[D. 1:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER/PUBLIC MEETING, Chair Rennison presiding - Sustainability, Energy and Environment Community (SEEC) Building - Auditorium C120 (4001 Discovery Drive, Boulder, CO 80303)]

WE'RE ALSO LIVE STREAMING AND RECORDING OUR BOARD MEETING.

LET'S START WITH REGENT MONTERA.

WOULD YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE? CAN I GET EVERYBODY TO STAND FOR OUR PLEDGE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU. THANKS SO MUCH.

REGENT SMITH, WOULD YOU READ OUR LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATEMENT, PLEASE?

[2. Land Acknowledgement Statement (Regent Smith)]

YES I WILL.

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

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

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

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

WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THE SOPHISTICATED AND INTRICATE KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES HAVE DEVELOPED IN RELATIONSHIP TO THEIR LANDS. WE RECOGNIZE AND AFFIRM THE TIES THESE NATIONS HAVE TO THEIR TRADITIONAL HOMELANDS, AND THE MANY INDIGENOUS PEOPLE WHO THRIVE IN THIS PLACE, ALIVE AND STRONG.

WE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PAINFUL HISTORY OF ILL TREATMENT AND FORCED REMOVAL THAT HAS HAD A PROFOUNDLY NEGATIVE IMPACT ON NATIVE NATIONS. WE RESPECT THE MANY DIVERSE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES STILL CONNECTED TO THIS LAND.

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

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

THANK YOU. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA FOR THE FEBRUARY 8TH AND 9H BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING.

[3. Action Item: Approval of Agenda for February 8-9, 2024, Board Meeting]

IS THERE A MOTION? OH, WOW.

IT IS MOVED BY THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THIS ROOM AND SECONDED BY I MAYBE I HEARD REGENT SMITH TO APPROVE THE BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING AGENDA.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? GREAT. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING AGENDA.

PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NO. THE MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS PUBLIC COMMENT.

[4. Public Comment]

TODAY WE WILL HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THOSE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP.

EACH INDIVIDUAL WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK.

AND AS FAR AS I KNOW, UNLESS SOMETHING HAS CHANGED, WE'VE GOT ONE PERSON WHO SIGNED UP TODAY, CHARLES JOHNSON.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME FORWARD TO THE MIC, PLEASE? THANK YOU.

GO RIGHT AHEAD.

GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND JUST INTRODUCE MYSELF AND SHARE A BIT.

MY NAME IS CHARLES JOHNSON.

I'M A CANDIDATE FOR THE CU BOARD OF REGENTS, AND AS I'M OUT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, I'M ASKED TWO QUESTIONS, MOST PROMINENTLY ONE, WHAT IS IT THAT THE BOARD OF REGENTS DO I TRUST THAT EVERYONE HERE KNOWS AND SO I WON'T SPEND MUCH TIME ON THAT.

THE SECOND IS, WHY DO I SEEK A SEAT ON THE BOARD OF REGENTS? AND I ASK, I ANSWER THIS QUESTION THROUGH THE LENS OF FOUR PEOPLE MY TWO BROTHERS, CHRISTOPHER AND TERRENCE, AND MY TWO CHILDREN, MIKAYLA AND PAYTON.

WHY CHRISTOPHER AND TERRENCE? WELL, TERRENCE, MORE OF MY AGE AS WE WERE GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL, AS I WAS PLANNING TO COME OUT AND PREPARING TO COME OUT WEST, HE WAS PREPARING TO OCCUPY A SPOT IN THE MICHIGAN STATE PENITENTIARY IN JACKSON.

AND HIS LIFE AS I WAS GETTING A GREAT EDUCATION AND THIS EXPERIENCE WAS SETTING THE FOUNDATION FOR WOULD BE THE REST OF MY LIFE.

HE SPENT EVERY DAY OF THE 90S IN A PRISON CELL, AND MY BROTHER CHRISTOPHER, WHO WAS FOUR YEARS OUR JUNIOR, ACTUALLY WAS HEADING DOWN THE SAME PATH.

AND HIS SOPHOMORE YEAR IN COLLEGE, WHICH WAS MY SOPHOMORE YEAR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, CHRISTOPHER HAD A CHANCE TO MOVE OUT TO BOULDER WITH ME, CHANGED THE TRAJECTORY OF HIS LIFE.

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NOW MY TWO KIDS, MIKAYLA AND PAYTON, WELL, MY PARENTS, NEITHER OF WHOM HAD A HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION, WAS ABLE TO INSTILL ENOUGH LOVE AND FORESIGHT IN US TO GET AN EDUCATION.

THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO PROVIDED THAT FOR ME, AND AS A RESULT, I HAVE TWO KIDS, BOTH OF WHOM RECENTLY GRADUATED FROM IVY LEAGUE SCHOOLS, MIKAYLA YALE, PAYTON COLUMBIA, BOTH WITH HONORS.

AND WHY DO I BRING THAT UP? BECAUSE IT SPEAKS TO MY WHY THIS PLACE SAVES LIVES.

EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY WHO'S HAD PROXIMITY TO IT AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACCESS IT, LIVES WERE CHANGED FOR THE BETTER.

MY BROTHER CHRISTOPHER IS A RESIDENT HERE IN COLORADO DOING INCREDIBLE THINGS, RAISING TWO INCREDIBLE CHILDREN.

HIS LIFE'S TRAJECTORY WOULD BE SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT, BUT FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY, SAME WITH MY CHILDREN.

AND SO MY WHY IS SIMPLE CU SAVES LIVES AND THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO IS SO IMPACTFUL, SO IMPORTANT THAT I'D BE HONORED TO JOIN YOU AS A MEMBER OF THIS BOARD.

THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU.

UP NEXT IS THE CHAIR REPORT.

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

YEAH. FOR, FOR THE BOARD MEETING.

SO WE MIGHT BE PAST JANUARY 1ST WHEN A LOT OF PEOPLE SET THEIR INTENTIONS FOR THE NEW YEAR.

BUT SINCE THIS IS OUR FIRST BOARD MEETING IN 2024, I'LL SHARE THAT ONE OF MY INTENTIONS IS TO GIVE SHORTER CHAIR REPORTS.

I WE'LL SEE HOW I DO TODAY.

THIS WILL BE CHALLENGING BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF GOOD STUFF THAT'S GOING ON AT CU, FOR SURE.

SPEAKING OF WHICH, I'M INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THE CU COMMUNITY AND THE EXTRAORDINARY THINGS OUR FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENTS, DONORS, ALUMNI AND OTHERS ACCOMPLISHED IN 2023. I SPEAK FOR THE ENTIRE BOARD IN SAYING THAT I'M EAGER TO CONTINUE WORKING HARD AS A CU REGENT IN SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY, OUR STUDENTS IN THE STATE OF COLORADO. THE BOARD HELD ITS ANNUAL WINTER RETREAT IN EARLY JANUARY TO HELP CLARIFY OUR WORK FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.

OUR TIME TOGETHER INCLUDED VALUABLE DISCUSSIONS AND PRESENTATIONS, INCLUDING AN UPDATE ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN, BEST PRACTICES FOR TACKLING COMPLEX AND DIVISIVE ISSUES, AND HOW TO BALANCE [INAUDIBLE] OUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO SEE YOU AND OUR CONSTITUENTS.

WE ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH REGENTS AT OTHER UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS WITH PUBLICLY ELECTED BOARDS, INCLUDING THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA.

IT WAS HELPFUL TO MEET WITH COLLEAGUES AT THESE PEER INSTITUTIONS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW THEY OPERATE AT GOVERNING AS GOVERNING BOARDS.

I WAS ALSO PLEASED TO JOIN PRESIDENT SALIMAN AND OUR SHARED GOVERNANCE LEADERS IN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE AT THE ANNUAL HEARING ON HIGHER EDUCATION RIGHT BEFORE THE START OF THE 2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, EACH OF US EXPRESSED OUR GRATITUDE TO THE JBC FOR ITS CONTINUED SUPPORT AND EMPHASIZED THE STATE'S INVESTMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION IS CRITICAL TO KEEP COLORADO COMPETITIVE AND A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, LEARN AND WORK.

THANKS TO FACULTY COUNCIL CHAIR ALISTAIR NORCROSS, STAFF COUNCIL CO-CHAIRS ALAN SLINKARD AND JA'NET HURT, AND INTERCAMPUS STUDENT FORUM CHAIR NICK DAWSON FOR TAKING TIME TO REPRESENT CU.

JANUARY WAS THE NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW TIME IN COLORADO, AND ONE OF THE NATION'S PREEMINENT AGRICULTURAL EVENTS AND ATTRACTIONS.

THIS YEAR'S CU NIGHT AT THE STOCK SHOW DID NOT DISAPPOINT.

IT WAS AN EXCITING EVENING AND A TERRIFIC OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE A LONGSTANDING COLORADO TRADITION WITH CU ALUMNI FROM ALL FOUR CAMPUSES WHILE BENEFITING STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS AT CU. AND MIGHT I SAY, CU HAD A REALLY IMPRESSIVE SHOWING WITH THE MUTTON BUSTING WITH SEVERAL OF OUR, OUR MEMBERS CHILDREN, RIGHT IN THOSE LITTLE GUYS, ONE OF THEM ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE DEAL.

IT WAS AWESOME. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, YOU SHOULD.

FROM THE COURTS TO THE SLOPES, OUR AMAZING STUDENT ATHLETES AND COACHES ARE KICKING OFF 2024 WITH STRONG SEASONS.

OUR UCCS MOUNTAIN LIONS FINISHED NUMBER 11 IN THE NCAA DIVISION TWO FOR THE LEARFIELD DIRECTOR'S CUP, MARKING ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL FALL SEASONS IN SCHOOL HISTORY, AND UCCS ATHLETICS WAS RECOGNIZED AS A TOP FIVE NCAA DIVISION TWO INSTITUTION FOR TOTAL COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS PERFORMED IN 2023.

OUR COLORADO BUFFALOES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM IS TEARING IT UP.

