Welcome to The University Of Toronto Faculty Association

The purpose of the Association is to promote the welfare of the current and retired faculty, librarians, and research associates of the University of Toronto, the University of St. Michael's College, the University of Trinity College, and Victoria University, and generally to advance the interests of teachers, researchers and librarians in Canadian universities.

The Association is the official representative of the faculty and librarians on University employment matters which include salary, pension and benefit negotiations and workplace grievances. These duties are set forth in the Memorandum of Agreement, between the University of Toronto and The University of Toronto Faculty Association, consolidated as of June 16, 1998 (in PDF format from U of T's website).

Note:  SB&P Negotiations and Agreement on Ending Mandatory Retirement

 Nomination Form for UTFA Council (for constituencies with vacancies)

Current Announcements

(1)  C.B. Macpherson lecture: October 25, 2006: Speaker, Professor David Welch.

(2)  Professional Expense Reimbursement Allowance (PERA06)

(3)  Responses to Winkler Award and April 7 letter to faculty and librarians from the Administration

(4)  University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation (UTAM)

    (4.1) March 27: Luste's comments to Governing Council Business Board Members re 2005 Annual Report of  the  University of Toronto Asset  Management Corporation (UTAM)

(5) Winkler Award for Salaries, Benefits and Pension

     (5.1)  The 2005-06 and 2006-07 Winkler-Award for Salaries, Benefits and Pensions  and related links.

(6) The UTFA AGM Newsletter. The Financial Statements are not included in this electronic copy.

    Presentations given at the conference:

•     Radhakrishnan, P., & McLean, K. Understanding Phenomena by Writing about Them.
•     O'Day, D.H. Animated Teaching: Home-made Animations and their Use as Pedagogical Tools
•     Mahrt-Smith, Jan. Preparing for Management Education: Academic MBA Pre-courses offered in Top    Business Schools
•     Mahrt-Smith, Jan. Effective Pre-Courses: A Response to Increasing Student Diversity.
•     Harlow, J., Harrison, D., & Serbanescu, R. Blackboards, PowerPoint and Tablet PCs in the Classroom.
•     Dicks, A.P. Enhancing the Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Laboratory Experience.
•     Sillamaa, M-A. Using Classroom Experiments to Teach Economics
•     Testa, B. After the Movie Stops: Some Procedures Used in Cinema Studies Instruction
•     Knott, D., Plotnick, J., Procter, M., & Taylor, D.
  
• (a) Developing Instructional Material and Getting Credit for it, Workshop.
  
• (b) A Checklist for Writing Handouts (and webpages and assignments).
  
• (c) Copyright Issues.
•     Romkey, L. Teaching the First Year: Challenges for Students and Instructors;
•     Marbury, S. Teaching and Research Faculty in Chemistry: Striking the Right Balance.