The 2011-12 academic year is well underway. The usual bumps are being negotiated and some new challenges, like the recent changes respecting copyright, are presenting themselves. As you’re maneuvering your way through these and other matters, know that the USFA is here to assist you. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns.… Continue reading Welcome Back!
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Copyright
So you’re all set to teach your courses… course syllabus complete, lecture notes in place and posted on PAWS/Blackboard, reading lists done, and assignments prepared. But have you thought about copyright? Much information has been circulated recently about changes to copyright policy on campus. Out of concern for implications for our members, USFA is alerting… Continue reading Copyright
Thursday October 06, 2011 – New Member Lunch 11:30 a.m. Faculty Club
Thursday October 06, 2011 11:30 am Are you a new faculty member at the U of S? Join Executive Committee members as well as USFA staff, for lunch. What you have to say is important to the USFA and we want to hear from you. What questions do you have about the Collective Agreement? What… Continue reading Thursday October 06, 2011 – New Member Lunch 11:30 a.m. Faculty Club
Wednesday October 05, 2011 – New Member Lunch 11:30 a.m. Faculty Club
Wednesday October 05, 2011 11:30 am Are you a new faculty member at the U of S? Join Executive Committee members as well as USFA staff, for lunch. What you have to say is important to the USFA and we want to hear from you. What questions do you have about the Collective Agreement? What… Continue reading Wednesday October 05, 2011 – New Member Lunch 11:30 a.m. Faculty Club
Friday September 30, 2011 – New Member Lunch 11:30 a.m. Faculty Club
Friday September 30, 2011 11:30 am Are you a new faculty member at the U of S? Join Executive Committee members as well as USFA staff, for lunch. What you have to say is important to the USFA and we want to hear from you. What questions do you have about the Collective Agreement? What… Continue reading Friday September 30, 2011 – New Member Lunch 11:30 a.m. Faculty Club
Thursday September 29, 2011 – New Member Lunch 11:30 a.m. Faculty Club
Thursday September 29, 2011 11:30 am Are you a new faculty member at the U of S? Join Executive Committee members as well as USFA staff, for lunch. What you have to say is important to the USFA and we want to hear from you. What questions do you have about the Collective Agreement? What… Continue reading Thursday September 29, 2011 – New Member Lunch 11:30 a.m. Faculty Club
Wednesday September 28, 2011 – New Member Lunch 11:30 a.m. Faculty Club
11:30 am Are you a new faculty member at the U of S? Join Executive Committee members as well as USFA staff, for lunch. What you have to say is important to the USFA and we want to hear from you. What questions do you have about the Collective Agreement? What are your concerns? How… Continue reading Wednesday September 28, 2011 – New Member Lunch 11:30 a.m. Faculty Club
Promotion/tenure: 8th in a series
Sorry, no substitutions! Something to be aware of during your qualifying period for tenure or promotion is that no special arrangements can be made regarding meeting the standards. As a hypothetical example, suppose a Dean asks you to become a Department Head and offers to champion your promotion/tenure case if your research suffers as a… Continue reading Promotion/tenure: 8th in a series
When to go for tenure or promotion: 7th in a series
Practice of professional skills remains a troublesome category for members in many units, particularly the professional colleges. When the university standards for tenure and promotion were last revised, there was a wish to distinguish recognize practice of professional skills, but still require practitioners to show ability in research, consistent with the teacher/scholar model. Unfortunately, the… Continue reading When to go for tenure or promotion: 7th in a series
Educators create wealth
Discussing the teachers’ job action, a local columnist commented that the arguments of the teachers’ union for “sharing the wealth” is flawed. The author writes that “fair share” “implies someone has contributed directly to creating what is they want to share” and that such reasoning “smacks of an entitlement mentality”. (Star-Phoenix, “Sharing the wealth not… Continue reading Educators create wealth