It is surprising how often we evaluate a colleague’s research career by metrics like publication counts, page counts, or order of authorship, which border on numerology, rather than considering the actual contribution. Although time is the true test of research, the reason we do this is that the practicalities of our processes force us to… Continue reading When to go for tenure or promotion: 6th in a series
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When to go for tenure or promotion: 5th in a series
Today is the best day to start thinking about your promotion/tenure case. You have a lot of resources to help you in the preparation of your case file. By May 31, your Department Head or Dean should have met with you to discuss your progress in meeting the approved standards, which you should make yourself… Continue reading When to go for tenure or promotion: 5th in a series
Salary Review Standards
Article 17 of the 2010-13 Collective Agreement contains significant changes to Article 17 with respect to salary review procedures and the awarding of merit. In this issue we summarize these important changes and provide some guidance for their implementation. These changes are aimed at improving the process, the reasons for the award of special increases,… Continue reading Salary Review Standards
A Little Used Benefit
Apparently, not many members take advantage of the "Flexible Health and Wellness Spending Program". Slightly more than one quarter of USFA members per year have submitted claims for reimbursement since this program started in 2007. This round of negations has increased funds available in this program from $150 to $500 per year. These funds can… Continue reading A Little Used Benefit
Assignment of Duties
A Participatory Process This is the time of year when the process for the assignment of duties begins. Article 11 of the Collective Agreement covers this process. It is an open and transparent process that requires your participation. It is through your participation that transparency and fairness are ensured in the same manner as other… Continue reading Assignment of Duties
What Do Faculty Think Of Merit?
Recently the Faculty Association communicated a series of e-mails about the merit-based part of our salary system. This multi-part communication generated a lot of faculty responses. We want to summarize and share with you some of these responses which express views both in favour and against the concept of merit pay. The Pros and Cons… Continue reading What Do Faculty Think Of Merit?
To SEEQ the Impossible Dream of Course Evaluations
Shortly before the end of 2010, the USFA sent out a series of e-letters regarding SEEQ. These e-letters touched on three concerns about SEEQ repeatedly raised by USFA members – the privacy of results and how they should not be used to compare units, statistical issues related to using the questionnaire in small classes, and… Continue reading To SEEQ the Impossible Dream of Course Evaluations
March 31 – Promotion Procedures – Article 16.6(ix)
by March 31, the President shall have advised all candidates for promotion of the decision of the Board, except those whose cases are pending before the Promotions Appeal Committee;