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Glen Gallegos - CANDIDATE- University of Colorado Regent - 3rd Congressional District

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Glen Gallegos

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Email: Glen@GlenGallegosCURegent.com

Education: Bachelors of Arts - Western State College, Masters of Arts - University of Northern Colorado

Job: President of Operations - The Gallegos Company (construction)
Term: Running for 2012 - 2018

CANDIDATE- University of Colorado Regent-3rd Congressional District(R)

Bio: Glen is a graduate of Western State College where he earned a Bachelor of Arts. He earned his Masters at the University of Northern Colorado, and has completed pre-doctorial work at the University of Denver.

Glen worked for 26 years as a teacher, coach, principal and Executive Director of Instruction for Eagle and Mesa County. He retired in 1997 and joined the family construction business, The Gallegos Corporation, as the President of Operations. From 2005 - 2009 he was a member of the Mesa State Board of Trustees and was Chairman of the Board in 2007 - 2008.

Glen currently serves on the Governor's Education Statewide Leadership Council.

Effects on Athletics:

Response to Allbuffs Question and Answer:

Interview with Glen Gallegos

AB: How do you view the role of CU athletics and football in particular within the role of the entire university?
GG: "I think they're important for one another. They really compliment each other. It's a role of the university at the same time I would say club sports and intramural sports are important as well. When you're talking about a full university experience, I think all of those are important. But certainly intercollegiate events take a big part of that.
"I have a daughter who just graduated from (CU) last spring. As a company, Gallegos Corporation, we've been Buff Club sponsors for 30 years. So we're familiar with the university and all that goes on there. I can tell you that those things are important for students. I saw how excited she was for the first football game.
"Football is probably the most critical of those from a couple of standpoints. The first one is that the success of that football program supports other sports and programs with revenues. Then fortunately, or unfortunately, the idea between good football and being on TV for that primetime (spot) really compliments that kind of stuff. I can't emphasize how important (it is). If it was the same way with skiing and basketball that would be great, but with football it really plays an important part in what happens. I think when you're the only game on Thursday night and they show the campus and they show Ralphie and they show the beautiful foothills and the scholars that we have at CU - you can't buy that publicity. And fortunately, or unfortunately I guess, you buy that through intercollegiate athletics, but football in particular."

AB: If football is sort of an advertisement, do you think that the current state of the program is deterring from that or is the current product where it should be?
GG: "I know that we've had a new coaching change and we're in the second year of it. I guess that as a loyal Buffs supporter, I'm trying to be patient with it. I think time will tell. We certainly have an uphill road to go, to getting it back on the right track. I'm going to tell you that I think we're on the right track at this point. I know that the university and the people there have goals and they're going to monitor those goals and review them. If not, it's like anything else, it (has to do with) accountability. And again I think we're on the right track. If we're not, I know that there's a series of steps in there, and that we can't wait much longer if we find out that we're not. I think it's about accountability."

AB: You said "We can't wait much longer." Is there a specific timeline in your head or a specific deadline?
GG: "In my head, yes. But I'm not on the board of reagents yet and I have not checked to see what their goals are or what they're monitoring as far as where they're headed. And I have confidence that that is happening. So, when I tell you we have one more year or two more years, that would be wrong for me to say. I need to be more familiar with it."

AB: Beyond football, would you like to see the number of sports offered increased?
GG: "I know that over the years, tennis, wrestling, and baseball have all been cut - And probably a couple of others. Again, where I sit right now, I'm not saying we need add or we need to subtract from those sports. I think there's a process for doing that and the process has to do with everything that we need to do to stay competitive along with that new conference we got into. It has to depend on the role of the university as to why we add those sports, and how we go about adding them and how we're going to fund them.
"I really am a big supporter of athletics, without a doubt. I'm not going to tell you that we need to add or delete. I think there's a process for doing that. And I think that once administration, and community, and boosters, and everyone else look at that, we'll have an opportunity to do the right things in a thoughtful way.
"My own background is that I was a football player, played intercollegiate and wrestled intercollegiate. I got into education from 1967 to 1971 because I was turned on about coaching. I can't tell you the kinds of lessons, and character, and integrity that our kids build through athletics and competition. I'm a big guy for athletics, but I also know that there are steps involved and funding is a big deal. I'll be an advocate but I'll be a very thoughtful advocate with coaches and administration.

AB: I agree with that sentiment that athletics is part of the academic experience, especially in college.
GG: "Without a doubt. And I've witnessed this first hand myself, but also with the kids that I coached. (As well) when I was a principal and assistant superintendent. Whether it's band or orchestra or athletics - they are an important part of what we try to do in education. And that's not any different in the university level. I think it's just as important. Am I wrong in saying that competition is about building integrity and those kinds of things?
"I'm right there. I don't think that they're inseparable. I don't think you have to concentrate all your time and money on academics and forget band and orchestra and athletics. They go hand in hand. And done well, they produce the best students."

