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Spring 2025ÌýBFA OfficerÌýElections
Elections for the 2025 BFA Officers are now open. Please see the call for nominations letter from current BFA Secretary Vicki Grove. BFA Assembly representatives will vote on the following seat vacancies in May. Please expand each item to view duties:
The duties of the BFA Chair include but are not limited to the following:
· to act as chief administrative officer and head of the Boulder Faculty Assembly;
· to exercise supervision over the organization and its activities;
· to represent and speak for the organization;
· to meet with the Chancellor on a regular basis, at least three times per semester and twice in the summer;
· to meet with the Provost and Academic Affairs Administration at least once per month;
· to preside at meetings of the Executive Committee;
· to refer matters to standing and ad-hoc committees for consideration;
· to sign letters or documents necessary to carry out the will of the Assembly;
· in collaboration with the Immediate Past Chair, to coordinate a new committee chairs’ orientation event at the beginning of the academic year
The Chair-Elect will assume the duties and responsibilities of the Chair in the case of absence or incapacity. In addition, the duties of the Chair-Elect include but are not limited to the following:
· to work closely with the current Chair to understand the responsibilities and operations of the Chair position, ensuring a smooth and peaceful transition of leadership;
· to support the Chair in executing their duties, including attending meetings, helping coordinate initiatives, and representing the BFA in the Chair’s absence;
· to chair the annual Boulder Faculty Senate meeting;
· to join the Chair for meetings with the Chancellor at least twice before transfer of leadership;
· to join the Chair for meetings with the Provost from the start of the spring semester through June 30th;
· to chair or co-chair committees, task forces, or special projects as assigned by the Chair or the BFA;
· to serve on the BFA Bylaws Committee;
· to serve as a Boulder campus representative to the CU System Faculty Council;
· to engage in professional development activities to enhance leadership skills and knowledge relevant to the role and responsibilities of the Chair;
· to develop and implement succession planning strategies to ensure the long-term leadership and sustainability of the BFA; and
· at the end of the Chair-Elect’s term, to automatically assume the position of Chair for the subsequent term, subject to the approval of the BFA if required by circumstances specified in the BFA Standing Rules
The Chair-Elect shall receive a stipend of $15,000 & 1 course release spring semester (1 year term)
The duties of the BFA Parliamentarian and Bylaws and Elections Chair include but are not limited to the following:
· to serve as Chair of the Bylaws and Elections Committee;
· to provide the chairs of standing and special committees with a list of the members of said committees;
· to assist the BFA Coordinator in updating the Assembly Roster;
· to welcome new BFA representatives and explain their role in the Assembly; and
· to welcome new BFA standing committee members and explain their role on said committees
The BFA Parliamentarian shall receive a stipend of $5000 (3-year term)
What are the duties of the Faculty Shared Governance Advisor?
The Faculty Shared Governance Advisor shall:
· advise the BFA Chair and Officers on strategic planning and help with meeting topic planning;
· be knowledgeable on matters that have to do with the Boulder Faculty Senate Constitution, BFA Bylaws and BFA Standing Rules; the CU Faculty Senate Constitution and relevant Regent Law and Policy;
· collaborate with the BFA Chair on communications to the BFA and UCB Faculty Senate;
· keep the BFA Chair apprised of system/Board of Regents’ business impacting Boulder faculty;
· coordinate with the BFA Chair in oversight of the BFA budget and budget management;
· attend BFA Executive and Assembly meetings as a voting member;
· serve as a Boulder campus representative on CU Faculty Council;
· serve on the BFA Bylaws Committee;
· serve as a contact point for school and college shared governance groups
Required Qualifications for the position of Faculty Shared Governance Advisor:
· the Advisor position is open to tenure-track and teaching professors at the rank of Associate or higher;
· the candidate must have been a member of the Boulder Faculty Senate for a minimum of 5 years;
· the candidate must have a minimum of 3 years’ service on the BFA or on a BFA Standing Committee
Preferred Qualifications for the position of Faculty Shared Governance Advisor:
· the candidate has been a member of the Boulder Faculty Senate for 10 or more years;
