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Achieving Facilities Management Success Utilizing a Highly Effective Work Management Process

April 16, 2014

University Manager 2014 Winter

Mutual Benefit: The Relationship between Universities & Government, A New Era of Biosafety and Security is Dawning, Collaborative Procurement in Post-Secondary Education:The Attributes of a Successful Consortium, The Big Picture: Developing Energy Management Plans for University Campuses

Tags: Collaboration, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Health and Safety, Facilities, Government Relations, Operations and Maintenance, Procurement, Risk Management, Shared Services, University Manager

January 17, 2014

University Manager 2013 Spring

Revenue from Real Estate: Land as a Revenue Generator for Canadian Universities and Colleges | To Self-assess or not to Self-assess: When to Pay GST/HST on Imported Goods

Tags: Ancillary Services, Benchmarking, Facilities, Financial Management, Investing, Revenue Diversification, Risk Management, Sales Tax, Space Planning, Taxes, University Manager

April 17, 2013

University Manager 2013 Winter

Developing and Implementing a Real Estate Project Office in a University, “Neither closing the door, nor selling the store: Academic integrity, academic freedom and institutional autonomy in the context of donor agreements”, Emergency Planning at Canadian Universities: Will your ERP Hold Up?, Trends in Canadian University Finance

Tags: Academic, Academic Freedom, Benchmarking, Best Practices, Business Continuity, Communication, Emergency Management, Ethics, Facilities, Financial Management, Governance, New Builds, Organizational Models, Reports, Risk Management, Space Planning, Systems, University Manager

January 17, 2013

Financement des infrastructures

Financement des infrastructures

Tags: Academic, Benchmarking, Culture, Deferred Maintenance, Facilities, Financial Management, Fraud, Governance, Government Relations, Internal Audit, Investing, Investment Committees, Policies, Reports, Resource Allocation, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Surveys, Treasury and Investment, University Manager

September 17, 2011

University Manager 2011 Fall

Review of University Endowment and Pension Funds | Infrastructure Funding: Rising to the Challenge

Tags: Deferred Maintenance, Facilities, Financial Management, Investing, Investment Committees, Reports, Resource Allocation, Risk Management, Surveys, Treasury and Investment, University Manager

September 17, 2011

University of Toronto Department of Facilities & Services: Combining Operational Resource Management and Cultural Transformation toward Sustainability

April 16, 2011

University Manager 2010 Fall

Tags: Benchmarking, Energy Efficiency, Facilities, Human Resources, Investing, Investment Committees, New Builds, Operations and Maintenance, Reports, Surveys, Treasury and Investment, University Manager

October 16, 2010

University Manager 2010 Summer

The Importance of Accessing Building Performance | Review of Universities Endowment and Pension Funds | Benchmarking Human Resources

Tags: Benchmarking, Energy Efficiency, Facilities, Human Resources, Investing, Investment Committees, New Builds, Operations and Maintenance, Reports, Surveys, Treasury and Investment, University Manager

June 16, 2010

Recycling and Environmental Group: A Student-operated, Student-funded Campus-wide Recycling Program

In 1999, students of the University of ManKoba voted overwhelmingly in favour of supporting a student-operated recycling program by way of a $2 tuition levy. The levy is collected and administered by the University of Manitoba’s Student’s Union (UMSU) who engages UMREG as an UMSU service. At the same time, external funding and in-kind assistance … Continue reading "Recycling and Environmental Group: A Student-operated, Student-funded Campus-wide Recycling Program"

April 16, 2010