THEY'RE CURRENTLY RANKED NUMBER FOUR NATIONALLY.

CONGRATS ALSO TO THE BUFFS TENNIS, WHICH SWEPT WYOMING LAST WEEKEND, AND TO THE SKI TEAM WHICH RECENTLY WON THE SPENCER JAMES NELSON MEMORIAL INVITATIONAL.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE'RE ALREADY LOOKING FORWARD TO FOOTBALL.

THE BIG 12 RELEASED ITS SEASON SCHEDULE LAST WEEK.

ALSO, THIS YEAR'S SPRING GAME WILL BE PART OF BLACK AND GOLD DAY ON APRIL 27TH.

I WANT TO CONCLUDE MY REMARKS BY ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO EXPLORE THE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES HAPPENING AT CU TO CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH, YOU CAN SEE WHAT EACH CAMPUS AND THE CU SYSTEM HAVE PLANNED BY VISITING THEIR RESPECTIVE WEBSITES.

AND NOW I'LL TURN IT OVER TO PRESIDENT SALIMAN.

CAN WE TAKE A TWO MINUTE BREAK HERE? OKAY.

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SO. OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.

LOTS OF LOTS OF INCREDIBLE AND EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE CU SYSTEM THESE DAYS.

AND SO I SO THANK YOU FOR FOR GOING THROUGH A FEW OF THOSE.

AND I'LL TOUCH ON A FEW OF THEM AS WELL.

ONE, I'D LIKE TO START WITH WHERE YOU ENDED, AND THAT'S TO RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

AND SO LOTS OF EXCITING THINGS GOING ON ON EACH OF THE CAMPUSES TO TO HONOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND LOTS OF ACTIVITIES THAT YOU CAN FIND ALL OF THOSE ON THE CAMPUS WEBSITE.

SO SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING, PLEASE, PLEASE CHECK THEM OUT.

I PARTICIPATED AT THE MLK CELEBRATION HERE IN BOULDER AT THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER ALONG WITH CHANCELLOR DISTEFANO.

AND WE HAD A AND IT WAS A GREAT CELEBRATION, WITH DR.

REILAND RABAKA PROVIDING THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS FOR THE GROUP.

AND, AND IT'S JUST A IT'S A WONDERFUL CELEBRATION AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO, TO ATTEND IT IN THE FUTURE, IF YOU ARE IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE, IT'S A SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE, THE MONDAY AND, AND LOTS OF, GREAT COMMUNITY MEMBER PARTICIPATION IN THE EVENT.

I ALSO HAD THE HONOR OF OF PARTICIPATING IN A VERY COLD MLK DAY PARADE, ALONG WITH, WITH WANDA, WITH REGENT JAMES AND REGENT SPIEGEL.

AND, IT WAS REALLY COLD AND JUDY WAS THERE.

DANIELLE. ANYWAY, SO WE HAD WE HAD A VERY, IT WAS A SMALL BUT VERY ENTHUSIASTIC GROUP AND THAT, I THINK, KIND OF GOT SMALLER AS, AS THE PARADE WENT ON.

BUT IT WAS, IT WAS A WONDERFUL CELEBRATION.

AND, AND IT'S AN HONOR TO BE THERE TO, TO REPRESENT CU, THE ENTIRE CU SYSTEM AT THE PARADE AND WHICH REALLY WE HAVEN'T HAD HAD TOO MUCH OF THAT IN THE PAST.

AND SO, SO WE WERE ALL HONORED TO, TO HELP REPRESENT THERE.

THE ONE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON RIGHT NOW, OF COURSE, IS THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

SO VERY, VERY BUSY RIGHT NOW.

AND I TOO WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR SHARED GOVERNANCE LEADERS FOR FOR PARTICIPATING AT THE JBC.

AND WHEN WE GO DOWN TO THE JBC, WE TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL STATE FUNDING FOR ALL OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

AND OUR JOB IS TO TALK ABOUT THE NEED FOR US HERE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO.

AND, AND WE'RE WE'RE I THINK WE'RE THE ONLY ONES WHO BRING OUR SHARED GOVERNANCE LEADERS ALONG WITH US, TO TALK TO THE JBC ABOUT THAT, WHICH I THINK IS VERY POWERFUL.

IT SHOWS THAT WE HAVE A UNITED, UNITED FRONT HERE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, AND STATE FUNDING IS DIRECTLY TIED TO TUITION IN OUR GREAT STATE.

AND SO THE THE MORE THE STATE CAN FUND HIGHER EDUCATION, THE MORE THE, THE MORE WE CAN DO TO KEEP TUITION IN CHECK.

AND SO WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO.

AND AND WE'LL SEE HERE WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO, WHAT THE STATE'S ABLE TO DO FOR FUNDING HIGHER EDUCATION.

THE OUR GOVERNMENT RELATIONS TEAM IS HIGHLY ENGAGED AT THE CAPITOL RIGHT NOW.

LOTS OF BILLS THAT WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT AND SOME THAT THAT WE'RE JUST KEEPING OUR EYE ON.

AND SO THANK YOU TO TO HEATHER AND HER TEAM AND CHAD FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THAT YOU'RE DOING DOWN AT THE CAPITOL ON STATE FUNDING.

SO A FEW OTHER JUST THINGS THAT I'D LIKE TO TO, TO HIGHLIGHT.

ONE IS, IS THAT WE HAD THE GREAT CAAAS DAY CELEBRATION, WHICH IS ALSO ON FEBRUARY 1ST, THE FIRST DAY OF, OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

SO IT TURNS OUT FEBRUARY 1ST FOREVER IS GOING TO BE CAAAS DAY IN COLORADO.

SO THE CENTER FOR AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES HAS HAS THAT DAY BECAUSE IT WAS DESIGNATED TO BE CAAAS DAY IN COLORADO BY THE GOVERNOR LAST YEAR.

AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE THAT.

AND SO SO MY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CAMPUS AND TO ALL THE FOLKS WHO CAME OUT TO CELEBRATE THAT DAY HERE.

AND, REGENT JAMES WAS, WAS THERE AND, AND I WAS THERE FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND HAD TO SCOOT OFF TO, TO A MEETING WITH, WITH BFA.

AND SO IT WAS IT WAS A GOOD CELEBRATION, THOUGH.

AT CU DENVER WE WE'VE HAD SOME THERE'S THERE'S SOME REALLY EXCITING THINGS GOING ON.

AND BOTH CU DENVER AND BOULDER ARE PART OF THE COLORADO AND WYOMING CLIMATE RESILIENCE ENGINE, THE NSF GRANT THAT WAS RECENTLY AWARDED AN INCREDIBLE GRANT THAT THAT IS GOING TO REALLY PROVIDE A HUGE RESOURCES TO OUR STATES AND TO TO SO MANY ENTITIES IN OUR STATE TO TO LOOK AT CLIMATE AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE.

AND SO, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY WHO WAS PART OF THAT AT CU ANSCHUTZ, THANKS TO CHANCELLOR ELLIMAN AND HIS TEAM FOR

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FOR SELECTING OUTSTANDING AWARDEES FOR THE $50 MILLION INVESTMENT FROM THE ANSCHUTZ FOUNDATION.

AND IF YOU ALL IF FOLKS HAVEN'T GOTTEN A CHANCE TO TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE ARTICLES THAT THAT HAVE COME OUT OF [INAUDIBLE] CAMPUS TALKING ABOUT THE THE INVESTMENTS THAT ARE GOING ON THERE, IT'S REALLY AN EXCITING IT'S EXCITING, EXCITING STUFF.

AND SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU.

AND OF COURSE, SINCE THE LAST BOARD MEETING, WE NOW HAVE AN ONGOING CHANCELLOR AT UCCS.

AND SO CONGRATULATIONS TO TO CHANCELLOR SOBHANI.

WE'RE SO GLAD THAT I'M SO GLAD THAT THAT YOU'RE SITTING HERE AND ALREADY DOING EXCELLENT WORK FOR US.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.

AND THEN FINALLY, YOU KNOW, YOU I THINK THAT CHAIR RENNISON STARTED, STARTED WITH ATHLETICS AND I'LL END IT.

SO IT'S JUST BEEN AN EXCITING TIME.

AND AND IT'S REALLY NEAT WHEN YOU WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR IF YOU LOOK AT THE CALENDARS, YOU CAN SEE HOW MANY TEAMS BOTH AT CU BOULDER AND AT UCCS ARE COMPETING FROM WEEK TO WEEK.

AND IT'S A IT'S A IT JUST IT CREATES SUCH COMMUNITY AND ENTHUSIASM ON THE CAMPUSES AND WITHIN THE BROADER COMMUNITY.

SO I AM GRATEFUL TO OUR ATHLETES WHO WORK SO HARD AND TO TO BE BOTH A STUDENT AND AN ATHLETE, AND TO ALL THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WHO COME OUT AND PARTICIPATE.

AND I'M ESPECIALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE GAME ON ON SUNDAY WHEN THE WHEN THE CU WOMEN GET TO GET TO AVENGE, YOU KNOW THEMSELVES FOR THAT THAT OREGON STATE DEFEAT THAT WE HAD A WEEK OR TWO AGO.

SO ANYWAY, VERY EXCITING TIMES HERE.

AND, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR THE PARTNERSHIP AND THANK THE, THE, THE COMMUNITY FOR EVERYBODY'S ONGOING ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT.

THANK YOU.

I ALWAYS DO THIS.

AND SO IF IT'S OKAY, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK EACH CHANCELLOR TO GIVE A COUPLE OF MINUTES.

YES. ABOUT ABOUT THE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

AND SO I KNOW THAT IF FOLKS COULD LIMIT IT TO JUST TWO MINUTES, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

AND SINCE WE ARE IN CHANCELLOR DISTEFANO HOUSE, WE WILL KICK IT TO YOU FIRST.

GREAT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS TO ASK PAT, O'ROURKE, TO SPEND A FEW MINUTES TALKING ABOUT OUR CLIMATE ACTION PLAN.

OF THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN.

