External Opportunities

  1. New leadership
    • The energy and momentum of a new administration and a dynamic group of new deans will help raise Colorado State’s visibility among opinion leaders in all sectors.
  2. Partnership opportunities
    • Now is the time to leverage our research strengths (R&D expenditures have grown 35 percent in 5 years) with new funding from private donors and not-for-profit foundations who share our goals.
    • Building the student pipeline in Colorado is essential – we must work collaboratively with K-16 to strengthen our schools and successfully prepare Colorado youth to be academically ready for success in higher education.
    • The market for new educational products for lifelong learners (e.g., degree completion, professional development, quality of life, etc.) will continue to increase.
  3. Capitalizing on Colorado State research
    • Our research strengths align with national and global challenges - but future research revenues will increasingly depend on our ability to address multidisciplinary challenges.
  4. Transferring CSU assets into economic development opportunities
    • Colorado State is well-suited to working closely with the state and private sector on economic development and quality of life issues – helping attract new business to Colorado, producing the intellectual property to stimulate new business growth, and exporting Colorado’s intellectual capital to a global market.
    • Now is the time to reposition the CSU Agencies for the 21st Century.
  5. Service to CSU Alumni and friends
    • CSU Alumni are an unrealized opportunity. With close to 55 percent of our alumni in Colorado, Colorado State needs a strong Denver presence.
    • Our academic strengths in science, technology and business provide opportunities to build a regional alumni program in key high tech markets (Bay Area, San Diego, New York) that redefines the role of an alumni organization in ways that directly support our research, education and outreach missions.
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