The Office of Quality Initiatives enables positive change and innovation by providing continuous improvement leadership through frameworks, tools, processes, and advising to advance Carleton’s achievement of strategic goals and departmental objectives.

Our Principles
We focus on understanding and meeting customer (students, faculty, staff, stakeholders) needs.
We are committed to organizational excellence.
We emphasize the people aspect of making change successful.
We work collaboratively.
We recognize that partnerships (internal and external) are the key to our success.
We foster creativity, innovation, and involvement through effective use of our services.
We work with others to inspire and encourage these principles.

News and Reviews

Join us for The Fresh Thinking Series

fresh-thinkingThe Office of Quality Initiatives invites all Carleton University employees to a unique approach to quality improvement.  The Fresh Thinking Series is an informal, member-driven community open to leaders at all levels – like you – looking to use a supportive environment to uncover solutions to your challenges, help solve the challenges of others, and ... more

Posted on May 8, 2012 in Events Feed for all posts filed under Events,  and tagged , ,

2nd Annual Quality Showcase a Success!

On Wednesday, April 4, 2012, Carleton University held its 2nd Annual Quality Showcase in the beautiful new Atrium of the River Building. The Quality Showcase is an opportunity for both academic and administrative areas to share and learn about best practices and continuous improvement initiatives that are taking place on campus. This year’s theme was ... more

Posted on April 13, 2012 in Events Feed for all posts filed under Events

Considering a CV database and template tools – Benchmarking

On behalf of Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Peter Ricketts and Vice-President (Research and International) Kim Matheson Last fall, after several years of many requests from faculty, librarians, and graduate students, we asked a group of colleagues to consider whether Carleton University could and should adopt a CV database. The committee includes representatives from each Faculty ... more

Posted on March 29, 2012 in News Feed for all posts filed under News,  and tagged | 2 Comments
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