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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. 

The Voice of CU Denver Faculty

CU Denver Faculty Assembly

The Faculty Assembly (FA) is the official voice of the CU Denver Faculty in shared governance on our campus, at our University and at the CU-system level.

The Faculty Assembly and its committees are elected/appointed by their schools and colleges on campus to represent the interests of the faculty and to work with administration of the campus. Whether you are a member of FA or not, please become familiar with the CU Denver Faculty Assembly Constitution and Bylaws, located under Policies & Governance Documents. They provide guidance for formal faculty governance and norms for academic governance generally. As full participants in critical decisions about change and continuity in the campus’s future, faculty have the obligation to be knowledgeable about their rights and responsibilities.

2025 Federal Transition

  • Please familiarize yourself with continually updated information and guidance on the CU federal relations website, which includes communications, federal memos, links to executive orders, and an FAQ section on current operational guidance. We will provide periodic updates as we navigate the sea of uncertainty. 
  • New CU Denver Federal Updates page on the federal transition.
  • Federal transition updates for researchers, from CU Denver’s Office of Research Services 
  • You can ask CU Denver a question about the transition.
  • If you are approached by law enforcement or governmental agents seeking information, in all circumstances direct them to campus police dispatch who will engage the university’s legal services for support as needed. The Auraria Campus Police Department can be reached at: 303-556-5000. 
  • Resources for Undocumented Employees and Students (from CU Boulder). As a reminder, Auraria Campus Police dispatch can be reached at: 303-556-5000.
Faculty Assembly Committees

The Faculty Assembly has 8 standing committees that tackle a range of issues that are essential to the continued growth of the institution and to the quality of the faculty experience on this campus.

Faculty Assembly Membership

Faculty Assembly members represent faculty in shared governance by advising campus leadership and participating in decisions about academic policies, institutional planning, faculty affairs, and the preservation of academic freedom. Expectations for Faculty Assembly members can be found here. 

    Executive Committee AY 2026-2027
    NameSchool or College
    Wendy Bolyard, ChairSchool of Public Affairs
    Jamie Hodgkins, Vice ChairCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences
    Kelly McCusker, SecretaryAuraria Library
    Dennis DeBay, Immediate Past Vice ChairSchool of Education and Human Development
    Kendall Hunter, APC ChairCollege of Engineering, Design and Computing
    Todd Ely, BPC ChairSchool of Public Affairs
    Kathryn Schamu, CSW ChairSchool of Education and Human Development
    Colleen Donnelly, DisC ChairCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences
    Stephen Hartke, EPPCCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences
    Thomas Beck, EDC ChairAuraria Library
    Darija Medic, LETTS ChairCollege of Arts & Media
    Kent Seidel, LGBTQ+ ChairSchool of Education and Human Development
    General Assembly AY 26-27
    NameSchool or College
    Gisella Bassani
     
    Business School
    Jim LoprestiBusiness School
     
    Kelly See 
     
    Business School
    Traci SitzmannBusiness School
    Erin HaugerCollege of Arts and Media
    Cynthia Cazanas-Garin
     
    College of Arts and Media
    Jeffrey SchraderCollege of Arts and Media
    Priyanka deSouza
     
    College of Architecture and Planning
    Kevin Hirth
     
    College of Architecture and Planning
    Matt SheaCollege of Architecture and Planning
    Haadi Jafarian
     
    College of Engineering, Design and Computing
    Fernando Mancilla-David
     
    College of Engineering, Design and Computing
    Kai Yu
     
    College of Engineering, Design and Computing
    Michael Abeyta
     
    College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
    Peter Anthamatten
     
    College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
    Miranda Egger
     
    College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
    Jamie HodgkinsCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences
    Julien Langou
     
    College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
    Vivian Shyu
     
    College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
     
    Diana Tomback
     
    College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
    Alan Vajda
     
    College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
     
    Anthony VillanoCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences
    Diana WhiteCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences
    Rhiana MurphyAuraria Library
    Karen SobelAuraria Library
    Julia KantorSchool of Education and Human Development
    Rachel SteinSchool of Education and Human Development
    Jennifer Camancho TaylorSchool of Education and Human Development
    Alejandra Medina​School of Public Affairs​
    Christoph Stefes
     
    ​School of Public Affairs​
    Katy DivittorioFACAB
    Andrew BatemanFACAB
    Gisella BassaniCFAC
    Pamela LairdRetired Faculty
    Eric BakerUCDALI Rep
    Maryam DarbeheshtiUCDALI Rep
    Carla GutierrezSGA Student Rep
    Jazzy FlemingSGA Student Rep

     

Monthly Meetings

Faculty Assembly meetings occur the first Tuesday of each month from 12:30 pm- 2:30 pm (September- December; February- May)

NEW: All meetings for AY25-26 will be hybrid. Please contact FA@ucdenver.edu for further details.

Faculty Assembly Executive Committee meetings occur the last Tuesday of each month from 12:30 pm- 2:30 pm (August- November; January- April)

Spring 2026 FA Elections

Congratulations to our newly elected Faculty Assembly Officers: 

  • Jamie Hodgkins, Vice Chair
  • Kelly McCusker, Secretary

Faculty Assembly Awards

Dr. Sasha Breger Bush

2025-2026

Dr. Colleen Donnelly

2024-2025

Jeffrey Schrader

2023-2024

IRC Taskforce

2022-2023

Eric Baker

2021-2022

Lindsay Hamilton

2020-2021

Joanne Addison

2019-2020

Margaret Wood

2018-2019