Member Engagement and Services Committee

The Member Engagement and Services Committee shall connect, inform, support and recruit members; coordinate the Department Liaison Network; engage in new member outreach involving personal meetings with all new MRFA members; facilitate the creation of member directed groups; and coordinate and liaise with service based committees such as the Social Events and Professional Development Committees.

Member Outreach Initiative

• Report of Fall 2022 Member Outreach Initiative
• Report on the Fall 2021 Member Outreach initiative

Department Liaisons

The Department Liaison is an important service role and is a key role within the Mount Royal Faculty Association: Department Liaisons are an actively engaged group of Association members who inform their colleagues of MRFA meetings, initiatives and social events.

Department Liaisons are expected to follow up, in a timely manner, on all communication requests received from a member of the Member Engagement and Services Committee or the Executive Board.

The means by which MRFA messages can best be communicated within departments is generally at the discretion of the Department Liaison. Should the Executive Board deem a message to the membership to be urgent, the method of communication may be prescribed by the Executive Board.  Department Liaisons are expected to assist with communicating requests to the best of their ability and may refer to the tips provided below to assist in communicating with members. Department Liaisons are not to simply forward emails they receive from the Member Engagement and Services Officer or Executive Board.

• See the current list of Department Liaisons on the Committee Contact List
• Department Liaison Roles and Reference Sheet

Member Directed Groups

• Related Policy and Form:
  • Member Directed Group Policy
  • Form to Request the Creation of a Member Directed Group 
  • MRFA Member Directed Groups – Approved list of Topics
• Current Member Directed Groups
  • Climate Change Group – Lead Organizer and contact: Brian Nichols
  • Ad hoc Full-Time Lab Instructor Advisory Committee – Lead Organizer and Contact: Jennifer Owen
  • Indigenous Faculty Collective – Lead Organizer and Contact: Vicki Bouvier
  • 2SLGBTQ+ Community – Lead Organizer and Contact: TBD
  • Radical Reading Group – Lead Organizer and Contact: Allan Dwyer

Committee Links:

• Member Engagement and Services Committee Charter
• Committee Contacts
• Get Involved
• MRFA Bylaws