ACIFA (Alberta Colleges & Institutes Faculties Association) is a representative professional association that acts as the provincial voice for its members, the academic staff associations of Alberta's colleges and technical institutes. Through the collective action and resources of its members, ACIFA promotes the professional and economic well being of college and technical institute faculty in the interest of advancing the quality of post-secondary education in Alberta.
Latest Updates, News & Activities
ACIFA Annual General Meeting Notice
ACIFA's AGM (Annual General Meeting) is coming up on June 5, 2012 at the ACIFA Conference, to be held at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge. CLICK HERE to view the official notice (word doc), containing this year's proposed constitutional amendments.
Election Nominations:
At the AGM, three positions on the ACIFA Executive Council will be open for nominations:
-- President
-- Vice-President Negotiations
-- Vice-President External
**ATTENTION CONFERENCE ATTENDEES:**
Please CLICK HERE for important information regarding room deposits for this year's event.
The ACIFA 2012 Spring Conference will take place at the beautiful Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, June 3 to June 5, hosted by the Grande Prairie Regional College Academic Staff Association. For information regarding Accommodations, Sessions, this year's Hosting Committee and more, check out our official ACIFA 2012 Conference Section. We look forward to seeing you there!
Advocacy News:
ACIFA was recently involved in a collaboration with several Post-Secondary Education stakeholders, where a Public Opinion Poll was conducted and released to the media. Check out our revamped Government & Policy page for details!
We are pleased to announce that our partnership with ASEC (Alberta Students Executive Council), has led to us sponsoring parts of their 28Faces campaign. This has included the production of a 5-minute video titled "Opening Doors", where 4 Albertans describe the doors that Post-Secondary Education has opened for them. The video can be viewed below (click the bottom right corner to view fullscreen):
We are very excited about this campaign and encourage ACIFA Members to share share share and spread the word about the importance of Post-Secondary Education!! More information about the campaign can be found at 28Faces.com
April 10, 2012
The results of the 2011 ACIFA Climate Survey are now in!! View them HERE or check out our "Resources" section.
March 28, 2012 PleaseCLICK HERE to view the newest version of the ACIFA P.D. Comparison Chart! (Excel Spreadsheet) The chart is also accessible via our "Resources" section.
March 15, 2012
Our Partners at Johnson Inc are currently running a special promotion for ACIFA Members, where you can enter for the chance to win a laptop computer! CLICK HERE for details!!
The GPRC Hosting Committee has lined up some fantastic keynotes/entertainers for this year's conference! CLICK HERE for a preview of what's in store!!
January 18, 2012
If you have visited our site over the last couple of months, you may have noticed that some changes have taken place. We at the ACIFA Office are very excited to be bringing our web content up to date. Some of the things you will now find include:
We hope that you will find the new information useful! Any errors/incorrect information may be reported to Lindsey (lindsey.gilbert@acifa.ca) There are many more updates to come, so stay tuned and thanks for visiting!
