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Canadian Association of University Teachers
Association
ssociation canadienne des professeures et professeurs d’université
Executive Committee
Comité de direction
Nomination Form / Formulaire de mise en candidature
Nominee / Candidat ou candidate
Sarika Bose
Sarika Bose
Position / Poste
Chair (Contract
Chair (Contract Academic
Academic Staff)
Staff)
To use this form / Comment utiliser ce formulaire
1. Save this file to your desktop / Enregistrez ce fichier sur votre ordinateur.
2. Open the form using Adobe Reader / Ouvrez le formulaire à l’aide d’Adobe Reader.
3. Fill in the fields / Remplissez les champs indiqués.
4. Attach additional documentation as required / Joignez, au besoin, toute documentation supplémentaire.
5. Save completed form to your desktop / Sauvegardez le formulaire rempli sur votre ordinateur.
Documentation / Documentation
Nominations should include / Les dossiers de mise en candidature doivent comprendre :
(a) a letter of nomination / une lettre de mise en candidature
(b) the agreement of the nominee to serve if elected / le consentement du candidat ou
de la candidate advenant son élection
(c) a completed executive committee nomination form / le formulaire dûment rempli de
mise en candidature au Comité de direction
Nomination deadline : March 1
Date limite des mises en candidature : 1er mars
Send completed form to
Faites parvenir le formulaire dûment rempli au
Chair, Elections and Resolutions Committee
Président, Comité des élections et des résolutions
Canadian Association of University Teachers
Association canadienne des professeures et professeurs d’université
2705, promenade Queensview Drive, Ottawa (Ontario) K2B 8K2
Email / Courriel : nominations@caut.ca
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CAUT Executive Committee : Nomination Form
Comité de direction de l’ACPPU : Formulaire de mise en candidature
Personal information / Renseignements personnels
Name / Nom Sarika Bose
Sarika Bose Telephone / Téléphone 1-778-288-6234
1-778-288-6234
Email / Courriel s.bose@ubc.ca
s.bose@ubc.ca Fax / Télécopieur 1-604-822-6906
1-604-822-6906
Full institution address including academic unit / Adresse complète de l’établissement, y compris l’unité académique
The Department
The Department of of English
English Language
Language and
and Literatures
Literatures
University of
University of British
British Columbia
Columbia
397-1873 East
397-1873 East Mall
Mall (Buchanan
(Buchanan Tower),
Tower), Vancouver,
Vancouver, B.C.
B.C. V6T
V6T 1Z1
1Z1
CAUT is committed to principles of equity and actively seeks to diversity the membership of its committees. Nominees are encouraged
to indicate, in the space below, whether they self-identify as members of racialized groups, people with disabilities, gay, lesbian, bisexual,
trans, queer and 2-spirited people, Aboriginal people, and women. Responses are voluntary.
L’ACPPU souscrit pleinement aux principes de l’équité et s’emploie activement à diversifier la composition de ses comités. Les candidates
et candidats sont invités à indiquer, dans l’ vé à cet effet, si elles ou ils s’identifient comme membre d’un groupe racialisé,
personne ayant une limitation fonctionnelle, gai, lesbienne, bisexuel, trans, allosexual et bi-spirituel, Autochtone et femme. Les réponses
sont facultatives.
II am
am a
a racialized
racialized Indo-Canadian
Indo-Canadian woman
woman
Languages / Langues
CAUT’s official languages are English and French. Indicate your level of competence.
Les langues officielles de l’ACPPU sont l’anglais et le français. Indiquez votre niveau de compétence.
English: fully
English: fully fluent
fluent
French: some
French: some French
French competence
competence in
in reading
reading and
and conversation
conversation
University and college appointments / Postes universitaires et collégiaux
Provide a brief summary of the university/college appointments held including name of institution, position and years.
Décrivez brièvement les postes universitaires/collégiaux occupés et indiquez le nom de l’établissement, le titre du poste et les années en poste.
II have
have been
been teaching
teaching as
as an
an 8-month
8-month sessional
sessional lecturer
lecturer in
in UBC's
UBC's English
English Department
Department since
since 1999.
1999.
2/4CAUT Executive Committee : Nomination Form
Comité de direction de l’ACPPU : Formulaire de mise en candidature
Experience in academic staff affairs / Expérience des affaires du personnel académique
Provide a summary of your involvement with academic staff associations at the local, provincial, and/or national level.
Décrivez brièvement vos activités au sein d’associations de personnel académique à l’échelle locale, provinciale et nationale.
