Innovation of the Year Award 2023 - Now Accepting Nominations

Celebrate and recognize the great work that your colleagues are doing. Nominate them for the Innovation of the Year Award 2023.

Purpose or goal
The purpose of the Innovation of the Year Awards is to recognize College employees who have designed and implemented a significant innovation that positively impacts the Humber student experience.

Eligibility
All employee groups (full and part-time faculty, administrators and support staff) are eligible for nomination.

Criteria
The merit of an innovation will be judged on the following criteria:

  • Creativity: The selected innovation will be an original or unique adaptation of a current program, process, task or concept.
  • Effectiveness: There is evidence that the innovation leads to a better process for accomplishing a task(s) or a better overall outcome.
  • Replication: The significant components of the innovation can be replicated across courses, programs or institutions. Best submissions will include a description of conditions necessary for replication.
  • Timelineness: The innovation will have been initiated no more than five years previously and will have been implemented for enough time to have viable information about its impact and effectiveness. Its impact will address a current issue.
  • Collaboration: The best submissions demonstrate connections between colleagues, programs, departments, Faculties or College teams.
  • Quality: Students and/or staff agree that the innovation increases quality in the course program, department or institution. Evidence of quality may include student ratings or letters of support for colleagues.

The Innovation must have a positive impact on the Humber student experience.

To make a submission, email the completed nomination form (attached) and forward supporting documents to falisha.rowe@humber.ca by Friday, March 8, 2023.