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 Structure ➧ 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

Reach Out and Listen Tour (cont.) Purpose and next steps ➧ 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

What I’m hearing 4

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 5

Strong alignment with 2020 metrics ➧ Student success ➧ Revenue diversification  Sponsored research  Philanthropy ➧ Enhanced reputation ➧ Financial aid 6

Roundtable discussions 1) Leveraging our competitive advantages 2) Doubling down on student success 3) Becoming “one with the city” 4) Innovating for the future 7

Thanks/Discussion