The College Employer Council (CEC) and CAAT-A bargaining teams are continuing to negotiate. The CAAT-A bargaining team has asked for a strike vote and conciliation while negotiating. The Ministry of Labour has set strike vote dates beginning Tuesday, October 15 at noon until Thursday, October 17 at 3 p.m. Conciliation dates will be announced when available.

To the Humber and Guelph-Humber community,

On behalf of the Wellness Education and Programs team, we extend our heartfelt gratitude for your support during Take Back the Night on Thursday September 19. Your contributions in promoting campus services, leading wellness activities, and participating in the march were invaluable, and the success of the evening was made possible by your efforts.

Thanks to your involvement, learners had the opportunity to connect and gain insights into the services and resources you offer. We successfully engaged with over 300+ students, reinforcing our collective mission to enhance their campus experience.

In conclusion, we hope you found value in participating in Take Back the Night. Events like these remind us of the significance of cultivating a safe and responsive campus community in support of our learners. We sincerely appreciate your ongoing commitment and could not have achieved this without each of you.

We look forward to hosting the event again next year!

With thanks,

Wellness Education and Programs 
Student Wellness and Equitable Learning  

Offloading (iOS 11+)

In iOS 11, Apple introduced a feature that will “offload” unused apps if device storage becomes low and other criteria. While user data is maintained, the app will not be visible unless the user restores it to their device via the App Store.

Hibernation (Android 11+)

Starting with Android 11, if a user does not interact with your app for a few months, the app will automatically be placed in a hibernation state by the operating system. Once the app is in this state it may not receive important push notifications or perform background tasks. This is the default behaviour of the operating system, and it currently cannot be disabled programmatically by the app. When a user interacts with an app by resuming it or pressing on a notification the system extends the amount of time before an app is hibernated.

In order to rectify, we have scheduled an in-app notification that is being sent every three months to turn off iOS offloading or Android Hibernation.

For Android devices, the Hibernation feature is a per-app setting, therefore the reminder will only occur if the setting is enabled at the time of the scheduled reminder. If the user had previously turned this setting off and then consequently turned it back on they will once again continue to receive notifications.

For iOS devices, Offloading is a device-wide setting, presently there is no API within iOS to check the status of this setting from within the app. Therefore, the scheduled reminders will continue to occur at the configured interval regardless of whether the Offload setting is turned on or off.

The message will appear when Guardian App is open, and it describes to users what Offloading and Hibernation are, and what to change in their device settings to disable the feature.

Writing effective prompts directly influences the quality, relevance and accuracy of AI responses and is an essential future-focused skill for professionals in any industry. 

This micro-credential focuses on proven, effective prompting techniques with practical augmentation and implementation methods for AI tools. Participants will strategically leverage AI capabilities while maintaining their unique human perspective. Through hands-on experimentation and personalized projects, learners will discover the "jagged edge" between human and AI capabilities and critically evaluate AI-generated content. 

This micro-credential takes place over a four-week period in a flexible, online format.

Humber employees, family and friends, can use the following 10 percent discount code: PWMC010 - valid until October 12, 2024.

For more information and to register, visit our website.