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COVID updates

Over the summer we have been meeting with representatives of the Pandemic Response Team (PRT), carrying on discussions with the employer about the COVID-19 response, and insisting on efforts to resolve matters affecting USFA members. We have raised a number of concerns in these discussions including the need for clarity on copyright of recorded lectures, […]

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Indigenization Concerns and Disappointment

In late June, the USFA Executive Committee wrote to President Stoicheff to express concern and disappointment with what it sees happening at the University with respect to the institutional priority of Indigenization. With June being National Indigenous History Month, the gift of an Indigenization Strategy on the horizon and the President’s June 17 “Statement and Action on Racism,” […]

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Caregiving and COVID: responses from faculty

We write with thanks to faculty who responded to our request for information about the diverse challenges caregivers are experiencing with work demands in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Within a few days of our e-letter, another 100 signatories joined the initial group of 50 petitioners: as we expected, this issue is a significant […]

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REMINDER: USFA call for nominations

This is a call-for-nominations in a by-election to fill the following vacancies: Two vacancies in Category A (Instructor, Lecturer, Special Lecturer, Assistant Librarian or Assistant Professor) one is a 1-year term one is a 2-year term One vacancy in Category B (Associate Professor or Associate Librarian)  it is a 2-year term; One vacancy in Category D (equity […]

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Universities and COVID-19 Work Arrangements Study Survey

Dear USFA members. We have heard from  many of you that you are concerned about the impact of workplace arrangements caused by the pandemic.  Would you please consider completing this short survey, attached, being conducted by a fellow faculty member.  This research investigates how faculty are affected differently by the move to remote work.  Findings […]

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Election of USFA Table Officers

On June 26, 2020, the University of Saskatchewan Faculty Association elected the following table officers for the 2020-21 academic year: Chair: Allison Muri (English) Vice-Chair: Doug Chivers (Biology) Secretary: Geraldine Balzer (Curriculum Studies) Treasurer: John Gjevre (Medicine)

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Parking Fees during the closure of the campus due to COVID-19

Dear Faculty members, We have had a number of emails expressing dismay that parking fees continue to be charged while the campus is closed and faculty are working at home. We raised this issue with the employer when we were negotiating the COVID Letter of Understanding early in the spring. However, the employer’s response was […]

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Reminder: USFA survey on University Administration

The USFA Administrative Practices Committee has received a strong response to the survey mailed out June 23, 2020. Thanks to all who responded. Your comments have given us much to discuss in the future. If you have not completed the survey, please take a few moments to answer the questions and provide us with your […]

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Emergency financial support for students – Please donate if you can

Dear colleagues, We are writing to encourage faculty to consider reallocating unneeded funds from your Accountable Professional Expense Funds (APEF) to support students during COVID-19. Faculty and staff who have either an Accountable Professional Expense Fund (APEF) or a Department and Senior Administrator Expense (DSAE) account can allocate funds for Emergency Student Support grants or […]

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Office Access Clarification

Information provided in the June 9 edition of the YouSask Faculty and Staff Newsletter regarding office access has created some confusion. The use of “one-time access” in conjunction with a different protocol, in the Newsletter led many to believe that the previous protocol for access to offices was discontinued.  That is not the case. While […]

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