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McGill’s Sustainable Procurement Planning – A Holistic and Strategic Approach

McGill University's Procurement Services launched a unique planning initiative, engaging a wide variety of University stakeholders to develop its first 5-Year Sustainable Procurement Strategic Plan (the "Plan"). Aligned with the University's Sustainability Strategy (Vision 2020) and the Procurement Policy, the Plan aims at embedding sustainability into the University's supply chain. Prior to 2012 only a … Continue reading "McGill’s Sustainable Procurement Planning – A Holistic and Strategic Approach"

June 13, 2016

Improving finance service delivery through restructuring to a team-based approach in the Faculty of Medicine, UBC

Previously, the Faculty of Medicine decentralized primary responsibility for finance to units. Each unit had its own administrative staff responsible for budgeting and financial management, who reported directly to the academic head. This structure provided units with control and accountability, but lacked segregation of duties or consistency, and did not give departments access to a … Continue reading "Improving finance service delivery through restructuring to a team-based approach in the Faculty of Medicine, UBC"

June 13, 2016

Memorial’s New Employee Orientation Program

Recognizing the value of orienting new employees into the university’s culture early in their career, Memorial’s Department of Human Resources (HR) developed a comprehensive, multi-component approach to new employee orientation. Through a needs assessment that included focus groups, research and a review of best practices, HR designed an innovative, economically sustainable program that integrates face-to-face … Continue reading "Memorial’s New Employee Orientation Program"

April 16, 2015

“McGill Satellite Procurement Operations” – A Customer Centric Approach

McGill’s vision to implement “Satellite Procurement operations” started taking shape in 2009, with the goal to improve customer service and strengthen the impartiality of the procurement process. The model relies heavily on collaboration, building relationships and sharing functional knowledge while focusing on improving customer response time, process efficiencies and cost savings. A value driven and … Continue reading "“McGill Satellite Procurement Operations” – A Customer Centric Approach"

April 16, 2015

RYERSON UNIVERSITY’S FINANCIAL SERVICES CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

There are financial aspects to every department of an academic institution, and postsecondary organizations across Canada are facing increased pressure on their budgets and overall accountability. Yet in many cases, faculty and staff who are responsible for managing or administering budgets and money issues have little financial background, and they report not just a lack … Continue reading "RYERSON UNIVERSITY’S FINANCIAL SERVICES CERTIFICATE PROGRAM"

April 16, 2014

Indirect Costs of Research (ICR) Report – Policies

Indirect Costs of Research (ICR) Report - Policies

Tags: Indirect Costs of Research (ICR), Reports, Research Administration, Resource Allocation

September 11, 2013

Financement des infrastructures

Financement des infrastructures

Tags: Academic, Benchmarking, Culture, Deferred Maintenance, Facilities, Financial Management, Fraud, Governance, Government Relations, Internal Audit, Investing, Investment Committees, Policies, Reports, Resource Allocation, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Surveys, Treasury and Investment, University Manager

September 17, 2011

University Manager 2011 Summer

Risk Management at Canadian Universities

Tags: Governance, Policies, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, University Manager

June 17, 2011

Campus Emergency Management in an Information Age

The direction the University of Windsor has taken in the development of our overall emergency preparedness program has totally transformed our ability to effectively prepare, plan, respond and recover from any emergency. There has been a full cultural shift from the days of the binder on the shelf to a professional model of preparedness that … Continue reading "Campus Emergency Management in an Information Age"

April 16, 2009

Transforming Document Production: Managing Legislation Development & Single-Source Authoring/Multi-channel Publishing

The project has resulted in eliminating much of the stress, chaos, and confusion associated with curriculum/admissions legislation and policy development and the corresponding development of the University calendar and associated communications materials. The reduction in stress, chaos, and confusion has resulted in improved relationships among those involved in the process. Furthermore, relationships have improved due … Continue reading "Transforming Document Production: Managing Legislation Development & Single-Source Authoring/Multi-channel Publishing"

April 16, 2009