1.  Customer Service Standard Training

The Customer Service Standard Training was the first mandatory training to be released under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (2005) (AODA).  All Humber employees who are full-time, part-time, sessional, contract and work-study students are required to complete the AODA Customer Service Standard Online Training.

The online training module can be accessed at the following link: hrs.humber.ca/human-rights-equity-diversity/training-programs/aoda-customer-service-standards-training.html

2.  Training for Educators

The Training for Educators is the second mandatory training to be released under the AODA, and requires Humber College to provide educators with accessibility awareness training related to accessible program or course delivery and instruction.  All full-time, part-time, sessional and contract educators, instructors, facilitators, presenters, curriculum developers and tutors are required to complete the online Accessibility Awareness Training for Educators.  

The online training module can be accessed at the following link:  hrs.humber.ca/training-modules/aodaeducators.html

3.  Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation/Ontario Human Rights Code
Training (IASR/OHRC)

The IASR/OHRC is the third mandatory training that was released under the AODA. All employees who are full-time, part-time, sessional, contract and work-study students are required to complete the IASR/OHRC Training. 

The online training module can be accessed at the following link:  hrs.humber.ca/training-modules/iasr-aoda-training.html

Please note:

• All employees who fall under the category of “Educators” must complete all three (3) training modules.
• All other employees must complete only two training modules: (1) Customer Service and (3) IASR/OHRC.

Thank you for ensuring Humber’s compliance with the AODA

For assistance, please contact Jessica Bowen, Manager, Human Rights, Equity & Diversity at jessica.bowen@humber.ca or at 416.675.6622 ext. 5685.

Off-campus access to Humber library eResources for faculty and staff will be changing soon.

Your library PIN will be the first 10 letters of your last name.

If you are a current library user then you will be emailed a library notice with your new PIN.

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Andrew Scott as Associate Dean, School of Creative and Performing Arts. Dr. Scott will play a critical role in curriculum design and review, faculty and staff evaluation and development, industry partnerships, and financial planning.

Dr. Scott joined Humber’s esteemed music faculty in 2005 and has been the program’s head academic advisor, while teaching music history and overseeing the music business area since 2010. During the 2014-2015 academic year, he was the acting Program Co-ordinator of the Bachelor of Music program. Dr. Scott has taught at the University of Guelph, where he also directed the school’s jazz ensemble, and at the University of Western Ontario. He has published widely in scholarly journals and has presented academic research papers at conferences across North America.

At Humber, Dr. Scott created ArtsAbled, an interdisciplinary extra-curricular program teaching entrepreneurial and arts-sector leadership skills; implemented the Bachelor of Music program’s inaugural listening party, designed four degree-breadth courses, received a 2013 SIRF grant, and sat on a number of college-wide committees. He has worked with the Registrar’s Office to develop pathways into the Bachelor of Music program, and mentored new faculty through the Teaching Excellence Project.

Dr. Scott holds a doctorate in musicology from York University and a master of music degree from the New England Conservatory of Music. In June 2013, he graduated from the Harvard Summer Institute on College Admissions. A runner and proud father of three, Dr. Scott is a guitarist and composer who works in the areas of jazz and popular music.

Please join me in welcoming Dr. Andrew Scott into his new role at Humber!

Steve Bellamy
Dean, School of Creative & Performing Arts

I’m pleased to announce the appointment of Andrea Sudak as Horticulture Technician, Humber Arboretum, effective July 27, 2015.

Andrea was raised to have a deep love and appreciation for nature and it was a natural fit for her to pursue a career in horticulture and conservation. Andrea has worked with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and Credit Valley Conservation Authority in habitat restoration, naturalization and reforestation. She also has experience as a Maintenance Foreman for an ecological landscaping company.

Andrea holds an Honours Diploma in Environmental Landscape Management from Seneca College as well as a Diploma in Horticulture through the University of Guelph.

Please join me in welcoming Andrea to Humber!

Alexandra (Alix) Link, Director, Humber Arboretum