OF THAT BALANCE IN FISCAL YEAR 23 FOR BUDGET BALANCING PURPOSES.

BUT ALL OF THE CAMPUSES ARE TARGETING THAT BLUE BAR, WHICH IS THE 4% RESERVE FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR OF 24.

IN EXAMINING THE CAMPUS LEVEL HERE, WE HAVE THESE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES IN TERMS OF BALANCES THAT EXIST.

AND SO, WE'VE IDENTIFIED THOSE FUND BALANCES THAT ARE IN THIS AND KIND OF A STRATEGIC SET ASIDE BASKET.

AND THAT INCLUDES AUXILIARY FACILITY NON PLEDGED STRATEGIC SET ASIDE GENERAL PROGRAMMATIC.

AND YOU CAN READ THE REST ON THE SCREEN I'LL TALK ABOUT THOSE A LITTLE BIT MORE IN A SUBSEQUENT SLIDE.

BUT WHAT THIS ILLUSTRATES IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BLACK BAR, WHICH IS FISCAL YEAR 22, AND THE GOLD BAR, WHICH IS THE CHANGE IN KIND OF THAT FUNDING SEGMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 23.

ONE THING TO POINT OUT HERE IS THAT YOU DO SEE A LARGE NEGATIVE BALANCE ON SOME OF THESE, AND THAT IS TIED TO THAT IS TIED TO A LIABILITY WHICH WE ARE REQUIRED TO PUT ON OUR BOOKS. IF EVERYONE AT CU WAS, TOO.

IT'S A COMPENSATED ABSENCE.

IF EVERYBODY WAS TO LEAVE CU AND YOU HAD TO PAY OUT SICK LEAVE OR VACATION LEAVE, OR IF EVERYBODY TOOK THEIR SICK DAY ON THE EXACT SAME TIME AND JUST, JUST DID THAT.

BUT THE LIKELIHOOD OF THAT HAPPENING IS VERY LOW.

SO THAT'S JUST A DEFICIT ON PAPER.

OF THAT TOTAL AMOUNT, ONLY ABOUT 20% OF IT IS TIED TO THE TRUE POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS THAT WE SPEND EVERY YEAR.

SO, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE DETAILS BEHIND THOSE? THOSE PARTICULAR LINES? WE'VE IDENTIFIED THOSE DOLLAR AMOUNTS THAT YOU SEE HERE ARE TIED TO THE GOLD BARS ON THE PRIOR SLIDE.

SO AUXILIARY FACILITIES THAT'S TIED TO THINGS THAT ARE DERIVED FROM JUST AUXILIARY RESERVES.

SO THAT COULD BE CONTINUING EDUCATION.

BIG AUXILIARY UNITS AND OTHER RESEARCH INSTITUTES STRATEGIC SET ASIDE FUNDS.

YOU SEE THAT BALANCE OF AROUND 142 MILLION AT BOULDER.

THOSE ARE TIED TO NOT NECESSARILY SPECIFIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PROJECTS, BUT JUST KNOWING THAT EVERY YEAR SOMETHING MIGHT NEED A NEW ROOF, OR YOU MIGHT NEED TO IMPROVE A BOILER THAT GOES OFFLINE.

GENERAL PROGRAMMATIC RESERVES.

THOSE ARE REMAINING FUNDS THAT ARE THAT ARE HELD TYPICALLY IN AN ACADEMIC FACING UNIT.

AND THOSE ARE THOSE ALSO ARE THE FUNDS THAT ARE COMPRISED THE DTSP.

THAT 4% SLIDE THAT WE SHARED EARLIER.

CAMPUS OBLIGATED CAPITAL.

THOSE ARE MONIES THAT THE CAMPUS IS SAVING FOR A PROJECT THAT EITHER HAS TO RECEIVE BOARD APPROVAL, THAT THEY'RE SAVING UP FOR OVER TIME, OR HAS RECEIVED APPROVAL, JUST DEPENDING

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COMPENSATED ABSENCES I MENTIONED THAT A LITTLE BIT EARLIER IN TERMS OF IT BEING AN ACCOUNTING KIND OF EXERCISE, BUT WE HAVE TO WE HAVE TO INDICATE AND ILLUSTRATE WHAT THAT AMOUNT IS. AN OBLIGATED CAPITAL IN PROGRESS IS FOR A CAPITAL PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED IS THROUGH THE PROCESS.

BUT THE CAMPUS HASN'T SPENT ALL OF THE MONEY ASSOCIATED WITH COMPLETING THE PROJECT.

WE DO A QUARTERLY REPORT OUT OF THAT OBLIGATED CAPITAL IN PROGRESS AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AS WELL, TO SHOW HOW MUCH OF AN APPROVED PROJECT'S BUDGET HAS BEEN SPENT TIED TO DELIVERY OF THE PROJECT.

AND THEN FINALLY, FACULTY STARTUP AND RESEARCH INITIATIVES ARE THINGS THAT ARE IN PLACE, AND THAT COVERS THINGS LIKE ENDOWMENT MATCHING, ANY COST SHARING ARRANGEMENTS, AND POSSIBLY FINANCIAL AID OBLIGATIONS RELATIVE TO THAT THE FACULTY, STARTUP OR RESEARCH.

SO THOSE WERE A LOT OF NUMBERS AND A LOT OF WORDS.

