Monthly Archives: September 2015

Labour Day Message

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Hello everyone: On this beautiful—if humid—Labour Day weekend, I’d like to take a moment to remind you of  this holiday’s significance. As CAUT says in their Labour Day statement, the impact of the labour movement over the years has reached far beyond organized labour, to create a more equitable society for all. Maternity and parental leave,   …Continue Reading


Professional Development, Teaching Intensive Faculty Grievance and Reminders to Sessional Faculty

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Hello everyone! To everyone new to OCAD University: welcome. And to everyone returning: welcome back. A lot has been happening over the summer, starting with Christine Bovis-Cnossen leaving for Thompson Rivers University (in the interior of British Columbia) and the announcement from Gayle Nicoll that she won’t seek renewal as Dean of Design, and we’ll   …Continue Reading