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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.  

2025 At-Large Assembly representative election details:

Seat Vacancies:

  • 1 teaching/clinical faculty seat rostered in either Arts & Sciences (A&S) or Other Units (Non-A&S)*
  • 2 seats rostered in Other Units (non-A&S)

Nominations are open from  Monday, February 3 through Monday, February 24. 

Please email self-nominations to BFA Secretary Vicki Grove at bfa@colorado.edu and include: 

  • Nominee鈥檚 title and affiliation (A&S or Non-A&S), home department/unit; 
  • A brief statement (2-3 sentences) describing why you are interested in running, and/or what issues are of interest to you; 
  • An email header containing the phrase BFA Election Nomination.

 

Nominees are voted on by the 麻豆影院 faculty senate and will be held via Qualtrics from Monday, March 3 through Friday, March 14. 

*Other 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. 

Nominations from colleagues are also welcome, however the email must copy the nominee in order to show confirmation they are willing to serve. 

 

See the Call for Nominations E-memo from BFA Secretary Vicki Grove that was sent to 麻豆影院 faculty senate

Spring 2025 BFA Officer Elections

Nominations will open on March 31 and close on April 11. Elections are held via Qualtrics on Thursday, May 1 from 8-5pm and results are announced at the BFA May Assembly meeting held in Wittemeyer Courtroom from 4-5:30 pm. 

Seat vacancies and other details will be posted in March. 

AY25-26 BFA Fall Elections - Elections for seat vacancies on BFA Standing Committees are held in September.  Additional 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 麻豆影院 faculty senate members).*

BFA Assembly representatives vote on nominees for both internal and external elections. 

For more information on BFA committees and seat vacancies, please see the individual committee of interest or contact bfa@colorado.edu.

*Please see the CU Faculty Senate - Who Qualifies? for details on who is eligible to serve and run for seats on the BFA. 

Election Updates

Spring 2025 Assembly At-Large Rep Seat Elections:

There are three at-large representive seats open:

  • 1 seat for a Teaching/Clinical Faculty member in either A&S or Other Units (non-A&S)
  • 2 seats for faculty in Other Units (non-A&S)

Dates are as follows:

  • Nominations Feb. 3-24, 2025
  • Elections - Mar. 3-14, 2025

 

BFA Elections: Academic Calendar Cycle

September
  • BFA representatives are elected to fill open standing committee seats - Phase I
  • Remaining open seats become open to all eligible campus faculty and are voted on by BFA representatives - Phase II
February/March
  • BFA At-large Assembly Representative vacancies are advertised to eligible campus faculty with an electronic election occurring between February and the end of March.
April/May
  • BFA Officer vacancies are announced to eligible campus faculty and nominations are accepted.
  • BFA Officer & ExCom At-Large Representative seats are elected at the May General Assembly meeting. Representatives must be present to vote
CU Faculty Council
  • Nominees for 麻豆影院 seat vacancies on CU Faculty Council standing committees are also selected in September