Daniel Gillis (he/him) 🏳️🌈
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Professor, Statistician & Interdisciplinary researcher. he/him. I don't feed trolls. #LGBTQA2SInSTEM
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I wake up every day and think - maybe today will be the day that I don't find myself raging at what the university I have loved for almost 30 years has become.
Today is not that day.
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Early results from a survey of students in one of my fall classes (30% response rate so far):
43% of respondents are either not comfortable in class at all, or would only be comfortable if everyone were masked.
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UWaterloo is returning to a mask mandate.
"Yes. Regardless of the indoor space you are in, we require a mask for all academic activities happening indoors."
Hey
@uofg
- what about us?
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Dear
@uofg
community - It's week 1 and students are already emailing me (and many other instructors) because they are sick and are worried about missing class.
Please, despite what our leaders say, put on a mask. Protect the people around you. Protect yourself.
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The academic Twitter I see builds up students, celebrates wins, shares resources & grows networks. It has allowed me to learn about other disciplines, how to better run my classes & labs. I continue to learn from the amazing folks here. Couldn’t disagree with this author more.
Twitter encourages academics to be sycophantic, hyperbolic, and cruel, argues Gordon Fraser:
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Students continue to email about having COVID. They worry about their grades, about being successful in their courses, and about being able to catch up.
This is our new normal. Illness and worry.
It didn't have to be this way.
#MaskUp
#HigherEd
#ImproveLifeIGuess
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I love that every day my timeline is graced with images of amazing art. Thanks
@CanadaPaintings
.
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I'll just be over here adding this review to my CV if anyone needs me.
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After much deliberation, today I cancelled all future charitable donations to the
@UofG
. While my donations were small potatoes compared to the big donors out there, I can't continue to donate to an institution that no longer reflects the values that made it great.
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It saddens me when I see academic leadership without a mask in indoor settings (in videos or when on campus).
Actions speak louder than words.
Wearing a mask speaks louder than "masks are not mandated, but you are strongly encouraged to wear one while inside at U of G"
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Hospitals are overwhelmed, and the best we can offer is "Please wear a mask while indoors at U of G". With maybe 5% of campus masking, we already know that asking nicely does nothing. With exams starting next week - BRING BACK MASKS.
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@FiRawle
@AcademicChatter
I gave the
#CIS3750
students a survey to collect similar info. It closes on Monday afternoon. I assume I’m going to read very similar comments.
So many reasons to keep empathy, patience, and kindness at the forefront of everything we do in class this semester (and always).
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Should add: survey responses are anonymous and voluntary.
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Today is the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia.
Trans lives matter.
Bi lives matter.
Gay lives matter.
Queer lives matter.
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍
#IDAHOBIT2023
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So today was the day that my and Dr.
@shoshanahjacobs
integrity and credentials were questioned publicly by several senators. I am so disappointed and crushed and infuriated. An apology is not enough.
I'm going to have to very seriously consider my role at the
@uofg
.
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Until the pandemic is actually over, I'm going to continue wearing my mask indoors - because I know there are people with unvaccinated kids and immunocompromised loved ones who need us to continue to be vigilant.
"The University of Guelph will pause its mask requirement as of July 1, with masks no longer required indoors or outdoors at U of G facilities"
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To those in the back of the room who might not have heard or perhaps forgot - the pandemic isn't over yet. Providing virtual options for in-person events is an equitable and accessible way to involve everyone.
#HigherEd
#AcademicTwitter
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Wow. This is getting a lot of online hate. I always find it amazing that people are frightened by a rainbow.
We’re installing a rainbow crosswalk this month and we want to hear what you need from us as a City to feel included, safe and celebrated in Guelph. Comments are anonymous. Let us know here by May 14:
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For those wondering, this is how I will be making decisions this fall.
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Why I made the difficult decision to step away from Senate.
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Today marks 46 years around the sun. Celebrating with a low key rest day. And maybe a scotch. :)
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I want to thank everyone for their support and kind words following what was the darkest days of my 25+ years at the
@uofg
. I am not okay with what happened. I am still very angry and am looking for a path forward that protects students, staff, and faculty, as well as myself.
So today was the day that my and Dr.
@shoshanahjacobs
integrity and credentials were questioned publicly by several senators. I am so disappointed and crushed and infuriated. An apology is not enough.
I'm going to have to very seriously consider my role at the
@uofg
.
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I sent an anonymous survey to 105 uni students registered in one of my courses to better understand their learning situation this fall - and to use the results to improve course delivery.
A thread (1/n).
#HigherEd
#AcademicTwitter
cc:
@shoshanahjacobs
@drjrmc
@AndriaBitton
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Two weeks until we return to classrooms, without a mask mandate while COVID continues to rage in our “let ‘er rip” “individual responsibility” reality.
