While in Victoria, we met with CUFA BC member faculty associations at UVic and Royal Roads. Here is Executive Director Annabree Fairweather and Dr. Rick Kool, President of Royal Roads Faculty Association and former president of CUFA BC #bcpse #bclab #bcpoli

Learn more about the awards and nominees cufa.bc.ca/awards

So proud of these award winners and all the nominees! Can't wait to celebrate them at the gala in May!

Today Dr. Ken Christie is interviewing Dr. Sean Irwin, recipient of the CUFA BC Early In Career Award, about his work developing aquaculture industry in Bolivia and hygiene in healthcare in Malawi. Wonderful work! Learn more: cufa.bc.ca/cufa-bc-announ… Royal Roads RRUFA

President Dr. Ken Christie interviews Dr. Amy Parent, recipient of the CUFA BC Academic of the Year Award, about her project rematriating the Wilps Ni-ishjoohl memorial pole Simon Fraser University SFU Faculty Assoc. #bcpse Learn more: cufa.bc.ca/cufa-bc-announ…

Fish speak and make noise! This is incredible research into soundscape ecology and the effect of noise pollution in our oceans.

Thanks to MLA Coralee Oakes for meeting today with delegates from CUFA BC FPSE IPE BC to talk about #bcpse, international student caps, & supporting a robust post-secondary education sector!

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We're at the BC Teachers’ Federation BC Teachers' Federation AGM in Vancouver today, and spending time with friends and colleagues in BC labour like Kane Tse President of the HSABC. Great discussions from delegates and so much support for BC teachers!

Catching up with Clint Johnston President of the BC Teachers’ Federation and Kane Tse President of HSABC. Thank you for your leadership and support of BC teachers, Clint!

We're at Douglas College Coquitlam campus today with Premier David Eby and the Hon. Lisa Beare, Minister of PSE and Future Skills, as they announce the StrongerBC Future Skills Grant, $3500/person grant for microcredentials in in-demand jobs #bcpse #bcpoli news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024P…

We're at the CAFA council meeting in Edmonton. Always appreciate hearing about experiences in Alberta. We find common issues in PSE funding, government interference in, and labour relations trends affecting faculty. Another excellent meeting with friends and colleagues!

We attended the CAFA Distinguished Academics Awards gala in Edmonton last night, bringing greetings on behalf CUFA BC's 5,500 faculty members in British Columbia. Congratulations to the award winners!

Congratulations Premier David Eby & the BC NDP! CUFA BC looks forward to building on government’s momentum to drive meaningful improvements in BC’s public post-secondary education sector #bcpse #bcpoli cufa.bc.ca/cufabc-stateme…

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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS to the 2025 CUFA BC Distinguished Academics Awards “The Distinguished Academics Awards give us the opportunity to recognize the valuable contributions of university research to our communities,” says President Dr. Monica Prendergast. cufa.bc.ca/call-for-nomin…

Congrats again to all the OCUFA Awards of Distinction winners! What a lovely evening it was to celebrate the best in teaching, librarianship, scholarship, collective bargaining at Ontario universities; and journalism on Canadian postsecondary education.

A huge shout-out to our allied organization & friends at OCUFA for putting on a fantastic awards gala last weekend. Thank you for your commitment to supporting public #ONpse! Well done on the engaging and informative board meeting, too. Photo credit: Jennifer Rowsom Photography

We attended the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade breakfast meeting in conversation with the Hon. Marc Miller, Minister for Immigration, where he spoke about his values for Canada's immigration system and the recent policy impacts on industry, including post-secondary institutions.

Looking forward to spending the next two days with the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education & @BCcampus at the Digital Learning Education Strategy Forum in Vancouver. We're talking about digital education & literacy, open education & resources, & the province's DL framework