Resources

NOTE - this page can be searched by keyword. Use "CTRL - F" on a PC or "APPLE - F" on a Macintosh to pull up a floating search box, and then enter your area of interest, such as "honor code" or "campus map."

Shared Governance

• Nationwide
  • Other Faculty Governance organizations
  • Teacher's Unions: AAUP, AFT, NEA
• Statewide
  • CDHE - Colorado Department of Higher Education
    • CCHE - Colorado Commission on Higher Education
      • Colorado Faculty Advisory Council (advisory to the CCHE)
      • CCHE Meeting Schedule and Minutes
  • Colorado Universities Faculty Leadership Association (CUFLA)
  • Colorado State University Faculty Council
• University-wide
  • CU Faculty Council
    • CU Denver and Anschutz Faculty Assemblies
    • CU Colorado Springs Campus Faculty Assembly
  • CU Retired Faculty Association
  • CU Board of Regents
• Boulder Campus
  • UGGS - United Government of Graduate Students - Boulder Campus
  • CUSG (formerly UCSU) - University of Colorado Student Government - Boulder Campus
  • Boulder Campus Staff Council
  • Arts and Sciences Council (Boulder Campus

Faculty Benefits

• Faculty Benefits Links - Links to other universities' faculty benefits info, nationwide.
• Office of Faculty Affairs homepage - Information resource for Faculty: benefits, hiring, tenure, promotion, sabbatical, FTEP; forms for evaluation, sabbatical, FRPA; faculty assistance, and services; committee information; etc!
• Faculty/Staff Tuition Waivers
• Dependent Tuition Scholarships (This link opens the application form, a pdf file, for printing.)
  • Application Deadlines are May 1, July 1, and December 1, for each following semester.
• Pre-Retirement Information
• Surviving Spouse Health Benefits
• Faculty Retiree Benefits - Jan 2008

Compensation and Benefits

• Employee Work / Life Benefits - resources and discounts for CU employees,
• Faculty Benefits Links - Links to CU faculty benefits, and to benefits websites at other institutions
• CU CARES: Childcare Answers, Resources & Educational Services
• Dependent Scholarships (Click on "Scholarship Forms")
• Faculty Housing Benefits
• Surviving Spouse Benefits
• Faculty salaries by college and department with comparisons to AAU publics (with thanks to the Office of Planning, Budget, and Analysis)
• FY2007 Faculty Salary Policy Report
• FY2008 Faculty Salary Policy Report

State of Colorado

• CU Office of Public Affairs - (Office of State Government Relations) Higher Ed Legislation and Information.
• CU Office of Government Relations
• State of Colorado General Assembly - Bills under consideration and legislative summaries from previous sessions.
• The Constitution of the State of Colorado

CU System Websites

• Regents
  • Distiguished Professors
• CU Four-Campus Directory Service
• University of Colorado System Website

CU Organizational Charts and Information

• CU System President's office: Vice Presidents and System Offices
• Boulder Campus Chancellor's office: Chancellor, Vice Chancellors, AVCs, Deans, and Administrative Directors
• Division of Academic Affairs: Provost, Vice Provost, AVC for Faculty Affairs
• Boulder Campus Committees
  • NCA Accreditation

Resources for CU-Boulder Faculty

• CU and UCB Policies and Guidelines...
  • CU Faculty Handbook
  • Office of Faculty Affairs
  • University Policies (including academic policies)
  • Instructor's Bill of Rights - Approved 3/9/99
  • Office of Sexual Harassment Policy
  • Office of Judicial Affairs
  • CU and Boulder Campus Branding Initiatives:
    • CU System Info
      Boulder Campus Info
• Information resources...
  • New Buff Bulletin Board - items appear in chronological order (scroll down for older items).
  • Locate Boulder faculty by their area of expertise: vivo.colorado.edu/ (only accessible when logged in from campus or via a VPN network).
  • Silver and Gold Record - Includes a searchable archive.
  • University of Colorado Acronyms
  • Academic Calendar
  • Alternative Transportation and Parking Services
    • East Campus Shuttle Bus (The Stampede)
    • EcoPass
      
