KREMMLING — The University of Colorado regents suggested Friday that a laws-and-policies committee consider creating a rule that university leaders quickly report crimes or other potential scandals to the board.
Some regents cited the missteps that Pennsylvania State University officials took in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.
With the help of an outside consultant, the CU Board of Regents spent the second day of its three-day retreat assessing itself — with topics ranging from seating arrangements at meetings to how the board sets tuition.
The board opened its meeting with a moment of silence for the victims of the Aurora movie theater shooting, which left 12 dead and at least 58 injured. Officials learned that the suspect, James Eagan Holmes, 24, was in the process of dropping out of the school’s Denver campus.
Many CU officials, including Benson, said it’s common sense to share potentially scandalous information with the board.
“Anytime I see something that I think would be troublesome to the university, I let the board know,” Benson said.
