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Faculty Research and Publications Board (FRPB)

The Faculty Research and Publications Board at the University of Northern Colorado is a representative faculty board that functions to encourage and support faculty research, publications, scholarly activities and artistic productions, and to fulfill the duties assigned to it by the Board of Trustees of the University of Northern Colorado as set forth in the Board Policy Manual. FRPB voting membership consists of one faculty representative from each college; three additional faculty representatives elected at large; one faculty representative from the University libraries; one faculty representative selected by the Faculty Senate; and one graduate student representative selected by the director of the Graduate Student Association.

FRPB Members

Karen Barton

Fall 2024

HSS

Richard Bownas

Fall 2024

HSS

Christopher Harris

Spring 2024

NHS

Angela Henderson (Vice Chair)

2023-2026

HSS

David Hulac

Fall 2024

EBS

Darren Ilett 

2023-2026

UL

Hye Jeong Park

Fall 2024

PVA

Chelsie Romulo

2022-2025

HSS*

Milad Talebzadehhosseini

2023-2026

MCB

Nicole Webber

2022-2025

UL*

Robert Weis (Chair)

2023-2026

HSS*

Stephen Wright

Fall 2024

EBS

stephen.wright@unco.edu

Vacant

2023-2024

GSA

Election Fall 2023

* Denotes at-latge

FRPB Administrator - Matthew Sanchez, ORSP, matthew.sanchez@unco.edu

Powers and Duties

  • To recommend and assist with policies directed at securing adequate financial support for faculty research.
  • To recommend policies regarding the assignment of faculty time and University facilities for research.
  • To solicit applications for research proposals and artistic productions and to allocate funds available to the FRPB on the basis of project merit.
  • To solicit nominations from the faculty at large for the Distinguished Scholar Award and to select the outstanding faculty member(s) for this award
    See Board Policy Manual 2-3-108(1) for full list of FRPB powers and duties.

Reports to the Faculty Senate