View the hours of operation for food services from December 15 to 23.

The CICE team and students would like to thank all the faculty who have welcomed a CICE student into their classroom this semester. Through your exceptional guidance and support, you have helped enhance a CICE student's college experience!

• Vishaal Bedi
• David Bezmozgis
• Kevin Brandon
• Jennifer Breuer
• Martin Buehner
• Nicole Chuchmach
• Anthony De Laurentis
• Mary Divito
• Matthew Fulton
• Franca Giambattista
• Ryan Giles
• Onika Green
• Darren Hupp
• Samantha Jones
• Susan Joseph
• Bora Kim
• Christel Kuiper
• Leonhard Lechner
• Giselle Mirabelli
• Jessica Paton
• Ryan Patrick
• Antonietta Perretta
• Kimberly Rich
• Fransico Rivera
• Wayne Salmon
• Lina Scaccia
• Lori Short-Zamudio
• Dean Sinclair
• Jeff Stephenson
• Andrew Stevenson
• Liz Stevenson
• Igino Teolis
• Estefania Toledo
• Renny Wheable
• Anne Zbitnew

Thank you to all the Humber and University of Guelph-Humber faculty, staff, and students that helped plan and facilitate the annual Humber Employee Holiday Party this year. Your efforts helped create a welcoming space that brought our staff and their loved ones together to connect and share in the holiday spirit. 

This year, we welcomed over 320 staff and their families, collected a generous amount of donated non-perishable food items and new/unwrapped toys, and received overwhelmingly positive feedback from staff and their families. Your contribution played a huge role in creating a fun and memorable experience for the Humber community.  

Thank you to the following faculties and departments for organizing and leading engaging workshops and activities and contributing their time, effort, and resources to make this event a success! 

Department of Athletics and Recreation   

• Mike Kopinak, Nathania Bron, Summer Azem, Raya Ramsajan, Sid Sondkar 

Libraries  

• Erin Walker, Aliya Dalfen 

Indigenous Education and Engagement 

• Lynn Short 

Capital Development and Facilities Management 

• Janice Boyd, James Irvine, Scott Skrinar, Pranav Patel, Abhijit Barot 

Public Safety and Emergency Management 

• Thomas Urbaniak, David Yen, Cassandra Dias 

Information Technology Services 

• Emiel Datadeen, Mark Pezzelato 

Government Relations, Marketing, and Communications 

• Jill Rosenberg, Ryan Patterson, Paul Nguyen 

Campus Services 

• Katie Evans   

Longo Faculty of Business   

• Colin Bartley 

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences 

• John Stilla, Sarah Henderson, Sarah Armenia, Candace Iron 

Faculty of Media, Creative Arts, and Design  

• Guillermo Acosta, Jason Merai, Nicola Winstanley, Corina Moody, Diana Balingit, Daniel Schneider, Lauren Cheong, David Scott, Marc Colangelo, Adrian Hillis, Alejandro Garcia, Deanna Kinsley, Alliah Vergara, Kim Dang Phu Dang, Ocean Gibson-Streeter 

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences  

• Kristan Lingard, Lucy Koncan, Jasnoor Kaur, Keandra Allen 

Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology 

• Paul Griffin, Michael Auchincloss, Eric Ilano and the Skilled Trades and Technology team and vendors 

Faculty of Social and Community Services 

• Joanna Amirault, Kelly Cassano, Coura Niang, Ghina Azaizi, Najma Mahamoud, Chantel Joyce Houston, Osaretin Faith Edebor, Maryam Bhayat, Nataly Mcdonald, Sara Guni 

Thank you to Gina Antonacci, senior vice-president, Academic, and Jennifer O'Brien, vice-president, People(s), Culture and Organizational Excellence, for their continued support.   

Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season!  

Principal’s Office, Lakeshore and People(s), Culture and Organizational Excellence 

Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education (JIPE) is pleased to announce the publication of “Fostering Support and Community: An Auto-Ethnographic Exploration of a Doctoral Community of Practice for Faculty and Staff—Part One” by Abac, M., Dhanota, A., Kadiyska, R., McCaw, C., Mohamed, S., Musicco, J., Pacini, S., Siddiqui, R., Smith, E., & Thomson, D.

Abstract:

This paper explores the formation and growth of a Doctoral Community of Practice (CoP) that supports faculty and staff at Humber Polytechnic through their doctoral and research journeys. Through monthly informal discussions, the community offers opportunities for knowledge sharing and mutual support among its members. The Doctoral CoP strengthens professional growth and cultivates meaningful engagement across the polytechnic.

The following auto-ethnographic paper presents reflections from members of Humber’s Doctoral CoP, who share how collective learning, encouragement, and peer connection have shaped their doctoral experiences. Through their insights, the significance of belonging, shared knowledge, and emotional support becomes clear. Members describe how the CoP has reduced isolation, strengthened confidence, enhanced research practice, and fostered a sense of motivation and resilience. Across diverse disciplines and stages of study, their voices reveal how collaboration transforms the doctoral experience into one grounded in growth, connection, and continual learning.

Read the article published on JIPE.ca.

About JIPE

Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education (JIPE) is an online, open-access journal that mobilizes knowledge and insights generated by the global polytechnic community. JIPE is published by Humber Polytechnic Press and accepts submissions on a rolling basis. To learn more, visit jipe.ca.