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 16.5.2.
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November 30 – Salary Review – Article 17.5.6(iv)
Departmentalized Colleges – By November 30, the Department Head shall have met with each employee to discuss salary recommendations. Department salary committees shall have considered all salary reviews, made awards where appropriate, submitted recommendations to the college and informed employees in the department of rankings, awards and recommendations, as well as reasons for awards and… Continue reading November 30 – Salary Review – Article 17.5.6(iv)
Negotiations
Preparations for the next round of bargaining are well under way. The current collective agreement expires on June 30, 2013. Through preliminary discussions with the Employer, we expect to begin bargaining early in the new year with the goal of having a new agreement ratified before the expiry of the current one. The Executive of… Continue reading Negotiations
Calling New Members!!!
Each fall for the last half dozen years the USFA Executive has hosted lunches for relatively new USFA members who are still in the first few years of their appointment. That tradition continues and invitations have gone out. For many new faculty, their appointment here is the first of their career and it is their… Continue reading Calling New Members!!!
USFA Member Development Committee
In 2010-2011 the USFA Executive created the Member Development Committee. The purpose of this committee is to create initiatives to increase the participation of USFA members in the work of the USFA. Last year, the Committee held monthly member socials to create a regular opportunity for USFA members to connect with each other, with Executive… Continue reading USFA Member Development Committee
Grievance Matters
The 2012-2013 academic year is starting out as a busy one for the Association Grievance Committee (AGC). Two arbitrations are scheduled for the fall. One concerns the assignment of duties in the Library and the other is a continuation of the legal issues raised when the former President overturned a decision of a Renewal and… Continue reading Grievance Matters
The 2012–2013 year is already shaping up to be an interesting one…
The 2012–2013 year is already shaping up to be an interesting one. The recent special meeting of the General Academic Assembly was history-making and those of you who attended should give yourselves a pat on the back for being a part of it. Your participation in University governance is important to ensuring a vibrant institution.… Continue reading The 2012–2013 year is already shaping up to be an interesting one…
USFA Committee on University Administrative Practice
The newly constituted USFA Committee on University Administrative Practice provides a forum for USFA members to monitor, discuss, and provide commentary on administrative practice at the University of Saskatchewan. By ‘administrative practice’ we mean those practices undertaken by senior administration, support staff, and faculty under the heading of ‘administrative duties’, all intended to manage and… Continue reading USFA Committee on University Administrative Practice
Results from Special GAA Meeting
At last week’s special meeting of the General Academic Assembly (GAA), the motion pursuant to Article 67(2)(a) of the University of Saskatchewan Act, to direct University Council to reconsider its May decision to create three new divisions in the College of Medicine was passed with a solid majority (200 in favour, 93 opposed). A strong… Continue reading Results from Special GAA Meeting
November 21 – Tenure – Article 15.12.10(v)
By November 21 the College Review Committee shall have considered all cases for tenure and transmitted its recommendations in writing to the University Review Committee.