Campus Safety: OCAD University has conducted an enterprise pilot of the Guardly application that is designed to turn a smartphone into a personal safety alarm. When the application's panic button is pressed an emergency alert is sent to a list of contacts, which can include 911. The server component of the application gives security dispatchers access to situational information about incoming callers. Smartphone Alerts OCAD Panic Button
iPad Kiosks at Brock: Brock University has implemented an iPad kiosk to help visitors navigate around their Hamilton campus. The system is linked to the room booking system, campus map, and campus directory. The ease of use of an iPad combined with live access to event, scheduling, and directory information make the system particularly useful to new or infrequent campus visitors. Brock Kiosks
Online parking payment: The University of Windsor implemented an online parking payment system to enable students to buy parking permits through the web. Parking tickets can be paid online and students can also appeal parking infractions online using the new system. uWindsor Parking System
UofT alumni email: The University of Toronto now has email accounts specifically designed for alumni. As new students graduate this year, their email accounts will be converted from @mail.utoronto.ca to @alum.utoronto.ca and their mail is automatically re-routed to the new account. UofT Alumni Email
Content management system upgrade: Carleton University is upgrading its WordPress content management system to the latest version. Many of the changes are based on community feedback and they are socializing the change through a special coffee break event. Carleton CMS Upgrade