AND IF I WAS TO KIND OF SAY THAT IN A MORE BOLDED FASHION AND PUNCH [INAUDIBLE] MANNER, THIS IS WHERE THOSE RESERVE EXPENDITURES WOULD BE PLANNED FOR IN THE COMING YEAR FOR BOULDER. SO CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN DIVERSITY EFFORTS, ONGOING INVESTMENTS IN ACADEMIC TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, DEFERRED MAINTENANCE.

AND THEN YOU CAN SEE BUILDINGS FOR CHEMISTRY, FLEMING HELMS AND THEN THAT EMERGENCY TUITION STABILIZATION FUND.

SO, WE GO THROUGH THIS SAME KIND OF SERIES OF SLIDES FOR THE OTHER CAMPUSES AS WELL.

AT DENVER, YOU CAN SEE THE VARIANCE IN THESE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS HERE FROM FISCAL YEAR 23 TO FISCAL YEAR 22.

WHEN WE LOOK AT WHAT COMPRISE THOSE OR WHAT THE CAMPUS IS PLANNING ON SPENDING SOME OF THOSE RESERVES FOR, THAT'S ILLUSTRATED HERE.

AND ALL OF THIS IS PUBLICLY POSTED ON BOARD DOCS FOR THE LISTENING AUDIENCE AND OTHERS.

BUT IF WE WERE TO IF WE WERE TO CUT TO THE CHASE AND LOOK AT KIND OF WHAT ARE THE SOME OF THOSE BULLETED THINGS FROM THE CAMPUS.

SIMILAR THEMES TECHNOLOGY, INFRASTRUCTURE, DEFERRED MAINTENANCE, RESEARCH AND INITIATIVE FUNDING, FACULTY START UP AND JUST REPLACING WHAT WE HAVE AND MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE OUR OPERATIONS IN THE EVENT THAT SOMETHING HAS A LITTLE BIT OF A GAP IN FUNDING ALONG THE WAY.

WHEN WE LOOK AT ANSHUTZ, YOU SEE SIMILAR COMPONENTS HERE, A LARGER BALANCE THERE IN GENERAL, PROGRAMMATIC.

AT THAT GENERAL PROGRAMMATIC LEVEL.

A LOT OF THAT IS TIED UP IN MONIES THAT WE HAVE AS MATCHING FUNDS FOR PURPOSES OF THE INNOVATION'S INITIATIVE OR THE REGENERATIVE MEDICINE GIFT.

SO, A LOT OF A LOT OF THOSE DOLLARS ARE ALLOCATED FOR THAT SPECIFIC PURPOSE.

ALSO, REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATING RESERVES AT A 90-DAY LEVEL, TIED TO FACULTY CONTRACTS FOR CLINICAL FACULTY AT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, NURSING AND DENTISTRY. AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WHAT SOME OF THOSE TANGIBLE THINGS THAT WE'RE PLANNING TO SPEND SOME OF THESE UNRESTRICTED NET POSITIONS ON, THOSE ARE LISTED HERE. SO AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE LARGER, LARGER ONES ARE ACTUALLY KIND OF AT THE BOTTOM THAT GATES INSTITUTE INITIATIVE.

AND CU INNOVATIONS INITIATIVE.

WE GET TO COLORADO SPRINGS AND SEE THE CHANGE HERE.

AND TYPICALLY, YOU DON'T SEE MUCH VARIANCE IN THESE BARS.

AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT YOU'VE SEEN OVER THE COURSE OF LOOKING AT THESE DIFFERENT CAMPUSES.

SO PRETTY. PRETTY STEADY IN TERMS OF THOSE BALANCES ON A YEAR-TO-YEAR BASIS HERE.

AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THE CAMPUS IS SPENDING THOSE MONIES ON.

YOU CAN SEE DOWN AT THE AT THE SECOND TO THE BOTTOM BULLET THERE'S THE, THAT IS SPENDING OUT SOME OF ENGINEERING RENOVATION MONIES, BUT IT ALSO INCLUDES MONIES THAT ARE TIED TO THE ENGINEERING, THE CU ANSCHUTZ ENGINEERING ANNEX, THAT IS JUST THAT ADDITIONAL COMPONENT PART ON THE ENGINEERING BUILDING.

AND SO, WHAT ARE SOME OF THOSE FUNDS BEING SPENT ON SOME STRATEGIC INITIATIVES, RETENTION STRATEGIES, ENGINEERING RENOVATION? AND AGAIN, THAT THEME OF INVESTING IN TECHNOLOGY, IT AND JUST KEEPING UP TO SNUFF IN TERMS OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.

WHEN WE GET TO SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION.

THERE ARE BALANCES AT SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION AS WELL.

YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCES HERE.

THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IF YOU GO TO THE SECOND FROM THE BOTTOM ROW.

A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FISCAL YEAR 22 AND 23, AND SOME OF THAT IN 22 IS TIED TO WHAT WE HAD PLANNED TO SPEND MONIES FOR IN TERMS OF RETURNS FROM TREASURY THAT DIDN'T NECESSARILY MANIFEST. AND SO THAT'S A LOWER AMOUNT THIS YEAR.

AND THEN WE TALK ABOUT WHAT ARE SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION THAT WE'RE INVESTING IN.

THOSE ARE ALSO TIED TO AND ILLUSTRATED IN THE JUNE BUDGET.

AND WE'VE HIGHLIGHTED SOME OF THOSE JUNE BUDGET EXPENDITURES HERE.

