Forum for New Chairs and Directors
The Forum will provide the opportunity to ask questions about your new roles and responsibilities and to hear from a panel of experienced Chairs – Graham Voss (ECON), Helga Hallgrímsdóttir (CYC) and Adam Ritz (PHYS). Faculty Association President, Lynne Marks, and Chairs and Directors portfolio holder, Chris Bose, will also speak briefly and will be moderating the discussion. We will include time for Chairs to talk among themselves about current and upcoming issues. For more information contact Penny Murray: [email protected]
Workshop on Promotion to Professor and Teaching Professor
TBDYou’re Invited – Workshop on Promotion to Professor and Teaching Professor The Faculty Association will be holding a Zoom session for Associate Professors and Associate Teaching Professors, designed to discuss possible paths towards promotion. This workshop is aimed at providing insights into the process of promotion to Professor or Teaching Professor, and more importantly, into strategies for focusing on the research trajectory needed to achieve promotion. Facilitated by Lynne Marks (FA President and Professor, History) and Martha McGinnis (FA Secretary...
Extraordinary Council Meeting
Given all of the additional stresses and work demands being placed on our members at this time, we are planning to hold a Council meeting to get feedback about how things are going in regard to online teaching, the transition to the new LMS and other COVID related issues. We're hoping that you will canvass the members of your unit for any concerns they may have, and bring them to the Council meeting. At this meeting we are hoping you...
Workshop for Early in Career Faculty
TBDWorkshop for Early in Career Faculty At this workshop, we will discuss strategies that will help you to achieve reappointment, tenure and promotion, or continuing appointment and promotion. There will also be opportunities for us to answer other questions you may have as an early in career faculty member, particularly in this time of COVID. Further, we will be asking you what additional supports you might be looking for from the Association. The workshop will begin with a panel presentation...
FA Black and Persons of Colour Caucus Meeting
TBDFA Black and Persons of Colour Caucus Meeting This is the first meeting of the Caucus where we hope to provide a safe space for BPOC FA members to network and discuss issues of mutual concern. We also hope this caucus will enable members to provide advice and recommendations on policy issues to the FA and the University. The initial meeting will be chaired by Lynne Marks, FA President, and the agenda will include a discussion of terms of reference...