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Faculty Forum Now Available on UOITFA Website

Please find the latest editions of the UOITFA’s weekly newsletter, the Faculty Forum, on our website under News and Events and is labeled as News: Faculty Forum. You can also access this page by clicking here! New editions of the Faculty Forum will continued to be added once they have been sent out directly to …

COVID-19 FAQ For UOITFA Members

By now you have likely seen the message from the University President about in-person class cancellations. As mentioned in our initial statement on the situation, the UOITFA supports this decision. The health and safety of all members of the university community must be the highest priority. As information continues to be received, we understand that …

COVID-19 Information for UOITFA Members

The University has announced it will cancel classes effective March 13th as they begin to transition towards online forms of delivery. Further communication about this transition will be provided by Monday March 16th at the latest. This cancellation only affects face-to-face activities on campus – existing online classes and clinical placements will continue as scheduled. …

University Budget Update

Recently, the University administration provided a budget update to the community that provided information about the administration’s plans to balance the University’s budget for next year in the face of the tuition freeze and their ongoing desire to invest our operating funds into capital projects. In fact, of the slightly more than $6M deficit currently …

Happy Holidays

We would like to wish all of you a happy holiday break and wish you all the best to you and your families. The FA office will be closed this Friday December 20 and will re-open on January 6, 2020. See you in the new year!

Rethinking our exam period

As we reach the end of the Fall term, and most of us have been or still are busy trying to complete our Fall term exam marking and final grades, you might not have time to reflect on this, but perhaps you might over the well-deserved holiday break. The figure below shows the examination period …