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February 3, 2023 – Â鶹´«Ã½ President Rick Bailey updates the fiscal stability plan and thanks the campus community for thoughtful feedback ahead of the Feb. 16 town hall meeting, where details will be shared. Cost management is one of our for planks, and the other three – reimagining grants, leveraging philanthropy and diversifying revenue – are also keys to Â鶹´«Ã½’s future. He closes with an African proverb: “If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together.”

December 6, 2022 – Â鶹´«Ã½ President Rick Bailey talks with students and employees about the university’s pending fiscal and programmatic realignment in his December video message to campus. President Bailey says he is “pleading with” all members of the campus community to play a role in what he acknowledges will be a painful process of determining the things Â鶹´«Ã½ should stop doing. He promises an open, inclusive and compassionate process that ultimately will strengthen the university’s fiscal foundation and will make Â鶹´«Ã½ a model for universities nationwide to reposition for the future.

June 3, 2022 – Watch Â鶹´«Ã½ President Rick Bailey’s June 2022 campus video message. Topics for the final spring term message from President Bailey include Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Gold rating for Sustainability in Higher Education; long-term fiscal goals and how we will address them; a congratulations to the Â鶹´«Ã½ women’s Rugby team for a successful trip to the national championship tournament; the celebration of LGBTQ pride month in June; and Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s flag-raising ceremony. President Bailey also welcomes the entire Â鶹´«Ã½ community to join this year’s commencement ceremony.