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January 2021

Meet Amélie Leroux, Information Technology’s First Student Engagement Coordinator

Amélie Leroux is a third-year student studying Business Technology Management at the University of Ottawa. She began her third work placement with Information Technology in January 2021. Last August, Amélie was appointed to a new Student Coordinator position to improve the engagement and experience of students working in Information Technology and studying at the University.

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Self-Serve Password Reset coming to your account soon: What you need to know

On January 27, 2021, an initiative to enforce Self-Serve Password Reset (SSPR) for all uoAccess accounts will commence. Forget your password? Need a quick password change? No problem! Once your account has been enrolled to SSPR, you will be able to easily access the system and change your password within seconds!

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Data Privacy Day: Your responsibilities related to the new security schedules

On January 28, the University of Ottawa and institutions worldwide celebrate Data Privacy Day, a day dedicated to empowering individuals and businesses to respect privacy, safeguard data and enable trust. Read on to learn more about how you can help prevent data breaches by following the security policies and schedules related to protecting personal data.

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IT security schedules

Remote working leaves us all vulnerable to new cybersecurity threats, so we must be increasingly diligent. To enhance overall IT security at uOttawa, we have adopted 15 new security procedures and implemented a risk exception process to improve standardization, guidance and transparency around the use of technology. More details to come in 2021.

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December 2020

Martin Bernier honoured as a leader in promoting employee well-being

“It’s definitely one of the highest honours you could receive in 2020,” said Martin Bernier, Chief Information Officer. “This award is a reflection of my team. It’s not just my ideas or my leadership, employees are taking the lead and are highly engaged and innovative in all our initiatives.”

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Register to a training: Intro to Office 365

uOttawa employees are invited to build their digital skills and learn from Microsoft experts on how to best work with digital tools in Office 365.

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Register to a training: Introduction to MS Teams

uOttawa employees are invited discover Microsoft Teams, a chat-based collaboration platform complete with document sharing, online meetings, and many more extremely useful features for business communications.

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Pre-holiday to-do: Register for password resets

Did you know that the week after returning from holidays is one of the busiest times of year for password resets? Don’t lose access to your account or be left scrambling after the holidays. Register to ensure your account is set up for self-serve password resets!

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Research discoveries await thanks to new CANARIE award for software development

The University of Ottawa will welcome three new research software experts to help researchers bring their big ideas to life, thanks to new funding from CANARIE.

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Looking back at 2020: CIO Year-end reflection

In the blink of an eye, 2020 is nearly over. Back in 2019, I was initiating conversations about imagining our digital future. Then 2020 began with Information Technology moving into a new, collaborative workspace, imagining the possibilities for collaboration in the space and starting an institutional dialogue about working remotely and goals for digital transformation.

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