KFA News Updates

Dear KFA NR1 Faculty Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the launch of our new Health & Benefits process for Non-Regular Type 1 (NR1) faculty. This achievement was secured during ...read more

Dear Faculty Colleagues, Please see the below calls to action and message the KFA Table Officers posted on the blog for Policy AC16 Academic Title Awards this morning. Our calls ...read more

Good Day,  Please join us on December 6 to come together and remember the fourteen women whose lives were taken at École Polytechnique in 1989.    12:00 pm to 12:30 pm  ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the last call for nominations for the following positions on the KFA Executive Committee ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with By-Law 4.4.1, this is notice of changes for By-Law #7.8.1, and Policy #20: Bylaw #7.8.1: ELECTIONS OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND OMBUDSPERSON 7.8.1 ...read more

Please join us: KFA General Membership Meeting Tuesday, December 3, 2024 3:00 – 6:00 pm Zoom Meeting On the Agenda: Bargaining Update 2024 Elections and Acclamations Changes to Constitution and ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the second call for nominations for the following positions on the KFA Executive Committee ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the first call for nominations for the following positions on the KFA Executive Committee ...read more

Dear KPU Colleagues, As many of you are likely aware, the issue of ‘genocide’ has remained in the public discourse over the past year. The Kwantlen Faculty Association’s (KFAs) Anti-Racism ...read more

Dear KFA Faculty Colleagues, I hope you all had a restful and fun-filled summer. Welcome back to a new academic year—complete with a new potential policy on academic title, continuing ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association members, Your KFA Table Officers would like to wish you a happy Labour Day long weekend! Let us recall that Labour Day has been a statutory ...read more

The Kwantlen Faculty Association signed on to the BC Climate Emergency Campaign back in 2022 and remains a signatory to the 10 Urgent Actions to confront the Climate Emergency.   ...read more

Are you thinking of retiring? Did you know that KPU has a Retirees Association?  From their site:  KPU Retirees Association (founded 2018) The KPU Retirees Association became a registered society in ...read more

Dear KFA Colleagues, The toxic drug crisis was declared a public health emergency in 2016. Since then, there have been over 40,000 drug overdose deaths across Canada – about 14,000 ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the final call for nominations for the following positions on the KFA Executive Committee: ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In advance of the Spring KFA AGM, we are providing notice of a motion to change dues from 1.95% to 2.20% of gross faculty salary. ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the second call for nominations for the following positions on the KFA Executive Committee: ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the first call for nominations for the following positions on the KFA Executive Committee: ...read more

Hello colleagues, We understand that your regularization or increasing your regularization is a concern for a number of people right now. To help make sure everyone knows their rights, the ...read more

Please join us: KFA Annual General Membership Meeting Thursday, April 18, 2024 3:00 – 6:00 pm Online Zoom Meeting On the Agenda: 2024 Elections and Acclamations Changes to Constitution and ...read more

Hello KFA members, I want to take this opportunity to provide you with the current status of the implementation of our new KPU-KFA Collective Agreement, April 1, 2022 – March ...read more

Good day KPU Faculty!! Friday, March 8 is International Women’s Day. I will be hosting an online panel on Tuesday March 19, titled “Intersections of Gendered Violence Experienced by Faculty at KPU”. Please mark ...read more

Dear KFA Members, The KFA is looking for a faculty member who regularly teaches on the Langley Campus to serve on the Langley Occupational Health & Safety Committee. This is ...read more

Hello KFA members, I want to take this opportunity to provide you with the current status of the implementation of our new KPU-KFA Collective Agreement, April 1, 2022 – March ...read more

Dear KFA Members / KPU Colleagues,  Wishing you all the best with your 2024 ! The call for proposals [CFP] was announced this past Friday for funding of new or ...read more

Dear KFA Members, We are pleased to announce the KFA Open Office Hours schedule for Spring 2024. Representatives from the KFA Table Officers and/or Executive Committee will be available on ...read more

Please join us on Wednesday, December 6 as we gather to remember the 14 women who lost their lives at École Polytechnique Montréal in 1989. This outdoor memorial will be held ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the last call for nominations for the following positions on the KFA Executive Committee: ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the second call for nominations for the following positions on the KFA Executive Committee: ...read more

Please join us: KFA Annual General Membership Meeting Monday, October 23, 2023 3:00 – 6:00 pm Cedar Conference Centre A/Via Zoom On the Agenda: Bargaining Update 2023 Elections and Acclamations ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the first call for nominations for the following positions on the KFA Executive Committee: ...read more

