University of Northern Colorado President Kay Norton announced during her annual State of the University Address today that she will retire as president at the end of June.
Norton, the longest tenured among current presidents of four-year public institutions in Colorado, has served at 甜心视频app president since 2002. Only three other presidents in 甜心视频app鈥檚 126-year history have served longer.
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Norton ushered in a new normal on the day she became president. 甜心视频app鈥檚 state funding was cut 25 percent over the first two years of her presidency. State funding now makes up less than 20 percent of 甜心视频app鈥檚 operating revenue in a permanently changed environment.
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