Announcements

New JIPE Article: Clustering Ontario Renters
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October 31, 2025
Contact:
Humber Polytechnic Press
Email:
humberpress@humber.ca
Bird's eye view of residential neighbourhood.

Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education (JIPE) is pleased to announce the publication of 'Clustering Ontario Renters' by Anthony Piscitelli, PhD.

Abstract:  

A survey conducted in the Canadian province of Ontario was used to identify five groups of renters through factor analysis and cluster analysis. 1) Former Buyers are older individuals who have purchased in the past or explored purchasing and are now renting. 2) Active Buyers are individuals who are planning to buy and have taken steps, such as securing pre-approval on a mortgage, to begin to find a home to purchase. 3) Planning Buyers plan to purchase a home but have yet to take active steps. 4) Considering Planning are individuals who may or may not someday purchase a home. 5) Not Planning are individuals who do not believe they will ever own a home. These groups are compared to measure attitudes toward their homes, neighbourhoods, civic issues, and well-being. 

Read 'Clustering Ontario Renters' on Jipe.ca.

About JIPE 

Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education (JIPE) is an online, open-access journal that mobilizes knowledge and insights generated by the global polytechnic community. JIPE is published by Humber Polytechnic Press. JIPE accepts submissions on a rolling basis.

Book Appointments and Explore Career Services on Career Connect
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When:
October 31, 2025
Contact:
Career Connect
Email:
careers@humber.ca

Did you know students can now book one-on-one appointments with Career Advisors and Work Integrated Learning advisors through Career Connect? 

How can students book an appointment: 

  1. Log in to Career Connect 
  2. Select Advising → Request New Appointment  
  3. Choose the topic they need support in, such as Academic Advising, Career Advising, WIL/Field Experience Advising, Interview Skills for Careers, and so much more.

They can also explore upcoming workshops, events like career fairs, and we post new on-campus and off-campus job opportunities every day. Let's continue supporting our students by shaping their career journey today with Career Connect.

Do you know a student that would benefit from Advising and Career Support? 

This is how students can find us: 

North Campus - Learning Resource Commons, First Floor 
Lakeshore Campus - Student Welcome & Resource Centre, First Floor (WEL105) 

Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
Evening Virtual Career Coaching: Monday to Thursday 5 to 8 p.m. 

Students can also book an appointment by navigating to the Advising page on Career Connect  

Contact: T: 416.675.5030 (North) | 416.675.5028 (Lakeshore) | E: careers@humber.ca

Supporting Our Community Following Hurricane Melissa
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When:
October 30, 2025

Dear Humber community, 

Over the last few days many of us have heard about the devastation and impact of Hurricane Melissa on Jamaica and the Caribbean region. We know that many members of our community are personally affected by the hurricane and have family members and loved ones in the region as well. It is a difficult time, and we ask our staff to be understanding and supportive of their colleagues and students navigating the results of this natural disaster.  

If you are personally impacted, please take care of yourself and speak with your manager if you need support or flexibility in the days ahead. We also encourage faculty to continue to demonstrate flexibility and understanding with their students who may be impacted.  

We continue to support students and employees who may need assistance during this difficult time. We ask that staff who support students in their learning experience ensure they are aware of the following resources should they need them: 

Employee Resources

  • The Employee and Family Assistance Program services are also available for full-time employees and include counselling services and online resources.

    Need Support?
    Contact Homewood Health at:

    Phone:
    1-800-663-1142 (English)  
    1-866-398-9505 (French)  
    1-888-384-1152 (TTY)   
    Web: www.homewoodhealth.com
     
  • Humber’s Black/African Employee Resource Group (BA-ERG) is available as a space for connection and community support. The group provides opportunities for networking, collaboration, and engagement among Black staff and faculty across the institution. Looking to connect? Contact: BAERG@humber.ca.

Student Resources  

  • Humber’s Black Student Support & Engagement (BSSE) is available as a space for connection and community support. The team provides opportunities for leadership, learning, and engagement for Black students across Humber and the University of Guelph-Humber.  Contact: BSSE@humber.ca 
  • On-campus, after-hours, walk-in support (CMHA Toronto), Monday to Friday, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.: 
    • North Campus: LRC Building, 3rd Floor (Room 3005) 
    • Lakeshore Campus: L Building, 1st Floor (Room L1017) 
  • Togetherall: Free online peer-to-peer mental health support 
  • Community mental health support: 
  • Student Wellness and Accessibility Centre
    • Counselling; call 416-675-5090 or email SWAC@humber.ca to request an appointment 
    • Care Coordinators (Humber staff who provide support and resources for students on-campus and in the community): call 437.565.1366 or email: CARE@humber.ca, to request an appointment 
    • Peer Active Listening: Students can book a virtual 45-minute session Sunday to Friday to talk with a Peer Wellness Educator and hear about campus resources.  
  • Morcare (International Students) 
  • WeConnect: Mental Health and Wellness Support for International Students - For more information, students can register directly for support at: https://app.dialogue.co/ (access code: FAL25ACLSAP) or they can contact Dialogue's 24/7 Call Centre at 1.855.853.0565 
  • Across Boundaries: mental health and addiction services for racialized communities 
  • African Community Services of Peel 
  • Distress Centre Peel: 905.278.7208 
Planting the Seeds of Applied Learning: The Barrett STEAM Academy Gives Young Learners a Head Start
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When:
October 30, 2025

In the latest SVPA Blog, Gina Antonacci, senior vice-president, Academic, celebrates the launch of the Barrett STEAM Academy.

