The collective agreement between the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Saskatchewan Faculty Association (USFA) expires on June 30, 2013, and preparations for bargaining are well underway. After preliminary discussions with the University, we can expect to begin bargaining in early January, 2013. Jim Cheesman, Senior Professional Officer of the USFA, has been appointed […]
Read More »University Council is the body responsible for overseeing and directing academic affairs at the U of S. It meets monthly from September to June and its next meeting is this Thursday (October 18th) at 2:30 in Arts 241 – Neatby-Timlin Theatre. Thursday’s Council meeting package, at page 28, includes a report in response to a […]
Read More »We tend to complain – a lot – about increasing administrative overburden at the university. Dr Claire Polster has an interesting take on this – that this kind of complaining may actually entrench and enhance the harmful effects of these practices. It’s an intriguing thought that led the USFA Committee on University Administrative Practices and […]
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Please join us for our next social in the Windows Room on the main floor of the University Club on Tuesday, December 11th at 4:00 PM. Stop by for some holiday cheer and a chance to chat with other USFA members from across campus. All USFA members are welcome to attend. Please contact Tammy Stieb […]
Read More »Recent events in the College of Medicine prove that the principle of collegial governance is in good health at the University of Saskatchewan. At its September 20th meeting, University Council was required by an action of the General Academic Assembly (a voting body including all faculty members) to reconsider its May 17th motion to impose […]
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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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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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