Two weeks until we return to classrooms, still with no word, guidance, or plan should monkeypox join us.
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Hey panel moderators, just a reminder that if you address the male panellists by their title, you sure as hell should extend the same courtesy to others on the panel.
Introducing Dr. Bob, Dr. Bill, Mary, & Kate when all of them have PhDs isn't okay.
#HigherEd
@AcademicChatter
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Couldn't find Frankie and I was worried she got out of the condo without me noticing. In reality, she was playing hide and seek apparently. Can you find her?
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UPDATE: I have officially resigned from my position as
@uofg
senator for the College of Engineering & Physical Sciences. While I wish I could continue serving, the actions of last fall have left me feeling unwelcome, and demoralized.
I want to thank everyone for their support and kind words following what was the darkest days of my 25+ years at the
@uofg
. I am not okay with what happened. I am still very angry and am looking for a path forward that protects students, staff, and faculty, as well as myself.
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I've been scheduled to receive my 2nd COVID-19 shot on Wednesday, and I have no idea how to process this information. Apologies (but not really) if my mind is no longer focused on work.
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Coffee with the president has been cancelled out of an "abundance of caution" and advice from public health.
Waiting to hear if this same approach will be applied to face-to-face exams.
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“Gay men taking over the
#ProudBoys
hashtag” was not something I had on my bingo card, but I am here for it. This is brilliant.
Gay men taking over the
#ProudBoys
hashtag is EXACTLY what I needed today. Seriously, this is fucking phenomenal.
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Police reported a bomb threat. Local news reported a bomb threat.
UofG reported a security risk.
#OpenAndTransparent
?
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Another day, another adventure with my junior researcher.
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I don’t have kids, but maybe, instead of making kids and teachers pivot to another day of online teaching tomorrow (and at the last minute), we just let them have a freaking snow day? Maybe call it a mental health and wellness snow day?
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Guess who just got their first
#COVID19
shot? THIS GUY!!!
Thank you to all of the front line workers, to public health, and to the scientists who made this possible. I’m so fucking happy I could cry.
#EwCOVID
#AstraZeneca
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Dear
@uofg
colleagues - I've just received an email from the Guelph & Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination indicating that they have updated the living wage for our community to $18.10 per hour. Something to consider when you are hiring students.
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I Am Exhausted.
I want the students in my class to know that I am exhausted, stressed, anxious and more, because I want them to know that it's okay and perfectly normal to feel this way given the reality we are living.
#AcademicTwitter
@AcademicChatter
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Thank You.
So this happened today, and thank you just doesn't quite seem like enough.
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Trans lives matter.
Gay lives matter.
Queer lives matter.
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Hey
@AcademicChatter
,
how often have you caught yourself dancing around the room, only to panic because you aren’t sure if Zoom/Teams is still open or if your camera is on?
Just me?
#AcademicTwitter
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If you are protesting outside a hospital and preventing folks from getting the care they need, you really need to reevaluate your life.
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For those frustrated and inconvenienced by the
#RogersOutage
, please take a moment to imagine what it’s like for those in this country at the “last mile” of the internet.
Remote, rural, indigenous, and other communities have limited to no access to the internet.
#DigitalDivide
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This is the energy I needed today.
Hey
@uofg
- do you realize how lucky you are to have two faculty THIS dedicated to teaching? :)
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No kids, but I pay school taxes and I support $10 a day daycare (or even free daycare). Living in a society means that sometimes we pay for things we don't want/use - but the benefits support us all.
I am weary of privileged folks pretending that they "made it" on their own.
To all of you reaping the benefits of my hard work to give you $10 a day daycare… I ask you, where is your sense of pride? Why would you be okay with taking my hard earned money to pay for your obligations to YOUR kids.
Serious question.
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@sarahksojourner
I think it would be theatre based on what the classroom looks like (via our online classroom profiles page). I'm going to be heading to the classroom tomorrow to get some baseline CO2 readings and will have it with me in class whenever I teach.
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How much energy are staff & faculty expending on anxiety/stress/anger related to return to campus? To preparing for too many plausible futures? How is this affecting our health and wellness? Our research? Our mentoring? Our ability to teach & care for students?
#HigherEd
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COVID-19 Wastewater Signal in Central West, Ontario (excluding GTA).
*Central West includes Brant County; Haldimand-Norfolk; Hamilton; Niagara Region, Waterloo; and Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph.
#MaskUp
Plot pulled from:
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To the teaching-focused faculty out there - thank you for what you do. You make the lives of research-focused faculty better. You make the lives of students better. You are important to
#HigherEd
, and the work you do is valued.
Teaching-focused faculty = faculty.
