Hello everyone – I hope you’re all making it through the end-of-year craziness in one piece. A few timely reminders before we get down to a few items of business: (1) OCADFA’s Spring General Meeting is coming up on Wednesday, April 26 at noon in room 320 of 205 Richmond Street, so please mark your   …Continue Reading

Hello Everyone – As I write this, it’s minus 8 degrees outside. But it was plus 8 the day before and predicted to be the same tomorrow, and these wild fluctuations can mean only one thing: the semester’s almost over. In the meantime, if you need inspiration to stay warm and enthused, just keep reminding   …Continue Reading

Hello Everyone –  As we move into the semester’s final month, I hope everyone’s year has been productive and invigorating so far. Of course, we’re now into hiring season, and so some of what I say below relates to that. However, you’ll also see a fair bit that expands on what I said in my   …Continue Reading

Hello everyone – I wish I could say that 2017 is humming along. Sadly, it isn’t. We have internal challenges, which I’ll address in a second, and some important requests regarding colleagues abroad and at home. First, as you know, there is widespread concern over the ban on entry to the United States for people   …Continue Reading

Hello everyone! New OCADFA board member: But first, as I announced at the end of also semester, Bodgan Luca has been elected to the OCADFA board, so I want to welcome him. Bargaining: Bill Leeming (our Negotiations Chair), the rest of the negotiations team and I spent this weekend in mediation with the Employer, with   …Continue Reading