Faculty Late Payments, Underpayments, and Correct Pay Calculation Hello KFA Members! I hope the fall is progressing nicely for you whether you are in a teaching or non-teaching portion of ...read more

Dear KFA Members, We are pleased to announce the KFA Open Office Hours schedule for Fall 2023. Representatives from the KFA Table Officers and/or Executive Committee will be available on Teams ...read more

Hello Colleagues, *If you took a one-semester Ed Leave after September 2020, this will be of particular interest to you.* The KFA recently filed a grievance regarding the pay rates ...read more

Hello Faculty!   Welcome to the sunny days!   I wanted to remind you that as the Status of Women Representative with the Kwantlen Faculty Association, I’m organizing informal 1-hour ...read more

Dear KFA Members, We are pleased to announce the KFA Open Office Hours schedule for Summer 2023. Representatives from the KFA Table Officers and/or Executive Committee will be available on ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the last call for nominations for the following positions on the KFA Executive Committee: ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with By-Law 3.4.1, this is notice of changes for By-Law # 4 and #3.4: MOTION: Move that BY-LAW #4 be renumbered to reflect ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the second call for nominations for the following positions on the KFA Executive Committee: ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the first call for nominations for the following positions on the KFA Executive Committee: ...read more

Please join us: KFA Annual General Membership Meeting Tuesday, April 18, 2023 3:00 – 6:00 pm Via Zoom On the Agenda: 2023 Elections and Acclamations Changes to Constitution and By-Laws ...read more

Dear KFA Members, We are pleased to announce the KFA Open Office Hours schedule for Spring 2023. Representatives from the KFA Table Officers and/or Executive Committee will be available on ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, Season’s Greetings! We hope this message finds you and yours all shoveled out of the snow and somewhere safe and warm with a hot beverage. ...read more

Dear Colleagues,  This Saturday, December 10th, is the annual International Human Rights Day.  Once again this is an important time for (re)affirming and (re)asserting the human rights of all people in all communities at home and around the globe. I wish ...read more

Circulated on Behalf of KFA Status of Women Representative, Cherylynn Bassani Hello Everyone,   The Kwantlen Faculty Association warmly welcomes you to attend a Memorial tomorrow, Tuesday, December 6, on ...read more

Dear KFA Colleagues, We want to share the below message and attached  letter sent by Federation of Post-Secondary Educators President Brent Calvert to Ontario Premiere Doug Ford. The attached letter ...read more

Hello KFA members, We wanted to take a moment to provide additional context to the message below sent out by KPU HR. As is mentioned in the below email from ...read more

Hello KFA members, At our last KFA General Meeting on October 18th , the results of nominations was announced for the position of KFA Member-at-Large.  On October 19, one of ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the last call for nominations for the following positions on the KFA Executive Committee: ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the second call for nominations for the following positions on the KFA Executive Committee: ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with By-Law 3.4.1, this is notice of changes to the KFA Constitution: Proposed wording changes to the Constitution WIND-UP 3.0 In the event ...read more

Dear Colleagues,  I am Seema Ahluwalia, KFA’s Executive Representative For Decolonization, Reconciliation, and Indigenization.  I greet you from the sacred and unceded territories of MST (Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waatuth, and ...read more

Dear KFA Members, The Kwantlen Faculty Association would like to share with you the statement (copied below this email) from the Vancouver & District Labour Council (VDLC). We acknowledge, as ...read more

Dear KFA Colleagues, Many faculty members have reached out with concerns regarding the Remote Work Framework (“the framework”).  We want to assure all members that the framework was arrived at ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the first call for nominations for the following positions on the KFA Executive Committee: ...read more

Dear KFA Members, We are pleased to announce the KFA Open Office Hours schedule for Fall 2022. Representatives from the KFA Table Officers and/or Executive Committee will be available on ...read more

Dear Faculty Colleagues, Welcome back to another busy Fall term. I hope you found time to relax and even enjoy some travel this summer.  I trust that you will find ...read more

Dear KFA Members, We are pleased to announce the KFA Open Office Hours schedule for Summer 2022. Representatives from the KFA Table Officers and/or Executive Committee will be available on ...read more

