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Tony Frank: On the Board of Governors

June 18, 2020 Tony Frank

I don’t often get the opportunity to talk publicly about the Board of Governors of the CSU System.

Animated hot air balloons with CSU System branding

New System logo reflects strength of campus connectivity

June 18, 2020

The Colorado State University System unveiled a new logo that visually represents the distinct brand of each of its three campuses, and showcases the strength of the campuses being part of the same university system.

CSU Global president to lead educational innovation at Colorado State University System

June 17, 2020 Board of Governors CSU Global

The Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System today announced that Dr. Becky Takeda-Tinker, Colorado State University Global’s first president, will transition to a new role as chief educational innovation officer for the System.

CSU System Board of Governors approves FY2021 budget

June 5, 2020 Board of Governors

Even as it faces massive revenue shortfalls at its universities in Pueblo and Fort Collins, the Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System today mapped out a budget plan for next year that holds tuition steady and avoids deep job and pay cuts across the CSU campuses.

Tony Frank: On navigating a pandemic

May 22, 2020 Tony Frank

Wrestling with the operational and budgetary challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged employers in nearly every industry.

Aerial rendering of the National Western Center campus

CSU System breaks ground on Spur campus in Denver; to be complete 2022

May 5, 2020 CSU Spur

Colorado State University System broke ground today on a new Denver campus — called Spur — which will invite the public to explore and interact with educational content around water, food, and health.

Tony Frank: Dear COVID-19

April 27, 2020 Tony Frank

I’m writing to get some thoughts off my chest as I sit here late at night, unable to sleep.

Tony Frank: The employment sector that led the last recovery is at major risk

April 27, 2020 Tony Frank

Elected officials in our nation’s capital are deeply engaged in discussions around stimulus packages to restart our economy.

Colorado higher education leadership letters to elected officials

April 8, 2020

Dear Senators Bennet and Gardner and Representatives DeGette, Neguse, Tipton, Buck, Lamborn, Crow and Perlmutter: we write to express our appreciation for your leadership and support of higher education during these troubling times.

Tony Frank: On COVID-19

March 18, 2020 Tony Frank

I had been at Colorado State University for only a few years in the summer of 1997, when a late-July storm flooded the Fort Collins campus and surrounding community, leaving devastation in its wake.

CSU System selects CDR Associates to lead strategic planning for water policy institute at Spur campus

March 16, 2020 CSU Spur

Colorado State University System has selected CDR Associates as the lead consultant to conduct strategic planning for a water policy institute at the future Spur campus at the National Western Center in north Denver.

The CSU Admin Building as seen from the Oval.

Colorado State University classes moving online March 25

March 11, 2020 CSU Fort Collins

In response to the global coronavirus pandemic, Colorado State University is extending its Spring Break by two days, and when classes resume on March 25, they will be delivered online, CSU President Joyce McConnell announced Wednesday, March 11.

Together We Grow appoints first members to its Board of Directors

March 5, 2020 CSU Spur Together We Grow

Together We Grow (TWG), a consortium of some of the world’s largest agribusiness interests focused on building a skilled, diverse, and inclusive agricultural workforce, today announced the appointment of its board of directors.

Colorado General Assembly confirms two state leaders to CSU System Board of Governors

February 25, 2020 Board of Governors

The Colorado General Assembly today confirmed two longtime state leaders – both Colorado State University alumni – to the Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System.

Tony Frank: On Founders Day

February 20, 2020 Tony Frank

On February 11, we celebrated 150 years of Colorado State University in Colorado.

CSU earns STARS Platinum sustainability rating for record third time

February 6, 2020 CSU Fort Collins

Colorado State University is building upon its global reputation as an innovative leader in sustainability by becoming the only institution in the world to earn three Platinum ratings from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.