The Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology would like to share with the Humber community our Humber FAST Times - May issue.
The FAST newsletters can also be found on our website.
Announcements
Emergency Preparedness Week Contest Day Two
Thank you for participating in our Emergency Preparedness Week Contest. Remember, if you answer all five questions correctly, you will be entered to win an emergency car kit.
View the answer to yesterday’s question.
Today's tip: Create an emergency plan and emergency kit for your home. Don't forget about any medications, the elderly or your pets, or small children. Get tips on how to create an emergency plan and a kit for your home.
The winner be announced on Monday, May 15, 2023.
Good luck!
Kathy Branton
Manager, Business Continuity & Emergency Management
In a recent research project co-funded by Humber’s Office of Research & Innovation (ORI) and the Lawson Foundation’s Outdoor Play Strategy (OPS) 2.0, Humber faculty members and researchers worked to incorporate the principles of Etuaptmumk/Two-Eyed Seeing (in the Mi'kmaq language) in Humber’s Early Childhood Education curriculum.
The project was led by Humber faculty members Louise Zimanyi and Lynn Short in collaboration with co-investigators Bora Kim, Lyndsay MacDonald, Cara Loft and Maya-Rose Simon, supported by the Maamaawisiiwin Education Research Centre. The project team explored how a new Early Childhood Education course in Two-Eyed Land-Based Play and Co-Learning (ECE 234) engages and impacts the spiritual, emotional, intellectual, and physical realities of the learner and faculty.
Watch this short video of Humber faculty members Louise Zimanyi and Lynn Short to learn more about this project.
By braiding the ways of being, relating, knowing and doing from both Indigenous and non-Indigenous worldviews, Two-Eyed Seeing honours the strengths of diverse worldviews for the benefit of all. The course takes place within the traditional and treaty lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit, known as Adoobiigok, the “Place of the Alders” outdoors in the Humber Arboretum.
The research project was awarded a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) grant from Humber ORI. To learn more about the SoTL research funding opportunities, check out the SoTL handbook.
Humber Libraries has developed a self-paced Academic Integrity and Citation Awareness Module. The accessible and multimodal module takes an educative approach to academic integrity. It engages learners with scenarios, activities, and videos that introduce the values and practices of academic integrity. Faculty are welcome to link to or embed this module in Blackboard course sites using the Instructor's Guide, which details two options: one with, and one without, a certificate of completion. The module takes less than an hour to complete.
After completing this tutorial, students will be able to:
- Recognize the importance of academic integrity when engaging in scholarly work
- Recall the fundamental values of academic integrity
- Identify and describe different forms of academic misconduct
- Recall expectations related to citation and practical strategies for avoiding academic misconduct
- Identify additional citation resources and research support available through Humber Libraries
We welcome your questions and feedback at library@humber.ca.
When:
May 8, 2023
Calling all artists!
The LGBTQ+ Resource Centre and the 2SLGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group (ERG) at Humber are leading the celebrations for Pride Month in June 2023. Partnering with the Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre, the newly launched Second Floor Gallery will host a juried art exhibition featuring the artwork of queer and trans artists from the area, including community; Humber staff, faculty, students, and alumni; and Toronto-based artists in any phase of their artistic careers.
Celebrating the theme of "Queer Joy" artists may submit up to three (3) artworks with titles and brief biographies. Selected artworks will be unveiled on the second floor of the Welcome Centre immediately after the Pride Flag raising ceremony on June 1st and will remain up until the beginning of August.
Below you can find key dates and important information for the event.
Key dates
- Applications open: April 26, 2023
- Applications close for review: May 17, 2023
- Selected artists contacted: by May 23, 2023
- Artwork drop off: May 23-27, 2023
- Exhibition launch: June 1, 2023
- Exhibition close: August 4, 2023
Selection Process
Jury:
- Matthew Travill, Student Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives Coordinator
- Yanni Thepanya, 2SLGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group
- Nadine Finlay, Curator Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre
Prizes:
- Three $100 gift cards for winners
- Gift cards supporting queer-owned businesses in Toronto
More information can be found by checking out the Lakeshore Interpretive Centre's website.
