CU-麻豆影院 Chancellor Phil DiStefano addressed an audience of about 300 in the Glenn Miller Ballroom Tuesday morning in his annual 鈥淪tate of the Campus鈥� address, and offered an update of the Flagship 2030 Strategic Plan and a strategy of 鈥渃oming together鈥� to improve CU-麻豆影院鈥檚 finances, reputation and the student experience.
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The Chancellor began the address by taking the opportunity to welcome new leaders to campus, including Arts and Sciences Dean Steven Leigh, Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer Kelly Fox, Vice Chancellor for Administration Louise Vale, and Chief of Staff Catherine Shea. The speech focused on what the Chancellor feels are elements critical to the university and its success, including enhancing the student experience, establishing new and diversified funding sources, and building and protecting the reputation of the institution.听
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Included in the address was an overall progress report on the campus鈥檚 Flagship 2030 Strategic Plan. This is the fifth year since the launch of the plan and DiStefano announced he will post a full update on the Flagship 2030 website in the coming weeks.听
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Highlights shared in the address included growth in the research and scholarly work of the faculty, the almost-doubling of the number of Residential Academic Programs, and significant investment in campus facilities.
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This year鈥檚 address also had particular import for the faculty and staff of the campus. In light of the continual decreases in state funding for the university, DiStefano said that university employees must lead the changes that will allow the university to thrive under new funding models. 鈥淚f we are going to be the university that models how a public institution can survive, and even thrive in the new fiscal reality, we must think boldly, we must come together as a team.鈥�
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The Chancellor closed the address with the announcement of a new Advisory Council, comprised of leaders external to the CU-麻豆影院 community.听
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鈥淭his council will help us identify new funding sources, build support for new research partnerships, make innovations in how we serve our students, and help us build and sustain our reputation in Colorado and across the nation,鈥� he said.
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The full text of the speech, as well as a recording of the LiveStream, are available on the Chancellor鈥檚 website at
