Facilities & Services (F&S) Invoice Workflow Project
he Facilities and Services Invoice Workflow initiative is transformative in many respects. The workflow software automates the department’s invoice payment process (25,000 invoices per year) and significantly increases productivity for over one hundred staff members located across the university. The system actively manages the invoice approval and processing cycle and reduces risk to the department … Continue reading "Facilities & Services (F&S) Invoice Workflow Project"
June 14, 2016
SFU Zero Waste Initiative
In January 2014, SFU launched its Zero Waste initiative, with the aim of diverting 70% of waste from landfill, while doubling the amount recycled or composted. This goal was adopted in the SFU Sustainability Strategic Plan (2013-16) and has strong administrative support. The Zero Waste Initiative has employed infrastructure improvements, cross-departmental governance, a comprehensive communication … Continue reading "SFU Zero Waste Initiative"
June 14, 2016
Emergency Management and Business Continuity as an Institution Priority
This project was undertaken as a result of a January 2013 review of the emergency response plans (ERP) and business continuity plans (BCP) on file which revealed that Jess than 25% of required departments had Emergency Response Plans and less that 5% had Business Continuity Plans. In addition an audit by the Internal Audit department … Continue reading "Emergency Management and Business Continuity as an Institution Priority"
June 14, 2016
Canada Learning Bond Outreach, an Innovative Approach to Community Involvement
The Canada Learning Bond (CLB) program at Vancouver Island University (VIU) is an innovative approach to purposeful community involvement. The resource extraction economy of Vancouver Island is transitioning towards a knowledge-based economy. Post-secondary education plays a critical to prepare our youth, and communities to be actively engaged in the potential economic and social transition of … Continue reading "Canada Learning Bond Outreach, an Innovative Approach to Community Involvement"
June 14, 2016
Certificate of Recognition (COR) – Implementing and Auditing your Health and Safety Management System
In 2006 the University of Calgary opted to participate in the Alberta Partnerships in Injury Reduction (PIR) program recognizing employers who have developed and implemented an Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) that meets established standards of excellence and awards them with a Certificate of Recognition. The University’s OHSMS was baseline audited by an … Continue reading "Certificate of Recognition (COR) – Implementing and Auditing your Health and Safety Management System"
June 14, 2016
Implementation of the Incident Command System at McGill University
With the increased coverage of school shootings and terrorist attacks by main stream media, the widely held notion that “it can’t happen here” has begun to dissipate. This shift in thinking has heightened the need to be prepared for emergencies on university campuses, and to be able to respond effectively to safeguard our university community. … Continue reading "Implementation of the Incident Command System at McGill University"
June 13, 2016
Quality Starts Here: Changing the Way We Work
The Challenge: Scheduling over 80 employees across 7 different locations is difficult when the average employee has an average of 33 days off and 9 sick days*. Constant staff shortages, sometimes with little or no notice leads to deviations from standard operating procedures and clients see a decrease in quality as employees struggle to manage … Continue reading "Quality Starts Here: Changing the Way We Work"
June 13, 2016
Catalyzing a culture of sustainability at McGill with the Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF)
The Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF) is a crown jewel of McGill’s sustainability efforts and a best-practice model for universities. The SPF’s main goal is to build a culture of sustainability on McGill’s campuses through the development and seed-funding of interdisciplinary projects. The SPF is one of the largest dedicated campus sustainability funds of its kind … Continue reading "Catalyzing a culture of sustainability at McGill with the Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF)"
June 13, 2016
McGill’s Sustainable Procurement Planning – A Holistic and Strategic Approach
McGill University's Procurement Services launched a unique planning initiative, engaging a wide variety of University stakeholders to develop its first 5-Year Sustainable Procurement Strategic Plan (the "Plan"). Aligned with the University's Sustainability Strategy (Vision 2020) and the Procurement Policy, the Plan aims at embedding sustainability into the University's supply chain. Prior to 2012 only a … Continue reading "McGill’s Sustainable Procurement Planning – A Holistic and Strategic Approach"
June 13, 2016
Collaborative Development of a Governance and Reporting Framework for Land Development Activities
Land is one of the University of New Brunswick's (UNB) key assets. In addition to its core campus lands, UNB owns significant endowment lands, many of which are used directly for teaching and research. In 2003, UNB adopted a Land Management Strategy (LMS) that provided an administrative framework for the co-ordinated management of our … Continue reading "Collaborative Development of a Governance and Reporting Framework for Land Development Activities"
June 13, 2016
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