The UWI Cave Hill Campus Annual Report to Council 2021/2022

58 | Internal Operating Processes

and Infrastructural Services, the Health, Safety and Environmental Officer and the Smart Campus Coordinator, which ensured the safe, compliant and effective delivery of

Work continued on developing templates and resources to support best practice in such areas as the preparation of papers and proposals for submission to campus/univer- sity committees; guidelines for the execution of effective and productive meetings; and procedural guides for the servicing of campus committees. Smart Campus Initiative Generally, all initiatives related to the creation of a Smart Campus continued with pilots of the HR Performance Management System (Faculty of Social Sciences), the enhanced postgraduate admissions process (School for Graduate Studies and Research) and a Management Information System for the Office of Institutional Planning and Infrastructural Services (INPLAIS). NEW AND IMPROVED WEBSITE TOP PAGES The redesign is a university-wide phased transition process, which will gradually continue to evolve as a key component of our ongoing digital transformation strategy. The new design was achieved based on feedback from all stakeholder groups. The primary focus for these priority pages has been to: 1. Design and maintain a more modern, inclusive, user- centred web presence that better supports the campus’ strategic goals.

each virtual/blended event. Meeting Virtually: The Secretariat Function

The Registrar’s Office continued to provide secretariat services to the Campus’ main governance bodies, including Campus Council, Academic Board, Campus Finance and General Purposes Committee, the Steering Committee and sub-committees of these bodies. For the most part, all of the deliberations for these decision-making entities were undertaken online with this activity well supported by Campus IT Services. The effort to infuse technology into campus systems continued with tools made available through Office 365 fully integrated into the meeting process. The archiving of Academic Board and Finance and General Purposes Committee’s Minutes and Papers in a searchable repository continued to provide critical support to the decision-making process. Records from academic years 2004/2005 to present are currently available. During the review period, searches of these resources increased. The Secretariat also contributed significantly to the devel- opment of a Register for Awards, Honours and Public Service.

The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, new and improved website top pages

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES CAVE HILL CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT TO COUNCIL 2021/2022

Made with FlippingBook Ebook Creator