News archive - 2020

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Announcement of the UWSA 2020 election results

2020 election results

We are excited to welcome new additions to the UWSA Board of Directors as they bring their expertise and knowledge to the table, while helping further the UWSA mission to represent the interests of UW Staff.

Joe Allen, UWSA Chief Returning Officer presented the 2020 election report at the UWSA Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday, October 29, 2020. The following candidates were successful in their bids for election:

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

SEG is an investment in yourself

In June 2020, Mary Lyn Payerl was awarded Staff Enhancement Grant funds to pursue silversmith training.

I want to thank the University of Waterloo Staff Association and the Staff Enhancement Grant Committee for approving my request for funds that I can apply toward my silversmith training and home studio setup.

Thursday, October 8, 2020

Pay schedule survey results

At the June 2020 Area Reps meeting with Vice-President Academic & Provost James Rush, a lengthy discussion took place about the regularity of pay for staff at UW. Although changing the pay schedule seemed cumbersome in the past, the introduction of WorkDay made a change more feasible.

Thursday, September 10, 2020

President updates Area Reps

Today marked the first Area Rep meeting since last June. Thank you to all who attended; well over 90 of you took the time to tune in on Teams!

President Folland shared an update with those in attendance:

President’s Report to Area Reps

2020-09-10

Overview

Monday, August 31, 2020

Thank you, volunteers!

UWSA could not function without the help of over 90 volunteers! It looked very different this year, but UWSA held its annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon on August 26. We had to locate off campus, but Bingemans was a wonderful host. One attendee summed up the event very nicely: