The Graduate Liberal Studies Program offered by SFU is an interdisciplinary program leading to the degree of Master of Arts in Liberal Studies. This is a part-time program, for working or otherwise busy adults, with classes offered during evening and weekend hours at SFU's downtown campus. Students have 3 – 4 years to complete their MA, either through coursework or thesis options.
When the pandemic hit in mid-March, many of you faced uncertain times. You weren’t sure how long the situation would last, and although some of you had home offices, others worked on laptops while sitting on the sofa.
That was eight months ago, and we're all taking time to adjust to the new normal. Although some of you have returned to the workplace, many of you are still working partly or entirely from home.
Nothing outlasts the Energizer bunny, well, except...
"This is one time where television really fails to capture the true excitement of a large squirrel predicting the weather."
—Phil, Groundhog Day
Please give a warm welcome to these new APSA members who have joined us in the past month.
Ang, Kevin Edward
Service Desk Analyst
Temporary Promotion
Vancouver Campus IT Services
Vancouver Campus
Campbell, Alice
Arbitrations and Grievances
APSA is currently preparing for three arbitrations, the Colin Taylor Award arbitration and two other arbitrations, one involving human rights and another on inappropriate discipline. We can't disclose any details of the member arbitration due to confidentiality issues.
Each month, our APSA Advocates answer your questions about workplace challenges, the AD 10 policies and how they’re applied.
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." — Inigo Montoya The Princess Bride
And that word is... professional development.
Technically that's two words, but I'm sitting here at my home computer in "Presidential Detention" (because I missed writing last month's article) looking at my workload, my home office, and contemplating my life and career choices.
Each month, our advocates answer your questions about workplace challenges, the AD 10 policies, and how they’re applied. Questions? Submit them anonymously here. These questions will be answered in a monthly advocacy corner issue. For an immediate answer, please contact APSA.