Faculty /bfa/ en Faculty August Contract Pay & Email Security Alerts for Fall 2024 /bfa/2024/08/16/faculty-august-contract-pay-email-security-alerts-fall-2024 <span>Faculty August Contract Pay &amp; Email Security Alerts for Fall 2024</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-08-16T14:32:09-06:00" title="Friday, August 16, 2024 - 14:32">Fri, 08/16/2024 - 14:32</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/bfa/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/nrln_west_view_2.jpg?h=0749fb31&amp;itok=lSqF-UuC" width="1200" height="600" alt="Norlin Library"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/2"> BFA News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/1048" hreflang="en">Abnormal Email Security</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/328" hreflang="en">Faculty</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/861" hreflang="en">OIT</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/1047" hreflang="en">faculty contracts</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/bfa/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/article-image/nrln_west_view_1.jpg?itok=BKrOaYvM" width="1500" height="1121" alt="Norlin Library west view"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>BFA representatives were advised of two campus issues that could impact faculty at the start of the year and asked to share this information with their constituents and colleagues.</p> <p>The first was about a new email security service called <em><strong>Abnormal Security email</strong></em> that is being rolled out this week&nbsp;by OIT. The rollout and details were&nbsp;announced in <a href="https://oit.colorado.edu/news/how-abnormal-security-protects-our-campus" rel="nofollow">CUBT on August 12, 2024.</a></p> <p>The second item is regarding <strong>faculty contract selection and the impacts to August pay</strong>. August 19th is the first date for AY24-25 faculty contracts, which means there are fewer paid days for August paychecks.The deadline to make changes to faculty contract pay (9x9 v. 9x12) was in July and was communicated to department HR liaisons in May and June. It's recommended that faculty use the <a href="https://www.cu.edu/employee-services/payroll/pay/contracts" rel="nofollow">CU System faculty contract calculator tool </a>to ensure they know what to expect.&nbsp;</p> <p>Please use the links above and view additional details from OIT and HR listed below.&nbsp;</p> <div class="accordion" data-accordion-id="792223647" id="accordion-792223647"> <div class="accordion-item"> <div class="accordion-header"> <a class="accordion-button collapsed" href="#accordion-792223647-1" rel="nofollow" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#accordion-792223647-1" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion-792223647-1"><strong>What to Know about Abnormal Security for Email</strong></a> </div> <div class="accordion-collapse collapse" id="accordion-792223647-1" data-bs-parent="#accordion-792223647"> <div class="accordion-body"> This week&nbsp;OIT will be rolling out a new email security service, called Abnormal Security, to help protect personal information and university data. Abnormal Security further prevents email attacks that exploit human behavior such as phishing, social engineering and account takeovers. Abnormal Security only reviews emails that pass Microsoft’s 365 quarantine and so is an addition to our email environment and is in direct response to campus feedback about the desire for improved email security as we continue to be impacted by cyber-attacks. <p><strong>Why is this needed now?</strong> </p><ul> <li>It takes on average 28 seconds from a phishing email’s arrival to a successful phish (Verizon DBIR 2024). On a recent August Saturday evening at 11:47pm, a phishing attack was launched against CU Boulder and within 65 minutes, 254 CU Boulder accounts were compromised because they fell for this attack. Such attacks put personal and university data at risk.</li> <li>Over the past year, CU Boulder students have lost thousands of dollars to phishing attacks while faculty and staff have had their paychecks impacted, lost control of their personal data, and had their accounts used to attack students and other faculty and staff members.</li> <li>During the past six months while OIT was piloting the service, Abnormal Security detected and would have stopped 793,000 advanced attacks from reaching members of our campus community including the recent August attack.</li> <li>The start-of-semester time frame historically sees a significant spike in attempted attacks.</li> <li>For questions regarding Abnormal please contact: oithelp@colorado.edu or 303-735-4357</li> </ul> <p><strong>What is the risk to faculty?</strong> </p><ul> <li>During the six-month pilot, OIT has seen a 0.0004% false positive rate out of all emails arriving to CU Boulder. A false positive is when an email is incorrectly identified as malicious and blocked. Abnormal Security is an additional layer on top of the Microsoft 365 quarantine service.</li> <li>What is OIT doing to prepare for false positives? OIT reviews Abnormal Security logs daily for false positives, proactively contacts recipients if a suspected false positive is discovered, and continues to train the system to reduce this possibility.</li> <li>OIT met with other universities who have implemented Abnormal Security and ensured our practices around reporting phishing and inquiring about suspected missing emails is in line with best practices.</li> <li>OIT can always be contacted by any faculty, student or staff who believe an email they were expecting was not received. If the email was stopped because of Abnormal Security, it can be recovered if reported to the IT Service Center within 30 days of expected receipt.</li> <li>OIT and Abnormal Security continue to train the system and measure false positives to continue to reduce the 0.0004% rate further to best support and protect the campus community. </li></ul></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion" data-accordion-id="123647909" id="accordion-123647909"> <div class="accordion-item"> <div class="accordion-header"> <a class="accordion-button collapsed" href="#accordion-123647909-1" rel="nofollow" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#accordion-123647909-1" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion-123647909-1"><strong>August Faculty Contract Pay Info</strong></a> </div> <div class="accordion-collapse collapse" id="accordion-123647909-1" data-bs-parent="#accordion-123647909"> <div class="accordion-body"> All&nbsp;faculty&nbsp;contracts&nbsp;will begin August 19th&nbsp;which means there will only be 10 working days associated with August&nbsp;contract&nbsp;pay. &nbsp;Due to the lower number of working days for August, the&nbsp;contract&nbsp;payment schedule will allocate a lesser amount for August as opposed to September which is a full month of work with 21 paid days.