Faculty-Staff Edition - Sept. 3, 2019: Special Edition | CU Boulder Today

Faculty-Staff Edition - Sept. 3, 2019: Special Edition

As the academic year begins, CU Boulder Today is pleased to provide this special edition that describes how the campus strategic initiatives are moving forward in year three of Academic Futures.

Academic Futures year-3 implementation: Enacting our commitment to furthering public good

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As CU Boulder enters into year three of the Academic Futures initiative, our implementation begins in earnest. Campus will experience the integration of our strategic initiatives into Academic Futures鈥� projects and themes.

Creating a common student-centered approach to teaching and learning

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Later this month, the university will announce the structure of its Center for Teaching and Learning, which will be a combined resource for all who have a teaching role on campus.

Diversity and Inclusion Summit attendees sit in circle during session

Making excellence inclusive

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The IDEA plan is currently under final administrative review by senior campus leadership, who will meet this month with the authoring committee to discuss recommendations and their implementation.

Anne Miller, a CU Boulder International Affairs major, uses new OIT technology called "Kubi" (Japanese word for neck) to attend an Arabic language class face-to-face while recovering from an injury.

Teaching and technology, online and distance education

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Academic Futures recommended a comprehensive approach to teaching with technology and reimagining online and distance education as one of four lead projects.

麻豆淫院 show their work during the ATLAS Institute Research Showcase. (Photo by Patrick Campbell/University of Colorado)

Interdisciplinary teaching, research and creative works

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Interdisciplinary teaching, research and creative work have long been expressed values of the faculty, strong desires of generations of students and exciting challenges to staff.

Other Academic Futures project updates

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Learn more about projects including governance; campus success; what it means to be a public university; sustaining, supporting and inspiring our community; and internationalizing the campus.

Financial Futures: Community-generated ideas are creating impact

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Financial Futures will continue its focus in fall 2019 on supporting and enhancing the mission of CU Boulder through strategic financial alignment.

Strategic Initiatives Webpage

Delve more into Academic Futures and Financial Futures, including听priority themes and projects听and other themes and projects. Visit the strategic initiatives webpage.

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