Other /academicfutures/ en An Invitation to Close a Historic Divide (Strategic Resources and Support) /academicfutures/2018/02/05/invitation-close-historic-divide-strategic-resources-and-support <span>An Invitation to Close a Historic Divide (Strategic Resources and Support) </span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2018-02-05T12:16:07-07:00" title="Monday, February 5, 2018 - 12:16">Mon, 02/05/2018 - 12:16</time> </span> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/academicfutures/taxonomy/term/26"> paper </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/academicfutures/taxonomy/term/40" hreflang="en">Other</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>The authors describe creating an aligned environment of support for the university that positions Boulder nationally as nimble for adaptability to faculty, researcher and student needs; enabling our students to build community; enhancing a tradition of world-class research and eliminating an unnecessary duplication of resources, enabling strategic “return on mission” investments in the university’s scholarly work to attract the most talented faculty, students and staff.</p><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="http://www.colorado.edu/academicfutures/node/980/attachment" rel="nofollow"> <span class="ucb-link-button-contents"> <i class="fa-regular fa-file-pdf">&nbsp;</i> See the white paper </span> </a> </p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>The authors describe creating an aligned environment of support for the university that positions Boulder nationally as nimble for adaptability to faculty, researcher and student needs; enabling our students to build community; enhancing a tradition of world-class research and eliminating an unnecessary duplication of resources, enabling strategic “return on mission” investments in the university’s scholarly work to attract the most talented faculty, students and staff.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 05 Feb 2018 19:16:07 +0000 Anonymous 982 at /academicfutures Creating a culture for responsible campus building growth: a call for campus community involvement and a focus on existing buildings (Ramirez-Aguilar) /academicfutures/2018/01/25/creating-culture-responsible-campus-building-growth-call-campus-community-involvement-and <span>Creating a culture for responsible campus building growth: a call for campus community involvement and a focus on existing buildings (Ramirez-Aguilar)</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2018-01-25T11:16:26-07:00" title="Thursday, January 25, 2018 - 11:16">Thu, 01/25/2018 - 11:16</time> </span> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/academicfutures/taxonomy/term/26"> paper </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/academicfutures/taxonomy/term/40" hreflang="en">Other</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>The author argues that to truly optimize space utilization on campus and further minimize the need for future buildings, additional actions will need to be made to shift the culture of the campus as a whole towards a mentality of optimization.&nbsp;</p><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="http://www.colorado.edu/academicfutures/node/808/attachment" rel="nofollow"> <span class="ucb-link-button-contents"> <i class="fa-regular fa-file-pdf">&nbsp;</i> See the white paper </span> </a> </p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>The author argues that to truly optimize space utilization on campus and further minimize the need for future buildings, additional actions will need to be made to shift the culture of the campus as a whole towards a mentality of optimization. </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 25 Jan 2018 18:16:26 +0000 Anonymous 810 at /academicfutures Improving research, teaching, and innovation via shared equipment resources (Greever, Ramirez-Aguilar, et al.) /academicfutures/2018/01/25/improving-research-teaching-and-innovation-shared-equipment-resources-greever-ramirez <span>Improving research, teaching, and innovation via shared equipment resources (Greever, Ramirez-Aguilar, et al.)</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2018-01-25T10:55:52-07:00" title="Thursday, January 25, 2018 - 10:55">Thu, 01/25/2018 - 10:55</time> </span> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/academicfutures/taxonomy/term/26"> paper </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/academicfutures/taxonomy/term/40" hreflang="en">Other</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>The authors argue that Boulder could have a more positive impact on the fiscal stability of research labs while promoting innovation and enhancing undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral learning by making better use of existing shared equipment resources on campus.</p><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="http://www.colorado.edu/academicfutures/node/796/attachment" rel="nofollow"> <span class="ucb-link-button-contents"> <i class="fa-regular fa-file-pdf">&nbsp;</i> See the white paper </span> </a> </p><p>&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>The authors argue that Boulder could have a more positive impact on the fiscal stability of research labs while promoting innovation and enhancing undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral learning by making better use of existing shared equipment resources on campus.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 25 Jan 2018 17:55:52 +0000 Anonymous 798 at /academicfutures Transformative IT: Critical to our Academic Future (Stanek, Gartner) /academicfutures/2018/01/25/transformative-it-critical-our-academic-future-stanek-gartner <span>Transformative IT: Critical to our Academic Future (Stanek, Gartner)</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2018-01-25T09:39:30-07:00" title="Thursday, January 25, 2018 - 09:39">Thu, 01/25/2018 - 09:39</time> </span> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/academicfutures/taxonomy/term/26"> paper </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/academicfutures/taxonomy/term/40" hreflang="en">Other</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>The authors outline a process of “Transformative IT” that brings people together from different academic backgrounds in an collaborative and engaged process where all project stakeholders, along with IT, work together at the same table from the start to prioritize and successfully execute a vision in a timely manner.