Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) Search

Position Details

The position of Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) is mandated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in Bylaw 6.1.3, with functions mostly to be defined by each institution (Bylaw 8.1.3). The FAR is "a member of an institution's faculty or administrative staff who is designated by the institution's president or chancellor or other appropriate entity to represent the institution and its faculty in the institution's relationships with the NCAA and its conference" (Bylaw 21.02.1; see also Bylaw 8.1.3). The Faculty Athletic Representative:

  • is part of the campus Athletics Leadership Team.
  • is appointed by and reports to chancellor.
  • advises on institutional compliance, academic integrity, student health, wellness, academic success of NCAA Division I Athletes.
  • holds a four-year position (secondary administration appointment w/possibility of a second four-year term).
  • is advisory to the director of athletics, the athletics senior woman administrator, and other athletics and campus personnel.
  • receives a stipend and reduced teaching load.
  • must have been a member of the 麻豆免费版下载Boulder faculty senate for four years.

To Apply

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The position will be open Nov. 1 through Dec. 2, 2024. The application can be accessed via the following steps.

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Advisory Committee

  • 鈥婼helly Miller, search chair, Boulder Faculty Assembly chair
  • Liz Bradley, professor, computer science
  • Seth Hornstein, BFA Intercollegiate Athletics Committee chair, teaching professor, astrophysical and planetary sciences
  • Kris Livingston, executive senior associate athletic director for student success
  • Samantha Lipka, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) chair, 麻豆免费版下载Women鈥檚 Lacrosse team, ecology and evolutionary biology major
  • Maria Genao-Horns, director, Center for Inclusion & Social Change
  • Birdie Reznicek, associate teaching professor, Leeds School of Business
  • Kristi Wold-McCormick, university registrar

Questions regarding the FAR search? Contact BFA@colorado.edu.