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We hope you’ll take the opportunity to express your views on Proposed Amendments to Policy SC17 Sexual Misconduct Policy (formerly Policy 131).
Referendum Results:
The two motions presented to the membership related to the proposed changes to our Constitution and Bylaws passed with the required three-quarters vote. For the detailed results, please visit the link below.
28 February 2019
The Canadian Association of University Teachers replied to UBC President Santa Ono’s letter of February 8, 2019 in response to concerns raised by CAUT surrounding recent developments at the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies (PWIAS). The letter is available at this link.
The UBCFA has responded to the University’s call for comments on the Proposed Amendments to Policy 3 (Discrimination and Harassment). Our correspondence to Hubert Lai, Q.C., University Counsel is available at this link. Thank you to those members who provided their comments as we formulated our response.
Please take the opportunity to express your views on UBC’s Proposed Policy 83 (Travel and Other Business-Related Expenses)
Please take the opportunity to express your views on UBC’s Proposed Amendments to Policy 3 (Discrimination and Harassment).
The UBCFA sent a letter to Members of the Teaching and Learning Committee, UBC Vancouver Senate and Members of the Academic Policy Committee, UBC Okanagan Senate Standing Committees urging the UBC Senate Academic Policy Committees to immediately begin a review of the UBC Policies on Student Evaluations of Teaching. To view the letter visit this link.
Please take the opportunity to express your views on UBC’s Proposed Amendments to Policy 93 – Closed Meetings of the Board of Governors.
The Executive Committee of the UBC Faculty Association will be presenting an updated Constitution and Bylaws at the Fall General Meeting on October 30, 2018. The changes to the Constitution and Bylaws were driven by a legislative change to the Society Act, now called the Societies Act, SBC 2015, c. 18 (the “Act”) that came into force on November 28, 2016. The Faculty Association must transition to the new Act no later than November 28, 2018. The Faculty Association has therefore updated our Constitution and Bylaws to ensure we are in compliance with the new requirements under the Act.
The UBC Faculty Association responded to the finalized statement from UBC on freedom of expression “Freedom Matters“. To view the letter, please visit this link.
