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New Staff and Faculty Orientation Program

This project was developed by the Human Resources Department in consultation with the Provost’s office. This ensured full support from the Provost which in turn has ensured both faculty and staff attend these sessions. Senior managers from several areas were involved in creating the presentations and participate in the delivery of the Orientation Program. This … Continue reading "New Staff and Faculty Orientation Program"

April 16, 2008

Internal Control Review Project (ICRP) (Control Environment Assesment)

The members of the Internal Control Review Project Team were involved in the review of the individual statements that were adapted from the COSO model. Members recommended changes which typically involved semantics without compromising context. A demonstration session was then held with all team members, to determine approximate time to conduct a session and to … Continue reading "Internal Control Review Project (ICRP) (Control Environment Assesment)"

April 16, 2007

Improving service to students with special needs: A collaborative, pan-university initiative

Extensive stakeholder and community consultation occurred during the different phases of this project. Input was sought from students, staff and faculty as follows: – Individual student interviews and student focus groups; – Student testing of systems, communications, workflow; – Faculty focus groups; – Review by governance committees and other committees/departments at York (Senate Committee on … Continue reading "Improving service to students with special needs: A collaborative, pan-university initiative"

April 16, 2007

Redefining Traditional Contracts for University Food Services

With the assistance of the consultant, this strategy and model was developed by and based on significant market research. The consultant incorporated other university and college models, and also gathered input and feedback from the UPEI community: – Personal interviews were conducted with key member of the administration. – Focus groups were conducted with UPEI … Continue reading "Redefining Traditional Contracts for University Food Services"

April 16, 2007

Benefit You! Brock University Annual Employee Wellness Conference is an Investment in People

Wide-spread involvement from the entire organization as well as the community in which Brock is situated has been instrumental to the success of this program. Workshop suggestions are culled from participant feedback ensuring that employees’ ideas are validated. Another important aspect to the development of this annual program stems from consultation with the Health and … Continue reading "Benefit You! Brock University Annual Employee Wellness Conference is an Investment in People"

April 16, 2007

Implementation and Development of a utility Data Historian

The development and implementation involved a team consisting of key operational staff, management, the university’s IT staff and a local consulting firm. As the project evolved and opportunities for leveraging the technology became evident, research and administrative staff also played a key role in promoting the initiative. Once the project got off the ground, applications … Continue reading "Implementation and Development of a utility Data Historian"

April 16, 2006

Development and Implementation of Mail Sorting Machine

Distribution Operations staff were directly involved in the development and testing of this new sort technology. Without the University of Alberta’s input and the manufacturer’s access to a “live” testing environment, it would have taken much longer to develop this new technology and a successful outcome might not have been achieved. The University’s participation and … Continue reading "Development and Implementation of Mail Sorting Machine"

April 16, 2006

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