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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
Robin Whitaker
Robin Whitaker
Position / Poste
Representative-at-large (General)
Representative-at-large (General)
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 Robin Whitaker
Robin Whitaker Telephone / Téléphone 709-864-7451 (o)
709-864-7451 (o)
Email / Courriel robinw@mun.ca
robinw@mun.ca Fax / Télécopieur 709-864-8686
709-864-8686
Full institution address including academic unit / Adresse complète de l’établissement, y compris l’unité académique
Department of
Department Anthropology, Memorial
of Anthropology, Memorial University
University of
of Newfoundland
Newfoundland
St. John's,
St. John's, NL
NL A1C
A1C 5S7
5S7
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.
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: First
English: First Language
Language
French: competent
French: competent reading
reading &
& aural
aural comprehension;
comprehension; rusty
rusty oral
oral competence.
competence.
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.
Associate
Associate Professor,
Professor, Anthropology,
Anthropology, Memorial
Memorial University
University (2007-present)
(2007-present)
Assistant
Assistant Professor,
Professor, Anthropology,
Anthropology, Memorial
Memorial University
University (2001-2007)
(2001-2007)
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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.
President, Memorial
President, Memorial University
University of
of Newfoundland
Newfoundland Faculty Association (MUNFA):
Faculty Association (MUNFA): 10
10 May
May 2017
2017 to
to 31
31 August
August
2019.
2019.
Member, Pension
Member, Pension (Joint
(Joint Sponsorship)
Sponsorship) Negotiating
Negotiating Committee:
Committee: 2017-19
2017-19
Member, Communications
Member, Communications Committee
Committee (subcommittee,
(subcommittee, MUNFA
MUNFA Executive):
Executive): 2017-present
2017-present
Member, Administrative
Member, Administrative Committee
Committee (subcommittee,
(subcommittee, MUNFA
MUNFA Executive):
Executive): 2016-19
2016-19 (Chair
(Chair from
from 2017-19).
2017-19).
Vice-President, MUNFA:
Vice-President, MUNFA: 1
1 September
September 2016
2016 to
to 10
10 May
May 2017.
2017.
MUNFA Collective
MUNFA Collective Agreement
Agreement Proposals
Proposals Committee,
Committee, 2017.
2017.
Member, MUNFA
Member, MUNFA Academic
Academic Freedom
Freedom &
& Grievance
Grievance Committee
Committee (Grievance
(Grievance Officer),
Officer), 2012-2016
2012-2016
Member, MUNFA
Member, MUNFA Scholarships
Scholarships Committee:
Committee: 2007-2012
2007-2012
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
Senator Memorial
Senator Memorial University
University of
of Newfoundland
Newfoundland Senate,
Senate, representing
representing the
the Humanities
Humanities &
& Social
Social Sciences
Sciences
constituency: 2018-2021.
constituency: 2018-2021.
Member, Board
Member, Board of
of Directors,
Directors, and
and occasional
occasional columnist,
columnist, The
The Independent
Independent (theindependent.ca),
(theindependent.ca), independent
independent
online newspaper
online newspaper 2014-
2014-
Member, Board
Member, Board of
of Directors
Directors Women
Women Help
Help Women
Women (WomenHelp.org),
(WomenHelp.org), international
international feminist
feminist organization,
organization,
working for
working for reproductive
reproductive justice:
justice: 2014-
2014-
Member, Bike
Member, Bike St.
St. John’s
John’s Task
Task Force,
Force, appointed
appointed by
by the
the City
City of
of St.
St. John’s:
John’s: February
February 2016-February
2016-February 2017.
2017.
Member-at-Large, Executive
Member-at-Large, Executive Committee
Committee (Anglophone),
(Anglophone), Canadian
Canadian Anthropology
Anthropology Society
Society (CASCA):
(CASCA):
2012-2014.
2012-2014.
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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?
Helping academic
Helping academic staff
staff associations become political
associations become political actors
actors inin new
new ways:
ways: Academic
Academic staff
staff associations
associations areare
typically comfortable
typically comfortable representing
representing the the professional
professional interests
interests of their members
of their members through
through collective
collective bargaining
bargaining
and defense
and defense of Collective Agreements,
of Collective Agreements, negotiating
negotiating forfor benefits
benefits and
and pensions,
pensions, and
and in
in matters
matters of university
of university
policy. But
policy. But to
to be
be effective
effective in
in contexts
contexts increasingly
increasingly shaped
shaped by by political
political austerity,
austerity, precarity,
precarity, right
right wing
wing
populism, and
populism, and the
the ideological
ideological reconstruction
reconstruction of of universities,
universities, we
we need
need toto work
work in
in new
new ways
ways andand in
in new
new
arenas. While
arenas. While CAUT
CAUT already
already plays
plays a a crucial
crucial role
role through
through its
its leadership
leadership on on and
and analysis
analysis of
of key
key issues,
issues, and
and
by training
by training association
association activists,
activists, II believe
believe that
that this
this role
role must
must remain
remain an an important
important and
and developing
developing priority.
priority.