In my
In my role
role as
as the
the UBC
UBC Faculty
Faculty Association's
Association's Contract
Contract Faculty
Faculty Committee
Committee Chair
Chair since
since 2014,
2014, II havehave initiated
initiated
several programs
several programs specifically
specifically for
for Contract
Contract Faculty,
Faculty, including
including professional
professional development,
development, academic
academic
colloquiua, academic
colloquiua, academic labour
labour awareness-building
awareness-building events events andand community
community building
building projects.
projects. II have
have created
created
collaborative partnerships
collaborative partnerships with with other
other UBC
UBC units
units to
to support
support my my local
local CAS.
CAS.
Professional Development
Professional Development work work includes
includes a a monthly
monthly pedagogy
pedagogy workshop
workshop series
series inin collaboration
collaboration with with the
the
Centre for
Centre for Teaching
Teaching and and Learning
Learning Technology,
Technology, where
where CAS CAS give
give workshops
workshops for for other
other CAS.
CAS.
Academic programs
Academic programs include
include a a yearly
yearly research
research andand pedagogy
pedagogy Colloquium,
Colloquium, as as well
well as
as a a yearly
yearly CAS CAS
publication exhibition,
publication exhibition, inin collaboration
collaboration with
with UBC
UBC Library.
Library. In 2019, my
In 2019, my committee
committee and and II are
are organizing
organizing and and
hosting a
hosting a special
special one-day
one-day Symposium
Symposium of of papers
papers andand panels
panels on on contract
contract academic
academic labour,
labour, teaching
teaching and and
research at
research at Congress
Congress 2019.2019. Labour
Labour Awareness
Awareness work work includes
includes monthly
monthly pub
pub socials
socials so so CAS
CAS from from across
across
campus can
campus can exchange
exchange ideas,ideas, experiences
experiences and and resources
resources for for CAS.
CAS. WeWe participate
participate fully
fully in
in the
the Make
Make itit Fair
Fair
campaign, with
campaign, with tabling,
tabling, holding
holding membership
membership lunches
lunches at at both
both UBC-V
UBC-V and and UBC-O,
UBC-O, and and expanding
expanding
partnerships with
partnerships with other
other local
local campuses.
campuses.
II have
have been
been serving
serving as as CAUT
CAUT CAS CAS Committee
Committee Chair
Chair since
since 2017.
2017. InIn this
this role,
role, II chair
chair two
two in-person
in-person
committee
committee meetings
meetings per per academic
academic year,
year, and
and hold
hold telephone
telephone meetings
meetings approximately
approximately every every 6 6 weeks.
weeks. In In
addition
addition toto our
our regular
regular work
work looking
looking atat Model
Model Clauses
Clauses and and Policy
Policy Statements,
Statements, we we plan
plan the
the Fair
Fair Employment
Employment
Week/Make It
Week/Make It Fair
Fair campaign
campaign and and other
other special
special events
events (such
(such as as the
the October
October 2017
2017 CASCAS Conference
Conference in in
Toronto). We
Toronto). We also
also work
work onon possible
possible other
other campaigns
campaigns and and actions.
actions. As
As aa member
member of of the
the CAUT
CAUT Executive,
Executive, II
provide the
provide the CAS
CAS perspective,
perspective, andand try
try to
to remember
remember the the unique
unique needs
needs of of CAS
CAS during
during discussions
discussions of of
academic labour
academic labour issues.
issues. II am
am keen
keen toto continue
continue building
building relationships
relationships between
between CAS CAS across
across the the nation,
nation, asas II
believe that
believe that one
one ofof the
the factors
factors disempowering
disempowering contract
contract academic
academic labour
labour is
is isolation
isolation andand lack
lack of of hope.
hope.
Other relevant experience / Autre expérience pertinente
Provide a brief summary of experience or qualifications which you feel would be useful in the position for which you have been nominated.
Décrivez brièvement l’expérience ou les compétences acquises qui vous permettraient d’occuper le poste pour lequel vous avez ét
In partnership
In partnership with
with BCIT,
BCIT, II have
have established
established the the Lower
Lower Mainland
Mainland Fair
Fair Employment
Employment Coalition
Coalition (LMFEC)
(LMFEC) ,, and
and
since 2016,
since 2016, wewe have
have held
held aa Joint
Joint Pub
Pub Social
Social to to bring
bring together
together several
several college
college and
and university
university associations,
associations,
where we
where we present
present the
the current
current issues
issues and
and other
other news
news about
about CAS
CAS inin B.C.
