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
We are excited to share this first newsletter with our members. Once a semester we will be reaching out to bring you useful information, share upcoming events, and profile faculty members as a way for all of us to get to know each other better. We invite you to contribute by sending us feedback, news, or …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