Executive Committee of the Faculty Council

Chair: Mary Coussons-Read, UCCS

The Executive Committee of the Faculty Council coordinates activities of the Faculty Council and its committees, and initiates and assigns items of new business to FC and its committees, among others. 

To see a full description of the committee charge, a list of current members, and recent meeting minutes, click here. 

Budget and Finance Committee

Chair: Rhonda Glazier, CU Colorado Springs

The Budget and Finance Committee (FCBFC) is charged by the Faculty Council to represent the interests of the faculty to the CU System administration in matters of budget and finance.  Given that a budget is a plan that provides a formal and quantitative expression of policy and management priorities; as such it is a moral statement of values and priorities. The committee considers policies and matters concerning the allocation and distribution of university resources and accounting and management. 

To see a full description of the committee charge, a list of current members, and recent meeting minutes, click here. 

NOTE: The Budget & Finance Committee is currently seeking new members from Anschutz Medical Campus (3), CU Boulder (1) and CU Colorado Springs (1). Be sure to contact your respective Faculty Assembly for committee appointment requests: 
CU Anschutz Faculty Assembly
CU Boulder Faculty Assembly (email: bfa@colorado.edu) 
CU Colorado Springs Faculty Assembly 

Committee for Racial & Ethnic Equity (CREE)

Co-Chairs: Jorge Chavez, CU Denver & Cerian Gibbes, CU Colorado Springs

The Committee for Racial & Ethnic Equity considers the needs and priorities of Faculty of Color and Students of Color in collaboration with student governance bodies i.e. Intercampus Student Forum (ICSF). The scope of this committee includes racially and ethnically minoritized faculty, including international faculty of color and indigenous faculty. 

To see a full description of the committee’s updated charge, a list of current members, and recent meeting minutes, click here. 

NOTE: The Committee for Racial & Ethnic Equity Committee is currently seeking new members from Anschutz Medical Campus (1) and CU Boulder (2). Be sure to contact your respective Faculty Assembly for committee appointment requests: 
CU Anschutz Faculty Assembly
CU Boulder Faculty Assembly (email: bfa@colorado.edu) 

Communications Committee

Co-Chairs: Carrie Makarewicz, CU Denver & Carmen Stavrositu, CU Colorado Springs

The Communications Committee considers matters of communication relevant to faculty at CU, including inviting greater and more diverse participation in the shared governance process, and fostering a culture of equity and inclusion.

To see a full description of the committee charge, a list of current members, and recent meeting minutes, click here. 

NOTE: The Communications Committee is currently seeking new members from Anschutz Medical Campus (3), CU Boulder (1), CU Colorado Springs (1), and CU Denver (1). Be sure to contact your respective Faculty Assembly for committee appointment requests: 
CU Anschutz Faculty Assembly  
CU Boulder Faculty Assembly (email: bfa@colorado.edu) 
CU Colorado Springs Faculty Assembly 
CU Denver Faculty Assembly 

(Dis)ability and Access Committee

Co-Chairs: Heather Albanesi, CU Colorado Springs & Colleen Donnelly, CU Denver

The (Dis)ability and Access Committee, a FC committee that was reinstated in Fall 2021), represents the concerns of faculty who identify as having a disability (physical, psychological, cognitive, sensory, or invisible) whether they choose to disclose or not, as well as colleagues who support the disabled community.

To see a full description of the committee charge, a list of current members, and recent meeting minutes, click here. 

NOTE: The (Dis)Ability and Access Committee is currently seeking new members from CU Boulder (2), CU Colorado Springs (1), and CU Denver (1). Be sure to contact your respective Faculty Assembly for committee appointment requests: 
CU Boulder Faculty Assembly (email: bfa@colorado.edu) 
CU Colorado Springs Faculty Assembly 
CU Denver Faculty Assembly 

Educational Policy and University Standards (EPUS) Committee

Chair: Ravinder Singh, CU Boulder

The Educational Policy and University Standards (EPUS) Committee considers and recommends policies on education and academic and procedural standards.

To see a full description of the committee charge, a list of current members, and recent meeting minutes, click here. 

NOTE: The EPUS Committee is currently seeking new members from Anschutz Medical Campus (1) and CU Denver (1). Be sure to contact your respective Faculty Assembly for committee appointment requests: 
CU Anschutz Faculty Assembly  
CU Denver Faculty Assembly 

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer + (LGBTQ+) Committee

Co-Chairs: Edward Cannon, CU Denver & Troyann Gentile, CU Denver

The LGBTQ+ Committee considers concerns of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender faculty. 

To see a full description of the committee charge, a list of current members, and recent meeting minutes, click here. 

NOTE: The LGBTQ+ Committee is currently seeking new members from CU Denver (1). Be sure to contact your respective Faculty Assembly for committee appointment requests: 
CU Denver Faculty Assembly 

Personnel and Benefits Committee

Chair: Tamara Terzian, Anschutz Medical Campus

The Personnel and Benefits Committee considers policies in the general area of university faculty personnel’s compensation, including benefits, for the purpose of ensuring that all faculty are adequately, appropriately, and fairly compensated, with consistent attention to issues of diversity, equity and inclusion as they relate to compensation. 

This year, the committee will continue work on several areas: Pay Equity, impact of COVID on faculty and staff who are primary caregivers, updates to the Tuition Benefits program, and improved communication and education about TIAA offerings and services, among other important topics.

To see a full description of the committee charge, a list of current members, and recent meeting minutes, click here. 

Women's Committee

Chair: Polly McLean, CU Boulder

The Women's Committee considers concerns of women faculty, including assessing the cultural climate of the university as it pertains to opportunities for women faculty, including academic advancement, productivity, and appropriate compensation, among others. 

To see a full description of the committee charge, a list of current members, and recent meeting minutes, click here. 

NOTE: The Women’s Committee is currently seeking new members from Anschutz Medical Campus (1) and CU Denver (1). Be sure to contact your respective Faculty Assembly for committee appointment request: 
CU Anschutz Faculty Assembly  
CU Denver Faculty Assembly 

Faculty Senate Grievance Committee (AKA Privilege and Tenure Committee)

Chair: Steve Cass, Anschutz Medical Campus

The Faculty Senate Grievance Committee (FKA Privilege and Tenure Committee P & T) is neither an advocate for faculty nor an arm of university administration. It also is not part of the Faculty Council.  As described in the Laws and Policies of the Regents, the committee independently investigates, mediates and conducts formal/informal hearings of grievance cases.

To see a full description of this Faculty Senate committee, click here.