Campus Strategic Sustainability Plan
In 2008, environmental sustainability was identified as one of Thompson Rivers University’s (TRU) seven founding values in 2008. To this end, in 2009, the TRU created the Sustainability Office, to ensure that sustainability would be considered in all university planning initiatives. While significant sustainability work was accomplished between 2009 and 2013, TRU had not yet … Continue reading "Campus Strategic Sustainability Plan"
June 10, 2019
Staff Job Design, Evaluation and Compensation
In collaboration with the University of Western Ontario Staff Association, supervisors and administrators across campus, Human Resource staff developed and implemented a sustainable, effective and efficient job evaluation system for staff roles supporting student experience, administration and the research enterprise. The work began a number of years ago when discussions with the union representatives identified concerns … Continue reading "Staff Job Design, Evaluation and Compensation"
June 10, 2019
Breaking silos right from the launch of a strategic planning exercise
“Breaking silos” is often one of the objectives that appear in the strategic plans adopted by universities. At the Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS), “breaking silos” was more of a means of carrying out the strategic planning exercise the new administration launched in September 2017. Working without an external consultant, the president’s team fully appropriated the … Continue reading "Breaking silos right from the launch of a strategic planning exercise"
June 10, 2019
Planning a major infrastructure using a pilot project approach
HEC Montréal is planning to erect a new building in downtown Montréal for the fall of 2021. For this project, it has decided on a new work environment based on an open plan concept, among other details. Given the more traditional layout of the existing facilities, this will be a significant change for the school’s … Continue reading "Planning a major infrastructure using a pilot project approach"
June 10, 2019
A Living Lab Approach to Sustainable Procurement (PDF Presentation)
Tags: 2018, Collaboration, Integrated Planning, Presentations, Procurement, Sustainability
July 4, 2018
Facilities Management Service Excellence (PDF Presentation)
Tags: 2018, Collaboration, Facilities, Leadership, Management, Presentations
July 4, 2018
You Can Both Be Batman: Developing a Culture of Excellence Through Team-Building Work and Cross-Unit Collaboration (PDF Presentation)
Tags: 2018, Academic Administration, Collaboration, Culture, Presentations, Workplace Behaviour
July 4, 2018
Goodbye, Us vs. Them: How Two Canadian Universities Are Connecting their Campuses with their Communities and their Communities with their Campuses to the Benefit of Both (PDF Presentation)
Tags: 2018, Academic Administration, Collaboration, Communication, Culture, Presentations
July 4, 2018
Distinguished Budget Presentation Award
For the third consecutive year, Université de Sherbrooke has received a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). This highly prestigious designation recognizes the university’s budget and financial approach, which draws on the best practices inventoried and implemented in over 1,612 Canadian and US public organizations. This third yearly recognition shores … Continue reading "Distinguished Budget Presentation Award"
January 26, 2018
SFU Data Centre: Installation of Cedar
Simon Fraser University (SFU), in partnership with Compute Canada and regional partner WestGrid, installed a new, advanced research computing (ARC) system, Cedar, at the SFU Data Centre at SFU’s Burnaby Mountain campus. Named after the Western Red Cedar, British Columbia’s official tree, Cedar is one of four national new supercomputers in Canada that will provide … Continue reading "SFU Data Centre: Installation of Cedar"
January 22, 2018
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