Updates and Announcements

  • October 15, 2025
  • Provost Proceedings

Please send any accomplishments, announcements, etc. to provost@regis.edu or directly to Jake Bucher.

  • Please access these updates from Teaching and Learning Excellence. As a reminder, we will keep this site active with new and helpful information.
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  • A reminder that the Provost has open office hours each Monday 9-10 a.m. and Thursday 2-3 p.m. at the main campus, and Thursdays 5-6 p.m. at the Thornton campus. If those times are not convenient, please reach out to set up a time to connect.
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  • Join Regis' English Department at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 30 at the southwest corner of Carroll Hall for a tree dedication for the late professor Mark Bruhn, Ph.D. The English Halloween Party will follow at 5 p.m. in Carroll Hall 123. Halloween costumes are encouraged (especially literary-themed!) to celebrate the life and impact of Dr. Bruhn.
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  • Please join me in welcoming Morgan McNeill to her new role as Coordinator for the Global Inclusive Program. Morgan has done great work with the program over the last few years, and I am excited to work with her in this expanded role.
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  • The Provost Advisory Council recently met and reviewed the FY26 changes to the structural operations in Academic and Student Affairs and previewed the scope of the work for FY27. The Council also discussed communication strategies to ensure transparency, collaboration and efficacy in this continued work. The community will see some of these recommendations in action starting as early as this fall.
       
    • Council members also approved the scope for the council at our September meeting. Members this year include Colleen Ceyssens (Registrar), Chris Chodkiewicz (Financial Aid), Aly Granholm (Student Affairs), Ghulam Mutjaba (Anderson), Cassandra Hanna (RHCHP), Sheridan Reed (graduate student representative), Julie Sriken (Regis College) and Magdalena Tapia (undergraduate student representative).
     
  • For anyone looking for updates about implications of federal decisions on financial aid, please consult "Big Beautiful Bill" and Financial Aid Updates | Regis University.
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  • The transition within ITS continues. Please operate with some grace these next few weeks as the team is working diligently to address tickets.
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  • Jake Bucher, Nicki Gonzales and Erin Winterrowd – along with co-author Suhad Tabahi, had their paper “The Privilege to be Authentic: Positionality and Leadership” published in the International Journal of Higher Education Management (Vol. 11, 2).
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  • The Office of Mission is excited to launch the new Regis Colleagues Program for faculty and staff to take a deeper dive into the Jesuit Catholic mission of Regis University. The Regis Colleagues Program (RCP) is modeled after the national Ignatian Colleagues Program of the AJCU, integrating a learning community model with retreat and immersion experiences over 12 months, culminating in a capstone project. It will begin in January 2026. The program is designed for staff and faculty who have completed the Manresa Experience program, or who have greater familiarity with the Jesuit educational mission from work and personal experience. Please contact the Mission office for more information at mission@regis.edu.
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  • Congratulations to the Global Inclusive Program team, we recently learned that we received the TPSID grant to support and grow the continued excellence in this program. Thanks to everyone who put in the work to prepare and submit the proposal.
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  • Check out Tony Ortega’s (Regis College) spot on 9News about this fantastic exhibit (and a little about his own work too!).
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  • Congratulations to Rose Campbell (Regis College) and colleagues connected to the Center for the Study of War Experience for recognition by the National Humanities Center for their project, Denver's Little Saigon: A Landmark History. This project is being featured on the national “Being Human Festival” website as the "kind of innovative programming" that the National Humanities Center supports. The link to the website feature is here.
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  • J’Lyn Chapman (Regis College) participated in a roundtable on “Why We Show Up: The Emotional Weight, Purpose & Transformative Power of Prison Arts Work,” hosted by Impact Arts at the RedLine Contemporary Art Center.
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  • Check out the Spanish Language Summer Program 2026 at IBERO Puebla – a unique opportunity for faculty and staff to immerse themselves in the Spanish language while experiencing Mexico’s rich culture and Jesuit tradition.
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  • For anyone interested in developing their grant skills, we are partnering with McAlister and Quinn for this grant development program. Please reach out directly to your Dean or the Provost Office if you are interested in participating.
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  • Speaking of grants, our relationship with the National Institute of Health’s All of Us research continues via Healthy Americas Research Consortium Grants. The Healthy Americas Foundation is seeking to support up to 20 scholars using the All of Us dataset to study chronic disease in communities for which there are limited scientific research efforts. Research projects should examine the role of contributory causes, including biological, behavioral, social and/or environmental factors; health care access; and/or the intersection of mental health and chronic disease. Successful applicants will receive up to $10,000 to support their research project and be part of the Foundation’s Healthy Americas Research Consortium. Applications are due Monday, Nov. 3, 2025.
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  • Shoutout to Nicki Gonzales for providing her expertise to promote Hispanic Heritage Month on 9News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjoJMjnOSr4.

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