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Ralph Switzer - Service Contributions (Since 1985 only)

 

Financial support for service Projects funded:

To date:

  • $187,000 to date - Affiliate teaching funded by the College of Veterinary Medicine continues

  • $304,000 to date - Provost Office funding for University Mediation Officer

Contributions to the effective operation of the University:

University Mediation Officer 1991 - Present (1/2 time administrative position)

  • Redrafted entire Section K. of the CSU Academic Faculty and Administrative Professional Staff Manual to comply with new pre-deprivation judicial requirements

  • Reviewed several department codes as University Mediation Officer to assist in drafting internal grievance procedure

  • Interaction with President, Provost, University Legal Counsel, faculty, and administrative professionals; contact with more than 150 potential grievants to date

  • Member Search Committee; Associate Legal Counsel for the CSU System, 1994-present

  • Presented "Mentoring at CSU" for University Libraries, November 1994

  • Presented "Annual Evaluations" for University Libraries, September 1994

  • University Registration Appeals Committee, 1992-94

  • Affiliate Faculty for the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, present

  • Appointed by President Austin to University NCAA Professional Career Counseling Panel

  • Speaker for CSU IDEAS Group, "Avoiding Grievance", November 1993

  • Speaker/Participant in Faculty Improvements Committee Meeting, October 1993

  • Participant in "Legal Issues Seminar", CSU and DU Colleges of Business, 2 days, July 1993

  • Invited speaker for Administrative Women's Network, May 1993

  • Invited by President Yates to attend the Spring University Leadership Forum, March 1993

  • Presented "Annual Evaluations" for University Libraries, September 1994

  • Speaker for CSU IDEAS Group, "Avoiding Grievance", November 1993

  • Speaker/Participant in Faculty Improvements Committee Meeting, October 1993

  • Participant in "Legal Issues Seminar", CSU and DU Colleges of Business, 2 days, July 1993

  • Invited speaker for Administrative Women's Network, May 1993

  • Invited by President Yates to attend the Spring University Leadership Forum, March 1993

  • Drafted University Procedure Statements entitled:
    - "Colorado State University Grievance Procedure and Mediation"
    - "Procedures For Using The Services Of The Title IX Conciliation Officer And University Mediation Officer"

  • Appointed by President Yates to a Taskforce to Review University Grievance Procedures 1993

Contributions to the advancement of the academic profession:

  • President of the Colorado Chapter of the American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants, 1995-present

  • * Indicates limited support of graduate students

  • 1994 COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY INCOME TAX INSTITUTE FOR TAX PREPARERS, Fall 1994; 11 chapters total *
    - "Net Operating Losses", 62 pp.
    - "Meals, Entertainment, and Travel Expenses", 39 pp.
    - "Passive Activity Losses", 61 pp.
    - "Self Employment Tax Problems", 58 pp.

  • Participant in CSU/DU Legal Issues Seminar (assisted with agenda development), July 1993

  • Invited to facilitate "Conflict Resolution" for the University Administrative Women's Network in May 1993

  • Invited to represent CSU College of Business and to present paper at CSU International Conference in Technology Management, April 1993

  • Colorado Society of CPA's Course Development Committee, 1993

  • 1993 COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY INCOME TAX INSTITUTE FOR TAX PREPARERS, Fall 1993; 11 chapters total. * "Tax Assessments and Deficiencies", 38 pp. "Property Transactions", 46 pp. "Sale of a Residence", 40 pp. "Tax Aspects of Divorce", 17 pp.

  • 1992 COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY INCOME TAX INSTITUTE FOR TAX PREPARERS, Fall 1992; 10 chapters total. * "Tax Ramifications of the Americans with Disabilities Act", 50 pp. "Depreciation Under MACRS", 46 pp. "Business Use of An Automobile", 70 pp. "Moving Expenses", 30 pp. "Self Employment Tax", 56 pp. Represented CSU at the Colorado Society of CPA's 1992 Employee Issues Conference, presented paper, July 1992

  • 1991 COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY INCOME TAX INSTITUTE FOR TAX PREPARERS, Fall 1991; 11 chapters total. * "Penalties: Preparer and Other", 106 pp. "Net Operating Losses", 78 pp. "Property Transactions", 87 pp. "Sale of a Residence", 40 pp. Invited to represent CSU College of Business and to present paper at Mountain Plains Management Conference, October 1991

  • 1990 COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY INCOME TAX INSTITUTE FOR TAX PREPARERS, Fall 1990; 10 chapters total. * "Depreciation Under MACRS", 46 pp. "Business Use of an Automobile", 71 pp. "Moving Expenses", 35 pp. "Sale of a Residence", 33 pp. "Assessments and Deficiencies", 50 pp.

  • Disciplinary Group Coordinator, College of Veterinary Medicine, 1974-present

  • Taught a course for The Kellogg Project Learning Resource Center on behalf of Colorado Northwestern Community College in Craig, Colorado, 1989
     

   Professional Affiliation and Licenses

  • American Bar Association - Dispute Resolution Section

  • Member Federal Bar

  • Colorado Bar Association

  • Larimer County Bar Association

  • Licensed to practice before:
    - Colorado Supreme Court
    - Federal District Court
    - U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

  • Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants
    - Technology Focus Group
    - Taxation Committee

  • Financial Principal (Series 24 SEC License)

  • American Association of Attorney-CPAs (President of Colorado Chapter / 1995-present)

   Academic Affiliations

  • Affiliate Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

  • National Association of College and University Attorneys

  • Academy of Legal Studies in Business

  • American Accounting Association - American Taxation Section

  • Rocky Mountain Business Law Association (President 1976)

  • Beta Alpha Psi

  • Phi Delta Phi (legal honorary)

   Offices Held in Professional Organizations

  • Elected President of the Colorado Chapter of The American Association of Attorney - Certified Public Accountants - 1995

  • Former President of Rocky Mountain Business Law Association

 

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