B.C. and
and Canada.
Canada. In In 2019,
2019, wewe are
are
expanding our
expanding our activities
activities to
to organize
organize a a one-day
one-day Labour
Labour symposium
symposium in in the
the spring.
spring.
II have
have given
given papers
papers regularly
regularly on
on contract
contract academic
academic labour
labour and
and academic
academic freedom
freedom at at conferences
conferences and and
colloquia such
colloquia such asas COCAL,
COCAL, the the University
University of of Alberta's
Alberta's inaugural
inaugural symposium
symposium on on academic
academic freedom,
freedom, the the
Harry Crowe
Harry Crowe Foundation's
Foundation's annual
annual conference,
conference, and and the
the University
University of Toronto Faculty
of Toronto Association's
Faculty Association's
inaugural CAS
inaugural CAS Colloquium,
Colloquium, based
based onon my
my model
model at at UBC.
UBC. II have
have also
also given
given talks
talks for other unions,
for other unions, like
like FPSE.
FPSE.
II have
have been
been involved
involved inin CAUT's
CAUT's Make
Make It It Fair
Fair media
media campaign.
campaign. II have
have given
given print
print and
and online
online media
media
interviews to
interviews to such
such journals
journals asas Times
Times Higher
Higher Education,
Education, Physics
Physics Today
Today and and CAUT
CAUT Bulletin
Bulletin and
and to
to more
more
mainstream media
mainstream media such
such asas The
The Toronto
Toronto Star,
Star, The
The Vancouver
Vancouver Sun,Sun, as
as well
well as
as to
to student
student papers
papers from
from
Vancouver campuses.
Vancouver campuses. Raising
Raising the
the awareness
awareness of of the
the general
general public,
public, as
as well
well as
as students,
students, isis an
an important
important
tool in
tool in the
the long-term
long-term plan
plan in
in reversing
reversing the
the trend
trend towards
towards more
more precarity
precarity inin academia.
academia. II have
have encouraged
encouraged
more academic
more academic unions
unions inin BC
BC and
and across
across Canada
Canada -- through
through my my Fair
Fair Employment
Employment Coalition
Coalition and
and through
through the
the
CAS Committee
CAS Committee -- toto expand
expand their
their local
local labour
labour activities.
activities. All
All the
the programs
programs I'veI've established
established at at UBC
UBC cancan be
be
replicated by
replicated by other
other labour
labour organizations,
organizations, and and are
are intended
intended to to appeal
appeal toto aa variety
variety ofof CAS
CAS needs.
needs.
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Comité de direction de l’ACPPU : Formulaire de mise en candidature
Priorities for CAUT / Priorités de l’ACPPU
Identify what you feel should be major priorities for CAUT in the next two years.
Quelles devraient être, selon vous, les grandes priorités de l’ACPPU pour les deux prochaines années?
CAUT needs
CAUT needs to to continue
continue to to fight
fight for
for two
two main
main goals.
goals.
First, academic
First, academic freedom
freedom is is now
now more
more essential
essential than than ever
ever with
with a a world
world full
full of
of increasingly
increasingly conservative
conservative
leaders
leaders andand government.
government. CAUT CAUT is is a
a leader
leader in in defending
defending the the line
line here,
here, and
and inspires
inspires other
other countries
countries to to do
do
the
the same.
same. The
The CAUT CAUT partnership
partnership withwith Education
Education International
International is is a
a crucial
crucial and
and powerful
powerful method
method for for this
this
defense.
defense. We We areare seeing
seeing nownow in in real
real time,
time, that
that without
without academic
academic freedom,
freedom, any any chance
chance to to oppose
oppose injustice
injustice inin
the
the Academy
Academy and and in in broader
broader society
society is is lost,
lost, and
and that
that without
without the
the free
free and
and independent
independent oversight
oversight and and
criticism by
criticism by experts,
experts, conservative
conservative governments
governments begin begin thethe erode
erode the
the rights
rights of
of its
its citizens.
citizens. TheThe physical
physical
attacks on
attacks on academics
academics in in Turkey,
Turkey, India,
India, Syria,
Syria, Mexico
Mexico and and elsewhere
elsewhere across
across thethe globe
globe areare aa frightening
frightening
trend, and
trend, and the
the expansion
expansion of of such
such attitudes
attitudes andand actions
actions will
will create
create a a dangerous
dangerous and and unstable
unstable world.
