Faculty Assembly Memos, Letters, Resolutions & Reports

Resolution on Independence Plaza_passed_19MAY2026 (PDF, 87.42 KB)

This resolution calls on the University to pause any further commitment on the acquisition of Independence Plaza until a structured shared governance process including substantive consultation with faculty, staff, and students has been completed and the University has provided full financial disclosure to the campus community.
 

FA LGBTQ+ Committee Letter re treatment of student concerns by university administration and CU’s contract with Open AI_affirmed by FA 5MAY2026 (PDF, 198.76 KB)

The purpose of this letter to administration is to express disapproval of system and upper-level CU Denver/CU Anshutz campus administration’s treatment of an undergraduate student. The student investigated the contract with Open AI for ChatGPT Edu and raised awareness regarding student and faculty concerns about the contract.
 

Collective Bargaining Resolution March 2026 (PDF, 148 KB)

The CU Denver Faculty Assembly is forming a Collective Bargaining Task Force in anticipation of new systemwide policy discussions by the Board of Regents. The Task Force will gather information, evaluate bargaining models, engage faculty, and report recommendations. The resolution also outlines two primary models—partnering with an external union or forming an independent faculty‑run unit—along with shared structural considerations.

FA LGBTQ and Women's Committees Letter on CU Denver Information Systems DEC2025 (PDF, 233.7 KB)

The letter urges campus leadership to address systemic problems in university information systems that prevent accurate updates to names and pronouns and fail to sync identity data across platforms. These issues result in misnaming, misgendering, and accidental outing, causing emotional harm, safety concerns, and disruptions to academic and workplace processes, especially for LGBTQ+ individuals and women. It requests clear ownership, prioritized action, stakeholder engagement, a detailed plan by April 2026, centralized guidance, regular progress updates, and transparent communication of solutions.
 

CU Denver Equitable FCQ Report (PDF, 686.55 KB)

This report presents the findings of the Equitable Faculty Course Questionnaire (FCQ) Working Group’s in-depth review of current teaching evaluation practices, guided by a strong commitment to equity, transparency, and academic excellence. Through a collaborative effort involving faculty, students, and administrators, the project aims to transform teaching evaluation from a potentially punitive mechanism to a constructive tool for professional growth, institutional improvement, and educational excellence.
 

CU Denver Faculty Assembly. Memo in support of WCU resolution and mutual defense. May 2025 (PDF, 41.42 KB)

Faculty Assembly endorsement of the resolution that calls for higher education leaders at CU and across the state to form a Mutual Academic Defense Compact among all Colorado universities. Approved on May 6, 2025.
 

Faculty Assembly Resolution.academic freedom and nondiscrimination (PDF, 45.01 KB)

This resolution, in which Faculty Assembly conveys its support for our community and reiterates the university’s commitment to free expression, academic freedom, and nondiscrimination, was passed in our meeting on February 4, 2025.

Equal Pay for Equal Work All Faculty_11DEC2024 (PDF, 91.67 KB)

On December 11, 2024, Faculty Assembly sent this letter to all faculty members regarding salary equity concerns. The letter outlines recent developments related to the legal settlement on the Boulder campus for equal pay and provides information on how faculty members can file salary grievances based on gender equity.
 

FACAB Resolution November 2024 (PDF, 195.61 KB)

At the December 3rd, 2024, Faculty Assembly meeting, a resolution was passed urging the Auraria Board of Directors (ABOD) to extend voting rights to the Faculty and Student representatives from the Faculty Advisory Committee (FACAB) and the Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board (SACAB). The resolution emphasizes the need for these committees to have a formal role in decision-making, which would also strengthen the governance and leadership structure at AHEC.
 

Letter to CDHE and CCHE - Reduced Credit Hour Degrees (PDF, 396.07 KB)

November 2024. Signed by several four-year institutions’ faculty bodies, this letter’s purpose is to urge Colorado lawmakers not to label reduced–credit, three‑year degree programs as “bachelor’s” degrees. Faculty leaders argue that while such programs may be useful, they are not equivalent to traditional 120‑credit bachelor’s degrees and calling them such would be misleading. The letter warns that mislabeling these credentials could harm students’ career prospects, weaken workforce preparation, and deepen inequality—especially for low‑income and first‑generation students. Instead, we advocate creating a clearly named, distinct credential that expands options without diminishing the meaning of a bachelor’s degree.
 

