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Thank you to CUE faculty and staff who have already put your ideas forward, we were very impressed with the names submitted. If you still have an idea brewing but have not submitted a name, please due so by this Friday, Sept. 16.

No idea is a bad one. You can be as creative, humorous or clever as you like. Stretch yourself – we are open to all names.

If you missed the previous post on what branding the new CUE intranet is all about, please read below:

Cue is in the process of building a new and much-anticipated intranet to support improved employee communications across the university.

This internal network will be accessible to CUE faculty and staff for the purpose of sharing pertinent information that will help drive operational efficiency and better connect employees.

One of the first steps in branding the intranet is to give it a name that resonates with you. All employees are invited to fill out a Google Form and submit any creative name that appeals to you. From those suggestions, we will announce the name that best represents the CUE intranet this fall.  Please keep in mind that we will be branding the intranet around this name: the colours, the logo, images and other identity systems. 

Some helpful brainstorming ideas to get you started are naming the intranet after a:

• character
• pun, or play on our name CUE
• locations on campus or our city
• goal of intranet (the Loop, the Insider)

All employees who submit a suggestion will be entered into a raffle for a CUE prize package, which we will randomly draw after September 16. 

Why is CUE getting a new intranet?

During feedback sessions of CUE employees in early 2022, staff and students were asked what they saw as the most important issues and concerns affecting the culture at CUE, and what opportunities they saw that CUE could take to improve staff and student experiences moving forward. 

One very important takeaway from employee feedback was the need to review the channels we use to communicate so that employees can have access to information quickly and effectively.

With this in mind, the important decision to take action on launching a new employee intranet was seen as a crucial step to improve communication, build employee engagement and enhance CUE’s culture. This is a key initiative in the Reconnecting CUE action plan which you can read more about here. 

The new intranet will streamline all sources of employee news and information and create an online employee-only hub. This will allow for curated information just for faculty and staff so they are first to know the important happenings around campus. 

What will happen to the Inside CUE section of the website?

Posts to the Inside CUE section of the website will be phased out. The current newsfeed will still be accessible and will be focused on stories for students and a broad external audience. Any tools and links from the website that are useful for the intranet will be moved to their new home. Instead of having multiple areas with employee information, we will move towards having a single site that is tailored to the needs of faculty and staff. 

When will the website be up and running?

We will be transferring data and completing site development in phases. Building on your feedback, site development has now begun and we will be consulting with content owners from departments across CUE. We will be testing the intranet before launch later this year. 

How will this benefit me?

Instead of having multiple locations to look for important information, you will now go to this one online hub to access campus news, employee events, payroll information, benefits, and all other information tailored to your needs. This new tool will improve communication between departments, so that you can easily find employee contacts and collaborate on projects, therefore also improving business efficiency.

Do we need training?

The intranet was designed to be easy to use, therefore training will not be mandatory. Reference guides and training will be available for those who want a deeper understanding of intranet features. The Marketing and Communications department, as well as People and Culture, will be on hand to answer questions. As we get closer to launch, we can provide a tour of important tools and applications within the intranet.