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Travel Benefit and Medi-Passport

Your Emergency Medical CoverageWe are pleased to inform you that the College Employer Council, on the recommendation of the Benefits Subcommittee of the Administrative Consultative Committee and...

Membership recruitment - it really is up to you.

It's true. Professional associations typically grow through peer referral, and OCASA is no exception. 51% of recent new members said the most important factor in joining was having a colleague bring...

2012 Annual PD Conference - Call for Submissions

Innovators & Leaders 2012Higher performance, better balanceThe 2012 Annual PD Conference Planning Team is now receiving submissions for concurrent workshops. Click here to download a form.Click...

OCASA supports special recognition for Admin Staff

OCASA President urges colleges to consider special recognition of administrative staff, following the recent support staff strike.

Support Staff ratify tentative agreement

The College Employer Council confirms that the CAAT Support Staff have ratified the tentative agreement. While results are unofficial, 87% of those who voted were in favour of the agreement. Full...

ADOBE announces The 2011 Educators' Choice Awards

Pass this on...The 2011 Educators' Choice Awards will recognize and reward Adobe Education Exchange members who submit the most innovative teaching and learning materials including projects, lesson...

6th Annual Canadian Campus Card Workshop

PRESS RELEASE: Ottawa, August 3, 2011 - The University of Ottawa, Algonquin College and Carleton University are very excited to host the 6th annual Canadian Campus Card Workshop in our beautiful...

Panel on innovation offers advice

The secret of innovation: stay connected, “learn how to embrace failure”How do administrators become innovators? And lead others to become innovators?“Try to stay connected with journals and social...

Jesse Hirsh challenges OCASA Conference

Play with technology or be mastered by it, Jesse Hirsh tells OCASA Conference.  We are all programmers who should view our own potential to develop and control how the Internet – and programs...

2011 OCASA Award recipients announced

OCASA Distinguished Administrator Award 2011 recipient:Judy SpringDean, School of Business, IT & ManagementDurham College