Hello Colleagues;

I am excited about the prospects of being actively involved  in AASUA leadership at such an important time in Higher Education and specifically in Alberta’s flagship institution.  It was my honor and pleasure to have held a Director role for four years between 2015-2019.  Even though I sat aside last year to attend UofA Gold Leadership College, I continued to be actively involved in TLAPS issues.  I attended APO committee meetings as they kindly represented TLAPS due to an…

VISION

If re-elected as Director of AASUA, I will put my recent experience in this position to work to represent all members of the academy to the best of my ability. The academic community of the University of Alberta will face many challenges in the years to come, and I believe that a focus on maintaining and growing a collegial environment based on good governance, democratic values, and academic freedom is crucial to successfully facing these challenges to the benefit of all members. Over…

My name is Alsu Kuznetsova. I am a Research Associate at the Department of Renewable Resources in the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences (ALES) and I am putting myself forward for re-election as the Director of the TRAS constituency for AASUA for the 2020 - 2021 term.

I received my PhD in Soil Science from the Moscow State University and in 2010 I joined the University of Alberta as a Research Associate. Since then, I have participated in several scientific projects related…

My name is Kristine Smitka, and I am running to be Director of the ATS constituency group. As an Associate Lecturer in the Department of English and Film Studies, I have taught a wide range of English classes and have published in the areas of Canadian literature and communications theory, particularly on the work of Marshall McLuhan. However, I predominately teach writing-intensive classes at the first-year level. Part of my current position comprises coordinating first-year English, which…

Greetings colleagues, 

My name is Glynnis Lieb. I represent TLAPS, Faculty of Education. I am a dedicated and experienced labour activist and believe I can help enhance AASUA's presence on campus and effectiveness in supporting members and fighting for a better, more equitable working environment. 

Biography 
I received my PhD in Social and Personality Psychology from the University of Manitoba. I am currently employed as Professional Staff, managing the Institute for Sexual Minority Studies &…

My focus, should I be granted the honor of serving the AASUA membership, would be to engage in further building an active and engaged APO community on campus. 

I am a natural collaborator and my strength is building on best practices. Additionally, I would continue to collaborate with the outgoing Director to build on the member engagement work by continuing to hold APO Committee meetings.   It is my belief that this will help build a stronger foundation and enable the committee to consider…

     Hello to all my colleagues and friends, many of you whom I have met this past year. Like many of you I am frantically preparing online teaching content while I try to supervise graduate students over the phone and keep laboratory activities alive in these unusual times. I am honoured to submit my self nomination for the position as Faculty Constituency representative. I know you are all so busy but I would be grateful if you could read a quick few words I have written to support my…

(Nomination Statement also attached as Word doc)

Vision

For years, I have worked with other AASUA members to help transform the Association into an organization that is more democratic, more effective, and, most importantly, member-run. As the first AASUA member to be elected President in open elections by the membership (2016–17), I strove to maintain an unprecedented level of transparency in communications with members in a challenging year in which the Association became a union and began…