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Maintaining academic continuity in clinical practicums associated with health profession programs at the University of Toronto during the COVID-19 pandemic

Health profession students at the University of Toronto (U of T) were withdrawn from clinical placements in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic due to concerns about community spread and a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE). This clinical training is necessary to meet program and professional regulatory requirements. The pausing of clinical placements … Continue reading "Maintaining academic continuity in clinical practicums associated with health profession programs at the University of Toronto during the COVID-19 pandemic"

June 15, 2021

CampOUT!

is a leadership and learning summer camp for queer, trans, Two-Spirit, questioning, and allied youth ages 14-21 from across BC & the Yukon. The camp is held at Camp Fircom on Gambier Island, on unceded Coast Salish territories. Due to COVID-19, the summer camp was canceled, but the work to support 2SLGBTQQIA+ youth continued! Instead … Continue reading "CampOUT!"

June 15, 2021

Enterprise Teaching Research and Collaboration System

Enterprise Teaching Research And Collaboration System (eTRACS) is a system geared towards faculty management, designed to transform manual administrative processes into an integrated faculty management system to better support short and long term program and course planning, faculty lifecycle processes, annual budget preparation, contracts administration, reporting and more! It focuses on providing capabilities to academic and administrative … Continue reading "Enterprise Teaching Research and Collaboration System"

June 15, 2021

UVic’s New Student Connect program

The New Student Connect program is an online university community where new students from all over the world connect with others entering their first-year at UVic using Microsoft Teams. Throughout the 2020-2021 Academic year, UVic has hired and trained a host of compassionate and experienced upper-year students who want to make the first-year experience of these students … Continue reading "UVic’s New Student Connect program"

June 15, 2021

Optimizing Registrarial Student Services and Staff Workflow in a Remote Environment through “AskRegistrar”

AskRegistrar is a by-product of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was conceptualized, developed, tested, and launched for students within a 5 month period (April – August 2020) to modernize our services, improve our students’ experience, and create a more efficient workflow for our staff. Leveraging the ServiceNow platform, AskRegistrar services over 15,600 undergraduate students, approximately 300 … Continue reading "Optimizing Registrarial Student Services and Staff Workflow in a Remote Environment through “AskRegistrar”"

June 15, 2021

The “Campus éclatés” Initiative During COVID-19

The unprecedented circumstances of COVID-19 have provided the Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS) with an opportunity to assert what sets it apart as a leading institution committed to education on a human scale, namely the development of students’ skills in a real-world context, innovation, excellence, and the ability to overcome challenges, find solutions and adapt to … Continue reading "The “Campus éclatés” Initiative During COVID-19"

June 15, 2021

Procurement and Information Security – Advantages of Partnership (at any time) – November 18, 2020

Date: November 18, 2020Duration: 75 minutes Presenters: Gwen Toole, Community Practice Leader, CAUBO Procurement TLAG Renata Faverin, Director, Procurement Services, University of Toronto Sue McGlashan, Manager of Information Risk, IS, ITS, University of Toronto Click here to download the presentation Click here to view the webinar recording

Tags: Collaboration, Information Technology, Management, Procurement, Professional Development

November 19, 2020

Webinar – Procurement and Information Security – Advantages of Partnership (at any time) (PDF PRESENTATION)

Webinar - Procurement and Information Security – Advantages of Partnership (at any time) (PDF PRESENTATION)

Tags: Collaboration, Information Technology, Management, Procurement, Professional Development

November 19, 2020

Strategic Procurement Webinar Series – Collaboration / Strategic Sourcing (Session 2) – February 13th, 2020

Date: February 13th, 2020 Duration: 90 minutes Moderator: Gwen Toole, Community Practice Leader, CAUBO Procurement TLAG Presenters: Dennis Silva, Chief Procurement Officer, BCNET Kelly McGarry, Associate Director, Queen’s University Peter Jeffs, Acting Director, Procurement Services, Western University Click here to download the presentation Click here to view the webinar recording

Tags: Best Practices, Management, Procurement, Professional Development, Strategic Planning

August 19, 2020

The Canadian Collaborative Procurement Initiative (CCPI): Procurement Opportunities for Universities in Canada – September 26th, 2019

Date: September 26th, 2019 Duration: 60 minutes Facilitator: Sean Crossan Director of Federal, Provincial, Territorial and International Relations, Acquisitions Program Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) / Government of Canada Click here to download the presentation Click here to view the webinar recording

Tags: Collaboration, Government Relations, Process Efficiencies, Procurement, Professional Development

August 19, 2020