By Terry Matheson Emeritus Professor (Department of English) University of Saskatchewan In a recent article, literary critic Stanley Fish wrote about the fears he was experiencing when contemplating his own impending retirement. He asked a former colleague who had recently retired what his thoughts were: did he feel dread of the future, regret the abandonment […]
Read More »Get Science R!ght is a CAUT campaign to raise awareness about the way the federal government policy and funding decisions are threatening Canada’s future in science and research. We have a limited number of posters from this campaign which we are distributing to FARs so they can be posted in prominent locations. Go to www.getscienceright.ca […]
Read More »In a recent article entitled Big Science vs. Little Science: How Scientific Impact Scales with Funding (http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0065263). Fortin and Currie from University of Ottawa provide a quantitative analysis of the impact of recent changes in NSERC funding. They conclude that scientific impact (measured in a variety of ways) was generally a decelerating function of funding. […]
Read More »The U of S feels as if it is in crisis mode. A prediction has been made that there will be a hefty shortfall, over 10%, in the annual base operating grant from the provincial government. What’s to do? Well, the flock of sheep is gone, dispersed to more appreciative pastures. The Kenderdine facility has […]
Read More »By Satya P. Sharma Associate Professor of Anthropology Department of Religion and Culture University of Saskatchewan I came to the University of Saskatchewan in July 1970 and have taught anthropology all these years. Fresh out of graduate school, coming to a beautiful campus and a University, which was true to its mandate and characterized by […]
Read More »Some Association Members who are eligible and planning to apply for the Incentive Plan for Retirement may be tempted to forego their applications for sabbatical or administrative leave in 14/15 because those dates are past the planned early retirement date of June 30, 2014. The Executive of the USFA strongly advises members to make such […]
Read More »The Faculty Association is sending this email as a reminder of that the deadline extension for submitting extended health and dental claims incurred in 2012 is October 1 2013. As you are aware, the university transitioned its benefits provider to Sun Life Financial effective July 1, 2012. As part of that transition, there was a […]
Read More »Distribution of the information regarding eligibility and payout amounts for the Incentive Plan for Retirement has been delayed. We expect to notify eligible members no later than next Monday, September 9th.
Read More »Dear USFA Members: Attached you will find 3 proposals regarding retirement initiatives that have been signed off between the Negotiating Teams of the University and the Faculty Association and recommended to the membership for ratification by the Executive. We believe that ratification and implementation of these proposals are in the best interests of the membership […]
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by October 7, the Department (or College) Renewals and Tenure Committee shall have considered all cases for renewal and transmitted recommendations in writing to the College Review Committee or the University Review Committee
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