Sara Burns
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Executive Assistant to the Chair
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Manager, Office of the Chair
Contact Information
The Department of Computer Science
40 St.George Street, Rm. 4244
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2E4
CANADA
Phone: 416 978 2980
Email: sburns@cs dot toronto
dot edu
Of
Interest…..well to me at least! as I tend to coordinate a lot of
big ticket events.
October
2016
I was
deeply saddened to hear of the passing of C.C. “Kelly” Gotlieb. A
leader, a visionary and a gentleman who always had time to share memories and
stories with me. It was such an honour to facilitate the celebration of
Kelly’s 90th birthday, and coordinate a 95th
birthday lunch with past and present chairs. I will miss him.
June
2016
Sara Burns (DCS Staff Distinction: for
spearheading DCS Turns 50, and for tremendous support of faculty recruitment).
Sara's professionalism, her work ethic, and her attention to detail are
legendary. Sara's mark is all over this department and helps define what
makes us excellent. This year we are recognizing Sara for two highly visible
projects that would never have succeeded without her contributions. The first
is DCS Turns 50 - a monumental and tremendously successful series of events,
which included a special distinguished lecture series, a timeline, and a
unified DCS convocation with Maria Klawe as the
honorary degree recipient, and culminating with the recent publication of the
DCS50 Yearbook and Pictorial History. Sara was at the helm of a small group
that conceived these events and spearheaded their execution under Sara's steady
leadership. The second "project" for which we'd like to
recognize Sara is her role in the success that DCS had with faculty recruiting
this year, with eight world class faculty members joining one of our three
campuses. For many of our visitors, Sara is the administrative face of the
department. Her behind the scenes work in organizing the logistics of
this process with many early mornings and late nights, allowed the recruiting
process to run smoothly and for DCS to leave a positive impression on our
visitors. We are thus recognizing Sara's tremendous contribution to help ensure
the legacy and excellence of the Department of Computer Science.
January
27, 2016
And
a more recent photo of UofT colleagues and all Alias alums!
June 18-19, 2015 – DCS celebrated its 50th Anniversary with an alumni
BBQ and a historic DCS only Convocation.
It took 2 years in the planning and an entire team to pull it off, but it
was historic on all levels and a heck of a lot of work! Check out http://web.cs.toronto.edu/news/dcsturns50.htm
and the timeline. We did it and had
fun! And I am really really proud of this year long
event.
Monday, March 28th,
2011 – I had the honour and privilege of
organizing a special Lecture, Reception and Dinner for Professor Kelly Gotlieb’s 90th birthday celebration.
To get to know wondrous things about Kelly go to http://web.cs.toronto.edu/people/profiles/nomination/gotlieb.htm
And then a few years ago, I got an award!
This is
the “ego” and “it’s all about me” section.
http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/main/newsitems/sara-burns
The department is
pleased to announce that Sara Burns, Executive Assistant to the Chair and
Administrative Coordinator, is the recipient of the 2010 Dean’s
Distinguished Service Award.
The Dean’s Distinguished Service Award is presented to a non-academic
staff member who has, over the course of their years of service to the Faculty
of Arts and Science, distinguished themselves in ways that are beyond the
expectations of administrative peers, academic colleagues and students... This
award recognizes distinguished service, as demonstrated by a spirit of
generosity, community, and dedication to the work, clients and members of the
unit.
To quote from the nomination:
"Sara exemplifies the type of
professional, team-minded, dedicated and talented staff that don't just keep
this University running, but that strive to make it the best possible place to
work and study."
Please join us in congratulating Sara on this very important recognition, and
thanking her for invaluable contributions to DCS.