OCASA-CMU Research Award Recipient announced

Thesis on how faculty help students persist receives OCASA-CMU Research Award. An administrative staff member at Durham College in Oshawa has been named recipient of the third annual CMU-OCASA Outstanding Research Award. Michelle Cole, Executive Assistant to the Vice-President, Student Affairs at Durham, will receive the award for her capstone paper entitled Student Perceptions of…

Paybands 5-8 Survey Summary Report

A recent survey by OCASA shows that college administrative employees in the lowest paybands face increasing pressures from the rapid pace of change affecting their jobs and work environment.  Employees in paybands 5 to 8 say they are assuming new responsibilities, working longer hours, and dealing with more demanding and complex challenges, while their compensation…