Request: For Board of Regents Re-approval of Mission, Vision, Values Statements for the University of Denver |

Brief Background: The consolidated university is undergoing re-affirmation of institutional accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission in Spring 2021

Visit and review scheduled for April 26-28, 2021 Documents to be submitted March, 2021 2 Structure of Assurance Argument is Focused on Achieving Mission 3

Role of Board of Regents in Adoption of Mission, Vision, Values Statements

HLC CRITERION 2. INTEGRITY: ETHICAL AND RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT The institution acts with integrity; its conduct is ethical and responsible. 2.A. The institution establishes and follows policies and processes to ensure fair and ethical behavior on the part of its governing board, administration, faculty and staff. 1.The institution develops and the governing board adopts the mission. 4

Role of Board of Regents in Adoption of Mission, Vision, Values Statements

HLC CRITERION 1. MISSION The institution’s mission is clear and articulated publicly; it guides the institution’s operations. 1.A. The institution’s mission is articulated publicly and operationalized throughout the institution.

2.The mission and related statements are current and reference the institution’s emphasis on the various aspects of its mission, such as instruction, scholarship, research, application of research, creative works, clinical service, public service, economic development and religious or cultural purpose. 5

History of Mission, Vision, Values Statements

❖ The existing statements were developed for the consolidated institution in response to President Hank Brown’s request for updated Strategic Plans in 2007

❖ A broad and inclusive committee from both the Denver and Anschutz campuses met multiple times to develop the statements and a 2008-2020 Strategic Plan

❖ The statements were approved by the Board of Regents in 2008 6

Mission Statement

Original: The Denver is a diverse teaching and learning community that creates, discovers, and applies knowledge to improve the health and well-being of Colorado and the world.

Revised: The University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus is a diverse teaching and learning community that creates, discovers, and applies knowledge to improve the health and well-being of Colorado and the world. 7

Vision Statement

Original: By 2020, University of Colorado Denver will be a leading public university with a global reputation for excellence in learning, research and creativity, community engagement, and clinical care.

Revised: The University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus will be a leading public university with a global reputation for excellence in learning, research and creativity, community engagement, and clinical care. 8 Values Statements

Values: To be a university greater than the sum of its parts, The University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus embraces excellence in: Learning and Scholarship The University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus respects academic freedom and the rigorous quest for knowledge and understanding. We share knowledge and foster student success through a continuous process of inquiry, critical thinking, reflection, collaboration, and application. Discovery and Innovation The University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus fosters an energetic, collaborative, and creative environment where we develop and employ new ideas and technologies. Our entrepreneurial culture enables us to expand the frontiers of knowledge and human experience. Health and Care of Mind, Body, and Community The University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus enriches the well-being and sustainability of communities and our cultural, living, and natural environments. We promote healthy lifestyles; prevent, diagnose, and treat disease; and deliver high-quality and compassionate health care. Diversity, Respect, and Inclusiveness The University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus seeks the richness that an increasing diversity of our communities brings to our learning, research, and service endeavors. Our common humanity leads us to create an inclusive and respectful ethos characterized by caring, empathy, compassion, nurturing, collegiality, and mentoring. Citizenship and Leadership The University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus serves Colorado and the world as a recognized source of talent, knowledge, informed judgment, exemplary health care, and professional practice. We are responsible stewards of the resources entrusted to us and utilize them with integrity for the betterment of our community. 9 Campus Endorsements (2020)

❖ CU Anschutz Deans ❖ CU Denver Deans ❖ CU Anschutz Faculty Assembly ❖ CU Denver Faculty Assembly ❖ University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus Staff Council ❖ CU Anschutz Student Senate ❖ CU Denver Student Government Association 10

Summary of Request

For the Board of Regents to re-approve the Mission, Vision, Values Statements for the University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus as presented today.