Tag: cu system
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CU Colorado Springs? UCCS to explore possible rebrand
As the University of Colorado Colorado Springs prepares to carry out a series of painful budget-balancing decisions, it’s also looking toward its future identity and growth. University leadership announced Tuesday that it would begin gathering public feedback about potentially changing its current name to “CU Colorado Springs.” In addition to aligning more closely with its…
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UCCS faculty censures Executive Leadership Team
As the leadership at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs begins to close a multi-million dollar budget gap, it now faces public concerns from its staff and faculty. Following a successful petition signed by 25 members, the UCCS Faculty Assembly held a special election last week to censure its Executive Leadership Team, which includes…
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‘An important inflection point:’ UCCS announces 5-year plan to close $27 million budget gap
The University of Colorado Colorado Springs will roll out a series of spending cuts in the coming years in an effort to balance its budget. In a message sent to the campus community on Thursday, UCCS leadership announced a five-year plan to close its current $27.7 million budget gap. The plan includes $11.7 million in…
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CU system set to expand collective bargaining rights
Following recent rallying and advocacy, workers across the University of Colorado system are one step closer to greater collective bargaining. CU Regent Elliott Hood announced a plan to introduce a policy expanding collective bargaining rights for faculty, university staff and undergraduate and graduate workers at all four campuses during a board governance meeting Friday. The…
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CU workers organizing to demand collective bargaining
Workers across the University of Colorado system are organizing for a unified message for its leadership: create a path to collective bargaining. This week, a day of action will be held at the university system’s four campuses to provide information about collective bargaining and discuss ongoing workforce challenges. This “Day of Action” will take place…
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UCCS among many Colorado public universities to require COVID-19 vaccines for students, staff
Many major universities in Colorado announced Wednesday that they have joined the push to require all students and employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine before coming back to school for the fall semester. That includes the University of Colorado system, which operates campuses in Boulder, Denver, Aurora and Colorado Springs; the Colorado State University system,…
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Colorado College requires students, employees to be vaccinated for fall semester; PPCC is ‘absolutely not’ doing so
Colorado College will join more than 100 other institutions of higher learning and require all 2,700 students and employees on the campus north of downtown Colorado Springs to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof before returning to campus for the fall semester. “It’s the most effective and safest way to get back to Colorado…
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UCCS delays hiring replacement for ousted vice chancellor of diversity; ‘openly hostile and intimidating treatment’ alleged
The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is delaying hiring a new associate vice chancellor of equity, diversity and inclusion after the former administrator said in an Oct. 29 letter to faculty that she was forced out of the job. Chancellor Venkat Reddy, the hiring authority for the position, told The Gazette he decided to…