TLE initiative will continue after Buechner’s reign

BOULDER – The president’s resignation at any other company might call into question the initiatives that the executive put in place, but officials at the University of Colorado say that the Total Learning Environment campaign will continue — even without CU President John Buechner.

“Campaigns essentially have a life of their own,´ said CU spokesman Bob Nero. “The fund-raising campaign will continue until the $630 million goal is reached.”

The Total Learning Environment (TLE) is a fund-raising campaign to bring in millions of dollars by 2000 for the public university. The university only receives 17 percent of its funding from the state,…