Shared Governance
Shared Governance
The chancellor meets with shared governance leaders three times a semester. The chancellor and Cabinet rely on these elected shared governance leaders to represent the perspectives of the faculty, students, graduate students and staff at the university on strategic matters, university policies and topics of concern to the entire campus. The shared governance leaders also identify key discussion topics that have or will have an impact on the entire campus.
2026-27 Shared Government Leaders
CU Boulder Student Government (CUSG)
Rowan Hillhouse, Executive Branch
Jake Siemsen, Executive Branch
Karla Castillo, Executive Branch
Petra Deffenbaugh, Legislative Branch
Dillion Rankin, Judicial Branch
Graduate & Professional Student Government (GPSG)
- Gunabhiram Aruru, President of Outreach
outreach.gpsg@colorado.edu - Muhammad Ali, President of Engagement
engagement.gpsg@colorado.edu - Ananya Sharma, President of Administration
administration.gpsg@colorado.edu
Boulder Faculty Assembly (BFA)
- David Paradis, Chair
- Deborah Palmer, Chair Elect
- Bobby Benim, Parliamentarian and Chair of Elections
- Andy Cowell, Faculty Shared Governance Advisor
- Alastair Norcross, Immediate Past Chair
Staff Council (Tri-Chairs)
- Leah McDaniel Parvez
- Lauren Way
- Chris Marelli