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 […]
Ontario university strategic mandate agreements: a train wreck waiting to happen
Ontario university strategic mandate agreements: a train wreck waiting to happen
The Bombshell in the Ontario Budget
View as Webpage The Bombshell in the Ontario Budget April 12th, 2019 – Alex Usher Morning all. Yesterday at Queen’s Park, Finance Minister Vic Fedeli brought in the Ontario Conservatives’ first budget of their new mandate. There were cuts of various sorts, particularly in social services, but in many ways […]
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 […]
Focus on Contract Faculty Newsletter
FoCF Issue 7 March 2019
Spring Social 2019
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 […]