Mount Royal Faculty Association
Progressive Educators Pursuing Excellence
Advocacy Documents
The following documents are messages sent from the MRFA to various groups in response to the funding cuts to post-secondary education in Alberta and related issues.
Advocacy and Union Support Letters
- MRFA Letter to Minister Copping (October 2, 2019)
- MRFA Letter to Minister Nicolaides (October 3, 2019)
- MRFA October, 2019 Letter to Board of Governors
MRFA Data Sheet on PSE in Alberta (January 2019)
MRFA Model PSE Platform(re-posted April 27, 2018. Original Post – April 2015)
MRFA Advocacy Week 2018 Press Release (February 23, 2018)
Press Release – The MRFA Responds to Tabling of Bill 7 (April 7, 2017)
Press Release – MRFA Third Annual Advocacy Week 2017 (March 23, 2017)
Press Release – Mount Royal Faculty Association Condemns US Travel Ban (January 31, 2017)
Press Release – Extraordinary Meeting Related to Budget Matters at MRU (March 30, 2016)
Press Release – Time to Invest In Alberta’s Most Strategic Renewable Resource (October 26, 2015)
ACIFA Media Release Regarding Mobilizing Public Support for PSE (February 27, 2015)
Media Release Regarding MRU “Speak Out” for PSE (Feb 9, 2015)
Media Release Regarding MRU Advocacy Week (Feb 4, 2015)
Provincial Budget Press Release (March 6, 2014)
Media Advisory on Anti-Democratic Bills 45 and 46 (Jan 14, 2014)
MRFA Statement on Applied Research and Economic Diversification
Budget Press Release (March 8, 2013)
On Letters of Expectation, MRFA Letter to the Board of Governors
MRU Student, Faculty and Staff March, Press Release (April 9, 2013)
How Cuts to Post Secondary Harm Students, Open Letter to Albertans
The following articles include statements made by the MRFA regarding the cuts to post-secondary education in Alberta. Sorted chronologically.
Mount Royal University braces for cuts, despite new money from province
May 16, 2018 – CBC Article citing internal Memos (no comment provided by MRFA in the midst of negotiations with the Board)
MRU Faculty Hoping for No Cut in NDP Budget
October 26, 2015 – 660 News interview with Marc Schroeder
Letter to the Editor: Revenue is Premier Prentice’s Biggest Problem (“More Revenue Needed”).
Cross, Gerry. Calgary Herald [Calgary, Alta] 27 Sept 2014
Province restores $50M to schools; Post-secondary institutions seek stable funding
Gerein, Keith; Howell, Trevor. Calgary Herald [Calgary, Alta] 07 Nov 2013: A.3
Anonymous. CAUT Bulletin 60.7(Sep 2013): A1,A5,A7
Universities raise alarm over effect of $147M budget cut; Worst blow since the 1930s, professors say
Gignac, Tamara. Calgary Herald [Calgary, Alta] 17 Aug 2013: A.4
MRU staff say big cuts will hurt community; Eight diploma programs to be slashed
Ferguson, Eva. Calgary Herald [Calgary, Alta] 29 May 2013: B.2
MRU taking axe to courses; University looking to halt intake for eight programs
Weismiller, Bryan. Calgary Herald [Calgary, Alta] 17 Apr 2013: A.1
Frustrated Alberta students, faculty protest education cuts
Ferguson, Eva. Calgary Herald [Calgary, Alta] 11 Apr 2013: B.1
Alta. students, faculty protest education cuts
Ferguson, Eva. Leader Post [Regina, Sask] 11 Apr 2013: B.5
Mount Royal students to protest funding cuts
Weismiller, Bryan. Calgary Herald [Calgary, Alta] 05 Apr 2013: B.4
Higher learning handed revamp; Overhaul of post-secondary system called ‘non-negotiable’
Weismiller, Bryan. Calgary Herald [Calgary, Alta] 25 Mar 2013: A.1
Cross, Gerry. Calgary Herald [Calgary, Alta] 15 Mar 2013: A.13
The following articles include statements made by the MRFA on other matters related to post-secondary education in general or MRU specifically
MRFA Press Release on Extraordinary Meeting Related to Budget Matters
Schroeder, Marc. MRFA President, 2014-2016
MRU Faculty Worry Code of Conduct will Infringe on Freedoms
Pike, Helen. The Metro. [Calgary, Alta] 27 Oct 2015
MRFA Input on PSLA Labour Amendments for Academic Staff
Marc Schroeder. 16 Nov 2015