&nbsp;All&nbsp;faculty&nbsp;should expect this to yield a lower paycheck for their August payroll, much like last year. HR has provided a&nbsp;contract&nbsp;pay calculator that&nbsp;faculty&nbsp;may access to assist with planning:&nbsp;https://www.cu.edu/docs/contract-proration-calculator. <em>Faculty should contact their department/unit HR liaison for questions</em>.&nbsp; </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 16 Aug 2024 20:32:09 +0000 Anonymous 3639 at /bfa Boulder Chancellor Open Forum - Faculty Session - April 4, 2024 /bfa/2024/04/03/boulder-chancellor-open-forum-faculty-session-april-4-2024 <span>Boulder Chancellor Open Forum - Faculty Session - April 4, 2024</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-04-03T13:39:10-06:00" title="Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - 13:39">Wed, 04/03/2024 - 13:39</time> </span> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/2"> BFA News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/1036" hreflang="en">CU Boulder Chancellor Search</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/328" hreflang="en">Faculty</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/789" hreflang="en">Faculty Shared Governance</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p class="text-align-center"><em>Please see the letter sent to BFA representatives and liaisons on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 and share widely.</em></p> <p>Dear Colleagues,<br> Today President Saliman sent an&nbsp;<a href="https://view.communications.cu.edu/?qs=c1b04c563665cbf7fa88f09ddd73037e9940114a0b836be064661c56c199bd0536c1c8279224c5c50a6d8f37c6af3dad9208b78eaff71b1f99a09d9e20fb43cd15dbfc21fdc6b8a3166f4642095009431ef60ce7b5131ce4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">email to all campus members</a>&nbsp;with details on the selection of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cu.edu/boulder-chancellor-search/meet-finalist" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Dr. Justin Schwartz</a>&nbsp;as the finalist for the CU Boulder Chancellor search as well as information on the open forums scheduled for Thursday, April 4th in the UMC Aspen Rooms.&nbsp;<br> <br> <strong>OPEN FORUM SCHEDULE</strong><br> Thursday, April 4 - all forums will be held in the UMC Aspen Rooms (or via livestream):<br> • Faculty – 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.<br> • Staff – 9:15 – 10:15 a.m.<br> • Students – 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.<br> <br> Please attend one of these sessions in person or via livestream and encourage your colleagues to attend too. You can view details on the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cu.edu/boulder-chancellor-search/finalist-campus-visits" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CU Boulder Chancellor Search – Finalist Campus Visits</a>.&nbsp; Campus members are asked to complete a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cu.edu/boulder-chancellor-search/finalist-campus-visits" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">finalist feedback survey</a>&nbsp;after these sessions.&nbsp;<br> <br> As a BFA representative I ask that you ensure all your constituents are aware of the visit and the importance of faculty feedback. State law requires a 14-day waiting period in which feedback about the candidate is gathered and reviewed. The survey will launch on April 4 and remain open through Tuesday, April 9 at 5pm.<br> <br> See this page for more information on the chancellor transition process.&nbsp;<a href="/students/chancellor-transition" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">/students/chancellor-transition</a><br> <br> Please let me know if you have any questions.<br> <br> Best,</p> <p>Shelly Miller PhD&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Professor,&nbsp;<a href="/mechanical/" rel="nofollow">Mechanical Engineering</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<a href="/even/" rel="nofollow">Environmental Engineering Program</a></p> <p>Chair,&nbsp;<a href="/bfa/" rel="nofollow">Boulder Faculty Assembly</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><em>Traditional territories of the&nbsp;Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute&nbsp;Nations</em><br> Associate Editor,&nbsp;<a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpubs.acs.org%2Fjournal%2Festhag&amp;data=05%7C02%7CLynne.Howard%40colorado.edu%7Cbef92e8cc1394b62137008dc242164fe%7C3ded8b1b070d462982e4c0b019f46057%7C1%7C0%7C638424973041565151%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=rPTkJBnrV7iaUHyOu3d%2B0k273C6%2FCfC03Rc%2FRGZ4CSA%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="nofollow">Environmental Science &amp; Technology</a><br> <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fshellym80304.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CLynne.Howard%40colorado.edu%7Cbef92e8cc1394b62137008dc242164fe%7C3ded8b1b070d462982e4c0b019f46057%7C1%7C0%7C638424973041575267%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=GrD9GTDH4X7ru7cLigu79%2BeQ4wmNcsNlfQXB1RtXrPw%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="nofollow">shellym80304.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Boulder Faculty Assembly (BFA)</p> <p>Norlin Library – E138</p> <p>303-492-6271</p> <p><a href="http://www.colorado.edu/bfa" rel="nofollow">www.colorado.edu/bfa</a></p> <p><em>The Boulder Faculty Assembly acknowledge&nbsp;that the University of Colorado is located on the traditional territories and ancestral homelands of the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Ute and many other Native American nations. Their forced removal from these territories has caused devastating and lasting impacts.&nbsp;<a href="/about/land-acknowledgement" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Full CU Boulder land acknowledgment</a></em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 03 Apr 2024 19:39:10 +0000 Anonymous 3561 at /bfa BFA February 1, 2024 General Assembly Meeting /bfa/2024/02/02/bfa-february-1-2024-general-assembly-meeting <span>BFA February 1, 2024 General Assembly Meeting</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-02-02T11:02:42-07:00" title="Friday, February 2, 2024 - 11:02">Fri, 02/02/2024 - 11:02</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/bfa/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/varsity_lake_winter.jpg?h=9c86ceb9&amp;itok=m8N_lLjk" width="1200" height="600" alt="varsity lake winter"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/2"> BFA News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/787" hreflang="en">BFA Assembly</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/671" hreflang="en">BFA elections</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/647" hreflang="en">Climate change</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/328" hreflang="en">Faculty</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/1026" hreflang="en">President Saliman</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/1027" hreflang="en">concealed carry</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/bfa/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/article-image/varsity_lake_winter.jpg?itok=guoAl5xj" width="1500" height="2000" alt="Varsity Lake Winter"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>The BFA held it's first Assembly meeting for spring semester on Thursday, February 1, 2024. BFA Chair Shelly Miller began the meeting by reading the <a href="/cnais/resources/land-acknowledgment" rel="nofollow">CU Boulder Land Acknowledgment statement</a> and recommending members connect with the <a href="/cnais/" rel="nofollow">Center for Native American &amp; Indigenous Studies.