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Dr. Nancy Olivieri and Peter Barnacle to speak at Academic Freedom Event 3:30 April 22, Arts 241
April 21, 2015 | All News
On April 22, USFA is hosting an academic freedom event in the Neatby-Timlin Theatre (Arts 241): Notwithstanding the Wall: The Peoples’ University Shall Survive & Thrive. The University of Saskatchewan is still feeling aftershocks from the tumultuous events of the past year. Among other troubling developments, academic freedom on this campus was under threat and …
Learn more about the Pay Inequity Balancing Fund at the USFA Spring General Meeting on Friday, April 24
April 20, 2015 | All News
Today is “Equal Pay Day” in Canada according to the latest Perry Work Report (Equal Pay Coalition). The date indicates how far into the new year a woman, on average, must work to earn the same amount made by a man the previous year. At the U of S, the recognition of discrepancies in …
Reminder: Election for USFA Executive Committee
April 16, 2015 | All News
Elections are currently underway for the USFA Executive Committee. Election material including the ballots have been sent to members. This is a reminder that completed ballots are to be returned to the USFA office no later than 4:00 pm on Thursday April 23. Ballots returned after this date will not be counted.
2015 USFA Award Recipients
April 15, 2015 | All News
With pleasure, we announce the 2015 recipients of the Peter C. Dooley Legacy Award, the USFA Academic Freedom Award and the Peter T. Millard Award. Thank you to the multiple nominators for making the selection committee’s task challenging. The 2015 Peter C. Dooley Legacy Award goes to Joan Sawatzky, Professor Emeritus, College of Nursing, University …
June 30 – Tenure – Article 15.12.10(ii)
April 15, 2015 | All News
by June 30 the Department Head or Dean shall have advised the candidate to provide such information as the candidate wishes to produce
June 15 – Promotion – Article 16.6(ii)
April 15, 2015 | All News
by June 15 candidates shall advise their Department Head or Dean of their intention to seek promotion in the following academic year.
May 31 – Promotion – Article 16.6(i)
April 15, 2015 | All News
By May 31 the Department Head or Dean shall have met with candidate
May 31 – Tenure – Article 15.12.10(i)
April 15, 2015 | All News
By May 31 the Department Head or Dean shall have met with candidate
May 31 – Renewal of Probation – Article 14.5.9(i)
April 15, 2015 | All News
By May 31 the Department Head or Dean shall have met with candidate
When to go for tenure or promotion
April 7, 2015 | All News
You can elect to go for tenure or promotion in any year if you believe you have met the standards. The applicable standards may seem less than clear, however, and it may be difficult to gauge how strong your case is, especially when the process involves some subjective assessments of the value of your contributions. …
Teaching in only two terms per year
April 1, 2015 | All News
By now many of you know your assignment of Duties for 2015-16. The Collective Agreement provides that departments will have this process wrapped up by yesterday with Deans in departmentalized colleges approving assignments by the end of April. There are new provisions for the assignment of teaching duties in the 2014-17 Collective Agreement. All faculty …
Assignment of Duties
March 31, 2015 | Uncategorized
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 …
It’s never too soon to think about tenure or promotion
March 31, 2015 | All News
Today is the best day to start thinking about your promotion/tenure case. You have a lot of resources to help you with your case. If you are planning to go forward for renewal, tenure or promotion this fall, consider joining USFA representatives at the University Club in the Club Room from11:30 to 1:30 April 14 …
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Assignment of Duties
March 18, 2015 | All News
Our latest Collectively Speaking, by Eric Neufeld (Department Head, Computer Science), contains some ideas and advice for units to consider as they proceed. Download Collectively Speaking PDF
Assignment of Duties
March 18, 2015 | All News
This e-letter is a reminder that the process for Assignment of Duties should be wrapping up by the end of March. Our latest Collectively Speaking, by Eric Neufeld (Department Head, Computer Science), contains some ideas and advice for units to consider as they proceed. It will be in your mailboxes soon, and in the …
Assignment of Duties (March 2015)
March 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
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
USFA Scholarship Application Deadline June 1, 2015
March 16, 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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About your employment. Assignment of Duties
February 25, 2015 | All News
It’s that time of year again: the process for the assignment of duties is underway. We have created a Fact Sheet about the process that you can download from the USFA website. Highlights include: · Each Department and non-departmentalized College is required to have Guidelines for the Assignment of Duties (Article11.5). · Duties are assigned …
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Nominations are now open
February 10, 2015 | 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 of 2015 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 …
Nominations Deadline for University Council Members-at-Large is Friday, February 13
February 5, 2015 | All News
This e-letter is a reminder of the university’s recent call for nominations for University Council members-at-large. The USFA Executive encourages you to stand as a candidate and ask your colleagues to stand for election. The call for nominations will close Friday, February 13, 2015. Nomination forms are available online through the Office of the University …