1. Five Year Syllabi Review: Coming fall 2022, each program will get an opportunity. Template is being finalized.
2. Updated CU Denver Syllabus Policy: Coming fall 2022.
3. Healthy Minds Campaign: Raising Awareness of Health & Wellness Resources Available to Students
CU Denver faculty and staff understand the stress and pressure of college life. Students experiencing symptoms of anxiety, depression, substance use, loneliness or other issues affecting their mental well-being, have access to campus support services such as the Student and Community Counseling Center, the Wellness Center and the Office of Case Management. Students also have access to the You@CUDenver on-line well-being platform available 24/7. More information about mental health education and resources can be found at Lynx Central and CU Denver’s Health & Wellness page. Students in imminent crisis can contact Colorado Crisis Services for immediate assistance 24/7 or walk-in to the counseling center during regular business hours.
4. Land Acknowledgement Statement
Gracie RedShirt Tyon, Lakota
Director, American Indian Student Services
- “Acknowledging that we reside in the homelands of Indigenous Peoples is an important step in recognizing the history and the original stewards of these lands. Land acknowledgments must extend far beyond words, the United States has worked hard to erase the narratives of Indigenous Peoples over time. Land acknowledgment statements can help to remind us of the history, the contributions and the sacrifices Native peoples have made.
- We honor and acknowledge that we are on the traditional territories and ancestral homelands of the Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Ute nations. This area, specifically the confluence of the Platte and Cherry Creek Rivers was the epicenter for trade, information sharing, planning for the future, community, family and ally building, as well as conducting healing ceremonies for over 45 Indigenous Nations, including the Lakota, Kiowa, Comanche, Apache, Shoshone, Paiute, Zuni, Hopi among others.
- We must recognize Indigenous peoples as the original stewards of this land and as these words of acknowledgment are spoken and heard, remember the ties these nations still have to their traditional homelands. Let us acknowledge the painful history of genocide and forced removal from this territory and pay our respect to the diverse Indigenous peoples still connected to this land. Let us also give thanks to all Tribal Nations and the ancestors of this place.”
5. Inclusivity Statement – DEI Committee
As your instructor, I am firmly committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion in all areas of campus and social life. In this class I will work to promote an anti-discriminatory environment where everyone is welcome and where each individual’s dignity is affirmed. I recognize that discrimination can be direct or indirect and take place at both institutional and personal levels, and it is shaped by histories and structures of power imbalances. Discrimination and oppression are unacceptable, and consistent with the mission of the school, I am committed to facilitating conversations that advance the disruption of oppression of any form.