Barker named assistant VP for Safety, Risk Services 21 Dec, 2020
Marc Barker
Marc Barker has been named assistant vice president for Safety and Risk Services and chief resilience officer for Colorado State University. He is well-known around campus for leading CSU’s military and veterans’ programs and as director of the Adult Learner and Veteran Services office. He also has been co-chair of the university’s Pandemic Preparedness Team for the past 10 months.
“I look forward to serving the CSU community in this new role,” Barker said. “Safety and Risk Services will utilize an interdisciplinary approach to reduce the university’s vulnerability to events that could prevent us from achieving CSU’s core mission of academic excellence, research, service and engagement.”
Dear CSU Community,
As we wrap up the Fall 2020 semester, look forward to a much-needed break, and begin our preparations for the spring, we all recognize the ongoing pandemic and the related uncertainty and challenges. We want to alleviate some of that uncertainty by sharing with all of you our plans for Spring 2021. These plans are the result of intensive, collaborative conversation involving leaders, experts, and stakeholders from across the university and have been approved by both our own Pandemic Preparedness Team and Larimer County Public Health.
Below is a high-level overview of the Spring 2021 semester, focused on how the semester will