AB: What schools would you consider to be Colorado's peers with where we are right now?
GG: "I see a couple of schools as always competing and always doing well and I think that's where Colorado needs to be. I see those schools run as good businesses, as good corporations, as good for the kids. You always look at an Ohio State, or you look at a Florida, or a Notre Dame, or Southern Cal. That's where we want to be. We want to compete for national championships every three or four or five years. I think as long as we're competing, I see us striving to be on a level of being able to compete every year or every two years for a national championship with some of the schools that I just mentioned."
"From an academic, I think that joining the Pac-12 conference was a stellar move. That's kind of where we belong. CU being a public university, does not take a back seat to anyone in terms of quality of their education nor in their research and the (alumni) that they turn out. We're in a good group of schools to help us to bolster that as well.
"The athletic competition - If we're going to do it, let's do it right. Let's compete to win and let's compete for national championships."

AB: And I agree if you're going to be competitive you should strive to be better than the best - to be Ohio State, and Florida, and USC. But is the funding there? Is that realistic to be on the same level as them?
GG: "I would say at this point probably not. But that's a goal that we can shoot for. I think it's setting that goal high, but if the funding is not there and we don't think that the facilities aren't there, then let's get some place that we can compete and win. If we're not going to shoot for being the very best then let's settle for something else. But I'm not ready to do that. I really believe that the University of Colorado has all that it needs to compete as one of the finest academic institutions in the nation. But I also think that we need to be able to do that with any of the programs, and that includes athletics."


Quotes regarding athletics:
 
Honestly, I have no idea whether this guy would be any better for athletics than the woman from Aspen.
 
Honestly, I have no idea whether this guy would be any better for athletics than the woman from Aspen.

Don't know either one of them, and it isn't my district but I noticed in this guys bio that he has some coaching background. Might mean that he knows the impact that athletics can have in kids lives and an understanding of how athletics can fit into an overall program, even if it was at a secondary level rather than post-secondary.
 
His family's company did the masonry on my commercial buildings and the stone work on my house. Other than the first class job they do, I have no idea about the guy.

As for the girl from Carbondale, I did see her speak in Parachute a few months ago and was not impressed at all, she had the maturity of a high school girl. She is all about the dems dominating the Regents so they wont allow guns on campus; and she wants tuition to decrease, but has no solution, she just thinks its bad.
 
Thanks to Glen for taking the time to answer some questions. It is much appreciated.

Interview with Glen Gallegos

AB: How do you view the role of CU athletics and football in particular within the role of the entire university?
GG: "I think they're important for one another. They really compliment each other. It's a role of the university at the same time I would say club sports and intramural sports are important as well. When you're talking about a full university experience, I think all of those are important. But certainly intercollegiate events take a big part of that.
"I have a daughter who just graduated from (CU) last spring. As a company, Gallegos Corporation, we've been Buff Club sponsors for 30 years. So we're familiar with the university and all that goes on there. I can tell you that those things are important for students. I saw how excited she was for the first football game.
"Football is probably the most critical of those from a couple of standpoints. The first one is that the success of that football program supports other sports and programs with revenues. Then fortunately, or unfortunately, the idea between good football and being on TV for that primetime (spot) really compliments that kind of stuff. I can't emphasize how important (it is). If it was the same way with skiing and basketball that would be great, but with football it really plays an important part in what happens. I think when you're the only game on Thursday night and they show the campus and they show Ralphie and they show the beautiful foothills and the scholars that we have at CU - you can't buy that publicity. And fortunately, or unfortunately I guess, you buy that through intercollegiate athletics, but football in particular."

AB: If football is sort of an advertisement, do you think that the current state of the program is deterring from that or is the current product where it should be?
GG: "I know that we've had a new coaching change and we're in the second year of it. I guess that as a loyal Buffs supporter, I'm trying to be patient with it. I think time will tell. We certainly have an uphill road to go, to getting it back on the right track. I'm going to tell you that I think we're on the right track at this point. I know that the university and the people there have goals and they're going to monitor those goals and review them. If not, it's like anything else, it (has to do with) accountability. And again I think we're on the right track. If we're not, I know that there's a series of steps in there, and that we can't wait much longer if we find out that we're not. I think it's about accountability."

AB: You said "We can't wait much longer." Is there a specific timeline in your head or a specific deadline?
GG: "In my head, yes. But I'm not on the board of reagents yet and I have not checked to see what their goals are or what they're monitoring as far as where they're headed. And I have confidence that that is happening. So, when I tell you we have one more year or two more years, that would be wrong for me to say. I need to be more familiar with it."

AB: Beyond football, would you like to see the number of sports offered increased?
GG: "I know that over the years, tennis, wrestling, and baseball have all been cut - And probably a couple of others. Again, where I sit right now, I'm not saying we need add or we need to subtract from those sports. I think there's a process for doing that and the process has to do with everything that we need to do to stay competitive along with that new conference we got into. It has to depend on the role of the university as to why we add those sports, and how we go about adding them and how we're going to fund them.
"I really am a big supporter of athletics, without a doubt. I'm not going to tell you that we need to add or delete. I think there's a process for doing that. And I think that once administration, and community, and boosters, and everyone else look at that, we'll have an opportunity to do the right things in a thoughtful way.
"My own background is that I was a football player, played intercollegiate and wrestled intercollegiate. I got into education from 1967 to 1971 because I was turned on about coaching. I can't tell you the kinds of lessons, and character, and integrity that our kids build through athletics and competition. I'm a big guy for athletics, but I also know that there are steps involved and funding is a big deal. I'll be an advocate but I'll be a very thoughtful advocate with coaches and administration.

