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TKF 2020 April 29 to 30, 2020 update: event cancelled

March 15, 2020

The Techknowfile (TKF) 2020 conference, which was scheduled to take place April 29 to 30, 2020, has been cancelled. This decision was not taken lightly and falls under the advisement …

U of T rolls out ‘one-stop shop’ for student awards

March 3, 2020

The University of Toronto has launched the first phase of Award Explorer – a public-facing, centralized awards repository that gives current and prospective students access to thousands of awards, prizes and medals. Undergraduate and graduate students can easily look for, and apply to, awards in a single location using a combination of keyword searches and filters, including award … Continue reading “U of T rolls out ‘one-stop shop’ for student awards”

U of T rolls out ‘one-stop shop’ for student awards

The University of Toronto has launched the first phase of Award Explorer – a public-facing, centralized awards repository that gives current and prospective students access to thousands of awards, prizes and medals. Undergraduate …

EASI Retirements: March 2020

February 10, 2020

Congratulations to Diana Augustin, who will be retiring on March 31 after 20 years of dedicated service to the university. Learn more about Diana below, and please join me in …

Less paperwork, more productivity: U of T enhances support, systems for researchers

November 6, 2019

In 2013, U of T launched the My Research Application (MRA) to provide researchers, academic administrators and staff with a tool that ensures the effective, accurate and transparent management of …

U of T successfully launches IT Service Centre

September 26, 2019

September 17 was the big day – when U of T launched the IT Service Centre as part of the Enterprise Service Centre (ESC). The IT Service Centre is projected …

Growth and gain: EASI’s 2019 VP-OREP Student Professional Experience Program

September 9, 2019

It was a summer of growth and gain – a time when students could put their classroom learning to the test. This summer, eight co-op students joined Enterprise Applications and …

What to expect with IT Enterprise Service Centre

September 5, 2019

On September 17, the University of Toronto will be launching the IT Service Centre as part of the Enterprise Service Centre (ESC). This service desk solution will enable the University …

IT Service Centre to launch fall 2019, streamlining over 38,000 annual requests

September 3, 2019

On September 17, the University of Toronto will be launching the IT Service Centre as part of the Enterprise Service Centre (ESC). This service desk solution will enable the University …

U of T cuts enrolment time by 25 per cent for thousands of students

August 20, 2019

It’s one of the most intense days of the year for U of T’s Faculty of Arts & Science students – when thousands of users log in to the student information system to enrol. But this year, students could breathe a sigh of relief as the system, called ACORN, expertly handled over 53,000 transactions in … Continue reading “U of T cuts enrolment time by 25 per cent for thousands of students”