Campus Operations & Resources Committee (CORC)

 

The Campus Operations & Resources Committee shall represent faculty concerns in key campus operational areas that do not fall under academic affairs. The committee will provide faculty input on relevant issues and projects with a goal of increasing communication and relations between faculty and campus operations. These areas include, but are not limited to, the following units:

  • Campus Infrastructure
  • Communication/Strategic Relations
  • Enrollment Management
  • Finance & Business Strategy
  • Health & Wellness Services
  • Human Resources
  • Information Technology
  • OIEC/Title IX
  • Public Safety

The committee will work with division leaders or their designees in the areas listed above. The committee chair will coordinate with the Senior Vice Chancellor for Operations, or their designee to determine the specific topics and projects that may benefit from input from faculty as campus employees and stakeholders. The committee chair will also attend the monthly AVC meetings either along with the BFA chair or as the BFA representative when the BFA chair cannot attend.

The committee shall consist of eight elected faculty members with a vote per BFA Bylaws guidelines as well as any additional faculty as deemed necessary by the committee chair for campus representation.The committee chair will also coordinate with divisional leaders who will be welcomed and encouraged to attend meetings as it pertains to their area. Campus shared governance representatives from CUSG, GPSG, and Staff Council will also have non-voting seats. The committee shall meet at least four times a semester but will adjust the schedule and frequency based on topics/issues/projects that arise and require faculty attention.

Faculty input to be provided in specific areas include:

  • Campus Infrastructure – provide input as needed for units under Infrastructure and Resilience for projectsand issues that may impact faculty. Items might include transportation between east and main campus,parking permits, building safety, campus master plans, sustainability, space allocation, etc.
  • Communication/Strategic Relations – provide input on communications initiatives to ensure effectiveengagement on campus issues with the Boulder faculty senate. This may include coordination with BFA communication channels as well.
  • Enrollment Management – provide input on campus undergraduate and graduate student enrollment initiatives, objectives, and goals as needed.
  • Finance & Business Strategy – provide input on finance and business strategy; however, due to crossover with the BFA Budget & Planning committee, CORC will be utilized as requested.
  • Health & Wellness Services – collaborate with offices in this unit to explore campus programs and initiatives regarding programs specific to the health & wellness of the faculty role in teaching and mentoring students.
  • Human Resources – serve as a resource to campus HR to ensure that issues or initiatives (at a campus or system level) that impact faculty as employees receive early input and communication including via BFA channels as needed.
  • Information Technology – provide input and communication guidance for IT projects/initiatives that impact faculty as employees. All academic technology issues will be addressed with the BFA AcademicTechnologies Committee; however, the chairs of these committees will work in tandem with IT leadership to review issues as needed.
  • OIEC/Title IX – serve as a resource to this office for items involving faculty as CU employees. Items that impact faculty in their roles as instructors, mentors, or researchers will be addressed by the appropriate BFA faculty, student, or academic affairs committee.
  • Public Safety – serve as the designated faculty governance body to coordinate and provide input on areas impacting faculty. Examples include building and lab safety after hours, classroom lockdown procedures, etc.

Fall 2026: 9am biweekly Mondays

Committee topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Campus Infrastructure
  • Communication/Strategic Relations
  • Enrollment Management
  • Finance & Business Strategy
  • Health & Wellness Services
  • Human Resources
  • Information Technology
  • OIEC/Title IX
  • Public Safety

 

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