Season’s Greetings! Please join us for our next social in the Windows Room on the main floor of the Faculty Club on Wednesday, December 21st at 4:00 pm. Stop by for some holiday cheer and a chance to chat with other USFA members from across campus. All USFA members are welcome to attend. Please contact… Continue reading December 21, 2011 – Member Social 4:00 p.m. Faculty Club
Articles
December 15 – Sabbatical Leave – Article 20.12(v)
by December 15, each Dean shall have informed the members of the College who have acceptable sabbatical leave projects whether the Dean will transmit to the Board a recommendation for granting of the employee’s leave during the subsequent academic year, or a recommendation for delay of leave.
December 7 – Promotion Procedure – Article 16.6(vii)
by December 7, College committees shall have considered all cases for promotion and submitted their recommendations to the University Review Committee or to the President in accordance with Article 16.4.2;
December 6 – National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
On December 6th, Canadians commemorate the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. It was established in 1991 by the Canadian Parliament to remember the 14 young women who were killed on December 6, 1989 at l’Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal for choosing to fulfill a professional dream in a non-traditional area. The… Continue reading December 6 – National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
November 30 – Sabbatical Leave – Article 20.12(iv)
by November 30, all appeals shall have been considered by the Sabbatical Leave Appeal Committee, and the appellants informed of the Committee’s decision
November 30 – Salary Review Procedures – Article 17.5.6(iv)
By November 30, the Department Head shall have met with each employee to discuss the salary recommendation as described in Article 17.5.2 and the department committees shall have considered all salary reviews, made awards where appropriate, submitted their recommendations to the College, and informed employees in the department of rankings, awards and recommendations, as well… Continue reading November 30 – Salary Review Procedures – Article 17.5.6(iv)
Merit is not punitive
Is a faculty member who publishes six peer-reviewed articles more or less meritorious than a faculty member who publishes one peer-reviewed article, but also has large teaching and administrative responsibilities? It depends. Six top quality publications in outstanding venues could represent a career achievement, even given teaching and administrative offloads. However, six papers published in… Continue reading Merit is not punitive
November 21 – Tenure Procedures – Article 15.12.10(v)
by November 21, the Dean of a departmentalized College shall have convened a meeting of the College Review Committee, and the Committee shall have considered all cases for tenure, and transmitted its recommendations in writing to the University Review Committee;
November 21 – Renewal of Probation – Article 14.5.6(v)
by November 21, the Dean of a departmentalized College shall have convened a meeting of the College Review Committee, and the Committee shall have considered all cases for renewal, and transmitted, in writing, its positive recommendations to the President for transmission to the Board, and its negative recommendations to the University Review Committee;
November 17, 2011 – Member Social 4:00 p.m. Faculty Club
Hello everyone, I would like to invite USFA members to join me for the first of what will be a monthly social get-together for USFA members in the Club Room downstairs at the Faculty Club, on Thursday, November 17 at 4:00 PM. Snacks and drinks will be available. Come out and rub shoulders with other… Continue reading November 17, 2011 – Member Social 4:00 p.m. Faculty Club