Faculty Research and Publications Board
The Faculty Research and Publications Board (FRPB) 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
Darren Ilett
2023-2026
2023-2026
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
Vacant
2023-2024
GSA
Election Fall 2023
FRPB Administrators
Marylu Smith-Dischner, ORSP, marylu.smith-dischner@unco.edu
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.