Faculty Relations Newsletters

Timely Faculty News & Information

Faculty Relations newsletters are produced 3 or 4 times per year and are emailed to administrators, Heads and Deans. To subscribe to the Faculty Relations newsletter please send an email to majordomo@interchange.ubc.ca with “subscribe fr-newsletter” in the body of the email (do not include quotation marks).

Date Topic List
2013 April
2012 November
2012 July
2012 March
2011 October
2011 July
2011 March
  • 2010 & 2011 Faculty Salary Increases
  • Faculty Annual Reports Due
  • Changes to the Collective Agreement
  • Important Immigration Changes
  • Permanent Resident Visa
  • School Fees for Non-Canadians
  • Pay Equity
  • Tenure and Promotion Workshops
  • Amended Policy #22 – Heads of Academic Units
  • Talking to a Faculty Member when the UBCFA is Involved
  • Increase in Professional Development Reimbursement Funds for Faculty
  • PDR for Sessional Lecturers Without Continuing Status
  • Reminder to Administrators Regarding Sessional Lecturers Without Continuing Status and Their FTEs
  • Faculty Pension Plan Open House
  • Healthy UBC Blog
  • Update on Benefits for Postdoctoral Fellows
  • Welcome to Kailey Patton, Faculty Relations Receptionist
2010 November
  • Taxation of Post Doctoral Fellowship Earnings
  • Post Doctoral Fellow Earnings Codes
  • Post Doctoral Fellows Orientation
  • University-Wide Orientation for new Faculty and Staff
  • Changes to Faculty Term Appointments Without Review Policy
  • Revised Faculty Appointment Form
  • Revised Procedure – Payments for Honorary Appointments
  • New Requirements for Pre-approvals of Labour Market Opinion Exemptions
  • Faculty Annual Reports due March 2011
  • Tuition Fee Waiver Benefit
  • Departmental Consultation Committees for Tenure Cases
  • Senior Appointment Guidelines 2010/11
  • Farewell to Alma Salvador, Faculty Relations Receptionist
2010 July
  • New Associate Dean, Post Doctoral Fellows
  • Academic Leadership Development Program (ALDP)
  • New HRMS Query 45 – Honoraria
  • Offer Letters
  • Joint Appointments and Workload
  • Relocation of Foreign Academics
  • Updates to Foreign Academic Data Form
  • Appointing Existing Faculty Members to New Appointments
  • Update on Fiscal Dividend Plan
  • SAC Guideline – Call for Suggestions on Revisions
  • Ontario Urges Universities to Agree to Wage Freeze
2010 April
  • Collective Bargaining Update – UBC and the Faculty Association of UBC
  • Summer Sessional Appointments and Benefits
  • Faculty Salary Increases
  • Faculty Appointment Ranks
  • Immigration Updates
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship – New Initiatives at UBC
  • Retirement Workshops
  • Faculty Pension Plan Open House
  • Professional Development Reimbursement Reminder
  • CWL Access for New Hires
2009 December
  • New Tenure and Promotion Guide 2009/10
  • Immigration from the US – New Policy for Police Certificates
  • New Website: Employee or Independent Contractor?
  • Advertising Positions for Teaching Assistants
  • Offer Letters for Sessionals
  • First Paycheques
  • Reappointment Confirmation Template
  • Reminder Re Confidentiality
  • CUFA BC – Early in Career Award Announcement
  • Managing Sick Leaves
  • Reminder Regarding Illness and Tenure Clocks
  • Vacation Entitlement for Faculty Members
  • Reminder Re Deaths and Resignations
  • Tuition Fee Waiver Application Deadline
  • Requests for Appointment from Other Universities
  • A-Z Guide
  • Staff Changes in Faculty Relations
  • Happy Holidays!
2009 September
  • H1N1 News & Updates
  • Taxable Benefits for Tuition
  • Offer Letters – Updated Templates
  • Sessional Lecturers: Financing
  • Guidelines for Advertising Positions
  • Equity Statement Updated
  • Approval of Tenure Stream Ads
  • Faculty Payment Reminder
  • HON/HN1 Query
  • Faculty Appointment Form
  • Policy #25 – Changes
  • Professional Development Reimbursement
  • Work-life and Relocation Services Centre
  • Leadership for Heads, Directors and Associate Deans
  • Staff Changes in Faculty Relations
June 2009
  • Sessional Benefits
  • Notice Requirements for Termination of Research Associates & Postdoctoral Fellows
  • Offer Letters
  • Retirement Workshops @ UBCV
  • Retirement Statistics
  • Financial Retirement Counselling Form
  • Retirement Options Pilot Project Extension
  • Rehiring Retired Faculty
  • Retirement Information Update
  • Work Permit – Timing
  • Professional Development Reimbursement Cut-Off Date – June 30th!
  • Librarian Appointment Committee Guidelines
  • Faculty Association Dues Increase
  • Instructor I Qualifications @ UBCV
  • Immigration Updates
  • Focus on People Annual Report
  • Postdoctoral Fellow Newsletter
2009 February
  • Postdoctoral Fellows
2009 February
  • Staff Updates
  • New Administrator’s Calendar
  • Permanent Residency – Canadian Experience Class
  • Paying Sessional Lecturers
  • New Hires and Direct Deposit
  • Up-to-date Email Addresses
  • Tuition Waivers Now On-line
  • Emeritus Status
  • Reappointments – Tenure Track
  • Reappointments
  • Term Positions
  • New Recruitment Record Keeping Rule
  • The New Reappointment, Promotion & Tenure Procedures Guide
  • Faculty Appointment Form Updated
  • Advertisements for Faculty Positions
  • Capping Benefits Maintenance While on an Unpaid Leave of Absence
  • Convocation Regalia Now an Eligible PDR Expense
  • Impact of Other Leaves on Study Leave Eligibility
  • Workplace Experiences Survey
  • Joint Appointment Checklist

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