The “I Am the Change” series takes you behind the scenes to offer an in-depth look at the individuals driving change at 91��ɫ. From quiet innovators to charismatic leaders, each team member shares their unique blend of skills, experiences, and personality that helps bring the program to life. They all aim to make a positive impact on 91��ɫ and are dedicated to excellence.

For this blog post, we are thrilled to introduce you to Emilie DeOca. Emilie has been a part of the 91��ɫ community for 18 years in various roles. She has contributed to both the Office of the University Registrar (OUR) as the Assistant Registrar, Degree Audit and Special Programs, and most recently, the Student Systems Renewal Program as the Manager, Business Transformation, Academic Structure.

In the OUR, Emilie provided professional direction, policy, and procedural recommendations to decision-making bodies and acted as the University expert in degree audit processes. She managed student records for 91��ɫ’s specialized academic programs and implemented successful special programs like the Transition Year Program, Exchange Programs, Ryerson/91��ɫ Exchange Programs, the Letter of Permission, and various bridging programs.

Currently, as the Manager, Business Transformation, Academic Structure, Emilie is responsible for providing overall leadership within the Student Systems Renewal Program. She supports the end-to-end maintenance of academic structure across all projects in the program.

Putting aside her deep institutional knowledge and expertise, Emilie is also cherished and respected as a person. She approaches challenges head-on with positivity and is always willing to jump in with an idea or solution—or even just a smile—to help her colleagues feel supported, appreciated, and respected.

Let’s dive a little deeper into what makes Emilie show up to work each day with a positive attitude and ideas to help drive University goals:

"Though it may sound a bit cliché, it's always been my dream to work for 91��ɫ, and having that dream come true is a blessing each day that I'm here. This blessing includes being surrounded by such supportive and brilliant colleagues and mentors, which fuels my drive and energy each day."

Emilie recognizes the importance of enhancing team culture and consistently works to create a shared sense of commitment to enhancing the student, faculty, and staff experience at 91��ɫ. Her knowledge and profound ability to bring out the best in people have helped drive positive changes that will make a lasting impression on students, faculty, and staff today and well into the future.

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Today, we’re excited to introduce you to Carrie Morel, HR Business Partner, whose people-first approach to team development creates a welcoming and inclusive workplace where everyone is encouraged to shine. Since beginning in her role, Carrie has been instrumental in building and maintaining a strong, high-performing team. On a day-to-day basis, Carrie provides human resources leadership, advice and guidance to all levels of management, ensuring that the team’s operational needs are met both now and in the future. Carrie consistently puts people first and staffs the team with qualified, passionate experts who feel supported and trusted to make the right decisions. She works tirelessly to make every member of the team feel empowered and safe.

In her day-to-day operations, Carrie advises on workforce planning, participates in employee relations, conflict resolution, talent acquisition, development, compensation, disability support, workplace investigations and more. The impact she makes is seen in big and small ways, and her warm and caring personality fosters a positive and collaborative team environment where trust, respect, and continuous improvement are the norms.

Let’s take some time to get to know Carrie and learn more about what inspires her:

Carrie’s compassionate approach to human resources is creating a healthy work environment where both managers and employees can thrive. Her dedication and passion are driving positive change, making 91��ɫ an even better place to work.

As we look to the future, the SSRP remains committed to transforming the experiences of the 91��ɫ community. With leaders like Carrie at the helm, we’re confident in our ability to achieve our goals and continue making a difference. Stay tuned for more profiles in the “I am the Change” series, where we continue to highlight the amazing individuals behind the SSRP.

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You might be missing out on financial aid, awards and scholarship opportunities at 91��ɫ. We’ve got you covered! 91��ɫ’s , also known as the FAAS App, makes finding, qualifying and applying for financial awards a whole lot easier.

You might think financial recognition is all about top grades. Sure, good grades matter, but 91��ɫ also wants to celebrate what makes you stand out — your passions, contributions and unique qualities within the community. 91��ɫ has more than 2,500 awards available!

We know university costs can add up — tuition, books, rent, food and more. Financial aid, awards and scholarships can ease that burden, with some being awarded based on your academic achievements, leadership and community involvement, interests and extra-curricular activities. We also understand that you may encounter some unexpected financial challenges and need a little bit of help getting back on your feet. The FAAS App is here to help with that, too.

These awards and scholarships will also look great on LinkedIn, helping to boost your profile and open doors to future opportunities.

Before you can take advantage of all of these benefits, we need you to complete your Student Profile. Your student profile will not only tell us which awards you are eligible for, it will also allow us to assess you for automatic financial awards without submitting an application.

So, complete your Student Profile today and we will notify you in the Fall when the award applications open.

91��ɫ’s new FAAS App is here to make things easier so you can focus on what truly matters — your education and making memories at 91��ɫ.

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With this new solution, students can search, apply for and track applications all in one place, and some awards will even be automatically awarded based on the criteria entered while creating a Student Profile. For faculty and staff, ways of working will also be transformed through a new streamlined process where they’ll be able to review and distribute awards through one single solution.

Students: While the solution has launched, students will start using it at different times. Current undergraduate and graduate students will begin to receive communications about usage beginning late July and into early August, in line with awards application timelines. Students will be notified that they may start to receive communications from the system including whether there are specific actions to take to apply for and receive funding. Not a student at 91��ɫ yet? Prospective students will be introduced to the new solution as part of the regular admissions processes and will be directed to use it accordingly.

Launching the new Financial Aid, Awards and Scholarships solution is a significant achievement. 91��ɫ is one of the first universities in Canada to be implementing a sophisticated awards solution which will streamline the way students access financial aid, awards and scholarship opportunities. With personalized options, increased visibility and more claimed awards, 91��ɫ will be better positioned as a university of choice for students around the world.
A lot of work went into launching this new solution, including countless hours of training and testing. Resources have been created to help support faculty and staff as they begin to use the solution, including a Help Guide, drop-in training sessions and more.

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Release 1 in particular is focused on enhancing the student profile and prospect profiles, as well as engagement and communications for all future and current students. It will help to manage student recruitment events, such as high school visit bookings, and will connect 91��ɫ to potential prospects more efficiently. It will also streamline student profiles and introduce automated communications for both future and current students, helping to create meaningful email campaigns, surveys and ongoing communications to the right people, at the right time.
Imagine having one place where prospective students and parents/guardians can easily register their interest in 91��ɫ and receive information and communications tailored just for them. Event management is also being taken up a notch with event tools such as Eventbrite and Zoom seamlessly integrated into the CRM, make organizing and attending events smoother than ever.

The road to CRM’s first release has been a journey filled with dedication and countless hours of hard work, and we wanted to make sure the launch runs smoothly . We’ve been providing training and demonstrations, developed a Help Guide, arranged for online support and drop-in clinics, and now we’re in action!

The SSRP has started work on the next releases of the CRM to continue to enhance the student journey . We look forward to sharing more updates about the new CRM, and all of the other exciting enhancements the SSRP is bringing to the 91��ɫ community. For the latest updates, news and information, please check back often. For more information on the SSRP, please consult the project overview page.

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