Dear Faculty Colleagues, The KFA has concerns about the draft of Policy HR1 Conflict of Interest that has been posted for comment on the policy blog. In the Policy, #4. ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the last call for nominations for the following positions on the KFA Executive Committee: ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the second call for nominations for the following positions on the KFA Executive Committee: ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with By-Law 3.4.1, this is notice of changes for By-Law #5.5.1 to #5.5.7, #7.8.1 to #7.8.4, #7.9, #10.1 to #10.8, #12 and #12.2. ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the first call for nominations for the following positions on the KFA Executive Committee: ...read more

Please join us: KFA Annual General Membership Meeting Thursday, April 28, 2022 3:00 – 6:00 pm Via Zoom On the Agenda: 2022 Elections and Acclamations Changes to Constitution and By-Laws ...read more

Dear KFA Colleagues, The KFA representative have been advocating on your behalf in regard to the many concerns surrounding the January 24th return date, and we want to provide you ...read more

Colleagues, All faculty work must be compensated work. Period. You may be aware of a communication that recently went out to several areas in the University. This communication urged faculty ...read more

Dear KFA Members, We are pleased to announce the KFA Open Office Hours schedule for Spring 2022. Representatives from the KFA Table Officers and/or Executive Committee will be available on ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In the last message we committed to informing you of the Employer’s response to the KFA request that KPU take action similar to that of ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, We have heard from faculty members expressing concern about the safety of the January return. As you may know, UBC has implemented online course delivery ...read more

Season’s Greetings! Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, Season’s Greetings! We hope this message finds you and yours safe and well. At the close of 2021, we would like to share ...read more

Dear Faculty Colleagues, Please find the attached Fall 2021 Bargaining Update: 2021 Fall Bargaining Update Fall 2021 KFA Bargaining Highlights At the November 25th, 2021, KFA General Meeting, membership approved ...read more

Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the last call for nominations for the following positions on the KFA Executive Committee: Humanities ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the second call for nominations for the following positions on the KFA Executive Committee: ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, Please join us: KFA General Membership Meeting Thursday, November 25, 2021 3:00 – 5:30 pm Via Zoom On the Agenda: Bargaining Priorities Policy Revision Proposal ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, The Employer has deferred today’s meeting about the privacy breach to next week, so I am unable to provide any information regarding the matter until ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, I have received queries from several faculty members regarding an email from IT Privacy Alerts entitled “Important Information Regarding Your Privacy.” I have confirmed with ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the first call for nominations for the following positions on the KFA Executive Committee: ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, Today you were sent a notice of Technological Change from the Employer regarding micro-credentials and micro courses. I writing to inform you that the notice ...read more

Dear KFA Members, We are pleased to announce the KFA Open Office Hours schedule for Fall 2021. Representatives from the KFA Table Officers and/or Executive Committee will be available on ...read more

In preparation for the upcoming budget, the Kwantlen Faculty Association respectfully submitted to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services, advocating for an increase in funding for post-secondary ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, The KFA is pleased to announce that the LOU #13 Settlement Agreement has been ratified by membership with 94% in favour of the agreement. We ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, For those of you who were unable to attend the Special General Meeting today regarding the LOU#13 Settlement Agreement, we are holding a special Drop-In ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, As you know, and with your assistance, the KFA has been engaged in discussions with the Employer regarding LOU #13 Joint Committee on Class Size ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association members, Your KFA Table Officers would like to wish you a happy Labour Day long weekend! Labour Day has been a statutory holiday in Canada since ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, Recently, the Employer circulated an email indicating that an approved Remote Work Agreement is required in order for faculty to access the small equipment fund. ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, Thank you to the 403 members who completed the KFA Fall 2021 Return to Campus Survey. These are the top-line results: 75% are somewhat to ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In just over three weeks we are scheduled to return to campus. While many are excited about the return, many are also concerned about the ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, How are you feeling about the fall return to campus? Please complete a very short survey (approx. 2 minutes) regarding the return to campus in ...read more

Dear Faculty Friends, My name is Kristie Dukewich and I am your KFA OH&S Representative.  With the new Restart Guidelines announced and the return-to-work in the fall growing imminent, faculty ...read more

Dear Colleagues, Please take two minutes to complete our short survey. Your feedback is important to us, and all answers are anonymous and non-identifiable, meaning that we have no way ...read more

Dear Colleagues, Want to learn more about holding effective meetings with administrators? What is the purpose of caucusing? How can faculty and faculty senators use caucusing strategically at KPU? Kwantlen ...read more

Dear Colleagues, We want to provide the following update on the status of the LOU #13 Joint Committee on Class Size Past Practice. This process has been a long, difficult, ...read more