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>The first item on the agenda came from CUSG Tri-Exec Chase Cromwell regarding a <a href="https://www.dailycamera.com/2024/01/27/cu-boulder-students-call-for-ban-on-campus-concealed-carry/?share=c4o27ncs4art0nolterw" rel="nofollow">recent piece in the Boulder Daily Camera</a> and student&nbsp;efforts to get the CU Board of Regents to change the system policy allowing for concealed weapons on campus. The <a href="https://regents.cu.edu/events/2024/02/08/board-regents-meeting" rel="nofollow">Board of Regents February meeting</a> will be held in Boulder at SEEC. Cromwell also shared a<a href="https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/chase.cromwell/viz/CampusConcealedCarryStatus/Sheet5" rel="nofollow"> link to data</a> from National Higher Education Concealed Carry Status showing how CU ranks compared to peer institutions across the country on this issue. A recent <a href="/bfa/node/3522/attachment" rel="nofollow">story in the Denver Post gives a rundown of pending legislation </a>at the state level that will likely impact what changes CU might make. Miller and Cromwell recommended faculty share this information with constituents and encourage them to reach out to their congressional leaders as well as to colleagues at other Colorado institutions.&nbsp;</p> <p>Members discussed&nbsp;and approved&nbsp;<a href="/bfa/sites/default/files/attached-files/bfa-r-1-112823_credit_for_prior_learning_-_approved_0.pdf" rel="nofollow">BFA-R-1-112823 Credit for Prior Learning resolution </a>that was introduced in December by the BFA Academic Affairs Committee chair - Garrett Bredeson, Sr. Vice Provost for Academic Planning &amp; Assessment - Katherine Eggert, and Asst. Vice Provost &amp; University Registrar - Kristi Wold-McCormick. Discussion included upcoming plans from the Registrar and Bursars offices regarding business processes for course challenges, as well as the distinct processes and needs individual departments/units will have for course challenge requests.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>BFA Chair Shelly Miller gave members an update on the <a href="https://www.cu.edu/boulder-chancellor-search/" rel="nofollow">CU Boulder Chancellor Search </a>committee on which she serves. Committee members are reviewing a large number of applicants and begin meetings on those this week. Additionally, Miller noted that the campus <a href="/today/2024/02/05/climate-action-plan-draft-goes-live-public-comment" rel="nofollow">Climate Action Plan was scheduled to rollout and be open for public comment.</a> She encouraged representatives to alert their constituents and asked faculty to review the plan and comment between February 5 to March 5.&nbsp;</p> <p>CU President Todd Saliman joined Assembly members and spoke with them regarding several areas that the BFA Executive Committee asked about. The questions included:</p> <ol> <li>How are you raising awareness of the value of a 4-year degree and breaking down barriers to higher education?</li> <li>How are you and your office working with state legislators and Governor Polis to increase CU funding and work towards the elimination of TABOR?</li> <li>Where will we find resources for climate action on our campus and how is system supporting the goal to drastically reduce our carbon footprint?</li> </ol> <p>Regarding the first question, Saliman noted that state institutions are working together on a marketing campaign about preparing for college and attending in-state colleges and universities. The campaign is called "It's closer than you think" and is aimed at encouraging Colorado high school students to look in-state and to help families realize the cost is often more affordable than out of state. Additionally related to the second question, Saliman noted that due to a lack of funding and financial aid funding CU was working with state leaders&nbsp;to access surplus funding in&nbsp;TABOR for possible AP/IB credit funding for in state students to help with this. He also noted that the Governor's budget fell short this year, and higher ed presidents are advocating for increased funding. He also suggested members review a recent <a href="https://www.cu.edu/funding-higher-education-colorado" rel="nofollow">Funding in Higher Education report </a>showing how state support had declined by 27%.&nbsp;&nbsp;Regarding climate action resources, Saliman noted that resources for these measures will come from each campus, such as the campus Climate Action Plan and follow through from groups like the <a href="/sustainability/campus-sustainability-executive-council" rel="nofollow">Campus Sustainability Executive Council</a>. Additionally, he will be creating a system group that will draw on what Boulder is doing and try to see what we can learn from each other and elevate the issue system-wide.&nbsp;</p> <p>The final two items on the Assembly agenda included the annual report by the Faculty Athletics Representative, Joe Jupille. Jupille went over this NCAA-mandated position and the duties. He will be stepping down next year and encouraged representatives to consider running. The role has several key "buckets" he works in: Academic integrity and success; institutional control/compliance (with NCAA, Conference, and CU rules); student athlete well-being and campus-athletics relations. The position description is being updated now and Jupille expects a call for applications on campus to begin during 2024 so that the incoming faculty can shadow him during spring 2025. Please contact him directly for any questions: joseph.jupille@colorado.edu. BFA Intercollegiate Athletics (IAC) committee chair Don Oest also announced the third event in the committee's campus athletics series featuring Kris Livingston and a conversation on student athlete success and wellness on <a href="/bfa/2024/02/02/student-athlete-success-cu-bfa-athletics-conversation-series" rel="nofollow">Feb. 14 from 3-4pm at the Center for Teaching &amp; Learning in CASE.&nbsp;</a></p> <p>And lastly BFA Secretary Vicki Grove announced that nominations are open for nine BFA At-Large Representative seat vacancies. Please see the <a href="/bfa/get-involved/elections" rel="nofollow">BFA elections page</a> for more information. All eligible faculty received an e-memo on February 1 regarding the seats and how to self-nominate.