BUT EARLIER THIS WEEK, WE TOOK A STEP FORWARD FOR THE CAMPUS.

WE ARE FORTUNATE HERE TO HAVE STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF AND LEADERSHIP THAT ARE CARE ABOUT OUR SUSTAINABILITY AND OUR IMPACT ON THE PLANET . THAT GETS EMBODIED IN OUR TEACHING AND LEARNING THROUGH THE CURRICULUM THAT IS EMBEDDING SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE.

IT GETS EMBODIED THROUGH THE WORK OF OUR RESEARCHERS THAT WE HAVE SOME OF THE WORLD'S LEADING CLIMATE SCIENTISTS WHO ARE HELPING US ADAPT TO THE FUTURE, AND IT NEEDS TO BE EMBODIED IN THE OPERATIONS THAT WE HAVE ON CAMPUS.

AND OUR CLIMATE ACTION PLAN IS MOVING FORWARD ON THE COMMITMENTS THAT THE CHANCELLOR SIGNED TO MOVE US TOWARDS A CARBON FREE FUTURE IN THE YEARS TO COME.

WE RELEASED A DRAFT OF THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN EARLIER THIS WEEK, AND IT REMAINS OPEN FOR OUR CAMPUS COMMUNITY TO COMMENT ON BEFORE WE HOPE TO FINALIZE IT LATER THIS SPRING. BUT WHAT THAT CLIMATE ACTION PLAN WILL EMBODY IS A SERIES OF COMMITMENTS.

THE FIRST IS THAT IT WILL ADDRESS OUR SCOPE, ONE IMPACT, WHICH IS THE ENERGY THAT WE DIRECTLY USE ON CAMPUS FOR THROUGH OUR FLEET AND THROUGH HEATING AND COOLING AND WHAT WE DO IN OUR OWN OPERATIONS.

IT WILL ALSO ADDRESS OUR SCOPE TWO IMPACT, WHICH IS THE POWER THAT WE PURCHASED FROM XCEL ENERGY AND OTHERS TO ELECTRIFY THE CAMPUS.

OUR GOAL IS TO REDUCE OUR OVERALL NET IMPACT THERE BY 50% BY 2030, AND THEN TO ENGAGE IN LINEAR REDUCTION TO REACH A CARBON NEUTRAL FUTURE BY NO LATER THAN 2050, AND ACTUALLY WILL REDUCE TO ALMOST NOTHING BY 2045. WE ALSO HAVE THE PLAN ADDRESSING OUR SCOPE THREE IMPACT, WHICH IS OUR UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM WITH SIMILAR GOALS TO BE ABLE TO REDUCE OUR IMPACT THERE BY 50% BY 2030 AND THEN ULTIMATELY REDUCE THAT TO CLOSE TO ZERO BY 2050 ITSELF.

THESE ARE AMBITIOUS UNDERTAKINGS AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM OUR COMMUNITY.

SOME WILL BE FRUSTRATED BY THE FACT THAT THE TIMELINE DOES EXTEND FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME.

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BUT WE HAVE A CHALLENGE, WHICH IS THAT WE HAVE A CAMPUS THAT HAS HISTORIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND MORE THAN 180 BUILDINGS.

AND SO WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR THE MEANS TO BE ABLE TO CONVERT THE ENTIRE CAMPUS AWAY FROM CURRENT FOSSIL FUEL DEPENDENCE FOR THOSE SOURCES, TO A FOSSIL FREE FUTURE, THAT WILL TAKE US A NUMBER OF YEARS TO UPGRADE THAT INFRASTRUCTURE.

BUT AS WE DO, WE'RE COMMITTED TO DOING THAT IN A SUSTAINABLE WAY AND ONE THAT MINIMIZES THE IMPACT ON OUR STUDENTS THROUGH TUITION IN USING THE RESOURCES THAT ARE GOING TO BE AVAILABLE TO US.

ULTIMATELY, AS WE BEGIN THIS WORK, THERE'S A LOT OF EXCITING THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON ON THE CAMPUS.

CURRENTLY, OUR HELLAMS RECONSTRUCTION, WHICH WE'VE TALKED TO YOU A NUMBER OF TIMES ON, THAT'S A BUILDING RIGHT NOW THAT HAS 109 ENERGY USE INTENSITY.

WHEN WE FINISH THOSE RENOVATIONS, IT WILL BE DOWN BELOW 50 WHILE ADDING AIR CONDITIONING.

WE'RE BEGINNING RENOVATION PROJECTS IN 18 BUILDINGS TO REDUCE THEIR ENERGY CONSUMPTION.

WE'RE PLANNING TO BEGIN WORK ON A SOLAR ARRAY ON THE EAST CAMPUS HERE NEXT YEAR THAT WILL PROVIDE A MEGAWATT OF SOLAR POWER TO THE CAMPUS AND ENTER A NET SOLAR METERING AGREEMENT FOR AN ADDITIONAL FIVE MEGAWATTS OF POWER, SO THAT WE'LL BE REDUCING OUR DEPENDENCY ON NON SOLAR PRODUCED ELECTRICITY BY MORE THAN 50% BY 2026. WE'VE ELECTRIFIED MUCH OF OUR FLEET, AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK TO ADVANCE THE TRANSITION FROM US BEING A STEAM BASED SYSTEM TO LOW TEMPERATURE HOT WATER.

AND THE WORK THAT YOU APPROVE FOR WILLIAMS VILLAGE LAST YEAR HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO ALLOW US TO BEGIN THAT TRANSITION.

IT WILL HAVE TO PROCEED ACROSS THE CAMPUS.

THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN ULTIMATELY REPRESENTS A COMMITMENT THAT WE BELIEVE IS REALISTIC, TO BE ABLE TO MOVE US TOWARDS THAT CLIMATE AND CARBON FREE FUTURE.

AND WITH THAT, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM AND KNOW THAT WE'LL BE ENGAGING WITH YOU IN THE MONTHS AHEAD AFTER WE RECEIVE THAT PUBLIC COMMENT AND MOVE THAT CLIMATE ACTION PLAN FURTHER TO ADOPTION.

THANK YOU.

THE CHANCELLOR'S OPENING.

GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND SINCE I ONLY HAVE TWO MINUTES, WHICH WAS REALLY HARD TO CAPTURE, ALL THAT HAPPENED.

BUT THE BEGINNING OF OUR SEMESTER STARTED WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND FROZEN PIPES, SO THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN.

BUT THEN WE MOVED INTO INDOORS AND INTO SOME HAPPIER MOMENTS WHERE OUR STAFF ASSOCIATION AND OUR FACULTY ASSEMBLY HOSTED A SOCIAL AT OUR WOMEN AND MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME.

AND THAT WAS A REALLY LOVELY WAY TO START OFF THIS SEMESTER.

AND THEN WE ROLLED INTO OUR MLK DAYS OF SERVICE AND ACTION, AND THEN KICKED OFF BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH OUR EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON ACTIVISM, ADVOCACY, AND DR. KING'S TEACHINGS.

I'LL FOCUS JUST REALLY QUICKLY ON TWO AREAS OF SUCCESSES.

OUR STUDENTS IN OUR STUDENTS AREA IS OUR SPEECH AND DEBATE CLUB IS GOING TO NATIONALS IN CHICAGO.

WE JUST LEARNED THAT EARLIER THIS WEEK, AND OUR CYBERSECURITY CLUB IS GOING TO REGIONALS.

AND WE JUST LEARNED THAT THIS WEEK TOO.

SO SUPER HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

AND THEN I'LL JUST BRAG QUICKLY ABOUT OUR RESEARCH FACULTY.

WE HAVE NINE NEW MEMBERS WHO'VE BEEN INDUCTED INTO UCCSS MILLION DOLLAR CLUB, WHICH MEANS THEY HAVE PASSED THE MILLION DOLLAR THRESHOLD IN SPONSORED RESEARCH.

AND WE HAVE ACTUALLY, IT'S EIGHT FACULTY AND ONE STAFF MEMBER WHO HAVE DONE THIS.

AND THEN WE HELD OUR MOUNTAIN LION RESEARCH DAY FOR OUR STUDENTS IN DECEMBER, WHICH WAS A HUGE SUCCESS.

AND THAT WAS OUR 15TH TIME THAT WE'VE DONE THAT FOR OUR STUDENTS.

SO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE WAYS THAT WE ENGAGE OUR STUDENTS AND KEEP THEM COMING BACK TO THE CLASSES AND TO BE A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY, RESEARCH IS A HUGE PART OF THE WAY THAT WE DO THAT WITH OUR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH.

SO TWO MINUTES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CHANCELLOR ELLIMAN.

THANK YOU. PRESIDENT SALIMAN, THE BIGGEST THING ON CAMPUS RIGHT NOW IS THAT WE'RE ENGAGED AND COMING CLOSE TO THE SORT OF SEMIFINAL STAGE OF THE SEARCH FOR THE NEW DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, WHICH IS A MAJOR JOB ON OUR CAMPUS, OBVIOUSLY.

AND WE HAVE SIX, WHAT I WOULD CALL SEMI SEMIFINALISTS, COMING IN FOR ONE DAY AND A NIGHT ON CAMPUS, BEGINNING ACTUALLY NEXT MONDAY.

AND THAT WILL, HOPEFULLY FAIRLY QUICKLY, BY THE 1ST OF MARCH OR SECOND OF 2ND OF MARCH, RESULT IN A NARROWING OF THAT FIELD TO A NUMBER YET TO BE DETERMINED.

SO, IT'S A IT'S AN ACTIVITY THAT HAS THE ENTIRE CAMPUS, NOT EVEN BEYOND THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE INTERESTED IN THE OUTCOME.

AS TODD MENTIONED, WE ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK OUR OR WEEK BEFORE LAST, OUR AWARD WINNERS FOR THE ANSCHUTZ ACCELERATOR INITIATIVE, WHICH IS A $50

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MILLION DONATION THAT THAT IS AIMED AT AT TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH RESEARCH THAT WILL END UP IN THE CLINIC OR IN THE CARE ENVIRONMENT IN THE NEXT 3 TO 5 YEARS.