SO, THEY'RE TIED TO BALANCES TO FUND OUT AT CU BOULDER IT INITIATIVES AND CYBERSECURITY AT BOULDER, STUDENT RETENTION AND GRADUATION INITIATIVES AT UCCS, AND ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT AT DENVER.

AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS SHOULD THE BOARD HAVE ANY?

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SO, THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND I THINK IT'S A NICE TIME TO ALSO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THE GOOD WORK OF FORMER REGENT STEVE LUDWIG, WHO DID SO MUCH WORK WITH, WITH ME, REALLY WHEN I WAS A CFO AND YOU TO COME UP WITH THAT ENTIRE WAY OF REPORTING.

SO, AND THE CAMPUSES HAVE DONE A TON OF WORK, AND YOU'VE DONE A TON OF WORK TO KIND OF DEVELOP IT MORE OVER TIME.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIS WORK ON THAT.

SO, THANK YOU. AND IN THE SPIRIT OF ACKNOWLEDGING, FOLKS, I WANT TO THANK NORA SANDOVAL, WHO'S HERE TODAY.

NORA, RAISE YOUR HAND. SO BIG, BIG THANKS TO NORA.

NORA WORKS A LOT WITH THE CAMPUSES, AND THE CAMPUSES WORK A TON ON THIS TO GET ALL THE DATA IN THE RIGHT SPOT AND MAKING SURE THAT IT'S IN THE RIGHT EXACT SPOT THAT TIES TO OUR BOOK. SO, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT CONTRIBUTED FOR THAT.

I THINK UP NEXT IS GOING TO BE THE QUARTERLY TREASURER'S REPORT BY PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT DAN WILSON.

LIKE A BAD PENNY.

JUST. AND I KNOW YOU'RE ANTICIPATING.

I WANT TO KNOW WHERE I WENT HIKING.

THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FALL HIKES.

ON TO HELMS LAKE ON GUANELLA PASS.

IF YOU EVER GET THERE, I WANT TO SAY, I DO.

OUR TREASURER, USHA, HAS WENT TO EVEREST BASE CAMP.

THAT'S HER WITH HER HUSBAND ON THE LEFT.

PICTURE AT BASE CAMP.

AND I WANT TO POINT OUT THEY'RE WEARING CU GEAR, SO THAT'S NICE.

AND THE PICTURE BELOW THE PEAK IN THE MIDDLE IS MOUNT EVEREST, CLOSEST TO THE MOON.

AND THE ONE TO THE RIGHT THAT LOOKS TALLER IS LESLEY, WHICH IS THE FOURTH TALLEST PEAK IN THE WORLD.

SO THOSE ARE PICTURES SHE SENT IN THE LAST WEEK.

SO, IS THAT WHERE SHE WENT TO BASE CAMP? BASE CAMP? OKAY. I WAS LIKE, WOW, IT'S SO, I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE SEEING SOME GREAT HIKING PICTURES IN THE FUTURE.

DIVING INTO THE TREASURER'S REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30TH.

THIS IS OUR LIQUIDITY PICTURE.

THE GOLD REPRESENTS WHAT WE HAVE HOLDINGS IN WHAT WE CALL ENHANCED CASH.

IT'S JUST CASH THAT'S A LITTLE BIT LONGER TERM.

AND YOU SEE AS IT COMES IN AND GOES DOWN, WE'RE PAYING OUR PAYROLL BASICALLY WITH THAT CASH.

THE BLUE REPRESENTS GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUNDS WHICH ARE TRIPLE A RATED AND VERY SECURE.

AND THAT'S SORT OF THE REST OF OUR CASH FOR OTHER OPERATIONS.

AND IT HAS CONTINUED TO GROW A LITTLE BIT OVER FISCAL YEAR 23, WHICH IS GOOD BECAUSE OUR BUDGET CONTINUES TO GROW.

IN TERMS OF OUR MARKET CONDITIONS.

THIS LAST QUARTER, WE SAW DECLINES OF AROUND 3% FOR BOTH BONDS AND FOR STOCKS.

AND THEN SO THAT TAKES US THROUGH SEPTEMBER.

IN OCTOBER. THE STOCK MARKET WENT DOWN ANOTHER 2.2% IN THE S&P.

AND THEN LAST WEEK WE SAW A 5.85% RECOVERY.

SO PRETTY MUCH WIPED OUT OUR YEAR.

YEAR TO DATE A DECLINE IN THE STOCK MARKET THAT THAT HAPPENED REALLY BECAUSE THE FED TOOK A PAUSE ON RAISING INTEREST RATES. LAST WEEK THERE WAS SOME NEGATIVE NEWS ON UNEMPLOYMENT.

UNEMPLOYMENT ROSE TO 3.8%.

AND THERE WAS THERE WAS SOME MEDIOCRE MANUFACTURING REPORTS AND OTHER THINGS.

AND SO, THE MARKET REACTED VERY POSITIVELY TO THAT NEWS.

THE BOND YIELDS FOR TREASURIES ALSO WENT DOWN 30 BASIS POINTS DURING THE WEEK.

SO, A BIG WEEK IN THE IN THE MARKET LAST WEEK WHICH WAS POSITIVE IN MANY WAYS.

IF WE LOOK AT INFLATION OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS, IT'S AT 4.9%.

SO STILL FAIRLY HIGH INFLATION RATE.

BUT IN SEPTEMBER IT'S 4.1.

