Current Election News

    BFA 2024 Spring At-Large Assembly Representative Elections 

    Elections for BFA Assembly At-Large Representatives occur each year during February and March. Assembly At-Large Representative seats are open to all eligible campus faculty and are voted on by the full faculty senate. See Becoming a Member for more information on what is entailed in serving as a BFA At-large Assembly representative. All terms are for three years.  Non-A&S units include: Leeds School of Business, College of Engineering, College of Media, Communication, and Information (CMCI), CU Law, School of Education, Campus Libraries, Environmental Design, and the College of Music.

    A campus e-memo with the call for nominations from BFA Secretary Vicki Grove was sent to all eligible faculty senate members on February 1, 2024. Nominations closed on February 23rd. Elections will occur via Qualtrics from March 1-15. All eligible faculty senate members will receive a link to the ballot from the BFA and we encourage you to vote. There are five A&S seats and 5 Non-A&S (Other Unit) seats open. Here are the nominees and their statements:

    Prof. Acevedo-Muñoz has served as Chair/Director of Cinema Studies (formerly “Film Studies”) for 15 years, and his chair service will end this term. With his years of experience in a leadership position, along with his participation in the system and campus leadership programs (including a BFA term from 2009-2011) , I am confident that his serving on the BFA (again) will be a useful contribution to faculty governance and to future initiatives regarding the improvement of academic, working, and community conditions for students, faculty, and staff. His vast experience with these three key constituents of the University community can be put to good use with a seat in the BFA. Nominator – Professor Lundy, BFA FILM

    Broadly speaking, I am interested in running because I want to be more involved in the faculty governance process. Specifically, I am interested in getting involved in issues of climate science and education, academic affairs, faculty affairs, and teaching faculty affairs.

    Caitlin is interested in supporting CU Boulder as leader in Climate Change, Sustainability, and its Environmental impacts through academics and research. As well as the larger issues that affect Colorado state and global communities. Nominator: Professor Goldstein

    I’ve served in the past on the BFA Student Affairs committee and in A&S faculty governance. As a humanist scholar rostered in the social sciences division, I can advocate for a range of issues important to faculty in A&S and across the university. I have extensive leadership experience on and off campus, and I would be honored to serve if elected.

    I have been faculty in the School of Education for sixteen years, served on the EAC for three years, and have been chair of STEM Education for four years. I was a stand-in BFA representative last fall and enjoyed being part of the discussions about campus policy and initiatives. I bring a passion for issues of diversity, equity and learning, and have seen the university grow and grapple with these issues. I also have experience in the private sector and with community-based organizations and feel that it is important to bring more voices and perspectives to faculty governance.

    As a former BFA Officer, Executive Committee member, Standing Committee Chair, Unit Representative, and Faculty Council Representative, I understand the vital significance of the Boulder Faculty Assembly. During the years I spent serving the BFA, the diverse excellence of faculty of all ranks, departments, units, and disciplines inspired me to consider ways we might work together. I would like once again to serve the BFA because I know how important it is to participate, as articulated in the BFA Constitution: “Faculty are essential to the academic mission of CU Boulder, and therefore, the health of that mission requires meaningful faculty participation …”

    I would like to run because representation matters in a time when the student population is growing more diverse, but leadership across the country doesn't meet the bar. I would like to be part of resource allocation discussions, decision making and influence budget policy. Having more diversity in these committees can make a difference in how CU Boulder operates, in a way that includes marginalized students, faculty and staff.

    Dr. Pflaum has a long track record of involvement in faculty governance, both at the University of Colorado and other institutions. Dr. Pflaum is particularly engaged in supporting academic freedom rights. He is interested in continuing his involvement with the grievance advisory committee (which he cochairs) and he is interested in tackling the issue of the fair distribution for CU's budget. Nominator – Professor Beaudry

    I am interested in serving on the Boulder Faculty Assembly because I would like to contribute to the broader campus issues and perspectives being addressed by the body. As an outside (non-voting) Faculty Resource member of the Academic Affairs Committee, I have had the opportunity to voice my opinions and those of my colleagues on the Academic Calendar changes and other topics of concern. I would like to contribute my voice and efforts to address campus concerns such as these, as well as equity in benefits and support across Faculty positions.

    I arrived at CU Boulder as a Lecturer in December 2020 after the end of my contract as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Queensland in the School of Economics. While I continue to pursue my research, my primary focus has been on undergraduate education since starting my current position as an Assistant Teaching Professor in Fall 2022. If elected, I would hope to help our campus navigate our changing situation with a careful eye toward helping to ensure that our decisions continue to contribute to the dual missions to support as an R1 and serve the people of the State of Colorado as the flagship campus of a public university with sensitivity to the challenges faced by the least powerful members of our faculty.

     

    Spring 2024 BFA Officer Elections

    BFA officer elections occur each spring and are voted on during the May Assembly meeting. Seat vacancies for this year are:

    • BFA Vice Chair
    • BFA Secretary
    • BFA Executive Committee At-Large Representatives - 2 seat vacancies

    BFA Assembly members are eligible to run and vote on these seats. Nominations are open from April 1-15, 2024. Nomination statements are posted on the BFA website from April 15 - May 1, 2024. Elections occur via Qualtrics on Thursday, May 2, 2024. Results are announced at the conclusion of the May General Assembly meeting. 

     


    AY24-25 BFA Fall Elections - Elections for seat vacancies on BFA Standing Committees are held each in September each year.  Other BFA and CU Faculty Council seat vacancies as noted will be included during this time. The nomination and election process for these seats has two phases - internal (only open to BFA representatives) and external (open to all Boulder faculty senate members). For more information on BFA committees, please see the individual committee of interest or contact bfa@colorado.edu.