Board of Regents meeting April 6, 2015 CU Denver Update Chancellor - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Board of Regents meeting

April 6, 2015 CU Denver Update Chancellor Dorothy Horrell

Reach Out and Listen Tour

➧ 80-day tour, Jan. 27-April 16 ➧ 25 stops: with faculty, staff, students,

alumni, business leaders, superintendents, et al.

➧ Online questionnaire ➧ Multiple one-on-one conversations ➧ Social media component ➧ So far: ~1,000 people

Structure

Reach Out and Listen Tour (cont.)

➧ Purpose: To gather input and ideas to

help shape CU Denver’s future

➧ Beginning to aggregate results ➧ Will use as basis for drafting shared

direction and priorities

➧ Followed by cross-functional action

teams who will create plans with metrics and timelines

Purpose and next steps

What I’m hearing

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Emerging themes

➧ Articulate a shared vision / direction ➧ Become a student-centric organization ➧ Strengthen support for faculty research and creative work ➧ Increase and diversify sources of funding ➧ Expand and deepen community partnerships ➧ Create a cohesive culture

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Strong alignment with 2020 metrics

➧ Student success ➧ Revenue diversification

• Sponsored research
• Philanthropy

➧ Enhanced reputation ➧ Financial aid

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Roundtable discussions

1) Leveraging our competitive advantages 2) Doubling down on student success 3) Becoming “one with the city” 4) Innovating for the future

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Thanks/Discussion