Humber in the News: August & September 2013 Highlights

October 11, 2013
 
Tonight Newspaper – August 6, 2013 – The Importance of Continuing Education
Article mentions Humber’s programs that help upgrade skills through certificates, diplomas, degrees and postgraduate certificates.

The Toronto Sun – August 11, 2013 – Serving up restaurant careers
Feature mentions Humber’s hospitality courses and includes an interview with Paul McCabe, program coordinator.
Also published on Toronto 24 Hours
 
Toronto 24 Hours – August 12, 2013 – Never too late to upgrade skills
Article mentions Humber’s immigration services certificate and features an interview with Kim Pavan, director of professional and continuing education in the School of Community and Social Services.
 
The Toronto Star – August 15, 2013 – Continuing Education: Learning the law to get ahead
Article features Humber alumni, Raj Vemulapalli who is now a parking officer after upgrading his skills with a continuing education course.

Tonight Newspaper – August 20, 2013 – Humber is ready when you are
Article mentions Humber’s Business School continuing education courses being flexible with options such as evening, weekend and online classes being available.

Tonight Newspaper – August 20, 2013 – Back to School with Continuing Education
Article mentions the importance of a continuing education course and features Humber’s various programs. The article also features an interview with Tara Kuipery, Continuing Education student services advisor.

CTV News - August 25, 2013 – College dorms throw open their doors to anxious students
Segment follows two Humber first year students while they move in to their dorms.

Toronto Metro Newspaper – August 27, 2013 – Gain Knowledge and Confidence
Article mentions Humber’s OSLT program and features alumni, Lorena Rodriguez’s account of how the program was important for her when arriving in Canada.

Toronto Metro Newspaper – August 27, 2013 – Career Dreams do come true
Article mentions Humber graduate Aaron Crawford who fulfilled his dream of becoming a police officer with Humber’s Police Foundations program.
 
The Toronto Star – August 30, 2013 - Scholarships started with a dream
Article features Humber graduate, Maryan Hilowie an immigrant from Somalia who completed Business Management certificate at the college.

The Globe and Mail – August 30, 2013 - Professor Oprah’s lessons on life teaching and value
Article mentions Humber’s instructors using one of his own TV productions, He Said She Said to teach students about all the behind the scenes tricks of putting on that type of show from food styling to the best way to capture two-way banter.
 
CP24 Breakfast Show – August 30, 2013 – Residence move-in day and Orientation Week
The Breakfast show was live at Humber for a first-year student’s move in and to show Humber’s orientation week
 
CP24 Breakfast Show – August 31, 2013 – College & University mascot challenge
Humber’s Hawk participated and won CP24’s College and University mascot challenge.
 
The Toronto Sun – September 4, 2013 – Grants that give foster kids hope
Article features Rosanne Howell, Humber jazz graduate, who says she doesn’t know where she would be without the program.
 
Now Magazine – August 15, 2013 – Class Action
Article is about taking continuing education courses and mentions Humber’s more than 400 courses in areas such as emergency management, human resources management, front desk and housekeeping operations and environmental ethics.
 
Maclean’s – September 19, 2013 – Trades: It’s not such a dirty job…
Article feature an interview with David Da Costa, student in Humber’s Electromechanical Engineering Technology program.
 
Toronto Metro – September 19, 2013 – Battery Drained? Use elbow grease
Article features Humber student Joe Kiez who designed a device that could harvest kinetic energy from human motion to generate energy to charge a wide variety of gadgets such as cell phones, MP3 players, smart phones and tablets.
Article also published on; Metro Ottawa, Metro Halifax, Metro Calgary, Metro Winnipeg, Metro London, Metro Regina, Metro Vancouver, Metro Saskatoon, Metro Edmonton
 
Marketing Magazine – September 19, 2013 – AD School Scoreboard
Article mentions Humber’s new two-year Advertising and Marketing Communications program.
 
BlogTO.com – September 20, 2013 – Culture Days Etobicoke Lakeshore
Article mentions Humber’s and Lakeshore Arts 30 free and interactive activities throughout the Culture Day weekend festivities.
 
The Toronto Sun – September 22, 2013 – College Degrees on the RISE
Article mentions the popularity of college degrees and mentions Humber as one of the postsecondary school institutes that offers a variety of degree programs.
Also published in Toronto 24 Hours
 
The Toronto Sun – September 22, 2013 - Business Programs Develop Soft Skills
Article mentions Humber’s four-year Bachelor of Commerce programs built on a common two-year platform of business studies. Article also features interview with associate dean, Paul Griffin.
Also published in Toronto 24 Hours
 
The Toronto Sun – September 22, 2013 – Students make that a double
Article mentions Humber’s variety of dual credit courses and features an interview with Carol Ray, Coordinator, Dual Credit Program, Planning and Development.
Also published in Toronto 24 Hours
 
The Toronto Sun – September 22, 2013 – The Picture of Health
Article mentions Humber’s Clinical Research as a leading-edge and in demand health-care program designed to meet the evolving needs of the industry.
Also published in Toronto 24 Hours
 
The Globe and Mail – September 23, 2013 - How the sound of music led to a job she loves
Article is a feature on Jaclyn Tam, Humber postgraduate certificate alumni in the Broadcasting program. Jaclyn is currently the event coordinator of performance for The Royal Conservatory of Music.
 
The Toronto Star – September 24, 2013 – Business Culture
Article mentions the various events taking place at Humber during Culture Days and features and interview with Wanda Buote, principal at Lakeshore Campus.
 
Now Magazine – September 26, 2013 – Class Action
Article features Humber theatre production graduate Alexander Wauch who is currently touring with Cirque du Soleil’s show Dralion. Alexander is responsible for the set-up and teardown of all the electrical and lighting aspects as well as operating spots and lighting equipment during performances.
 
Now Magazine – September 26, 2013 – Class Action
Article mentions various places to study as a stage artist and features Humber’s Theatre Performance and Theatre Production courses.
 
Wired – September 30, 2013 – AppSeed Transforms Your Sketches into App Prototypes
Article is about Greg Goralski, Humber’s Interactive Media professor who designed an app that transforms sketches into app prototypes. The article also features an interview with Greg.
Also published in Forbes.com