Background:
In spring 2021, Chancellor Elliman tasked the Office of Strategic Initiatives (OSI) with running a strategic process to identify key priorities and initiatives for the campus over the next five years. OSI partnered with Inworks to leverage an inclusive, human-centered philosophy of design innovation and engage over 700 members of the campus community in contributing to a vision for how CU Anschutz might continue to break new ground in health sciences education, research, patient care and community engagement. OSI convened a steering committee and four working groups centered on each of these mission areas.
In synthesizing the recommendations from these groups, a common theme that emerged was the need to invest in our people. Participants felt that there was a need to better recognize the contributions of faculty across the many dimensions of their work. A key recommendation was to evaluate campus promotion and tenure processes to identify opportunities to reward achievements in community engagement, and innovation.
Charge:
The charge of this task force is to assess current promotion processes and develop recommendations/best practices regarding campus promotion criteria and processes, with attention to DEI, innovation, and community engagement.
Co-Conveners:
Dr. Laura Borgelt, Associate Vice Chancellor, Strategic Initiatives and
Dr. Regina Richards, Vice Chancellor, Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement
Member | Representing |
Melissa DeSantis (Co-Chair) | Strauss Health Sciences Library |
Jill Taylor (Co-Chair) | Provost's Office |
Amy Barton | College of Nursing |
Cathy Bodine | Bioengineering |
Lori Crane | Colorado School of Public Health |
Tracy de Peralta | School of Dental Medicine |
Melissa Desantis | Strauss Health Sciences Library |
Emily Gamm | College of Nursing |
Michael Harris-Love | School of Medicine |
Cerise Hunt | Colorado School of Public Health |
Melanie Joy | Skaggs School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Sheila Kennedy | School of Dental Medicine |
Steven Lowenstein | School of Medicine |
Donald Nease | School of Medicine |
Manisha Patel | Skaggs School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Angie Ribera | School of Medicine |
Support - Ex Officio | |
Paul Joyce | Human Resources |
Divya Pakhale | Office of Strategic Initiatives (now Campus Strategy) |
Aimee Woznick | Office of Strategic Initiatives (now Campus Strategy) |