Summary: <a href="http://cuontheair.blubrry.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/mk-pod-recording_forweb.jpg"></a><br> This month, CU on The Air talks with new University of Colorado President Mark Kennedy, who was named by the Board of Regents on May 2 to be the 23rd President of the University of Colorado system. Host Ken McConnellogue chats with the president about:<br> <br> * Touring the campuses and the state and learning about this remarkable university and its people.<br> * Listening and learning the key in first 90 days<br> * The importance of a united, strategic plan.<br> * Building on the great work the four campuses have already done.<br> * How CU will get there from here.<br> * The importance for universities to keep up with the digital revolution.<br> * The Fourth Industrial Revolution.<br> * The uncertainty of funding at CU and other higher ed intuitions – Colorado is 48th in the country in state funding.<br> * Priorities of addressing all kinds of diversity.<br> * The importance of outreach, and plans to bolster CU’s efforts across the state.<br> * Quality time begins and ends with family.<br> * Michigan vs. Notre Dame? President is rooting for the Buffs!<br> * Fun? Work is fun when you love what you’re doing.<br> * Where you might expect to bump into the Kennedys as they explore their new home state.<br> <br> Resources:<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.cu.edu/office-president">CU President Mark Kennedy’s page</a><br> * The president on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CUPresidentKennedy/?modal=admin_todo_tour">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/CUMarkKennedy">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/CUMarkKennedy/">Instagram</a><br> * President’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBHp9V3v47BEUzL2MzqrjAQ">channel on YouTube</a><br> * <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhB20dW8Ssk&t=7s">President visits all four campuses (video)</a><br> * <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shapeholders-Business-Activism-Columbia-Publishing/dp/023118056X">Shapeholders: Business Success in the Age of Activism</a> by Mark Kennedy<br> <br>
