Annual Report 2010/11

Creation of Corporate Services departmentaddresses risk managementAn Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)program was created in response to a 2009recommendation from the Office of the AuditorGeneral (OAG) to implement a comprehensiverisk management process covering all key areasof planning and operations for the institution. Thisprogram now forms part of a new departmentwithin University Services called CorporateServices, which has a mandate to help educate,support and assist all areas of the university inidentifying, assessing and managing key riskexposures.Work began with the Board and ExecutiveManagement to prepare MacEwan University’sfirst strategic risk register and annualassessment. Risk management was includedin a number of process improvement initiativesfor Corporate Services. They have formedpart of the tools included in the new StrategicProject Management Office, which is responsiblefor supporting and monitoring project riskmanagement. Work is close to completionfor introducing a more comprehensive riskmanagement approach that is aligned withefforts to improve process and projectmanagement across the university.Developments in university governanceThe academic year 2010/11 marked the secondfull year of Academic Governance Council (AGC)as the university’s senior academic decisionmakingbody. Academic Governance Councilreceived reviews from the MacEwan UniversityCurriculum Committee recommending: newprograms (including the Bachelor of PsychiatricNursing and majors within the Bachelor ofCommerce program, in human resourcesmanagement and marketing); program changes;program suspensions; and program admissioncriteria. These recommendations were debatedand approved by Academic Governance Council.Academic Governance Council also approvedten revised academic policies.In addition, Academic Governance Council andits committees were involved in developingkey areas of academic governance, includingacademic standards, faculty and school councils,a new vision for the university, and review of theuniversity’s Comprehensive Institutional Plan.MacEwan University measures upDuring 2010/11, MacEwan University receivedvery positive results on three Canada-wideAnnual Report 2010/2011 13