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To the older “gentleman” wandering the market today and muttering under your breath about all the “lesbies” and “faggies” around - I hate to tell you this, but we’re everywhere and we aren’t going away. You have yourself a rainbow filled sparkly unicorn kind of day. ;)
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Last week I held my last lectures for
#CIS4020
. Knowing that some students might still wake up and join our regularly scheduled Zoom meeting, today they were greeted with this.
#HigherEd
#AcademicTwitter
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Met a 1st-year student today who identifies as queer. They indicated they were worried they wouldn't meet any queer folks in uni, particularly profs in STEM. After chatting with them for a bit, they seemed to feel better.
This is why representation matters.
#AcademicTwitter
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Honestly Twitter, I think there needs to be more
#CatsInHigherEd
and
#DogsInHigherEd
posts.
@AcademicChatter
#AcademicTwitter
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This is an absolute failure of academic leadership, as well as our provincial and federal governments.
We should all be appalled and angry.
University and college budget shortfalls should not be met through the exploitation of international students.
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I deleted work email ages ago. Today I deleted Teams & all other work-related apps from my phone. I won't have my personal phone potentially governed by the new surveillance policy. Bonus: it's good for life/work balance & wellness.
My time is my time.
My device is my device.
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Just saying -
@uofg
definitely needs victory laps.
Congratulations to Tianfei Peng who successfully defended his impressive PhD on foraging in bees 🎉🎓!!!! Following German local tradition he then was taken on a victory lap on a mobile "throne", pulled by his supervisor. Nobody was injured.
#proudsupervisor
@uni_mainz
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Did some spring cleaning this weekend and stumbled on this gem. Look how smiley! Look how fresh and rested!
Anyone else have some epic first year photos to share? Let’s see those smiles folks.
Happy Monday.
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Managed to snap this pic of Niagara Falls on my return flight from NYC.
Happy Monday folks.
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Does anyone know which grocery stores in Guelph are currently paying their employees “hero pay” because they are putting themselves at risk to serve us? My wallet wants to know. (Hoping it’s all).
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Trying something new this semester: my email autoreply will be on all the time. This is what my colleagues at
@uofg
will see.
#HigherEd
#AcademicTwitter
#LifeWorkBalance
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Hey
@AcademicChatter
#AcademicTwitter
I asked the students how long they'd been sitting in front of the computer today before class began. The majority indicated 6+ hours. Not good.
Today we took a 15min break to step away from the screen. Might make this a regular thing.
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An Open Letter To The Students Of Fall 2020.
Fall 2020 is going to be different, but different doesn't have to be a bad thing. cc:
@uofgcomputing
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I've just learned about a situation where a
@uofg
engineering student has used hate speech against another (who may or may not be from the queer community) and then told that same student to kill themselves via DM.
This is absolutely unacceptable.
🖤🤎💜💙💚💛🧡❤️🏳️🌈🏳️���️
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And yet university leaders are choosing to shutter programs in the humanities because $.
Look, I'm in STEM, but without humanities (and other disciplines/ways of knowing), we are not going to be able to address the very real challenges we face today, or in the future.
How Do Humanities Majors Fare in the Work Force?
"New data show that humanities majors aren’t largely unemployed and their earnings are comparable to or better than the salaries of workers who majored in most non-humanities fields."
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@chazfirestone
Sometimes I go by Dan.
Sometimes I go by DNA.
Sometimes I go by And.
But on super special occasions,
I go by Nad.
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Today is a big day. And I am incredibly excited to finally share news of this $2.13M funding that will support 4 Postdoctoral fellowships and 16 PhDs over the next 5 years.
#ImproveLife
#ConnectingTheNextBillion
We are incredibly honoured to announce that Left and
@uofg
have been awarded a $2.13M
@MitacsCanada
multi-year research project to support the development of
@Right_Mesh
. Read more about this exciting partnership:
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It’s Friday night. I should be relaxing, but I can’t stop thinking about the fact that the fall semester is about to begin, and we are failing students, staff, faculty, and our communities. We need a vaccine mandate on Canadian campuses now.
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If you are teaching this semester via Zoom, I've just stumbled on this cool website () that turns images into a paint by numbers activity for students.
@AcademicChatter
#AcademicTwitter
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Hey
@uofg
students - it’s the last day of class and you made it! That deserves a celebration.
Congratulations! Good luck on your final exams and term projects. You’ve got this.
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After my brother was nearly killed in a car accident several years ago, the fam talked about blood donation. They were surprised to learn that I wasn’t able to donate. It’s sad that I still wouldn’t be able to help in an emergency because of who I love. 🏳️🌈
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To all queer students - especially those in STEM and
@UofGCEPS
- you are seen, you are valued, and you absolutely belong here.
If any of you want to talk, please let me know.
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🌈
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Out for a walk and ran into an orange kitty running around by the river. Checked it’s tag to see if it was maybe lost, and the tag read “I am an outdoor cat. Fuck off”.
