Following a membership vote yesterday (Feb 8), the Laurentian University Faculty Association (LUFA) has announced that LUFA members ratified a new collective agreement. This agreement has now also been ratified by the Board of Governors.
The University will begin planning for a resumption of academic activities. Before they can resume, a meeting of the University Senate must take place to formalize a plan for the remainder of the semester. It will take at least 48 hours from the time of this email for Senate to convene, and then some additional time for the plan to be communicated to all members of the Laurentian community.
This means that academic activities may have to take place during the week of February 17, previously scheduled as Reading Week. Final confirmation will be provided once Senate has passed its decision. We can, however, state that no classes will take place on Family Day, February 16.
Once the plan has been communicated, students who are not currently located in Sudbury and who are studying in person should plan to return to campus as soon as possible.
While we will not know how the academic semester will proceed until the Senate meeting has taken place, priorities will be to:
- Resume classes, labs and practica as soon as possible, respecting the need for travel time for some students and planning time for faculty members; and
- Maintain the current class schedule and end date of the academic term.
We welcome faculty members back to campus life and want to thank all members of the University community for their patience and understanding during this labour disruption. We will provide further information about the resumption of academic activities as it becomes available.
