Jen McMillen has accepted an exciting new role as Ryerson University's Vice-Provost, Students.

Both at Humber and within the Ontario postsecondary sector, Jen is a well-known champion for students and leader in student affairs. As Humber's Dean of Students, she has been responsible for the vision, planning and implementation of programs and services designed to create a dynamic and supportive learning environment for our diverse student population.

Jen has been responsible for helping to shape a wide range of our student activities, services and supports, including: advising; career services; student engagement; athletics; student housing and residence life; student inclusion and diversity programming; health and wellness; and student communications.

Jen was instrumental in Humber’s decision to become the first public college in Canada to sign on to the Okanagan Charter, and embed a commitment to health and wellness into both our strategic plan and decision-making processes. Jen was also recognized provincially for her role in garnering government support for innovative mental health first aid training, and for supporting its delivery across the Ontario college sector.

An excellent communicator and collaborator, Jen has built genuine relationships with students, faculty, staff and community partners and ensured the inclusion of students’ voices. She’s also acted as a media spokesperson for the college and played a key role in issues management. Jen has worked to feature more student-created content on social media and online and led the creation and implementation of the successful We Got You campaign.

Jen will certainly be missed here at Humber and Ryerson will benefit from her experience and passion for student affairs. Jen will be on campus until the end of November. Please join me in congratulating Jen on her new role and in thanking her for her contributions to Humber.

Jason Hunter
Vice-President, Student and Community Engagement