Faculty Resources

TA PositionsThe Faculty of Arts provides employment opportunities for students to work as Teaching Assistants (TAs). TA positions will be available soon for the Winter 2026 term. Please check our TA Positions webpage for ongoing updates, as we are working on a new process.

Arts With Impact Speaker SeriesThe Faculty of Arts is pleased to offer the Arts With Impact Speaker Series. This initiative operates at the Department/Program level, whereby units identify appropriate guest speakers whose work demonstrates the significance of scholarship and research in the Arts.

• Arts With Impact Speaker Series guidelines and application form
• Application deadlines: April 15 and October 15   

Faculty HandbookThe Faculty Handbook for the Faculty of Arts has been designed for new colleagues, based on extensive feedback from the Saint Mary's community. Updated in 2025, this Handbook should provide guidance, direction and support. (Note: Updated information for the Handbook's Teaching Assistants section will be available shortly.) 
Research resourcesARC (Arts Research Collective) Faculty Writing Group 
Looking for some dedicated writing time? Join faculty colleagues in this writing group, which meets every second Friday in Loyola 281 from 9 a.m. to noon. Stay for the full morning or drop in for part of it. Contact Dr. Hannah Wyile for more information.

ARC Writing Group dates for Winter 2026: 

• January 16 & 30
  Note: ARC launches its new Laboratory of Thinking series for Arts faculty members on Friday, January 16, 12:30-1:30 pm in MM 214A (meeting room beside the Arts Commons) 
• February 13 & 27
• March 13 & March 27
• April 10 & 24  

Faculty forms

• Department Recommendation of New Part-time Checklist  [Word]
• Department Review of Part-time Checklist  [Word]
• Part-time Recommendation Form [Word - legal size]
• Adjunct Recommendation Checklist [Word]
• University Appointments Committee (UAC) Checklist [PDF] (Please submit to the Dean's office 1 original and 6 copies.)
• Thesis Supervision Form [Word] (see Article 16.5.1)
• 2024-2025 Online Course Development Request Form [Word] 

Travel-related forms

Please submit completed forms to the Dean of Arts Office, McNally Main 218, by the nearest deadline date both before and after travelling:

January 3, March 31, May 31, July 31, September 30 and November 30.

Before travelling:

• Advance Request Form

Upon return from travel:

• For access to Expense Report forms, visit the Financial Services, Planning and Analysis (FSPA) site. 
• For more details on travel-related expenses, refer to the FSPA site. 

Student-related forms

• Declaration of Extenuating Circumstances (Arts)
• Request for Deferred Final Examination (Arts)

Other teaching resources 

• Undergraduate Teaching Term Information : Developed by the BA Advising Centre, this is a resource for instructors with useful information for teaching and supporting students in the Bachelor of Arts program during the current term.  

Communication resources

• Faculty research profiles: Creating your bio page for the website 
  • In January 2026, the university began a transition process to establish a single, primary location/method for all individual full-time faculty profiles/pages on the SMU.CA website.
  • To set up your profile using the new system, visit smu.ca/fgsr/researchprofileset-uppage. 
  • These are the Arts faculty profiles in the university's faculty research directory.
  • Once your profile is online in the directory, use the same URL for faculty bios within your department/program website.   
• Web content updates:
  • Confer with your program's administrative assistant for updates they can manage in-house.
  • Use the Website Update form in the EIT client support portal for creation of new content pages or web updates that require assistance from the university's web team.  
• Design templates: The Saint Mary's Brand website provides guidance, logos and templates for posters, reports, social media graphics, presentation slides and much more. 
• Graphic design requests: Submit a Communications Intake Form at smu.ca/commshelp for professional graphic design work from SMU Creative Services, for print and digital projects. 
• Events Calendar: Add your event to the SMU Events Calendar using the event submission form, in the calendar's top left corner. Tips: 
  • submit photos or graphics in jpg format
  • in the keywords section, 1) add arts; 2) add student to be also added to Student Life Calendar; 3) add alumni to be also added to the Alumni Calendar. You can select up to four keywords from a dropdown menu.  
  • On the calendar itself, type 'arts' in the search bar to see events within the Faculty of Arts.  
• Faculty of Arts communications support: Contact the Arts Communications Officer either by email, MS Teams or phone at (902) 210-5547 to discuss your communication request.