Brilliant.
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I look forward to voting
@fordnation
out of office this year.
I will vote to support teachers, nurses, and health care workers. I will vote to support parents and students. I will vote to support a living wage. I will vote to support our environment.
Ford has got to go.
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Bought this “Everyone is Awesome”
@LEGO_Group
set last year (or maybe earlier - who knows with pandemic time), and finally got around to putting it together to display in my office.
Love it!
Happy
#Pride
🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🤎🖤🤍
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I have been mostly silent since yesterday's town hall.
The reasons are simple. A thread.
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Jeeezus. This is bat shit crazy.
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Asking folks to opt into something to protect their human rights and privacy isn't the culture of caring you think it is.
A culture of caring would not put the onus of protection on those who are being harmed or at risk of harm.
#HigherEd
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I am so angry and saddened by this. I have been an active contributing member of this university for more than 25 years - first as a student, and now as a faculty member.
And today I have to ask why.
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To those who are excited to be back on campus on Monday, pls remember there are those who don’t feel safe or comfortable because they need to protect themselves or loved ones. As much as this might feel like a return to normal, please do everything to keep campus safe.
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Attention students in
#CIS4020
#DataScience
- in response to concerns related to increasing screen time, exhaustion, and burn out, tomorrow's class officially begins at 9:00 am.
Data Science will wait for 30 minutes :)
#SleepInThursday
#SelfCare
#AcademicTwitter
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Opened this yesterday to celebrate completing an LOI for a big grant ask. Decided not to post the pic because I wasn’t submitting until today.
Well, I just hit send on the email! Here’s to all the awesome nerds who helped get it done. I have the best nerds in my life.
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When this <waves hands wildly around> ends, what say we organize a conference where we can gather as academics, sit in a circle, have milk and cookies, followed immediately by a nap on the ground like we did in kindergarten?
That’s it. That’s the conference.
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This is why we need allies to be LOUD. This is why we need allies to ACT. This *can* happen here. It *is* happening here. And lives are at risk because of it.
"It's only a problem in the US. It could never happen here in Canada"
Meanwhile in Canada:
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It’s Sept 5 & this is a friendly reminder that despite what uni admins & our gov suggest, COVID doesn’t magically stop spreading in packed classrooms.
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Oooh, this. But for classrooms.
This photo👇 is from a cinema in Japan. They have CO2 sensors for each screen. In the lobby, people can see how well ventilated each screen is. Anything above 800 ppm means you are breathing air that has been in someone else’s lungs. So, this cinema looks fine
#COVIDisAirborne
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I'm just a prof, standing in front of university administrators, asking them to protect the health and wellness of students, staff, and faculty by mandating everyone be fully vaccinated*.
* with exceptions
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I am not okay that we are cramming students into classrooms and hallways with staff, librarians, and faculty, while the admin seemingly protect themselves with virtual meetings and ignore the modelling that was released only a few days ago.
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This is just a quick reminder that teaching-focused faculty are just as important and valuable as research-focused faculty.
Excluding them from service roles because you value research more is narrow-minded, inequitable, exclusionary, and harmful.
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Dear colleagues,
I am so very sorry, but I am currently trapped and there’s apparently nothing I can do about it. I’d love to respond to your emails, but you can see how that just isn’t possible right now.
Don’t send help.
xoxo
#NoMeetingFriday
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Huge congrats to
@AndriaBitton
,
@christinasmylit
,
@glenpyle
and all of the other winners of the UGFA Teaching Awards this eve. The
@UofG
is a better place because it’s full of nerdtastically awesome teachers like you.
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Sigh.
This is the first I've heard about the privacy commissioner getting involved.
It's also the first time that I think I've been told that our "Personal information may have been compromised after the cyberattack last month."
Ontario privacy commissioner ‘reviewing’ data breach at U of G
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Rewatching
@SchittsCreek
for the nth time because it’s exactly what I need to deal with <waves hands all about>. I will never tire of this show.
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The lack of transparency & collegiality, credentialing, gaslighting, & performative approach to policy-making & implementation have created a toxic work environment. Staff are afraid to speak out. Folks fear for their jobs. And we are asked to do more and more with less and less
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Happy Pride Month all y'all 🏳️🌈🌈🏳️⚧️
Whether you are out or not, you are seen, valued, and important.
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Dear university admins - HOW THE EFF CAN WE RELAX RESTRICTIONS ON CAMPUS WITH THIS INFORMATION?
The science is obvious. Failure to follow these findings isn’t just an oopsie. It’s fucking criminal.
4/4 New modelling. If we open things up more now, and if vaccination rates stay where they are, ICUs could get overwhelmed by October -- beyond what we saw in the Third wave back in April and early May.
#COVID19ON
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