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
University Systems – Cybersecurity Working Group
The Cybersecurity Working Group (CWG) is a cross-divisional team and approach that enables the University of Victoria to improve cybersecurity – technology, processes, and practices – through projects and continuous improvement. It’s an example of people and process innovation that overcomes limited resources by changing how we work together and empowering leadership and collaboration at … Continue reading "University Systems – Cybersecurity Working Group"
June 15, 2022
Researcher in Residence Program: An initiative to build an enduring municipal and university program of community engaged research for community benefit
In January 2021, Thompson Rivers University launched a three-year, co-funded community-engaged research model, embedding a researcher-in-residence team in Kamloops City Hall and a series of city-driven projects, with the aim of creating a sustainable bridge between the city and the University. The objective here is the integration of community engaged research practices over a significant … Continue reading "Researcher in Residence Program: An initiative to build an enduring municipal and university program of community engaged research for community benefit"
June 15, 2022
Risk Based Emergency Response
Following the onset of a global pandemic in 2020, Sheridan closed its campuses and retooled over 3,000 courses for over 25,000 students and all student support services for virtual delivery, to comply with provincial directives preventing in-person teaching and learning on postsecondary campuses. To enable business continuity and retain the engagement of students and employees, … Continue reading "Risk Based Emergency Response"
June 15, 2022
Revamp of the Espace recherche + création Portal at the Université du Québec: An Invaluable Tool for Developing Research Opportunities
The Espace recherche + création (ERC) portal (https://erc.uquebec.ca/) was initially developed by the Université du Québec (UQ) in 2004 to share funding and award opportunities (grants, fellowships, etc.) with researchers working within the UQ network. A technological overhaul of this highly useful resource was required to address emerging needs and better meet the expectations of the research … Continue reading "Revamp of the Espace recherche + création Portal at the Université du Québec: An Invaluable Tool for Developing Research Opportunities"
June 15, 2022
University of Toronto Quarantine Accommodation Program
Since August 2020, an enthusiastic and dedicated multidivisional team across the U of T’s three campuses has worked hard to develop, manage, and maintain the U of T Quarantine Program. The Program was developed to encourage and ease the journey of our incoming and returning international students. Specifically, it was intended to provide these students … Continue reading "University of Toronto Quarantine Accommodation Program"
June 15, 2022
University Manager 2020 Spring
Tags: Collaboration, Conference, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Internationalization, Leadership, Sustainability, Threat Assessment, University Manager
May 18, 2022
Navigating the Pandemic: Lessons learned about new ways of working
Tags: Academic Administration, Academic Programs, Benchmarking, Collaboration, Flexible Work Arrangement, Governance, Hybrid Work Arrangement, Management, Registration and Admissions, Student Services, Teaching
November 22, 2021
UNIVERSITY MANAGER 2021 FALL
Tags: Best Practices, Collaboration, Cybersecurity, EDI (Equity - Diversity - Inclusion), Insurance, Investing, Investment Committees, Leadership, Pension and Benefits, Reports, Resource Allocation, Surveys, Treasury and Investment, University Manager, Workplace Behaviour
October 1, 2021
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