The University the Faculty Needs?
In this issue the new Editor of VOX Jim Waldram ponders many of the past year’s events as they relate to faculty and the U of S, and invites faculty to join the conversation. Download VOX
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In this issue the new Editor of VOX Jim Waldram ponders many of the past year’s events as they relate to faculty and the U of S, and invites faculty to join the conversation. Download VOX
Read More »On April 30, USFA Chair Allison Muri wrote to advise President Stoicheff that USFA members had voted resoundingly in favour of the following motion at the Association’s Spring General Meeting: In the spirit of research excellence and discovery, and the need to show local, national and international leadership in vaccine development, education and use, the […]
Read More »April 28 is the Canadian National Day of Mourning. This day is dedicated to remembering workers who have lost their lives or suffered injury or illness on the job or due to a work-related tragedy. It is also a day to recommit to making every workplace safe and healthy. Last year, 34 workers in Saskatchewan […]
Read More »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. By May 31, your Department Head or Dean should have met with you to discuss your progress with respect to the approved standards, with which you should be familiar. You don’t […]
Read More »We have negotiated a Letter of Understanding that allows expanded use of sabbatical travel funds to address limitations on travel during the COVID-19 emergency. Employees who were/are on sabbatical during the academic years 2019-2020, 2020–2021 or 2021-2022 shall be permitted to use sabbatical travel funds for any purposes related to their approved sabbatical plan, provided that such expenditures […]
Read More »LUFA and OCUFA are calling for the resignation of Senior Laurentian University Leadershipand Ontario Minister of Colleges and Universities Ross Romano who they claim were complicit in creating the university’s financial crisis. The result of the crisis is that Laurentian has terminated 83 professors, eliminated 27 positions through attrition and retirement, and cut 70 programs. Laurentian […]
Read More »Pursuant to Section 10 (a) of the Constitution of the University of Saskatchewan Faculty Association, a Spring General Meeting of the Faculty Association will be held on: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 2:30 pm Via Zoom The meeting login instructions and agenda package will be sent in a separate email.
Read More »Today, March 8, is International Women’s Day (IWD). For more than a century IWD has been observed around the world to raise awareness of issues affecting women. It is a global day to recognize and celebrate advancements while reminding us of the need for continued vigilance and action. The UN, noting “from challenge comes change,” […]
Read More »This a correction notice to advise that the call for nominations that was sent last week had an error in the vacancies. Please note the following: This is a call for nominations in the election to fill nine vacancies on the USFA Executive Committee commencing July 1, 2021: Category A: two vacancies (one is a 1 […]
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