President’s Letters & News
View news postings made directly from the president of the VCCFA.
B.C. post-secondary educators demand vaccine priority
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...
President’s Report: January 2021
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...
Holiday Greetings from the VCCFA – December 2020
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...
President’s Report: October 20, 2020
Giving Thanks Thanksgiving is just past, and with it an opportunity to consider our privilege and good fortune. As difficult as things are, there are always moments of joy or beauty that we can find. I wish you many of those moments. Solidarity Last week I met with...
VCCFA President’s Report: September 2020
Smoke, moths, and Covid 19 It’s all a bit much, isn’t it? This is a time we need to care for our mental health. Covid persists and there is no end in sight. The fall term has started. Moths and smoke have added to the environmental stress. Last night I watched...
Summer Report to Faculty from the VCCFA
Limited Return to Campus As you will know, some departments have returned to campus in order that their students could complete experiential portions of the curriculum. In order to return, Department Leaders needed to create a safety plan and have it approved by the...