Mount Royal Faculty Association
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Category: Welcome
Wellbeing in the (remote) learning Environment
In February 2020 the MRFA’s PD Committee hosted a session on Wellbeing in the Learning Environment. There were several useful takeaways from this session which members may find value in considering now while working from home. The full session event notes are available online… Continue Reading “Wellbeing in the (remote) learning Environment”
Meditation and Mental Health: An Interview with Professor Brian Nichols
Professor Nichols is the program director for Religious Studies in the Department of Humanities and teaches Buddhism, Chinese Religions, and Yoga and Meditation. Faculty Forum tracked him down to talk about meditation and how it might benefit us in uncertain times. Faculty Forum: What… Continue Reading “Meditation and Mental Health: An Interview with Professor Brian Nichols”
MRU Should Provide for Workplace Safety at Home
By Professor X Professor X is a long-serving contract faculty member at Mount Royal University. Faculty Forum is publishing this article anonymously in recognition of the author’s precarious employment status at MRU. Last March, along with all of you, I made the transition to… Continue Reading “MRU Should Provide for Workplace Safety at Home”
MRFA Holiday Parties
Faculty, family and friends, are invited to join us for our annual holiday parties online. Adults Party: December 4, 3:30 – 5:30pm (Register online by Nov 27) Kids Party: December 11, 6:00- 6:45pm (Register online by Nov 20)
MRFA Drop In Sessions
Do you have questions about grievances, faculty evaluation, tenure processes, PD funds or other topics? Ask your President, or other Officers of the Association, at regularly scheduled drop in sessions.