Many were in attendance to honour our retirees and share some well-deserved downtime at this year’s WLUFA Spring Social. The Social, held on April 16 following the Association’s AGM, also provided the opportunity to acknowledge the latest Contract Faculty inductees to the “Century Club” — a recognition for having taught 100 or more courses at […]
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AGM 2019: Members Approve Interim Dues Increase to Bolster Association Reserves
The WLUFA AGM held on April 16 saw a large majority of members voting in favour of a dues increase from the current 0.95% to 1.1%, beginning on this coming July 1. The increase will be an interim measure, put in place to increase Association reserves to $1.5 million (in 2019 dollars) over the next few […]
One View on the Ontario Budget and Education
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April 10: Panel on Equity, Diversity, Inclusion Hosted by Women Faculty Colleagues
On behalf of Dana Lavoie: The Women Faculty Colleagues at Laurier invite you to an upcoming panel discussion: Why equity, diversity, and inclusion are still important on University Campuses? Old issues and new challenges. Please join us for a discussion where our panelists will try to answer the following: Why do we need to be […]
WLUFA Panel on Conflict Resolution Successful
The WLUFA-organized round-table discussion titled “Zero Tolerance: Conflict Resolution, Harassment, and Toxicity in the University” answered a number of timely questions for the faculty and staff members in attendance yesterday. The panel, moderated by WLUFA President David Monod, included experts in the field of conflict resolution: Jesmen Mendoza of Ryerson University’s Faculty Association, Jim McDonald […]
March 8 — International Women’s Day Event. All welcome!
This is a reminder for the event occurring on March 8th, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, in the Dean of Science’s Boardroom in the Science Building (N1046). Please join me to celebrate International Women’s Day. Please bring your lunch; desserts and beverages will be provided. Take an hour or so from your heavy schedule to […]
March 14 Round-table: Workplace Harassment and Conflict Resolution
On 14 March, in the Senate and Board Chamber, from 2:30-4:00, WLUFA is hosting a round table discussion on workplace harassment and conflict resolution. Please note that this event will have video conferencing available at the Brantford Campus in room CB100. Emma Phillips, from the law firm Goldblatt Partners, will present on the law regarding workplace […]
Congratulations to Dr. Lianne Leddy: Recipient of OCUFA’s Status of Women and Equity Award of Distinction
WLUFA would like to congratulate Dr. Lianne Leddy, Assistant Professor in Indigenous Studies at Laurier Brantford, on being awarded OCUFA’s prestigious Status of Women and Equity Award of Distinction. The award was presented to Dr. Leddy this past weekend at an awards luncheon held in Toronto. Dr. Leddy, a citizen of Serpent River First Nation, […]
OCUFA Report on Student Evaluations of Teaching Released
From the Executive Summary: Prompted by a rise in complaints about the misuse and inappropriate interpretation of questionnaire scores and reports of harassment, OCUFA established a working group to examine the use of student questionnaires at Ontario universities. Members included experts in the fields of methodology, research ethics, and human rights. After examining student questionnaires […]
Ontario Universities and College Coalition Calls for Withdrawal of Bill 47
The OUCC, which represents almost 60,000 college and university educators, held a press conference today at Queen’s Park. The event was presided over by Chris Glover, NDP MPP. The press conference was held in order to draw attention to the ways in which the Ford government’s claw-backs on Bill 148 — the Fair Workplaces, Better […]