A shared governance group, the ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ Faculty Assembly (BFA) is a body designed to allow the academy to collaborate in major decisions affecting the welfare of CU ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅.
Comprised of some 70 faculty representatives from across the academic areas of the campus, the ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ Faculty Assembly meets regularly, hosts signature events and contributes faculty viewpoints to the campus community and public discourse.
Examples of statements delivered by BFA to the campus community and public have addressed support for DACA students, support for the CU transgender community, the selection of CUβs next president and best practices in teaching evaluations.
The executive committee and the 12 standing committees that make up the BFA evaluate campus policies and practices. The committees concern themselves with a wide range of important campus issues, including diversity, administrative services and technology, intercollegiate athletics, administrator appraisal and more. The monthly meeting of the General Assembly brings the most important of these concerns before the whole BFA for consideration and, when appropriate, decisions and actions.
Each year, the BFA calls for nominations and presents the BFA Excellence Awards, recognizing outstanding faculty work in leadership and service; teaching and pedagogy; and research, scholarly and creative work. The recognition ceremony, held typically in the spring, features a keynote address by the previous yearβs Hazel Barnes Prize recipient. This yearβs ceremony will be on April 2.
βDirect participation in faculty governance is not for everyone,β BFA Chair Bob Ferry said. βOf course teaching and research are most important to the faculty, but Iβd be glad, and it would be very good for the BFA, if there were wider awareness of the variety of important things that the assembly does on behalf of our colleagues.β
Getting involved
The BFA holds elections each spring to fill at-large seats on the ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ Faculty Assembly. Eligible CU ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ faculty members may nominate or be nominated for these openings. Μύ
This year, election nominations for open seats will be accepted March 8 to March 15. Senate elections will be held between March 18 and March 22.
For more information on getting involved with the BFA see the website or email bfa@colorado.edu.