FAUW ensures that faculty members’ voices are well-represented at all levels of the University and within FAUW itself.
Our work is governed by our elected Board of Directors with input from the Council of Representatives, and much of our work is carried out by committee members. Board members meet with the University administration biweekly through the Faculty Relations Committee (FRC). We also manage, with the University, faculty member appointments to dozens of other committees that shape faculty working conditions.
All Board, Council, and committee positions are filled by voting members of FAUW.
Keeping you informed
The FAUW Board and committees deliver reports and answer questions at our fall and winter general meetings, send updates approximately monthly to our Council of Representatives, and also post publicly throughout the year on our website, blog, and social media.
You are welcome to contact your representatives with questions or concerns.
Board of Directors
The core of FAUW’s decision-making and governance is our Board of Directors, 12 elected members plus a past president and ex-officio liaisons who biweekly September through June.
Current board members are listed on our contacts page.
Voting members
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President
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Past President
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one director elected by and from each Faculty
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one director elected by and from lecturers
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four at-large directors
Ex-officio (non-voting) members
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Lecturers Committee chair
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Status of Women & Equity Committee chair
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Academic Freedom & Tenure Committee chair
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St. Jerome's University Academic Staff Association representative
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Pension and Benefits Committee liaison
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Librarians' Association of the University of Waterloo liaison
Council of Representatives
The Council of Representatives provides two-way communication between our Board of Directors and each academic unit at Waterloo. Each department or school selects one faculty member each September, in whatever way they choose, to act as a liaison between that unit and FAUW.
You can approach your representative about any concerns you think should be brought to FAUW's attention.
If you would like to fill a vacancy in your unit, please declare your interest in joining the Council to your chair/director.
Learn more about what the Council does and find your representative.
FAUW committees
Academic Freedom & Tenure (AF&T)
The Academic Freedom & Tenure (AF&T) Committee provides confidential support to individual members with workplace issues of all kinds.
Hagey Lectures
The Hagey Lectures Committee consists of representatives from each Faculty (and one from the Federated & Affiliated Institutions). Each year, this committee selects an eminent speaker who will present to both the university community and the general public.
Lecturers
The Lecturers Committee gathers information and discusses matters pertaining to the working conditions of lecturers, and conveys issues raised by lecturers to the Board.
Status of Women & Equity (SWEC)
The Status of Women & Equity Committee (SWEC) engages in educational and advocacy activities related to the status of women and with broader equity issues.
University and joint committees
Some University committees require representative from the FAUW Board of Directors or its committees. Others have faculty member positions appointed by FAUW (or jointly with the University) from among the FAUW membership. The University also has additional committees with faculty members not appointed by FAUW.
This is not an exhaustive list. Please email fauw@uwaterloo.ca to inquire about a specific committee.
Representatives from the FAUW Board of Directors or its committees
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Faculty Relations Committee (FRC) At FRC, five FAUW Board members meet with five University representatives biweekly to negotiate changes in working conditions (except salary). FRC approves changes to policy and the Memorandum of Agreement, and resolves non-policy issues. |
Dan Brown Shannon Dea George Freeman Sally Gunz Craig Hardiman |
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Alan Macnaughton (Pension & Benefits Committee) |
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| Copyright Advisory Committee | Craig Hardiman (Board member) |
| Healthy Workplace Steering Committee | Craig Hardiman (Board member) |
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Kate Rybczynski (Status of Women & Equity Committee) |
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The FAUW president holds an ex-officio position on Senate. The Secretariat's website lists other elected faculty representatives on Senate, some of whom happen to also be FAUW Board members. |
Bryan Tolson (FAUW President) |
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Bryan Tolson (FAUW President) |
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Peter Johnson (Board member) |
Representatives from the FAUW membership
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Accessibility Committee |
Zara Rafferty (Recreation & Leisure Studies) |
| Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision Committee | Shannon Dea (Philosophy) |
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Katie Damphouse (chair; FAUW staff) Craig Hardiman (Classical Studies) |
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| Faculty Grievance Committee |
Paul Guild (chair; Management Sciences) Catherine Burns (Systems Design Engineering) Michael Chong (Chemistry) Steve Drekic (Statistics and Actuarial Science) Sanjay Nepal (Geography and Environmental Management) Paul Stolee (Public Health and Health Systems) Bruce Taylor (Fine Arts) |
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Main campus: Chris O’Donovan (Physics & Astronomy), Michael Chong (Chemistry), Philip Bigelow (Kinesiology) Architecture: VACANT Health Sciences campus: Shawn Wettig (Pharmacy), Roderick Slavcev (Pharmacy) |
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Roydon Fraser (Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering) |
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Alan Macnaughton (School of Accounting and Finance) Ranjini Jha (School of Accounting and Finance) Mary Hardy (Statistics & Actuarial Science) |
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Paul Ward (Electrical and Computer Engineering) |
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Flora Ng (Chair, Chemical Engineering) Tadeusz Gorecki (Chemistry) Brian Dixon (Biology) |
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| Waterloo Women's Wednesdays | Kim Nguyen (Drama and Speech Communication) |
Policy review committees
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Policy |
FAUW Representative(s) |
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Policy 33 – Ethical Behaviour |
Nat Hutchings (Optometry and Vision Science) |
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Policy 42 – Sexual Violence |
Shannon Dea (Philosophy) and Rashmee Singh (Sociology and Legal Studies) |
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Policy 56 - Vacations and Vacation Pay for Non-Regular Faculty |
Peter Johnson (Geography and Environmental Management) |
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Policy 67 – Employee Assistance Program |
Katie Damphouse (FAUW staff), Craig Hardiman (Classical Studies) |
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Policy 76 – Faculty Appointments |
Kelly Anthony (Public Health and Health Systems), Shannon Dea (Philosophy), George Freeman (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Sally Gunz (Accounting and Finance) |
External representation
Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT)
- CAUT Council: Bryan Tolson (as FAUW president)
- CAUT Advisory Group on Distance and Online Education: Cynthia Tremblay (French Studies) and Gerry Callaghan (Philosophy)
Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA)
- OCUFA Director representing FAUW: Paul Ward (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
- OCUFA Status of Women & Equity Committee: Weizhen Dong (Sociology and Legal Studies)
- OCUFA Student Evaluation of Teaching Committee: Jay Michaela (Psychology)
St. Jerome’s University Academic Staff Association (SJU-ASA)
- FAUW Board liaison to the SJU-ASA: Paul Wehr (Psychology)