The program, made possible through the support of The Barrett Family Foundation, invites middle and high school students into the Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation for a hands-on introduction to STEAM. 

Read the latest SVPA Blog.

Honour Wanda Buote’s Upcoming Retirement
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When:
October 30, 2025
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For more than 35 years, Wanda Buote has been an extraordinary and influential member of the Humber Polytechnic community. From her early days at Humber’s bookstore to her current role as Dean of Education & Training Solutions, Wanda has shaped programs, supported colleagues, and helped Humber grow into the leading institution it is today.  

Now, as Wanda prepares for her well-deserved retirement, we have a chance to celebrate her achievements by creating the Wanda Buote Scholarship for Growth and Resilience for students in Humber’s Condominium Management program, which Wanda herself helped bring to life. 

Every contribution, large or small, is both a show of gratitude to Wanda and an investment in the students and school she has proudly championed for decades. 

Donate in honour of Wanda Buote

Thank you for helping us celebrate Wanda’s remarkable legacy and carry her impact forward for years to come.

Questions? Contact Melissa in Advancement and Alumni at melissa.beauchamp@humber.ca.

Career Milestones Recognition - October 2025
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When:
October 30, 2025
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List of employees celebrating Career Milestones in October

Congratulations to all our employees celebrating Career Milestones in October!

The following employees are celebrating their 1, 5, 15, 20 and 30-year anniversary with Humber. We encourage you to reach out to your colleagues to congratulate them on their Career Milestones!

1 Year 5 Years 15 Years 20 Years 30 Years
Bianca Dailey
Kinza Malik
James DePoe
Jennifer Liang
Le Chan
Dell Carmen Tulabot
Terry Lundrigan
 Marvila
Lopez-Delgado		 Anthony Natolino Kiran Kenth
Hiba Khan Julian Klimczyk Marta Pryemska Cheryl Pinto  
Alisha Bipta   Alma Labayen    
Rida Khan   Risa Handler    
Kathryn Erlandson        
Niki Boghossian        
Gabrielle Austin
        
Rhiema Shuster
        
Stephanie Boachie        
Krista Elliott-Shahid        
Aneet Sahota        
Barron Cedric Tan        
Anjima Shaji        
Ada Zhu        
Jessica Ing        

Although we do our best to ensure we don't miss anyone, sometimes it happens. If we have missed anyone on this list, our sincere apologies. Please let us know so we can correct our records and ensure the employee receives recognition.

Questions? Please email us at oe@humber.ca.

Blackboard Ultra Course Clean-up on November 21
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When:
October 30, 2025

All Summer 2024 courses, including DEVU and SBXU courses, will be removed from Humber systems on Friday, November 21 at 4 p.m.

Why are courses being removed?

This is standard practice to ensure we maintain enough space and capacity on the Learning Management System, so these clean-ups are scheduled following good practices for data and storage management.

Which courses are being removed?

Humber removes courses one year after final grades are submitted or courses are created (for DEVU and SBXU courses).

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  • Courses from the Summer 2024 semester will be removed this Fall 2025 semester.
    • The courses being removed have 202450 or Summer_2024 at the end of their CRN. For example, a course with CRN 1234.202450 or CNDO103.017.Summer_2024 will be removed this Fall 2025 semester. Learn more about finding your CRN if you need support.

Please be aware of the following:

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  • PMR and ADR courses are deleted three years after they were created.
  • Courses from this Fall 2025 semester (currently being taught), will be removed in Winter 2027.

How do I back up and save my course for future use?

We recommend faculty back up and archive Blackboard courses at the end of each semester. Most course sites take no more than 10 minutes to archive, and OneDrive is readily available to all faculty for file storage.

What if I need help backing up my course?

Support for OneDrive is available from ITS, and support for learning how to back up and archive courses is available from the Innovative Learning Support Centre.

CIHW and the Library: Health and Wellness through a Student-led Design Sprint
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When:
October 29, 2025

At the Centre for Innovation in Health & Wellness, we believe that an inclusive design is built by those who use and experience the spaces daily—our students. That's why we were thrilled to partner with the Humber and Guelph-Humber Library to lead a Health Design sprint that put students at the heart of imagining and shaping the future of our library.