AB: I agree with that sentiment that athletics is part of the academic experience, especially in college.
GG: "Without a doubt. And I've witnessed this first hand myself, but also with the kids that I coached. (As well) when I was a principal and assistant superintendent. Whether it's band or orchestra or athletics - they are an important part of what we try to do in education. And that's not any different in the university level. I think it's just as important. Am I wrong in saying that competition is about building integrity and those kinds of things?
"I'm right there. I don't think that they're inseparable. I don't think you have to concentrate all your time and money on academics and forget band and orchestra and athletics. They go hand in hand. And done well, they produce the best students."

AB: What schools would you consider to be Colorado's peers with where we are right now?
GG: "I see a couple of schools as always competing and always doing well and I think that's where Colorado needs to be. I see those schools run as good businesses, as good corporations, as good for the kids. You always look at an Ohio State, or you look at a Florida, or a Notre Dame, or Southern Cal. That's where we want to be. We want to compete for national championships every three or four or five years. I think as long as we're competing, I see us striving to be on a level of being able to compete every year or every two years for a national championship with some of the schools that I just mentioned."
"From an academic, I think that joining the Pac-12 conference was a stellar move. That's kind of where we belong. CU being a public university, does not take a back seat to anyone in terms of quality of their education nor in their research and the (alumni) that they turn out. We're in a good group of schools to help us to bolster that as well.
"The athletic competition - If we're going to do it, let's do it right. Let's compete to win and let's compete for national championships."

AB: And I agree if you're going to be competitive you should strive to be better than the best - to be Ohio State, and Florida, and USC. But is the funding there? Is that realistic to be on the same level as them?
GG: "I would say at this point probably not. But that's a goal that we can shoot for. I think it's setting that goal high, but if the funding is not there and we don't think that the facilities aren't there, then let's get some place that we can compete and win. If we're not going to shoot for being the very best then let's settle for something else. But I'm not ready to do that. I really believe that the University of Colorado has all that it needs to compete as one of the finest academic institutions in the nation. But I also think that we need to be able to do that with any of the programs, and that includes athletics."
 
wow. that's some great information. Does allbuffs (or will it) officially endorse any particular trustee?
 
wow. that's some great information. Does allbuffs (or will it) officially endorse any particular trustee?

At this point, no. I think everything is fairly obvious - but we're waiting to see how many responses we get back before diving too far into it
 
I already did.

Given Gallegos' coaching background and his collegiate football playing days, this guy is friendly to Athletics at CU.

Allbuffs.com should endorse Glen Gallegos District 3 Regent.
 
Sounds like what I wish I could vote for. CU is the flagship university in Colorado and we should never settle for anything less than excellence. It sounds like he understands that. I don't know that competing for a NC every couple of years is realistic but you are never going to get there unless you shoot for it.

It also sounds like he has a grasp on the role of athletics, especially football in the public perception of the school and in the school experience.

I'd vote for him if I could. His experience in both business and in education sounds like he would be an assett to the board in many ways.
 
Given Gallegos' coaching background and his collegiate football playing days, this guy is friendly to Athletics at CU.

Allbuffs.com should endorse Glen Gallegos District 3 Regent.

Should we wait to see what the other candidate says or just hop on board here and now?
 
Irrelevant to this thread and this forum. She gets the opportunity to interview also, or decline the interview.
 
vote for glen! vote for glen! vote for glen! vote as many times as you can!
 
Re: Glen Gallegos 3rd District

Man crush.

You Go Glen!
 
I think she deserves the opportunity to respond to the questionnaire. However, she can't be given all the time in the world to do so, either. I'd give her a couple days, and then endorse the candidate that at least had the willingness to respond. That goes for the lady in the 7th, too. I may not like what she said, but if she's willing to respond, and her opponent isn't, then that says a lot, too.
 
I think she deserves the opportunity to respond to the questionnaire. However, she can't be given all the time in the world to do so, either. I'd give her a couple days, and then endorse the candidate that at least had the willingness to respond. That goes for the lady in the 7th, too. I may not like what she said, but if she's willing to respond, and her opponent isn't, then that says a lot, too.

Our election bureau is still efforting more of these, but I'm not sure exactly who he's getting responses from, or when he might have the interviews...
 
Glen Gallegos is my clear winner! He played football, coached football and is adamant advocate for athletics.

Run Gallegos Run.
 
This guy played football and was a wrestler. Later, he was a coach. He seemed to view the athletic experiences he had as a plus in his own personal development. He runs his own company. You ever deal with construction workers on a day to day basis while untangling yourself with all the red tape inherent in that industry? Not sure what else needs to be said. I believe he is the only candidate which should be considered.
 
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