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珍妮·戴维森博士.D., has served as president of Metropolitan State University of 丹佛 since 2017. She is a national thought leader in higher education and on topics such as public service, U.S. 外交政策和国家安全.

As president of Colorado’s third-largest public university, Davidson is a fierce advocate for 密歇根州立大学丹佛’s 17,000名学生. 从她刚进校园的那一天起, she has championed the role public universities play in “holding the line on the American dream.” She has staunchly advocated for legal status for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients and supported 密歇根州立大学丹佛’s undocumented students, 代表名额不足的学生, 还有军人和退伍军人.

Davidson has spearheaded the development of high-quality, career-oriented undergraduate and graduate academic programs that serve Colorado’s communities and power its economy. She launched the University’s 从教室到就业中心, 连接ing students with employers for a direct pipeline into the state and national workforce. She has also overseen the creation of the 密歇根州立大学丹佛 卫生研究所 – a collaboration of 10 academic departments in health-related fields that addresses state health-care-industry shortages – and the 公共服务学院, 哪个专注于激励, 准备, and enabling students to serve with an emphasis on careers in government and the nonprofit sector.

Prior to her time at 密歇根州立大学丹佛, Davidson served as the 32nd undersecretary of the U.S. 海军. Her appointment by then-President Barack Obama as 海军 “under” followed nearly 30 years of academic, 文职和军事服务.

She has taught at George Mason University, 乔治敦大学, Davidson College and various professional military schools, and was an aviation and aerobatics flight instructor at the U.S. 空军学院. She recently returned to the classroom at 密歇根州立大学丹佛, co-teaching a course on the philosophical and legal origins of freedom of speech in the United States.

Davidson began her career as an Air Force officer and cargo pilot. She was a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Squadron Officer School and was the first woman to fly the Air Force’s tactical C-130.

Her various honors include: HillVets Top 100 Most Influential Veterans; University of South Carolina Distinguished Alumna; Secretary of the 海军 Medal for Distinguished Public Service; Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service; Girl Scouts of Colorado 2018 Woman of Distinction; the Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce 2019 Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Business; a 2021 丹佛 Business Journal Most Admired CEO; a 2021 World丹佛 International Women’s Day honoree; and a 2022 9NEWS Leader of the Year finalist.

在国家层面, Davidson chairs the Department of Defense Policy Board and serves on the State Department Foreign Affairs Policy Board, as a National Association of Public Administrators fellow, and as a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She previously served as a presidentially appointed commissioner for the National Commission on Military, National and Public Service and for the Commission on the Structure of the Air Force. 在本地, she is a director of UMB Financial Corporation and serves on the boards of the Colorado Concern, 丹佛市中心合伙企业, the 丹佛 Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation and the Rose Community Foundation.

总统的愿景

In September 2017, 珍妮·戴维森总裁, Ph.D., laid out her vision for 密歇根州立大学丹佛: to become the model urban university for opportunity, 多样性, 卓越与转型.

Davidson identified five focus areas through which the University could achieve that goal:

 

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1. 加强皇冠体育官网

Students are the top priority and 密歇根州立大学丹佛 will ensure they receive the support they need to graduate, get good jobs and move up the economic ladder. 这样做, the University will redesign its student services structure to apply best practices and creative programs to enhance recruitment, 保留, 毕业和就业服务.

The University will work to change the national narrative around student success, epitomized by rankings skewed in favor of universities that cater to the top 1 percent. 密歇根州立大学丹佛 will use the stories of its students and stats to redefine traditional metrics for school “quality” so they reflect outcomes like job placement and economic mobility.

密歇根州立大学丹佛 will market itself to business leaders, parents and prospective students as offering an education that is both the highest value and smartest choice, emphasizing the remarkable success of its graduates – Fulbright scholars, 获奖小说家, ceo和其他许多人.

 

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2. 解决资源萎缩问题

政府的支持处于历史最低水平, 密歇根州立大学丹佛 will develop a funding sustainment plan to ensure it is getting the most out of limited resources and keeping the dream of higher education in reach for all students.

The University will build on its record-setting fundraising year and expand its efforts in this area with the creation a strategic fundraising plan. The Advancement and Marketing and Communications departments will work together to develop an integrated fundraising and branding strategy to change the current narrative at the state and federal levels.

 

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3. 投资于人

Faculty and staff are essential to student success and the delivery of the University’s mission. Accordingly, 密歇根州立大学丹佛 will develop a task force to look at compensation.

Barriers that get in the way of the mission will be identified and knocked down.

The University will become a destination of choice for faculty, staff and students. The community will work to find the sweet spot that includes better employee engagement, 认可和持续授权.

 

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4. 履行承诺

密歇根州立大学丹佛 remains committed to past priorities while also continuing to talk to employers, parents and community leaders about what graduates need to be successful and developing programs and curricula to address those needs.

Projects that can be scalable as the institution considers its future will be given priority.

 

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5. 包容地、有意识地领导

Five “issue-oriented” councils will be created to provide recommendations on top priorities and emerging issues. These faculty- and staff-led councils will focus on strategy; academic excellence and student support; culture and the workplace; infrastructure and fiscal responsibility; and efficiency and process transformation.

Inclusive leadership is not just a tagline. It’s the secret sauce for innovation and problem-solving in a large, 人才和多元化的组织.

Davidson will continue to engage with both external and internal audiences. 除了她每周的视频系列, she plans to have monthly fireside chats with employees and pizza parties with students.

 

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