Over the course of the Design sprint, interdisciplinary student teams worked together to redesign three key spaces in the Library. With creativity as their compass and health and wellness at the core, the student teams proposed unique, inclusive, and innovative concepts—from neutral tones to greening the spaces, fun and flexible seating arrangements, and futuristic designs that meet the needs of today's learners.

At Humber, we’re all about Building Brilliance, and this initiative was no exception. By tapping into their individual talents and skills, from interior design program to engineering, health and wellness and research programs, students collaborated with one another and shared their brilliant ideas to design new wellness spaces that connected them all.

A big shout-out to all the teams who contributed their passion and innovative thinking to this project. Your work is proof that when we think boldly, we can create learning spaces that are not only functional but also inspire well-being and creativity.

Stay tuned—we'll be inviting the Humber and Guelph-Humber community to vote for their favourite designs. Voting details coming soon!

Improved Features in Blackboard Ultra - October & November 2025
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When:
October 29, 2025

The following are highlights of this month’s new and improved features in Blackboard Ultra that will be live Thursday, November 6. Additionally, features that went live Thursday, October 2 are also included. The most relevant updates are related to a few key areas:

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  • Communication & Collaboration
  • Tests & Assignments
  • Gradebook

Read more and view screenshots about these updates by reading this Blackboard Hub article on our Innovative Learning website.

Communication & Collaboration

Improved Course Messages User Interface - Available in October (Now)

Anthology has redesigned the Course Messages interface in Blackboard to deliver a cleaner, more modern messaging experience. Messages now appear in chat-style bubbles, with the sender’s messages left-justified and the recipient’s messages right-justified, similar to popular messaging apps like iMessage or Teams.

Tests & Assignments

Consistent Save and Cancel options in Settings page - Available in October (Now)

This enhancement includes the following updates:

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  • Timer settings: Removed the X icon and added Save and Cancel buttons.
  • Access code settings: Replaced Close and Continue with Cancel and Save.
  • Learning Outcome Measurements: Removed the X icon and added Save and Cancel buttons.

Tag questions with metadata in tests and question banks - Available in October (Now)

When creating or editing a question, instructors can turn on Question metadata, then create or apply a tag to the question. Created tags become available in the Enter question tags search results, allowing instructors to apply that tag to other questions without needing to create them again. Metadata is visible during question creation or editing and can be used to filter questions when reusing or adding to pools. Created tags are facets in the Categories filter set available on the question banks and Reuse question pages.

Require questions before making forms visible to students - Available in October (Now)

Anthology has improved the visibility controls for forms to align with those of tests. Previously, instructors could make a form visible to students, even if it contained no questions. This enhancement ensures that students only access complete and purposeful assessments.

Bulk change question points in tests - Available in November

Instructors can now efficiently update point values for multiple questions in tests using new bulk editing options.

Gradebook

Improved navigation from Gradebook column headers - Available in November

Anthology has enhanced the gradebook grid view to streamline access to submission pages from column headers on the Grades page. These updates improve clarity and consistency across item types.

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  • For Assignments, Tests, Forms, Discussions, Journals:
    • Replaced the Edit option with a View Submissions option using the eye icon.
    • Renamed the grade cell menu option from View to View Submission.
  • For Manual Items, Calculations, Total Calculations:
    • Added a View option to the column header that routes to the submission page.
  • For SCORM Items:
    • Added a View Submissions option with the eye icon.
    • Renamed the grade cell menu option to View Submission.
    • Removed Edit and Preview SCORM options from the column header menu.
  • For Attendance:
    • Replaced the Edit option with a View option using the eye icon.
    • Navigation behavior remains unchanged, with users being routed to the attendance page.

Choose whether to include hidden items in Gradebook downloads - Available in November

Instructors now have more flexibility when downloading the gradebook for offline use. Previously, downloads included only the columns visible to instructors. With this update, instructors can choose whether to include hidden items in the download file.

For more information, please read more at Anthology's Blackboard website.

Contact the Innovative Learning Support Centre if you need support. We are here to help!

Support Your Students’ Career Development with Career Connect
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October 29, 2025

Did you know that faculty and staff can tap into Career Connect as a resource to help empower students in their career journeys?

With Career Connect, you can:

  • Track student participation in workshops, career fairs, and other career development events you are hosting.
  • Share career development events directly with your classes or with groups beyond your program.
  • Connect students with employers and job opportunities relevant to their field of study.
  • Access resources to integrate career learning into your courses (like mock interviews, resume building tools, pathways, and more).

Learn more about how you can support student success by emailing careerconnect@humber.ca and book an initial conversation with our team.

Do your students have questions about Career Connect?

This is how they can find us:

North Campus, Learning Resource Commons, First Floor
Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Or they can book an appointment with one of our Career and Student Success Advisors by navigating to the Advising page on Career Connect.

Contact: T: 416.675.5030 (North) | 416.675.5028 (Lakeshore) | E: careerconnect@humber.ca

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