AND WE AWARDED EIGHT DIFFERENT PROJECTS, RANGING FROM CELL AND GENE THERAPY TO REALLY REDESIGNING NEW, NEW, NEW CARE MODELS.

AND ACTUALLY ONE FROM DENTISTRY, WITH A NEW, A NEW IDEA ON, ON POLYMERS THAT, COULD CONCEIVABLY BE ABLE TO GET YOU A REPLACEMENT TOOTH FOR ABOUT 1/50 OF WHAT YOU NOW PAY.

SO WHO KNOWS WHERE THIS IS GOING.

BUT IT WAS EXCITING AND IT DID ENERGIZE THE CAMPUS.

WE ARE RENEWING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MARCUS FOUNDATION FOR THE MARCUS INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN HEALTH, AND RETOOLING THAT.

AND THE ONLY THING I'D SAY BEYOND THAT IS THAT BOTH OUR RESEARCH VOLUMES AND OUR PHILANTHROPY VOLUMES ARE, ARE, I THINK, EXCEEDING THEIR TARGETS RIGHT NOW.

SO WE'RE FEELING PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THE TRAJECTORY IN THOSE AREAS.

THAT'S GOOD. THANK YOU.

AND CHANCELLOR MARKS. YEAH.

WITH MY TWO MINUTES, I'M GOING TO SHARE THREE THINGS, RELATED TO OUR FABULOUS COLLEGE OF ARTS AND MEDIA.

THE FIRST ONE IS THAT WE HIRED A NEW DEAN STARTING JULY 1ST, LUCINDA BLISS, WHO COMES TO US FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN.

SHE WAS DEAN OF GRADUATE SCHOOLS AND ASSOCIATE PROVOST, OF CONTINUING EDUCATION THERE.

I THINK I GOT THOSE TWO THINGS REVERSED.

BUT ANYWAY, SHE'S COMING AND WE'RE THRILLED THAT TO HAVE HER, SHE'S GOING TO HELP CONTINUE THE VISION FOR THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND MEDIA.

AND I JUST WANT TO ALSO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO OUR INTERIM CO DEANS, NATE THOMPSON AND JOANNE BRENNAN.

AND WE ARE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS WERE DOING ON FEBRUARY 4TH, BUT I WAS WATCHING THE GRAMMYS BECAUSE CU DENVER HAD TWO GRAMMY NOMINEES.

OUR, OUR SENIOR INSTRUCTOR GREG GARRISON.

HIS BAND CALLED THE MIGHTY POPULAR.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE SEEN THEM IN COLORADO, BUT THEY'RE A BIG BLUEGRASS BAND AND THEY WERE NOMINATED FOR BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM.

AND THE SECOND WAS CU DENVER FACULTY MEMBER AND ASSOCIATE DEAN MARK RABIDEAU, WHO RECENTLY PRODUCED AN ALBUM CALLED STILLPOINT, WHICH IS A CLASSICAL ALBUM, AND THE FIRST TRACK ON THAT ALBUM, WON THE GRAMMY.

HE ACTUALLY WON THE GRAMMY FOR BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION.

THAT MAY BE CU DENVER'S FIRST GRAMMY.

HE THOSE OF YOU MAY REMEMBER MARK, HE'S THE ONE WHO COMPOSED OUR ALMA MATER WITH A BUNCH OF CU DENVER STUDENTS.

AND THEN, SHORTLY AFTER THAT, I WAS WALKING FROM MY OFFICE, UP TO THE, THE, THE DENVER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, PAST THE HOT DOG AND HAMBURGER STANDS.

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, I AM IN AN EXHIBITION, AN ART EXHIBITION.

OUR FACULTY, ANOTHER ONE OF OUR FACULTY MEMBERS, MICHELLE CARPENTER, SHE'S THE CHAIR OF OUR VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM, BUT SHE AND OTHERS AND A BUNCH OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE AN EXHIBIT RIGHT NOW IN THE DENVER CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS THAT HONORS THE LIFE OF EDDIE HENDERSON.

AND LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT EDDIE HENDERSON.

HE HE'S A RENOWNED AMERICAN JAZZ TRUMPETER AND FLUGELHORN PLAYER.

HE IS EXTRAORDINARY.

AND MICHELLE PRODUCED A DOCUMENTARY OF HIS LIFE.

I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE YOU A VERY FEW HIGHLIGHTS, I ACTUALLY WATCHED THIS DOCUMENTARY, WHICH AIRS ON PBS, I THINK FEBRUARY 15TH.

HE TOOK HIS FIRST TRUMPET LESSON FROM LOUIS ARMSTRONG AT AGE NINE.

AND THEN, HE BECAME A COMPETITIVE, ICE FIGURE SKATER IN COLORADO, TRAINING WITH OLYMPIANS.

AND THEN HE DID OTHER THINGS, AND THEN HE WENT TO MEDICAL SCHOOL AT HOWARD AND GOT AN MD AND WAS A PRACTICING DOCTOR.

AND THEN HE GOT CALLED AND SPENT THE WHOLE REST OF HIS LIFE BECOMING A VERY FAMOUS TRUMPETER, PLAYING WITH ALL OF THE FAMOUS JAZZ MUSICIANS IN THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD.

AND HE'S 80 TODAY AND WAS WITH US LAST WEEK PLAYING IN DENVER.

AND MICHELLE'S DOCUMENTARY IS THE FIRST TIME THAT IT PROFILES HIS INCREDIBLE LIFE STORY.

SO, AND THAT THAT PBS IT PROFILES IN BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

AND IT'S JUST AN INCREDIBLE EXAMPLE OF OUR FACULTY'S WORK.

AND YOU CAN GO TO THAT EXHIBIT AND SEE OUR STUDENTS WORK AS WELL.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND BECAUSE I DIDN'T PRINT MY REPORT OUT AT HOME AND WAS KIND OF WINGING IT A LITTLE BIT, I, I FAILED TO MENTION ONE THING THAT I, OF COURSE, HAVE TO MENTION.

AND SO IF I, IF I COULD REAL QUICKLY.

SO WE ARE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS WITH OUR CU BOULDER CHANCELLOR SEARCH.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT WE HAVE AN OUTSTANDING SEARCH COMMITTEE.

WE HAVE A FEW OF THEM IN THE ROOM RIGHT NOW.

THREE, FOUR WE HAVE WE HAVE A WE HAVE A CHUNK OF THE SEARCH COMMITTEE IN THE ROOM RIGHT NOW ANYWAY.

SO SO THEY ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON MORE THAN I DO RIGHT NOW.

BUT THEY SO SO WE HAD WE, WE, THEY ARE BUSY AND, AND I THINK THE SEARCH COMMITTEE FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING WORK AND AND IF

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EVERYTHING STAYS ON TRACK THE THE FINALIST OR FINALISTS SHOULD BE ON CAMPUS THE, THE WEEK BEFORE SPRING BREAK.

AND SO, SO THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY FOR YOUR FOR YOUR HARD WORK.

REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

AND AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE PROCESS MOVING ALONG.

AND BUT YOU KNOW, WE WE STILL LOVE YOU CHANCELLOR DISTEFANO.

AND SO ANYWAY, SO ANYWAY BUT BUT THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY FOR ALL THAT YOU'RE DOING.

APPRECIATE IT. OKAY.

GREAT. NEXT ON THE AGENDA ARE THE GOVERNANCE LEADERS REPORTS.

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

WE'RE GOING TO START WITH STAFF COUNCIL.

I DON'T SEE JA'NET IN THE ROOM, SO I'M THINKING ALAN, IT'S YOU TODAY.

SO THANK YOU. PRESIDENT SALIMAN, CHAIR RENNISON VICE CHAIR MONTERA, REGENTS AND CHANCELLORS FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE YOU ON THE THINGS THAT, STAFF SHARED GOVERNANCE GROUPS HAVE BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION.

I'D LIKE TO BEGIN, FIRST OF ALL, BY SAYING THAT HOPEFULLY YOU, THE CHANCELLORS AND STAFF WERE ALL ABLE TO ENJOY A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY BREAK.

I KNOW THAT ALL OF US THAT WERE ABLE TO TAKE THAT LENGTHY TIME PERIOD OFF THE WELLNESS WAS VERY GOOD FOR ALL OF US, AND SO I HOPE YOU ALL GOT TO SHARE IN THAT AS WELL.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE BOULDER CAMPUS STAFF COUNCIL IS WORKING DILIGENTLY ON, AND WE'RE FOLLOWING VERY CLOSELY, IS THE INCLUSION OF PARAS AND RA AS A MEMBER OF THEIR STAFF GROUP.

PREVIOUSLY, THAT GROUP WAS AN UNDERREPRESENTED GROUP AND HAD NO ONE REALLY AS THEIR VOICE.

AND SO SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THAT GROUP REACHED OUT TO THE BOULDER TRI-HAIRS.

AND LAST YEAR, AT THE TAIL END OF THE YEAR, THEY BROUGHT THEM AND INCLUDED THEM IN.

SO IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THAT EXPERIMENT WORKS IN INCLUDING PARAS AND RA INTO THE STAFF STRUCTURE.

SOME OF OUR OTHER SHARED GOVERNANCE GROUPS ARE WORKING TO CREATE A MORE INCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW MEMBERSHIP.

THE UCCS GROUP WERE LOOKING TO TRY AND EXPAND A METHODOLOGY BY WHICH WE RE MODIFY THE STRUCTURE BY WHICH OUR COMMITTEES FUNCTION, SO THAT WE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE MEMBERS THAT ARE PART OF THE HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURE OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE GROUP BEING PULLED TOGETHER IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE STRETCHED OUT TOO MUCH AND TRYING TO, EXPAND UPON WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO AT THE EXECUTIVE LEVEL.

AND SO WE'RE WORKING TO TRY TO ENSURE THAT ALL COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEES ARE SEPARATE FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, SO THAT WE CAN KIND OF WORK ON KEEPING THE LEVEL OF RETENTION UP IN THE EXECUTIVE GROUP AND THE BURNOUT LOT LOWER.

