NEWS: BOARD OF GOVERNORS

The Colorado State University Board of Governors today confirmed Amy Parsons as the 16th president of CSU – the CSU System’s flagship campus located in Fort Collins – effective Feb. 1, 2023, following a highly competitive, nationwide 5-month search process.

All three Colorado State University System campuses hit enrollment milestones this fall, with CSU in Fort Collins welcoming its largest entering class in history and CSU Pueblo seeing the largest class of new first-year students in four years.

The Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System this week adopted a budget that minimizes tuition increases for Colorado students, includes a 3 percent salary increase for faculty and staff at the CSU Fort Collins and Pueblo campuses, and allows the Fort Collins campus to start long-awaited renovations on its most heavily used classroom building.

The Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System today announced that Rick Miranda, chief academic officer for the CSU System, will serve as interim president of the CSU flagship campus in Fort Collins while the Board undertakes a national search for the 16th president of CSU.

The Colorado General Assembly confirmed the appointment of three new members to the CSU System Board of Governors. Denver attorney Kenzo Kawanabe, cattle industry executive Louis Martin, and former Congressional Representative Betsy Markey were nominated by Governor Jared Polis for the governing board seats.

Sandy Baum, one of the nation’s leading experts on the state of student debt, presented at the Colorado State University System Board of Governors meeting via Zoom on Tuesday Sept. 28.

In June, the CSU System Board of Governors voted to invest $8.58 million over the next three years in expanded support for rural Colorado students and communities.

During its meeting on June 11, the Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System stated its position in opposition to proposed state Initiative 16. As authorized by state

The Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System today adopted a budget for the next fiscal year that reflects a return to normal operations across the entire system

The Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System is still considering its options regarding the future of the Hughes property, and has made no decision pending consideration of an anticipated offer from the City of Fort Collins.

Boulder business leader and entrepreneur John S. Fischer is the newest member of the Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System. Fischer has long been an innovation leader in the mining, metals, pollution-control, and energy fields.

Recently, there have been many allegations surrounding the culture within the Department of Athletics at Colorado State University. We respect the experiences of individual student-athletes, and our commitment to student safety is unambiguous.

Brian A. Snow, General Counsel Emeritus of the Colorado State University System and former member of the CSU System’s Board of Governors, died peacefully after a long illness on August 29, 2020, in the arms of his beloved wife, Crissie. He was 79.