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Venkat Reddy, interim chancellor,\u00a0fielded questions from faculty and staff \u00a0at a Feb. 28\u00a0 meeting at University Hall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Respect, compassion and safety will be cornerstones of the campus culture that Venkat Reddy said he plans to cultivate as he settles into his new role as interim chancellor.<\/p>\n

Reddy, who assumed the post on Feb. 16, outlined his vision during a series of information sessions in various campus locations Feb. 28 and March 1. He was joined in the sessions by Tom Christensen, provost-elect, and Sentwali Bakari, vice chancellor for student success.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are at a really important crossroads,\u201d Reddy said at the second of four meetings.<\/p>\n

He stressed that the campus cannot \u201chit the pause button\u201d now, following the Feb. 15 retirement of Chancellor Emerita Pam Shockley-Zalabak.<\/p>\n

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Tom Christensen, standing, at a Feb. 28 campus meeting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Reddy highlighted several near-term priorities, including the January opening of the Ent Center for the Arts, growth of online programs and development of the new National Cybersecurity Center, of which UCCS is a partner, and the new William J. Hybl Sports Medicine and Performance Center.<\/p>\n

Christensen will become provost July 1. He joined the Physics and Energy Science Department in 1989 as an assistant professor and has served in a variety of roles at UCCS. \u00a0Bakari joined UCCS in October 2016.<\/p>\n

A search for a permanent UCCS chancellor is underway. Bruce Benson, University of Colorado president, has said that he\u00a0hopes to name\u00a0a chancellor by July 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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