Message from the Association President Dear Colleagues,  Summer teaching I wrote last week regarding summer teaching, and I just wanted to let you know that on Friday, Michele Parkin (AVP Faculty Relations), sent the information below to Chairs and Deans regarding instructor health concerns related to face-to-face teaching:   In relation to health and safety, we know from the province’s plans thus far that broad vaccination of post-secondary campuses will not likely be in place for Summer 2021, although it is expected…

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Message from the Association President Dear Colleagues:   Happy New Year!  I hope that you had some time to relax over the break, although I know that must feel long ago now.  And I hope that the first week of classes has gone as well as possible.   I am writing in regard to plans for summer teaching. This past Friday, Chairs and Directors were asked to provide information about the formats in which summer courses will be offered. Courses with over 40 students are…

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Message from the Association President Dear Colleagues: I hope that things are starting to slow down, at least marginally, and that you can look forward to a few days of rest over the holidays. In my last email, I shared the quantitative results of our survey with you. We are still in the process of analyzing some elements of the survey, but the central concerns emerged clearly.  In this email I’ll be updating you on some of what the survey…

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