President’s Letters & News
View news postings made directly from the president of the VCCFA.
Ukraine We are horrified about the events unfolding in Ukraine and send our thoughts and well wishes to all the faculty, staff and students worried about loved ones there. The VCCFA sent a donation of $1000 to the Red Cross for humanitarian aid, and we thank the...
Winter Term We are now solidly into the winter term and all things considered, the college has managed well. We are appreciative of the decision by the college to focus on learning continuity and to allow flexibility for both students and faculty. Although there is...
Fatigue, vaccines, hope and holidays Thinking back as I write this now, I am quite sure that in each letter I write I say something about what a “long, strange trip it’s been” this year. I know you are exhausted. I know you are worried about the variants of concern...
VCCFA President Taryn Thomson was on City News 1130 on April 28 and explained the importance of COVID-19 vaccinations for post-secondary educators. “You don’t stop being concerned about your kids when they go to post-secondary.” K-12 teachers in B.C. are being...
Welcome 2021 Letter to the members of the VCCFA Eyes on the Horizon Welcome back! I hope you had a restorative break and enjoyed the relative quiet of a Covid holiday season. I feel some optimism. Cases of the...
December 1, 2020 Dear Faculty, As 2020 draws to a close, I want to take a moment to acknowledge all your hard work this past year. This time last year we were entering a season of end of year gatherings. We enjoyed lifting a glass with co-workers and...