Tag: Nous Consulting

Newsletter #11 (4/3/2024)

It’s the last week of classes! And next week starts with the eclipse! 1. It’s been great to see our dusty, end-of-winter campus covered in posters for the Joint Members Assembly that will be held on Thursday, April 4th at noon in the ARC gym. This event has been organized by Unity Council for members…
Newsletter #10 (3/27/2024)

Not a lot has changed since last week. The provincial funding situation remains the same. There is still no coherent plan for how the work of the Faculty of Arts and Science will get done as we lose staff, adjuncts, and regular faculty. The Nous project is still wasting staff time. Students, staff, and faculty…
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,…
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…
Newsletter #7 (6/3/2024)

1. QCAA’s Week of Action Against Austerity started on Monday with an excellent teach-in on Consulting Firms, Benchmarking, and the Politics of Ratings, with a special focus on Nous. More than 100 people attended the event, which was co-sponsored by QUFA. Dr. Michael Savage, Senior Research Analyst at OCUFA and former Nous employee, warned us…
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…
Newsletter #6 (2/28/24)

This week in austerity and budget cut news #6 There is no shortage of material for these newsletters! We have been gathering a lot of information on austerity measures at other schools and on Nous. So far the big lessons from elsewhere are to pay attention, learn as much as you can, and build community…
Newsletter #5 (2/20/24)

This week in austerity and budget cut news #5 Thanks to everyone who has shared this newsletter with colleagues. One of the most frustrating aspects of the current employment situation at Queen’s is the uneven communication across units about what people should be expecting over the coming months. Given the inevitable anxiety many are feeling…
Newsletter #4 (2/13/24)

This week’s round up of media coverage, university updates, and anti-austerity activities include: a list of action proposals from students, who met with the principal and provost, a report on the incredible solidarity at the Anti-Austerity Social, serious questions about the legitimacy of the data being collected by NousCubane, Bill 124 news, and a reminder…
Punishing Staff for Being Starved: Critiques of the Nous Cubane “Service Effectiveness Survey”

On January 31, 2024, the Provost Office announced the “Queen’s Renew Project”, directed by Nous Group consultants who have been hired by the university for an undisclosed amount to help the administration make cuts to balance the budget. The first part of this project involves a survey measuring faculty and staff satisfaction with university services…