· the candidate has served on a campus faculty council or other campus faculty shared governance body and/or the CU system Faculty Council;
· the candidate has served as a department chair or associate chair, associate dean, program/center director, etc. or has equivalent relevant service experience
The Shared Faculty Governance Advisor shall receive $7,500 & 1 course release per year (3 year term)
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The BFA Officer positions are open to current BFA Assembly representatives. The UCB Faculty Shared Governance Advisor is open to eligible campus faculty.Ìý
Nominations open on March 31 and close on April 18. Nomination statements will be posted here from April 21 to May 1.Ìý
Elections are held via Qualtrics on Thursday, May 1 from 8-5pm and results are announced at the BFA May Assembly meeting held in Wittemeyer Courtroom from 4-5:30 pm.Ìý
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AY25-26ÌýBFA Fall Elections -ÌýElections for seat vacancies on BFA Standing Committees are heldÌýin September.Ìý Additional BFA and CU Faculty Council seat vacancies as noted will be included during this time. The nomination and election process for these seats has two phases - internal (only open to BFA representatives) and external (open to all Boulder faculty senate members).*
BFA Assembly representatives vote on nominees for both internal and external elections.Ìý
For more information on BFA committees and seat vacancies, please see the individual committee of interest or contact bfa@colorado.edu.
*Please see the CU Faculty Senate - Who Qualifies? for details on who is eligible to serve and run for seats on the BFA.Ìý
BFA 2025ÌýSpring At-Large Assembly Representative Elections
Elections for BFA Assembly At-Large Representatives occur each year during February and March. Assembly At-Large Representative seats are open to all eligibleÌýcampus facultyÌýand are voted on by the full faculty senate. See Becoming a Member for more information on what is entailed in serving as a BFA At-large Assembly representative. All terms are for three years.Ìý
2025 At-Large Assembly representative election results
Please join us in congratulating and welcoming these two faculty members at incoming BFA At-Large Assembly Other Units (Non-A&S) representatives:
Angie Chuang - Associate Professor, Journalism - CMCI
"Faculty voice, faculty governance, and academic freedom are more precarious and urgent than ever in these troubling times. I am running to ensure CMCI/CMDI and CU faculty are heard in how we want our institution and leadership to resist attacks on higher education, diversity, and the rights of more-vulnerable university community members, such as immigrants and transgender people. My scholarship and my decade-plus of professional journalism experience, focused on race and identity issues, represent the distinct mix of research and creative work of CMCI-ENVD faculty and provide context to engage the current crises confronting higher education."
David Hekman - Associate Professor, Organizational Leadership and Information Analytics - Leeds School of Business
"I’m running for reelection to the Boulder Faculty Assembly to continue the progress we’ve made on behalf of student athletes. Serving on the BFA Intercollegiate Athletic Committee, I’ve focused on student diversity, academic rigor, mental health resources, and concussion support, especially during the transition from the student-focused PAC-12 to the new conference. I’d like to keep advocating for solutions that benefit not only student athletes, but the broader ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· community."
Election Updates
Spring 2025 Officer Elections:
Nominations are open from March 31 to April 18.
Elections will be held via Qualtrics on Thursday, May 1, 2025, from 8am - 5pm.
Eligible faculty will receive an email with a link to the Qualtrics ballot. Contact bfa@colorado.edu for any questions.Ìý
See the nominees and their statements on the main page.Ìý
BFA Elections: Academic Calendar Cycle
- Phase I - BFA representatives are elected to fill open standing committee seats
- Phase II - Remaining seat vacancies are opened to all eligible campus faculty
- Boulder seats on system Faculty Council committees are opened during phase II
All seats are voted on by BFA representatives
- BFA At-large Assembly Representative vacancies are advertised to eligible campus faculty. These seats are voted on by the full faculty senate in an electronic election which is completed by the end of March or prior.
- BFA Officer UCB faculty senate seat vacancies are announced to eligible campus faculty and nominations are accepted.
- These seats are voted on by BFA representatives at the May General Assembly meeting.Ìý
- Nominees for Boulder seat vacancies on CU Faculty Council standing committees are also selected in September