QCAA Announcements, Faculty Board

Motion for Transparency Passes at FAS Faculty Board

On Friday March 22nd, members of the Faculty of Arts and Science Faculty Board voted overwhelmingly in favour of a motion from the floor that called for greater transparency, meaningful consultation with staff, faculty, and students, and a longer timeline for the development and implementation of plans for restructuring. The motion also called for any … Continue reading Motion for Transparency Passes at FAS Faculty Board

QCAA Calls to Action, Events

FAS Faculty Board this Friday, Mar 22. Come out to vote for transparency and good process!

Recognizing that the Faculty of Arts and Science must take measures to address the budget deficit at Queen’s, a group of concerned faculty, staff, and students from the Faculty of Arts and Science are proposing a motion concerned with the process through which these measures have been decided. Although Faculty leadership has undertaken extensive work … Continue reading FAS Faculty Board this Friday, Mar 22. Come out to vote for transparency and good process!

QCAA Events

Tuesday, March 19th from 1:30-3:00 – Adjuncts and Austerity

As Queen's community members continue to navigate conditions of austerity and budget cuts, we know that these cuts are felt most severely by folks in precarious and temporary positions. This event will focus on adjunct experiences of budget cuts, in the context of university austerity. Please join us on March 19th from 1:30-3:00 pm for a … Continue reading Tuesday, March 19th from 1:30-3:00 – Adjuncts and Austerity

QCAA Calls to Action, Nous Consulting

Senior Administration Effectiveness Survey

The consultancy NOUS Cubane on behest of Queen’s University recently distributed a survey on shared services to guide which staff the administration will lay off. However, NOUS forgot to include questions about faculty and staff satisfaction with university leadership. This survey will remedy this oversight. We would appreciate your input to our Administration Effectiveness Survey, … Continue reading Senior Administration Effectiveness Survey

QCAA Budget, Faculty Board, Newsletter, Nous Consulting

Newsletter #8 (3/13/2024)

From the Queen’s Strategy: “All the possibility and potential here at Queen's resides in our people, whose intellectual curiosity, passion to achieve and commitment to collaboration are great cause for pride.” 1. Last week’s postponed Faculty of Arts and Science Faculty Board meeting will be held this Friday, March 15th, at 3:30 pm, MacCorry B201 … Continue reading Newsletter #8 (3/13/2024)

QCAA Events

University Governance 101: A virtual teach-in, Thursday, March 14, noon.

In recent weeks there has been a lot of discussion of collegial governance and the fact that universities have decision-making bodies that differ from those in business or in other large institutions. This short teach-in, organized in collaboration with faculty and students at Concordia University, offers a quick introduction to the basics of university governance, … Continue reading University Governance 101: A virtual teach-in, Thursday, March 14, noon.