I am fully back to work after a few weeks of balancing my McMaster obligations with a successful ‘COVID move’ from my house of 10 years! As I shared with some of my inner circle, sussing through one’s belongings at the turnover of a new year has an extremely cathartic impact. I am fully in […]
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AVP & CTO update, January 11, 2021
For many, today is the first day back to the virtual office, and of course for our students it is the first day of classes. It all starts now for 2021! I am excited to be kicking off a new year and saying farewell to 2020. The world around us isn’t quite ‘righted’ yet, however […]
McMaster IT 2020 Year in Review
2020. Wow! It has been an extraordinary year! Twenty-twenty is also synonymous with hindsight. And as we close out this unpredictable year, I felt it important to reflect on all that has happened to and within the McMaster IT community. 2020 brought (dare I say it) unprecedented change for the world and McMaster. Our McMaster IT community came together […]
AVP & CTO update, November 30, 2020
We are fortunate to have had another amazing weekend with milder temperatures and no snow! That is going to change just in time for us to tick over to December tomorrow. I hope you took advantage of the gift of sunshine [and almost a full moon – the real show is tonight] to get outside! I picked […]
AVP and CTO Update, November 9, 2020
A weekend like the one we just had feels like a generous gift. Perhaps you enjoyed the weather by walking nature trails, strolling with your last outdoor ice cream, or sitting in your backyard or on your patio listening to the birds enjoying the weather. Even if all you did was sit inside with the windows […]
AVP & CTO Update, October 5, 2020
October is Cyber Security Awareness month (CSAM), and it is a great time to double down on your IT security approach. McMaster relies on you to be a member of our Cyber Security Squad . Everything you do to improve or enhance both your professional and your person cyber security posture is a good thing for Mac as well. […]
AVP & CTO Update, September 28, 2020
With the last weekend of September 2020 behind us (and what a beautiful weekend it was) we are now fully and completely on the Fall 2020 fast track. I am amazed at how quickly the last few weeks went by and can only imagine how busy you all have been across the institution. The recent […]
AVP & CTO Update, September 2, 2020
It is September! It is the end of the summer! It is a ‘full moon’ eve! And it is the week before our Fall 2020 semester begins – Welcome Week! Understandably, these facts may result in mixed emotions: How has the summer slipped past? How can we be about to being a new semester? Is it […]
AVP and CTO Update, August 17, 2020
We are now past the last of the ‘dog days of summer’. I love hot weather, so for me, this has been a fabulous summer. One of our colleagues reminded me last week that not everyone appreciates the heat, so perhaps not everyone will look back on this summer with fondness for the weather. I do hope […]
AVP and CTO Update, July 13, 2020
I finally succumbed to the hype and signed up for the Disney Plus streaming service so I could watch Hamilton, the Musical. It is a LONG show! And riveting. If you haven’t yet seen it, I recommend it. And while it isn’t free, it is much cheaper than a ticket to the live show! There is […]