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C. Progress Towards Achieving Board Ends and College Strategic Directions
C.1 Vision and Mission (Policy A-05) (cont’d)
As part of both the College’s Employee Engagement and Advocacy Strategies, the College
has introduced a new “Fanshawe People” section on the College’s internal staff portal.
Branded with a recognizable symbol, the Fanshawe People section features a place to
share staff stories, announcements, upcoming events, and information that will be of interest
to employees across the College. Included is a “Volunteer Corner” that showcases staff
involvement in a wide range of volunteer activities across our communities - demonstrating
how our employees are giving back in their efforts to contribute to the communities in which
they live. Every month, a new story will be featured that is sure to inspire others to get
involved, be generous with their time and make a difference in the lives of others.
The new Web-based User Interface for Datatel Colleague was deployed throughout the
College to improve ease of navigation and access to corporate information managed on the
Datatel platform. Work is underway to review the College’s deployment of Student, Finance
and Human Resources systems to ensure that they are optimized and continue to serve the
needs of the College as efficiently and effectively as possible. Monitoring will take place to
ensure that electronic courses and resources are highly available to support workplace
wellness, and health and safety priorities. In an effort to be better informed by our data,
various business intelligence tools will be harnessed to improve our analytical capacity and
to populate dashboards for employees.
Information Technology has recently undertaken an organizational structure review and
introduced changes largely through the realignment of resources with a view to ensuring
that staffing and structure continues to meet the needs of the College. A portfolio model of
service delivery will be introduced to the IT systems development and project management
services in an effort to provide a more comprehensive and consistent level of support
College-wide. Technical services to support the MAC computer platform have recently been
shifted to be part of the central IT infrastructure in an effort to provide enhanced MAC
services across the College in close alignment with similar services already offered for the
PC platform.
Research demonstrates that employee engagement is a critical element of high
performance organizations. Efforts to enhance employee engagement will be a focus of
activity in the coming years. Human Resources will lead a working group to identify
organizational elements for employee engagement as organizational shifts unfold relative to
culture and strategic focus. A number of new and continuing or refocused initiatives will
unfold throughout the year. For example, an increased emphasis on employee wellness
will be evident through showcased and measured health and wellness programs on matters
such as smoking cessation, heart and stroke prevention, weight loss, etc. The results of
these programs will be measured to better understand the benefits of wellness in the areas
of employee engagement, satisfaction, attendance and productivity. A key tool for
monitoring employee engagement is the College’s bi-annual employee survey that will be
administered next in the Fall of 2012.
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