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Fall 2024 BFA Elections – External

Call for Nominations

September 9, 2024

Dear ²ÊÃñ±¦µä Faculty Senate:

The external phase of BFA Fall elections are now underway. The nomination process begins on Monday, September 9, 2024, and continues through Wednesday, September 18^th. Once nominations have closed, the current representatives of the General Assembly will vote on the nominees; this election will take place between September 19-20.

I strongly encourage you to consider nominating yourself or a colleague to a standing committee. BFA Standing Committees undertake important work on behalf of the faculty and others in the community on the ²ÊÃñ±¦µä campus. Also included in these elections are the open CU Faculty Council seats for Boulder faculty. The chart below indicates available Committee seats.

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Number of BFA standing committee seats up for election, by affiliation:

• Academic Affairs Committee: A&S or Non-A&S: 1
• Administrative Technologies and Services Committee: A&S: 1; Non-A&S: 1
• Administrator Appraisal Committee: A&S or Non-A&S: 1
• Campus Operations & Resources Committee: A&S: 3
• Climate Science and Education Committee: A&S: 1; Non-A&S: 2
• Faculty Affairs Committee: A&S: 2; Non-A&S: 2
• Grievance Advisory Committee: A&S or Non-A&S: 2
• Student Affairs Committee: A&S: 1; Non-A&S: 1

Number of seats up for election (Affiliation: ²ÊÃñ±¦µä)

• 3
• : 1
• 1
• : 1

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Check our Elections webpage and Committees webpage for information on elections, committee charges, composition, etc.

Nomination email packets should include:

1.         affiliation (A&S or Non-A&S), home department/unit, and contact details;

3.         brief statement of interest in serving on the committee (1-2 sentences max)

4.         an e-mail header containing the phrase "BFA Election Nomination"

Please email your nomination packet(s) to bfa@colorado.edu by 11:59 p.m., Wednesday, September 18, 2024. Elections are completed by Assembly members on September 20, 2024.

Nominees will be notified by email when election results are available. The election results will also be posted on the BFA web page.

Sincerely,

Vicki Grove

BFA Secretary and Chair, BFA Nominations and Elections Committee

Boulder Faculty Assembly (BFA)

Email: bfa@colorado.edu

*Non-A&S units include Business, CMCI, Education, Engineering, ENVD, Law School, Libraries, and Music

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