Information session

Serving on the FAUW Board of Directors or one of our committees is an opportunity for you to represent your colleagues and contribute to the collegial governance of the University. It is a great way to learn about the functioning of the University, and to build your service portfolio in a way that is both relevant to your performance review and personally interesting and rewarding.

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We have a growing range of opportunities to get involved with FAUW, including our:

This session for faculty members currently on a definite-term contract will help you to:

• interpret your current contract and what you're entitled to as a definite-term faculty member,
• prepare to negotiate your next contract, and
• understand continuing appointments.

Join fellow new faculty members at this virtual orientation session! Representatives from the Centre for Teaching Excellence (CTE) and the Faculty Association (FAUW) will be there to share information and answer your questions about starting your career at UW.  

Learn about the various leaves available to UW faculty. We'll cover the length, eligibility, and procedure for a range of leaves, plus some of the related challenges.

FAUW runs a series of workshops each year to help faculty through key aspects of their academic career.  This session for faculty members currently on a definite-term contract will help you to:

Do you want to know what you can do to support Indigenous students and colleagues in STEM and learn more about how Indigenous ways of knowing relate to your field? Come learn about plans for the UW chapter of the Canadian Indigenous Science and Engineering Society.

Faculty members who started at Waterloo after (or who missed) the new faculty events in August and September are invited to an information session on January 29, 2021. Representatives from the Centre for Teaching Excellence and the Faculty Association will be there to share information and answer questions about starting your career at UW.

FAUW runs a series of workshops each year to help faculty through key transitions in their academic career. This session is for faculty recently hired for their first probationary term and will cover the requirements and some advice for probationary renewal.

We have a growing range of opportunities to get involved with FAUW, including our Board of Directors and a number of committees and working groups. This session will give you a sense of what's involved, what we’re looking for, and how to join.

With our increasingly plugged-in lives, it's important to establish expectations and set boundaries around email and work time for weekends, evenings, and vacations. Come out and learn how others successfully disconnect and unplug without making things worse.