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Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder’s campuswide values project is entering its next phase, following strong early engagement from students, faculty and staff and continued opportunities for the campus community to help shape a shared set of values.

Launched in fall 2025, the project seeks to build consensus around values that will guide how Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder communities advance the university’s mission, vision and institutional priorities. The effort is cofacilitated by Sonia DeLuca Fernández, senior vice chancellor for leadership programming and support, and Jon Leslie, vice chancellor for strategic communications, and is part of the broader framework for engaging Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder’s mission, vision and objectives that began in the 2025–26 academic year.

Hundreds of students, faculty and staff have shared input through a campus survey and a series of virtual and in‑person sessions held in November and December. Those sessions engaged shared governance and campus leadership groups, including Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØStudent Government, Graduate and Professional Student Government, the Boulder Faculty Assembly and Staff Council leadership.

That feedback is informing a draft set of shared values now under collaborative review with campus leadership and shared governance groups. A formal authorizing committee is also being formed to help synthesize input and guide the values toward campuswide adoption.

What’s next

• Randomized outreach: Students, faculty and staff will receive a randomized email inviting additional feedback on the draft values.
• Ongoing review: Leadership and shared governance groups will continue refining the draft.
• Spring input: Additional opportunities for campus feedback will be offered throughout the semester.
• Toward adoption: Input will shape revisions as the values move toward broader use.

Once finalized, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder’s shared values will serve as a reference point for strategy, prioritization and decision making, while helping clarify the behaviors and outcomes the university seeks to support in alignment with its public research mission.

The Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder campus community is encouraged to continue participating this spring to help ensure the shared values reflect the experiences, aspirations and responsibilities of the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder community.