The following award-winning abstracts, demonstrating a Focus on Efficiency, have been showcased at the California Higher Education (CHEC) Collaborative Conference each year since 2015. These stories of success represent innovative practices that have been implemented to improve operational performance, services, and outcomes for California Public Higher Education.
2021 Awardees
Awards Presentation Focus on Efficiency & 2021 Leader of Change
California Community Colleges Facilities-Procurement Guidebook Committee – First Cohort
California Community Colleges Student Outreach Ambassador Program
Foundation for California Community Colleges Systemwide Technology Access Collaborative (STAC)
Centralizing California Community Colleges Pandemic Response Resources
MiraCosta Community College District's Modernization into 21st Century Procurement
Cal Poly Utilizes the Climate and Energy Scenario Analysis (CESA) Tool to Chart Cost-Effective Pathways to Carbon Neutrality
Cross-Campus Collaboration at the CSU: Sharing Campus Classes Beyond Campus Borders
How SF State Leveraged AWE for Class Withdrawals During the Pandemic
Information Technology Services at SF State Streamlines Knowledge Management Approach to Improve Service and Content Quality Across Campus
Off-Boarding: Cal State San Bernardino's Process Improvement Initiative
Silver Linings: Advancing Lighting Efficiency During Low Building Occupancy
Using Automated Fault Detection and Diagnostics to Improve Mechanical Efficiency in Buildings
The Next Generation of Human Resources, Electronic Personnel Files
Water Reduction Efforts through the CSU San Bernardino Campus Turf Replacement Plan
Improving Sexual Harassment Prevention, Detection and Response Systemwide Through Meaningful and Consistent Data Management
Utilizing a Collaborative & Shared Governance Approach to Unify UCLA’s Campus Towards a Common Goal: COVID-19 Response & Recovery
2019 Awardees
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Zoned Parking For Commuter Students
Adobe Sign And Field-Trip Waivers
Aligning Cyber Security Across The Csu
Breaking Bad: Breaking Down Large, Complex Processes And Implementations
Calstate S4 – A Studentcentered, User-Driven Tracking And Data Solution
Cal State LA’s U-Pass Program
Concur Travel And Expense Project
Creating Pathways To Increase Diversity In California’S Faculty
CSU San Bernardino Mycoe Student Tracking, Milestones And Communication
CSUN’s Eprocess+ Initiative: Streamlining And Improving Processes Throughout The Campus
Enterprise-Wide Procurement And Deployment Of Faculty And Staff Computers
Equity In Connectivity, A Project For Foster Youth & Mesa Students
Extended University Faculty Pay Process At California State University Channel Islands
Gold Tree Solar Farm – Innovatively Advancing The Academic Mission Through Public-Private Partnership At Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Leveraging Campus Technology To Launch Electronic Signatures At San Francisco State University
Leveraging Student Research To Reduce Water
The Maddy Institute Forms Unique Partnership With The San Joaquin Valley’S Four Public Universities
No. 1 In Transfers To University Of California – For 28 Straight Years!
Recycled Water Innovation At San José State University
The ABC's Of GHGS: Streamlining The Greenhouse Gas Inventory Process At Cal State University Northridge
The UCSD Charger Application
2018 Awardees
CCC Fresh Success
CSU Chico Transforming Accessibility into Inclusivity
Finish Faster-CSU_CCC Partnership on Interactive Course Finder
FLEXspace_The Flexible Learning Environments eXchange Collaborative
Improving UC IT Strategic Sourcing Through CLIC
Partnering for Safety-Leveraging Safety and Risk Management Tools
Process Palooza UC San Diego LEANing Toward Success
Sacramento State Reducing Campus Organic Waste
Sonoma State University Guest Parking
The California Connects Mobile Internet Program
The San Francisco State University Student-Centered Technology Roadmap
UC Riverside EHS Professional Education Program
UC San Diego E-Signature for Campus-based Student Loan Documents
UC San Diego Negative Charges Tool
UC San Diego Optimized Organizational Efficiency
2017 Awardees
Cool Collaborations in California The Cool4Ed Initiative
CSU Chico Information Technology Procurement Review
CSU Libraries and eResources Collaborative
FasTraking the Common Network Initiative
Reqs to Checks
San José State University Braven Career Accelerator
The CSYou Collaboration Solution
UC Davis Administrative Computer Standards
UC Irvine Public Records Office
UC IT Leadership Academy
UC San Diego Hosted Gift Card Program
UC San Diego Procure-to-Pay Emergency Operations