Dear CDAG Members,
As we enter the New Year, on behalf of the CDAG Executive I’d like to wish you all a very Happy New Year.
Looking back, we have toiled through nearly two full years of strange and challenging times with the pandemic impacting our lives professionally and personally. In response, we have changed how we deliver our craft and perform our vocation on a dime. We can be most proud of the collegiality CDAG members have shown each other, not only in support of our curriculum work, but also in kind support of each other as we navigate the challenges of the pandemic.
Looking forward, we are entering this New Year with continued and significant pandemic influences, though we are better equipped to manage these now. In spite of the struggles we’ve encountered, we have sustained our collaborative and supportive approach most effectively through the past year’s collegial sharing of valuable, current and timely knowledge during our lunch and learns and conference. These are the types of efforts that will continue to support us through this year’s upcoming (and perhaps new) challenges, and move us to even greater achievements. The community of CDAG is a collective that I am so proud to be a part of.
As we enter 2022, the faculty collective bargaining process is at the forefront for many of our members. Given that our membership is comprised of faculty, staff and administration alike, and in light of the current work to rule action in progress, CDAG will be pausing all activities for the time being. This decision is in response to input received from members who have asked for direction on their completely volunteer roles.
We look forward to resuming our activities once all bargaining and related work action has concluded. In the meantime, you still have access to the CDAG website and BoardEffect where all of the recordings and resources from past events are archived.
I wish you a successful Winter semester!
Take good care,
Cliona Geraghty
CDAG Chair