&nbsp;</p> <p>Additionally, Assembly members may wish to review the <a href="/today/2024/02/05/cu-president-faculty-assembly-discuss-degree-value-funding-climate-action" rel="nofollow">CUBT story on the meeting</a>. Meeting minutes will be sent to Assembly members by February 29, 2024. Contact the BFA office for any questions: bfa@colorado.edu&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 02 Feb 2024 18:02:42 +0000 Anonymous 3511 at /bfa BFA Announces 2023 BFA Excellence Awards Winners /bfa/2023/03/09/bfa-announces-2023-bfa-excellence-awards-winners <span>BFA Announces 2023 BFA Excellence Awards Winners</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-03-09T15:30:45-07:00" title="Thursday, March 9, 2023 - 15:30">Thu, 03/09/2023 - 15:30</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/bfa/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/bfa_image_web_4.jpg?h=6b9bf2e9&amp;itok=TWyBcgj9" width="1200" height="600" alt="BFA Logo"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/2"> BFA News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/954" hreflang="en">2023 Excellence Awards</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/847" hreflang="en">BFA Excellence Awards</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/328" hreflang="en">Faculty</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><h2 class="text-align-center"><em>The Boulder Faculty Assembly is pleased to announce the&nbsp;winners for the 2023 Excellence Awards!</em></h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h4><strong>♦Excellence in Leadership &amp; Serivce♦</strong></h4> <ul> <li><em>Cassandra Brooks, Environmental Studies</em></li> <li><em>Janet Donavan, Political Science</em></li> </ul> <h4><strong>♦Excellence in Research, Scholarly, and Creative Work♦</strong></h4> <ul> <li><em>Meredith Betterton, Physics</em></li> <li><em>Benjamin Teitelbaum, Music &amp; International Affairs</em></li> </ul> <h4><strong>♦Excellence in Teaching♦</strong></h4> <ul> <li><em>Nicole V. Jobin, Stories and Societies RAP and History</em></li> <li><em>Charles Nuttelman, Chemical and Biological Engineering</em></li> <li><em>Michele Simpson, Philosophy Arts and Culture RAP</em></li> </ul> <p class="text-align-center"><em>​</em></p> <p>Please join us in congratulating them and see the&nbsp;<a href="/bfa/excellence-awards-0" rel="nofollow">BFA Excellence Awards page</a>&nbsp;for further details, and information on the 2023&nbsp;ceremony which will be on&nbsp;<em><strong>April 19, 2023&nbsp;from 4:30 to 6pm in the Glenn Miller Ballroom at the UMC.&nbsp;</strong></em></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 09 Mar 2023 22:30:45 +0000 Anonymous 3345 at /bfa Spring '23 CU Boulder AI Colloquium Series /bfa/2023/02/23/spring-23-cu-boulder-ai-colloquium-series <span>Spring '23 CU Boulder AI Colloquium Series</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-02-23T17:49:36-07:00" title="Thursday, February 23, 2023 - 17:49">Thu, 02/23/2023 - 17:49</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/bfa/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/norlin_sundial.jpeg?h=a32b3037&amp;itok=HS5qbvow" width="1200" height="600" alt="Norlin Sundial"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/2"> BFA News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/946" hreflang="en">AI</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/324" hreflang="en">BFA</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/949" hreflang="en">CTL</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/945" hreflang="en">ChatGPT</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/328" hreflang="en">Faculty</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/bfa/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/article-image/norlin_sundial.jpeg?itok=Ggo9L1zc" width="1500" height="997" alt="Norlin Sundial"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div>Spring '23 Boulder AI Colloquium Series (Three Sessions) <p><i>Sponsored by the Boulder Faculty Assembly and the Office of Academic Affairs, hosted by the Center for Teaching and Learning</i></p> <p>Given the explosion of interest in AI both within and outside academia, the Boulder faculty will be holding a series of colloquia this spring. &nbsp;Invited faculty will give informal presentations and engage in open discussions of topics related to classroom uses (and abuses) of software such as ChatGPT, but topics are not limited to pedagogy, and we imagine presentations focused on faculty research areas, as well, for example, questions in philosophy, computer science, religious studies, and the arts.&nbsp; <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/spring_23_boulder_ai_colloquium_series_three_sessions?utm_campaign=widget&amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;utm_source=University+of+Colorado+Boulder#.Y_fmc3bMKUk" rel="nofollow">All sessions will be held at the Center for Teaching &amp; Learning in room E390 in the CASE Building.&nbsp;</a></p> <p>Fri, Mar 3 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. MT&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li><a href="/cs/shivakant-mishra" rel="nofollow">Shivakant Mishra</a>, Professor, College of Engineering and Applied Science, Honor Code Advisory Board faculty - <em>The Impact of AI and Cheating</em></li> <li><a href="/cmci/people/media-studies/nathan-schneider" rel="nofollow">Nathan Schneider</a>, Assistant Professor, Media Studies -&nbsp;<em>Governable Spaces for Accountable AI</em></li> <li><a href="/faculty/lewis-clayton/" rel="nofollow">Clayton Lewis,</a>&nbsp;Emeritus Professor of Computer Science -&nbsp;<em>Analogical reasoning in GPT-3</em></li> </ul> <p>Tue, Mar 14 from 3:30 p.m-5:00 p.m. MT</p> <ul> <li><a href="/psych-neuro/eliana-colunga" rel="nofollow">Eliana Colunga</a>,&nbsp;Associate Professor, Cognitive Psychology and Neuroscience, Institute of Cognitive Science - <em>Human Language and the Lure of Chatbot Sentience</em></li> <li><a href="/philosophy/benjamin-hale" rel="nofollow">Benjamin Slater Hale</a>,&nbsp;Associate Professor, Environmental Studies and Philosophy&nbsp;- "<em>Danger, Will Manfredjinsinjin!": Generative AI and the Perils of the XK-Red-27 Technique</em></li> <li><a href="/cs/sriram-sankaranarayanan" rel="nofollow">Sriram Sankaranarayanan</a>, Associate Professor, Computer Science -&nbsp;<em>Developing an Artificial Understanding of the World Around Us</em></li> </ul> <p>Wed, Apr 5 from 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. MT</p> <ul> <li><a href="/ics/peter-foltz" rel="nofollow">Peter Foltz,</a>&nbsp;ICS Faculty, Research Professor, Institute of Cognitive Science -&nbsp;<em>Balancing the challenges and opportunities for using Large Language Models for improving Student Learning</em></li> <li><a href="/business/leeds-directory/faculty/kai-r-larsen" rel="nofollow">Kai Larsen</a>,&nbsp;Associate Professor, Information Management -&nbsp;<em>The Implications of Generative A.I. (including ChatGPT) for Research into Human Behavior</em></li> <li><a href="/education/william-penuel" rel="nofollow">Bill Penuel</a>, Professor, Learning Sciences and Human Development - <em>Preparing Future Students for A.I. in Academics</em></li> <li><a href="/philosophy/people/faculty/julia-staffel" rel="nofollow">Julia Staffel,</a> Associate Professor, Philosophy, College of Arts and Science -&nbsp;<em>Teaching with ChatGPT: Against the Nuclear Option</em></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>These&nbsp;sessions&nbsp;will be meeting in the&nbsp;<a href="/center/teaching-learning/" rel="nofollow">Center for Teaching &amp; Learning</a>, room E390. Feel free to attend all or just those that fit your schedule. Alternatively, you may&nbsp;<a href="https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/97676207405" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">tune in to the live stream and watch the event remotely via Zoom</a>.