Project Documents
Missed a meeting or want to revisit a slide deck? This page serves as a central hub for materials related to the HR and Finance Alignment project. Here you will find presentation slides, meeting replays, key documents, and previously published Source stories that provide context and updates on this work. We encourage you to check back regularly as new resources and updates are added. These materials are provided to help keep our campus community informed, aligned, and engaged throughout the process.
Updated as of 6/25/2025.
Featured Source Stories, Emails, and Updates on HR and Finance Alignment
- August 18, 2026 – VPs offer update on HR/Finance Alignment porject.
- June 25, 2026 – VPs provide June update on HR/Finance Alignment project | Colorado State University SOURCE
- June 17, 2026 – Four interim senior business officers have been added to the finance leadership team to help lead HR/Finance alignment project. SOURCE
- May 20, 2026 – VPs provide update on HR/Finance Alignment project | Colorado State University SOURCE
- May 11, 2026 – Four Employees Selected for HR/Finance Alignment Fellowships SOURCE
- April 21, 2026 – Update on HR-Finance Alignment project from VPs Ray, Hanlon | Colorado State University SOURCE
- March 27, 2026
– Now Accepting Applications for HR/Finance Alignment Initiative Fellowships SOURCE - March 23, 2026 – VPs offer March update on HR/Finance Alignment Project | Colorado State University SOURCE
- March 11, 2026 – Office of the President: Building a Stronger Foundation for the Future (Administrative Alignment Mentioned)
- Feb. 19, 2026 – Update on HR-Finance Alignment from VPs Ray, Hanlon SOURCE
- Jan. 26, 2026 – Update on HR-Finance Alignment project from VPs Ray, Hanlon | Colorado State University SOURCE
- Sept. 25, 2025 – Open Session on Admin Alignment SOURCE
- Aug. 6, 2025 – Finance and HR Alignment Reaches Milestone SOURCE
- April 3, 2025 – Office of the President: Budget Update (Administrative Alignment Mentioned)
- Jan. 30, 2025 – Joint Leadership Update on the Administrative Alignment Timeline
- Jan. 23, 2025 – Office of the President: Budget Update and Administrative Alignment Announcement
Project Documents
Core Project Guiding Resources:
- The North Star & Guiding Principles establishes the strategic vision, mission, and foundational values informing the HR and Finance Administrative Alignment initiative, linked HERE.
- Design Principles: Linked HERE are the finalized Design Principles guiding this project, and the full document is attached for your reference.
- Summary of Project Activities and University Community Engagement from project initiation through December 2025, linked HERE.
Below are the top line organizational charts. These are the high-level HR and Finance organizational structures that will take effect on July 1, 2026. These show how HR and Finance work is grouped in the context of our university’s movement to the provisional organizational structures.
- Top Line Organizational Chart linked HERE.
Below are the HR and Finance Blueprints, developed through interviews and design sessions with employees to document scopes of work. These are not organizational charts, simply a way to document, define, and group HR and Finance functions into logical groupings. The original drafts were shared in Sept 2025 and the comprehensive Blueprints were posted in February 2026.
- The Finance Logical Operating Model (Blueprint) (linked HERE) provides a structured, future-focused view of how Finance functions are organized, how work connects across the institution, and how financial operations align with CSU’s strategic goals.
- Original Draft FIN Blueprints – linked HERE.
- The HR Logical Operating Model (linked HERE) provides a high-level, future-focused view of how Human Resources work is structured, how services connect across the institution, and how HR functions align with CSU’s strategic goals.
- Original Draft HR Blueprints – linked HERE.
Open Forum Recordings and Slides:
- Open Forum on August 14, 2025: The attached presentation slides provide an overview of the goals, timeline, and next steps shared during the University Alignment of Human Resources and Finance Open Forum on August 14. Open Forum Rebroadcast Available HERE.
- Open Forum on September 25, 2025: The attached presentation slides provide an overiew of results from the initial Phase 1 of the HR-Finance Alignment Initiative. Open Forum Rebroadcast Available HERE.
***Linked HERE is a curated playlist of recorded budget redesign meetings and forums. While part of a separate initiative, these sessions provide important context and insight that inform the ongoing HR and Finance administrative alignment work.