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USFA Member Development Committee

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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Grievance Matters

The 2012-2013 academic year is starting out as a busy one for the Association Grievance Committee (AGC). Two arbitrations are scheduled for the fall. One concerns the assignment of duties in the Library and the other is a continuation of the legal issues raised when the former President overturned a decision of a Renewal and […]

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USFA Committee on University Administrative Practice

The newly constituted USFA Committee on University Administrative Practice provides a forum for USFA members to monitor, discuss, and provide commentary on administrative practice at the University of Saskatchewan. By ‘administrative practice’ we mean those practices undertaken by senior administration, support staff, and faculty under the heading of ‘administrative duties’, all intended to manage and […]

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Results from Special GAA Meeting

At last week’s special meeting of the General Academic Assembly (GAA), the motion pursuant to Article 67(2)(a) of the University of Saskatchewan Act, to direct University Council to reconsider its May decision to create three new divisions in the College of Medicine was passed with a solid majority (200 in favour, 93 opposed). A strong […]

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USFA Events

October 2 and 4, 2012 – Sessions for Department Heads

The University of Saskatchewan Faculty Association recognizes the important and challenging role Department Heads play at the University of Saskatchewan and to acknowledge that the USFA Executive Committee has extended an invitation for Department Heads to join Executive Committee members as well as USFA staff, for lunch. The Club Room at the University Club has […]

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