SO, INFLATION HAS STARTED TO TOGGLE DOWN.

ON THIS CHART. WE ALSO SHOW OUR 12 MONTH RETURNS, WHICH ARE VERY GOOD FOR STOCKS.

WE'RE UP 21.62% IN THE S&P AND IN ALL COUNTRY WORLD INDEX, ALMOST 17%.

SO, A GOOD 12 MONTHS OF RETURN.

AND FOR OUR TREASURY POOL, ALL OF OUR ASSETS COMBINED WERE AT ALMOST 10%, 9.93% RIGHT AT OUR BENCHMARK.

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I'LL JUST POINT OUT THAT WE'RE AT BETWEEN OUR CASH AND OUR FIXED INCOME, JUST OVER 50% OF OUR ASSETS ARE IN THOSE ASSET CLASSES, AND THEN THE REST IS IN EQUITY.

AND IF YOU LOOK TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, YOU SEE OUR INCEPTION TO DATE RETURN IS A 5.34% VERSUS A 4.81 ON THE BENCHMARK. AND OUR LAST THREE YEARS IS 4.5, WHICH INCLUDES THAT 10% DOWN YEAR IN 22. I'M GOING PRETTY FAST BECAUSE I PROMISED REGENT CHAVEZ I'D MAKE UP 30S FROM OUR FINANCE COMMITTEE WHEN I WENT OVER.

SO, ON THE DEBT SIDE, OUR PROJECTED DEBT FOR THIS YEAR IN TERMS OF A RATIO OF DEBT TO REVENUE IS 4.9%.

AND THEN OUR POLICY LIMIT IS SEVEN SET BY THE REGENTS.

WEIGHTED AVERAGE COST OF CAPITAL IS 2.2%, WHICH IS STILL VERY NICE.

AND OUR TOTAL DEBT OUTSTANDING DROPPED FROM LAST QUARTER BY 17 MILLION DUE TO OUR TENDER REFUNDING, WHICH WE CLOSED ON IN JULY.

AND OUR RATINGS ARE STILL STABLE WITH BOTH MOODY'S AND FITCH.

THIS IS ONE OF THE REPORTS THAT WE'VE ASKED TO CONTINUE TO SHARE WITH THE REGIONS, KIND OF TAKING A DEEPER DIVE INTO OUR ASSETS AND UNREALIZED GAIN BALANCES.

THE HIGHLIGHTED NUMBER THERE IS SORT OF THE MARKETABLE PORTION OF OUR POOL.

AND BETWEEN FIXED INCOME AND EQUITY, THOSE THAT WE COULD SELL PRETTY QUICKLY, SORT OF LIQUID.

AND AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER, WE WERE ACTUALLY IN A NEGATIVE POSITION OF ABOUT 20 MILLION.

AND THEN IF YOU ADD IN OUR LTIP, WHICH IS THE FOUNDATION'S LONG TERM INVESTMENT POOL, WE ARE POSITIVE OVERALL.

AND ONE FINAL THING TO UPDATE YOU ON IS THAT WE ARE IN THE PROCESS, BEEN WORKING.

USHA AND I STARTED ON THIS TOGETHER BEFORE SHE LEFT AND WE CONTINUED ON WORKING ON A REFUNDING FOR OUR PUT BONDS, WHICH ARE DUE NEXT OCTOBER.

AND IN THAT PROCESS, WE HAD OUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR NORTH SLOPE.

SEND OUT BIDS TO BANKS AND WE SEND IT OUT TO TEN DIFFERENT BANKS.

AND WE GOT TEN BANK BIDS.

TO REFUND THOSE BONDS.

AND THEY HAD A LOT OF DIFFERENT IDEAS, SIX DIFFERENT WAYS TO REFUND THOSE.

AND WE HAVE NARROWED THAT LIST TO ONE BANK, AND IT'S BASICALLY A RATE OF ABOUT 4.4% TO FIX THOSE OUT FOR EITHER FIVE-, 7- OR 10-YEAR TERMS. AND WE HAVEN'T YET DECIDED IF WE'RE GOING TO PULL THE TRIGGER ON THESE THINGS, BUT WE'RE REVIEWING IT WITH THE CAMPUSES AND JOINTLY MAKE A DECISION ON WHETHER WE REFUND THESE.

AND THAT'S MY REPORT.

IF THERE'S QUESTIONS, BE HAPPY TO TRY TO ANSWER THEM.

REGENT CHAVEZ. NO QUESTIONS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU, DAN, FOR ALWAYS BEING AVAILABLE TO US.

YOU OBVIOUSLY CAN'T RUN VERY FAST BECAUSE WE CAN CATCH YOU EVERY TIME WE NEED YOU, SO YOU MIGHT WANT TO WORK ON THAT.

GOING TO HAVE TO WORK ON THAT.

ANYONE ELSE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE REPORT FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.

[N. 10:30 a.m. UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS]

THANK YOU. SO, WE MET ON THE AFTERNOON OF TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, AND ALL OF THE PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE IN BOARD DOCS.

OUR COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF MYSELF AS CHAIR, KEN MONTERO AS VICE CHAIR, WANDA JAMES AND MARK VANDRIEL, AND EVERYBODY WAS PRESENT AND BOARD CHAIR RENNISON JOINED US THAT DAY.

WE HAD ONE ACTION ITEM, WHICH WAS TO HEAR A PROPOSED MS AND SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS, AND WE HAD A PRESENTATION BY COLORADO DENVER.

