PART EIGHT
The campus affirmative action offices are responsible for planning, implementing, and monitoring affirmative action plans and policies that cover students and all employees. Copies of the campus plans are available upon request. Assistance in affirmative action matters can be obtained from the following offices:
Boulder Denver
1511 University Avenue 1250 14th Street
Armory 119 Dravo Building, Room 740
(303)492-6706 (303)556-2509
Colorado Springs Health Sciences Center
Cragmor Hall, Room 211 Medical School, Room 1121
(719)593-3359 (303)270-7921
University Hospital
University Hospital, Room 1009
(303)270-5564
University of Colorado at Boulder football and basketball season tickets are available to permanent University employees at reduced rates. Order information is distributed at appropriate times through campus mail and published in the Silver and Gold Record. Athletic ticket sales to all campuses are handled through the Athletic Ticket Office located in Boulder. For additional information, contact that office at (303)492-8337.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs volleyball and basketball tickets are available to faculty at reduced rates. For details, call the UCCS Intercollegiate Athletics Department, (719)593-3575.
Audiovisual services, including films, graphics, and audiovisual equipment and consulting, are available on each campus through the following offices:
Boulder Denver
Academic Media Services Media Telecommunications
(303)492-7341 Division
(303)556-2426
Colorado Springs Health Sciences Center
Media Center Educational Services
(719)593-3279 (303)270-7307
Questions regarding eligibility for and enrollment in benefits programs should be addressed to the following offices:
Boulder Denver
1511 University Avenue 1250 14th Street
Armory Building Dravo Building, Suite 830
(303)492-8053 (303)556-2868
Colorado Springs Health Sciences Center
Main Hall, Room 230 Office Annex, Room 0C39
(719)593-3607 (303)270-5919
The Board consists of nine members serving staggered six-year terms, one elected from each of the state’s congressional districts and the remainder elected from the state at large.
Present Members:
Charles M. Abernathy, MD, term expires 1988
Richard J. Bernick, term expires 1992
Robert E. Caldwell, term expires 1992
Peter C. Dietze, term expires 1990
Lynn J. Ellins, term expires 1990
Hugh C. Fowler, term expires 1988
Sandy F. Kraemer, term expires 1988
Norwood L. Robb, term expires 1990
Roy H. Shore, MD, term expires 1992
Secretary: H. H. Arnold
Treasurer: Edward R. Murrow
Board members may be contacted through the Board of Regents Office on the Boulder campus, 201 Regent Administrative Center, Campus Box 3, Boulder, CO 80309-0003, (303)492-8203.
Each campus has a full-service bookstore offering its customers course materials, computer and electronic equipment, software and related items, as well as best sellers, general reading books, cards, posters, T-shirts, insignia items, school supplies, and additional items. For convenience, most stores accept personal checks with proper identification and several charge cards. Departmental office supplies can be purchased at the bookstores. Contact the campus bookstore for specific procedures.
Faculty are requested to order books and instructional supplies from their campus bookstore well in advance of the beginning of each semester. By meeting campus due dates, requested textbooks can be on hand at the right time. University policy prohibits the direct selling of books or materials to students by faculty or department staff. Classroom materials prepared by faculty should be sold through the bookstore on a consignment basis. Desk copies, examination copies, instructor’s manuals, and answer books must be ordered directly from the publisher. Each bookstore can provide the necessary addresses or other assistance as may be needed.
Boulder Book Center Denver Book Center
University Memorial Center Student Center
(303)492-6411 (303)556-3230
Colorado Springs Bookstore Health Sciences Center
Student Center Bookstore
(719)593-3247 Office Annex
(303)270-5726
CAUP, headquartered on the Boulder campus, reviews, publishes, and distributes scholarship and research results of faculty members from state-supported four-year colleges and universities throughout Colorado. Faculty members may submit materials directly to CAUP for consideration. CAUP is located at 1344 Grandview, Campus Box 480, Boulder, Colorado 80309, (303)492-7191.
Computing services are delivered to the University through the Office of University Management Systems, one or more major facilities on each campus, and stand-alone systems maintained in individual departments and offices. In addition to the staff assigned to computing, a number of advisory committees participate in creating plans, policies, and priorities for computing on each campus. The system-wide University Computer Advisory Board reviews plans, policies, and priorities that affect more than one campus. The directors of primary campus computing facilities meet regularly with the Director of the Office of University Management Systems to work on multi-campus and system-wide issues.
