President Mark Kennedy | Office of the President

Leaning Into the Future

“To further develop our students’ minds and advance their careers, we must meet them in ways that align with their varied learning styles and stages in life. That is a significant part of our mission.” – President Mark Kennedy

From Triage to Transformation

“The pandemic has amplified and accelerated existing and emerging digital forces disrupting every form of human activity. We addressed initial challenges in phases of triage and stabilization, but our continued success as a university hinges on our ability to collectively pivot toward transformation.” – President Mark Kennedy

Strength Through Diversity

“Life is a game of addition, not subtraction. We multiply our impact through collaboration, not by descending into division.” – President Mark Kennedy

Leading Innovation

“As the nation’s 10th most prolific public research university system and a leader in innovation, CU is well-positioned to help address the grand challenges of our age including health, space, sustainability, urban vitality and cybersecurity.” – President Mark Kennedy

Statewide Service and Engagement

“We are not the University of Aurora, Boulder, Colorado Springs or Denver. We are the University of Colorado and, true to our name, we are dedicated to serving the entire state.” – President Mark Kennedy

Office of Digital Education making progress on campus agreements, leadership search

As reported to Faculty Council last week, an overarching service agreement between the four CU campuses and the systemwide Office of Digital Education (ODE) is expected to be completed soon. The service agreement will detail roles, responsibilities and financial details of the relationship between campus units and ODE.

March 25, 2021

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CU Connections

New systemwide Tableau contract saves CU $900,000 over five years

All campuses came together, with University Information Services and the Procurement Service Center managing the negotiation, to combine into one universitywide Tableau contract to save money and expand access to more users across CU. Tableau allows CU users to transform data into dashboards, reports and other business intelligence.

March 11, 2021

CU Denver SPA First Friday Virtual Event March 2021

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CU Denver Today

President Kennedy, Chancellor Marks discuss the future of higher ed

The School of Public Affairs at CU Denver hosted its March First Friday event via Zoom with two notable guest speakers: Chancellor Michelle Marks and University of Colorado President Mark Kennedy talking about the future of higher education. The event included discussions about COVID-19, online education, diversity and equity, civil discourse, public education and strategic planning.

March 11, 2021

Statements from President Kennedy

Message About the Mass Shooting in Boulder

Our university is a community, not just on our campuses or in the four cities they call home, but as part of a larger whole – our state, our nation, our world. And in times like this, we must rely on our community to pull together and provide the support that will help each of us grieve and support one another.

March 23, 2021

Statement on Boulder Unrest

The violence, vandalism and acts of aggression we saw yesterday are unacceptable.

March 7, 2021

Statement Regarding Gov. Polis Prioritizing Vaccines for Student-facing Faculty and Stafftization

Returning to a more in-person experience will benefit our students, faculty and staff and reduce the social isolation so many have experienced over the past year. We applaud Gov. Polis for making this a priority.

February 26, 2021

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