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER BUSINESS SCHOOL DEAN SCOTT DAWSON, AND WE WERE ALL QUITE EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

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BUT WE WILL MAKE OUR COMMENTS AT THAT TIME ABOUT THE MERITS OF THIS EXCITING MASTER'S, PROPOSED MASTER'S. WE ALSO HAD AN INFORMATION ITEM ON THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CURRENT STATE OF CERTIFICATES.

CREDENTIALS AND MICRO CREDENTIALS.

APPROVAL PROCESS AND FUTURE PLANS FOR EACH CAMPUS WERE PRESENTED.

AND WE HAD.

FOLKS FROM EACH CAMPUS.

ROD NAIRN AND JILL TAYLOR FROM ANSCHUTZ.

ROBERT MCDONALD AND [INAUDIBLE] FROM CU BOULDER.

CANDIDA BENNETT AND MARTIN KEY FROM CCS AND CATHERINE LINDER, AND.

IT'S JUST CATHERINE FROM CU DENVER.

WE HAD VARIOUS QUESTIONS AND EXPRESSED APPRECIATION TO THE PRESENTERS.

THEN WE HAD AN INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION ON AN OVERVIEW OF REGIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATION, WHICH WAS PRESENTED BY OUR VP, MIKE LEITNER.

AGAIN, WE HAD SEVERAL QUESTIONS AND TO CLARIFY WHAT WE WANTED TO KNOW.

OUR NEXT ITEM WAS AN OVERVIEW OF STATE AUTHORIZATION RECIPROCITY.

RECIPROCITY. YEAH.

AGREEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH TEACHING OUTSIDE OF COLORADO, WHETHER IN PERSON OR REMOTELY, WHICH WAS PRESENTED BY VP MIKE LEITNER AND ERICA SWAIN, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR STATE AUTHORIZATION FOR CU SYSTEM.

AND THEN FINALLY, WE HAD A DETAILED PRESENTATION ON THE NEW RULES FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ON GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT AND FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY, WHICH WAS GIVEN BY VP MIKE LEITNER AND ERICA SWAIN.

THERE WERE A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS ABOUT THIS UPCOMING.

RULE. AND WE, THE COMMITTEE, WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT CU LEADERSHIP WAS BRIEFED ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF THESE NEW REGULATIONS, WHICH WILL GO INTO EFFECT IN JULY OF 2024.

WE ADJOURNED ON TIME AT 330 AND OUR NEXT MEETING IS JANUARY 23RD FROM 1 TO 330.

AND AT THIS POINT, THEN I WILL TURN IT OVER TO CHAIR RENNISON TO VOTE ON THE MS AND SUSTAINABILITY AT THE DENVER CAMPUS.

GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO, WE HAVE AN ACTION ITEM BEFORE US, MS AND SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS.

CU DENVER VICE PRESIDENT LEITNER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW THINGS ABOUT THIS? THANK YOU. PARDON ME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THIS PROPOSAL GENERATED A LOT OF EXCITEMENT FROM THE MEMBERS OF UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS.

IT'S A MASTER'S DEGREE THAT IS STACKABLE.

THE FIRST LEVEL, IF YOU WILL, OF CERTIFICATES, IS A BASIC CERTIFICATE THAT WILL PROVIDE BACKGROUND IN BOTH BUSINESS AND SUSTAINABILITY.

AND THEN THERE ARE CHOICES THAT THE STUDENT HAS AMONG SEVEN DIFFERENT CERTIFICATES, NOT JUST IN BUSINESS, BUT ACROSS THE DENVER CAMPUS TO ROUND OUT THEIR MASTER'S DEGREE BASED ON THEIR PARTICULAR INTERESTS.

THE PROPOSAL IDENTIFIED A VERY CLEAR TARGET AUDIENCE THAT THEY WERE LOOKING AT.

IT'S A TOTAL THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROGRAM IS $23,000, WHICH IS QUITE INEXPENSIVE COMPARED TO MANY BUSINESS MASTER'S DEGREES AND.

WE WENT AHEAD NORMALLY WITH, OH WELL, LET'S APPROVE IT AND PUT IT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

AND THEN EVERYBODY SAID, WELL, NO, WE WANT PEOPLE TO HEAR ABOUT THIS.

SO. THAT'S WHY WE'RE BRINGING IT TO THE FULL BOARD.

AND I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE BY THE BUSINESS SCHOOL AT DENVER IN THE MARKET ANALYSIS, THE DESIGN TOWARDS THAT MARKET, AND A REAL CLARITY IN WHAT THEY WERE PRESENTING.

SO, CHANCELLOR MARKS, IT WAS GREAT.

YOUR TEAM DID A GREAT JOB.

AND THE PRESENTATIONS ARE REALLY CLEAR AND EASY TO FOLLOW THERE ON BOARD DOCS.

AND I THINK THAT'S IT UNLESS YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH CHAIR.

YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU HOW EXCITED I AM ABOUT THIS PROGRAM.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO OFFER OUR GRADUATING STUDENTS JUST A MYRIAD OF DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES ONCE THEY GET INTO THE WORKFORCE.

AND THAT BECAME CLEAR IN THE PRESENTATIONS, BECAUSE IF YOU COME INTO A BUSINESS OR MAYBE AN EDUCATIONAL SITUATION WITH BOTH OF THOSE CERTIFICATES AND THAT DEGREE IN BUSINESS, IT'S

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SO, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY.

