Good morning, Did you know that Contract Faculty are eligible, but not required, to join the WLU Pension Plan? Did you know that most Contract Faculty qualify if they have taught at least three (3) courses in each of the last two (2) years? [For full details see below.] Did you know that when the […]
Year: 2016
Nominations for the 2015-16 OCUFA Service Award – due April 4, 2016 –Third Notice
Dear Colleagues: The OCUFA Service Award was established five years ago to honour individuals who have done, or continue to do, exceptional work on behalf of the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations and its Members. Up to six awards may be given each year and are presented during OCUFA’s Annual General Meeting, which will be […]
Michele Kramer will stay on as WLUFA President
The Nominations & Elections Committee received one nomination for President, therefore we are pleased to announce that Michele Kramer, English & Film Studies, has been acclaimed as WLUFA President for 2016/2017. Congratulations and thank you, Michele!
2016 Worldviews Annual Lecture on Media and Higher Education — “Beyond the Competition Fetish” — April 13, 2016, OISE Library, University of Toronto
Dear Colleagues: This is a reminder that second annual Worldviews Lecture on Media and Higher Education will feature Rajani Naidoo, Chair in Higher Education Management and Director of the International Centre for Higher Education Management at the University of Bath. Professor Naidoo will deliver a lecture titled, “Beyond the Competition Fetish: Higher Education for […]
Confronting the conditions of contract faculty
By MELONIE FULLICK | February 26, 2016 http://www.universityaffairs.ca/opinion/speculative-diction/confronting-conditions-contract-faculty/?utm_source=University+Affairs+e-newsletter&utm_campaign=485ee49dd2-Newsletter_March_2_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_314bc2ee29-485ee49dd2-425267337
The unheralded administrative assistant
An excerpt from Solitudes of the Workplace: Women in Universities. By ISABELLA LOSINGER | March 2, 2016 http://www.universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/the-unheralded-administrative-assistant/?utm_source=University+Affairs+e-newsletter&utm_campaign=485ee49dd2-Newsletter_March_2_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_314bc2ee29-485ee49dd2-425267337
Letter to Contract Faculty
Sent on behalf of Kimberly Ellis-Hale, Contract Faculty Liaison Hello to you all, I know that this is a busy time of year for many of us, but I ask that you take a moment and read the following. Like all of you, I have been receiving emails from the group Caucus for a Democratic […]
Did you know…
Good afternoon, Did you know that you must apply for courses posted for Spring/Intersession/Summer if you did NOT indicate on your roster application that you wanted to teach during the spring term? Did you know that you should include a teaching dossier and other relevant information with your application? To avoid having to apply for courses individually for the spring term, you should […]
Did you know….
Good Afternoon, Did you know that you are entitled to $50 if you are required to mark a deferred exam or reassess an assignment, examination or final grade after your contract for the term ends? Did you know that to insure receiving your remuneration you should, after submitting the revised grade online, notify the administrative […]
2016 Ontario Budget
Dear Colleagues; As you know, the 2016 Ontario Budget was released today. The big item for higher education is a new grant program targeted towards low-income students, replacing the 30% Tuition Grant and Ontario Tuition Tax Credits. We have not fully run the figures yet, but this budget continues the downward trend in per-student funding. […]