Regents decide on policy revisions

The CU Board of Regents held its regular meeting virtually Nov. 7-8. Originally scheduled to be an in-person meeting at UCCS, weather led to the adjustment.

Regents discussed and voted on several items that had been advanced by the Regents Governance Committee at its Oct. 24 meeting.

Among the agenda items were changes regarding Regent Policy 3.C and 3.D, which pertain to searches for administrators and guidelines for the appointment of chief officers of the university.

Current Regent Policy 3.C addresses searches for Officers of the University, and Officers of the Administration. System administration proposed that the current policy be divided in two for better organization and readability:

• Searches for Officers of the University and Chancellors (including the President, University Counsel and Secretary of the Board, Associate Vice President of Internal Audit, and Treasurer), Regent Policy 3.C
• Searches for Officers of the Administration (including those with the title of interim or acting vice president; associate vice president; vice chancellor; associate vice chancellor; associate counsel; and deans of the schools, colleges, and libraries), Regent Policy 3.D

Article 3.C.1(D) pertains to the temporary appointment of a president. No content changes were advised, but staff recommended it be moved and renumbered to Article 3.D.

Other changes considered at the meeting:

Regent Policy 11.D had prohibited deferred compensation. Because the prohibition has become outdated, staff recommended it be rescinded.

Regent Policy 2.J.1(C), which requires regents to “actively attend and participate in board and committee meetings, evaluate the materials presented, and ask questions necessary to inform the regent’s performance of official duties,” is adding the expectation that regents attend regular board meetings in person. The board chair, however, could allow remote participation under extenuating circumstances.

Regents on Nov. 7 voted to approve the above changes.

Regents also approved a professional master’s degree in marketing analytics offered by the Leeds School of Business at CU Boulder. The board also voted to approve departmental status for CU Boulder’s Program in Environmental Design, in order to become the Department of Environmental Design. The items had been advanced by the Regents University Affairs Committee at its Oct. 22 meeting. Read more in CU Boulder Today.

The board granted two appointments with tenure at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus, both effective Nov. 7, 2024: Aimee K. Gardner, Surgery, School of Medicine; and John H. Sampson, Neurosurgery, School of Medicine.

The board passed a resolution of appreciation for Andrea Cordova, UCCS Chief of Staff, who will be retiring in January. The resolution recognizes her 28 years of dedicated service and contributions to the UCCS community and the broader CU system. Board members and administration leadership expressed their thanks during the meeting, which Cordova also joined remotely.

The next regular Board of Regents meeting is scheduled for Feb. 6-7, 2025, at CU Boulder.