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Announcing the Advisory Committee for the Academic Appointment of a Chief Information Officer

From: Scott Mabury, Vice-President, University Operations Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & Provost Date: June 22, 2016 Re: Announcing the Advisory Committee for the Academic Appointment of a Chief Information Officer (PDAD&C #73) In April, we announced the impending retirement of Robert Cook, our current Chief Information Officer (CIO). An internal review of the current CIO portfolio and its responsibilities, scope, and impact was completed and it was determined that the new CIO will be an academic appointee, working closely with divisions, faculty, staff, and students. Reporting jointly to the Vice-President, University Operations and the Vice-President & Provost, the CIO is responsible for [...]

June 24, 2016|Categories: News, Updates|

CBC: Campus food providers under pressure from students to revamp menus

Chefs will cook soups and sauces from scratch at the University of Toronto this fall Aleksandra Sagan · The Canadian Press June 7, 2016 The University of Toronto's downtown campus will cut ties with its food service provider, Aramark, later this summer and start running most of its on-campus dining options itself, the latest school to satisfy what appears to be a growing appetite for fresh meals. Fruits and vegetables: 6 ways to save money on produce High food prices driving some shoppers away from fruits, vegetables study says The move will centralize most of the St. George campus food [...]

June 8, 2016|Categories: News, Updates|

Announcement: Jaco Lokker now Director of Culinary Operations and Executive Chef

As we transition to self-operate the food services currently contracted to Aramark, Jaco Lokker, formerly Director, Food Services, is now focusing on the significant work involved in developing our new culinary team. His title has changed to Director of Culinary Operations and Executive Chef. He will be working collaboratively with our new Director of Business Operations, Todd Baril, who was the subject of another announcement I made a few weeks ago. Jaco is a chef with an international reputation, classically trained in some of Toronto’s best kitchens. He has had a transformative impact on the experience of students at the [...]

June 6, 2016|Categories: News, Updates|

UofT 3rd Annual App Challenge Winner

Melody Neumann, Associate Professor at University of Toronto has won the IMS Global 3rd Annual App Challenge in the Institutional App category for the online tool Team Up!. Working with Laurie Harrison, Director of Online Learning, a two-person design and programming team, and members from the Academic & Collaborative Technologies unit at UofT’s Information Technology Services, including spokesperson Ahalya Rajkumar, the online tool has garnered interest among instructors who facilitate group work. “The Team Up! tool was one of our first projects to successfully integrate an external tool within the institutional Portal (Blackboard) using the IMS LTI standard”, says Rajkumar, a [...]

May 18, 2016|Categories: News, Updates|
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