What a year 2020 was! There is so much to reflect on, learn from, and celebrate. First and foremost, this year has strengthened the gratitude I feel to be part of the U of G community. The conversations at the senior leadership table have been more difficult compared with years past, but the primary focus never wavered – it remains the mental and physical wellbeing of our students and employees, as well as our collective success.
As you may know, universities, like any large organization, are the target of constant cyber security attacks from a variety of bad actors. This is why our Information Security team proactively monitors our network for signs of attack and are ready to respond should an incident occur.
Having spent much of my career in a work from home or partial work from home environment and having all our collaboration tools ready the transition was fairly straightforward as far as my remote office setup. It also forced me to improve my knowledge of some of the newer collaboration tools such as Teams and all the capabilities it can provide. My wife Anna had a smooth transition as well as her employer practices remote work testing as part of their BCP planning.