&nbsp;<i>Please note the Zoom chat will not be monitored.&nbsp;&nbsp;</i>These events are open to the public and in-person space is limited.&nbsp;<a href="https://cuboulder.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9G3N6tJ9LKcPSYK" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">RSVPing is optional but greatly appreciated if you plan to attend in person.</a>&nbsp;For more information email Kirk Ambrose at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:kirk.ambrose@colorado.edu" rel="nofollow">kirk.ambrose@colorado.edu</a>.&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 24 Feb 2023 00:49:36 +0000 Anonymous 3329 at /bfa New Health and Wellness Benefits for Faculty /bfa/2023/01/31/new-health-and-wellness-benefits-faculty <span>New Health and Wellness Benefits for Faculty </span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-01-31T15:15:07-07:00" title="Tuesday, January 31, 2023 - 15:15">Tue, 01/31/2023 - 15:15</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/bfa/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/wardenburg.jpg?h=a32b3037&amp;itok=zosF0igT" width="1200" height="600" alt="Wardenburg "> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/2"> BFA News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/328" hreflang="en">Faculty</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/943" hreflang="en">Mental health</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/944" hreflang="en">Wellness</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/bfa/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/article-image/healthier_u_at_cu_banner.png?itok=mqhrlOMt" width="1500" height="344" alt="Healthier U at CU banner"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><h2><strong>AcademicLiveCare (ALC)</strong> - New Employee Benefit</h2> <p><a href="/health/academiclivecare" rel="nofollow">AcademicLiveCare (ALC)</a>&nbsp;provides free telehealth services, including medical and mental health appointments. This service is free to all CU Boulder faculty, staff and students&nbsp;regardless of your health insurance plan.&nbsp;</p> <h3>What can I use <strong>AcademicLiveCare (ALC)</strong> for?&nbsp;</h3> <h4><div class="accordion" data-accordion-id="25537868" id="accordion-25537868"> <div class="accordion-item"> <div class="accordion-header"> <a class="accordion-button collapsed" href="#accordion-25537868-1" rel="nofollow" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#accordion-25537868-1" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion-25537868-1">Medical Concerns</a> </div> <div class="accordion-collapse collapse" id="accordion-25537868-1" data-bs-parent="#accordion-25537868"> <div class="accordion-body"> </div></div></div></div></h4> <ul> <li>Coughs/colds</li> <li>Sinus/ear infections</li> <li>Allergies</li> <li>Strep throat</li> <li>Urinary tract infections</li> <li>Minor urgent care appointments</li> </ul> <h4>&nbsp; </h4> <h4><div class="accordion" data-accordion-id="1526733049" id="accordion-1526733049"> <div class="accordion-item"> <div class="accordion-header"> <a class="accordion-button collapsed" href="#accordion-1526733049-1" rel="nofollow" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#accordion-1526733049-1" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion-1526733049-1">Mental Health Concerns</a> </div> <div class="accordion-collapse collapse" id="accordion-1526733049-1" data-bs-parent="#accordion-1526733049"> <div class="accordion-body"> </div></div></div></div></h4> <ul> <li>Stress management</li> <li>Therapy and counseling</li> <li>Grief</li> <li>Anxiety or depression</li> <li>General wellness</li> <li>Psychiatry, medication management</li> <li>General wellness</li> </ul> <h4> </h4> <h4><div class="accordion" data-accordion-id="1340571883" id="accordion-1340571883"> <div class="accordion-item"> <div class="accordion-header"> <a class="accordion-button collapsed" href="#accordion-1340571883-1" rel="nofollow" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#accordion-1340571883-1" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion-1340571883-1">When to use ALC</a> </div> <div class="accordion-collapse collapse" id="accordion-1340571883-1" data-bs-parent="#accordion-1340571883"> <div class="accordion-body"> </div></div></div></div></h4> <ul> <li>Evening, weekend and after-hours appointments</li> <li>Those traveling or working out of state</li> <li>Those who want one-time or short-term mental health services</li> <li>Those who want ongoing, long-term support or weekly counseling sessions</li> </ul> <h4> </h4> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>“Healthier U at CU” Wellness Fair</h2> <p>CU Boulder faculty and staff are invited to attend the wellness fair on Wednesday, February 22nd to learn more about employee benefits, discounts, and ways to connect with programs and services. CU departments and community vendors will be there to share information about topics such as childcare, housing, savings on utilities, recreational programs and more. There will be hands-on wellness activities and a chance to win prizes! &nbsp;</p> <p>No registration required. Visit the&nbsp;<a href="/health/employee-benefits-and-wellness-fair" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Healthier U at CU fair web page</a>&nbsp;for more information.&nbsp;</p> <p>When:<strong> Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023</strong><br> Time: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.<br> Location: Kittredge Multipurpose Room&nbsp;</p> <p> </p><p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Skills for mental health support training</h2> <p>Health &amp;&nbsp;Wellness services has created 2 new trainings around mental health for faculty and staff. The first is a 15 minute training designed to give faculty and staff more information about&nbsp;campus resources as well as how to recoginze and respond when someone is in distress.&nbsp;The second training is a more in-depth 2 hour course. Both courses can be accessed through&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href="https://universityofcolorado.skillport.com/skillportfe/main.action#summary/CUSTOMER_DEFINED/CDE$227192:_cust_course:cu/_scorm12_cu_u10120_0001" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CU Skillsoft portal</a>.