The Faculty of Engineering, with the consent of Faculty Relations and LUMUN, has recently posted an advertisement for per-course instructors for the Winter semester.

http://www.engr.mun.ca/home/Per_Course_Instructors.php

The deadline for applications is 22 November.

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Please come out to LUMUN’s AGM today at 5 p.m. in the Science Building (SN-4087).  Stay after the meeting for pizza and drinks with fellow LUMUN members.

Please consider attending LUMUN’s AGM this coming Friday.  The meeting will last approximately one hour and will be followed by a reception.

WHAT:  Annual General Meeting of the Lecturers’ Union of MUN (of which you are currently a member) + Reception

WHEN:  Friday, 4 November, at 5 p.m.

WHERE:  the Sally Davis Seminar Room in the Science Building (SN-4087)

WHO:  All LUMUN members, whether or not you have signed a blue membership card!

During the meeting you will hear brief reports from the President, the Treasurer, the auditor who recently completed the first audit of LUMUN’s finances, and a member of the committee investigating a potential affiliation with CAUT (see below).

The meeting will also include an election of these positions on the Executive Board:

President

1^st Vice-President

2^nd Vice-President

Treasurer

Secretary

If you would like to run for a position on the Executive Board, the Nomination Process is quite simple:

1. Ensure that you’re a member in good standing by submitting a completed blue LUMUN membership card.  These were recently distributed to mailboxes around campus and will also be available at the AGM.

2. Submit a Nomination Form (2011-nomination-form-for-lumun-elections), signed by you and by two other LUMUN members in good standing.  These forms are also available at the LUMUN office (Earth Sciences Building, Room ER-4052) and will be available at the AGM.  Nomination forms may be submitted up to and including the commencement of the AGM, as per LUMUN’s Constitution.

Our first Collective Agreement with MUN will expire on 31 August 20112.  The LUMUN Executive would like to hear about the kinds of issues affecting you as a Per-Course Instructor at MUN and what you would like LUMUN to press for during the next round of negotiations.

MEMBERSHIP IN CAUT:  Would you like your union to become a member of Canada’s premier faculty association, the Canadian Association of University Teachers?  We will discuss this issue at the AGM.  Members in good standing will vote on whether or not LUMUN should join CAUT.

For further information about this association, please read the attached Report on CAUT membership  (lumun-report-on-caut-membership1) and visit CAUT’s website (www.caut.ca).

Do come out to the AGM and let your voice be heard.

The following academic units have recently posted Winter positions for Per-Course Instructors:

ACADEMIC UNIT  :  APPLICATION DEADLINE

Biochemistry  :  21 November

French & Spanish  :  15 November

Human Kinetics & Recreation  :  10 November

Law & Society  :  15 November

Music  :  11 November

Social Work  :  16 November

Science (Grenfell)  :  10 November

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A winter storm watch has been issued covering the time of our AGM (http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html?nl21#nl21-935cwhx-021300). Unfortunately, catering arrangements demand that we give the company that services the University 24 hours notice of cancellation. With, “significant snowfall accumulations with amounts possibly exceeding 10 centimetres … forecast for Friday,” the distinct possibility that the University will close, the cost that the Union would incur in cancelling less than 24 hours before the event, and the difficulties this might present to our members who wish to attend; the LUMUN Executive has decided to postpone the Annual General Meeting until next Friday, November 3 from 5-7 in the same location as previously set (SN-4087, tentative).

We will confirm the details of this in the next few days.

ACADEMIC UNIT  :  APPLICATION DEADLINE

Education  :  7 November

Religious Studies  :  10 November

Good Morning:

Instructional Development Office, DELTS is offering several professional
development opportunities under its “Educational Development Sessions
<http://www.delts.mun.ca/faculty/teachingsupport/workshopseminar.php> ”
during the months of November and December:

.         Liberate Your Research Through Open Access Publishing: Local
Success Stories, facilitated by: Shannon Gordon and Devin Soper on November
1, 2011

.         Teaching for Critical Thinking, facilitated by Joyce Fewer on
November 17, 2011

.         PowerPoint (2007) Animation, facilitated by Allyson Hajek on
November 22, 2011

.         Motivating Generation Y, facilitated by Rylan Egan on November 29,
2011

.         Constructive Alignment and Assessment Design, facilitated by Rylan
Egan on December 5, 2011

Just as a reminder we do have space available in three of the remaining
“Inter-Disciplinary Teaching and Learning Dialogue
<http://www.delts.mun.ca/faculty/specialprojects/dialogue_sessions.php> ”
Sessions:

.         The Roles of Deep and Surface Teaching and Learning, facilitated
by Rylan Egan on October 27, 2011

.         The role of Context in Teaching and Learning, facilitated by Rylan
Egan on November 10, 2011

.         The Role of Assessment in Teaching and Learning, facilitated by
Rylan Egan on November 24, 2011

If you are interested in participating in these sessions please contact
Arlene Power, DELTS, instrdev@mun.ca or 864-3028. To register we will
require your first and last name, department, phone number and MUN email
address to complete your registration.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

Arlene Power

Instructional Development Office, DELTS

Education Building, Room ED1004

Memorial University of Newfoundland

St. John’s, NL  A1B 3X8

Phone #: 709-864-3028

Please read the following message and the attached poster sent by Lana Payne, President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour.

——————

Labour’s Solidarity March to show our support for OccupyNL and their message of share the wealth and restore democracy will start at 11:45 am on Monday (October 24^th) beginning at the Holiday Inn. The group among other issues like growing inequality wishes to make a statement about the need for the House of Assembly to be open to do the people’s work. As you may have heard the House of Assembly won’t be opening until the spring.

Please share this with your contacts and bring your banners, flags and placards. See you there.

the-occupy-movement-is-not-just-global-poster

Sol

Lana

Lana Payne

President Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour (NLFL)

330 Portugal Cove Place

NAPE Bldg., 2nd Foor

P.O. Box 8597, Stn. A  St. John’s, NL A1B 3P2

709-754-1660 (office)

email: lpayne@nlfl.nf.ca

president@nlfl.nf.ca

website: www.nlfl.nf.ca

The following academic units have recently posted Winter positions for Per-Course Instructors:

ACADEMIC UNIT  :  APPLICATION DEADLINE

Chemistry  :  2 November

German & Russian  :  4 November

Philosophy  :  28 October

Police Studies  :  18 November

Arts (Grenfell)  :  31 October

Fine Arts (Grenfell)  :  30 October

Please see the attached documents regarding intercultural training being offered to Memorial employees, including Per-Course Instructors, “who work with international students, researchers and employees,” from November 16^th to November 18^th.

intercultural-workplace-training-november-2011

ietp-memo-2