AND I'LL JUST ADD THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A LARGER AND LARGER DEMAND FOR SUSTAINABILITY BACKGROUND FOR GRADUATES. AND MIKE MENTIONED THE COST.

THIS IS ONLY A, I RECALL CORRECTLY, ONE OF THREE IN THE COUNTRY THAT IS A STAND-ALONE MS IN SUSTAINABILITY.

OURS IS THE ONLY PUBLIC UNIVERSITY AND SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN THE TWO PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES.

SO, THE GROWTH THAT THEY PREDICTED I THINK, IS WE ALL FELT LIKE IT WAS AN UNDER PREDICAMENT.

GOSH, I CAN'T TALK TODAY.

UNDERREPRESENTED.

AND SO, WE THINK IT'S GOING TO REALLY TAKE OFF.

AND IT'S REALLY AN EXCITING PROPOSAL.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? GREAT. WELL, I'LL JUST SAY AT THIS TIME I WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS AS WELL.

IT'S VERY COST EFFECTIVE.

IT'S AN IMPORTANT DEGREE, AND I THINK IT HIGHLIGHTS TO THE GREAT WORK THAT'S BEEN GOING ON IN THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, DENVER.

SO, I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

SO, AT THIS TIME, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MS SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS? SO MOVED. SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. WE CLEARLY HAVE A SECOND BY REGENT JAMES.

AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE A THREE-WAY TIE.

THREE-WAY TIE FOR ARM WRESTLE.

ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO GO WITH REGENT SMITH AS THIS IS HER BABY, AS THE PERSON WHO MADE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MS SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS. IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? OKAY, GREAT.

THE QUESTION BEFORE US IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MS AND SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS AT CU DENVER.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? POTION. THE POTION MASSES.

IT'S CONTAGIOUS.

THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, DENVER.

GREAT. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE REPORT.

COMMITTEE CHAIR SPIEGEL WILL TAKE OVER.

[O. 10:45 a.m. GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS]

THANK YOU. CHAIR. RENNISON AND THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MET IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY A HYBRID FORMAT ON OCTOBER 26TH.

IN ADDITION TO MYSELF, REGENT MCNULTY, REGENT SMITH, COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE THERE AND REGENT VAN DRIEL JOINED US.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO TAKE A MINUTE TO THANK ALL OF THE STAFF THAT HAD A PART IN THE PROBLEM WITH MAKING A LIST IS I HOPE I'M NOT LEAVING EVERYONE OFF BUT EFFIE, AMBER, AMANDA, CARRIE, LEONARD, DAN, ERICA, ELIZABETH.

THERE'S AN INCREDIBLE TEAM THAT WORKS BEHIND THE SCENES TO HELP US IN GOVERNANCE.

AND IN THE SPIRIT OF THANKSGIVING AND GRATITUDE, I JUST WANT TO REALLY ACKNOWLEDGE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

AND IF I'M FORGETTING SOMEBODY, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

BUT IT'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN WE'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT DONE.

AND THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK THERE.

THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS THAT THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED WAS THE REGENT RETREAT AND THE DRAFT AGENDA.

OUR RETREAT THIS YEAR, WINTER RETREAT, WILL BE HELD IN FORT COLLINS AT THE ELIZABETH HOTEL.

AND NO, THAT'S NOT JUST BECAUSE ELIZABETH HELPED US.

ELIZABETH COLLINS HELPED US CHOOSE IT.

THERE WAS A LOT THAT WENT INTO THAT DECISION.

THE FIRST DAY OF THE RETREAT WILL REALLY INVOLVE BOARD DEVELOPMENT AGENDA ITEMS, INCLUDING SELF ASSESSMENT, STRATEGIC WORK, FIDUCIARY AND GENERATIVE TOPICS. WE ALSO PLAN TO SPEAK WITH MEMBERS OF OTHER ELECTED BOARDS DURING A FACILITATED PANEL.

AND ON THE SECOND DAY, WE'RE PLANNING TO RECEIVE UPDATES FROM THE ADMINISTRATION ABOUT IMPORTANT ONGOING INITIATIVES.

THE COMMITTEE DECIDED TO HAVE A SHORT MEETING ON DECEMBER 14TH TO FINALIZE DETAILS OF THE WINTER RETREAT AND OTHER LOGISTICS.

WE SPENT THE BULK OF OUR TIME DOING WHAT THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE DOES IN TERMS OF DISCUSSING REGENT LAWS AND POLICIES.

DAN MONTEZ, WITH THE OFFICE OF POLICY AND EFFICIENCY, UPDATED THE COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF THE LAW AND POLICY REVIEW.

IN ADDITION, PRELIMINARY NOTICE WAS PROVIDED TO THE COMMITTEE REGARDING LAWS AND POLICIES THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED AT OUR UPCOMING JANUARY COMMITTEE.

GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING.

THE POLICY THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE JANUARY MEETING IS TO SEE TO THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHARTER.

THE FOLLOWING LAWS AND POLICIES WERE ALSO DISCUSSED AT THE OCTOBER 26TH GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING.

CHANGES TO POLICY TO AN APPROVAL, REVISIONS OR REPEAL OF REGENT POLICY AND ARTICLE 2E AMENDMENTS TO THE LAWS OF THE REGIONS.

THESE WERE PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AT THIS BOARD MEETING AND VOTED ON YESTERDAY.

