News Archive
Award Nominations Open
February 17, 2016 | All News
Nominations are now open for the Peter C. Dooley Legacy Award, the Peter T. Millard Award and the USFA Academic Freedom Award. In April we will be presenting these awards at a celebration dinner and we encourage you to submit nominations. Nominations for these Awards can be made by any current USFA member or by …
University Administrative Practices
February 2, 2016 | All News
In response to mounting frustration expressed by members, in 2013 the USFA Committee on University Administrative Practice consulted faculty about the extent to which university administrative practices supported their teaching and research. The committee’s report noted that an increasing number of practices impeded or encroached on faculty success as engaged teacher-scholars. Recently, Service Design and …
Assignment of Duties and Overload Teaching
January 7, 2016 | All News
The process of assigning duties for the next academic year will be soon—if it is not already—underway. As a reminder, the Collective Agreement stipulates that duties are to be assigned by your Department Head or Dean following consultation and discussion at a meeting of the faculty in your academic unit (Article 11). This provision is …
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Performance Evaluation in the Guise of Goal Setting
November 12, 2015 | All News
A new mechanism for faculty performance evaluation is emerging at the U of S under the guise of goal setting. Members are being asked to provide an accounting of their planned achievements for the upcoming year including desired research output, number of publications, and grant applications. For the most part, the use of this information …
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Reporting on Outside Consulting
October 30, 2015 | All News
You will have received a recent communication from the Vice-Provost Faculty Relations directing anyone who is a member of the USFA to report any outside consulting. It is the view of the USFA Executive that this directive conflicts with and undermines the agreed upon process in the Collective Agreement and we have raised it at …
Rally in The Bowl October 26 Noon
October 22, 2015 | All News
ASPA is holding a rally on Monday, October 26th at noon in The Bowl and the USFA Executive Committee is asking every Association member to take 15 minutes out of their day to attend. Representatives of the unions on campus met recently and it is readily evident that we have a common challenge. The approach …
Get Research Right: It’s your choice
October 16, 2015 | All News
We are in the dying days of the federal election campaign. Our most recent issue of Collectively Speaking is a reflection by USFA Chair Larry Stewart, following our two Get Research Right discussion events, about the importance of considering research when you cast your ballot.
Get Research Right – It’s your choice
October 16, 2015 | All News
We are in the dying days of the federal election campaign. Our most recent issue of Collectively Speaking is a reflection by USFA Chair Larry Stewart, following our two Get Research Right discussion events, about the importance of considering research when you cast your ballot. Download Collectively Speaking – Get Research Right: It’s your choice …
Living Thinkers: Resisting Bias, Building Resilience
October 1, 2015 | All News
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 …
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Get Research Right – Let’s talk research
September 30, 2015 | All News
Yesterday afternoon, the USFA hosted an event at Louis’ Loft to discuss the need to address the crisis of research and science policy and funding in Canada. It was attended by USFA members, former Environment Canada and National Research Centre scientists, and local candidates from four parties. Clear from comments during the discussion, there is …
CAUT Forum for Aboriginal Academic Staff
September 29, 2015 | All News
CAUT is sponsoring its 5th Forum for Aboriginal Academic Staff to be held November 6 and 7, 2015 at the Radisson Hotel Downtown Winnipeg. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada has documented Canada’s practices of cultural genocide and their ongoing effects. The report outlines the actions necessary to redress the legacy of colonialism and …
Media Advisory: Get Research Right
September 29, 2015 | All News
(Saskatoon – September 28, 2015) Leading up to the October 19 federal election, scientists and researchers are meeting across Canada to discuss the need to address the crisis of research and science policy and funding in Canada. The University of Saskatchewan Faculty Association (USFA) is hosting two discussion events in Saskatoon: Louis’ Loft (on campus): …
Get Research Right Reminder
September 29, 2015 | All News
Leading up to the October 19 federal election, scientists and researchers are meeting across Canada to discuss the need to address the crisis of research and science policy and funding in Canada. 3:00 September 29, Louis’ Loft U of S Campus 3:00 October 2, Station 20 West The USFA is not endorsing any candidate or …
Get Research Right – federal research policies hit close to home
September 23, 2015 | All News
Research and policy choices made by the federal government are hitting close to home, according to faculty scientists at the U of S: “… as a university professor, the message has become as clear as it can be: we are no longer welcome to use the science infrastructures within government buildings. The rules and regulations …
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Get Research Right – federal research policies hit close to home
September 23, 2015 | Collectively Speaking
Research and policy choices made by the federal government are hitting close to home, according to faculty scientists at the U of S: “… as a university professor, the message has become as clear as it can be: we are no longer welcome to use the science infrastructures within government buildings. The rules and regulations …
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Get Research Right
September 11, 2015 | All News
The choices of federal governments about research and science policy and funding are an election issue that directly impacts USFA members. Our September issue of Collectively Speaking offers some reasons why we need to give thorough consideration to this topic when it comes to our choices on election-day. Download Collectively Speaking: Get Research Right PDF
Get Research Right – research policy and funding is a federal election issue
September 11, 2015 | All News
Join the conversation Louis’ Loft: September 29, 3:00-6:00 pm Station 20 West: October 2, 2:00-5:00 pm Academic staff, librarians, and research scientists in Canada are outraged over the Federal Conservative Government’s repeated undermining of Canadian research and scholarship. Muzzling The government has chosen to muzzle scientists by gradually tightening media protocols for federal scientists and …
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Reminder: USFA Scholarship Application Deadline June 1, 2015
May 20, 2015 | All News
Online applications for the USFA Scholarship will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. Monday, June 1, 2015. The USFA Scholarship Program is open to students who are immediate family members of USFA members. Immediate family includes spouse/partner, sons, daughters or children for whom USFA members are legal guardians. The application form for the 2014-2015 USFA Scholarship …
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Accountable Professional Expense Fund (APEF) Maximums
May 11, 2015 | All News
The 2014 – 2017 Collective Agreement includes increases to annual allocations to your professional expense account: $2,200 effective July 1, 2015. Unused funds are carried forward for the following year; however, the new Collective Agreement now includes a maximum balance for these accounts of six times the annual allocation. Balances will not be reduced if …
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Nova Scotia govt. proposes alarming new law
April 29, 2015 | All News
If you haven’t heard yet, the Nova Scotia government has tabled the Universities Accountability and Sustainability Act, AKA Bill 100 (http://nslegislature.ca/legc/bills/62nd_2nd/1st_read/b100.htm) and is trying to get it passed quickly. This legislation, touted by the NS Liberal government as the first of its kind in Canada, is at once a union-busting bill and a bill devoted …
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