Campus shared values project moves into authoring phase
CU Boulder’s campus shared values project is entering its next phase, building on the broad community input gathered from faculty, staff and students during the 2025–26 academic year.
Since the fall semester, the campus community has shared perspectives on the values that matter most in shaping CU Boulder’s culture through a survey with more than 300 responses, a series of open in-person and online conversations, and engagement with campus shared governance groups. That input has helped identify common themes reflecting the lived experiences and aspirations of the CU Boulder community.
Authoring committee convened
To translate that feedback into a usable set of shared values, project co-leads Sonia DeLuca Fernández, senior vice chancellor for leadership support and programming, and Jon Leslie, vice chancellor for strategic communications, have convened a Campus Shared Values Authoring Committee. The committee is charged with developing a draft set of campus values and definitions that are inclusive, actionable and grounded in community input.
Co‑chaired by Julia Zigarelli, deputy director of the Reneé Crown Wellness Institute, and Ashley Grice, senior consultant in Leadership Support and Programming, the committee includes representatives from Boulder Faculty Assembly (BFA), Staff Council (SC), CU Student Government (CUSG) and Graduate and Professional Student Government (GPSG) working with five staff members: Carla Anthony (Human Resources), Crystal Cyr (SC), Devin Cramer (Student Life), Michaele Ferguson (BFA), Gianna Guido (CUSG), Dejun “Tony” Kong (BFA), Funda Kus (GPSG), David Martinez (CMDI), Kristi Ryujin (Leeds) and Mike Williamson (Digital Accessibility).
The committee members represent a range of campus perspectives and are working as a comprehensive authoring body—focused on clarity, accessibility and alignment—rather than representing individual units or roles.
What comes next
In the upcoming weeks, the authoring committee will review campus feedback, draft values and definitions, and address community input on language and framing.
A draft set of shared campus values will then be shared with the broader campus community for additional feedback before being brought forward to campus leadership.
The final phase of the project will focus on rolling out and integrating shared campus values into CU Boulder’s culture and practices, with implementation planned for the 2026–27 academic year starting this fall.
Questions about the project can be directed tobuffinfo@colorado.edu for routing to the project team.