CU Connections

House Bill 1252, legislation that would have required more detailed financial reporting in the form of searchable databases of all revenues and expenditures at many higher education institutions, was left unfinished Wednesday as the Colorado General Assembly ended its 2012 session.

The council also honored two of its members with Distinguished Service Awards.

The Higher Education Association of the Rockies (HEAR) sponsored the Colorado Higher Education Legislative Update, an afternoon of discussion Friday at the First Baptist Church in Denver.

Honor recognizes significant achievements of individuals and administrative units toward developing a more culturally diverse, competent and inclusive university community.

Beginning Monday, May 7, PBS will be conducting OE sessions, and representatives from the university’s and state’s group insurance plans will be hosting Carrier Fairs on each campus to help in your decision making.

The University of Colorado Board of Regents passionately agreed that student safety on campus is a No. 1 priority. They passionately disagreed, however, on how that can or should be enforced.

The 2012-13 benefits Open Enrollment (OE) – a positive enrollment, meaning all employees and retirees under age 65 must take action even if they previously waived coverage – begins at 8 a.m. Monday.

Editor’s note: CU Connections published its April 19 edition early in the day; it included coverage of the first of two days of meetings by the Board of Regents. The website was updated later on April 19 with coverage from the second day.

CU administrators presented two options for tuition, both of which reflected increases over last year, given continued reductions in state funding for higher education. CU absorbs a disproportionate share of those cuts.

The Board of Regents today authorized a 2 percent salary pool, enabling merit increases for many faculty, officers and exempt professionals in the 2012-13 fiscal year.