My leadership role at McMaster requires that I spend time learning and not just doing. I have written before in my blog about the Growth mindset and I believe very firmly that leaders require a growth mindset, with more adaptability and willingness to learn than anywhere else along the career ladder. We are steering strategy […]
Month: May 2020
McMaster Women in Tech: Christa Morrison

Christa Morrison is the May 2020 changemaker in the McMaster Women in Tech series. Developed by the Office of the AVP & CTO, ‘McMaster Women in Tech’ is a project that highlights and recognizes women tech changemakers within the McMaster community. Read on to learn how Christa is creating a more inclusive and accessible learning […]
AVP and CTO Update, May 19, 2020
Now that the Victoria Day long weekend is behind us, I want to declare that summer is here! Or at least that is how I am choosing to embrace each day from now until September. Please join me in that mind set if you like. It means every day is a sunny day and you […]
AVP and CTO Update, May 11, 2020
Good morning, colleagues Did you see the CF Snowbirds as they flew around southern Ontario on Sunday? It was a nice event to look forward to and fun to see. If you missed it, there are many great videos from various locations on Twitter. We just kicked off the Spring semester and, just like the […]
AVP and CTO update, May 4, 2020
May the 4th be with you! Building on the idea of us all being ‘Jedis’ today, I want to share a few thoughts about IT security with you at the start of this new semester. I have tweeted and verbally shared the importance of of us all being extended members of our McMaster IT Security […]
Zoom video conferencing: Best practices for privacy and security

This page was updated on August 25, 2020 Privacy and information security for the McMaster community are of paramount importance. With the recent addition and availability of the Zoom video conferencing service, some privacy concerns have been raised by the campus community, including Zoom routing encryption keys through servers in Beijing, China, among other surveillance […]