Year: 2021

Sent on behalf of the WLUFA Nominations & Elections Committee Greetings, The WLUFA Nominations & Elections Committee is happy to announce that Rob Kristofferson has been acclaimed as the WLUFA President for 2021/2022.  Thank you, Rob!! Nominations for the WLUFA Executive Committee will open tomorrow, March 10th.  A separate email with an attachment will be […]

* La  version  française suit ** Memorandum 21:13 Date:  March 16, 2021 To:   Local, Federated and Provincial Associations From:  Brenda Austin-Smith, President Re:  Laurentian University – an Update and Action Laurentian University received insolvency protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) on February 1. Laurentian University’s financial problems and this unprecedented move by the administration could significantly and detrimentally […]

Dear Colleagues, I am writing today to update you on OCUFA’s intervention in the Laurentian CCAA insolvency proceeding, as well as our continuing pressure campaign to demand that the Conservative government end the insolvency proceeding and immediately provide LU with stable and secure funding. You will recall that in our first court appearance, we demanded […]

Dear colleagues, I’m writing today to share a documentary that we encourage you to share as a learning tool and to let you know about a recent OCUFA Board motion about campus policing. We’ve heard that members are interested in more resources to help with your own work in your faculty associations around equity initiatives […]

** La version française suit ** Memorandum 21:12 Date:  March 2, 2021 To:  Presidents and Administrative Officers; Local, Federated and Provincial Associations From:  David Robinson, Executive Director Re:  Call for Nominations for CAUT Sarah Shorten Award CAUT is soliciting nominations for the Sarah Shorten Award. The award was established in 1990 in honour of Sarah Shorten, who served as Vice-President (1982–83) […]

** La version française suit ** Memorandum 21:11 Date:  March 2, 2021 To:   Presidents and Administrative Officers; Local, Federated and Provincial Associations From:  David Robinson, Executive Director Re:  Call for Nominations for CAUT Academic Librarians’ and Archivists’ Distinguished Service Award CAUT is soliciting nominations for the CAUT Academic Librarians’ and Archivists’ Distinguished Service Award. The Award was established in 1994 to […]

Dear colleagues, In support of LUFA-APPUL and the Greater Sudbury community, please join the Save Our Sudbury virtual townhall on Wednesday, March 3 at 6pm. Register here to join online, the more people who attend, the more powerful the message we send to the provincial government.  The event will bring together local community groups and residents […]

** La version française suit ** Memorandum 21:10 Date:  February 22, 2021 To:  Local, Federated and Provincial Associations From:  David Robinson, Executive Director Re:  More Changes to International Student Post-Graduate Work Permits Due to travel restrictions and other challenges during COVID-19, many international students have had to continue learning online from abroad. To ensure that their studies completed from outside […]

Introducing the WLUFA Climate Action Committee In the spring of 2020, a group of about a dozen WLUFA members put together a proposal for a new WLUFA Climate Action Committee. That Committee is now up and running. In this blog post we will introduce the Committee by discussing the rationale for its creation, its mandate, […]