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麻豆影院 Campus Staff Council (SC) finds time once a year to visit the State Capitol. It is here that legislators debate a wide variety of issues - including many that touch the 麻豆影院 campus - like funding for capital projects and the 鈥淟ong鈥� bill. Staff Council finds that understanding the basics of the political process in Denver can go a long way toward building employee engagement. Employees and campus have a voice, and by staying informed we can better guide our individual actions as they uniquely impact our work.听

University of Colorado Office of Government Relations State team Heather Fields and Kirsten Schuchman met 11 members of Staff Council and their two guests. Both Heather and Kirsten perform a wide variety of tasks to ensure that the University of Colorado maintains a presence in the State legislative process. Examples include ensuring representatives and senators receive accurate information regarding operations, and counting votes in order to assist strategic planning for the CU system.

Representative Jonathan Singer (House District 11) had time to speak with the council, mentioning that Friday鈥檚 session in the Chamber is typically shorter so the representatives can get back to their districts and serve their constituents.听 He also commented on the Capital Development Committee鈥檚 responsibility for prioritizing the order in which fund recipients are allocated. According to Tanya Kelly-Bowry, vice president of Government Relations, $6.3 million has been allocated for CU-麻豆影院 capital development and $15 million for CU-麻豆影院鈥檚 Systems Biotech Building and to cover several controlled maintenance projects on campus. 听

Members Nick O鈥機onnor, Robyn Copeland, Aileen Harker, Sharon Vieyra, Zahra Crowley, Vonda Maki, Denise Thomas, Greg Roers, Gregg Lundgren, Brian Drake and Joe Branchaw, were in attendance.

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