As we strive for excellence in our day-to-day operations at UBC IT and Privacy and Information Security Management (PrISM), there are moments when the value of our work extends beyond the campus, advancing the standards and practices in higher education. Recently, UBC IT's Laleh Mosadegh was recognized with an award for her work in IT as an emerging leader, along with the PrISM Compliance Support Program (CSP) team for quality and productivity.
Laleh Mosadegh – CUCCIO 2024 Emerging Leader Award
The annual CUCCIO awards recognize outstanding examples of innovation, collaboration, and communication across Canada's higher education IT community. This year's winners were announced this month at CANHEIT, with UBC IT's Laleh Mosadegh winning the award for the Emerging Leader category. Laleh was recognized for the transformative leadership demonstrated through her work as Director of Program Delivery.
Laleh's contributions have advanced not only UBC IT but helped support the technology landscape across our UBC community. As a Senior Leader overseeing a large portfolio, Laleh's leadership approach fosters a nurturing environment where technical acumen and empathy work in tandem to create strong, people-driven teams. Her processes and strategic insights have been shared at conferences such as CANHEIT, CAUBO, and BCNET, encouraging collaboration and advancing practices. Some notable projects this past year include the implementation of a non-credit education system, supporting the expansion of M365 services, and spearheading Robotic Process Automation (RPA) at UBC.
Congratulations to Laleh Mosadegh for the well-deserved award and for demonstrating exemplary leadership in IT!
If you would like to learn more about the CUCCIO awards and this year's winners, visit CUCCIO's website.
PrISM's Compliance Support Program (CSP) – CAUBO 2024 Quality & Productivity Award
Since 1987, the Canadian Association of University Business Officers (CAUBO) has celebrated excellence in higher education administration through its Quality and Productivity (Q&P) Awards, often referred to as the “Oscars of the higher education field”! This year, UBC's PrISM Compliance Support Program (CSP) received a Q&P Award for its outstanding contribution to cybersecurity compliance and safety. The PrISM CSP is a collaboration involving Safety & Risk Services, the Office of the University Counsel, the Office of the CIO, and UBC IT.
The CSP team's shared goal is to protect UBC's information and systems, which is crucial for fulfilling the university's vision, purpose, and values. By partnering across the university, the CSP helps units identify and meet their information security responsibilities, collectively safeguarding the UBC community from major privacy or information security breaches.
To gain insights into the program, we spoke with the Privacy and Information Security Management team — Michael Lonsdale-Eccles and Thais Ramos.
Article written by Aaren Lin and Lili Sabirova
