Message from Association President Dear Colleagues, As you may have already heard from your Chair or Director, the University has recently released its guidelines on teaching for the fall.  As announced earlier, the plan is that teaching will be face-to-face, as mandated by government directives. There will, however, be some exceptions.  We are pleased to note that there are somewhat more exceptions than in earlier draft guidelines that were shared with the Association, as part of the University’s consultations on this important…

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UVICFA has released the attached statement on the recent program cuts and job losses at Laurentian University.

On Monday, March 22nd, 2021, the Association hosted a workshop for early-in-career faculty that covered some relevant COVID-related agreements the Association has come to with the University regarding tenure and promotion. We also had presentations from our staff and a current and former Chair to provide guidance on preparing for reappointment, promotion, or continuing appointment. Please click here to access the PowerPoint, notes, and video.