By Anton Colijn
The Faculty Association has launched its campaign, “Sessionals: Paid Peanuts” in support of the University of Calgary’s temporary instructors. Students and staff alike can find displays in many academic departments around campus that bring attention to Fair Employment Week. FEW is an annual awareness week that recognizes the exploitation of contract academic staff at post-secondary… Continue reading Slighted sessionals at the U of C
By Bryn Levy
The University of Calgary Faculty Association’s President Anton Colijn called for a delay in the implementation of the U of C’s five per cent budget cuts in a strongly-worded open letter to U of C President Harvey Weingarten on Feb. 9, 2005. “Please stop the lunacy!” wrote Colijn. “We ask that the administration and the Board of Governors… Continue reading Unions: hold the cuts
By Jeff Kubik
“The fact that in a rich province there should be any deficit at all from the provincial grant is already very serious and scandalous.” University of Calgary Faculty Association President Anton Colijn doesn’t mince words when it comes to the current levels of provincial funding for the U of C. Along with university administration and… Continue reading Equal funding?
By Natalie Sit
The new school year brings the University of Calgary Faculty Association a new president, Anton Colijn. Colijn, a computer science professor, held the post previously from 1995 to 1997. Among the complicated reasons why he ran again were his interest in the faculty association and the well-being of the university. "I thought it was a… Continue reading Meet the new TUCFA pres
By Sara Hanson
After almost five-years of deflecting media criticisms, University of Calgary vice-president external Roman Cooney is nearing the end of his term. Since chief development officer Gary Durbeniuk’s term is also due, U of C president Dr. Harvey Weingarten established an advisory committee, which includes administrative, faculty and student representatives, to review both Cooney and Durbeniuk’s… Continue reading Top U of C admin reviewed
By Emily Senger
University of Calgary president Dr. Harvey Weingarten will continue his reign over campus–for the next five years, at least. Weingarten’s contract has been extended until Sept. 20, 2011, the board of governors announced Mon., Jan. 29. Weingarten was hired in 2001 and his term has been under review since early 2006. Students’ Union president Emily… Continue reading Weingarten’s term extended
Faculty are criticizing recent University of Calgary budget changes that were supposed to give more power to faculties and deans.As of Mon., Jan. 15, all deans were expected to have a four-year budget plan finished and ready to present to U of C vice-president academic Dr. Alan Har- rison. The new budget procedures mean Harrison… Continue reading Faculty question transparency of new budget process
University of Calgary president Dr. Harvey Weingarten’s five-year contract is up for review, but faculty and students say they are being left out of the process. Traditionally, presidential terms are extended following the formation of a presidential review committee, which is composed of all stakeholders. However, for Weingarten’s extension a committee has not been formed… Continue reading Presidential review process under fire
By Darlene Seto
It is an extraordinary situation for a faculty member to sue the university where they are an employee, as Haskayne School of Business professor Peter Bowal well knows. This past January, Bowal launched a lawsuit accusing the University of Calgary of wrongfully withholding salary and of a breach of contract as a consequence of ‘arbitrary… Continue reading Professor Wins Suit Against U of C
Academic decision making at the University of Calgary is being systematically eroded by an administration intent on forcing its own agenda, according to the U of C Faculty Association. In its February newsletter Academic Views, TUCFA blasted U of C administration for using “bullying tactics to get what they want,” and outlined a number of… Continue reading Faculty slams U of C admin