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Faculty offices, labs, conference rooms, and lounges are spaces that generally reinforce silos rather than transcending them, as these are associated with individual faculty, units, or schools rather than faculty as such. The result of this separation is that few opportunities exist for interaction among faculty across the �鶹ӰԺ campus. The continuing expansion of the university to the East Campus and potentially to the South Campus adds further complications in bringing faculty together.

As part of the effort to bridge these gaps and build a greater sense of faculty community, the Faculty Leadership Institute (FLI), with support from the Provost initiated the Shared Perspectives and Community Engagement (SPACE) project and to ensure its continuation SPACE is now managed by the Office of Faculty Affairs. The basis of the effort is the idea that these events bring faculty together regularly and build the community that many feel is lacking on the campus.

We acknowledge the original Faculty SPACE planning committee, who began this community-building effort: Tiffany Beechy, Paul Chinowsky, Ginger Ferguson, David Hekman, Mark Hoefer, Heather Lewandowski, Shelly Miller, Rebecca Safran, Steve Vanderheiden, Gabby Wiersma, and Phoebe Young. Learn more about SPACE in Shelly Miller's interview with CU �鶹ӰԺ Today and the grassroots effort to create a community-building series inviting faculty and instructors to gather and discuss topics they care about.

If you would like to be involved, bookmark this page to see our upcoming events, and contact Sam Boyd, Faculty Fellow for Faculty SPACE for more information.

Faculty SPACE thanks the following partners for their co-sponsorship of the AY 2024-25 events: Research & Innovation Office, College of Arts & Sciences, College of Engineering & Applied Science, College of Media, Communication & Information, University Libraries, Leeds School of Business, Fiske Planetarium, Department of Environmental Studies, Department of Physics, and the Office of the Chancellor.