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.

QCAA Analysis, Budget, Posts

Notes on finances from the Board of Trustees’ meeting agenda

With the Board of Trustees meeting this week, the administration has provided a series of reports for the Board’s meeting. In this post we provide details of two interesting developments: the updated financial projections for the 2023-24 year; and, a review of the Investment Committee’s Terms of Reference. A lower deficit and a win for … Continue reading Notes on finances from the Board of Trustees’ meeting agenda

QCAA Announcements, Calls to Action, Events, Faculty Board, Nous Consulting, Posts

Are You Ready to Rally?

The Week of Action Against Austerity Begins Monday! QCAA’s Week of Action Against Austerity (WAAA) is just days away! Are you ready to join us? In a historic show of cross-campus solidarity, students, staff and faculty will come together for a series of events to educate ourselves and mobilize towards a better Queen’s. The WAAA … Continue reading Are You Ready to Rally?