Like many Ontario pension plans, some Ontario university pension plans currently have a funding shortfall, brought on in part by the financial crisis and almost 5 years of historically low interest rates. Problems with faculty pension plans existed before the financial crisis, but the fallout has worsened the situation. Unions and employers in the Ontario …
The OCUFA Status of Women Committee has prepared a report titled “Echoes of the Past, Vision for the Future: Transforming social cultures and structures for Ontario’s women faculty and academic librarians.” From the “Executive Summary”: This report is based on visits to seven Ontario university faculty associations that hosted informal conversations between members of the OCUFA Status of …
The Canadian Press reports that a group of faculty members at the University of Regina have started a petition that questions the ability of the school’s president and academic vice-president. The petition requests a special meeting of University Council to discuss whether faculty still has confidence in the senior administration. The faculty claim non-academic positions have …
Liberal Leadership – Results and Next Steps Kathleen Wynne was elected leader of the Liberal Party of Ontario on the third ballot at the Liberal leadership convention on Saturday, Janurary 26. She defeated the perceived front-runner, Sandra Pupatello, by winning the support of leadership opponents Eric Hoskins (St. Paul’s), Charles Sousa (Mississauga South) and Gerrard …
There will be a LUFA General meeting on Wednesday February 13th at 10:00am in RC 1002 and in Orillia HP 1002G. Guest Speaks: Constance Adamson, OCUFA President and Mark Rosenfeld, OCUFA Executive Director web change alert .
Teaching and research are at the heart of Ontario’s universities and together produce extraordinary results for students and their communities. We Teach Ontario, a new OCUFA initiative, celebrates how professors use research to enrich their students’ learning and strengthen the province. “Ontario professors and academic librarians know how powerful the connection between teaching and research can …
The past several months have seen a series of remarkable shake-ups in provincial politics that have left Ontario faculty associations bracing for the worst. Before the Premier’s resignation and the prorogation of the legislature, the Ontario government had been pursuing sweeping reforms in three broad areas: Proposed Restructuring of Undergraduate Education, Proposed Wage Restraint Legislation, …
The Ontario Ministry of Colleges Training and Universities has unveiled a controversial proposal for sweeping reform in post-secondary education in Ontario. A discussion paper outlining the proposed measures “Strengthening Ontario’s Centres of Creativity, Innovation and Knowledge: A Discussion Paper on innovation to make our university and college system stronger” was released in the spring and …
Lakehead University has recently updated the rates of return for professional staff pensions. After a shocking decline in 2008 due to the financial crisis, the plan has enjoyed a 6.02% growth rate to date through 2012. Go to the website to read more. Ufa map Ufa satellite map . Ufa map . Carro .