</p> <h2>Wellness Wednesdays</h2> <p>Join CU Health &amp; Wellness Services for its newly launched <a href="/health/employee-wellness-wednesdays" rel="nofollow">Employee Wellness Wednesday series</a>. Workshops are available for staff and faculty to engage in self-care activities, learn about campus resources, and build community. Themes rotate regularly, allowing participants to come and go as they please. Explore the schedule and register online.&nbsp;</p> <h2>COVID-19 Resources</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/fm/face-mask-order-form-new" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Department order form for free masks</a></li> <li><a href="/health/health-promotion/public-health/mask-and-antigen-distribution-sites" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Distribution sites for free&nbsp;mask and antigen test kits&nbsp;</a></li> <li><a href="/healthcenter/covid-19-vaccination-information" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Free vaccine appointments for all CU students, staff &amp; faculty</a></li> </ul> <p>Please visit the <a href="/health/employee-wellness" rel="nofollow">Employee Wellness</a> page for more information on faculty and staff resources and&nbsp;contact&nbsp;<a href="mailto:publichealth@colorado.edu" rel="nofollow">publichealth@colorado.edu</a>&nbsp;if you have any questions.<br> &nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 31 Jan 2023 22:15:07 +0000 Anonymous 3304 at /bfa Public Access to Federally Funded Research - BFA, RIO, & LIBR session on OSTP Memo /bfa/2023/01/19/public-access-federally-funded-research-bfa-rio-libr-session-ostp-memo <span>Public Access to Federally Funded Research - BFA, RIO, &amp; LIBR session on OSTP Memo</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-01-19T14:54:45-07:00" title="Thursday, January 19, 2023 - 14:54">Thu, 01/19/2023 - 14:54</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/bfa/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/nrln_west_view_0.jpg?h=0749fb31&amp;itok=FFCFYJ8W" width="1200" height="600" alt="Norlin Library"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/2"> BFA News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/324" hreflang="en">BFA</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/328" hreflang="en">Faculty</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/937" hreflang="en">Faculty Research</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/938" hreflang="en">Federally funded research</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/941" hreflang="en">Libraries</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/936" hreflang="en">OSTP Memo</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/939" hreflang="en">Open Access</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/940" hreflang="en">RIO</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/942" hreflang="en">Research</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/bfa/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/article-image/nrln_west_view_0.jpg?itok=L0InnpAJ" width="1500" height="1121" alt="Norlin Library"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>In August 2022, the White House&nbsp;<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/" rel="nofollow">Office of Science and Technology Policy</a> issued a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/08-2022-OSTP-Public-Access-Memo.pdf" rel="nofollow">memorandum</a> calling on all federal agencies to make <strong>“articles resulting from all U.S. federally funded research freely available and publicly accessible by default in agency-designated repositories without any embargo or delay after publication.”&nbsp;</strong>Federal agencies must all have a set policy in place by 2025, however certain funding agencies will need to have new agency plans ready as early as February, 2023.&nbsp;</p> <p>CU Boulder Libraries has created <a href="/libraries/research/open-access/guidance-public-access-federally-funded-research" rel="nofollow">Guidance for Public Access to Federally Funded Research </a>webpage and resources to support faculty and researchers while this process is in flux. Additionally, the Boulder Faculty Assembly is joining up with Libraries and the Research &amp; Innovation Office (RIO) to offer three Listening &amp; Feedback Sessions so that faculty can find out more about how this may impact&nbsp;research grants in their fields and what support is available on campus. Additionally, these sessions are designed to allow faculty provide feedback on what the Libraries, RIO, and other campus units can do to further support researchers. All sessions will be held via Zoom and are open to all CU Boulder faculty and researchers.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><a href="/bfa/node/3313/attachment" rel="nofollow">OSTP Memo Presentation Slides - February, 2022</a></strong></p> <p><strong>BFA Zoom Listening Sessions on the OSTP Memo</strong></p> <ul> <li>Thursday, February 9 - 4-5pm</li> <li>Friday, February 17 - noon - 1pm</li> <li><strong>Thursday, March 9 - 4-5pm</strong></li> </ul> <p><strong>Mar. 9 4pm session Zoom link:&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/95080041524" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/95080041524</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 19 Jan 2023 21:54:45 +0000 Anonymous 3296 at /bfa A Common Curriculum Proposal - Approval Process - Fall 2022 /bfa/2022/11/07/common-curriculum-proposal-approval-process-fall-2022 <span>A Common Curriculum Proposal - Approval Process - Fall 2022</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-11-07T10:36:57-07:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2022 - 10:36">Mon, 11/07/2022 - 10:36</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/bfa/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/old_main_flatirons_fall.jpg?h=444925a7&amp;itok=8hRgx8Qw" width="1200" height="600" alt="Old Main Flatirons Fall"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/2"> BFA News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/787" hreflang="en">BFA Assembly</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/920" hreflang="en">Common Curriculum</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/328" hreflang="en">Faculty</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/669" hreflang="en">faculty governance</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/bfa/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/article-image/old_main_flatirons_fall.jpg?itok=tUzHdsFW" width="1500" height="1848" alt="Old main Flatirons Fall"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>The<a href="/academicfutures/common-curriculum" rel="nofollow"> Common Curriculum Planning committee</a> submitted their final proposal to Provost Moore on October 7, 2022 for review. Campus faculty in each college and school* as well as BFA Representatives&nbsp;will vote by November 18, 2022 to approve the proposal.