Dear KFA Members, You’re invited to a webinar with FPSE AGM KEYNOTE SPEAKER SETH KLEIN – TUE, MAY 18, 7 PM. All workers connected with the BC post-secondary education sector are welcome to ...read more

Hello KFA members,   We are pleased to announce the following acclamations to the KFA Executive and KFA Working Conditions Committee: Diane Walsh to the position of Vice-President, Grievances Emma ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, A new policy, AC15 Micro-credentials (MCs), is in development and is currently on the KPU Policy Blog. This policy and its procedures deserve fulsome input ...read more

Dear KFA Members, We are pleased to announce the KFA Open Office Hours schedule for Summer 2021. Representatives from the KFA Table Officers and/or Executive Committee will be available on ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the last call for nominations for the following positions on the KFA Executive ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the second call for nominations for the following positions on the KFA Executive Committee: ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the first call for nominations for the following positions on the KFA Executive Committee: ...read more

Dear KFA Colleagues, KFA Consultation and Bargaining Update While it may seem as if the ink is still wet on our new 2019-2022 Collective Agreement, the next collective bargaining round ...read more

Dear Colleagues, I hope this email finds you well and bearing up under the pressures imposed on us by the pandemic. This is the sixth month of my term as ...read more

30TH ANNUAL FEB 14 WOMEN’S MEMORIAL taking place in the unceded xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) territories (please scroll down for meeting place and starting time details) My ...read more

Dear KFA Members, We are pleased to announce the KFA Open Office Hours schedule for Spring 2021. Representatives from the KFA Table Officers and/or Executive Committee will be available on ...read more

Dear colleagues, We want to provide you with an update on the status of the LOU #13 Joint Committee on Class Size Past Practice. Summary The Parties have agreed to ...read more

Sent on behalf of the KFA’s Political Action Committee Want to learn more about KPU’s governance structure? Have you ever wondered how Senate, Faculty Council, and the Board of Governors ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, Season’s Greetings! We hope this email finds you and yours safe and well. At the close of 2020, we would like to share an update ...read more

Dear Colleagues, I would like to draw your attention to an important memorial that the KFA holds each year at KPU on December 6, the National Day of Remembrance and ...read more

Hello KFA members, I want to take this opportunity to provide you with the current status of the KPU-KFA April 1, 2019 – March 31, 2022 Collective Agreement. Faculty Raises/Retroactive ...read more

Dear Faculty, Thank you for another wonderful turnout at our October 21, 2020 KFA General Meeting. For those who were unable to attend, we would like to provide the following ...read more

Please find the attached KFA General Meeting Agenda & Reports: October 21, 2020 General Meeting Agenda & Reports

FPSE President Brent Calvert made the following presentation at the October 21 KFA General Meeting: FPSE Presentation to KFA October 2020  

The new 2019-2022 KPU-KFA Collective Agreement is here! KPU-KFA 2019-2022 Collective Agreement The Employer will also be providing 100 physical copies of the new Collective Agreement shortly. If you would ...read more

To all Faculty Members, The KFA Table Officers would like to advise you to please take note of the revised dates and deadlines for Educational Leave applications.  The deadline for ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, The following is a message from the President of the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators (FPSE), Brent Calvert, regarding Fair Employment Week and the BC Election. ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the last call for nominations for the following positions on the KFA Executive Committee: ...read more

Dear KFA members, In the round of bargaining recently concluded, the parties agreed to Letter Of Understanding #13, a Joint Committee on Class Size Past Practice (see attached). The mandate ...read more

Hello KFA members, October 19 – October 23 is Fair Employment Week. This is an event organized by the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) which highlights the increase in and ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the second call for nominations for the following positions on the KFA Executive Committee: ...read more

Dear KFA Members in the Faculty of Health, You recently received an email from your Dean’s office asking faculty to read the Remote Working Alone Guidelines and to submit a ...read more

Sent on September 30, 2020 Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the first call for nominations for the following positions ...read more

The Kwantlen Faculty Association and Kwantlen Polytechnic University have jointly created the attached FAQ for Teaching in a Remote Learning Environment. We hope that this resource will address many of ...read more

Hello KFA members,   Please find the attached KFA New Collective Agreement update. New Collective Agreement Update, September 9 2020      In Solidarity, Raphael Lagoutin, Vice-President, Negotiations

