Among the 2017 Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA) Award of Teaching Excellence recipients is our own Dr. Scott Gallimore of Archeology and Classical Studies. Congratulations Scott! For more information on the award or to view past recipients, please see OUSA’s Award webpage.
Category: Main Postings
WLUFA Executive Elections Results
The results of the WLUFA Executive Committee for 2017/2018 are as follows: Azim Essaji Jim Gerlach Byron Williston Zilin Wang Marcia Oliver Anne-Marie Allison Robin Slawson Kimberly Ellis-Hale Herbert Pimlott Kari Brozowski President – Michele Kramer Past President – Rob Kristofferson
Spring Wine & Cheese Social
Spring Wine and Cheese Poster 2017
The “Full-Time Faculty and Professional Librarians” turn for collective agreement re-negotiation
The “Full-Time Faculty and Professional Librarians” Collective Agreement is up for re-negotiation this spring, giving us a fresh opportunity to work together to solve our collective problems and secure better working conditions for the members of this bargaining unit. A survey has been distributed by email to these members to start the process of determining […]
WLUFA Equity and Diversity Town Hall
WLUFA Equity and Diversity Town Hall poster
Tweet and Facebook about contract faculty with the rest of Ontario on March 3rd
On March 3, OCUFA is asking faculty, students, staff, and supporters across Ontario to engage in a day of action on social media to raise awareness about the need for fairness for contract faculty. This initiative is a project of their Contract Faculty and Faculty Complement Committee, and will build on the momentum generated during […]
WLUFA Advocate Supplement February 2017
WLUFA Advocate Supplement February 2017
Let’s talk about WLUFA’s letter denouncing Trump and supporting the Muslim Community
Dear Members, WLUFA has received a number of passionate and eloquent responses (positive and negative) to the statement that we posted yesterday that expressed solidarity with the Muslim community and denounced Trump’s Executive Order. As one faculty member noted in an email, “The Academy, first and foremost, is a place to have invigorated, passionate, and […]
WLUFA Denounces Trump Executive Action and Stands in Solidarity with our Muslim Community
[Posted on behalf of the WLUFA Executive.] Ignorance is not bliss; it is a danger to society. WLUFA stands in solidarity with Muslims and others who condemn the Executive Order taken by Donald Trump that bans citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States. We also extend our sympathies for and solidarity with […]
OCUFA’s recommendations for the Ontario budget
[Copied from email sent by Mark Rosenfeld, Executive Director of OCUFA.] See OCUFA’s 2017 pre-budget submission, which sets out OCUFA’s priorities for the Ontario Budget. OCUFA’s recommendations include: Increasing per-student funding for Ontario’s universities to match the average for the rest of Canada; Making a commitment to supporting faculty renewal, including full-time faculty hiring that […]