Faculty Forums

December 11, 2017 Academic Futures Open Forum: Academic Administration: From Departments to Degrees. From Colleges to Certificates Moderator: Jeff Cox Listener: Russ Moore Points made and issues raised included: Flexible majors and interdisciplinary education We should investigate and create more flexible majors and paths for students as they discover what...

Academic Futures Open Forum: Budget Topics Moderator: Jeff Cox Listener: Bill Kaempfer Points made and issues raised included: Will (and how will) the AF effort affect the budget model and funding structures? AF is about rethinking why, what, and how we do our work without the constraints of time, space,...

Friday, December 8, 11:45-12:45 Faculty Forum: First Year Faculty A number of people came thinking the topic was different. The first comment was on welcoming all faculty when they first arrive here—instructors as well as TTT faculty. We need a career path for instructors. The second comment dealt with first...

Faculty Forum: Online/Distance Education at CU December 1, 12:00 (25+ people) Introduction on prior conversations by Sara Thompson Nationally, over one fourth of enrolled students take at least one online course. At CU Boulder: 23% increase in online enrollments in last two years 10 graduate degree programs offered online Online...

November 14, 2017 Academic Futures Open Forum: Strengthening Faculty Governance Moderator: David Brown Listener: Bill Kaempfer Points made and issues raised included: There is a perception among faculty that the shared governance model has weakened over the last several years, and that administration is making decisions without any consultation or...

November 14, 2017 Academic Futures Open Forum: Widening the Aperture in Promotion and Tenure Moderator: David Brown Listener: Russ Moore Points made and issues raised included: The current definitions of “Excellence in …” are too narrow or inconsistent in certain situations to evaluate and give guidance for reaching tenure. New...

November 13, 2017 Academic Futures Open Forum: Strengthening Faculty Governance Moderator: David Brown Listener: Russ Moore Points made and issues raised included: We need a clear definition of “governing” for CU. In some cases, the governing body makes the decision. In others, they just provide input, or are not consulted...

November 9, 2017 Academic Futures Open Forum: Strengthening Faculty Governance Moderator: Jeff Cox Listener: Russ Moore Points made and issues raised included: There is a need to get faculty more engaged in shared governance and in the university in general. A sense of reward for such participation needs to be...

October 31, 4:00 Faculty Forum on Core Curriculum The discussion began with the observation that, while we are the only Colorado university without a campus core, there is not, in fact, as much difference between the general education requirements of the various schools and colleges. It was pointed out that...