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University Governance in Canada: Navigating Complexity – March 30, 2023

Date: March 30, 2023 Duration: 90 minutes Presenters: Julia Eastman, Adjunct Professor, Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria Glen Jones, Ontario Research Chair, Postsecondary Education Policy and Measurement, Professor of Higher Education, and Director, Centre for the Study of Canadian and International Higher Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto Click here to … Continue reading "University Governance in Canada: Navigating Complexity – March 30, 2023"

Tags: Best Practices, Culture, Governance, Professional Development, Reports

March 31, 2023

Sustainability: Ideas-Action-Success Through Procurement – March 7, 2023

Date: March 7, 2023 Duration: 90 minutes Presenters: Elietha Bocskei, Senior Project Manager – Institutional Partnership and Strategies, Feed BC, Food System Partnerships Unit, BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food Amanda Chouinard, Program Manager – Canadian Collaboration for Sustainable Procurement (CCSP), Reeve Consulting Xavier Serrano, Director – Purchasing Services, University of Victoria Dennis Silva, Chief Procurement … Continue reading "Sustainability: Ideas-Action-Success Through Procurement – March 7, 2023"

Tags: Best Practices, Process Efficiencies, Procurement, Professional Development, Sustainability

March 8, 2023

Tri-agency Financial Monitoring Framework: Pilot Update – March 2, 2023

Date: March 2, 2023 Duration: 90 minutes Presenters: Rawni Sharp, Deputy Director, NSERC/SSHRC Financial Compliance Joanne Proulx, Manager, NSERC/SSHRC Financial Monitoring Click here to download the English presentation Click here to download the French presentation

Tags: Compliance and Monitoring, Financial Reporting, Models, Professional Development

March 3, 2023

Transformative Flexible Workplace Journeys: Where Are We Today? – January 31, 2023

Date: January 31, 2023 Duration: 90 minutes Presenters: Michelle Benoit, Vice-President, Finance and Administration, Saint Mary’s University Janelle McNulty, Director, Quality Initiatives and Transformation, Saint Mary’s University Laurie Stewart, Executive Program Director, Future of Work, Toronto Metropolitan University Click here to download the presentation

Tags: Best Practices, Flexible Work Arrangement, Hybrid Work Arrangement, Professional Development, Workforce Behaviour, Workplace Behaviour

February 1, 2023

UNIVERSITY MANAGER 2023 WINTER

Tags: Financial Management, Financial Reporting, Governance, Information Technology, University Manager

December 20, 2022

Hybrid Work Arrangements

The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically changed how Canadians worked, and the post-secondary sector was no exception as it quickly adapted to remote work arrangements in order to keep their workforce healthy, safe and productive. Institutions explored new opportunities resulting from the pandemic in terms of whether flexible work arrangements could be adopted and to what extent … Continue reading "Hybrid Work Arrangements"

Tags: Accessibility, Accommodation, Best Practices, Policies, Recruitment & Onboarding, Risk Management, Space Management, Space Planning, Tax Status, Taxable Benefits, Taxes, Wellness and Mental Health

April 4, 2022

Climate Change

Canadian post-secondary institutions are contributors to climate change due to their large geographic, economic and environmental footprint, and also face a number of emerging environmental risks. As such, institutions have a significant role to play in mitigating the impacts of climate change and enabling the transition to a low-carbon economy through their institutional operating practices, community engagement, … Continue reading "Climate Change"

Tags: Carbon Footprint, Carbon Measurement, Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, Investing, Operations and Maintenance, Policies, Responsible Investing and Divestment, Sustainability, Threat Assessment

January 25, 2022

Financial Landscape

Canadian universities continue to navigate an era of unprecedented change. They are experiencing significant shifts in their funding models due to declining government grants and increasing reliance on tuition and alternative revenue sources. Concurrently, expenditure patterns have been altered due to changing societal expectations of the role of universities and the services that they should … Continue reading "Financial Landscape"

Tags: Benchmarking, Data Analytics, Financial Management, Financial Reporting, Institutional Planning, Internationalization

October 13, 2021