world. Canada
Canada
must continue
must continue to to be
be the
the leader
leader in in demanding
demanding academic
academic freedom
freedom as as aa right.
right. Even
Even within
within a a relatively
relatively safesafe
country and
country and Academy,
Academy, any any erosion
erosion of of the
the right
right to
to teach
teach what
what and
and how
how anan academic
academic wishes
wishes (within
(within
professional standards),
professional standards), and and the
the right
right to
to criticize
criticize the
the institution
institution oror the
the government,
government, will will dismantle
dismantle some some of of
our fundamental
our fundamental academicacademic and and social
social rights.
rights. Second
Second is is to
to diminish,
diminish, andand eventually
eventually eraseerase precarity
precarity in in
academic labour.
academic labour. In In practical
practical terms,
terms, we we see
see that
that a a previously
previously stable
stable economic
economic sectorsector isis now
now destabilized,
destabilized,
thus taking
thus taking aa toll
toll onon the
the general
general economy.
economy. CAS CAS can't
can't buy
buy houses
houses or or invest
invest inin other
other areas
areas in in the
the economy,
economy,
and go
and go into
into debt
debt for for expensive
expensive teststests and
and medications.
medications. On On human
human terms,
terms, the
the extreme
extreme mental
mental health
health injuries
injuries
taking place
taking place across
across academic
academic institions
institions across
across Canada
Canada are are increasing
increasing at at an
an alarming
alarming rate.rate. The
The relentless
relentless
psychological humiliation
psychological humiliation by by colleagues
colleagues and and the
the survival-level
survival-level economic
economic anxieties
anxieties are are already
already leading
leading to to
more reliance
more reliance onon government
government services
services for for months
months of of unemployment,
unemployment, or or health
health conditions
conditions due due to to punishing
punishing
working conditions.
working conditions. ThoughThough rarely
rarely discussed,
discussed, ageismageism -- where
where CASCAS lose
lose jobs
jobs after
after 20
20 years,
years, butbut before
before
retirement -- is
retirement is intensfying
intensfying vulnerability
vulnerability to to economic
economic and and medical
medical forces.
forces. CAUT
CAUT needsneeds to to consider
consider the the
human costs
human costs ofof precarious
precarious academic
academic labourlabour and and fight
fight to
to stop
stop CAS
CAS exploitation
exploitation in in its
its tracks.
tracks.
Additional comments /Autres renseignements
Provide any additional information you feel would be useful to Council delegates in their consideration of your candidacy.
Ajoutez tout complément d’information utile que les délégués du Conseil pourraient prendre en compte dans l’appréciation de votre candidature.
II have
have also
also been
been aa part
part of
of CAUT
CAUT presentation
presentation teams
teams onon Parliament
Parliament Hill
Hill Day
Day to
to have
have conversations
conversations with
with
ministers about
ministers about academic
academic labour,
labour, copyright
copyright and
and funding
funding issues.
issues. II am
am currently
currently working
working on
on strategies
strategies to
to
create more
create more awareness
awareness ofof labour
labour issues
issues with
with politicians
politicians and
and the
the general
general public.
public.
There is
There is much
much work
work to be done,
to be done, and
and II hope
hope to
to have
have the opportunity to
the opportunity to continue
continue onon behalf
behalf of
of my
my many
many
colleagues in
colleagues in Canada.
Canada.
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56%7(8#9:.;271&From: Bose, Sarika To: CAUT Nominations Subject: CAS Committee Chair Nomination Date: January 20, 2019 7:13:12 PM Attachments: cautexecutivecommittee-comitedirectionacppuv2018c.pdf To: Dr. Ted Montgomery, Chair, Elections and Resolutions Committee Canadian Association of University Teachers 2705 Queensview Drive Ottawa, Ontario K2B 8K2 Dear Prof. Montgomery, I would like to submit my nomination for Chair of the Contract Academic Staff Committee. I would be honoured to serve the best that I can in this role. A letter will be following shortly from the University of British Columbia Faculty Association. Please let me know if there is any other information that is needed. Sincerely, Sarika Bose Dr. S. Bose Chair, CAUT CAS Committee Chair, UBCFA Contract Faculty Committee UBC Faculty Association, 112-1924 West Mall faculty.association@ubc.ca Department of English Language and Literatures #397-1873 East Mall University of British Columbia Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z1 This message may contain confidential information and should not be forwarded without the sender's express permission. Any use or distribution of this email by someone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please delete the email and notify the sender.
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