</p><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="http://www.colorado.edu/academicfutures/node/760/attachment" rel="nofollow"> <span class="ucb-link-button-contents"> <i class="fa-regular fa-file-pdf">&nbsp;</i> See the white paper </span> </a> </p><p>&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>The authors outline a process of “Transformative IT” that brings people together from different academic backgrounds in an collaborative and engaged process where all project stakeholders, along with IT, work together at the same table from the start to prioritize and successfully execute a vision in a timely manner. </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 25 Jan 2018 16:39:30 +0000 Anonymous 762 at /academicfutures Tuition Benefit Issues ( Boulder Staff Council) /academicfutures/2018/01/17/tuition-benefit-issues-cu-boulder-staff-council <span>Tuition Benefit Issues ( Boulder Staff Council)</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2018-01-17T12:08:52-07:00" title="Wednesday, January 17, 2018 - 12:08">Wed, 01/17/2018 - 12:08</time> </span> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/academicfutures/taxonomy/term/26"> paper </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/academicfutures/taxonomy/term/40" hreflang="en">Other</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>The authors outline opportunities in the University’s academic future to close the gap of social inequality related to employee tuition benefit, further supporting the University’s dedication to research and scholarship, as well as its strategic imperatives.</p><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="http://www.colorado.edu/academicfutures/node/728/attachment" rel="nofollow"> <span class="ucb-link-button-contents"> <i class="fa-regular fa-file-pdf">&nbsp;</i> See the white paper </span> </a> </p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>The authors outline opportunities in the University’s academic future to close the gap of social inequality related to employee tuition benefit, further supporting the University’s dedication to research and scholarship, as well as its strategic imperatives.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 17 Jan 2018 19:08:52 +0000 Anonymous 730 at /academicfutures Easily Moveable Furniture Makes for a More Inclusive and Collaborative Learning Environment (Wilson, Pavlicek) /academicfutures/2018/01/02/easily-moveable-furniture-makes-more-inclusive-and-collaborative-learning-environment <span>Easily Moveable Furniture Makes for a More Inclusive and Collaborative Learning Environment (Wilson, Pavlicek)</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2018-01-02T11:28:36-07:00" title="Tuesday, January 2, 2018 - 11:28">Tue, 01/02/2018 - 11:28</time> </span> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/academicfutures/taxonomy/term/26"> paper </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/academicfutures/taxonomy/term/40" hreflang="en">Other</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>The authors advance a suggestion to enable instructors to change a classroom’s configuration from week to week, varying furniture layout based upon lesson planning, and incorporating the functionality of the space into the way students interact and learn.</p><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="http://www.colorado.edu/academicfutures/node/572/attachment" rel="nofollow"> <span class="ucb-link-button-contents"> <i class="fa-regular fa-file-pdf">&nbsp;</i> See the white paper </span> </a> </p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>The authors advance a suggestion to enable instructors to change a classroom’s configuration from week to week, varying furniture layout based upon lesson planning, and incorporating the functionality of the space into the way students interact and learn. </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 02 Jan 2018 18:28:36 +0000 Anonymous 574 at /academicfutures REACH: Expanding Research and Education on Cannabinoids and Health (Bidwell et al) /academicfutures/2017/11/28/cu-reach-expanding-research-and-education-cannabinoids-and-health-bidwell-et-al <span> REACH: Expanding Research and Education on Cannabinoids and Health (Bidwell et al)</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2017-11-28T12:53:26-07:00" title="Tuesday, November 28, 2017 - 12:53">Tue, 11/28/2017 - 12:53</time> </span> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/academicfutures/taxonomy/term/26"> paper </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/academicfutures/taxonomy/term/40" hreflang="en">Other</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>The authors put forward a proposal to create a multi-disciplinary research center for studying the health effects of Cannabis in order to impact scientific understanding, &nbsp;public policy and public health issues related to the legalization of the drug in Colorado and across the nation.&nbsp;</p><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="http://www.colorado.edu/academicfutures/node/366/attachment" rel="nofollow"> <span class="ucb-link-button-contents"> <i class="fa-regular fa-file-pdf">&nbsp;</i> See the white paper </span> </a> </p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>The authors put forward a proposal to create a multi-disciplinary research center for studying the health effects of Cannabis in order to impact scientific understanding, public policy and public health issues related to the legalization of the drug in Colorado and across the nation. </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 28 Nov 2017 19:53:26 +0000 Anonymous 368 at /academicfutures Needs To Stop Building the Wrong Buildings (Braider) /academicfutures/2017/11/06/cu-needs-stop-building-wrong-buildings-braider <span> Needs To Stop Building the Wrong Buildings (Braider)</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2017-11-06T11:33:42-07:00" title="Monday, November 6, 2017 - 11:33">Mon, 11/06/2017 - 11:33</time> </span> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/academicfutures/taxonomy/term/26"> paper </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/academicfutures/taxonomy/term/40" hreflang="en">Other</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>The author makes a case for ending campus construction that does not directly support Boulder’s main mission of research and teaching, and for enacting a vision – including a capital construction vision – that does.&nbsp;</p><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="http://www.colorado.edu/academicfutures/node/232/attachment" rel="nofollow"> <span class="ucb-link-button-contents"> <i class="fa-regular fa-file-pdf">&nbsp;</i> See the white paper </span> </a> </p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 06 Nov 2017 18:33:42 +0000 Anonymous 234 at /academicfutures