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Navigating the Later Stages of Your Academic Career at MRU
As you approach retirement, understanding the implications for your benefits, employment status, and life after work is essential. This three part series offers guidance from MRU’s HR representatives and retired faculty on navigating phased retirement and full retirement, making the most of your retirement,… Continue Reading “Navigating the Later Stages of Your Academic Career at MRU”
Call for Participants – Telling Our Stories: Precarity and Academic Work in Higher Education
Contract faculty continue to labour under precarious working conditions. This precarity remains among the most pressing issues confronting post-secondary institutions in Alberta and across Canada. Inequitable compensation, lack of job security and benefits—not to mention the strain such conditions place on academic freedom—undermine the… Continue Reading “Call for Participants – Telling Our Stories: Precarity and Academic Work in Higher Education”
Indian Spoon Restaurant – Catered Lunch on October 27
To broaden the offerings available in the Faculty Centre, the MRFA is providing occasional catered lunches in the Faculty Centre. We sought Members’ input on the best locally owned restaurants to cater these lunches and the September Lunch will be from Indian Spoon and… Continue Reading “Indian Spoon Restaurant – Catered Lunch on October 27”
World Food Day – October 16
In Recognition of World Food Day, Members are invited to donate to the SAMRU Food Bank, contribute a food story or recipe, and participate in a potluck on October 16!
Announcement: Robert Catena Elected as Senior Grievance and Workplace Wellness Officer (2025–2027)
The MRFA is pleased to announce that Robert Catena has been elected to serve as the Senior Grievance and Workplace Wellness Officer (SG&WWO) for the 2025–2027 term. The SG&WWO plays a critical role in supporting Members by: Members are encouraged to contact Robert if… Continue Reading “Announcement: Robert Catena Elected as Senior Grievance and Workplace Wellness Officer (2025–2027)”