Remote Work Arrangements at the University of Victoria
A principle-based, Remote Work Arrangements (RWA) framework for UVic staff was introduced summer 2021 and reviewed spring of 2022. What sets UVic apart from most other universities is the extent to which UVic undertook to assess the satisfaction, effectiveness, and impact of the 2021 framework to inform enhancements made in fall 2022. The review included … Continue reading "Remote Work Arrangements at the University of Victoria"
May 15, 2023
Transformational Risk and Assurance Services
The University of British Columbia (UBC) has been on a multi-year and multi-hundred-million-dollar large transformation journey to replace and modernize its Human Resources, Finance, and Student systems and processes to facilitate improved collaboration, innovation, and agility, thereby known as the Integrated Renewal Program (IRP). The Office of Enterprise Risk and Assurance (ERA) has created a … Continue reading "Transformational Risk and Assurance Services"
May 15, 2023
A Powerful Organizational Health Index Developed by and for the Université de Sherbrooke Community
The Université de Sherbrooke custom-developed an organizational health index (OHI) in 2020 for, and in conjunction with, its community. Spearheaded by the institution’s senior administration, the initiative was an ambitious one, and its success was contingent on obtaining the buy-in and commitment of community members. A questionnaire was sent to the entire university community to … Continue reading "A Powerful Organizational Health Index Developed by and for the Université de Sherbrooke Community"
May 15, 2023
Descriptive Title of Proposal: Merging Université Laval’s Student Placement Services and Continuing Education Department
Université Laval used to have a Student Placement Services (SPLA) unit dedicated to working with students and alumni to foster their career development. Beyond its internships and practica, which were effectively incorporated into the academic pathways of various programs, the other employment-related activities and services available through SPLA were quite far removed from curriculum and … Continue reading "Descriptive Title of Proposal: Merging Université Laval’s Student Placement Services and Continuing Education Department"
May 15, 2023
Facilitating Knowledge Exchange and Staff Connection: Simon Fraser University (SFU)’s Project Management Community of Practice
Recent studies have begun to document the importance of building a project management community of practice (CoP) in academic settings, particularly research administration (Lehman, 2017; Wedekind & Philbin, 2018). Benefits of CoPs include improving organizational efficiency and effectiveness and improving the confidence and connectedness of staff in increasingly complex and uncertain environments (Lee et al., … Continue reading "Facilitating Knowledge Exchange and Staff Connection: Simon Fraser University (SFU)’s Project Management Community of Practice"
June 15, 2022
The Future of Academic Events: Integrating a virtual strategy into our business practice
With restrictions imposed on our operations and work from home measures due to the ongoing pandemic, Hospitality Concordia had to evolve its offering to meet the needs of its community for events. We quickly recognized that we had to support virtual events as a means for academics to further their research and starting in spring 2020 … Continue reading "The Future of Academic Events: Integrating a virtual strategy into our business practice"
June 15, 2022
One stop student experience using proactive technologies
University of Calgary Libraries and Cultural Resources implemented proactive chat in December 2018, and chat reference queries tripled overnight. Students embraced the easy to use “Ask me” bubble which appeared on all library webpages after 20 seconds. Students did not have to hunt for a link or leave their study space, where ever they were … Continue reading "One stop student experience using proactive technologies"
June 15, 2022
Shifting Meeting, Event and Conferences to the Virtual world
MECS Virtual is an ongoing initiative by Simon Fraser University’s Ancillary Services to provide online event and conference services in response to the challenges posed by the pandemic. Meeting, Events and Conference Services (MECS) pivoted to a fully-featured online model that now facilitates not only virtual conferences and events, but also returns staff to work … Continue reading "Shifting Meeting, Event and Conferences to the Virtual world"
June 15, 2022
Low Carbon District Energy System (LCDES)
The Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Low Carbon District Energy System (LCDES) will enable TRU to economically and resiliently achieve carbon neutrality before 2030, securing TRU’s place as one of the most sustainable universities in the world. This 10-year building project is forecasted by its developer, Creative Energy, to realize a 95% reduction in greenhouse gas … Continue reading "Low Carbon District Energy System (LCDES)"
June 15, 2022
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