1:00 – 2:30 p.m. March 29 Room 50.12 Murray Library As part of Open Education Week, USFA member DeDe Dawson, one of the creators of the library’s LibGuide on predatory publishers, is giving a presentation next week on “Publishing and the New Tri-Agency Policy.” This talk will include information about how to find legitimate journals… Continue reading Upcoming Talk: Publishing and the New Tri-Agency Policy
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Academic Freedom and Freedom from Sexual Assault
For ten years now, the USFA has sponsored an annual Academic Freedom Event. This year, Dr. Dianne Miller, a historian and sociologist of education, raised the question of whether women can inquire in a manner free from institutional restraints where they are victims of sexual predation and violence. Read what she had to say in… Continue reading Academic Freedom and Freedom from Sexual Assault
Living Thinkers: Resisting Bias, Building Resilience
The USFA Committee on Women’s Issues invites you to attend a film screening and panel discussion of Living Thinkers: An Autobiography of Black Women in the Ivory Tower, a film by Roxana Walker-Canton. Tuesday, October 6th Neatby-Timlin Theatre (Arts 241) Doors open at 3:30 pm This film examines the intersection of race, class and gender… Continue reading Living Thinkers: Resisting Bias, Building Resilience
Assignment of Duties
Like all collegial processes, Assignment of Duties (Article 11) should be an open and transparent process that requires your participation to ensure fairness. This issue of Collectively Speaking, written by Eric Neufled, Head of the Department Computer Science, explains the process, points out new provisions in the 2014-2017 Collective Agreement and offers up some insights… Continue reading Assignment of Duties
Assignment of Duties (March 2015)
Like all collegial processes, Assignment of Duties (Article 11) should be an open and transparent process that requires your participation to ensure fairness. Our latest Collectively Speaking, by Eric Neufeld (Department Head, Computer Science), contains some ideas and advice for units to consider as they proceed through this activity. Download March 2015 Collectively Speaking PDF
Don’t play the name and shame game
The timing and speed of the TransformUS process may not have allowed for thorough involvement of everyone in an academic unit in completing the TransformUS templates and, in some units, it meant the responsibility fell to one person. The unfortunate side-effect of this means that programs may not have been portrayed appropriately or completely. Now… Continue reading Don’t play the name and shame game
USFA Committee on University Administrative Practice Releases Report
The USFA Committee on University Administrative Practice is pleased to release its first report to the USFA membership, found on the USFA website at the following link: https://staging.usaskfaculty.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/de7f1-13-03-11-report-of-the-committee-on-university-administrative-practice.pdf. At a time when TransformUS is getting underway, it is incumbent on faculty members to reflect upon and discuss what administrative practices are useful and which have… Continue reading USFA Committee on University Administrative Practice Releases Report
Be Sure to Participate in Bargaining Surveys!
Part of our bargaining preparation includes conducting membership surveys on various issues relevant to bargaining. Survey participants are randomly selected from current USFA members. Full participation in these surveys is vitally important. If you receive an email invitation to participate, please take the two to three minutes necessary to complete the survey.
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