FAUW is looking for 1-2 volunteers to join a small committee thinking about how to further improve UW budget reporting to make it easier to “follow the money” and help increase faculty members’ basic understanding and ability to engage with the University’s financial situation.
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The Teaching Stream Faculty (formerly Lecturers') Committee advises the FAUW Board on matters pertaining to the working conditions of teaching stream faculty.
Teaching stream faculty fill diverse roles within the University that are distinct from those of professorial-rank faculty and thus have distinct needs. The committee, which has representation from all faculties, is particularly concerned with the career paths of teaching stream faculty, including terms and conditions of employment, teaching loads, and progression.
This committee is currently seeking 2 members for a 2-year term beginning July 1, 2025:
- 2 members from Science
What's involved?
Chairing (at least) two annual general meetings, one in April and one in December. Each meeting is about 2 hours long. The meeting dates for this term are December 4, 2025 and April 8, 2026.
GM chairs will need experience chairing large meetings effectively and efficiently, and an ability and willingness to enforce meeting rules in order to keep the meeting on time and on topic, and to ensure speaking time is distributed equitably. Familiarity with meeting procedures in general and Roberts Rules specifically is helpful.
The Nominating and Elections Committee oversees FAUW elections, and works to find the best-suited people to represent FAUW members on the Board and on University and joint committees. We are seeking 2-5 members for a two-year term.
The Academic Freedom & Tenure Committee (AF&T) helps faculty members with workplace problems.
These problems range from the application of University policy or the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA), to concerns about tenure, promotion, and performance reviews.
Applications for this committee will be considered as they're received.
FAUW is seeking 1 additional member to join a standing committee that will research issues related to salary and compensation, to support and inform the negotiating team.
What's involved?
Providing procedural support at (at least) two annual general meetings, one in April and one in December. Each meeting is about 2 hours long (sometimes two hours). The meeting dates for this term are December 4, 2025 and April 8, 2026.
Parliamentarians should have a strong understanding of meeting procedures in general and Roberts Rules, specifically.