Service Opportunities

Interested individuals should submit their name and a brief statement (minimum of 200 words and a maximum of 500 words) detailing: 

1) Your interest in serving on this committee

2) Your qualifications and experiences that can best serve the work of the committee

3) Your rank (no CVs please)

1. Your interest in serving on this committee
2. Your qualifications and experiences that can best serve the work of the committee
3. Your rank (no CVs please)

The Academic Senate is recruiting for one (1) faculty member from each of the following constituencies to serve on the established Provost’s Awards for Excellence Selection Committee (see Policy 1212(PDF) for additional details): 

• College of Education and Integrative Studies (term ends 2027)
• College of Business Administration (term ends in 2027)
• College of Environmental Design (term ends 2027)
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The meeting schedule will be based on the committee members’ availability.  

This committee will select the outstanding faculty for three different awards: The Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Service, and the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Scholarly and Creative Activities.  

According to the Academic Senate Constitution, Article II, Section 3 (G), unit 3 representation on University Committees should only be assigned by the Senate.  Eligible unit 3 members are probationary and tenured faculty, full-time lecturers, librarians, counselor faculty, coaches, and FERP faculty with a 0.5 base for two semesters. 

Interested individuals should submit their name and a brief statement (minimum of 200 words and a maximum of 500 words) detailing: 

1) Your interest in serving on this committee

2) Your qualifications and experiences that can best serve the work of the committee

3) Your rank (no CVs please)

Please send your submission to senate@cpp.edu - Until filled.

The Academic Senate is taking nominations for a representative from each College for the Exceptional Assigned Time Committee (EATC) for the 2025-26 academic year.

Constituency terms that expired in 2025 are Collins College of Hospitality Management, College of Environment Design, Library and Related Areas.

Policy 1399, Assigned Time for Exceptional Levels of Service to Students(PDF)implements Article 20.37 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The policy states the Exceptional Assigned Time Committee will be elected with representatives from each college and the University Library.  

EATC Eligibility:

• Full-time tenured faculty and tenure-track faculty are eligible to serve.
• Interested individuals should email senate@cpp.edu  until filled.
• Note: If you plan to apply for assigned time for exceptional levels of service, you are not eligible to serve on the committee.

Key Dates for Exceptional Assigned Time Applications:

• Application Deadline: Friday, February 13, 2026
• Award Announcement: Friday, March 13, 2026 

The Academic Senate is recruiting for five (5) faculty represenatives from the following colleges for the University Writing Committee (UWC):

• College of Business Administration (1 Vacancy)
• Collins College of Hospitality Management (1 Vacancy)
• College of Education and Integrative Studies (1 Vacancy)

The UWC has been formed to address EO 665, GWAR Policy Update.  Policy 1436(PDF) has been updated accordingly and per the policy the UWC shall consist of a Faculty Director or Coordinator with expertise in “Writing in the Disciplines” pedagogy who will serve as committee chair, the Composition Coordinator, one representative from each college, the University Library, a representative from the Office of Academic Programs, and a representative from the Office of Assessment and Program Review. It is recommended the University Writing Center Coordinator be included as well.

According to the Academic Senate Constitution, Article II, Section 3 (E), unit 3 representation on University Committees should only be assigned by the Senate. 

Eligible unit 3 members are probationary and tenured faculty, temporary faculty (full-time lecturers), librarians, counselor faculty, and coaches, and FERP faculty with a 0.5 base for two semesters. 

Interested individuals should submit their name and a brief statement (minimum of 200 words and a maximum of 500 words) detailing: 

1) Your interest in serving on this committee

2) Your qualifications and experiences that can best serve the work of the committee

3) Your rank (no CVs please)

Please send your submission to senate@cpp.edu by until filled.

It is extremely important to provide the details requested, as the statements will be used by the Executive Committee to appoint the best candidates for the committee.

All available service opportunities are located on the Service Opportunity page of the Academic Senate website.

The Executive Committee of the Academic Senate is recruiting members for the 2025-2026 Academic Senate standing committees.  The Bylaws of the Academic Senate(PDF) provide information on the standing committees. Standing Committees meet Wednesdays from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. except for Wednesday when Academic Senate meetings are scheduled. The members of the standing committees shall be appointed by the Executive Committee and serve a one-year term.   The exception is the Budget Committee where appointed faculty members serve three (3) year staggered terms (unless otherwise stated). 

The following are vacancies per constituency:

• General Education Committee - One (1) vacnacy for CBA
• Academic Affairs Committee - Two (2) vacancies for CBA and CLASS
• Academic Programs Committee - One (1) vacancy for COL
• Elections and Procedures Committee - Three (3) vacancies for CBA, ENV, and SCI
• Budget Committee - One (1) vacancy for ENV
• ASI Liaison

According to the Academic Senate Constitution, Article II, Section 3 (G), unit 3 representation on University Committees should only be assigned by the Senate. Eligible unit 3 members are probationary and tenured faculty, full-time temporary faculty (lecturers), librarians, counselor faculty, coaches, and FERP faculty with a 0.5 base for two semesters. 

If interested, please fill out the Standing Committee Preference form and please indicate more than one preference (in case your first preference cannot be accommodated).  Deadline - until filled

The Academic Senate Elections and Procedures Committee is seeking nominations for representatives for the following College RTP Committees:

College RTP Committee Policy 1328(PDF), Section 4.0:

• Faculty serving on the CRTPC must be tenured and have the rank of professor, Librarian, or counselor. 
• The CRTPC shall be elected before 3^rd week in April.
• A majority of votes cast, by secret ballot, shall be required for election, if not a runoff is required.

Individuals willing to serve must send an email expressing their interest to the Academic Senate, senate@cpp.edu, by open until filled. 

The Academic Senate is currently seeking nominations for faculty representatives from the following constituencies for the Council for Graduate and Faculty Scholarship (CGFS) for terms ending in 2026 or 2027:

• College of Environmental Design (term ends 2026)

Tenured and tenure-track faculty are eligible to serve.  Self-nomination is permitted.   

CGFS Responsibilities (as defined in AS-2400-112-AA): 

• To implement the campus plan for the Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Program, including inviting and reviewing faculty proposals for grants, recommending awards, and coordinating an evaluation of the effectiveness of the program. 
• To award seed grants to support preliminary activities, funded through the Research Office, for the purpose of increasing the recipients' ability to compete successfully for extramural funding. 
• To liaise with the proposed Undergraduate Research Faculty Advisory Council 
• To promote the development of research, scholarship, and creative activities in the members' constituencies, by having the individual Council members act as liaison with other faculty members in their constituencies. 
• To ensure co-ordination between the Council and URFAC, the Council should contain at least one member from URFAC in an ex-officio capacity.   The Council should be represented in the same way on URFAC. 
• The Council will select one of its regularly elected members to represent them on URFAC. 

Send nominations to senate@cpp.edu, by until filled.