Shared Governance

Faculty Senate is all about shared governance, and so of course every document, link, and process that you find on this website is related to that theme.

On this part of our page, we are working with the Provost to bring even greater transparency to aspects of upper administrative process and structure. Helping Senators and faculty better understand the framework helps us exercise our voices more clearly at the table.

Please scroll down to see lists of various structures, committees, and faculty positions connected to the Provost's offices.

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  Admin Positions

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  Fiscal Toolkit

Office of the Provost

Standing Committees

• Academic Affairs

  Committee	Mission Statement
  University Council on Student Success	Coordinate student outreach from offices across campus
  FSEM Committee	Review FSEM proposals – provide feedback
  ASEM Committee (WRIT)	Review ASEM proposals- provide feedback
  Undergraduate Research Committee	Review student proposals, provide feedback, award funding
  Honors Council	The Honors Council is the Honors Program's governing body and determines policy and provides interface between the Honors Program and the many departments on campus.
  Public Good Fund Review Committee	The Center for Community Engagement to advance Scholarship and Learning (CCESL) oversees an annual fund of $100,000 to promote and increase community-engaged research and creative work that involves faculty and community.
  Central Committee (inactive)	Review common curriculum assessment; adjust learning outcomes as needed

   

• Faculty Affairs / Teaching & Learning

  Committee	Mission Statement
  CFAB	The Courseware Faculty Advisory Board (CFAB) provides faculty input on policy and issues related to the university’s learning management system (LMS) and other instructional technologies.
  OTL Advisory Board	The Faculty Advisory Board for the Office of Teaching and Learning maintains an important role in setting the direction of OTL initiatives and activities by providing regular feedback and advice and acting as a two-way communication conduit for teaching and learning related issues.
  Data Governance
  Faculty Onboarding	Guide Onboarding Programming for New Faculty at DU  (needs to be relaunched, but currently includes folks from HRIC, Symposium, OTL, FAAD)
  EPortfolio Committee

   

• Research & Graduate Education

  Committee	Mission Statement
  Special Projects and Research Committee

   

• Other Committees

  Committee	Mission Statement
  University Budget Advisory Committee (UBAC)	The UBAC reviews peer practices, data and the results of commissioned studies to make budget allocation recommendations to DU’s leadership.
  Information Measurement and Analysis Council (IMAC)	A data users group to share and discuss new technologies launched, institutional research and projects conducted, and data/data processing issues.

   

Special Faculty Positions

• Academic Affairs

  Title	Faculty
  AVP for Public Good Strategy and Research	Anne DePrince
  Executive Director, Learning Communities and Civic Engagement	Linda Olson
  Director, Pioneer Leadership Program	Linda Olson
  Associate Director, Pioneer Leadership Program	Paul Kosempel
  Director, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Living & Learning Community	Michael Caston
  Director, Environmental Sustainability Living & Learning Community	Don Sullivan
  Director, International Living & Learning Community	Casey Dinger
  Director, Social Justice Living & Learning Community	Lauren DeCarvalho
  Director, Wellness Living & Learning Community	Erin Willer
  Faculty Director, Colorado Women’s College	Trisha Teig
  Faculty Director, Undergraduate Research Center	Dan Linseman
  Faculty Director, Center for Scholarship and Honors	Kate Tennis
  Executive Director, Writing Program	Sheila Carter-Tod
  Director, Writing Center	Juli Parish
  Assistant Director, Writing Center	Megan Kelly
  Assistant Director, Writing Program	Richard Colby
  Director, Faculty Advising	Kateri McRae
  Director, First Year Seminar	Heather Martin
  Faculty Director, Honors Program	Kate Tennis
  Program Manager, Honors Program	Kira Castle

   

• Faculty Affairs / Teaching & Learning

  Title	Faculty
  OTL Faculty Fellow	Vacant
  Resident Scholar for Teaching and Professional Track Faculty	Laura Sponsler
  Faculty Fellow for Mentoring Initiatives	Heather Martin
  Faculty Fellow for Chair Development	Vacant
  Data Consultant	Bobbie Kite
  COVID 19 Facilitators	Deb Ortega, Liza Martinez, Nancy Sasaki

   

Sarah Pessin Shared Governance Award

This award is given by the Faculty Senate Executive Committee in recognition of faculty members and administrators for their work together on shared governance.

Winners:

• 2023-2024: Barb Hurtt and Jeff Banks
• 2022-2023: Kevin Lynch and Linda Kosten
• 2021-2022: Sarah Pessin and Mary Clark