Unpacking the CUBANE Uniforum Promise

Gayleen Gray

McMaster University

Gayleen has been the Assistant Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at McMaster University since August 2017. Gayleen has been in Higher Ed IT for 18 years and moved to her current position from the University of Guelph where she was the Deputy CIO and an Associate Director for their central IT organization. At McMaster, Gayleen works closely with her academic and administrative partners to explore new ways in which technology can support the mission of the university, while cultivating a strong and collaborative IT campus community.  Her passion is leadership and building high performing teams and she participates in a number of provincial, national and North American Higher Ed and IT organizations including OUCCIO, the ORION CIO Advisory Group, CUCCIO, and EDUCAUSE.  

Jennifer Burns

University of British Columbia

Jennifer leads the information technology function at the University of British Columbia and ensures the alignment between university strategy, IT delivery systems and the needs of faculties, research, and administrative units across the institution. In addition to system wide strategic oversight, she is responsible for the enterprise UBC Information Technology department's efforts to maintain an advanced IT platform for education, research, and services. While undergoing an extensive period of infrastructure and system renewal, the current focus is on governance, capital prioritization, institutional change, and ensuring UBC's enterprise systems and services work together to deliver a cohesive end user experience.

Abstract

The Cubane UniForum process is used by universities worldwide to strategically manage administration and support services. Universities that participate join a cohort of similarly positioned institutions pursuing a... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Gayleen Gray (McMaster University)
  2. Trevor Woods (Monash University)
  3. Jennifer Burns (University of British Columbia)

Topic Area

Leading and Partnering: Institution-wide IT strategy

Session

D3-S5-01 » Wednesday Session 5 - 1 (15:30 - Wednesday, 20th June, DFA)

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