CSU System Accepting Nominations for Chancellor
FORT COLLINS - The Colorado State University
System announced today that it is accepting nominations for chancellor
of the three-university system.
Joe Blake announced in July that he would step down as chancellor but
continue to work for the CSU System on donor development, alumni
relations and teaching. His last day as chancellor will be December 31.
An interim chancellor will not be appointed.
An 11-member search committee has been tasked with identifying and
recommending chancellor candidates to the CSU System Board of Governors,
which will make the final hiring decision. The search committee is
scheduled to complete work by March 2012.
“The CSU System experienced tremendous growth and success under Joe
Blake’s leadership, and we are looking for a new chancellor who will be
able to leverage that momentum and continue to build upon the System’s
hard-earned reputation for excellence,” said Joseph Zimlich, chair of
the CSU System Board of Governors. “The Board certainly looks forward to
selecting a vibrant and effective leader who can be a strong advocate
for the CSU System and its individual campuses in Colorado and beyond.”
The chancellor is the chief executive officer of the CSU System, overseeing three distinct institutions:
• CSU: One of the nation’s premier research universities and the
System’s flagship campus in Fort Collins. Founded in 1870, CSU is a
land-grant institution with more than 30,000 students. It is the
“university of choice” for Colorado residents – 30 percent of all
Colorado science, math, engineering and technology majors pursue degrees
at CSU.
• CSU-Pueblo: A regional, comprehensive university in Southern
Colorado that serves approximately 5,000 students and offers 26
baccalaureate and six master degree programs. In 2002, CSU-Pueblo was
designated an Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) by the U.S. Department
of Education.
• CSU-Global Campus: A 100 percent online public university that
provides innovative higher learning opportunities for nontraditional
students and working adults.
The CSU System has an operating budget of more than $900 million, with
annual research expenditures of more than $330 million. The CSU campuses
educate nearly 37,000 new and returning students annually, and
graduates number more than 6,800 a year. The CSU System also has
extension offices in 59 of the 64 Colorado counties, delivering a wide
variety of community-oriented research-based informational, educational
and 4-H programs.
The chancellor is responsible for leading the System’s operations,
setting legislative strategy, serving as the chief spokesperson and
working to increase engagement among the CSU System’s more than 200,000
alumni. For information, go to www.csusystem.edu/chancellorsearch.
ABOUT THE CSU SYSTEM
The CSU System Board of Governors has nine voting members, appointed
by the governor and confirmed by the State Senate, and four non-voting
members who are faculty and student representatives from CSU and
CSU-Pueblo. The board provides oversight to ensure effective management,
accountability and leadership at all the CSU System universities – Fort
Collins, Pueblo and the online Global Campus.
More information: www.csusystem.edu.