Originally sent Tuesday, September 9, 2020   Dear KPU Faculty; Hope your fall 2020 (e-)semester is off to a good start thus far! As your KFA and FPSE Human Rights and International Solidarity ...read more

Originally sent September 4th, 2020 Dear faculty members, Your KFA Table Officers would like to wish you a wonderful Labour Day long weekend! The Labour Day long weekend is an ...read more

Originally sent May 15, 2020 Dear Members, Our Annual General Meeting was held on April 30, 2020. In accordance with our Constitution and By-Laws, elections have been concluded. An online ...read more

Hello KFA members! I am pleased to announce the results of the ratification vote for our new Collective Agreement. The vote results are as follows: In Favour: 290 Opposed: 14 ...read more

Motion: To adopt the following KFA Statement of Solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Movement  KFA affirms our solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Movement in seeking an end to ...read more

Dear Colleagues, The KFA Table Officers met with the Employer today regarding the recent announcement of KPU’s Academic and Operational Continuity Plan. Specifically, we discussed the statement made in the ...read more

Colleagues, Thank you to all who have approached the KFA directly and/or contributed to the discussion on the faculty email list regarding the Employer’s proposal to require asynchronous course delivery ...read more

Sent on behalf of Mark Diotte  Hello KFA members, Voting is now open for the elections for the positions of KFA President and Member-at-Large. The nominees for the position of ...read more

Hello KFA members,   We are pleased to announce the following acclamations: Raphael Lagoutin has been acclaimed to the position of Vice-President, Negotiations Kathy Dunster has been acclaimed to the ...read more

Please join us: KFA Annual General Meeting Thursday, April 30, 2020 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. via Zoom *Meeting will be available starting at 2 p.m. Call to Order at ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the last call for nominations for the following positions: President Vice-President, Negotiations Member-at-Large ...read more

To all KFA members, Please review the meeting agenda and required attachments per KFA Bylaws 3.3 and 3.4.1 for our upcoming Annual General Meeting on April 30, 3-5 p.m. via ...read more

 Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the second call for nominations for the following positions: President Vice-President, Negotiations Member-at-Large Science/Applied ...read more

Sent on behalf of KFA Table Officers   Important Notice for all KFA members:   For those of you who have received home health and safety forms or checklists from ...read more

Dear Colleagues, I hope this message finds you and yours well and coping with the current situation. The Union is hearing from increasing numbers of faculty members who are concerned ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the first call for nominations for the following positions: President Vice-President, Negotiations Member-at-Large ...read more

To All KFA Members, As we collectively adapt to the unprecedented situation at hand, we wanted to send you a brief update of the KFA’s continued efforts on your behalf. ...read more

To All KFA Members, Like you, we have been closely monitoring the unfolding COVID-19 situation and related communications from the Employer over the past few weeks. Given the recent escalation ...read more

Dear KFA Members, The KFA joins in solidarity with faculty members who have concerns surrounding proposed Policy AC6 Recognition of Prior Learning and a proposed policy on microcredentials. As these ...read more

“Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum signed a proclamation last night declaring October 7-11 to be Fair Employment Week and to support contract faculty receiving the same pay for the same work.”

Dear Faculty Association Members, The KFA stands in solidarity with everyone participating in the youth-led Global Climate Strike Actions planned for Friday, September 27, throughout the Metro Vancouver area.  We ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the last call for nominations for the following positions: Member-at-Large (January to August ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the second call for nominations for the following positions: Member-at-Large (January to August ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the first call for nominations for the following positions: Member-at-Large (January to August ...read more

Please join us: KFA Annual General Membership Meeting Tuesday, September 17th, 2019 4:00 – 6:00 pm Conference Centre Surrey Campus On the Agenda: Bargaining Update KFA Elections Social to Follow

To all KFA Members,  Today, April 17th, 2019, your KFA Bargaining Team met with the Employer’s team in our first full day of bargaining for this round. We presented an ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the last call for nominations for the following positions: Vice-President, Grievances Secretary-Treasurer Member-at-Large ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the second call for nominations for the following positions: Vice-President, Grievances Secretary-Treasurer Member-at-Large ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the first call for nominations for the following positions: Vice-President, Grievances Secretary-Treasurer Member-at-Large ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with By-Law 3.4.1, this is notice of changes for By-Laws #4.1.3, #5.6. #5.6.1, #5.6.2, #7.0, #7.3, #12.0.1.2.3   Proposed wording changes for By-Law ...read more