</p> <p class="text-align-center"><strong>**Update November 7, 2022**</strong></p> <p>Following the BFA October 20, 2022 presentation by&nbsp;Katherine Eggert, Sr. Vice Provost of Academic Planning and Assessment and Daryl Joji Maeda, Dean and Vice Provost Undergraduate Education, the "whereas" section of the resolution was modified based on member feedback to:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Be it resolved that the Boulder Faculty Assembly endorses the substance of the proposed common curriculum, particularly its statement regarding the purpose and distinctive nature of a CU Boulder education. Be it further resolved that implementation of the common curriculum shall be led by faculty at all stages, with the ultimate establishment of a permanent campuswide curriculum committee chaired by faculty and with a majority-faculty composition. The BFA further encourages departments and programs to proactively update their learning outcomes and curricular statements in light of the common curriculum and its guiding ethos of “Sustainable Futures: Self, Society, World.”&nbsp;</em></p> </blockquote> <p>The final resolution was voted on at the November 3, 2022 BFA Assembly meeting and was approved with 43 votes in favor; 3 abstentions; and 6 opposed. Please see related resources and a links below:</p> <ul> <li><strong><a href="/bfa/node/3230/attachment" rel="nofollow">BFA-R-3-100222 A Resolution Regarding a Campus Common Curriculum</a></strong></li> <li><a href="/bfa/node/3235/attachment" rel="nofollow"><strong>Common Curriculum Proposal Slides 10.06.22</strong></a></li> <li><a href="/bfa/node/3236/attachment" rel="nofollow"><strong>Common Curriculum Proposal: Learning Objectives &amp; Outcomes&nbsp;10.06.22</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://cuboulder.zoom.us/rec/share/sPEHA5-I1fn6AqDeFYIdVtj5QYP8dspB8v4tVzJ-xdqQGz-JFWLNPd7zRt1ihgnf.cJLYZV6BGrHbPVPb?startTime=1666301966000" rel="nofollow"><strong>Zoom Recording from the BFA Common Curriculum Special Session</strong></a></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>*<em>CU Law will not be voting since the measure is for schools that teach undergraduate students</em></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 07 Nov 2022 17:36:57 +0000 Anonymous 3234 at /bfa Nominations Open for the 2023 BFA Excellence Awards /bfa/2022/11/02/nominations-open-2023-bfa-excellence-awards <span>Nominations Open for the 2023 BFA Excellence Awards</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-11-02T13:29:35-06:00" title="Wednesday, November 2, 2022 - 13:29">Wed, 11/02/2022 - 13:29</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/bfa/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/2022_bfa_awards22ga.jpg?h=84071268&amp;itok=5x_sk1dP" width="1200" height="600" alt="BFA Award bags in Glenn Miller Ballroom"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/2"> BFA News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/847" hreflang="en">BFA Excellence Awards</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/929" hreflang="en">CU Boulder faculty</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/328" hreflang="en">Faculty</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/bfa/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/article-image/2022_bfa_awards56ga.jpg?itok=-8khm9AF" width="1500" height="1125" alt="Excellence Award winners on UMC patio flatirons background"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><div class="image-caption image-caption-none"> <p></p> <p>Excellence Awardees from 2020-2022 with Provost Moore and BFA Chair Beechy</p> </div>The BFA is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the <a href="/bfa/excellence-awards-0" rel="nofollow"><strong><em>2023 Excellence Awards.</em></strong></a> The awards specifically recognize outstanding work and a concerted effort to make advances in the academy. The Chancellor provides financial support for these prestigious awards, which will be $5000 beginning in 2023. <p>The BFA will grant three awards in each of the following areas:</p> <ul> <li><a href="/bfa/excellence-awards/excellence-leadership-and-service" rel="nofollow">Excellence in Leadership and Service</a></li> <li><a href="/bfa/excellence-awards/excellence-research-scholarly-and-creative-work" rel="nofollow">Excellence in Research, Scholarly and Creative Work</a></li> <li><a href="/bfa/excellence-awards/excellence-teaching" rel="nofollow">Excellence in Teaching</a></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Nominations</strong> </p><p>Nominations are open from Tuesday, November 1, 2023, through Tuesday, February 21, 2023. Please see the specific award page for nomination packet requirements and recommendations for letters of support. Nominators/nominating committees are encouraged submit packets several days prior to the deadline for office review.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>All members of the <a href="/bfa/get-involved/cu-faculty-senate-who-qualifies" rel="nofollow">Boulder Faculty Senate are eligible</a> to be nominated however, the selection process gives preference to nominees who have been with the University of Colorado for at least five years. Additionally, nominated faculty must be in good standing with the University to be considered. Although faculty may receive the award for a given category only once, they are eligible to receive awards in either of the other two categories in different years. Nomination packets that are not selected the year of submission, are automatically submitted for one additional year with approval of the nominator/nominating committee.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Excellence Awards Ceremony</strong></p> <p>Colleagues, family, and friends will honor the recipients at the <em><strong>April 19, 2023, presentation ceremony beginning at 4:30 p.m.&nbsp;in the Glen Miller Ballroom in the UMC</strong></em>. The keynote address given by the 2022 Hazel Barnes Awardee, <a href="/today/2022/04/28/distinguished-professor-mark-ablowitz-wins-2022-hazel-barnes-prize" rel="nofollow">Mark Ablowitz.</a></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 02 Nov 2022 19:29:35 +0000 Anonymous 3249 at /bfa BFA Assembly Votes to Support CUSG "Concealed Carry Ban" at October Meeting /bfa/2022/10/07/bfa-assembly-votes-support-cusg-concealed-carry-ban-october-meeting <span>BFA Assembly Votes to Support CUSG "Concealed Carry Ban" at October Meeting</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-10-07T09:35:32-06:00" title="Friday, October 7, 2022 - 09:35">Fri, 10/07/2022 - 09:35</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/bfa/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/nrln_west_view.jpg?h=0749fb31&amp;itok=ykz5SPRs" width="1200" height="600" alt="Norlin Library"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/2"> BFA News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/787" hreflang="en">BFA Assembly</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/579" hreflang="en">CU President</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/920" hreflang="en">Common Curriculum</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/328" hreflang="en">Faculty</a> <a href="/bfa/taxonomy/term/669" hreflang="en">faculty governance</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/bfa/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/article-image/nrln_west_view.jpg?itok=XvxGz5kB" width="1500" height="1121" alt="Norlin Library"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>At the<em><strong> October 6, 2022 BFA General Assembly meeting</strong></em>, members voted to support the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/18MScboLkFqBGEgFC7yxiOdRZOGAfKnXsaGS7_4Dt6M8/edit" rel="nofollow">CUSG resolution 97 LCR 08 asking the Board of Regents to ban "concealed carry" rights on CU campuses</a>. The measure was introduced at the September meeting for review and at last night's meeting members voted 46 in favor, 1 opposed, and 1 abstention to approve BFA support. CUSG will formally introduce the resolution to the Regents this month.