Take the survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/upeifaFall2020Survey. The context of Covid-19 has created a multitude of new demands on academic staff, professional staff, and librarians. The transition to online teaching seems to have increased the workload of many FA members. Unmet requests for increased supports and resources have produced frustrations for some. The ability to launch or continue research projects has proven challenging for some. And all of this has taken place in a context where concerns

Fair Employment Week is CAUT’s annual campaign to raise awareness about precarious employment on campuses and support local organizing to improve the working conditions of contract academic staff. This year’s events will provide an opportunity for contract academic staff from across the country to come together virtually to network with oneanother and discuss the issues they are facing. Online events are detailed below. Monday, October 19 from 1 to 2:30pm EST // Organizing to Win

The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) has asked Faculty Associations across Canada to circulate a petition to members before the end of September.The petition can be found at:  https://docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_QZI5FfJqY5ONSOyVJNpZTmC1meEG3D3FPojPdv508L_0PA/formResponse   It calls on university presidents across the country to endorse the United Nations (UN) climate emergency letter.  This letter calls on endorsing institutions to declare a climate emergency and commit to: Mobilize more resources for action-oriented climate change research and skills creation; Go carbon neutral by 2030 or 2050 at

The Faculty Association recognizes the excellence of our graduate students by awarding the FA Master’s and Doctoral Medals each year. Please consider nominating a graduate student this year. The deadline for nomination packages is OCTOBER 1, 2020.Information on the award criteria and guidelines for the submission package can be found here on the UPEIFA website.  Documents should be sent to [email protected]. These graduate student awards are adjudicated by the Faculty Association’s Scholarly Achievement Awards Sub-committee. If you are interested in serving on this