CHANGES TO POLICY 13 G.

CONTRACTUAL INDEMNIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS.

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CHANGES TO POLICY TWO L PUBLIC COMMENT AT COMMITTEE MEETINGS OF THE BOARD.

THIS ITEM WAS PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AT THIS BOARD MEETING.

PROPOSED CHANGES TO POLICY FIVE E.

TENURE AND TENURE TRACK.

FACULTY DISMISSAL FOR CAUSE.

THESE CHANGES ARE RECEIVING NOTICE OF MOTION AT THIS BOARD MEETING AND WILL BE DISCUSSED AGAIN AT THE JANUARY GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING.

PROPOSED CHANGES TO POLICY THREE I.

COMPENSATION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS RETURNING TO ANY FACULTY POSITIONS.

THESE CHANGES ARE RECEIVING NOTICE OF MOTION AT THIS BOARD MEETING AND WILL BE DISCUSSED AGAIN AT THE JANUARY GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING.

THE COMMITTEE ALSO DISCUSSED PROCEDURES FOR AMENDING LAWS AND POLICIES.

THE DISCUSSION INCLUDED THE ISSUE OF LAWS OR POLICIES THAT ORIGINATE OR GO THROUGH A COMMITTEE OTHER THAN GOVERNANCE.

SINCE THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHARTER PLACES RESPONSIBILITY FOR LAW AND POLICY REVIEW ON THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, PAST PRACTICE HAS BEEN THAT ALL LAWS AND POLICIES GO THROUGH GOVERNANCE ON THEIR WAY TO THE FULL BOARD, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OTHER COMMITTEES ALSO REVIEW THEM.

THE NEXT GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING, AS I MENTIONED, IS ON DECEMBER 14TH TO FINALIZE DETAILS FOR THE WINTER RETREAT.

BUT THE FULL GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING WILL MEET IN JANUARY TO GO OVER SOME OF THOSE OTHER ITEMS. SO THANK YOU AGAIN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UP NEXT IS NOTICE OF MOTION FOR THE REGENT POLICY.

3.1 COMPENSATION FOR ADMIN OFFICERS RETURNING TO ANY FACULTY POSITION.

VP LEITNER. THANK YOU.

THE CHANGES THAT ARE PART OF THIS NOTICE ARE SIMPLE LANGUAGE CHANGES.

OFFICERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION CLARIFYING THAT THERE IS A VARIATION WHEN YOU RETURN TO THE FACULTY FROM AN INTERIM APPOINTMENT. OR YOU MIGHT HAVE YOUR FACULTY SALARY PLUS A STIPEND TO DO THAT INTERIM WORK, AND THEN YOU JUST RETURN TO YOUR FACULTY SALARY AS OPPOSED TO A RENEGOTIATION BEING UNDERWAY.

SO VERY MINIMAL CHANGES.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

AND WE'LL GO TO GOVERNANCE, AS YOU'VE HEARD IN JANUARY AND THEN BACK TO THE FEBRUARY.

THANK YOU. UP.

NEXT NOTICE OF MOTION IS REGARDING REGENT POLICY.

5E TENURE AND TENURE TRACK FACULTY DISMISSAL FOR CAUSE VP HIGHWORTH, VP LEITNER.

WE'D LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THIS IS A MISTAKE WE MADE IN 2019.

WHEN YOU FOLLOW THE STEPS THAT ARE OUTLINED FOR ALL OF THE REVIEWS AND SO FORTH THAT ARE PART OF A DISMISSAL FOR CAUSE CASE, THERE IS ONE STEP THAT WAS LEFT OUT, AND THAT WAS A CONDITION IN WHICH THE CHANCELLOR WOULD INFORM THE PRESIDENT.

OH, BY THE WAY, THIS IS HAPPENING.

WE'VE CORRECTED THAT IN THIS MODIFICATION.

THAT'S ALL THAT IT IS.

THANK YOU. GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT, WE'LL MOVE TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE.

REPORT AND WORK PLAN.

[P. 11:00 a.m. AUDIT COMMITTEE DISCUSSION ITEMS]

AND I THINK THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME REPORTING OUT IN THIS CAPACITY.

WELCOME. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

IT IS. I WOULD LIKE MY FELLOW REGENTS FOR SETTING THE STAGE.

I'LL TRY TO.

ON POINT REGENT THE FULL UPDATE IS IN YOUR PACKET, SO I WILL HIT THE HIGH POINTS AS PART OF MY UPDATE HERE TODAY.

AUDIT COMMITTEE MET ON SEPTEMBER 13TH.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS MCNULTY, SPIEGEL, CHAVEZ AND REAL WERE ALL PRESENT.

OR MIGHT BE EASIER IF I JUST REMOVE THE MICROPHONE.

WE RECEIVED AN UPDATE ON THE UNIVERSITY FINANCIALS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30TH, 2023.

WE WERE PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON CURRENT EXTERNAL REGULATORY AUDITS ON THE CAMPUSES.

NO MATTERS OF SIGNIFICANT RISK WERE REPORTED FOR THE REVIEWS CLOSED DURING THE QUARTER.

AUDIT COMMITTEE RECEIVED AN OVERVIEW OF THE QUARTERLY INTERNAL AUDIT ACTIVITIES.

AND THOSE ARE LISTED IN YOUR REPORT.