The Office of University Management Systems (OMS) is charged to (1) provide a strong participative governance process that produces plans, policies, and budgets for computing throughout the University, and (2) provide efficient, effective information processing for University administration. To fulfill its governance responsibilities, the Office coordinates production and submission of the annual plan for computing, coordinates the development of planning and policy proposals by the campus computing directors, and serves as staff to University-wide committees charged with oversight of computing.
The Office of University Management Systems is located on the Boulder campus, (303)492-5566. For information regarding computing services on the individual campuses, contact the following offices:
Boulder Denver
Computing and Computing Services
Network Services (303)556-2583
(303)492-1617
Colorado Springs Health Sciences Center
Computing Services Management Systems
(719)593-3317 (303)270-5789
The University of Colorado ranks among the top universities in the United States in the amount of sponsored research. In order to effectively serve its research faculty, the University maintains an Office of Contracts and Grants on each of the four campuses. Each office is administered by and serves the campus on which it resides.
Boulder Denver
Office of Contracts Office of Research
and Grants (OCG) Administration
(303)492-2697 (303)556-2771
Colorado Springs Health Sciences Center
Sponsored Research Division Office of Sponsored
(Office of the Graduate School) Program Support
(719) 593-3530 (303)270-5866
Office of Grants and Contracts
(303)270-5869
All University of Colorado faculty members and members of their immediate families are eligible to join the University of Colorado Federal Credit Union, 2935 Baseline Road, Boulder, CO 80303-2382, (303)443-4672. The Credit Union is a member-owned, non-profit, federally supervised institution with both savings and loan privileges. Payroll deductions for savings deposits and loan repayments are available. Other services offered by the Credit Union include American Express travelers’ checks, savings accounts, savings certificates, safety deposit boxes, notary services, information on new and used car prices, and other consumer information.
Health Sciences Center faculty members and members of their immediate families are eligible to join the Colorado Medical Credit Union, 825 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80206, (303)270-8511.
Cultural events are sponsored on all campuses. Each week a calendar of events on the four CU campuses is published in the Silver and Gold Record. In addition, information on current and upcoming events is published in the news publications of the various campuses.
Each campus law enforcement agency is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Each agency is responsible for all police actions on campus, parking and traffic, environmental health and safety, fire prevention and protection, emergency disaster coordination, and emergency first aid. In addition, each agency provides various campus community services and coordinates crime prevention programs.
The University Faculty Council is the representative governing body of the Faculty Senate. The office is located on the Boulder campus (Campus Box 387, (303)492-7423).
The faculty of each campus are represented by a campus governing body whose members are elected from the membership of the local faculty senate. Information regarding faculty rights and responsibilities can be obtained from the campus faculty governing body:
Boulder Faculty Assembly, Campus Box 46, (303)492-6271
Colorado Springs Faculty Senate, 209 Cragmor Hall, (719)593-3436
Denver Faculty Assembly, Campus Box 105, (303)556-4830
Health Sciences Center Faculty Council, Campus Box C288,
(303)270-4283
Housing referral lists are maintained in the following locations:
Boulder: Off-campus Housing (303)492-7053
Colorado Springs: Student Life Office (719)593-3264
Denver: Auraria Student Center (303)556-3185
Health Sciences Center: Student Lounge (MS1859-1)
University-sponsored faculty housing is available on the Boulder campus. For information, contact the Family Housing Office, (303)492-6384.
Identification cards are issued to permanent employees on all campuses. This card is required for employees to take advantage of library and other privileges. Identification cards must be turned in upon termination of employment.
Keys to offices and buildings are issued to faculty members as necessary with approval of the dean or department chair. The faculty member is responsible for the proper use of keys and should return them when they are no longer needed. Keys must be turned in to the departmental secretary before a faculty member leaves the University permanently. Lost keys should be reported immediately to the campus physical plant office.
The libraries of the four University campuses constitute the major research collections in the Rocky Mountain region. Each campus’ libraries are available to all University faculty through personal visits and interlibrary loan services and upon presentation of a University identification card. Courier service is available between the four campuses for interlibrary borrowing. Policies on borrowing library materials are as liberal as possible_generally, faculty may borrow books for an entire semester, subject to recall if the book is requested by another scholar. Faculty are urged, however, to return books not being used. In addition, all CU faculty have borrowing privileges to the collections of many of the state’s other academic libraries through personal visits and interlibrary loan. The libraries’ interlibrary loan agreements also provide faculty with access to the collections of most of the libraries in the United States and other countries.
The libraries invite faculty members to participate actively in the acquisition programs. Academic departments usually appoint faculty members to coordinate requests from departmental colleagues and work with librarians directly involved in the acquisition of library materials. The libraries also administer reserve book collections to support classroom teaching needs. Faculty members are strongly urged to submit reserve lists to library staff well in advance of classroom needs.
