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Your 2025 AGM Election Results & Highlights

Lynelle Yutani
May 16, 2025

Congratulations to your newly elected CCFA Executives! We are happy to announce that the following nominees have been elected or acclaimed to Office for 2025-26: President: Lynelle Yutani (HSHS) VP: Blair Fisher (A&A) Treasurer: Muyang (Mike) Zhong (STEM) Contract Management Committee Chair: Peter Ove (A&A) Contract Negotiating Committee Chair: Michael Stewart (A&A) Professional Development Committee Chair: Martha McAlister (Learning Services) Secretary: Erin Dibattista (HSHS) Member-at-large: Kendal Adam, Term Rep (HSHS), Pei Mei Chia (A&A), Derek Murray (Learning Services) We are also pleased to inform you that Isabel Grondin (HSHS) has been re-elected to the position of CCFA Representative on the PD Committee, effective immediately. The Executive Committee extends our gratitude to the Nominations Committee—Candace Fertile, Margaret Fast, and Janet Doherty for organizing and conducting an effective election. We would also like to thank Peg Ford and Eva Jaycox for all of their hard work in putting together our AGM meeting…

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Town Hall Spin vs. Faculty Reality

April 25, 2025

If you missed the Town Hall yesterday or wondered what the CCFA’s response would be, happy weekend reading! Watch for our Press Release after the election next week! What we heard in the April 2025 Camosun College Town Hall was a scripted performance aimed at damage control — not a…

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Vote now! #CCFAVOTES

CCFA VOTES in the Federal Election

April 24, 2025

Hi members! Even though early polling promises a record-breaking turnout, I want you to know that you can’t afford to sit this one out! There’s too much at stake! It is worth noting that the costed party platforms of the Liberals and New Democrats only dropped this past weekend after…

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Call to Act, if not you, who?

2025 Call for CCFA Charitable Donations Proposals

April 23, 2025

We want to invite you to submit your proposals for the annual CCFA Charitable Donations.  Please read more about our 2023 & 2024 recipients on our Blog. Guiding Principles for CCFA Charitable Donations:We support initiatives that are consistent with CCFA goals outlined below:We support initiatives in which Camosun College Faculty…

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Know Your Rights: You Don’t Have to Say Yes

Lynelle Yutani
April 2, 2025

At Camosun College, faculty members are protected by a legally binding collective agreement between the CCFA (Camosun College Faculty Association) and the employer. One of the key features of this agreement is that no faculty member can be required to accept changes to their workload, evaluations, or other terms of their employment without their explicit agreement. This might seem obvious, but in practice, we often find ourselves in situations where “suggestions” or “requests” from supervisors feel more like directives. So here’s the bottom line: you have the right to say no, or at least, not say yes until you’ve had…

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I always feel like, somebody’s watching’ me!

Lynelle Yutani
March 20, 2025

…and I have no privacy! Who knew that song would come back as the anthem for the Artificial Intelligence era? Starting March 17, Information Technology Services enabled Live Transcription within Microsoft Teams. Live Transcription provides the dialogue by each speaker, aiding participants in noisy environments or those who prefer visual support. Don’t get me wrong, from an accessibility standard, on the surface this is a very good thing. However, how do services that allow meetings to be transcribed in real time really work? The feature captures spoken dialogue and converts it into text, which can be stored and accessed later.…

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Time to start thinking about Scheduled Development!

CCFAASC
January 3, 2025

2025-26 Intents and Proposals will be due February 1! All continuing, probationary, indefinite term, and post-retirement Faculty Members, except International Education Project Officers, Senior Analysts, and Program Developers in Professional Studies and Industry Training, are entitled to two months (or the equivalent) free of regular duties for approved scheduled development activities. Part-time Faculty Members are entitled to two months at their contract percentage. Haven’t decided what yours will be yet? Maybe you’d be interested in working with C4 (Camosun College Climate Coalition) on projects such as a new climate action and sustainability plan, or developing a climate action credential? Contact…

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