Academic Senate

Service Opportunities

The Academic Senate Elections and Procedures Committee is seeking nominations for CRTP representatives from the following constituencies:

CRTP vacancies
Constituency Vacancies Term(s) Eligible Departments
College of Business Administration 1 2026 Accounting, Finance, Real Estate, and Law, Management & Human Resources, and Technology & Operations Management
College of Education and Integrative Studies 3 2025, 2026, 2027 ALL
College of Engineering 1 2027 Aerospace, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering Technology, Industrial & Manufacturing, Mechanical
College of Environmental Design 1 2027

Landscape Architecture, Urban & Regional Planning, and Regenerative Studies.

Policy 1328 (PDF), Section 4.0 governs the College RTP Committee election and includes the following: 

  • The college RTP committee (CRTPC) shall consist of three members with no more than one per department until all departments are represented and with a maximum of two per department. 
  • Faculty members who serve on the CRTPC must be full-time tenured and at full professor rank
  • Faculty members who served or are serving on the department RTP committee (DRTPC) or university RTP committee (URTPC) in the current RTP cycle are not eligible for nomination. 
  • Candidates being considered for promotion are ineligible for service. 

Individuals willing to serve must send an email expressing their interest to the Academic Senate, senate@cpp.edu, by Friday, April 12, 2024

On behalf of University Advancement, the Academic Senate is recruiting for faculty representation for the President’s Scholars scholarship administration process in the following areas:

  • Six (6) faculty members to review submitted applications
    • Each faculty volunteer will review student applications in the Bronco Scholarship Portal (instructions will be provided). Number of student applications to be reviewed depends on number of volunteers recruited. We try to aim for 25-30 student applications at most.
    • Tentative review period is April 13th, 2024 through April 19th, 2024
  • One (1) faculty member to participate on the interview committees once scholarship finalists are determined
    • Tentative dates for interviews are May 7th through May 9th (actual dates will be provided once schedule is finalized)
    • Time commitment will be a full day, two faculty per day

Eligible unit 3 members are probationary and tenured faculty, temporary faculty (lecturers), librarians, counselor faculty, coaches and FERP faculty with a 0.5 base for two semesters.  To provide rotating representation and diversity of opportunity, Faculty members who have not previously served on any President’s Scholars Committee (reviewer or interviewer) in the last five years, will be given priority.

Interested individuals should submit their name and a brief statement (minimum of 200 words and maximum of 500 words) detailing 1) interest to serve on this committee and 2) qualifications and experiences that can best serve the work of the committee 3) rank (no CVs please) to senate@cpp.edu by Monday, April 8, 2024.

The Academic Senate Elections and Procedures Committee is seeking nominations for representatives to the University Curriculum Committee (UCC) from the following constituencies for a term starting at the beginning of the 2024-25 academic year and ending in May 2027: 

  • College of Engineering
  • College of Education and Integrative Studies
  • University Library

AS-1107-990/AA, University Curriculum Committee, outlines the duties of the Committee:

  1. The membership of the University Curriculum Committee contains elected representatives of the Colleges, Schools, and Related Areas.  The Chair of the Academic Programs Committee continue as an ex-officio member. 
  2. The University Curriculum Committee forwards recommendations and reviews to the Academic Senate for forwarding to the appropriate standing committee. 
  3. The University Curriculum Committee will review all undergraduate and graduate new course proposals, identify potential overlap and/or duplication of existing courses, and make recommendations. The new course proposals so identified, and the University Curriculum Committee’s recommendations shall be forwarded to the Academic Programs Committee.  The Academic Programs Committee shall then make recommendations for resolution and forward its recommendations to the Senate. 
  4. The Associate Vice President for Academic Programs shall establish a website where new course proposals will be posted for review by campus constituencies.  Comments will be solicited and forwarded to the University Curriculum Committee and the College/School Curriculum Committee and the Department Curriculum Committee(s) where the new course proposal originated.   

Individuals willing to serve must send an email expressing their interest to the Academic Senate, senate@cpp.edu, by Friday, March 29, 2023. 

The Academic Senate Elections and Procedures Committee is requesting nominations for one (1) College of Business Administration Academic Senator whose term ends in May 2027. This vacancy is at-large and therefore all departments are eligible to serve.

Enfranchised faculty (tenure-track faculty (tenured and probationary appointed on an annual basis--two academic semesters) and full-time lecturers (appointed on an annual basis) are eligible to serve.  New senators will be seated at the May 8, 2024 Senate Meeting.

Note that senators are required to attend meetings every Wednesday from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. so please ensure your schedule accommodates this commitment. 

Nominations will be taken via email to senate@cpp.edu.  Please ask five (5) faculty members in your college to send an email to senate@cpp.edu supporting your nomination.  All email nominations are due Friday, March 29, 2024. 

The Academic Senate is recruiting one representative from each of the following constituencies for the University Writing Committee (UWC) for staggered terms of one (1) and two (2) years:

  • Collins College of Hospitality Management
  • College of Environmental Design
  • University Library
  • College of Science

The UWC has been formed to address EO 665, GWAR Policy Update.  Policy 1436 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. 

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 (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) interest to serve on this committee and 2) qualifications and experiences that can best serve the work of the committee 3) rank (no CVs please) to senate@cpp.edu by Friday, March 29, 2024.

The Academic Senate is recruiting for the following vacancies for the Undergraduate Research Faculty Advisory Council (URFAC)

  • College of Environmental Design – One (1) vacancy, term ends in 2025
  • Library – Two (2) vacancies with terms ending in 2024 and 2025

Full-time tenured faculty, tenure track faculty, full-time lecturers with an annual contract, and FERP faculty with a 0.5 base for two semesters are eligible to serve.  Interested individuals should submit their name and a brief statement (minimum of 200 words and maximum of 500 words) detailing 1) interest to serve on this committee, 2) qualifications and experiences that can best serve the work of the committee, 3) rank (no CVs please) to senate@cpp.edu.