&nbsp;</p> <p>The meeting began with a conversation with C.U. President Todd Saliman who spoke with members regarding several areas including faculty salary and pay issues and inflation, state funding and outreach issues that impact C.U.'s budget, and the importance of belonging for all campus members. There was also discussion related to the cost of the C.U. football coach contract buyout, athletics revenue impacts from a possible conference change and the large outstanding debt held by C.U. Boulder athletics.&nbsp;</p> <p>There were also presentations by Katherine Eggert, Sr. Vice Provost and A.V.C. of Academic Planning and Assessment along with Daryl Maeda, Dean and Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education regarding the proposed Common Curriculum. The final proposal by the Common Curriculum committee was submitted to Provost Moore on Thursday, and will be on the committee's webpage soon. Along with faculty approval from each college and school (except Law), BFA representatives will also vote on the proposal per Regent Law requirements of faculty approval of curriculum. <strong>The BFA will be hosting a <a href="/bfa/2022/10/11/common-curriculum-proposal-approval-process-fall-2022" rel="nofollow">special session on Thursday, October 20 from 4-5 pm via Zoom</a> </strong>to delve deeper into the proposal and it's impacts for implementation. The session will be open to all campus faculty. More information will be posted on the BFA website and sent to BFA representatives. BFA Chair Tiffany Beechy introduced <a href="/bfa/node/3230/attachment" rel="nofollow">BFA-R-3-100222 A Resolution Concerning a Campus Common Curriculum.</a> <em>The resolution will be under review for thirty days and is scheduled for a vote at the BFA November 3rd General Assembly meeting.&nbsp;</em></p> <p>Janet Casagrand, Chair of <a href="/bfa/committees/administrative-services-and-technology-committee-astc" rel="nofollow">Administrative Services &amp; Technology Committee (ASTC) </a>along with Orrie Gartner, A.V.C and Deputy CIO updated members on several tech issues that impact faculty including:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Delays of 1-2 days for test scoring turnaround at the <a href="/disabilityservices/resources/student-testing-center/student-testing-center-facultystaff-information" rel="nofollow">Student Testing Center</a>&nbsp;due to staff shortages. Members were encouraged to leave test materials with managers only.&nbsp;</li> <li>OIT transition from <a href="https://oit.colorado.edu/services/voice-communications/transition-to-teams" rel="nofollow">Cisco voice to Voice Over Internet (VOIP) services on Microsoft Teams</a>. The ASTC has worked with Orrie to create an <a href="https://oit.colorado.edu/services/voice-communications/transition-to-teams/faq" rel="nofollow">FAQ section for faculty</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://oit.colorado.edu/services/messaging-collaboration/google-workspace/new-google-storage-limitations" rel="nofollow">Google Storage Limitations</a> - the BFA has held several sessions on this issue last spring. OIT has a<a href="http://drive.google.com/settings/storage" rel="nofollow"> link</a> to help campus members review their personal data useage&nbsp;and <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/quota" rel="nofollow">see the largest files</a>. For those using mjore than 5GB of storage, OIT is&nbsp;asking faculty to delete any unnecessary items in advance of upcoming <a href="https://oit.colorado.edu/services/messaging-collaboration/google-workspace/new-google-storage-limitations/faq" rel="nofollow">data migrations</a> to OneDrive. The Google imposed deadline is December 31, 2022.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>Rolf Norgaard, Chair of the Instructor Track Faculty Affairs Committee (ITFAC) introduced to pieces of legislation to members. The first motion will formally change the committee name to Teaching Faculty Affairs Committee (TFAC) along with some small updates in membership and language. Additionally, the committee is introducing a resolution to require campus units to pay a salary increment to base upon promotion to teaching faculty. <em>Members are asked to share both items with their constituents and are under review for thirty days.</em> Any feedback, questions, etc. can be emailed to bfa@colorado.edu or rolf.norgaard@colorado.edu.&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li><a href="/bfa/node/3229/attachment" rel="nofollow">BFA-M-1-092822 ITFAC Committee Name Change</a></li> <li><a href="/bfa/node/3228/attachment" rel="nofollow">BFA-R-1-092822 ITFAC Resolution on Promotion Raises</a></li> </ul> <p>The meeting was extended by ten minutes in order for a final presentation by Lori Call, AVC Government and Community Outreach, and Derek Silva, AVC Business Strategy on the upcoming referendum for CU Boulder South. The presentation was on the project history only since CU is not allowed to lobby around the measure. Call and Silva encouraged membes to review information provided on the upcoming referendum for full details.</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://• /cubouldersouth/" rel="nofollow">/cubouldersouth/</a></li> <li><a href="http://• https://bouldercolorado.gov/projects/cu-boulder-south-annexation" rel="nofollow">https://bouldercolorado.gov/projects/cu-boulder-south-annexation</a></li> <li><a href="http://• https://bouldercounty.gov/elections/information/" rel="nofollow">https://bouldercounty.gov/elections/information/</a></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The <a href="/bfa/assembly" rel="nofollow">BFA General Assembly's</a> next meeting is on Thursday, November 3, 2022 from 4-5:30 via Zoom. A <a href="/bfa/assembly/meeting-summary" rel="nofollow">meeting summary </a>is sent to members the Tuesday following Assembly, and <a href="/bfa/assembly/meeting-minutes" rel="nofollow">Meeting Minutes</a> are sent the last Friday of the month. For any questions on BFA business or for BFA Chair Tiffany Beechy, please email: <a href="mailto:/bfa/assembly/meeting-minutes" rel="nofollow">bfa@colorado.edu</a></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 07 Oct 2022 15:35:32 +0000 Anonymous 3231 at /bfa