On Friday, October 3, the Faculty Association hosted a celebratory event for faculty members who achieved tenure and promotion in the past year. This event was developed through the Member Engagement Committee, chaired by Elena Pnevmonidou. The event had a twofold purpose: To celebrate our members’ individual achievement of having reached a pivotal milestone in their careers and to give them an opportunity to situate their own success within a broader context by meeting other colleagues whose paths on campus…

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The results of the recent ballot on a proposed mil-rate increase and joining the CAUT Defence Fund are as follows: Voter Turnout:  44.6% Authorization to increase UVic Faculty Association mil-rate:  Yes 53%    No 47%   This proposal needed a 75% affirmative to pass – therefore, it  has not passed. Authorization to join CAUT Defence Fund:  Yes 53%   No 47%   This proposal needed a simple majority to pass – therefore it has passed. Our executive director has confirmed…

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Richard Pickard, Treasurer of the UVic FA, provided these answers to questions asked at Monday’s general meeting: Question #1: When the FA’s Treasurer talks about past deficits, how large are these annual deficits, and how consistent have these annual deficits been? Answer: The FA has run a deficit in four of the six budget years since 2009. We had a small surplus for 2008/2009 (just under $30,000, or 6.5% of revenues), and a large surplus for 2011/2012 (over $108,000, or…

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