UCCS OR UCCSC ON BEHALF OF OUR SHARED GOVERNANCE GROUPS, IS ALSO WORKING HARD TO KEEP ITEMS SUCH AS STAFF RETENTION, DEIB, POLICY DISCUSSIONS, COMPENSATION AND EVENTS TO CREATE A MORE INCLUSIVE STAFF EXPERIENCE, AS WELL AS ENGAGEMENT VIA ACTIVITIES SUCH AS BOOK CLUBS, SOCIAL GATHERINGS AND OF COURSE, DIRECT PARTICIPATION IN THE SELECTION OF FUTURE LEADERSHIP AT BOTH UCCS AND AT THE BOULDER CAMPUS.

I APOLOGIZE. I'M KIND OF LIKE A LITTLE FRAZZLED TODAY.

IT'S BEEN A CRAZY DAY.

SO, I GUESS WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS THAT, OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR OR SO, JA'NET AND I, I THINK WE K IND OF GOT OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT WITH THE BOARD OF REGENTS IN PRESENTING UCCSCS THE STRUCTURE BY WHICH WE THOUGHT WE WANTED TO BRING TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD THINGS IN A.

HOW DO I PUT IT? A TEACHING TYPE OF MANNER AND OR PREACHY TYPE OF MANNER, WHICH FOR ME IS A RELIGIOUS STUDIES PROFESSOR WAS PROBABLY NOT A GOOD APPROACH TO TAKE.

BUT AS I EXIT AT THE END OF THIS YEAR AND NEW LEADERSHIP COMES INTO UNIVERSITY STAFF COUNCIL, I THINK THAT THE DIRECTION THAT THE STAFF COUNCIL IS GOING TO MOVE IN WILL BE MORE COLLABORATIVE AND LESS LUXURY, WILL BE MORE STRUCTURED TOWARDS COLLABORATION AND TAKING THAT WHOLE CONCEPT OF SHARED GOVERNANCE AND BRINGING IT TO THE FORE IN SUCH A WAY THAT WE ALL, USING THE CU BOULDER MOTTO OF SHOULDER TO SHOULDER, WILL WORK TOGETHER WITH YOU AND NOT NECESSARILY KIND OF BEHIND YOUR BACK, TRYING TO DEFEAT THE PURPOSE OF WHAT WE'RE ALL DESIGNATED TO TRY TO DO.

AND THAT'S TO TRY TO MAKE THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SYSTEM THE BEST THAT IT CAN BE.

SO WE JUST WANT TO KNOW THAT IN WORKING TOGETHER, THAT THERE'LL BE NO LIMIT TO WHAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH FOR THE STUDENTS, THE STAFF AND THE FACULTY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO

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SYSTEM. AND I MYSELF WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING ABLE TO SERVE AS UNIVERSITY STAFF COUNCIL CHAIR FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

SO THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

YES. WE'RE NOT DONE YET.

I GUESS I GUESS I'M SORT OF CONFUSED.

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE BEHIND MY BACK THAT I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT? WE AND I GUESS MAYBE IT'S MORE ME THAN ANYBODY ELSE.

THERE WERE ISSUES SURROUNDING RETENTION AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAD SPOKE ABOUT TOWARDS THE TAIL END OF THE YEAR LAST YEAR THAT, I GUESS I WAS TRYING TO USE SIMON SINEK'S CONCEPT OF WHY AND TRYING TO ADDRESS THE FACT THAT, LIKE MOST STAFF THAT WORK AT UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, WE ALL KNOW HOW TO DO OUR JOB.

WE ALL KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT WE DO TO ACCOMPLISH HOW WE DO IT.

A LOT OF US HAVE NO IDEA WHY WE'RE HERE, AND SO WE WERE TRYING TO STRESS THAT CONCEPT, BUT WE WERE DOING IT IN A WAY WHERE WE WERE TRYING TO, ON THE BACKSIDE, GET YOUR ATTENTION AND THEN BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION WITHOUT TELLING YOU THAT THE THINGS WE WERE TRYING TO WORK ON IN THE BACKGROUND.

WERE NOT THINGS THAT WE WERE SHARING WITH YOU TO TRY TO BUILD THINGS UP RATHER THAN TO KNOCK THEM DOWN.

AND SO IT WAS MORE ME A LOT OF TIMES, BECAUSE I'M BIG ON THE WHOLE CONCEPT OF WHY.

AND I WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE THE FRONTLINE STAFF HERE ON THE BOULDER CAMPUS TO TRY TO TALK ABOUT THE VALUE THAT THEY HAVE.

AND A LOT OF TIMES I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT'S HEARD.

I'M NOT I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE THE CHAIR ANGRY BECAUSE I KNOW SHE HAS AN AGENDA TO KEEP HERE, BUT I'M STILL IN THE DARK.

SO AT A BREAK, LET'S JUST LET'S JUST HAVE A CONVERSATION.

HOW'S THAT SOUND? WE CAN DO THAT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, ALAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UP NEXT, FACULTY COUNCIL CHAIR.

IS DR. NORCROSS HERE? OH, WELL, THERE HE IS.

OKAY. HELLO.

YOU'VE GOT THE FLOOR.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK PRESIDENT SALIMAN, CHAIR RENNISON, VICE CHAIR MONTERA, REGENT AND THE CHANCELLORS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH YOU THE CURRENT WORK OF THE CU FACULTY COUNCIL.

FIRST, AN APOLOGY.

THIS IS THE SECOND MEETING IN A ROW WHEN WE ARE GEOGRAPHICALLY SEPARATED.

IT SEEMS THAT, THE CONFERENCES THAT I GO TO ARE JUST BADLY, VERY BADLY TIMED.

BUT, YOU KNOW, IF IT MAKES YOU FEEL ANY BETTER, I'M IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, AND IT'S COLD AND WET AND WINDY HERE, SO, YES, I'M BEING PUNISHED FOR NOT BEING WITH YOU IN PERSON.

I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.

WITH ANY LUCK, OUR PATHS WILL CROSS IN PERSON AT THE NEXT REGENTS MEETING.

I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE PUNISHED ON YOUR WAY BACK, TOO.

SO, YEAH, I, I THINK I WILL BE YES, YES.

THANK THANKS FOR MAKING ME EVEN MORE ANXIOUS.

YES I HAVE SUBMITTED A WRITTEN REPORT WITH SOME DETAILS OF OUR CURRENT WORK AND PRIORITIES.

SO I'M JUST GOING TO MENTION, 1 OR 2 HIGHLIGHTS HERE.

SO FIRST OF ALL, WE'VE BEEN MIGHTILY IMPRESSED BY THE REPORTS, THAT THE BOARD OF REGENTS HAS MADE OF THE, OF THEIR RETREATS, THE LAST TWO RETREATS.

AND SO, FINALLY, FACULTY COUNCIL IS GETTING TOGETHER IN AN IN-PERSON RETREAT.

WE ARE HAVING OUR FIRST IN-PERSON RETREAT FOR QUITE A WHILE.

I MEAN, CERTAINLY SINCE, PRE-COVID NEXT WEEK, IN DENVER, IT WON'T BE AS EXOTIC AS YOUR RETREATS, ALTHOUGH I'M HOPING THAT WE WILL FIND SOME GAME THAT WE CAN PLAY SO THAT SOME OF US CAN LORD IT OVER OTHERS, BECAUSE THAT SEEMS TO BE THE A HIGHLIGHT OF THE RETREATS THAT YOU HAVE.

SO, WE WILL IN ADDITION TO, CONNECTING IN PERSON FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER MANY YEARS NOW OF MOSTLY REMOTE MEETINGS AND FACULTY COUNCIL AND FACULTY COUNCIL, FACULTY COUNCIL COMMITTEES, WE'RE GOING TO BE FOCUSING ON ISSUES OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY.

THE CHALLENGES PRESENTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE PRESENT A TRULY, WELL PRESENT, TRULY EXISTENTIAL THREATS TO HUMAN AND ANIMAL COMMUNITIES.

AND OUR ASPIRATION FOR CU IS FOR CU TO BE A GENUINE NATIONAL LEADER IN RESPONDING TO THESE CHALLENGES.

AND I THINK WE CAN BE YOUR I MEAN, YOU'RE LOCATED IN, THE, YOU KNOW, A PRIME LOCATION FOR THAT RIGHT NOW.

SO SO CU IS, YOU KNOW, SHOULD BE AND IS THE PLACE TO LEAD, ON THESE ISSUES.

AND I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE WILL, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.

WE ALSO FACULTY COUNCIL, THIS IS WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON REVISIONS TO OUR BYLAWS THAT IS THE BYLAWS THE FACULTY SENATE, ALSO, THE BOULDER FACULTY ASSEMBLY IS WORKING ON, REVISIONS.

AND ONE OF THE FOCUSES IN THESE REVISIONS IS TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF EQUITY AS REGARDS THE FACULTY AT ALL OUR CAMPUSES,

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AS YOU KNOW, UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE NATION CONTINUE TO MAKE USE OF ADJUNCT FACULTY IN EVER LARGER NUMBERS.

AND MANY OF THESE FACULTY MEMBERS ARE COLLEAGUES WHO TEACH INCREASING NUMBERS OF OUR STUDENTS, ARE STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET.

FACULTY COUNCIL CONTINUES TO URGE THE UNIVERSITY TO TREAT ALL FACULTY WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT BY, AT THE VERY LEAST, EMPLOYING THEM TO RENEWABLE POSITIONS WITH PROPER BENEFITS PACKAGES.

WHEN FACULTY ARE TREATED WITH THE RESPECT THAT THEY DESERVE, THEY'RE BETTER ABLE TO SERVE OUR STUDENT POPULATIONS, WHICH IS, OF COURSE, THE MAIN REASON WE'RE HERE.

WE'RE ALSO VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE NEW NEW CU BOULDER CHANCELLOR.

WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO SEE THAT THE SEARCH COMMITTEE HAS SUBSTANTIAL REPRESENTATION OF FACULTY, STAFF AND STUDENTS.

