President Saliman explores wide range of topics during visit to CU Boulder
President Todd Saliman on Monday visited CU Boulder for a wide range of events and discussions with faculty, staff and student shared governance leaders, as well as top administrators from the campus.
President Saliman and other leaders from the CU system met with members of the CU Boulder Staff Council, representing classified and university staff, where they discussed the recent campus culture survey and the importance of knowing their work matters to the university.
The morning meeting was followed by an afternoon session with members of the Boulder Faculty Assembly, in which Saliman spoke about the important role that challenging conversations play in a university setting, and that a campus needs to be a safe place for those conversations to occur. He also discussed the value of a four-year degree and considered the impacts of AI on the future.
At lunch with CU Boulder Student Government (CUSG) and Graduate and Professional Student Government (GPSG), representatives shared their views on campus outreach strategies, housing challenges, and issues that affect graduate students different from undergraduate students.
Student orientation also was a topic of discussion for President Saliman and staff from student affairs and enrollment management. New student orientation, which had been largely online, now will offer daylong and overnight options at the campus. Recent developments include a new enrollment management plan and the establishment of a High School Advisory Board. Colorado students who apply for admission by Nov. 15 will receive notices of acceptance by Dec. 15.
Another session found the president focusing on CU Boulder’s recently updated Climate Action Plan, which calls for a clear path to a zero-emissions target for the campus by 2050.
President Saliman also took the opportunity to explore arts offerings at the campus, receiving an overview of the new Art Buffs Collective, which encourages collaboration of students from any major to support on-campus creativity. The day also included a peek into a hip-hop dance class and an evening reception.
The CU Boulder visit concluded the president’s current series of campus visits, which also included stops earlier this year at CU Denver, UCCS and the CU Anschutz Medical Campus.