The University of Colorado Board of Regents voted unanimously Tuesday to name Todd Saliman, a longtime CU executive and former state official, to serve as the university system s interim president,
The first, and so far only, candidate for the University of Colorado Board of Regents has announced his intentions to run in 2022.
Denver resident Scott Mangino, a Democrat, says he wants to nab one of two at-large seats on the nine-member board that oversees the stateâs flagship university.
Mangino says the university, like all across the state and nation, faces a number of challenges as it tries to re-coop enrollment and revenue losses due to the COVID-10 pandemic.
âThe University of Colorado is not immune to any of these challenges,â Mangino said. âTo ensure our institutions not only recover but thrive over the next decade, the Board of Regents needs to be hyper-focused on inducing innovation, challenging the status quo and re-thinking every aspect of how we operated, including an enhanced level of transparency with the people of Colorado.â
Todd Saliman, CU senior vice president and chief financial officer, will temporarily succeed Mark Kennedy, who was censured in April by the Boulder faculty assembly for a “failure of leadership with respect to diversity, equity and inclusion.”
Breaking: CU financial officer named interim president
Todd Saliman, named the Interim University System President. (Courtesy of University of Colorado Boulder)
On Tuesday, June 1, the University of Colorado Board of Regents voted to name Todd Saliman, the chief financial officer of the CU System, as interim president.
The unanimous vote comes just weeks before the current president Mark Kennedy was awarded a $1.3 million dollar separation deal and is scheduled to step down on July 1. Kennedy had faced mounting pressure to leave his position from faculty, staff and students of the University system.
“Todd is a valued and respected member of the university community who has a sound understanding of the issues it faces,” said Regent Glen Gallegos in a statement at the special meeting of the Board of Regents.