Category Archives: Undergraduate TAs

QJ: Policy in the works for undergrad TAs (19 October 2012)

By Julia Vriend.  As published in Queen’s Journal, 19 October 2012.  See also Doug Nesbitt, President, PSAC 901, “Assisting Professors” (Letter to the Editors), Queen’s Journal, 23 October 2012. AMS launches investigation into outdated policies for Queen’s undergraduate assistants The policy … Continue reading

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Mark Jones, Academic Planning and Graduate Studies: The Unfinished Project (25 October 2011)

In the September 2011 Senate discussion of the draft Academic Plan, there was much  emphasis on the need for greater attention to graduate students.  Even the Dean of Arts and Science noted with suspicion the draft’s “strong focus on the … Continue reading

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Mark Jones, The New Draft Academic Plan: Texts, Problems, and a Solution (19 October 2011)

The APTF has just posted yet another new draft, or rather two new drafts, of its Academic Plan. The new draft first appeared on the morning of 18 October 2011. It was then removed for most of the day, and … Continue reading

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Mark Jones, Now is the Time to Speak Out about the Draft Academic Plan (30 September 2011)

Posted 30 September 2011; updated 27 October 2011. A draft academic plan was submitted to Faculty Board in Arts and Science on September 17 and to Senate on September 27.  Since the Academic Planning Task Force (APTF) as a whole … Continue reading

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Senate Discussion of Draft Academic Plan (27 September 2011)

Excerpt from the Queen’s Senate Minutes for 27 September 2011 (pp. 3-7), as released in mid-October (posted here on 24 October 2011):

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Mark Jones, Queen’s Draft Academic Plan as of September 2011: A Dissent (27 September 2011)

As emailed to the Academic Planning Task Force, Senate, and campus lists on 27 September 2011: As an active member of the Academic Planning Task Force from January to July (when I left on sabbatical), I herewith express my dissent … Continue reading

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