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We're looking for the best (and worst) of all kinds of workspaces, from superbly decorated to stupendously cluttered.Ìý

All faculty workspaces are eligible.ÌýYou do not need to be a FAUW member to enter – all faculty of all kinds at À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ and affiliated institutions can enter.

My goal coming into this position was to ensure that I left it with a strong organizational structure, sound staffing, a talented successor, and a strong board and, while any achievements are hardly my doing alone, I can say that as a group we have met all these expectations. FAUW is in very good hands.Ìý

, which highlights some new events FAUW is introducing this year.

Faculty association representatives from more than ten Ontario universities recently presented at , including FAUW's president, Sally Gunz.Ìý

"The use of exploitive hiring exists across universities. Highly qualified instructors have no employment security, comparatively low pay, and in many cases no pension or benefits."

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In May, OCUFA brought together representatives of its membership to identify the policy issues affecting Ontario’s universities that they view as most critical, and to draft recommendations for addressing them.Ìý

In February, the Faculty Association’s Status of Women and Equity Committee hosted Margaret Price, an award-winning scholar of disability, to present findings from an international study examining the experiences of disabled faculty members and best practices for accommodation processes at universities.

We published a blog post about the event and how things work at À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, .Ìý

FAUW President Sally Gunz's report to the membership at the Spring General Meeting on April 6, 2017, is now posted on the FAUW blog. The report covers outgoing Board members, the Hagey Lecture, the Course Evaluation Project, mental health concerns, FAUW communications developments, and more.

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FAUW would like to issue a heartfelt thank-you to everyone who ran for the Board of Directors, and everyone who voted, in this election.Ìý

FAUW offers its sympathy to the family of and to all his colleagues and friends both in Computer Science and across the university community. This is truly a sad loss and we are thinking of you.