Joint update from the Budget Sustainability Committee Chair and Interim Dean: Sharing the committee鈥檚 final report

July 11, 2024

Dear colleagues, After a lot of listening and learning since the launch of our work in April, our Ad Hoc Budget Sustainability Committee finalized and shared our final report with Fernando and the leadership team on July 1. We took our task very seriously, and I am proud of the...

A message from the Interim Dean: Entering the final phase of the School of Education budget sustainability committee work

June 27, 2024

Dear colleagues, The ad hoc budget sustainability committee has been meeting multiple times per week, and they are working hard on a final report about their findings. I am so grateful for their work and look forward to learning more about their creative recommendations to enhance efficiency, equity and the...

A message from the budget committee: Budget Sustainability Committee meeting recap about budget deficits and drivers

May 29, 2024

The Ad Hoc Budget Committee has been meeting weekly to process information we have received and move towards recommendations. Each week we review ideas submitted through our committee鈥檚 web form and suggestions made during office hours. We are also reviewing the slides submitted by each program area and center. The...

A message from the budget committee: Committee meeting recap about organizational structure

May 16, 2024

The ad hoc budget sustainability committee had our third scheduled meeting on Wednesday, May 8. At this meeting, we heard presentations from School of Education staff and faculty about our budget projections for FY25. We also learned more about the organizational structure of our school, with presentations about funding sources,...

A message from the budget committee: Office hours for the Budget Sustainability Committee and Interim Dean

May 1, 2024

The Budget Sustainability Committee will be holding office hours once a week (in pairs) and you can join us in-person (MBE 144A, the Teacher Education conference room) or online ( https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/91612285110 ). We鈥檝e included both morning and afternoon times on Mondays. The office hour dates and times, and attending committee...

A message from the budget committee: What we're learning from the School of Education ad hoc budget sustainability committee

April 29, 2024

The ad hoc budget sustainability committee had our first meeting on Friday, April 19 and our second meeting on Wednesday, April 24. At our first meeting we had a thoughtful discussion about the committee鈥檚 charge and how we will work together. I accepted the responsibility of committee chair and look...

A message from the Interim Dean: Announcing the composition of School of Education ad hoc budget committee

April 16, 2024

As we continue to move through the School of Education鈥檚 budget sustainability initiative , it鈥檚 my pleasure to provide an update on the composition of the ad hoc budget sustainability committee. Following the call for nominations, the leadership team and I were very pleased to receive nearly 100 submissions containing...

A message from the Interim Dean: Seeking your engagement in the School of Education budget sustainability project

April 4, 2024

As I shared in a message on March 21 , and detailed on our new budget sustainability webpage , our School of Education is engaging in a budget sustainability project for the short and long term resiliency of our school. The budget sustainability project will take place now through the...

A message from the Interim Dean: School of Education budget sustainability conversations to begin in April

March 21, 2024

Dear colleagues, Like other universities nationwide, the CU Boulder campus is embarking on a transformation and financial resiliency initiative to proactively address projections that expenses will exceed revenues in FY27. Our School of Education is simultaneously facing a pivotal juncture for the sustainability of our budget that requires us to...