HOW WE WERE PRESENTED WITH THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 INTERNAL AUDIT ANNUAL REPORT.

MAIN HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED IMPROVED INVESTIGATIONS PROCESS ONBOARDING, DATA ANALYTICS CAPABILITIES, STRENGTHENING COLLABORATION WITH CAMPUS STAKEHOLDERS, AND CONTINUED FOCUS ON TEAM CULTURE, GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.

WE ALSO REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 AUDIT COMMITTEE WORK PLAN, WHICH IS IN YOUR MATERIALS.

WE REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 INTERNAL AUDIT, OVERSIGHT, AUTHORIZATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES MATRIX.

WE RECEIVED THE CU ETHICS LINE QUARTERLY UPDATE OF NOTE 20 REPORTS RECEIVED DURING THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JULY 20TH, JULY 31ST, 2023,

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OUR NEXT AUDIT COMMITTEE WILL BE HELD ON DECEMBER 13TH, 2023, AND WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PERSON AT 1800 GRANT STREET AND VIA ZOOM.

AND AS ALWAYS, WE APPRECIATE ANY FEEDBACK, MR. PRESIDENT, THAT YOU HAVE OR FELLOW REGENTS THAT YOU HAVE.

BUT WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE EXCELLENT STAFF, AND I AM NOT GOING TO START LISTING PEOPLE BECAUSE I WILL, BUT GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE WORK THAT WENT INTO THE MEETING AND ALL OF THE WORK THAT GOES INTO COMPLETING THE WORK OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OUR NEXT ITEM IS REGENTS GENERAL DISCUSSION TIME.

[Q. 11:15 a.m. BOARD OF REGENTS DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS]

RIGHT REGENT SMITH.

GREAT. THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SPEAKERS THAT WE HAD DURING PUBLIC INPUT YESTERDAY.

I AM NOT ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, BUT I DID ATTEND, AND MY OWN PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO DIVEST.

BUT I DON'T THINK OUR BOARD HAS THE APPETITE FOR THAT.

I DID POINT OUT THAT WE DO HAVE A STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE COMING UP.

I NOTICED THAT THE I THINK IT WAS THE PROFESSOR, OR MAYBE IT WAS ONE OF THE STUDENTS TALKING ABOUT CU'S VERY AGGRESSIVE GOALS FOR ATTAINING RENEWABLE AND CARBON NEUTRAL, WHICH I THINK IS A LITTLE MORE AGGRESSIVE THAN THE STATE'S.

BUT I WOULD ASK THAT I WILL NOT BE ON THE BOARD WHEN THE UPDATE HAPPENS, BUT I THINK WE SHOULD AT LEAST MATCH THE STATE'S GOAL OF 2040 TOTAL RENEWABLE.

THE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO MENTION, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN JEALOUS THAT TODD IS ALWAYS GOING OVER AND GETTING TO SEE THE QUANTUM ATOMIC CLOCK.

THAT IS VERY COOL.

YEAH, IT IS, BECAUSE I GOT TO VISIT THAT WITH SENATOR BENNETT WHEN HE CAME TO CAMPUS.

AND NORMALLY YOU GO INTO THIS ROOM, IT'S VERY DARK.

THERE IS SO MANY, SO MUCH CABLING YOU WOULD NOT EVEN BELIEVE.

AND THERE'S THREE OF THEM. NORMALLY THEY'RE CLOSED OFF.

THEY HAD THE DOOR OPEN, SO THEY SAID, WELL, WE CAN'T USE THE DATA TODAY BECAUSE IT'S VERY SENSITIVE TO TEMPERATURE CHANGES.

SO, SENATOR BENNETT WENT OFF WITH THE PROFESSOR.

YEAH. AND I GOT TO HANG OUT WITH A GRADUATE STUDENT WHO TURNED OUT TO BE A BOULDER HIGH GRADUATE.

SO, I WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

BUT HE EXPLAINED THE WHOLE THING, AND I GOT TO SEE THE LIGHT CHANGE AS IT KNOCKS OFF THE ATOM.

AND I UNDERSTAND NOW THE COMB LASER TECHNOLOGY AND HOW THAT NEEDS TO TRANSLATE THE CLOCK.

AND IT WAS JUST SO EXCITING.

AND IT'S SUCH AMAZING RESEARCH.

AND, YOU KNOW, ON TOP OF THAT, WE GOT THE QUANTUM HUB DESIGNATION AND SO FORTH.

SO, IT'S VERY EXCITING WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR STATE IN RELATION TO THIS AND IN PARTICULARLY TO YOU.

SO GO SEE YOU.

THANK YOU, REGENT SMITH.

ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT.

SEEING NONE. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS TO EVERYBODY WHO WORKED ON THIS MEETING.

I THINK LIKE SO MUCH OF THE WORK WE ALL DO, THE PUBLIC PART OF IT IS THE TOP OF THE ICEBERG.

AND THERE'S SO MUCH THAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES.

AND I TRULY APPRECIATE EVERYBODY ON ALL THE CAMPUSES WHO HELPED THIS MAKE THIS HAPPEN AND RUN SO SMOOTHLY.

SO, THIS CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC MEETING.

NOT EVEN ON TIME, BUT EARLY.

THE BOARD OF REGENTS, PRESIDENT SOLOMON AND VICE PRESIDENT HEWITT WILL MEET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[R. 11:45 a.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION PART III - UC 303]

THANK YOU EVERYONE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANKS.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.