U of A for Tomorrow Updates: March 3, 2022
3 March 2022
Here are the key U of A for Tomorrow updates from this week:
Making a purchase under $5,000
In follow-up to the recent article, Purchasing goods and services at the U of A, this week's article provides more information on options for purchasing goods or services under $5,000, unavailable from a preferred supplier.
New steps for recruitment
The HR teams have made it easier to understand how to recruit new team members! A new step-by-step process in the Recruitment section of the website guides hiring managers, initiators and HR Service Partners through the requirements, approvals and forms required to hire faculty, staff and foreign nationals. Navigating will be more intuitive and the process will be more clear and transparent.
UAT profile: meet Julie Naylor
In this series, get to know some of the people who have taken on new roles as part of the university’s operating model. This week, meet Julie Naylor, General Manager, College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS).
Appointment of Associate Vice-President (Strategic Research Initiatives and Performance)
Dr. André McDonald has been appointed as Associate Vice-President (Strategic Research Initiatives and Performance) for a three-year term effective 1 March 2022. Reporting to Dr. Aminah Robinson Fayek, Vice-President (Research and Innovation), André will support strategic research initiatives, strategic research planning and performance measurement and identify research and innovation trends and emerging opportunities, among other responsibilities in the redesigned portfolio.
For the next four months, André will be working closely with Associate Vice-President (Research and Priority Initiatives) Dr. Walter Dixon, to ensure a smooth transition. Walter will complete his term as AVP on June 30, and then remain with the VPRI portfolio for a further year as Special Advisor to the Vice-President (Research and Innovation).
Hiring announcement: finance partners
Finance, Procurement and Planning and the SET finance workstream are pleased to announce the appointments of 12 of the Finance Partners. As 38 of the 46 Finance Partners (including Senior Finance Partners) so far are internal hires, we’re pleased to be advancing our existing, key talent within the organization. At this time there are one Senior Finance Partner and one Finance partner vacancies to be filled.