As many of you will have by now learned, there will be a disruption to Blackboard service from the evening of May 7 until the morning of May 12. While this is a sign of positive and long-overdue improvement to Blackboard on the part of the College, your LEC also recognizes that the sudden [...]
Many faculty members have received notice that our Learning Plans are soon due. Check communications from your School or Faculty for details. If you are not familiar with Course Outlines and Learning Plans and the difference between them, it can be useful to think of the Course Outline as a contract between the College [...]
According to the Ontario Public Service Employee Union (OPSEU) constitution, “The local executive committee shall administer the affairs of the local in accordance with this constitution, the by-laws of the local and the wishes of the members of the local. The committee shall meet at least once every three months. The local president [...]
The Union-College Committee (UCC) meets monthly to discuss the local application of the Collective Agreement, clarify processes causing misunderstandings or grievances, resolve complaints not handled by grievances, and other matters. More about the UCC can be found in the Collective Agreement, Article 7. The UCC is composed of representatives from college management and [...]
Members of the Local Executive Committees for Local 417 (faculty) and Local 418 (staff) have been meeting weekly with the College's Incident Management Team (IMT) throughout the pandemic. The mandate of the IMT has been to focus on issues related to COVID-19, consulting with local health units and peer colleges. The focus of the [...]
Full-time Faculty should have their Standard Workload Forms (SWFs) from their managers very soon, as SWFs are due at least six weeks before the start of the next semester. Read more about the SWF timeline here: slcfaculty.ca/swf-and-partial-load-faculty-contracts-timeline A few things need to be considered by Full-time Faculty, especially if they are teaching in the [...]
The Ontario Public Service Employee Union (OPSEU), which represents Partial Load and Full-time Faculty, Counsellors, and Librarians at Ontario Colleges, responded to Friday's announcement of COVID-19 funding to support Ontario Colleges, including $6.4 million for St. Lawrence College. The OPSEU press release is here. A news report from the Cornwall Freeholder Standard is [...]
In January, Counsellors were invited to participate in a survey developed by the provincial Counsellor Class Definition committee. See slcfaculty.ca/survey-counsellor-class-definition-committee In March, Counsellors are being asked to identify what they want in the new Counsellor Class definition. A meeting will be organized to learn more about Counsellor perspectives and ideas, and highlights from the [...]
While we are still in the thick of the winter semester, planning for the spring/summer semester is well under way. Below is a simplified timeline to help Full-time and Partial Load Faculty keep track of what is happening when as we prepare for a new semester. Mid-semester: Full-time Faculty and their Managers discuss teaching [...]
Coordinators and many faculty are familiar with the Program Advisory Committees, made up of faculty, management, students, graduates, employers, industry representatives, community members, and other stakeholders in program development and delivery at Ontario Colleges. Each program is required to have a PAC and meet with it at least twice yearly to share program news [...]