By Sally Gunz, FAUW President
It took a mere three weeks to realize it was January. No excuse for such tardiness. Only forgetfulness. For now, let’s assume 2016 started in February.
Changes to the FAUW Constitution were approved at the Fall General Meeting on December 9, 2015.
Through FAUW’s affiliation with OCUFA (the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations), faculty members at the University of Waterloo are eligible for deals on everything from gym memberships and travel to house paint and home Internet services through the Edvantage program.
Today FAUW released a survey to our Lecturer members, seeking their feedback to improve terms of employment and working conditions for all Lecturers.
Policy 76 covers appointments and terms of employment for faculty members. This policy is currently undergoing significant revisions, and fundamental changes in the Lecturer position are expected.
By: Sally Gunz, FAUW President
This is the second newsletter/update for the academic year. It will be shorter than last time: mainly notices and updates. And yes, I do understand that the last one was not really a blog. Until we get our website updated, this was, however, a place of convenience for my lengthy epistle.
By: Sally Gunz, FAUW President
This is the first of what we hope will be regular summary updates of FAUW activities. It is a little long-winded as we are playing catch up after a summer hiatus from meetings. If you have any questions about any of the following, please contact any of the FAUW Board members or fauw@uwaterloo.ca.
Written by David DeVidi, this article was originally published in the Canadian Association of University Teachers' (CAUT) Get Science Right featured articles.
Other researchers and scientists have spoken out about the harmful implications for the long-term interests of the country of de-funding basic, curiosity-driven research, more eloquently than I could. So I’d like to focus on other parts of the story.
By David DeVidi, with input from David Porreca
This article was originally published in the Faculty Association of the University of Waterloo Forum, Issue 147, in February.
One of several issues that provoked considerable consternation among faculty before Christmas was news of a new scheduling system and its possible implications.
By Richard Wells, in consultation with the Safety Office
This article was originally published in the Faculty Association of the University of Waterloo Forum, Issue 147.
The University of Waterloo’s Professor Susan M. Shaw has won a 2011 Woman of Distinction Award from the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA).
The award, sponsored by OCUFA’s Status of Women Committee, recognizes women who have improved the lives and working conditions of academic women and, by extension, their colleagues, families, and friends.