SO, SO, TODD, WE'RE AS EXCITED AS YOU ARE TO SEE WHAT THE SEARCH COMMITTEE, PRESENTS TO YOU.

SO, FINALLY, WE ARE FOLLOWING FACULTY COUNCIL, THAT IS, AND THE VARIOUS ASSEMBLIES ARE FOLLOWING, CLOSELY FOLLOWING THE VARIOUS GUN PROPOSALS, GUN CONTROL PROPOSALS ON THE CAPITAL.

I CONTINUE TO THINK, AND I, I'M PRETTY SURE THAT THIS IS A VIEW SHARED BY MOST, OF MY FACULTY COLLEAGUES, MY, THE STUDENTS WE SERVE AND THE STAFF THAT GUNS HAVE NO PLACE ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES OR ANY, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.

AND, I'M SAD TO SAY THAT WE ARE DISAPPOINTED THAT THE REGENTS HAVEN'T YET CHOSEN TO ACT ON THIS, BUT WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT THE STATE GOVERNMENT WILL STEP UP ON THIS ISSUE, WHICH WE CONSIDER TO BE A MORAL IMPERATIVE.

SORRY TO END ON A PREACHY NOTE, GIVEN WHAT ALAN JUST SAID, BUT, ANYWAY, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. AND AS I SAY, I HOPE VERY MUCH HOPE THAT THAT, I WON'T HAVE ANOTHER GEOGRAPHICAL CONFLICT AT THE NEXT MEETING.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANKS SO MUCH.

AND UP NEXT, OUR FINAL GOVERNANCE LEADER, ICSF CHAIR NICHOLAS DAWSON.

THE PRINTER I NORMALLY USE COINCIDENTALLY RAN OUT OF INK THIS WEEK.

SO BEING A CHILD OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL AGE, I WILL BE USING MY COMPUTER FOR MY NOTES.

PRESIDENT SALIMAN, REGENTS, CHANCELLORS, FRIENDS FROM CU.

IT'S A PLEASURE TO SEE ALL OF YOU, AND I HOPE YOU'VE ALL HAD A WONDERFUL START OF YOUR NEW YEAR, AND THAT YOUR WINTER HOLIDAYS WERE RESTFUL.

I KNOW FOR MOST OF THE STUDENT BODY, IT WAS GREATLY APPRECIATED TO HAVE OUR USUAL WINTER BREAK AND GET A GOOD ESCAPE FROM OUR USUAL CLASSWORK.

BUT NOW THAT WE ARE BACK AND AT IT, WE ARE ALL EAGER TO ENGAGE WITH OUR CLASSES AND CONTINUE OUR EDUCATION.

TO BREAK MY REPORT DOWN IN THE TWO SECTIONS, I WILL START WITH OUR INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL REPORTS AND GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF KEYNOTES, AND THEN TRANSITION TO OUR GENERAL ICSF REMARKS . ON A SCHOOL BY SCHOOL BASIS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, WHICH I PREFER BECAUSE I GET TO GO FIRST WITH CU ANSCHUTZ.

WE HAVE RECENTLY BEEN FOCUSING ON TRYING TO FOSTER INTER-PROGRAM COMMUNITY.

WE ARE KIND OF A JUMBLE OF SCHOOLS AT CU ANSCHUTZ WITH OUR VARIOUS DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, WE FIND THAT TO BE VERY UNIQUE ABOUT OURSELVES AND ONE OF OUR GREATEST STRENGTHS.

BUT WE DO TRY AND BRING STUDENTS OF VARIOUS BACKGROUNDS TOGETHER TO ENGAGE WITH ONE ANOTHER.

WE HAVE RECENTLY COME UP WITH A NUMBER OF EVENTS TO SUPPORT THIS, AS WELL AS WELCOMING FACULTY AND STAFF, AS WELL TO THOSE.

AS A STUDENT SENATE, WHICH IS WHAT WE CALL OURSELVES WE HAVE ALSO BEEN WE HAVE BEGUN PLANNING AND BUDGETING FUNDS TO ESTABLISH AN OUTDOOR GEAR RENTAL PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO ENGAGE MORE WITH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, AND BEGUN PLANS TO LAUNCH MONTHLY CAMPUS INTRAMURALS.

WE HAVE NO OFFICIAL SPORTS, UNLIKE ALL THE OTHER CAMPUSES, BUT WE DO WANT TO ENGAGE WITH THAT MORE REGULARLY SO WE CAN BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER.

WE ARE ALSO EXCITED TO, IN THE SPIRIT OF THIS BEING BLACK HISTORY MONTH, TO COOPERATE WITH EMPOWER CU, OUR CAMPUS STUDENT LED DIVERSITY COMMITTEE TO ESTABLISH TWO NEW CAMPUS WIDE DEI EVENTS IN THIS COMING SEMESTER.

WE ARE ALSO HAPPY TO WELCOME PRESIDENT SALIMAN TO OUR CAMPUS FOR OUR SHARED GOVERNANCE MEETING, WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO MEET WITH HIM AND SHARE SOME INSIGHTS ABOUT WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A STUDENT, STAFF MEMBER AND OR FACULTY MEMBER AT THE ANSCHUTZ CAMPUS.

AND WE GREATLY APPRECIATED HIM BEING THERE TO HEAR OUR STORIES.

COMING FROM THE CU BOULDER CAMPUS, FROM THE UNDERGRADUATE SIDE OF THINGS, THEY PARTICIPATED IN A BIG 12 CAPITOL HILL CONFERENCE TO ENGAGE WITH THEIR NEW COMRADES. THEY ARE CONTINUING TO NAVIGATE THE CONCEALED CARRY ON CAMPUS ACTIONS BY STAYING IN TUNE WITH THE STATE ACTIONS IN THAT REGARD, AND THEY ARE IN THE MIDST OF NAVIGATING THE STUDENT ACTIVITY FEE BUDGETING PROCESS.

ON THE GRADUATE SIDE OF THINGS, WE HAVE BEGUN A NEW INITIATIVE TO REEVALUATE AND ORGANIZE THE ICSF AS A WHOLE, WHICH I'LL MENTION A LITTLE BIT LATER.

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FROM CU COLORADO SPRINGS.

THEY ARE DOING A WONDERFUL JOB WITH FUNDING THEIR VARIOUS ON CAMPUS CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS, HAVING ALREADY SPENT 86% OF THEIR BUDGET, AND THEY'RE EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO FUND THEIR VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE REST OF THE SEMESTER.

AND THEN FROM CU DENVER.

THEY HAVE RECENTLY WORKED TO ESTABLISH A REFLECTION SPACE ON CAMPUS.

THEY ARE INCREASING ACCESS TO THEIR STUDENT GOVERNMENT MEETINGS TO TRY AND GET MORE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND THEY PLAN TO ENGAGE ON DAY AT THE CAPITOL AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.

A LOT HAPPENING ON ALL OF OUR INDIVIDUAL CAMPUSES THAT WE'D LIKE TO SHARE, JUST TO KEEP EVERYONE INFORMED THAT THE STUDENTS ARE ENGAGING WITH ONE ANOTHER AND TRYING TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON THEIR COMMUNITIES.

ASIDE FROM THAT, ON THE ISCF [INAUDIBLE] IT WAS A PLEASURE FOR ME TO PARTICIPATE IN THE JOINT BUDGET COMMISSION AND SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS IN SUPPORT OF THE STATE PROVIDING MORE FUNDING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, WHICH, AS PRESIDENT SALIMAN MENTIONED, IS CRITICAL IN SUPPORTING STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF.

AGAIN, AS BROUGHT FORWARD TO US BY CU BOULDER, THE GRADUATE COUNCIL, A STUDENT COUNCIL.

WE ARE ALSO EXCITED AND NAVIGATING SOME REORGANIZATIONS OF THE ICSF AND REVAMPING OUR BYLAWS SO THAT IN THE COMING ACADEMIC YEAR, WE CAN BE A LITTLE MORE ORGANIZED AND TRY AND WORK TOGETHER MORE FOR SOME INTER CAMPUS MOVEMENTS, ACTIVITIES AND OTHER ENGAGEMENTS.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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

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

THE ENTIRE CONSENT AGENDA IS LISTED IN BOARD DOCS.

I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

THERE'S 16 ITEMS ON IT.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? ALL RIGHT. I'LL SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. WE GOT REGENT SPIEGEL MADE THE MOTION AND IT WAS SECONDED BY REGENT MONTERA TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ONLY THAT REGENT SPIEGEL DOESN'T GET TO DO A MOTION THE REST OF THE DAY.

ALL RIGHT.

HE'S DONE ALL THE MOTIONS.

YOU'VE BEEN RESTRICTED.

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

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? GREAT. SO THE MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU. UP NEXT, THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE REPORT FROM THE UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, COMMITTEE CHAIR SMITH AND VICE PRESIDENT LIGHTNER, I

[H. 2:25 p.m. UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS]

TURN IT OVER TO YOU.

GREAT. THANK YOU.

MOST OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS CAME THROUGH OUR COMMITTEE.

SO, WE HAD A PACKED MEETING ON, JANUARY 23RD, AND, THE UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF MYSELF AS CHAIR, KEN MONTERA, VICE CHAIR WANDA JAMES AND MARK VENDRELL.

AND WE WERE ALL PRESENT.

THIS TIME AROUND, BOARD CHAIR RENNISON ALSO JOINED US.

WE AS I SAID, WE HAD SEVERAL ACTION ITEMS, ALL OF WHICH PASSED UNANIMOUSLY TO BE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WHICH WE JUST VOTED ON.

BUT I WILL OUTLINE WHAT WE DISCUSSED.

THE FIRST WAS A PRESENTATION BY JILL TAYLOR FROM THE ANSCHUTZ CAMPUS REGARDING, LET'S SEE CU ANSCHUTZ, MS AND HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH TO DISCONTINUE THIS, PROGRAM, WHICH WE AGAIN, WE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO, DISCONTINUE.

