Events - 2018

The FAUW reading circle on Indigenizing the academy continues on November 20. Newcomers are welcome!;

In this session, we are reading Indigenization as inclusion, reconciliaion, and decolonization: navigating the different visions for indigenizing the Canadian Academy by Adam Gaudry and Danielle E . Lorenz.

An interactive workshop about how university governance works and FAUW protects members’ rights and makes change happen on campus.

The FAUW reading circle on Indigenizing the academy continues on October 17. Newcomers are welcome! 

We are reading through public statements about Indigenous initiatives in academe and discussing how they might apply at the University of Waterloo.

FAUW board member Dan Brown will be leading a faculty-oriented walking tour of main campus on October 4, starting at 10:00 am at DC 2321. The tour will highlight interesting and useful spots you might not discover on your own and some key places you need to know. 

The FAUW Board invites any new faculty members who've started this summer to join us for a pint or a pop and free Irish nachos at Molly Bloom's in University Plaza 2:30 pm on Wednesday, August 22. We’ll also be dispensing free advice, should you want it.

Not-so-new faculty members are also welcome: Come and meet your colleagues!

The FAUW Board invites any new faculty members who've started this summer to join us for a pint or a pop and free nachos at the Grad House at 2:30 pm on Tuesday, July 10.

If you haven’t been to the Grad House yet, you should know they have delicious nachos and a great craft beer selection! We’ll also be dispensing free advice, should you want it.

FAUW will be recognizing National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21) and Indigenous History Month (June) by holding a faculty reading circle on Indigeneity and the University.

Join us June 22, 2:30-4:30 in the Board Room on the second floor of the Grad House. We’ll provide snacks and reading materials – a selection of recent brief public statements about Indigenous initiatives in academe. At the reading circle, we’ll read through them together and discuss how we think they apply to the University of Waterloo.

If you prefer, you can access the materials in advance:

This debate, sponsored by FAUW and co-hosted by student and employee groups at Laurier, Waterloo, and Conestoga College, will focus on themes impacting post-secondary institutions, including provincial funding structures, community integration, and the future of pedagogy in higher education.

The FAUW Spring General Meeting will be held Thursday, April 5 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm in QNC 2502. Lunch will be provided.

FAUW will be serving soup lunch at the Waterloo Aboriginal Education Centre again this year. Contact Laura McDonald if you'd like to volunteer.

Academic freedom is a foundational principle of the modern university. On March 12, University President Feridun Hamdullahpur and the Faculty Association are hosting a campus dialogue to explore what academic freedom looks like at Waterloo.

Join President Hamdullahpur, FAUW President Bryan Tolson, University Secretary Karen Jack, and FAUW Vice President Shannon Dea as they consider the differences between freedom of expression and academic freedom, relevant University of Waterloo policies, and the implications for faculty teaching, research and service.

The Council of Representatives provides two-way communication between the FAUW Board of Directors and each academic unit at Waterloo.