Colorado Free Application Days & National Transfer Student Week
Colorado Free Application Days: Colorado residents and students can apply to CU Denver’s undergraduate programs for free Oct. 20–22 with code FREEAPPDAYSCO
National Transfer Student Week: All transfer applicants to CU Denver’s undergraduate programs will have their application fee waived automatically Oct. 19-23.
Disability Committee (DisC)
Disability is important to the diversity of this campus and necessary to consider when creating inclusive environments for both students and faculty. Seeing disability as diversity means understanding the political, historical, social, and environmental aspects of disability identity and disability on campus.
DisC Scope and Goals
- Develop annual goals, review and revise past goals, and discuss, develop, and implement long-term goals; all goals should guide and rationalize the committee’s purposes as specified in the Bylaws of the Faculty Assembly.
- Recommend or develop policies, programs, or activities for Assembly and administrative bodies that help create and maintain a vibrant academic environment for faculty.
- Evaluate policies, activities, and programs that fall within the committee’s purview; these evaluative processes should be carried out collaboratively with academic-community bodies and members of the community potentially affected by such evaluations.
- Consult with other committees of Faculty Assembly on matters related to the committee’s purview, policies, and activities.
- Review and assure that policies and procedures related to the committee’s purview are fair and applied fairly to faculty.
- Help develop and monitor programs and policies that support the achievement of the committee’s goals.
- Help develop, enhance, and evaluate support networks and necessary services for faculty that affect the implementation and review of policies that fall within the committee’s purview.
- Assure that programs are well represented in campus policies on and procedures relative to the purview of the committee.
Meeting Dates and Times
3rd Wednesday of the Month from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (via zoom)
Meeting Materials
DisC Memos, Letters, and Resolutions
FADisC Resolution Feb 2025 (DOCX, 15.88 KB)
February 2025: This resolution expresses concern over the lack of faculty input in CU Denver’s adoption of Anthology Ally and its accessibility scorecard, tools that are not supported by leading institutions for accessibility. It calls for a more inclusive and transparent decision-making process, emphasizing the importance of faculty expertise in shaping accessibility initiatives. Faculty remain committed to improving campus accessibility but cannot support training or policies endorsed by the Accessibility Steering Committee (ASC)/Digital Accessibility Committee (DAC) until their involvement is properly recognized.
DisC Members
| Name | School or College |
|---|---|
| Colleen Donnelly, Chair | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| Kyle Ehrhardt | Business School |
| Sophie Cook, Vice Chair/Secretary | College of Arts and Media |
| Vacant | College of Architecture & Planning |
| Maureen Melonis | College of Engineering, Design, and Computing |
| Laurel Hartley | College of Liberal Art and Sciences |
| Anthony Villano | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| Caitlin Cooke | Auraria Library |
| Teara Lander | School of Education and Human Development |
| Jose Sanchez | School of Public Affairs |