The Boulder Daily Camera reports on a recent BFA resolution encouraging campus to reduce students' need to get a doctor note for an absence related to an illness.

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Elections to fill open seats on the BFA Standing Committees will take place during September. BFA Secretary Adam Norris sent a communication to BFA Representatives on Monday, August 27th outlining the seats available and processes for elections. Here’s a breakdown of the election dates:

Internal elections - open only to BFA Representatives:

• 8/27 - 9/4 - nominations open

• 9/5 - 9/7 - electronic elections via Qualtrics (extended to 9/9)

External elections - open to all eligible CU Boulder faculty:

• 9/12 - 9/18 -  nominations open

• 9/19 - 9/25 - electronic elections via Qualtrics

For external elections, eligible faculty will receive an email with the above information and a list of open seats on the various BFA Committees. Faculty can be nominated by another faculty member, a BFA Rep, or by themselves. The timing for this process has changed from past years after the General Assembly approved a change to the Standing Rules in March, 2018. If you have any questions regarding committee elections, please contact BFA Secretary Adam Norris at: adam@colorado.edu or visit the Elections Page on the website.

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2018 Excellence Award Winners

A record number of nominees were received this year in all three categories of awards:

The Excellence in Leadership and Service award recognizes those who have shown outstanding leadership abilities and service to the CU Boulder community. This year’s winners were:

• Arturo Aldama – Ethnic Studies
• James Green – Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences
• Matthew McQueen – Integrative Physiology
• Karen Ramirez – Miramontes Arts & Sciences Program

The Excellence in Teaching and Pedagogy award celebrates faculty who have made significant impacts on student experiences through teaching and mentoring styles. This year’s winner were:

• Donna Goldstein – Anthropology
• David Shneer – Religious Studies/History/Program in Jewish Studies
• Katharine Suding – Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
• Kenneth Wright - English

Excellence in Research, Scholarly and Creative Work Award recognizes faculty whose research have been very significant to their department and fellow faculty members. This. Year’s winners were:

• Nichole Barger – Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
• Jeanne Clelland – Mathematics
• Elizabeth Dutro – School of Education
• Andrea Feldman – Program for Writing and Rhetoric
• Marcia Yonemoto - History

Along with these three categories, this year the BFA awarded a special Lifetime Leadership and Service Award to William Kaempfer honoring his long-time service and commitment to faculty at CU Boulder.

See all the pictures from the ceremony.

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