For information and assistance, contact the specific campus library:
Norlin Library, (303)492-7477/7478
School of Law Library, (303)492-7534
Branch Libraries:
Business Library, (303)492-8367
Earth Sciences Library, (303)492-5136
Engineering Library, (303)492-5396
Math/Physics Library, (303)492-8235
Music Library, (303)492-8093
Colorado Springs
University Library, (719)593-3295
Denver
Auraria Library, (303)556-2741
The Denison Memorial Library, (303)270-7469
Branch Libraries:
Freeman Surgery Library, (303)270-8055
Gengenbach Pediatric Library, (303)270-7867
Ingraham OB/GYN Library, (303)270-7181
Pathology Library, (303)270-6358
Radiology Library, (303)270-8296
Spitz Psychiatric Library, (303)270-7039
Surgery Library, (303)270-7325
Thomas Orthopedic Library, (303)270-7647
Campus mailing services are available to faculty members for University-related use. Shuttle service among the Boulder, Denver, and Health Sciences Center campuses and to the State Services Building is available daily. New faculty members, particularly those teaching during the summer only, are urged to check periodically with the campus mail department for mail that might have been sent to them in care of the department. For special mailing problems, faculty members should contact the campus mailing department:
Boulder Denver
Mailing Services Mail Room
(303)492-6242 (303)556-2500
Colorado Springs Health Sciences Center
Mail Room Mail Center
(719)593-3204 (303)270-7826
Automobiles and other vehicles are available for use by faculty members on University business. Reservations are desirable and should be made several days in advance. Campuses may require evidence of adequate insurance coverage prior to approving use of vehicles. Regulations and a schedule of charges may be obtained from the campus motor pool office:
Boulder Denver
(303)492-7152 (303)556-3260
Colorado Springs Health Sciences Center
(719)593-3314 (303)270-7414
The University of Colorado Museum on the Boulder campus is a primary resource for teaching and research through its collections in anthropology, botany, mineralogy, paleontology, geology, archaeology, ethnology, history, and the arts. The museum preserves physical evidence of what is known about our region. More than 1.8 million organized specimens are available in the systematic collections for reference and research use. Exhibit halls are open daily in the Henderson Building, offering interpretive displays for study, recreation, and general education. Call (303)492-6165 during the week and (303)492-6892 on weekends for more information.
The Office of International Education (OIE), headquartered on the Boulder campus, coordinates all University activities having an international dimension. OIE maintains liaison among academic departments, administrative units, foreign universities and governments, U.S. governmental agencies, and private organizations to stimulate interest in international affairs and provide support for faculty members and students desiring to study, teach, or conduct research overseas. Among the Office’s specific functions are Fulbright advising for both students and faculty, foreign student advising, organizing and administering undergraduate programs of study abroad, hosting foreign visitors, negotiating special exchange programs with foreign universities, and disseminating information on various international scholarship and fellowship opportunities. For information, call (303)492-6016.
The ombudsman facilitates communication when conflict arises among faculty and other University constituents. Ombudsman services include hearing concerns, complaints and grievances; helping parties identify and evaluate options for resolution; mediation; providing information on campus policies, procedures, services, and programs; and serving as consultants to individuals and committees. The ombudsman operates impartially, confidentially, and independently of the usual administrative authorities. Ombudsman services are available on the Boulder and Colorado Springs campuses. In Boulder, call the Ombudsman Office at (303)492-5077; for ombudsman services in Colorado Springs, call Professor Lloyd Burton at (303)556-2825.
Controlled facilities are available on each campus for faculty parking. University administrative practice requires that parking facilities be financed by user fees. Faculty on appointment for more than one semester may pay for parking through payroll deduction; those on shorter appointments must make a cash payment for the period. Permits are valid only in the zone designated on the permit, and upon resignation the faculty member must return the parking sticker to the departmental secretary. For further information, contact:
Boulder Denver
University Police Auraria Parking Office
(303)492-6666 (303)556-3257
Colorado Springs Health Sciences Center
University Police Parking Office
(719)593-3111 (303)270-5704
Questions regarding payroll procedures, deductions, and problems should be addressed to the following offices:
Photographic services are available on all campuses. The campus departments are equipped to make slides, videos, and still photographs, in color or black and white, and provide other services. Services are available to all departments and are charged to the department involved.
