MUNFA Committees

Committee Members 2024-25

If you have any questions or comments for the Executive Committee, please contact munfa@mun.ca, (709) 864-8642.

Communications Committee Members 2024-25

• Ash Hossain	Business Administration
  Josh Lepawsky	Geography
  William Schipper	English
  Lisa Moores	Student Wellness and Counselling Centre
  Paul De Decker	Linguistics
  Sarah Thorne	English

Committee Members 2024-25

• Chair	John Pope	English Programme
  Co-Chair/Ex-Officio (GC Representative)	Rachel Jekanowski	English Programme
  General Member	Andrew Testa	School of Fine Arts
  General Member	John Bodner	Social Cultural Studies
  General Member	Gerard Curtis	Visual Arts
  General Member	Nathalie Pender	Languages (French)
  General Member	Paul Foley	Political Science
  Labour Relations Officer	Amy Wadden	MUNFA Staff
  Labour Relations Coordinator	Dale Humphries	MUNFA Staff

When submitting a Grievance form, please ensure it is accompanied by a signed PIPEDA consent form.

Downloadables

• Grenfell Campus AF&G Terms of Reference
• Grievance Intake Form
• PIPEDA Consent Form

An Introduction to the
MUNFA Academic Freedom & Grievance Committee

If you would have any questions or comments for the AF&G Committee, you may forward your e-mail to: Amy Wadden in the MUNFA office.

When submitting a Grievance intake form, please ensure it is accompanied by a signed PIPEDA consent form. For an overview of the grievance process click here.

St. John’s AF&G Terms of Reference

Committee Members 2024-25

• Co-Chair	Jon Church	Medicine
  Co-Chair	Erika Merschrod	Chemistry
  AF&G-Exec Liaison
  General Member	Karen Dobbin-Williams	Nursing
  General Member	Steve Butt	Engineering and Applied Science
  General Member	Lourdes Pena-Castillo	Computer Science
  General Member	John Sandlos	History
  General Member	Milorad Nikolic	Classics
  General Member	Nicole Power	Sociology
  General Member	Cory Thorne	Folklore
  General Member	Patrick Gamsby	Librarian
  Labour Relations Officer	Amy Wadden	MUNFA Staff
  Labour Relations Coordinator	Dale Humphries	MUNFA Staff

*St. John’s Campus committee. A parallel committee is appointed at Grenfell Campus.

Downloadables

• An Introduction to the MUNFA AF&G Committee
• Terms of Reference (St. John's Campus)
• Grievance Intake Form
• Consent to Disclose Form

Committee Members 2021-2022

• Erin Alcock, QE II Library (ex-officio)
• Leslie Redmond, Education (ex-officio)

If you have any questions or comments for this Committee, please forward your e-mail to: munfa@mun.ca

Downloadables

• See Article XII(g) of the MUNFA Constitution

Committee Members 2021-2022

• Rebecca Law, Pharmacy (Chair)
• Xiuha Chen, Medicine
• Anne Graham, MLLC
• Krista King, Nursing
• Eduardo Martinez-Pedroza, Math & Stats
• William Schipper, English
• Ken Snelgrove, Engineering
• Amy Wadden, MUNFA Labour Relations Officer
• vacant

If you have any questions or comments for the Economic Benefits Committee, please forward your e-mail to: munfa@mun.ca

Downloadables

• Economic Benefits Committee Terms of Reference

Committee Members 2021-2022

• Erin Alcock, QE II Library (Executive Representative)
• Stephen Butt, Engineering
• Xihua Chen, Medicine
• Veeresh Gadag, Community Health
• Don Gamble, Modern Languages, Literatures & Cultures
• George Jenner, Earth Sciences (Retired)
• Eden Kinzel, HSC Library
• Sudhir Saha, Business Administration (Retired)
• Ken Snelgrove, Engineering
• Guang Sun, Medicine
• Hong Wang, Mathematics & Statistics
• Hamid Usefi, Medicine
• Amy Wadden, MUNFA Labour Relations Officer

If you have any questions or comments for the Pension Committee, please forward your e-mail to: munfa@mun.ca

Downloadables

• MUNFA Pensions Committee Terms of Reference

Committee Members 2021-2022

• Erin Alcock, QE II Library (Executive Representative)
• Eden Kinzel, HSC Library
• Alireza Moghaddam, Education
• Brent Snook, Psychology

In 1973, MUNFA established a scholarship trust fund for the promotion and encouragement of education at Memorial University of Newfoundland. When the capital of the Trust Fund reached a total amount of $250,000, all capital in excess of that amount, minus costs for management of the Trust Fund, is to be used for scholarships for MUN students. The MUNFA scholarships are available to full time or part time undergraduate students who demonstrate a high academic standard together with need of financial assistance.

Since 1973, many Academic Staff Members and staff of Memorial University have graciously donated to the MUNFA Scholarship Trust Fund. During the years of the Memorial University Opportunities Fund, when donations for scholarships to MUN were matched by Government, MUNFA made provision for the MUNFA scholarships to be included, designating that these matching funds also be used for scholarships. Many MUN students benefited. In the early days, the MUNFA scholarships were for an amount of $300.00; this was later raised to $600.00. These amounts reflected the tuition costs of the day. With changing times, and increased costs of university tuition, each MUNFA scholarship awarded today is valued at $2,500.00.

Should MUNFA members wish to increase their current contribution, begin contributing to the MUNFA Scholarship Endowment Trust Fund, or simply to send a contribution, please complete the contribution form and return this to the MUNFA Office. A tax receipt will be issued at year end, or if you wish to receive your receipt immediately, please indicate this with your contribution.

Downloadables

• Scholarship Committee Terms of Reference
• Contribution Form

Committee Members 2023-2024

• William Schipper (ex-officio)
• Sébastien Rossignol, History
• Kirk Anderson, Education
• Lisa-Jo Van Den Scott, Sociology
• vacant

Downloadables

• Nominating & Balloting Committee Terms of Reference