The letter below was sent on May 25th, 2021. UPEIFA_OCADU_LetterDownload

Please join us in Congratulating this year’s 2020-2021 Faculty Association Award Recipients. Merit Award for Outstanding Service – Dr. Fred Kibenge Janet Pottie Murray Award for Educational Leadership – Dr. Charlene VanLeeuwen Hessian Merit Award for Excellence in Teaching – Dr. Derek Lawther Merit Award for Scholarly Achievement – Dr. Marya Ahmed

In an effort to build relationships and solidarity across campus, the UPEIFA Social Committee typically organizes regular events for our membership throughout the academic year. Given COVID-19 protection measures, we had significantly less events than in past years. The events we did organize occurred largely online and required innovative ways of bringing members together while also keeping them apart. Winners of the FA Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals as well as recipients of the FA

The Ad Hoc Committee on Contract Academic Staff (CAS) was formed this year with the mandate of raising awareness of issues of particular concern to our CAS members, and of providing support to the FA Executive Committee as we seek to engage with the Employer on these issues. Members are  Kellie Lockheart, Colm Magner, Keri McCaffery, Martha Mellish, Dale Sorensen, and Margot Rejskind (Chair).  This year the Committee undertook small but essential tasks as it