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The Year in Preview

A look back at UCCS's areas of focus and achievements in student retention and recruitment, financial aid, innovation, and more. Get a glimpse into what lies ahead.

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The Year in Preview

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  1. The Year in Preview Deans, Directors and Chairs Meeting Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak

  2. UCCS: America’s Premier Regional Comprehensive Research University

  3. Year in Preview A look back: Thoughts “When I want to understand what is happening today, or try to decide what will happen tomorrow, I look back,”Oliver Wendell Holmes “Look back, and smile at perils past,” Sir Walter Scott

  4. Year in Preview A look back: Inventing the Future • Areas identified • Student retention and recruitment • Financial aid • Division of Innovation • Experiential learning and innovation • Chancellor’s area reorganization • VCAF reorganization • CU Foundation reorganization

  5. Year in Preview Inventing the Future: Recruitment and retention • Barbara Gaddis as director of retention • Enrollment Management Team • Freshman Seminar sections • Focus on undeclared majors • Visits to southern Colorado community colleges • Daniels Fund grant to aid transfer students • Increased WUE role, non-resident recruitment

  6. Year in Preview Inventing the Future: Recruitment and retention • Graduate student recruitment retreat • Recruitment coordinator assigned to graduate dean • New UCCS logo • Inventing the Future: Financial Aid • Aid for low-income students increased • Multi-year financial aid commitments • Improved freshman merit aid award

  7. Year in Preview Inventing the Future: Division of Innovation • Decision to retain current structure • Bachelor’s of Innovation degree • Approved by colleges • Interdisciplinary • Unique • UBAC Review • CCHE, Regents to review

  8. Year in Preview Inventing the Future: Experiential Learning • Bachelor’s in Innovation • Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice • Doctorate in Nursing Practice • PhD. in Education Leadership (proposed) • Freshman Seminar sections • Head of the Class • Life and Death • Garbage

  9. Year in Preview Inventing the Future: Chancellor’s Area • Merge alumni relations with community relations • Affirmative action functions become part of broader social equity focus

  10. Year in Preview Inventing the Future: Administration and Finance • Division of Resource Management formed from Budget Office, Accounting Office, Bursar’s Office, Loan Administration • Division of Human Resources brings together personnel functions • TRD model with CU Foundation • Ent • Mountain Lion field • Campus entry signs

  11. Year in Preview Inventing the Future: CU Foundation • Martin Wood, chief operating officer, Advancement • Funding shifted to President’s Office • Marketing planning

  12. Year in Preview What’s Ahead: • NCA • Salary initiatives • VCAA search • New faculty and staff positions • Construction • Blue Ribbon Commission • recommendations • Strategic planning

  13. Year in Preview What’s Ahead: NCA visit • All campus process • Accreditation renewal fundamental • Website updates required • Flexibility required • Nov. 13 and 14 campus visit • David Moon, associate vice chancellor, • Academic Affairs, leads process

  14. Year in Preview What’s Ahead: NCA visit continued • Goals: review and counsel • Five criteria • -- Mission and integrity • -- Preparing for future • -- Student learning and effectiveness • -- Knowledge • -- Engagement and service

  15. Year in Preview What’s Ahead: Faculty salary committee Tom Christensen, dean, Letters, Arts and Sciences Ceil Malek, senior instructor, English Robyn Marschke, interim director, Institutional Research La Vonne Neal, dean, Education Jim Null, professor, Political Science Allen Schoffstall, professor, Chemistry Gayanne Scott, director, Resource Management Susan Szpyrka, associate vice chancellor, Administration and Finance Tom Zwirlein, professor, Business

  16. Year in Preview What’s Ahead: Staff salary committee Kathy Andrus, director, Teaching and Learning Center Sean Flaherty, director, Residence Life Jeremy Haefner, dean, Engineering and Applied Science Robyn Marschke, interim director, Institutional Research Drew Martorella, producing director, Theatreworks Carole Schoffstall, dean, Beth-El College of Nursing Gayanne Scott, director, Resource Management Susan Szpyrka, associate vice chancellor, Administration and Finance William Whitfield, manager, Parking Services

  17. Year in Preview What’s Ahead: VCAA search Cathy Brittain, accountant, Loan Administration Tom Christensen, dean, Letters, Arts and Sciences (co-chair) Randy De Pry, associate professor, Education Gwen Gennaro, director, Sponsored Programs Kathy LaSala, associate dean, Beth-El College of Nursing Mary Lou Makepeace, Colorado Springs Ceil Malek, senior instructor, English Leslie Manning, dean, Kraemer Family Library (co-chair) Chris Martinez, senior instructor, Kraemer Family Library Eric Olson, associate dean, College of Business and Administration Gayanne Scott, director, Resource Management Sudhanshu Semwal, professor, Computer Science Kay Smith, graduate student Kee Warner, professor, Sociology Mary Yates, director, Campus Life

  18. Year in Preview What’s Ahead: New faculty and staff positions

  19. Year in Preview What’s Ahead: Construction • Dwire • Recreation Center • Science/Engineering • Heller Center • Roads

  20. Year in Preview What’s Ahead: Blue Ribbon Commission • Sept. 29 meeting at UCDHSC • 18 recommendations in six broad areas • -- Increase diversity of faculty, staff and students • -- Strengthen retention of diverse faculty, staff and students • -- Build an inclusive campus climate • -- Increase community outreach • -- Share best practices • -- Develop diversity plans with accountability and performance • measures

  21. Year in Preview What’s Ahead: Strategic Planning Process • Key elements • 2007-2012 time frame • Build excellence • Deepen learning experience • Enhance diversity • Build bridges to community • Secure financial future • Shared responsibility culture

  22. Year in Preview What’s Ahead: Strategic Planning Process UCCS Mission The Colorado Springs campus of the university of Colorado shall be a comprehensive baccalaureate university with selective admission standards. The Colorado Springs campus shall offer liberal arts and sciences, business, engineering, health sciences, and teacher preparation undergraduate degree programs, and a selected number of masters and doctoral degree programs.

  23. Year in Preview What’s Ahead: Strategic Planning Process UCCS Vision The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs will provide unsurpassed, student-centered teaching and learning, and outstanding research and creative work that serve our community, state, and nation, and result in our recognition as the premier comprehensive, regional research university in the United States

  24. Year in Preview What’s Ahead: Strategic Planning Process • UCCS Values • Excellence • Student Success • Community interactions • Enriching environment • Quality teaching • Research and creative work • Service • Staff contribution • Innovation and change • Life-long learning

  25. Year in Preview What’s Ahead: Strategic Planning Process • Academic Strategic Plan, Peg Bacon • Facilities Strategic Plan, Brian Burnett • Diversity Strategic Plan, Kee Warner • Student Success, Jim Henderson • Sustainability Strategic Plan, Linda Kogan • Financial, Brian Burnett • Marketing, Martin Wood • Faculty and staff compensation, Pam Shockley-Zalabak • Overall UCCS Goals, Pam Shockley-Zalabak

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