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VIU designates 22 “non-gendered” washrooms at Nanaimo campus

Sent on behalf of the Positive Space Alliance, the Human Rights Advisory Committee, and Katrin Roth von Szepesbela, Director, Human Rights and Respectful Workplace VIU recently designated 22 single-stall washrooms at the Nanaimo campus as “non-gendered.” These washrooms are no longer marked for use with the symbol designating use by men or women, and are now open for use by anyone who wishes to use them (see attached image of the new door [...]

VIUFA Administrator2021-02-25T02:02:40-08:00April 27th, 2015|Front Page, Committee News, Human Rights & International Solidarity|

VIU and VIUFA announce agreement for Elders in Residence

VIU's Office of the President and Vancouver Island University Faculty Association announce agreement for Elders in Residence A Letter of Agreement between Vancouver Island University and the VIU Faculty Association was signed on February 26, 2015 to properly honour the important and distinctive role the Elders-in-Residence hold in the University’s community. The first of its kind in British Columbia post-secondary institutions, this agreement is the result of a commitment outlined in VIU’s Academic [...]

VIUFA Administrator2021-02-25T02:03:15-08:00April 24th, 2015|Front Page, Bargaining Bulletins|

FPSE launches Open the Doors campaign

We’ve all seen how chronic underfunding of post-secondary education has affected our faculty, our students, and their families. Since 2001, per-student operating grants have dropped 20 percent in BC, and the burden has been passed to students and their families in the form of increased user fees, record levels of debt, and shrinking program opportunities. The provincial government tells us we can’t afford to invest in post-secondary education, and that some programs deserve [...]

VIUFA Administrator2015-03-19T13:42:45-07:00March 19th, 2015|Front Page, FPSE|

Help bring back the long form census!

Good decisions need Erektile Dysfunktion Rückgängig Machen good numbers. "Evidence for Democracy" is hosting a petition to bring back the long form census. Go to the website now and sign the petition: https://evidencefordemocracy.ca/census

VIUFA Administrator2021-02-24T09:34:13-08:00November 19th, 2014|Social activism, Front Page|

VIUFA 2014 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Event: VIUFA 2014 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Date: Friday, April 25, 2014 Time: 11:30 a.m. Location: Building 355, Lounge/Meeting Room 211 Given the difficulty in finding an available location at this busy time of year and conflicting meeting schedules, we were able to arrange the date, time and location set out above as a compromise. The meeting will begin with lunch at 11:30 a.m., and elections will begin at 12:15 p.m. (between morning and [...]

VIUFA Administrator2014-04-04T16:50:12-07:00April 4th, 2014|Front Page, Member Resources|

VIUFA Professional and Scholarly Development Fund

Do you have an idea for a professional development event that may be of interest to other VIUFA members? Are you interested in learning about something that isn't currently offered on campus, and that others might be interested in also? The VIUFA Professional and Scholarly Development committee has up to $2000 available for group events taking place between April 2014 and March 2015. And, we've made the application process easier by creating a [...]

VIUFA Administrator2014-02-16T17:43:14-08:00February 16th, 2014|Professional & Scholarly Development, Committee News|

College Pension Plan update

The attached document from the College Pension Board of Trustees contains important information about your College Pension Plan. 2006-089_BC040_CPP_Plan Design Changes_20140213

VIUFA Administrator2014-02-16T17:41:12-08:00February 16th, 2014|Front Page, Committee News, Pension Advisory Committee|

December 6 is a Canadian day of mourning

Dec 6: Gather with us at 5:30 in Diana Krall Plaza, light a candle, and join in remembering the 14 female engineering students shot by Marc Lépine at Ecole Polytechnique on this date in 1989. December 6 is a Canadian day of mourning not only for these 14 female students, but for all girls and women who have been victims of violence – in BC we particularly remember our sisters in spirit, the [...]

VIUFA Administrator2013-12-06T12:26:01-08:00December 6th, 2013|Front Page, Committee News, Women’s and Gender Equity|

Protected: Pension Plan Partners Agreement updates for VIUFA members

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VIUFA Administrator2013-11-19T14:32:21-08:00November 19th, 2013|Front Page, Committee News, Pension Advisory Committee|

Welcome to VIUFA!

This is the homepage of the Faculty Association at Vancouver Island University. Please feel free to browse our site for information and opinion, but note that some posts are password-protected as they are intended only for our members.

VIUFA Administrator2012-03-29T11:57:26-07:00March 26th, 2011|Front Page|

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