SECOND OF ALL, WE HAD A PRESENTATION BY RICHARD ALLEN, PROFESSOR AND ASSOCIATE DEAN OF PSYCHOLOGY ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. THE FIRST WAS A PRESENTATION ON PRESCRIBING FELLOWSHIP AND CLINICAL PHARMACY PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY CERTIFICATE.

AFTER THE PRESENTATION, WE HAD SOME QUESTIONS AND WE PASSED THAT WITH FULL APPROVAL.

SECOND, WE ALSO HEARD ABOUT, THE CU DENVER PRESCRIBING FELLOWSHIP AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY CERTIFICATION. AND AGAIN, THAT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

NEXT WE HAD A PRESENTATION BY PAMELA JANSSEN [INAUDIBLE] DEAN OF COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES FROM UC DENVER, ON A PROPOSAL OF A BA, BS IN CLIMATE CHANGE STUDIES.

AND OF COURSE, I'M ALWAYS EXCITED ABOUT NEW PROGRAMS AND BAS AND BSS, BUT THIS ONE I WAS PARTICULARLY EXCITED ABOUT.

SO THIS ONE ALSO PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND US THAT I BELIEVE IT WAS THE LAST MEETING WHERE WE HAD AN MS IN CLIMATE CHANGE, ALSO AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER.

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SO NOW WE HAVE THE FULL CONTINUUM.

NEXT WE HAD A PRESENTATION BY KATHERINE EGGERT, SENIOR VICE PROVOST FOR ACADEMIC PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT, AND JULIE CARR, PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AND CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN AND GENDER STUDIES ON THIS CAMPUS HERE FOR A PROPOSAL OF A MASTER'S OF ARTS AND GENDER AND SEXUALITY. AND WE HAD A PRESENTATION ON THAT, WHICH, AGAIN, THE RESOLUTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

UCCS HAD A COUPLE OF CERTIFICATIONS THAT WE HEARD ABOUT FROM JAMES VAN SCOTTER, AND THE FIRST ONE WAS A GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN SPACE CYBER ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT, WHICH WAS VERY, VERY INTERESTING AND REALLY FITS INTO THE UCCS FOCUS ON SPACE SCIENCES.

AND THEN WE HAD A PRESENTATION BY DAVID HAVLIK, PROFESSOR AND CHAIR OF GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, AND DEEP DOW, ALSO FROM GEOGRAPHY, ABOUT A GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCES, WHICH ALSO PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

WE HAD A VERY INTERESTING PANEL, ON, FENTANYL AND HIGH POTENCY THC ON THE CU GENERAL CAMPUSES.

AND WE HEARD FROM, ADMINISTRATORS FROM EACH OF THE CAMPUSES, REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THE FIRST MESSAGE FROM THE PANEL WAS THAT ALCOHOL WAS THE SUBSTANCE MOST ABUSED ON CAMPUS.

THC IN VARIOUS FORMS IS USED, BUT ABUSE IS NOT HIGHLY REPORTED.

AND THEN, ON THE SUBJECT OF THC POTENCY, REGENT JAMES BROUGHT HER EXPERTISE TO SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS WHICH ENRICHED THE CONVERSATION.

FENTANYL, WHILE HIGHLY DANGEROUS, HAD A LOW REPORTED USAGE BUT WAS ALSO PART OF COUNTERFEIT OPIOID PILLS.

THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS APPRECIATED THE DEGREE OF SUPPORT TO STUDENTS THROUGH TRAINED RESPONDERS AND POTENTIAL OVERDOSE SCENARIOS, WELL TRAINED AND EQUIPPED BYSTANDERS, RESIDENT HALL ADVISORS, AND GREEK LIFE LEADERS, AS WELL AS THE FOCUS ON MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE. AND I LEARNED THAT MANY OF OUR AEDS, WHICH ARE FOUND THROUGHOUT CAMPUSES, HAVE NARCAN, SO YOU CAN ALWAYS RUN TO AN AED IF YOU SUSPECT AN OVERDOSE.

FINALLY WE HEARD, OH NO, NOT FINALLY NEXT TO LAST.

THE LAST, ACTION ITEM WAS A REVIEW OF OUR CHARTER, FOR UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS REGENT POLICY 2C4 THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS PROPOSED AN INITIAL CHANGE THAT RECOGNIZED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ANNUAL WORK PLAN.

ITEMS IN THE PLAN FOCUSED ON SPECIFIC CONCERNS BY COMMITTEE MEMBERS ON THE AREAS OF UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS, AND THE ABILITY TO MODIFY THE WORK PLAN TO ADDRESS TIMELY ISSUES THAT ARISE.

ADDITIONALLY, THE MEMBERS NOTED THAT SEVERAL SUBJECT AREAS IN THE EXISTING POLICY ARE CURRENTLY CONSIDERED BY THE FULL BOARD OR BY ANOTHER REGENT COMMITTEE.

THIS LED TO A PHRASE BEING ADDED TO EACH OF THESE SUBJECT AREAS, AFTER THESE PROPOSED EDITS, WE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, UNANIMOUSLY THE CHANGES.

AND THEN FINALLY THERE WAS A QUICK DISCUSSION ABOUT THE BOULDER CAMPUS THE DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING WOULD BE CHANGED TO A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN CHEMICAL AND OR FROM CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING TO BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING.

AND WE COVERED THIS, ALL OF THIS IN 2.5 HOURS AND WE ADJOURNED ON TIME.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU.

I THINK IT'S A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE.

I MEAN, WE HAVE A LOT OF STUFF ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, BUT WHAT HAPPENS IN THE COMMITTEES ARE REALLY IMPORTANT AND THEY'RE ALL AVAILABLE ONLINE.

EVERYBODY CAN ATTEND. SO I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DO SO TO ALL OF THEM.

ALL RIGHT. UP NEXT, GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE.

[I. 2:40 p.m. GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS]

TURN IT OVER TO REGENT SPIEGEL.

GREAT.

AND MYSELF, AS LONG AS REGENT GALLEGOS AND REGENT MCNULTY AND REGENT SMITH WERE THERE.

[00:55:01]

AND WE WELCOME CHAIR RENNISON AS WELL.

WE SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT FEEDBACK FROM THE WINTER RETREAT, WHICH WAS HELD ON JANUARY 11TH AND 12TH, AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT OVERALL THE FEEDBACK WAS, QUITE POSITIVE AND WITH SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR MOVING FORWARD.

ONE HIGHLIGHT OF THE RETREAT AND REGENT RENNISON TALKED ABOUT THIS A LITTLE IN HER REPORT, WAS HOSTING MEMBERS FROM OTHER ELECTED BOARDS THAT RECEIVED QUITE, QUITE GOOD FEEDBACK FROM FROM THE BOARD AND PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE.

THE COMMITTEE ALSO BEGAN SOME PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE ANNUAL SUMMER RETREAT, TO BE HELD JULY 10TH THROUGH THE 12TH BACK AT LONE ROCK IN BAILEY COLORADO AND WE DISCUSSED POSSIBLE FOCUS AREAS FOR DISCUSSION, SUCH AS THE BIG ISSUES THAT WILL BE AFFECTING HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE NEAR FUTURE. HOW TO ANTICIPATE AND PREPARE FOR THOSE CHANGES, AS WELL AS SOME OTHER TOPICS.

AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO FURTHER DISCUSS TOPICS FOR THE ANNUAL RETREAT AT OUR MARCH MEETING.

WE DID HAVE SOME ACTION ITEMS RELATED TO REGENT LAW AND POLICY.

THE COMMITTEE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO RECOMMEND CHANGES TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF REGENTS FOR A FEW POLICIES, AND YOU CAN FIND THOSE IN THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THOSE ARE CHANGES TO POLICY.

5E TENURE AND TENURE TRACK FACULTY DISMISSAL FOR CAUSE AND CHANGES TO POLICY 3I COMPENSATION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS RETURNING TO ANY FACULTY POSITIONS.

THE COMMITTEE ALSO REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE POLICIES ON COMMITTEE GOVERNING PRINCIPLES AND THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHARTER.

THESE POLICIES RECEIVE NOTICE OF MOTION AT THIS MEETING AND WILL BE DISCUSSED FURTHER AT THE MARCH GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING.

LOOKING AHEAD, DAN MONTEZ AND ERICA WESTON PROVIDED AN OVERVIEW OF THE UPCOMING REGENT LAW AND POLICY REVIEW.

DAN MONTEZ ALSO REVIEWED SOME NON-SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES THAT WERE RECENTLY MADE TO LAWS AND POLICIES TO CORRECT SOME INTERNAL REFERENCES, AND THAT'S ALSO ALL AVAILABLE IN BOARD DOCS FOR PEOPLE TO REVIEW.

WE DID GIVE PRELIMINARY NOTICE TO THE COMMITTEE REGARDING LAWS AND POLICIES THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE MARCH GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING, AND MORE INFORMATION ON THESE IS AVAILABLE ALSO IN BOARD DOCS.

I DID PROVIDE A PRELIMINARY NOTICE OF A POSSIBLE CHANGE TO POLICY ADDRESSING ON WHO SPEAKS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY AND REGENT SMITH SUGGESTED A POSSIBLE CHANGE TO REGENT POLICY THAT WOULD REQUIRE A REGENT TO SUBMIT A LETTER OF INTEREST PRIOR TO RUNNING FOR CHAIR OR VICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD, AND THESE PROPOSALS WILL BE FURTHER DISCUSSED AT THE MARCH GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING.

WE ALSO DISCUSSED NEW REGENT ORIENTATION IN PREPARATION FOR THAT COMING THIS FALL, AND THE BOARD OFFICE IS LOOKING AT THE PROCESS FOR IMPROVEMENTS. THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ALL PROVIDED SOME FEEDBACK AT THE MEETING, AND THE BOARD OFFICE WILL CONTINUE TO GATHER INFORMATION.

AND I'D REALLY LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THEM FOR THE THOROUGH REVIEW OF PAST ORIENTATIONS AND GETTING INPUT FROM ALL OF US WHO HAVE HAD VERY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES.

