Are you a new faculty member at the U of S? Each fall the USFA Executive hosts lunches for USFA members who are in the first few years of their appointment. Join Executive Committee members, as well as USFA staff, for lunch from 11:30 to 1:30 on September 19, 20, 23, 24, or 25 in… Continue reading September 19, 20, 23, 24, 25 – New Member Lunch 11:30 a.m. University Club
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CAUT 4th Forum for Aboriginal Academic Staff
CAUT is sponsoring its 4th Forum for Aboriginal Academic Staff which will be held November 1-3, 2013 at the Courtyard by Marriott Toronto Downtown. The conference is organized with the guidance of CAUT’s Working Group on Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education. This will be an opportunity for Aboriginal academic staff from across Canada to get together to… Continue reading CAUT 4th Forum for Aboriginal Academic Staff
September 1 – Salary Review – Article 17.5.6(iii)
by September 1 the candidate shall have provided to the Department Head or Dean such information as the candidate wishes to introduce. The information should refer to categories in Article 17.2.
Tentative Agreement
As part of our agreement to extend the 2010 – 2013 Collective Agreement, we committed to enter into negotiations immediately regarding retirement initiatives. We are pleased to advise that we have reached a tentative agreement regarding retirement initiatives and on July 9, 2013, the Negotiating Teams for the USFA and the University signed off on… Continue reading Tentative Agreement
August 1 – Promotion – Article 16.6(v)
by August 1 the candidate shall have provided to the Department Head or Dean such information as the candidate wishes to introduce
August 1 – Tenure – Article 15.12.10(iii)
by August 1 the candidate shall have provided to the Department Head or Dean such information as the candidate wishes to introduce
August 1 – Renewal of Probation – Article 14.5.9 (iii)
by August 1 the candidate shall have provided to the Department Head or Dean such information as the candidate wishes to introduce
Marie Battiste receives CAUT Distinguished Academic Award
Professor Marie Battiste of the Department of Educational Foundations and Academic Director of the Aboriginal Education Research Centre was presented with the Canadian Association of University Teachers Distinguished Academic Award at its 2013 Spring Council Meeting. The CAUT Distinguished Academic Award recognizes academics who excel in each of the domains of academic life: teaching, research,… Continue reading Marie Battiste receives CAUT Distinguished Academic Award
Member social Tuesday, June 18th
On behalf of the USFA Executive Committee, I would like to invite you to our next member social on Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 at 4:00 pm. I would like to extend a special invitation to those of you who had your probation renewed, were awarded tenure or were promoted effective July 1st. You have achieved… Continue reading Member social Tuesday, June 18th
Final USFA Scholarship Application Deadline Reminder
This is the FINAL reminder to all faculty whose family members are students eligible for the USFA Scholarship and who have successfully completed degree credit courses taken in the 2012-2013 academic year (May 1, 2012 –April 30, 2013). The USFA scholarship is open to students who are immediate family members of members of the University… Continue reading Final USFA Scholarship Application Deadline Reminder