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Webinar – Responsible Investing: An Analysis of Investment Policies at Canadian Universities in an International Context (PDF Presentation)

Webinar - Responsible Investing: An Analysis of Investment Policies at Canadian Universities in an International Context (PDF Presentation)

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December 16, 2021

Accessibility & Inclusion Through Procurement – November 24, 2021

Date: November 24, 2021 Duration: 90 minutes Presenter: Ben Poynton, LLM (IDLHR) (he, him, his), Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Officer, University of Toronto Click here to download the presentation Click here to view the webinar recording

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November 25, 2021

Promoting Engaging, Accessible, and Sustainable Virtual Events

In response to the increase of virtual events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the McGill Office of Sustainability launched its Sustainable Virtual Event certification program with the goal of promoting sustainability and accessibility for virtual events. An adaptation of the successful McGill Sustainable Events certification program, which has certified more than 300 events since 2017, … Continue reading "Promoting Engaging, Accessible, and Sustainable Virtual Events"

June 15, 2021

Returning to Campus Safely Amidst COVID-19 – A Planning Framework, Physical Distancing and HR Perspectives – June 26, 2020

Date: Friday, June 26, 2020 Duration: 60 minutes Presenters: Mark McLaughlin, CPA, CA MBA, Chief Commercial Services Officer, Simon Fraser University Kane Kilbey, Associate Vice President, Human Resources, University of Victoria Laura Vajanto, Senior Director, Enterprise Risk & Resilience, Simon Fraser University Click here to download the presentation Click here to view the webinar recording

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August 19, 2020

Redefining Financial Sustainability

Concordia University developed a sustainability policy back in 2015. The policy seeks to integrate four main university pillars of (1) its own operations (2) its research and academic programs (3) its investment approach (4) its funding/financing program. The proposal is with respect to initiatives we have implemented to pillars’ #3 and #4, which in effect redefined how we … Continue reading "Redefining Financial Sustainability"

June 29, 2020

Campus Map Visulization for Displaying Occupancy Related Data

The University of Saskatchewan (USask) developed a Transparent Activity-Based Budget System (TABBS) in 2012. This model has a new approach for allocating provincial operating funding, tuition and indirect costs. Indirect costs are defined as the operating costs of the administrative/support units and also central funds. One component of indirect costs is the cost of space, … Continue reading "Campus Map Visulization for Displaying Occupancy Related Data"

June 29, 2020

Planning a Research Trajectory: Strategies for Success

What if every University could set new faculty members up to have successful research trajectories early on in their careers? Starting in 2018, a team within University of Waterloo’s Office of Research set out to do just that.  Rather than continuing to offer piecemeal introductions to the variety of services available, the team members wanted … Continue reading "Planning a Research Trajectory: Strategies for Success"

June 29, 2020

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