OURA Award of Achievement / en Don MacMillan receives OURA Award of Achievement   /celebrates/don-macmillan-receives-oura-award-achievement <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Don MacMillan receives OURA Award of Achievement  </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-03-09T17:25:17-05:00" title="Thursday, March 9, 2023 - 17:25" class="datetime">Thu, 03/09/2023 - 17:25</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/staff" hreflang="en">Staff</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/scarborough" hreflang="en">Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/6912" hreflang="en">OURA Award of Achievement</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/6909" hreflang="en">Ontario University Registrars’ Association</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">UUֱ Scarborough</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/oise" hreflang="en">OISE</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/don-mcmillan-crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">Don MacMillan with Serge Demers, chair of OURA (photo by Andrea McGee)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Don MacMillan</strong>, former registrar with the UUֱ’s Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering, has been recognized with the OURA Award of Achievement by the Ontario University Registrars’ Association.</p> <p>The award honours long-standing members who have made significant contributions by participating through active membership on the executive, standing committees and workshops, and actively enhancing and developing academic administration within the Ontario university system. </p> <p>As a member of OURA, MacMillan was involved in supporting the liaison community’s dialogue conference at UUֱ Scarborough. As chair of the Initial OISE Teacher Education Admission Committee, MacMillan&nbsp;advocated strongly to eliminate barriers for students not well represented in the teaching ranks. During his time at UUֱ, he co-founded the innovative UTSC Green Path program, bringing hundreds of excellent students from China to UUֱ Scarborough. MacMillan also advocated for the highest possible level of service to students using technology, staff development, and reducing unnecessary bureaucracy.&nbsp;</p> <p>“Don is an exceptional colleague who advocates for and strives to enhance the student experience,” <a href="https://vpsem.utoronto.ca/profile/angelique-saweczko/">University Registrar <strong>Angelique Saweczko</strong></a> says. “Through his efforts in establishing recruitment partnerships and implementing system enhancements, Don's contributions to the university and student success are immeasurable.</p> <p>“It is with great honor that we celebrate Don's recognition from OURA, and I feel privileged to have worked alongside him.”&nbsp;</p> <p>MacMillan began his career at UUֱ as the campus registrar and director of enrolment for UUֱ Scarborough from 1998 to 2009, then served as the faculty registrar at OISE from 2009 to 2013, the director of student services in the school of graduate studies from 2013 to 2015, and as the faculty registrar, Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering from 2015 to December 2022, when he retired.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Provost's Office</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 09 Mar 2023 22:25:17 +0000 lanthierj 180568 at