Board of Regents: June summary

Here are highlights of action taken by the CU Board of Regents during its meeting June 20-21 at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. For more from the meeting, including newly tenured faculty, budget passage and the election of new board leadership, click here.

The regents approved the following items:

• Resolutions of appreciation for Peg Bacon, Ric Porreca and Ajay Thomas
• Action on recommendations from the Capital Construction Subcommittee:
  • Visual and Performing Arts updated program plan (UCCS),
  • South Hall updated program plan (UCCS),
  • Engineering Building updated renovation program plan (UCCS),
  • Baker Hall renovation program plan (CU-Boulder),
  • Aerospace and Energy Systems Building program plan renewal (CU-Boulder),
  • Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratory program plan (CU-Boulder),
  • Campus Data Center program plan (CU-Boulder),
  • revision to the CU-Boulder FY2012-2013 Two-Year Projection of Cash Needs List, FY 2014 Capital Construction Budget Request and Two-Year Projection of Cash Need List, Five-Year Capital Construction Plan
• Compensation pools for FY 2012-13
• Operating budget for FY 2012-13
• UCCS Strategic Plan 2020: Our Commitment to the Future
• Establishment of new degree programs: Doctoral degree in Integrative and Systems Biology (Anschutz Medical Campus), master of science degree in Mathematics Education (CU Denver)
• Continuation of the board’s Intercollegiate Athletics Committee

The board’s annual retreat runs today through Saturday in Silverthorne.