Do you know an exceptional university teacher or academic librarian? Be sure to nominate them for an OCUFA Teaching or Academic Librarianship Award by May 23, 2014. Since 1973, these awards have recognized individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the quality of Ontario’s universities. All members of an OCUFA-affiliate faculty association are eligible. […]
The Government of Ontario recently introduced two pieces of legislation that may affect the provinces universities. Bill 151 has the potential to increase government access to university data, while Bill 179 extends ombudsman oversight over universities. Bill 151, the Strengthening and Improving Government Act, was introduced at the end of December. It has had one […]
There has been a deluge of provincial budget-related news over the past few weeks. With all of the leaks, accusations, and revelations, it is difficult to know exactly what is going. Here at OCUFA, we’re working to separate the signal from the noise. The stakes are high with the upcoming budget, as it is widely […]
The University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) has released a piercing critique of Western’s budgeting practices . Titled “Every budget is a choice,” the report highlights how Western’s administration puts the accumulation of assets ahead of funding core activities, such as teaching. “Western is not poor,” said UWOFA president Alison Hearn. “The resources are there to support the university’s core mission of […]
In Ontario, about half of salaries for sponsored research at universities is paid to “other instruction and research” staff. Little is known about them, but a survey of research professionals at Québec universities and affiliated research centres provides some insight. The survey was developed by several interested unions in the province. Of the one thousand-plus respondents, 43 per cent were […]
OCUFA, alongside our members, continues to explore new pension options for the university sector. In early February, we invited our member associations to indicate a desire to work with us and other like-minded faculty associations on this project through a newly established group, and to provide the name of an individual committed to providing faculty […]
New data shows that average class sizes are on the rise at Ontario’s universities, threatening the quality of education received by students. Ontario needs to start hiring more full-time professors to address this problem. Data on average class size in Ontario universities are hard to find. Ever since the Interim Accountability Agreements between universities and […]
Toronto – Professor Richard Caron of the University of Windsor has been named one of Ontario’s most outstanding university teachers by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA). Professor Caron, who teaches in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, will receive a 2012-2013 OCUFA Teaching Award at a September 28, 2013 ceremony in Toronto. “As one […]
Toronto – Professor Stephen Pitel of Western University has been named one of Ontario’s most outstanding university teachers by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA). Professor Pitel, who teaches in the Faculty of Law, will receive a 2012-2013 OCUFA Teaching Award at a September 28, 2013 ceremony in Toronto. “As noted by his nominators, Professor […]
Toronto – Professor Brent E. Faught of Brock University has been named one of Ontario’s most outstanding university teachers by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA). Professor Faught, who epidemiology in the Department of Community and Health Sciences, will receive a 2012-2013 OCUFA Teaching Award at a September 28, 2013 ceremony in Toronto. “Professor […]
Toronto — Professor Susan Vajoczki of McMaster University has been named one of Ontario’s most outstanding university teachers by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA). Professor Vajoczki, who sadly passed away in 2012, taught in the school of Geography and Earth Sciences. She will receive a posthumous 2012-2013 OCUFA Teaching Award at a September […]
Toronto – Professor Catherine Bruce of Trent University has been named one of Ontario’s most outstanding university teachers by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA). Professor Bruce, who teaches in the School of Education and Professional Learning, will receive a 2012-2013 OCUFA Teaching Award at a September 28, 2013 ceremony in Toronto. “Professor Bruce’s students, […]
Toronto – Professor Lorraine Janzen Kooistra of Ryerson University has been named one of Ontario’s most outstanding university teachers by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA). Professor Janzen Kooistra, who teaches in the Department of English, will receive a 2012-2013 OCUFA Teaching Award at a September 28, 2013 ceremony in Toronto. “Professor Lorraine Janzen’s research […]
TORONTO – The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) is pleased to announce the winners of its prestigious Teaching and Academic Librarianship Awards. Since 1973, these awards have recognized exceptional contributions made by professors and librarians to the quality of higher education in Ontario. “Every day, Ontario’s professors make incredible things happen in our classrooms […]
TORONTO – Librarian Corinne Laverty of Queen’s University has been awarded a prestigious OCUFA Librarianship Award in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the profession. Laverty, who is the head of the Queen’s Education Library, will receive her award at a September 28, 2013 ceremony in Toronto at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel. “Libraries are an essential […]