Category Archives: Procedural Issues

Jordan Morelli on the Second Cancellation of Faculty Board (7 January 2013)

Posted on January 7, 2013 by mrkjns96

As emailed to Peter Taylor, Chair of Arts and Science Faculty Board, 7 January 2013: Dear Peter, I just heard through the grapevine that the January meeting of Faculty Board has been cancelled due to “insufficient business.”  I must say … Continue reading →

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QUFA Endorses CAUT Report on Michael Mason (16 October 2012)

Posted on October 16, 2012 by mrkjns96

At its meeting today QUFA Council unanimously passed the following resolution (four abstentions): Resolved that QUFA Council finds the CAUT Ad Hoc Investigatory Committee Report on the situation and treatment of Dr. Michael Mason in the Department of History at Queen’s University to be credible, … Continue reading →

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QUFA Responds to SCAD re Suspensions of Admissions (27 August 2012)

Posted on August 27, 2012 by mrkjns96

For this post, please see the Queen’s Senate Faculty Caucus blog.

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Mark Jones, Review of the Structure of Faculty Board: A Counter-Proposition with Two Motions (7 March 2012)

Posted on March 7, 2012 by mrkjns96

Read this post on the Real Academic Planning blog

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Queen’s Journal: Lawyer to revisit BFA decision (2 March 2012)

Posted on March 2, 2012 by mrkjns96

By Savoula Stylianou. As published in Queen’s Journal, 2 March 2012. University will hire lawyer to examine Fine Art suspension [photo caption:] Students and members of Occupy Queen’s protested outside Senate on Tuesday in support of the BFA program as Principal Woolf walks … Continue reading →

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Jordan Morelli, Request for Informal Session of Faculty Board to Discuss GPA System (1 March 2012)

Posted on March 1, 2012 by mrkjns96

Read this post on the Real Academic Planning blog. See also Ryan Marchildon, “Letter to Senate on the GPA System,” and QueensYOU, “Our Platform.”

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Mark Jones, Senate Passes Motion to Get Legal Advice (29 February 2012)

Posted on February 29, 2012 by mrkjns96

Read this post on the Queen’s Senate Faculty Caucus blog.

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Roberta Lamb, Notes from Faculty Board for 13 January 2012 (posted 18 January 2012)

Posted on January 18, 2012 by mrkjns96

Read this post in the Real Academic Planning blog.

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QUFA Council supports Morelli motion

Posted on October 25, 2011 by QUFA

Check out the text of the QUFA Council of Representatives’ motion of support for Senator Jordan Morelii’s motion at Queen’s Senate. http://realacademicplanning.wordpress.com/2011/10/19/qufa-council-endorses-senator-morellis-academic-planning-motion-19-october-2011/#more-907

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ACADEMIC PLAN at SENATE: Make a difference!

Posted on October 20, 2011 by QUFA

Apologies for Cross-Posting / Please forward widely Dear Colleagues: I am sending a link (http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/topassmorellimotion/) to an electronic petition in support of Senator Jordan Morelli’s motion (http://realacademicplanning.wordpress.com/2011/10/17/jordan-morelli-notice-of-motion-for-approval-of-the-completion-of-the-2010-11-academic-planning-cycle-and-for-the-institution-of-a-cyclical-annual-planning-process-17-october-2011/) concerning the Academic Plan. The text of the petition is: As members of … Continue reading →

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