QUFA Digest: May 2025

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Hello QUFA Members,

Please see the May 2025 edition of Digest below.

Notifications

  • Continuing Adjunct Conversion: If you are currently in the process of converting to a Continuing Adjunct appointment or have converted to Continuing Adjunct appointment in the recent past (last five years), we encourage you to send your appointment letter to QUFA for review. A correct FTE, Course Load Entitlement and Years of Experience are essential as they determine teaching workload and are used in the calculation of the nominal and actual salaries. For consultation send your appointment letter and any additional information to Micheline Waring at micheline.waring@queensu.ca.
  • Meetings with Senior Administration: If you receive notice from Queen’s Administration directing you to attend a meeting with a senior administrator and you believe the meeting is related to a potential disciplinary matter, or, it is suggested by the Administration that you may bring a QUFA representative, please immediately reach out to us at qufaed@queensu.ca for a confidential consultation. 
  • A reminder that information on the recently ratified Rollover Agreement can be found on QUFA’s Bargaining Page.

    Deadlines

    • The Fund for Scholarly Research and Creative Work and Professional Development (Adjuncts) has a Spring/Summer deadline of June 2. The application form is available here. Adjunct members can check their email from May 15 for more information. We will send an additional detailed email reminder next week.

      Get Involved

      • QUFA Finance-Budget Review Committee: The FBRC is looking for new members. Do you have an interest or knowledge in university budgets or finances? This committee reviews and analyzes the Queen’s budget and finances, investigates investment processes, and presents findings at the Fall General Meeting. The commitment includes a monthly meeting and some research work. Contact QUFA Associate Executive Director John Rose if you are interested: rj31@queensu.ca.

      For Your Information

      • New Members: If you are a recent hire at Queen’s, you can fill out an Association Membership form here. To learn more about being a Member of the union Bargaining Unit and a Member of the Association, click here.
      • QUFA Voices: Please see the latest edition here. Stay tuned for a new Voices archive on the website.
      • QUFA Podcast: Check out Campus Conversations.
      • You can always check our News & Events feed on the website homepage for updates: www.qufa.ca
      • Visit QUFA on Facebook and Instagram.

      Sincerely,

      QUFA Staff