News archive - 2016

Thursday, November 17, 2016

HR, OHD, and the Provost’s Office achieve Silver certification in Excellence Canada program

Human Resources (HR), Organizational and Human Development (OHD), and the Provost’s Office have attained Silver certification in Excellence Canada's Excellence, Innovation and Wellness (EIW) program. To successfully integrate the EIW Standard and achieve certification, employees in each area assessed their department against the EIW Standard, identified strengths and areas of opportunity, closed critical gaps, prepared a written application to document their achievements against the Standard, and participated in onsite verifications by Excellence Canada.

Thursday, July 28, 2016

IST's Excellence Canada Retreat

Information Systems & Technology (IST) launched its Excellence Canada efforts in July and held an Excellence Canada retreat involving close to 20 IST employees from across areas and levels within the department. 

Thursday, May 12, 2016

Human Resources takes a team approach to the Excellence Canada initiative

Human Resources began its Excellence Canada efforts in December 2015 with the launch of an Excellence Canada survey to all HR employees. Following the communication of survey results early in 2016, HR decided to take a different approach to assessing the department against the Excellence, Innovation and Wellness (EIW) Standard’s requirements.

Monday, February 29, 2016

AHS, Math, and the Office of the President achieve Excellence Canada certification

Integrating Excellence Canada’s Excellence, Innovation, and Wellness (EIW) Standard is a key objective under the Strategic Plan’s Robust Employer-Employee Relationship theme. Following the lead of the Library, which piloted the integration of this quality standard in 2014, the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, the Faculty of Mathematics, and the Office of the President all recently achieved certification.

Thursday, February 4, 2016

The Library's Excellence Canada achievements featured on the strategic plan website

A recent article on the Strategic Plan website highlights how the Library's Excellence Canada efforts support the Strategic Plan's Robust Employer-Employee Relationship theme.

In it, University Librarian Mark Haslett reflects on Excellence Canada's Excellence, Innovation and Wellness (EIW) Standard:

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    2. July (1)
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    4. February (2)
  4. 2015 (1)
  5. 2014 (2)