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Focused and Integrated Training Program (the FIT Program)

As previously stated, the 1st phases of the FIT program have just reached their first year anniversary, and the results of the evaluative study have yet to be analyzed as that research project is currently underway. It is therefore difficult to establish with any certainty clear effects or impact of the program. What is known, … Continue reading "Focused and Integrated Training Program (the FIT Program)"

April 16, 2009


McGill University Security Services Community Relations Patroller

Unlike other initiatives that involve many stakeholders, the successful implementation of this initiative involved very few people. The position of the Comml!nity Relations Patroller was created from .existing resources and no extra funding was needed. The success of the initiative is a result of the widespread support it has received since its implementation. The McGill … Continue reading "McGill University Security Services Community Relations Patroller"

April 16, 2009


“PDG—It’s all about the Dialogue–Performance Dialogue and Goal-Setting: Aligningnce Feedback and Goal Planning with the University of Western Ontario’s Strategic Plan Commitments to Culture Development and Talent Management.”

The PDG initiative has made performance dialogue a talent management and relationship building tool, as opposed to an often meaningless, top-down paper exercise, seen to be driven by HR. Both the employee and the leader have greater ownership of the process and more opportunity to focus on mutual support, mutual goals, and mutual investment in … Continue reading "“PDG—It’s all about the Dialogue–Performance Dialogue and Goal-Setting: Aligningnce Feedback and Goal Planning with the University of Western Ontario’s Strategic Plan Commitments to Culture Development and Talent Management.”"

April 16, 2009


myFuture on-line Career and Internship Management System

The transformative value for McGill University was that the implementation of myFuture necessitated an increase in the amount of communication between the different career and internship centres on Campus. Although there had been informal contact in the past, the integration of myFuture has led to an exponential increase in the amount of communication and best … Continue reading "myFuture on-line Career and Internship Management System"

April 16, 2009


Transition Care for students with Type 1 Diabetes

As a result of 200 volunteer hours the creation of collaborative practices between community-based organizations (St. Martha’s Regional Hospital, St Francis Xavier University, Diabetes Care Program of Nova Scotia, pharmaceutical companies, Human Nutrition Department at St. Francis Xavier University, and students with Diabetes) a pioneering model of care has been developed to ensure students receive … Continue reading "Transition Care for students with Type 1 Diabetes"

April 16, 2008


Quality Assurance Applied To Grounds Maintenance

Once we had developed the framework for inspection, we undertook a series of staff consultations. At these meetings, staff provided important input into the tasks that should be inspected and the weighting factors to be used. This collaborative process was essential to the development of an effective inspection program. Staff input changed the proposed program … Continue reading "Quality Assurance Applied To Grounds Maintenance"

April 16, 2008


Messaging @ Concordia University

We worked closely with the university’s Internal and Web Communications group to ensure that we implemented a service that would not only reach the most number of people, but that would be easy to use. This group ensured that we included the most useful and widely used student information within our messaging menu system. They … Continue reading "Messaging @ Concordia University"

April 16, 2008


Refocusing Course Material delivery at the Universty of Alberta Bookstore

The Bookstore Advisory Group was established in 2000. The group consists of the Vice-Provost (Learning Services), the Dean of Students, the Vice-President (Academic) Students’ Union, the Students’ Union General Manager, the Associate Vice-Provost Learning Services and the Director of the Bookstore. This group meets on a regular basis to address Bookstore performance and to assist … Continue reading "Refocusing Course Material delivery at the Universty of Alberta Bookstore"

April 16, 2008


E-Recruitment at the University of Toronto

A project team with representatives from different parts of the University was established to choose the e-recruitment vendor. A larger group of individuals was then asked to test the system, act as advocates and become “super users”. We also developed a communication plan for the roll out of the system that involved information sessions, training … Continue reading "E-Recruitment at the University of Toronto"

April 16, 2008


Scholars Portal

As a collective initiative of all 20 Ontario universities, there has been significant involvement at all levels. Through the Ontario Council of University Libraries, the Directors of Ontario’s university libraries have guided the broad vision of Scholars Portal and have worked together to ensure its financial viability. Through the Scholars Portal development group, representatives from … Continue reading "Scholars Portal"

April 16, 2008


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