The Committee on Non-Tenure-Track Faculty (CoNTTF) is a standing committee of Faculty Council and is composed of non-tenure-track faculty (NTTF) representatives from each College, two tenured or tenure-track faculty elected from the Colleges and the Libraries, the Chairperson of Faculty Council (ex officio), one undergraduate student, and one graduate student. It is the representative body for all non-tenure-track faculty at Colorado State University.
The duties of this specialized standing committee are to recommend to the Faculty Council:
| Members | College | Term Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Brooks, Chair | Agricultural Sciences | 2025 |
| Olivia Arnold, Vice Chair | Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences | 2025 |
| Chris Becker | Business | 2026 |
| Tom Conway | Liberal Arts | 2024 |
| Scott Wiebensohn | Libraries | 2025 |
| Jennifer Reinke | Health and Human Sciences | 2025 |
| Karen Thorsett-Hill | Engineering | 2026 |
| Ann Hess | Natural Sciences | 2025 |
| Sean Bryan | Natural Resources | 2025 |
| Layla Malander | PLACE | At large |
| Melinda Smith | Chair, Faculty Council | Ex officio |
| Mary Van Buren | Tenured Faculty | 2026 |
| TBD | Tenured Faculty | 2023 |
| Cassandra Puletapuai | Graduate student representative | 2024 |
| Michael Stella | Undergraduate student representative | 2024 |
At CSU, non-tenure track faculty can be appointed as contract faculty, continuing faculty, and adjunct faculty. Each of these appointment types can be full-time (minimum of 9 months) or part time (any fraction less than 100%, but no less than 50% of full-time). For more information about each of these appointment types, please refer to Section E of the Faculty and Administrative Professional Manual.
As a part of Campus Equity Week 2022, Joseph DiVerdi and Jenny Morse presented an informational session on Contract vs. Continuing Appointments on Monday, October 24 from 12-1pm in LSC Room 300. To learn more about current appointments for Faculty off the Tenure Track, download this helpful document. If
As part of Campus Equity Week 2021, Joseph DiVerdi and Jenny Morse presented an informational session on the progress non-tenure track faculty have made at CSU, and what still needs to be done to address their needs. If you were unable to attend this session, you may download
The Colorado division of the American Association University Professors (AAUP) released updated information about when NTT faculty can apply for unemployment benefits. In the past, these have been opposed by employers, but the president of the Colorado Community College System said this year that he would not oppose
