ROOM CHANGE NOTICE: Celebrating Chinese Heritage and Contributions in Canada

New location: T132, North (Residence building)

Please be advised that the new location for this event is room T132, North (Residence building).

Speaker: Shaun Chen, Member of Parliament, Scarborough North
Date: Friday, January 20, 2017
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Refreshments will be served at 11:45 a.m.

2017 Benefit Premium Rate Changes

ATTENTION FULL-TIME AND PARTIAL LOAD EMPLOYEES

PREMIUM RATE CHANGES FOR GROUP INSURANCE BENEFITS

Sun Life reviews the utilization of group insurance benefits at regular intervals. From time to time premium rates for these benefits are adjusted either upwards or downwards to reflect the level of usage, cost to provide these benefits, anticipated cost to maintain the benefits in the future and the cost of inflation.

Office of Sustainability - Change of Staff Notice

Lindsay Walker will be starting maternity leave shortly to welcome a new member to her family in a few weeks. Her last day in the office will be Friday, January 20, 2017.

Personal Training & Fitness Classes

Do you need help getting motivated with your New Year's Resolutions? The winter semester fitness classes have begun at both the North and the Lakeshore campuses offering you a multitude of types of classes and times of day to work out with your co-workers & friends. We also have Nationally certified Personal Trainers who can assist you with your specific goals, whether it be to lose weight, get fit, recover from an injury, prepare for an event (eg. 5K or marathon) or simply show you how to do certain exercises properly, we have a trainer for you!

Global Opportunities! Academic Summer Abroad Programs

Picture yourself living and studying abroad for 2-4 weeks this summer, learning about yourself and the world while earning academic credits. Yes, you can! This incredible opportunity is open to all full-time Humber students in good academic standing.

Humber College’s Sexual Assault & Sexual Violence Policy and Procedures

Over the past year, Humber College’s Sexual Assault and Sexual Violence Committee (the Committee) spearheaded the revision of the Sexual Assault and Sexual Violence Policy and Procedures for students. A separate set of procedures were developed strictly for employees.

Teaching Innovation Fund - Call for Applications

The Centre for Teaching & Learning is pleased to announce the next call for applications for the Teaching Innovation Fund. The fund is a support package, including up to $1,200.00 per investigator, to help faculty develop and conduct research on a teaching innovation in their classrooms. For more information and to access the application form, see the attached document. To hear about the experiences of previous Teaching Innovation Fund recipients, see: app.frame.io/f/2NqxjgqF

Coming Soon! SSAW 2017

Hi everyone, As you know, Support Staff Appreciation Week (SSAW) will be here soon! The theme for this year is “WE ARE SSAW Celebrating Humber’s 50 Golden Years.” This year marks SSAW’s 29th anniversary, celebrating the contributions you make to the college with a week of professional development opportunities. As you know, this year also marks Humber’s 50th Anniversary. We are therefore very proud to be celebrating Humber’s amazing story.

Canadian Journal of Students’ Applied Research (CJSAR) – Call for Submissions

The Editorial Board of the Canadian Journal of Students’ Applied Research (CJSAR) in collaboration with Humber Press would like to invite submissions for publication in the 2018 edition.

Xerox Supplies

This is a friendly reminder that supplies for your office Xerox multi-function machines such as toner and staples are included in our contract with Xerox. If you need to refill your supplies, there is an eForm on Information Technology Services’ website where you can request supplies. The form can be found at formstack.com/forms/?1438316-IJPCrhqLaD%20.

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