QUFA Digest: August 2024

Dear QUFA Members,

We hope your summer is going well. Please find the August 2024 edition of Digest below, including new deadlines and events as we approach the fall term.

Events and Meetings

  1. QUFA Welcome Back BBQ: Please join us on Thursday September 12 at Breakwater Park from 4-6pm for our annual Welcome Back BBQ. Refreshments provided, family welcome. Please RSVP to QUFA Office Administrator Elizabeth Polnicky (ep43@queensu.ca). Click here for more information.
  2. Adjunct Rights Lunch & Learn: Please join us for a Lunch & Learn about Adjunct Rights on Tuesday September 17 from noon-1:30pm at the University Club (168 Stuart St.). Ask questions, learn about your role as an Adjunct member, and connect with colleagues. Please RSVP to QUFA Labour Relations Officer Micheline Waring (micheline.waring@queensu.ca) by Sept. 10. More information here.

Deadlines

  1. Annual Performance Review: Annual Reports are due on September 30, 2024. See Article 28 of the Collective Agreement. Please note the different processes for full-time faculty and Term Adjuncts. A reminder that QUFA and Queen’s agreed to return to an annual review cycle in the last round of bargaining.
  2. Tuition Support Plan: The fall submission window is September 1 – November 1, 2024. See Appendix N of the Collective Agreement and click here for the application form.
  3. Fund for Scholarly and Creative Work and Professional Development (Adjuncts). The fall application deadline is October 7, 2024. Please find the application, guidelines, and more information here.
  4. Childcare Support Plan: The deadline is February 1, 2025. Please see Appendix M of the Collective Agreement and click here for the application form.

For Your Information

  • A reminder that the QUFA office is closed every Friday from June 28 to August 30.
  • QUFA Voices: Please see the most recent edition here. Stay tuned for an upcoming August edition.
  • QUFA Podcast: Check out Campus Conversations and our initial series on Intellectual Property (IP).
  • You can always check our News & Events feed on the website homepage for updates: www.qufa.ca
  • Visit QUFA on Facebook, Instagram, and X

Sincerely,

QUFA Staff