Regular Meetings

2020-2021

September 30, 12:30 – 2:00 (Regular Meeting)

• Meeting Minutes (Draft)
• Agenda
• Prior Meeting Minutes
  • September 9, 2020 Special Meeting Minutes
  • May 8, 2020 Annual General Meeting Minutes
  • March 4, 2020 Regular Meeting Minutes
• President’s Report
  • MRFA September Regular Meeting ppt
  • COVID Survey Snapshot Sept 30
• Advocacy Officer’s Written Report
• Treasurer’s Report – Audited Financial Statements
• MRFA Submission to NDP’s Parallel PSE 2030 Sector Review 
• MRFA Submission to UCP Guiding Coalition PSE Sector Review (to be posted later)

October 30, 9:30 – 11:30 (Regular Meeting)

This meeting was cancelled and replaced with a Q&A with the MRFA President, Lee Easton.

November 30, 3:00 – 4:45 (Regular Meeting)

• Agenda 
• Prior Meeting Minutes: September 30, 2020 Regular Meeting Minutes
• President’s Report (will be posted here later)
• Advocacy Report:
  • PSE 2030 MRFA Submission to the Guiding Coalition
  • Fair Employment Week (Fair Employment Panel Notes)
  • Rally to Support Alberta Healthcare Workers (Twitter Live Stream of Rally – 17:42)
  • Winter 2020 Advocacy Week: January 25 – 29, 2021
  • Member Involvement
    • Twitter (@MRUfaculty)
    • Faculty Profiles (Submit a profile online)
• Committee Updates
  • Three’s Company
  • SEC – Call for Volunteers to host online social activities
  • PSEC – MRFA Drop In Sessions (www.mrfa.net/mrfa-QA)

January 29, 1:00 – 3:00 (Regular Meeting)

March 4, 4:00 – 6:00 (Regular Meeting)

April 9, 11:00 – 1:00 (Regular Meeting)

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2019-2020

Friday, September 27, 2019. 9:00 – 11:00 – LPR

• Agenda
• Minutes
  • 2018-2019 Audited Financial Statements

Wednesday, November 27, 2019. 3:00 – 5:00 – LPR

• MRFA Regular Meeting Minutes – November 27, 2019
• Agenda
  • President’s Report
  • Advocacy Presentation
  • Academic Liaison Presentation
• Minutes to be posted once approved

Friday, January 31, 2020. 12:00 – 2:00 – LPR

• January 31, 2020 Regular Meeting Minutes
• January 31, 2020 Regular Meeting Agenda
• Advocacy Goals for Approval

Wednesday, March 4, 2020. 1:00 – 3:00 – LPR

• March 4, 2020 Regular Meeting Minutes
• Agenda
• Previous Meeting Minutes 
• President’s Report
• CAFA Consultation Submission 
• CAFA Awards 
• MRFA and Members’ Financial Preparedness Presentation and Calculator
• Members’ Financial Preparedness Calculator
• Wellbeing in the Learning Environment – Rachelle McGrath

Thursday, April 2, 2020. 10:00 – 12:00 – LPR

• Meeting cancelled – Special meeting held instead

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2018-2019

Thursday, September 27, 2018. 3:00 – 5:00 – I-115

• Agenda
• Minutes
  • September 2018 President’s Presentation
  • 2017-2018 Audited Financial Statements
  • Board of Governors Representative’s Report
  • Facilitated Discussion Questions

Friday, October 26, 2018. 12:00 – 1:30 – Y-222

• October 2018 Regular Meeting Agenda
• October 26, 2018 Regular Meeting Minutes
• Related Documents
  • October 2018 Regular Meeting President’s Presentation
  • Out of the Shadows- Experiences of Contract Academic Staff – CAUT CAS Survey Report 2018
  • Out of the Shadows: MRFA Contract Member Representative Presentation
  • October 2018 Regular Meeting Advocacy Presentation
  • Oct 26, 2018 Facilitated Discussion Questions

Wednesday, November 28, 2018. 4:00 – 6:00 – LPR

• November 2018 Regular Meeting Agenda
• November 28, 2018 Regular Meeting Minutes
• Related Documents
  • November 28 President’s Presentation
  • MRFA Social Media Guide
  • Robert’s Rules of Order
  • Faculty Resources

Tuesday, January 29, 2019. 3:00 – 5:00 – LPR

• January 2019 Regular and Special Meeting Agenda
• January 29, 2019 Regular Meeting Minutes
• Related Documents
  • President’s Report January 2019
  • Faculty Representative on the Board of Governors – written report (will be posted soon)
  • Executive Board Candidates’ statements of interest
  • Nominations Committee Candidates’ statements of interest

Friday, April 5, 2019. 9:00 – 11:00 – LPR

• April 5, 2019 Regular Meeting Agenda
• April 5, 2019 Regular Meeting Minutes

2017-2018

Friday, September 29, 2017. 12:30 – 2:00, Y224

• Agenda
• Minutes
  • President’s Report
  • VP Policy and Senior Grievance Officer’s Report
  • StatsCan Consultation
  • MRFA Policies and Procedures Manual
  • MRFA Audited Financial Statements March 31, 2017

Friday, October 27, 12:00 – 2:00, 2017. Lincoln Park Room

• Agenda
• Minutes
  • Negotiating Committee Report

Monday, November 20, 3:30 – 5:30, 2017. Y224

• Agenda
• Minutes

Tuesday, January 30, 3:00 – 5:00,  2018. Lincoln Park Room

• Minutes
• Agenda
  • President’s Report 
  • Vice-President Policy and Senior Grievance Officer’s Report 
  • Faculty Representative on the Board of Governors – Fall 2017 Report
  • Advocacy Week, Feb 26 – March 2, 2018
  • MRFA Standing Advocacy Goals – To be Approved March 2
  • MRU Consultations
    • Presidential Search Policy 
    • Draft MRU Scholarship and Research Strategic Plan

Friday, March 2, 10:00 – 12:00,  2018. Lincoln Park Room

• Agenda 
• Minutes
• Related Documents:
  • President’s Report 
  • Vice-President Policy and Senior Grievance Officer’s Report
  • MRFA Response to the Draft Strategic Research and Scholarship Plan
  • MRFA Standing Advocacy Goals
  • Alberta Federation of Labour Website

Friday, April 6, 9:00 – 11:00, 2018.  Lincoln Park Room

• Agenda
• Minutes (draft)
• Related Documents:
  • Job Action Preparedness Committee Charter (draft)
  • Strike Pay Policy (draft)
  • President’s report slides
  • VP Policy and Senior Grievance Officer’s Report (see minutes)
  • Budget and Finances Presentation (MRFA members may see copies of the presentation in the Faculty Centre)