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.
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.
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.
| Name | School or College |
|---|---|
| Wendy Bolyard, Chair | School of Public Affairs |
| Jamie Hodgkins, Vice Chair | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| Kelly McCusker, Secretary | Auraria Library |
| Dennis DeBay, Immediate Past Vice Chair | School of Education and Human Development |
| Kendall Hunter, APC Chair | College of Engineering, Design and Computing |
| Todd Ely, BPC Chair | School of Public Affairs |
| Kathryn Schamu, CSW Chair | School of Education and Human Development |
| Colleen Donnelly, DisC Chair | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| Stephen Hartke, EPPC | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| Thomas Beck, EDC Chair | Auraria Library |
| Darija Medic, LETTS Chair | College of Arts & Media |
| Kent Seidel, LGBTQ+ Chair | School of Education and Human Development |
| Name | School or College |
|---|---|
| Gisella Bassani | Business School |
| Jim Lopresti | Business School |
| Kelly See | Business School |
| Traci Sitzmann | Business School |
| Erin Hauger | College of Arts and Media |
| Cynthia Cazanas-Garin | College of Arts and Media |
| Jeffrey Schrader | College of Arts and Media |
| Priyanka deSouza | College of Architecture and Planning |
| Kevin Hirth | College of Architecture and Planning |
| Matt Shea | College 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 Hodgkins | College 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 Villano | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| Diana White | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| Rhiana Murphy | Auraria Library |
| Karen Sobel | Auraria Library |
| Julia Kantor | School of Education and Human Development |
| Rachel Stein | School of Education and Human Development |
| Jennifer Camancho Taylor | School of Education and Human Development |
| Alejandra Medina | School of Public Affairs |
| Christoph Stefes | School of Public Affairs |
| Katy Divittorio | FACAB |
| Andrew Bateman | FACAB |
| Gisella Bassani | CFAC |
| Pamela Laird | Retired Faculty |
| Eric Baker | UCDALI Rep |
| Maryam Darbeheshti | UCDALI Rep |
| Carla Gutierrez | SGA Student Rep |
| Jazzy Fleming | SGA 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