2018

Daily Camera: University of Colorado, Staff Look to Reduce Practice of Students Seeking Doctor's Notes

Anonymous — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 19:02:10 +0000

Daily Camera: University of Colorado, Staff Look to Reduce Practice of Students Seeking Doctor's Notes Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 09/14/2018 - 13:02

The Boulder Daily Camera reports on a recent BFA resolution encouraging campus to reduce students' need to get a doctor note for an absence related to an illness.

Click to see the full article.

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2018 BFA Committee Seats - Call for Nominations

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 06:26:12 +0000

2018 BFA Committee Seats - Call for Nominations Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 09/12/2018 - 00:26

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BFA Fall 2018 Standing Committee Elections

Anonymous — Sat, 01 Sep 2018 23:29:56 +0000

BFA Fall 2018 Standing Committee Elections Anonymous (not verified) Sat, 09/01/2018 - 17:29

Elections to fill open seats on the BFA Standing Committees will take place during September. BFA Secretary Adam Norris sent a communication to BFA Representatives on Monday, August 27th outlining the seats available and processes for elections. Here’s a breakdown of the election dates:

Internal elections - open only to BFA Representatives:

8/27 - 9/4 - nominations open
9/5 - 9/7 - electronic elections via Qualtrics (extended to 9/9)

External elections - open to all eligible CU Boulder faculty:

9/12 - 9/18 - nominations open
9/19 - 9/25 - electronic elections via Qualtrics

For external elections, eligible faculty will receive an email with the above information and a list of open seats on the various BFA Committees. Faculty can be nominated by another faculty member, a BFA Rep, or by themselves. The timing for this process has changed from past years after the General Assembly approved a change to the Standing Rules in March, 2018. If you have any questions regarding committee elections, please contact BFA Secretary Adam Norris at: adam@colorado.edu or visit the Elections Page on the website.

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2018 BFA Excellence Awards Ceremony

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 21:39:16 +0000

2018 BFA Excellence Awards Ceremony Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 04/26/2018 - 15:39

2018 Excellence Award Winners

The 2018 BFA Excellence Awards ceremony was held on Thursday, April 26, 4:30 p.m in the University Memorial Center. The event recognized 15 different faculty who won awards for their excellence in leadership and service, teaching and pedagogy, research and creative work, as well as a lifetime leadership and service. Opening remarks were given by Provost Moore and BFA Chair Robert Ferry. The keynote speech was given by the 2017 Hazel Barnes Award winner, Tom Cech.

A record number of nominees were received this year in all three categories of awards:

The Excellence in Leadership and Service award recognizes those who have shown outstanding leadership abilities and service to the CU Boulder community. This year’s winners were:

Arturo Aldama – Ethnic Studies
James Green – Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences
Matthew McQueen – Integrative Physiology
Karen Ramirez – Miramontes Arts & Sciences Program

The Excellence in Teaching and Pedagogy award celebrates faculty who have made significant impacts on student experiences through teaching and mentoring styles. This year’s winner were:

Donna Goldstein – Anthropology
David Shneer – Religious Studies/History/Program in Jewish Studies
Katharine Suding – Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Kenneth Wright - English

Excellence in Research, Scholarly and Creative Work Award recognizes faculty whose research have been very significant to their department and fellow faculty members. This. Year’s winners were:

Nichole Barger – Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Jeanne Clelland – Mathematics
Elizabeth Dutro – School of Education
Andrea Feldman – Program for Writing and Rhetoric
Marcia Yonemoto - History

Along with these three categories, this year the BFA awarded a special Lifetime Leadership and Service Award to William Kaempfer honoring his long-time service and commitment to faculty at CU Boulder.

See all the pictures from the ceremony.

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