Applications Now Open for The Cultivate Fund

Humber Applied Resarch & Innovation is now accepting applications for the Cultivate Fund. The Cultivate Fund supports Humber faculty and staff engaged in original, externally-focused research and innovation by providing modest amounts of funding for strategic research or innovation initiatives involving an industry, community or academic partner. Application Deadline: February 6, 2017 at noon Available Funding: up to $20,000 per project Funding Period: up to 12 months (May 1, 2017 - April 30, 2018)

Scholarly Writing Boot Camp - Call for Applications

The CTL is excited to announce a call for applications for the next Scholarly Writing Boot Camp, taking place on February 22-24, 2017. The Boot Camp is a chance to make a commitment to get a piece of scholarly writing done, by dedicating a consolidated period of time to writing in a quiet group retreat context. Food and accommodations will be provided for the duration of the retreat. Spaces are limited! See the attached pdf file for more information and for the application.

College Council Highlights: December 2016

Humber College Council (HCC) held its fourth meeting of the 2016-17 academic year on Thursday, December 8 at the North Campus. To ensure the Humber community is informed of upcoming events, new initiatives and important issues, College Council reports the highlights of its monthly meetings. For more information or to provide feedback on the highlights, please contact jean.o’donnell@humber.ca.

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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.

Student Life Programs is Looking for Your Magazines

Student Life Programs is looking for gently used magazines for an upcoming project. If you have any magazines that you are willing to donate, please contact Thomas Kaddour at thomas.kaddour@humber.ca or x4986. We are happy to arrange for a pick-up. Happy Holidays!

Humber’s AODA Customer Service Standards Training Has Been Revised

The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) underwent recent changes as of July 1, 2016. As a result, Humber was required to update its training on the Customer Service Standards. The Centre is happy to report that the modules for faculty, administrative and support staff have all been updated and are now available to you for completion.

Please note: All employees who have completed the Customer Service Standards online training before January, 2016 are required to complete the revised Customer Service Standards module that can be accessed at:

Turn Off Before You Take Off

A friendly reminder from the Office of Sustainability to remember to power down your computers and monitors, turn off all lights, close window shades and unplug any holiday lights before you leave for the holidays! Let's not use any unnecessary energy while we're not here. We wish you a wonderful holiday season! Office of Sustainability

Introduction of the Sustainability Steering Committee (SSC)

Humber has been integrating "Sustainability into Everything we do" for many years now. We have been named one of Canada's Greenest Employers 2016, a Smart Commute Gold Workplace two years in a row (2015 & 2016), and just recently earned a second Silver level rating from the Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Rating System (STARS) put on by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).

We Are Proud to Announce...

We are very proud to announce that Humber re-certified with the Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Rating System (STARS) certification and achieved a second Silver rating. The re-certification was done with the newest version 2.1 of STARS, the most robust to date.

Global Corporate Challenge - What Happens After the 100 Day Journey?

As the 100 Day Journey draws to a close, it’s important to reflect on how far we’ve come. Each participant has different reasons for having participated in the GCC, ranging from personal health goals, to increased engagement, or a desire to collaborate with colleagues. Humber had over 260 employees participate and together we walked, biked, and swam a total of 48,090 kilometers, which equates to walking around the world 1.2 times.

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