SO THANKS TO TO ALL THE WORK OF THE BOARD OFFICE STAFF ON THAT, AND AT THE MARCH GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING, WE'LL DISCUSS A DRAFT PROPOSAL AND PLAN TO HAVE A FINAL PROPOSAL TO CONSIDER AT THE MAY GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING.

ERICA WESTON REVIEWED A PLAN FOR MAKING APPROVED REGENT REGENT RESOLUTIONS MORE EASILY VISIBLE VIA A RESOLUTION REPOSITORY ON THE WEBSITE, AND THIS WILL ENABLE BOTH REGENTS AND STAFF TO TRACK RESOLUTIONS AND PERIODICALLY REVIEW THEM AS APPLICABLE.

SO, AS YOU CAN TELL, OUR MARCH MEETING IS GOING TO BE QUITE FULL.

WE DID A LOT AT THIS MEETING.

WE HAVE A LOT TO COME AND THAT MEETING WILL BE ON MARCH 21ST, SO THANK YOU.

GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UP NEXT IS THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT BY COMMITTEE CHAIR MCNULTY.

[J. 3:00 p.m. AUDIT COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS]

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND REGENT SPIEGEL LET ME JUST EXPRESS MY EXCITEMENT OVER THE COMING COMING GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING.

SUPER EXCITED.

THE REGENTS, THE WRITTEN REPORT IS IN YOUR PACKET, SO I'LL LEAVE THAT TO YOU TO READ.

BUT THERE ARE HIGHLIGHTS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO PULL OUT FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND THE ATTENTION OF FOLKS JOINING US HERE TODAY.

WE DID MEET ON DECEMBER 13TH, 2023.

I WAS THERE, AS WERE REGENTS CHAVEZ AND VANDRIEL.

REGENT, SMITH AND RENNISON ALSO JOINED US.

SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR MAKING THE TIME AND REGENT SPIEGEL DID HAVE AN EXCUSED ABSENCE.

WE MISSED YOU, BUT WE FORGED AHEAD WITHOUT YOU THERE.

ALBEIT NOT NEARLY AS WELL AS IF YOU HAD BEEN THERE.

MEETING WAS ALSO ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF COLORADO OFFICE OF STATE AUDITOR.

WE DID APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THEM THERE.

[01:00:02]

THE COMMITTEE RECEIVED A REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF THE FINANCIAL AUDIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 FROM FORBES.

EXTERNAL AUDITORS APPOINTED BY THE OSA.

SCOPE OF THE AUDIT INCLUDED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30TH, 2023 AND AGREED UPON PROCEDURES FOR NCAA COMPLIANCE IN THE BOULDER CAMPUS.

FORBES ISSUED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION, WHICH INCLUDED ONE MATERIAL WEAKNESS RELATED TO THE RECLASSIFICATION OF NET POSITION, AN ITEM THAT THE UNIVERSITY HAS ALREADY ADDRESSED AND THE AUDITORS HAVE RECOGNIZED.

AND I DID ASK ABOUT THAT DURING THE COMMITTEE MEETING, AND THE AUDITORS RECOGNIZED THAT THAT ISSUE HAD BEEN ADDRESSED.

AVP UNIVERSITY COMPTROLLER BOB KUGLER HIGHLIGHTED KEY RATIOS THAT MEASURE FINANCIAL HEALTH OF THE UNIVERSITY.

NO MATTERS OF CONCERN WERE RAISED.

AVP AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE CHIEF AUDIT EXECUTIVE AGNESSA VARTANOVA PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON 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.

OF THESE, I WILL NOTE THAT FISCAL MISCONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUE TO BE COMPLETED IN A TIMELY MANNER.

AND DURING THE QUARTER, FIVE CASES WERE CLOSED WITH NO CONFIRMED FISCAL MISCONDUCT.

ALSO, IN THIS SPACE, I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT, CU CONTINUES TO BE A RESOURCE THAT OTHER FOLKS IN HIGHER ED RELY UPON, AND WE SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF OUR FOLKS, BECAUSE THEY ARE VIEWED AS, AS EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELD.

AND I WILL NOTE THAT MISS VARTANOVA SUPPORTED EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE REVIEWS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, ARLINGTON.

SO THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THAT RESOURCE TO OUR COLLEAGUES IN HIGHER ED.

FINALLY, I'LL NOTE THAT OUR NEXT AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 13TH, 2024, AND WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PERSON AT 1800 GRANT STREET.

LET ME SAY THAT AGAIN IN PERSON AT 1800 GRANT STREET.

THERE WILL BE A ZOOM OPTION FOR REGENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO BE THERE IN PERSON.

CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND, THAT THAT WE'RE ALL VOLUNTEERS IN THIS BUSINESS AND PEOPLE HAVE OTHER JOBS TO DO.

SO, THAT OPTION WILL BE PROVIDED.

SO, WITH THAT, MADAM CHAIR, I WILL CONCLUDE MY, CONCLUDE MY REPORT AND APPRECIATE THE TIME TO GIVE IT.

GREAT. THANK YOU.

I'VE JUST GOT A QUESTION ABOUT SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA HERE.

ARE WE GOOD? I CAN CONTINUE MY REPORT IF YOU NEED ME TO BUY YOU A LITTLE TIME IF SOMEBODY WANTS.

DID HAVE ON THE THE MAIN AGENDA A NOTICE OF MOTION FOR POLICY 2C1 AND 2C2.

AND JUST THAT WE DID DISCUSS THAT IN THE REPORT.

WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE PEOPLE KNEW THAT THAT THAT HAD HAPPENED AND NOT NOT A FORMAL AND NOTICE OF MOTION TODAY.

SO SORRY, GLEN.

GREAT.

EVERYBODY'S GOOD THEN.

THANK YOU. SO THE NEXT ITEM UP IS THE HOST CAMPUS REPORT.

[K. 3:15 p.m. HOST CAMPUS REPORT]

THE HOST CAMPUS REPORT WILL HIGHLIGHT THE LABORATORY FOR ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE PHYSICS, ALSO KNOWN AS LASP.

THOSE WHO ARE A PART OF THE LASP TOUR WILL WALK OVER TO THE BUILDING IN A FEW MINUTES.

BUT FOR THE REST OF US, THIS CONCLUDES THE BUSINESS.

LOOKING FOR THIS OTHER THING.

I AM ALL OUT OF CONTROL.

GREAT. WE'VE DONE THIS, WE'VE DONE THIS.

WE'VE DONE. NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE MINE.

I AM TELLING YOU THAT MINE SAYS UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS AND IT SAYS GOVERNANCE AUDIT AND HOST CAMPUS REPORT.

YES, WE'RE JUST WAY AHEAD.

WE'RE JUST AN HOUR AHEAD OF TIME.

YEAH. OKAY, SO WE'RE DONE.

YOU GUYS ARE FAKING ME OUT, MAN.

I DON'T NEED THIS STRESS.

WE COULD WE COULD DO TOMORROW'S MEETING TODAY.

SO. WE COULD DO THAT.

OKAY. SO LET'S LET'S DO THIS.

BUT THIS REALLY DOES CONCLUDE THE BUSINESS PART OF THIS MEETING.

BUT I THINK FOR THE REST OF US, SINCE WE'RE A LITTLE BIT AHEAD, CAN WE HEAD BACK UP TO EXEC AND KIND OF WHILE WE'RE VERY TIMELY HERE, WE ARE NOT THAT GOOD IN EXEC SESSION WHATSOEVER.

NO NO NO NO NO.

I SHOULD HAVE JUST ASKED YOU TO READ THE REPORT.

SO BACK ON OCTOBER 9TH, MY WIFE AND I ADOPTED MY 102 YEAR OLD GRANDMOTHER FROM A KIBBUTZ IN ISRAEL.

[01:05:05]

SHE'S A WONDERFUL WOMAN.

SHE'S A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.

BUT FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THIS MEETING STARTED, MY WIFE CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT SHE HAD PASSED AWAY.

AND SO COMMON SENSE SHOULD HAVE DICTATED THAT I SHOULD HAVE JUST TOLD YOU TO READ THE REPORT AND WENT HOME.

BUT I DID NOT DO SO.

SO THE RAMBLINGS TOTALLY FORGET THEM COMPLETELY JUST TO READ THE REPORT.

AND I ASK THAT YOU ALL JUST OFFER MY GRANDMOTHER YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS.

ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU.

VERY SORRY. HEAD HOME, HEAD HOME TO BE WITH YOUR WIFE.

GREAT. ALL RIGHT.

SO REGENTS AND OTHERS EXEC SESSION AND THEN WE'LL BE AT THE LAST TOUR ON TIME.

EVERYBODY GOOD WITH THAT? SOUNDS GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. THE MEETING WILL COME BACK TO ORDER.

THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, FOR SHOWING UP AGAIN TODAY.

BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THE ABSENCE OF REGENT MONTERA.

[M. 8:30 a.m. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2024 - PUBLIC MEETING RESUMES, CALL TO ORDER, Chair Rennison presiding - Sustainability, Energy and Environment Community (SEEC) Building - Auditorium C120 (4001 Discovery Drive, Boulder, CO 80303)]

HE'S GOT A FAMILY EMERGENCY, SO HE HAD TO TAKE OFF.

BUT, ANYWAY, SO LET'S SEE.

OUR NEXT ITEM FOR BUSINESS TODAY IS THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT.

COMMITTEE CHAIR, CHAVEZ AND CFO MARTURANO.

I TURN IT OVER TO YOU TWO.

[N. 8:30 a.m. FINANCE COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS]

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MET ON JANUARY 26TH THIS YEAR.

THERE WAS GREAT ATTENDANCE AT THE MEETING.

AND I APPRECIATE SO MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES JOINING THAT MEETING TO HEAR SOME OF THE IMPORTANT PRESENTATIONS.

DURING THE CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION PORTION OF THE MEETING, THE COMMITTEE HEARD QUARTERLY CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION EFFORTS FROM COREY.

THANK YOU, COREY, FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.