Member Bulletins & Advisories – Page 22 – University of Victoria Faculty Association

All-Member Vote on UVICFA’s Position on Divestment From Fossil Fuels

November 27, 2019 webmaster

On November 22, 2019, the UVICFA held an Extraordinary General Meeting and panel discussion to help inform a Membership vote on whether the Association should support calling on the University of Victoria to divest from fossil fuel investments. During the upcoming week, Members will be asked to vote on the following: Notice of Motion: THAT the Association support the campaign for UVic to divest from fossil fuels. As per discussions at the meeting, we are posting links to information and…

Statement on Bamfield Tragedy

September 16, 2019 webmaster

The Faculty Association would like to express our deepest sympathy to family and friends of the UVic students who were injured or killed this weekend while travelling to the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre. For more information, including resources that can be accessed, please see President Cassels’ web statement.

Application Process for Tuition Benefit Fund is Now Open!

August 1, 2019 webmaster

The Association is happy to announce that the application process for the new Tuition Benefit Fund will be open from August 1, 2019 to September 1, 2019! Tuition Benefit Fund Eligibility Faculty Association Members, partners and dependent children of members (“student”) taking credit courses/programs at UVic (both graduate and undergraduate). Dependent child is defined as a person 25 years or younger as of December 31 2019 who is a child of the member or of their partner. Members with…