    • Car Pools and Van Pools for CU commuters North of Boulder (Loveland, Berthoud, Ft. Collins, Windsor, Greeley, and the Erie/Frederick area).
  • Campus Safety Information - Includes info on campus closures.
  • Office of Faculty Affairs
  • Information for new faculty - Links to information on CU and the Boulder Community.
  • Office of Planning, Budget and Analysis -
    • Diversity Counts: 10 years of information on diversity at CU.
    • Common Data Set: UCB's answers to 90 questions posed by a consortium of college guide publishers.
    • Link to the CCHE site: info on performance funding, the study of higher ed, consumer guide, meeting agendas, etc.
    • Office of Planning, Budget and Analysis' Faculty and Staff Site -
      • Faculty Salaries
      • Faculty / Staff / Administrators Diversity Report
      • BFA Administrator Appraisal Program results
  • The Chronicle of Higher Education (Print version available - check with the BFA office: 2-6271)
• Working With Staff...
  • Evaluating Staff Performance
  • Staff Development Opportunities
    • Office of Organizational and Employee Development
    • University Perspective Program (also Boulder Campus Perspective)
• Faculty Support Resources...
  • SitterCity / SelectPlus - SitterCity is an online, employer-paid platform that connects Boulder Campus employees to pre-screened babysitters, nannies, elder care providers, tutors, pet care providers and housekeeping services.
  • Office of Faculty Affairs homepage - Information resource for Faculty: hiring, tenure, promotion, sabbatical, FTEP; forms for evaluation, sabbatical, FRPA; faculty assistance, benefits, and services; committee information; and more!
  • Grievance Resources -
    • Provosts_Grievance_Procedure
    • Model_Grievance_Procedures.doc
    • Professional Rights and Duties of Faculty Members (2008).  See Parts III and IV.
    • Director of Faculty Relations, within Department of Faculty Affairs (2-0447)
    • Arts and Sciences Grievance Committee
    • University Ombuds Office (2-5077)
    • For all matters related to re-appointment or denial of tenure, go to Faculty Council Privilege & Tenure Committee.
  • Faculty Ombuds
  • ITS- Faculty Services - Includes information on the Faculty Computer Purchase Program
    • Video and Audio conferencing
  • Getting Started with Campus Technology
  • FCQ Information - (Faculty Course Questionnaire. Link to the Office of Planning, Budget, and Analysis)
    • Fall 2000 FCQ process - informational message from the FCQ coordinator.
  • Miscellaneous:
    • Retirement information and seminars (Office of Payroll and Benefits Services)
    • International Student and Scholar Services - Includes information on federal income tax obligations, Visas, and more for international faculty and researchers. Software may be available to assist international scholars in completing federal income tax forms - please contact Tina Tan at tant@spot.colorado.edu for more information.
  • Ethics Line 2006 - 2007 Statistics
  • Teaching
  • Academic Calendar
  • Link to www.interfaithcalendar.org
  • Faculty Teaching Excellence Program
  • Honor Code
  • CU Learn
  • President's Teaching Scholars Program
  • Service Learning at CU Boulder
  • TurnItIn.com, an anti-plagiarism website. CU Faculty can email Honor Code Faculty Advisor Vincent McQuire for a passcode via UCB's Honor Code website.
• Research
  • UCB Office of Contracts and Grants
  • Human Research Committee
• Service
  • BFA Standing Committees

Items of Interest

• Flagship 2030 plan
• BFA Budget & Planning Committee Feedback on Flagship 2030 plan
• Blue Ribbon Panel on Higher Ed
• Chancellor's website
  • State of the Campus
  • Flagship 2030 plan
• State Higher Ed Legislation Info
• Final Silver & Gold Record APS - May 2007
• Campus Map