Please join us: KFA Annual General Membership Meeting Thursday, April 25, 2019 4:00 – 6:00 pm Fir Building, #128 Surrey Campus Guest Speaker: W. Laird Cronk, President, British Columbia Federation ...read more

Colleagues, Thank you to all for the support and positive responses we have received to our messaging around the proposed FY 2019/2020 University budget. Thank you to those who showed ...read more

Good afternoon, Please support our faculty representatives to the KPU Board of Governors, Farhad Dastur and Marc Kampschuur, by adding your voice to the messages Farhad and Marc will carry ...read more

As you have seen in the previous KFA communications on the proposed 2019/20 KPU Budget, there are areas of our institution that have been targeted for section/intake cancellations.  These areas ...read more

To all KFA Members, We are updating you and providing further information regarding the 2019/2020 proposed University budget. Your KFA is deeply opposed to the choices the Employer has made ...read more

Dear KFA Members, We are pleased to announce the KFA Open Office Hours schedule for Spring 2019. A representative from the KFA Table Officers and/or Executive Committee will be on ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, Season’s Greetings! I’m sure you are looking forward to a well-deserved break in your busy schedules and to spending time with family and friends during ...read more

Hello KFA Members! The Labour Relations Code of BC states:  “Either party to a collective agreement, whether entered into before or after the coming into force of this Code, may ...read more

To all KFA Members, It has come to our attention that conflicting information is being circulated with regard to the development of the 2019-20 University Budget, specifically concerning number of ...read more

The KFA has formally grieved the recent actions of the Senior Leadership regarding the Faculty of Academic & Career Advancement (FACA). You have probably already learned about the sweeping changes ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the last call for nominations for the following positions: Non-Regular Faculty Representative (November ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the second call for nominations for the following positions: Non-Regular Faculty Representative (November ...read more

Hello Colleagues, As you may be aware, a significant revision to University policy AR 17 – Academic Schedule and Course Timetabling, is currently posted on the University policy blog for ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the first call for nominations for the following positions: Non-Regular Faculty Representative (November ...read more

Dear Colleagues, This is to update you on the over-enrollment grievance. We are very happy to be able to tell you that the Employer has committed in writing to refrain ...read more

On September 17, the KFA presented to the provincial government’s Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services on how and why to prioritize post-secondary education in the 2019 budget. ...read more

KPU faculty can now download a fantastic new resource—the Multicultural Calendar—directly into their Outlook calendars! The Multicultural Calendar is produced by a non-profit, Toronto-based organization called Creative Cultural Communications with ...read more

Hello Colleagues, Despite ongoing discussion and our best efforts to come to agreement with the Employer on our over-enrollment grievance, we must inform you that the parties have not reached ...read more

Colleagues, This is to update you regarding our grievance on the class over-enrollment issues. Last Friday afternoon, the KFA met with the Employer, represented by Dr. Davis, for the Step ...read more

The Kwantlen Faculty Association (KFA) is seeking a Communications Coordinator for a 25% release position from September 1, 2018 to August 31, 2019. Reporting to the KFA President, the Communications ...read more

Colleagues, This is to update you on the over-enrollment situation, and where we are at with the grievance and other actions. Last week, a delegation from the KFA attended the ...read more

Colleagues, Our situation with the imposed over-enrollments is becoming more clear, and it is not a pleasant view.  The approximate over-enrollment numbers are 303 sections and a total of 658 ...read more

To All KFA Members, I am writing to inform you that the KFA filed a new grievance on class size violation today. Yesterday, in our KFA-KPU Labour Management Relations Committee ...read more

Hello Faculty Members, As Officer in charge of the election, I am pleased to announce the results of our KFA Executive Committee elections, concluded yesterday at our Annual General Meeting. ...read more

Whose Land Is It Anyway? A Manual for Decolonization Mar 9, 2018 – FPSE News FPSE announced the publication of Whose Land Is It Anyway? A Manual for Decolonization; inspired ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, there will be calls for nominations for the following positions: President Vice-President, Negotiations Science/Applied Science ...read more

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members, Welcome to the Summer 2017 semester! The following is an overview of key issues that involved the KFA over the last semester and an update ...read more

In support of the Federation of Post-Secondary Educator’s Open The Doors campaign, the KFA held a Multimedia Art Contest on the transformative power of education. Participants were asked to submit ...read more

In support of the Federation of Post-Secondary Educator’s Open The Doors campaign, the KFA held a Multimedia Art Contest on the transformative power of education. An Awards Gala was held ...read more