Thanks from the UWFA Executive

The UWFA Executive thanks all the faculty who supported the successful drive to raise money for student scholarships and bursaries.  With the enthusiastic help of UWFA Members, the University was able in 2009 to fund all student scholarships and bursaries at a minimum of 60% of the previous year’s amounts – and some at an even higher percentage.  The generosity of the faculty strongly contributed to the University being able to meet its $1.1 million goal for award funding.  The presence of UWFA Members as regular donors to many projects on campus is much appreciated by the University of Winnipeg Foundation.

The next UWFA social event is on 12 March from 4 until 7 pm at the King’s Head Pub. The We (heart) Faculty Social will have a prize raffle and a 50/50 draw.  All monies raised will go directly to the student scholarships at the University of Winnipeg.  Please encourage your colleagues to come out to socialize and support a great cause.

It's Not Too Late To Donate!

The University of Winnipeg Faculty Association Bursary and Scholarship Fund is more than a third of the way toward reaching its goal of raising $250,000 in donations, and we raised this from nearly a third of UWFA’s members.  We’re excited to have done so well over the summer, and hope to push through to reach our goal by Christmas. 

In the meantime, the need continues.  The University President has promised to fund scholarships and bursaries to at least 60% of last year’s level.  In order to improve on that level of funding, donations are needed.  Do contact Pauline Greenhill at 786-9439 or p.greenhill@uwinnipeg.ca if you want to make sure that a particular award is given full funding.  I’ll tell you how to do it.  I’m also happy to answer any questions you may have and/or to help you direct your money where you want it to go.  Mavis Reimer (786-9185 or m.reimer@uwinnipeg) or Pauline Pearson (786-9853 or p.pearson@uwinnipeg.ca) can also answer questions.

When your departmental representative comes by with an envelope, we urge you to give.

Please Give Generously to the UWFA Scholarship and Bursary Fund

On April 6, in a UWFA general meeting, and in a follow-up meeting on April 8 with Collegiate, UWFA Members spoke strongly against the Employer’s attempts to impose days without pay or other pay concessions upon us. Many Members objected to the Employer’s endeavour to solve their financial woes by once again downloading the responsibility for their own decisions, in which UWFA Members have had no say whatsoever, upon UWFA members, who have continually subsidised the University over the years with their low salaries and high teaching loads.

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