Inclusive Scholarship and Pedagogy in Faculty Activity Reports and Merit Reviews_Resource Guide_final draft_1NOV2024 (PDF, 1.15 MB)

This version of the report was approved by Faculty Assembly on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
 

Communication from FA EXCOM regarding campus protests 05.01.2024 (PDF, 264.93 KB)

This resolution regarding campus protests was passed by ExCom on May 1st, 2024. 
 

Auraria Library's Licensing Resolution 05.2024 (PDF, 144.01 KB)

At FA’s May 2024 meeting, members voted to approve and endorse this resolution from the Auraria Library, which sets out principles and goals for the library in its negotiations and relations with vendors. 
 

Letter to Provost Nakuma from FA about outcome of censure proceedings.03062024 (PDF, 81.5 KB)

At the March 5, 2024 meeting, Faculty Assembly concluded its deliberations on censure proceedings against Provost Nakuma.
 

Letter to ABOD from Auraria shared governance organizations.final.02282024 (PDF, 148.1 KB)

Letter to AVCFA and Provost.FCQ data mining.02172024 (PDF, 203.29 KB)

Provost memo to FA 01.29.2024 (PDF, 174.65 KB)

FA draft response to the Provost.11072023 (PDF, 189.36 KB)

In the interest of fostering collaboration and open communication, FA shared a draft response letter with Provost Nakuma and his team in November. The draft helped provide a concrete basis for FA leadership’s productive, ongoing discussions and collaborations with the administration on a variety of matters, including shared governance, campus use of 3rd party contractors, and student services provision. It was approved for use as a working draft for this purpose by FA’s Executive Committee in early November. FA was grateful to receive Provost Nakuma’s formal reply in late January, which we also include above for the campus community to review with his permission.
 

Letter in support of Staff Council.11082023 (PDF, 82.36 KB)

On Wednesday, November 8, 2023, FA provided formal support via letter to the Chancellor, endorsing Staff Council’s recent efforts to raise awareness on how the University’s budget realignment is impacting staff on campus. Faculty have similar concerns about the impact these budget cuts are having on Student Services Offices and are requesting that the administration provide meaningful data to FA and Staff Council which will help shared governance understand the staffing gaps and issues on campus.  
   

Letter to Provost Nakuma.update.11012023 (PDF, 77.36 KB)

On October 31, Faculty Assembly voted to table the original motion for censure against Provost Nakuma until our regular meeting scheduled on February 6, 2024, at which time we will reconvene to review progress on the matters identified in the draft resolution and vote on the censure motion. The vote to table the motion to censure was carried 26-1.
 

Notice of Initiation of Censure Proceedings and Request for Response.Provost Nakuma.10172023_ADA Compliant (PDF, 4.84 MB)

On Tuesday October 17, FA initiated censure proceedings against Provost Constancio Nakuma. The document linked above includes FA’s letter to the Provost, a draft resolution for censure stating FA’s grave concerns for the welfare of the university, students, and faculty, and several evidentiary documents including a recent report on the state of student mental health and mental health services at CU Denver prepared by third-party firm Keeling & Associates, a disputed “culture report” from the College of Architecture and Planning (CAP), and several public emails from the Provost regarding the dismissal of the CAP Dean.
 

FCQ Final Resolution May 2023 (PDF, 642.53 KB)

FA passed a resolution on faculty course questionnaires (FCQs) in May 2023, calling attention to the FCQ Office’s practice of data mining student comments on FCQs and reporting possible equity violations to the CU Denver Office of Equity. The resolution shares FA’s concerns about the lack of transparency around this practice, lack of faculty consultation on this matter as required by Article 5 of the Regent’s Laws, and the use of a “highly biased tool for a purpose for which it is not designed”, one which “places faculty in jeopardy”.  

FA Memo FAR violation (PDF, 129.92 KB)

In this October 5, 2022 letter to Provost Constancio Nakuma, FA questioned the sudden appearance of evaluation items regarding DEI activities on Faculty Activity Reports (FAR). As the letter notes, “not only were faculty denied principal responsibility for evaluation, we were excluded from the decision altogether and evaluated using criteria we did not even know existed”, in violation of faculty rights provided by Article 5 of the Regent’s Laws.