Award for Gmail migration: Ryerson University's Email and Collaborative Tools team received their University's inaugural President’s Blue & Gold Award of Excellence for their achievements in implementing the new Google Apps for Education system. The email accounts of 23,000 students, faculty and staff were migrated to Gmail. Students and faculty who chose to opt-in were transferred to Gmail from Rmail, while staff was automatically migrated from GroupWise. Ryerson Gmail award
Mobile registration access: Undergraduate students at Concordia can now use their handheld devices (smartphones and tablets) to register for classes, add or drop courses, and view class schedules and grades. Plans are also underway to reach graduate students. Concordia mobile registration
Improving wireless coverage: University of Toronto Mississauga is working to improve its wireless coverage by asking its students to let them know where problems are located. Their Twitter account recently posed this question to their students "Found a dead spot in our wifi network? We want to know!" Student input to wireless coverage
New CIO position: Camosun College in Victoria is looking for a new CIO for its two campuses and 20,000 students. The department has a budget of $6 million and 50 full time staff. Camosun Chief Information Officer
New IT web service centre: The University of Winnipeg has launched its new Technology Solutions Centre website. This revitalized web site makes it easier to stay up to date on information technology and networking matters at the University. UW Technology Solution Centre
