Faculty

The UWCISA Predictive Analytics Competition sponsored by ISACA Toronto Chapter is back for its third year. This year, 392 second-year students, organized into 77 teams, will showcase their analytical skill and innovative thinking.  This year, 392 second-year students, organized into 77 teams, have demonstrated their analytical skills and innovative thinking.  The four finalist teams will gather on Friday, August 30, 2024, to present their solutions to a compelling business challenge.

For more information, visit 2024 UWCISA Predictive Analytics Competition.

The 14th Biennial Symposium on Information Integrity and Information Systems Assurance for Sustainability announces its Symposium and Call for Papers. The deadline to submit your paper is June 1, 2025. Research papers and panels are invited from academe and practice addressing IS/IT topics related to risk, control, and assurance, with preference given to papers and panels on such topics affecting sustainability reporting and disclosure. 

For further information, please visit: 2025 Symposium Call for Papers. 

Congratulations to our colleague and friend Gerald Trites on his very timely and valuable forthcoming book.

“Beyond Sustainability Reporting: The Pathway to Corporate Social Responsibility” is a must-read for any companies wanting to make a strong contribution to sustainability issues, for educators who wish to teach sustainability issues and how to manage them, students who wish to benefit from the latest thinking in this area from one of Canada’s most innovative voices, and for anyone interested in knowing how companies can develop a strong and successful action-oriented program for sustainability. 

Besides the valuable content in the main part of the book, there are three useful appendices that would be of great interest to practitioners, educators and students alike.

You can pre-order the book at a very affordable price on Amazon at Amazon.ca : “Beyond Sustainability Reporting: Integrated Thinking and Corporate Social Responsibility”

The 4th annual interactive dashboard competition, co-sponsored by UWCISA and the ISACA Toronto Chapter will be held on Zoom December 15th, 10:30 AM.

The competition is a platform for first-year SAF students to demonstrate their exceptional skills in data analytics with the top performing team receiving a $1000 prize sponsored by the ISACA Toronto Chapter.

Dr. Efrim Boritz is pleased to announce that Frank Yam has been elected as Board Chair of UWCISA. Mr. Yam, a Waterloo alumnus, has had an illustrious multi-decade career in Cybersecurity, IT governance, Assurance and innovation. Among his many honours, he was recently inducted into ISACA’s Hall of Fame. Frank’s many accomplishments and recognitions can be found at (25) "frank yam" | Search | LinkedIn .

We welcome Frank to this new role at UWCISA and look forward to benefitting from his extensive experience and wisdom.

Efrim Boritz on behalf of the UWCISA Board of Directors and staff.

The Institute of Internal Auditors has renewed the University of Waterloo in the Internal Auditing Education Partnership (IAEP) program for the 2023-2028 period. The IAEP program was developed to respond to the growing interest in internal audit education at institutions of higher learning and recognizes institutions that demonstrate ongoing leadership in internal audit education. The global Institute of Internal Auditors’ renewal of its affiliation with the University of Waterloo signifies that the curricula developed prepare students with the skills and knowledge to help them conduct internal audits as well as provide a foundation to begin preparing for the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) examination. Waterloo joins a select group of over 50 other distinguished institutions world-wide participating in the program.

J. Efrim Boritz is recognized for his significant contributions to the development of the accounting profession in Canada and globally and inducted to The Canadian Accounting Hall of Fame.