Progressive Educators Pursuing Excellence
MRFA Members are encouraged to put their names forward for MRFA Committees through the nomination or the appointment processes, as applicable for the committee you are interested in. The deadline for nominations is May 13 and the deadline for appointments is May 23.
Committee work provides many unique ways to engage with the Association and your colleagues on a variety of matters which affect all academic staff at MRU: this work is recognized as service for full-time faculty and is funded through the contract service honourarium for contract faculty.
There are many positions available, with varying workloads which you may be interested in. Please email facultyrelations@mrfa.net or call 403.512.9295 to discuss any of these positions further. If you are interested in a position, please send a brief statement of interest to facultyrelations@mrfa.net by May 23.
The MRFA encourages expressions of interest from members with a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences. When making appointments, the Executive Board will include diversity considerations with respect to membership in equity-seeking groups including but not limited to persons with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, women, members of racialized groups, and members of LGBTQ2S+ communities.
Audit and Finance Committee – 1 position for 3 years (Continuing Members: Melanie Peacock and Tashfeen Hussain). Experience and/or expertise related to budget management, financial planning and analysis, human resources and/or legislative compliance would be deemed beneficial.
Bargaining Communications Committee – 1 position for 3 years must be contract (outgoing member in this position – Tonya Mousseau) (Continuing Members: Kirk Niergarth, Meg Wilcox, and Qasim Syed) Members appointed would ideally be supportive of MRFA principles and bargaining positions, and prior experience in job action would be deemed beneficial
Collective Bargaining Advisory Committee – up to 6 members whose positions will remain in place until the next CA is ratified. For more information about this committee, please refer to the charter.
Grievance Committee – 1 position for 3 years – open to any member (Outgoing member is Khatija Westbrook). Demonstrated commitment to the Association and to upholding the Collective Agreement, knowledge and experience with the Collective Agreement and with processing grievances, or demonstrated ability and commitment to developing this knowledge and experience. For more information about this committee, please refer to the charter.
Job Action Preparedness Committee – 1 position for 3 years and 1 position for 1 year (one of them must be contract – outgoing member Kris Hans and one vacant position). Prior experience in job action would be deemed beneficial Those appointed to the committee should represent the variety of perspectives held by the membership (i.e. including those who are for and against job action). For more information about this committee, please refer to the charter.
CAUT Defense Fund Trustee – 1 position for 2 years (outgoing member – Anupam Das).
MRU Benefits Committee – 1 position for 2 years must be FT (outgoing member – Christian Cook)
Represent the interests of the MRFA at all Benefits Committee meetings. Ensure broad interests of all faculty members are represented while seeking ways to provide diverse benefits in a financially sound manner. While upholding the reporting and confidentiality requirements noted in the MRFA bylaws (incumbent is responsible for being familiar with these), communicate any potential discrepancies/violations to the MRFA President. Communicate with the MRFA President when lack of clarity or uncertainly exists regarding application of appropriate CA articles, University processes, etc.
Review and Interpretation of the CA – 1 position for 3 years (outgoing member – Brian Nichols). Represent the interests of the MRFA when reviewing and interpreting CA articles. Ensure that detailed and diverse perspectives are considered. While upholding the reporting and confidentiality requirements noted in the MRFA bylaws (incumbent is responsible for being familiar with these), communicate any potential discrepancies/violations to the MRFA President. Communicate with the MRFA President when lack of clarity or uncertainly exists regarding application of appropriate CA articles, University processes, etc.
JEDI Committee – 2 positions for 2 years (outgoing members – Milena Radzikowska and Aliyah Dosani). Represent the interests of all MRFA members during Committee meetings. While upholding the reporting and confidentiality requirements noted in the MRFA bylaws (incumbent is responsible for being familiar with these) and notwithstanding the reporting requirements noted in the applicable CA article(s), communicate any potential discrepancies/violations to the MRFA President. Communicate with the MRFA President when lack of progress is noted, clarity or uncertainly exists regarding application of appropriate CA articles, University processes, etc. For more information about this group refer to the relevant section of the CA.