With a renewed emphasis on collaboration with CSU, we anticipate even greater achievements in the future. While empowering its institutions to reach high levels of achievement and performance, the Board provides strong, positive direction on priorities along with timely, proactive guidance on external tactical and strategic issues impacting higher education in Colorado. The board and CSU staff have demonstrated a willingness to tackle tough issues when they felt such action to be in the best interest of the system and the state of Colorado. This observation clearly states the case for USC faculty. Combine this observation with an appalling absence of collaboration and you have a sure-fire recipe for discord.
Higher education is by nature collegial and collaborative.
When confronted by systems and processes that discourage and even suppress these modi operandi , problems are sure to arise. Faculty would greatly value more of a two-way nexus than currently exists. Faculty often feel that the current CCHE functions more as a directive coordinating board rather than a collaborative coordinating board. Perhaps a value-added approach to redesigning these processes would enhance both their utility and ease of accomplishment. Contrary to the report s recommendation however, USC faculty hope that Fort Lewis will remain a part of the CSU System and that Adams State, Mesa and Western State will remain in their current governing system.