UWFA

UWFA's Response to President Lloyd Axworthy's Email

UWFA — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:45:23 +0000

Dear Members,

As many of you know, an email was sent from the President’s Office beginning with information about some offensive graffiti and ending with the statement that there will be mandatory training sessions regarding the new Respectful Workplace and Learning Environment Policy (RWLE). Understandably, many of you were taken aback by this memo and had questions about whether or not such a thing could really happen.

NOTICE OF MEETING

UWFA — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:10:39 +0000

UWFA CAS MEMBERS

RE: COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

There will be a meeting to discuss a tentative
collective agreement for CAS Members.

In an effort to accommodate diverse schedules we have arranged for 3 different meeting times – you need only attend one meeting.

Tuesday, March 5 at 5:30

Wednesday, March 6 at 1:30

Wednesday, March 6 at 5:00

All meetings will be held in the UWFA Boardroom in 4M52

CAUT Statement on International Women’s Day 2013

UWFA — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:31:56 +0000

Come for a Friday Afternoon Skate with UWFA!

UWFA — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:28:43 +0000

We invite all UWFA Members, students and friends to skate with us, on February 8, from the Legislative Building to the Forks, where we’ll have hot chocolate. This event will give us a chance to connect, catch up, and just have fun! The architectural warming huts are also a must experience!

There will be numerous places where you can meet up with us.
2:45 - Leaving the University of Winnipeg, congregating at the bottom of the escalators
3:20 - Having donned our skates on the River Trail at the Legislature, we will skate towards the Forks
4:00 - We’ll gather at the Forks under the walking bridge for hot chocolate

If you don’t have skates and cannot borrow any, you can rent a pair at the Forks and meet up with us there!

The event is also on Facebook, where you may RSVP:

https://www.facebook.com/events/490202951042762/?notif_t=plan_user_invited

We look forward to seeing you!
Peter Ives,
Chair, Membership Committee

New UWFA Logo

UWFA — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:05:49 +0000

The UWFA Communications Committee is pleased to present UWFA’s new logo, which was designed by Josh Dudych, senior graphic designer at True North Sports and Entertainment. The logo, which features a crow homonym, draws upon the distinctive collective history of our institution, specifically the Harry Crowe Affair.

President's Letter

UWFA — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:03:18 +0000

Pauline Pearson, UWFA President

Happy New Year! I hope that this newsletter finds you well and feeling re-energized for the new term. Personally, I valued the time to reconnect with family and friends over the holidays. I also am thankful that this time of year affords me the freedom to reflect on important things that get lost in the shuffle at busier times. I hope that you all found some quiet time for reflection about the upcoming year and were not overwhelmed by the holiday mania.

Academic Freedom at the U of W: Remembering Harry Crowe

UWFA — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:55:01 +0000

By Hugh Grant, Economics

“As an educator and researcher, you should know this date: September 15, 1958. On that day, a crucial part of your professional identity was born. That’s the day on which Harry Crowe, a tenured professor at United College (now the University of Winnipeg) was fired.”
- Howard Pawley, former Premier of Manitoba and former student at United College

The Infamous Letter

UWFA — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:29:02 +0000

Visual Comparison of Logos of Canadian Universities and their Faculty Associations

UWFA — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:24:20 +0000

Compiled by Josh Dudych

Keeping the YOU-FA out of UWFA

UWFA — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:06:40 +0000

By Tracy Whalen, Communications Officer

The research behind UWFA’s new logo design included a survey of how closely the logos of other Canadian faculty associations resemble those of their related institutions. What does a logo say about an association’s identity and how closely does a faculty association align visually with its university? It was a fascinating overview. Here, for example, is UWFA’s previous logo—a simple wordmark rendered in The University of Winnipeg branded colours—alongside the University of Winnipeg logo. The common typeface and colour suggest, as graphic designer Josh Dudych notes, that “UWFA’s brand and identity … is closely associate[d] with U of W’s.”