Indigenization &
Indigenization & decolonization
decolonization of
of the
the academy:
academy: CAUT
CAUT will
will continue
continue to
to play
play a
a critical
critical role
role in
in helping
helping
academic staff
academic staff associations
associations effectively
effectively support
support and
and represent
represent Indigenous
Indigenous scholars
scholars and
and participate
participate
constructively in
constructively in pushing
pushing universities
universities to
to meet
meet the
the Truth
Truth and
and Reconciliation
Reconciliation Commission
Commission Calls
Calls to
to Action,
Action,
including through
including through collective
collective bargaining,
bargaining, curriculum
curriculum reform,
reform, and
and shared
shared governance.
governance.
Precarious academic
Precarious academic employment:
employment: the the enormous
enormous share
share ofof university
university teaching
teaching done
done by by
contingently-employed academic
contingently-employed academic staff
staff with
with all
all the
the attendant
attendant implications,
implications, including
including for
for their
their academic
academic
freedom, must
freedom, must remain
remain front-and-centre
front-and-centre forfor union
union activists.
activists. CAUT’s
CAUT’s continued
continued focus
focus onon precarity
precarity will
will be
be
essential; the
essential; the problems
problems will
will not
not be
be reversed
reversed overnight.
overnight. InIn particular,
particular, we
we need
need to
to address
address entrenched
entrenched
precarity without
precarity without institutionalizing
institutionalizing aa two-tiered
two-tiered system
system ofof permanent
permanent academic
academic staff.
staff.
Shared governance:
Shared governance: AsAs with
with precarity,
precarity, the
the erosion
erosion of
of collegial
collegial governance
governance willwill not
not be
be reversed
reversed overnight.
overnight.
An additional
An additional challenge:
challenge: active
active participation
participation in
in institutional
institutional governance
governance is is no
no longer
longer part
part of
of the
the habitus
habitus ofof
many academic
many academic staff
staff members
members inin this
this metrics
metrics era,
era, with
with its
its reinforcement
reinforcement of of the
the idea
idea that
that service
service isis often
often
done to
done to the
the detriment
detriment of
of an
an academic
academic career.
career. CAUT’s
CAUT’s workwork inin this
this area
area will
will continue
continue toto be
be vital.
vital.
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 became
became President
President ofof my
my faculty
faculty union
union unexpectedly
unexpectedly in in May
May 2017,
2017, in in aa context
context marked
marked by by intense
intense
fiscal retrenchment
fiscal retrenchment by by the
the Government
Government of of Newfoundland
Newfoundland and and Labrador,
Labrador, including
including significant
significant cuts
cuts to to the
the
Memorial University
Memorial University operating
operating grant;
grant; a a policy
policy of
of staff
staff and
and faculty
faculty attrition
attrition atat Memorial;
Memorial; government-ordered
government-ordered
restructuring of
restructuring of the
the MUN
MUN pension
pension plan;
plan; and
and a a difficult
difficult and
and protracted
protracted round
round of of collective
collective bargaining.
bargaining.
Additionally, MUNFA
Additionally, MUNFA is is very
very active
active inin grievances
grievances and and arbitrations:
arbitrations: wewe currently
currently havehave aa dozen
dozen arbitrations
arbitrations
and many
and many more
more open
open grievances
grievances on on ourour calendar.
calendar. Starting
Starting asas Vice-President
Vice-President and and continuing
continuing through
through my my
time as
time as MUNFA
MUNFA President,
President, II have
have worked
worked with with fellow
fellow MUNFA
MUNFA activists
activists toto revitalize
revitalize our
our approach
approach to to
member involvement
member involvement as as well
well as
as our
our communications
communications with with and
and beyond
beyond our our membership.
membership. WhileWhile we we will
will
continue to
continue develop a
to develop a more
more horizontal
horizontal model
model ofof engagement
engagement and and a a more
more political
political and
and analytical
analytical approach
approach
to communication,
to communication, we we are
are now
now better
better equipped
equipped to to face
face coming
coming challenges
challenges as as aa campaigning
campaigning faculty union,
faculty union,
positioned to
positioned defend and
to defend and strengthen
strengthen our our place
place in
in the
the university. Lastly, II have
university. Lastly, have worked
worked to diversify the
to diversify the
union’s circle
union’s circle of
of activist
activist volunteers.
volunteers. On On this
this note:
note: II am
am the
the first
first woman
woman to to serve
serve asas MUNFA
MUNFA President
President since
since
Cathy
Cathy Penney
Penney held
held the
the office
office in
in 1988,
1988, thethe year
year of
of MUNFA’s
MUNFA’s certification
certification as as aa union.
union.
All
All of
of these
these experiences
experiences would
would inform
inform mymy service
service on on the
the CAUT
CAUT Executive
Executive ifif II were
were elected.
elected. SoSo would
would
my
my experiences
experiences working
working asas an
an activist,
activist, advocate,
advocate, and and analyst
analyst beyond
beyond the the university.
university. Finally,
Finally, II believe
believe my my
experiences working
experiences working as as aa union
union activist
activist inin Atlantic
Atlantic Canada,
Canada, and and in
in a
a province
province that that has
has been
been heavily
heavily reliant
reliant
on
on extractive
extractive industries,
industries, would
would add
add anan important
important perspective
perspective to to the
the CAUT
CAUT Executive.
Executive.
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