Associate Registrar & Graduate Secretary
School of Graduate Studies

Capability Award: Takes a Strategic Approach

Examples of how Stephanie demonstrates our leadership capabilities:

• She demonstrates great innovation in being a key driver of the new live chat system within the School of Graduate Studies.
• She is always on top of current regulations and programs, supporting international students during challenging times as they were being recalled to their home countries.
• She brought together a team of subject matter experts to seek improvements for the graduate admissions system.
• She was a key resource for graduate students during the provincial tuition freeze and helped other departments strategically plan next steps.
• She goes above and beyond expectations, resulting in an enhanced experience for graduate students and your fellow colleagues.

Manager, Vaccine Validation Team, Human Resources Services

Capability Award: Invests in Relationships

Examples of how Deb demonstrates our leadership capabilities:

• Through her leadership of the Vaccine Validation Team, she has anticipated the needs of our community, while consistently advocating for the health and well-being of our employees and students.
• She creates positive community experiences by making each and every single member of her teams feel important, recognized, and supported.
• She consistently support leaders, employees, and teams going through difficult situations, leading with empathy and compassion while coming to an appropriate solution.
• She is a passionate advocate for community engagement through her work with the United Way of Halton & Hamilton, which has helped build meaningful relationships for the TMG Ways of Caring Program.
• She bring out the best in others through her tireless commitment to teamwork. She is a true ambassador for McMaster University.

Director, MacPherson Institute, Paul R. MacPherson Institute for Leadership, Innovation & Excellence in Teaching

Capability Award: Communicates and Collaborates

Examples of how Lori demonstrates our leadership capabilities:

• She collaborated with the Office of the Provost to develop and implement the Partnered in Teaching & Learning Strategy, the first of its kind at the institution.
• She generates trust within her team through transparency in budgeting processes at the MacPherson Institute.
• She listens first and operates with humility and a genuine respect for the viewpoints of those she works with.
• She collaborated with Student Accessibility Services to support a new Assistive Technologies Consultant position.
• She has a keen willingness to spotlight and recognize the contributions of others, demonstrated through the “MI Wins” initiative.

Nurse, Manager of Education & Wellness, Student Wellness Centre

Capability Award: Drives Results

Examples of how Cathy demonstrates our leadership capabilities:

• She advanced the University’s mission by working collaboratively with Public Health and campus partners to champion the importance of safety measures during the pandemic.
• She delivered results with integrity, leading the team of nurses who demonstrated an empathetic and compassionate approach with our international students during a challenging time.
• She demonstrated fiscal responsibility while ensuring the Student Wellness Centre was prepared with all necessary resources to provide exemplary health care to our student population.
• She demonstrated innovative leadership through truly unprecedented circumstances while securing buy-in from all stakeholders involved

Registrar, Office of the Registrar

Capability Award: Champions Change & Innovation

Examples of how Melissa demonstrates our leadership capabilities:

• She focuses on a transformative vision and empowers her employees to be active contributors to that vision.
• She exhibits resilience and adaptability by ensuring her employees have adequate resources, while championing innovative ways to remain connected during challenging times.
• She set in motion a committee to review the possibility of hybrid work, prioritizing student experience and employee well-being, demonstrating a keen ability to look at long term success beyond the pandemic.
• She ensured the Registrar’s Office Hybrid Work Committee consulted with each employee, leveraging feedback to successfully launch a fall pilot for hybrid work.
• She is an empathetic leader, understanding that individual employees have individual needs when posed with difficult circumstances