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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

Daniel Brannon

2021-2023

MCB

Christoper Harris

Spring 2023

NHS

Darren Ilett (Chair)

2020-2023

UL

Gabriel Owusu

Spring 2023

GSA

Caitlin Raaz

2022-2023

NHS* (Faculty Senate)

Chelsie Romulo

2022-2025

HSS*

Todd Sundeen

2021-2024

EBS

Victoria Terranova

2021-2024

HSS

T.J. Tomlin

2021-2023

HSS*

Anna Ursyn

2021-2024

PVA

Nicole Webber

2022-2025

UL*

* Denotes at-latge

FRPB Administrator - Nancy Schindele, ORSP, nancy.schindele@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