FAST FIVE for week of July 15, 2012


UNB Award: The University of New Brunswick has won a Best myCampus Award from CampusEAI. The award is based on leadership in Consortium initiatives, contribution to myCampus development, and achievements in portal usage. UNB myCampus

New ORION Web Presence: ORION, Ontario's advanced research and education network, has introduced a new website and blog. The new presence maintains all the services previously available and adds several new features. "New, but the same" 


Identity Management: Dalhousie University simplified its online presence and improved password security. The new system provides access to several Dalhousie IT services including the portal and Blackboard. Dal Online


IT Strategic Plan: McMaster University's strategic IT plan is not only comprehensive and well-written, but uniquely presented on-line: MacPlan


Douglas College announces new CIO: Ian MacLeod will be the new CIO of Douglas College starting in mid August. This newly created role is a first for the College as they begin a strategic transformation of IT. Ian was previously the director of IT at Camosun College and at BCIT.