We look forward to seeing your beautiful submissions.
If you have any questions or concerns you can connect directly with the Interpretive Centre at info@LakeshoreGrounds.ca.
EP Week Contest Day 1
Do you know what to do in the event of an emergency? Do you have a personal or car emergency kit? Emergency Preparedness Week is a national initiative focused on raising awareness on how to be prepared for an emergency. To help raise awareness and get you into the spirit of EP Week, the Department of Public Safety’s Emergency Management and Business Continuity Program will be holding a contest during Emergency Preparedness Week from May 8 to 12, 2023.
Contest rules are as follows:
- In order to enter the contest, you must be a student, faculty or staff member of Humber College or the University of Guelph-Humber.
- There will one question per day for five days, Monday to Friday.
- You must answer all five questions correctly to be entered into the draw to win the prize – a vehicle emergency kit.
- You must provide your name and email address to enter the contest.
- Each day a new question will be posted, including a tip on personal preparedness.
- You will have 23 hours to enter your answer.
- Limited to one entry per person, per day.
- Answers to each question will be posted in Communiqué the following day.
- The winner will be chosen from a random draw of all correct responses.
- The winner will be notified via email on Monday, May 15, 2023.
Today’s tip – Do you have an emergency kit for your vehicle? Do you know what should go into a vehicle emergency kit? Learn more information on how to prepare an emergency kit for your vehicle.
For more information on how you can prepare an emergency kit for your home, developing a home emergency plan, and emergency preparedness for persons with disabilities, check the Public Safety website.
If you have any questions, please contact Kathy Branton, manager, Business Continuity & Emergency Management, via email at kathy.branton@humber.ca.
Thank you.
Kathy Branton, MA.DEM
Manager, Business Continuity and Emergency Management
Did you receive an Accessible Learning Services Accommodation Letter? Unsure how to proceed? Review the steps below.
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Send an email to the learner to acknowledge receipt of the Accommodation Letter.
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Accommodations Letters can be distributed to faculty in two ways, either by ALS through the Faculty Web Portal or directly from learners. Learners advise ALS of their delivery preference.
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Learners with Accommodation Letters requiring a Medical Response Plan will be sent directly to faculty via email and will not be available on the Faculty Portal.
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Carefully review the Accommodation Letter. If you identify an accommodation that you feel may conflict with the essential requirements of your course, contact the Accessibility Consultant listed on the letter.
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Review the ‘Services for Faculty’ page to learn how to upload tests for learners needing testing accommodations with Testing Services
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Advise the learner that they are welcome to contact you to discuss the accommodations.
Visit our ALS Information for Faculty website to learn more about the accommodation process.
Please email us at accessible-learning@humber.ca with suggestions for key accessibility-related topics that you would like us to address through the Communiqué.
When:
May 8, 2023
Contact:
Occupational Health and Safety Services
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May 1 to May 6 was Safety and Health Week. All week long, Occupational Health and Safety Services sent out health and safety-related information to celebrate Safety and Health Week. In case you missed any of the posts, please view the attachments.
On the final day, an opportunity to win some prizes was announced. And you still have time. Click on the link below to complete a quiz regarding the Safety and Health Week topics that were published in the Communiqué. Fill in your name and email, answer the 10 questions, and you will have the opportunity to win one of three $15 Humber food gift cards, which can be used for any food service outlet at both the North and Lakeshore campuses. We will be accepting entries until the end of day on Wednesday, May 10. Winners will be contacted by email on Friday, May 12. Good luck!
Learn what's happening this May at the Longo Centre for Entrepreneurship.
The GARDENS is currently looking for volunteers for the May-September 2023 season to join the GARDENS Project Pod Squads!
The GARDENS Project features 13 raised garden beds (“pods”) that are scattered throughout South Etobicoke. The pods grow fresh produce, which is then given back to the community to help combat food insecurity. Each volunteer will be assigned to a pod, and will join a weekly watering schedule to maintain the plants!
Previous gardening experience is not necessary - everyone is welcome.