Chairs & Directors
Department Chairs and Directors can access information and support from the UVICFA in the following ways:
- Support and advice from our Chairs & Directors Portfolio Holder for workplace-related concerns
- Support and advice from our Membership Services Team for workplace-related concerns
- Mentoring and training events
- Bulletins and memos
For more information on the supports you can access as a Chair or Director, please contact our Chairs & Directors Portfolio Holder.
Resources
Unit Standards
For guidelines on developing new unit standards please click here.
New Chairs & Directors
On June 11, 2025, the Association will be hosting a forum for new Chairs & Directors.
Topics included:
- How to say `no’
- Balancing your job as chair or director with your own career/family
- Effective mentorship strategies
- Salary (and other) evaluation of faculty members
- Faculty (and staff) hiring best practices
- Working with Indigenous faculty members
- How to lobby for your department: the who, how and why
- Working with the FA while serving as chair or director
To RSVP, please contact the Administrative Coordinator, Sabrina Chang at [email protected].
