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j_cdc_2017a_2017-12-19t08:38:16z7 Hearing Summary

Date: 12/19/2017

Location: SCR 357

Final

BILL SUMMARY for University of Colorado System



COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE


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02:45 PM -- University of Colorado System



The committee returned to order. Heidi Ganahl, Board of Regents, University of Colorado (CU), introduced herself to the committee and discussed how the CU System prioritizes its capital construction requests.



02:48 PM



Bruce Benson, President, CU System, thanked the committee for its recent support for funding capital construction projects for the system.



02:53 PM



Venkat Reddy, Chancellor, and Gary Reynolds, Associate Vice Chancellor, both representing the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS), gave an overview of UCCS and presented the university's FY 2018-19 capital construction request for the Engineering and Applied Science (EAS) Renovation project. Committee members received a handout from UCCS (Attachment E). Mr. Reynolds responded to committee questions.



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03:04 PM



Dr. Philip DiStefano, Chancellor, and Kelly Fox, Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer, both representing CU Boulder, gave an overview of CU Boulder and presented the university's FY 2018-19 capital construction requests for the Hellems Arts and Sciences Building Renovation and Guggenheim Geography Building Renovation projects. Committee members received a handout from CU Boulder (Attachment F). Dr. DiStefano responded to a committee question regarding tuition costs at the university.



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03:18 PM



Dr. Dorothy Horrell, Chancellor, Jennifer Sobanet, Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance, and Cary Weatherford, Associate Director of Institutional Planning, all representing CU Denver, gave an overview of CU Denver and presented the university's FY 2018-19 capital construction request for the Engineering and Physical Sciences Building project. Committee members received a handout from CU Denver (Attachment G).



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03:34 PM



Dr. Horrell also discussed the Auraria Higher Education Center's capital construction request for the King Center Renovation and Addition project and responded to committee questions regarding enrollment demographics at the university. Mr. Weatherford, Ms. Sobanet, and Dr. Horrell responded to further committee questions.



03:41 PM



Donald Elliman, Jr., Chancellor, and Terri Carrothers, Senior Vice Chancellor of Administration and Finance, both representing the CU Anschutz Medical Campus (AMC), gave an overview of the AMC and presented the campus' FY 2018-19 capital construction request for the Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine Building project. Committee members received a handout from the campus (Attachment H). Chancellor Elliman responded to a committee question regarding ongoing medical research at AMC and the total state-funded cost of the project.



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03:53 PM



The committee adjourned.