Category: OCUFA

To: Graeme Stewart Subject: MEDIA Alert – Ontario faculty are high performers, according to new study Hi all; I’m excited that just one day after launching the Working Group, we have something to distribute (if you wish)! As some of you may have seen, the COU released a report today called “Faculty at Work.” It […]

Dear Colleagues: The election of a majority Liberal government in the June 12, 2014 Ontario election has a number of important implications for higher education in the province. During the election, OCUFA analyzed the higher education platforms of the Liberal Party as well as those of the other main parties, posted the response of the […]

Good morning all,   With only a few days left before the election, I wanted to send around links to all of the election resources that OCUFA has put together in case you missed them when they were first posted.   I encourage you to distribute this information to your members, along with a reminder […]

Good morning all,   The OCUFA election webpage is now live. You can access it at www.ocufa.on.ca/ontario-election-2014   The page currently includes a “take action” feature, that allows you to send an email to your local candidates and the party leaders urging them to make higher education a priority.   Under the resources tab, there […]

Dear Colleagues: In celebration of its 50th anniversary this year, OCUFA has planned a number of initiatives. The first will be a history of OCUFA, highlighted in two ways: through a portable exhibit, and an interactive section of our website. Both components will be ready for unveiling at the October 24, 2014 OCUFA conference, “Faculty […]

Dear colleagues; As you know, yesterday HEQCO released a new research report on “faculty productivity.”  The paper is, frankly, awful, and we have published a response in the Globe and Mail. It can be read here: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/professors-teaching-less-thats-measuring-the-wrong-thing/article17465987/ Kate Lawson has also been quoted in several stories on this issue, including in the Toronto Star (http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/03/11/ontario_professors_should_have_to_teach_more_courses_reports_say.html) […]

Dear Colleagues: OCUFA has obtained a copy of the Strategic Mandate Agreement (SMA) template: SMA Agreement Templates 2014 that will be used by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) to structure their agreement with your university administration. As it currently stands, the SMA will be used to make decisions about future program approvals, […]

Dear Colleagues: This is a reminder about nominations for the OCUFA Service Award, which was established three 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 […]

Dear Colleagues, The attached SWC Feminist Transformative Leadership flyer is information on a workshop sponsored by the OCUFA Status of Women Committee. Please circulate the information to your members on behalf of the committee and encourage attendance. Thank you for your help. Sent on behalf of the OCUFA Status of Women Committee

Dear Colleagues: The OCUFA Service Award was established three 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 […]