The Wallace F. Fiske Planetarium is available to all University employees. Its 60-foot Star Theatre is one of the largest and best equipped in the world, seating over 200 people. A Zeiss VI star projector, along with hundreds of automatically controlled auxiliary projectors, produces dramatic star shows for public enjoyment. The Planetarium also includes studio, darkroom, library resources, a display area, and a gift shop. For information, call (303)492-5002.
The public relations offices on the campuses are responsible for public information activities. The offices utilize print, radio, television, and film media to disseminate information. Faculty members are encouraged to contact the campus office of public relations regarding dissemination of news to the public and press.
Printing and Copying Services offices are located on each campus. These offices are able to handle most of the general printing needs of the departments. Faculty members should make arrangements directly with their campus printing and copying office for internal printing needs.
If University-administered funds are involved, faculty members must contact their campus Purchasing Department before making any arrangements for printing with off-campus concerns.
In addition to the campus Printing and Copying Services, Publications and Printing Services, located on the Boulder campus, produces informational publications about the University’s course offerings, degree programs, conferences, announcements, and similar materials. Services of the office include editing, proofing, limited writing, layout and design, typesetting, drafting production specifications and obtaining competitive bids, making delivery arrangements, and advising on copyright, mailing, distribution and printing procedures. Faculty members issuing printed material destined for off-campus use and identifying the University as the source are required to work through Publications and Printing Services or the appropriate campus office. For additional information, contact Publications and Printing Services, (303)492-7531.
Boulder campus faculty and persons affiliated with the Boulder campus (e.g., WICHE, NCAR) may become members of the Recreation Center. Single employee memberships and family memberships are available. The Center’s facilities include: two swimming pools, balcony, sundeck, ice arena, weight room, handball courts, racquetball courts, squash courts, tennis courts, exercise rooms, saunas, and locker facilities. The University Memorial Center also provides recreational, educational, and social facilities at Boulder.
Recreational opportunities available for faculty, staff, and students at the Colorado Springs campus include tennis, softball, soccer, and hiking/fitness trails. In addition, the new student center (scheduled for completion in the fall of 1988) will have a gym and a fitnes center, and will offer a wide range of intramural sports, fitness activities, and other recreational activities. Membership information will be available at the beginning of the fall semester.
On the Denver campus, the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Center (HPER) is located at 10th and Lawrence streets. It includes a swimming pool, racquetball and handball courts, tennis courts, a weight room, a running track, and other facilities. Faculty on the Denver campus may take advantage of the HPER facilities during designated periods upon payment of a nominal fee.
Recreational opportunities available at the Health Sciences Center include fitness equipment, tennis courts, and volleyball courts.
The Silver and Gold Record, distributed weekly except during vacation periods, disseminates news about the University to faculty and staff members. The goal of this publication is to enable faculty and staff members to make more informed judgments on issues relevant to their roles at the University. To achieve its goal, the paper reports on campus issues such as budget matters, major appointments, Regent actions, and news of state government relevant to the University, as well as publishes official documents and notices. Day-to-day news decisions are the responsibility of the editor under guidelines established by an editorial board composed of elected faculty and staff members. For further information, call (303)492-8556.
Faculty members should check with the appropriate offices on their respective campuses to determine what social organizations are available.
Faculty members are not expected to provide specialized counseling service to students other than that normally required in academic advising and planning. Students with special problems should be referred to the campus services specializing in this area.
The University’s four campuses are linked by a high-speed fiberoptics network. This provides two-way full motion video and audio between the campuses; this capability is used for on-campus educational programs and administrative purposes. In addition, the network provides access for all the campuses to the “Instructional Television Fixed Services” (ITFS) microwave systems. This permits all campuses to offer off-campus educational programs from Fort Collins to Pueblo.
The University is also installing a satellite uplink capability at the Health Sciences Center to complement the downlink capability that currently exists at several of CU’s campuses. By use of the satellite uplink and the fiberoptics link noted above, all campuses can provide (and receive) programs throughout the state and around the world.
The telephone numbers for each campus central switchboard are:
Boulder Denver
(303)492-0111 (303)556-2400
Colorado Springs Health Sciences Center
(719)593-3000 (303)399-1211
All faculty members of the four campuses are eligible to join the University Club on the Boulder campus. The Club provides recreational and social facilities, including a games area, reading and TV rooms, a dining room for lunch, and other services. Members also may make arrangements for private parties, catered luncheons, dinners and receptions. In addition, there are several apartments and guest rooms available for rent in the Club. For further information, call (303)492-6520.
Faculty on the Denver campus are eligible to join the Auraria Faculty/Staff Club. For information on membership requirements, call (303)556-3678.