After 17 years of dedicated service to Humber, Dawn Macaulay has decided to retire at the end of June. We will all miss Dawn tremendously and wish her the very best in her future aspirations.

Dawn came into her role as Dean of Innovative Learning at a critical time in Humber’s, and the sector’s, history. She provided guidance and mentorship to the Innovative Learning teams of Teaching Excellence and Digital Learning through and beyond the COVID pandemic, and in doing so supported Humber’s resilience at that challenging time. Over the past few years, Dawn has worked closely with leaders across the institution to foster a learning innovation ecosystem to help achieve Humber’s vision for transforming education at a time of significant change.

As those of you who have worked with her know, Dawn is a kind, collaborative, and deeply thoughtful leader and colleague. She has always led with respect for and appreciation of her team. She creates positive impacts for students by building meaningful relationships across departments to advance teaching and learning innovation. Dawn has an unwavering commitment to supporting and celebrating the diversity of students, and to helping faculty deliver inclusive learning experiences. Her leadership of Universal Design for Learning and her collaboration with Indigenous Education and Engagement on curriculum are examples of Dawn’s values in action that have helped transform Humber.

Prior to taking on her current role, Dawn was the Associate Dean Liberal Studies in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Amongst her many accomplishments in her role in FLAS was her development of the Degree Breadth Committee, where she was instrumental in enhancing Humber’s liberal studies curriculum and in developing processes to support both current and prospective students as they pathwayed into and through Humber.

On behalf of everyone in Innovative Learning, PPDR, and the entire Humber community, thank you Dawn for your service and contributions to our students and community. We will continue to benefit from your contributions long after your retirement.

With deep gratitude,

Vera Beletzan
Associate Vice-President, Teaching and Learning

Please note that the Food Emporium at North Campus will be closed effective June 6, 2025, and will reopen in September 2025.

In the meantime, you can still enjoy a variety of food and beverage options at the following locations on campus:

• Street Café
• Starbucks
• Tim Horton's
• Subway

The Professional Writing and Communications (PWC) graduate certificate students are available for full-time work in writing and communications roles this fall, from September to mid-December, as part of their work placement.  

Third-semester PWC students are able to create documents suitable for a diverse range of audiences and purposes, utilizing advanced linguistic and rhetorical skills. They are prepared to produce work both individually and collaboratively.  

PWC students work in various fields in roles such as grant/proposal writers, social media managers, communications specialists, editors and more.

The work-integrated learning experience should allow students to:

• demonstrate proficiency in adhering to professional writing best practices,  
• collaborate with others in a professional setting,  
• show responsiveness to business and organizational procedures and protocols, 
• apply core communications strategies and skills, and
• show time-management skills by completing assigned tasks in a timely and professional manner. 

For more information about hosting a PWC work placement, please contact Megan Hornblow at megan.hornblow@humber.ca.

We are thrilled to share that the President's BBQ was a low waste event!

For any staff or faculty who attended the BBQ and brought their Friendlier plates and food to go, please ensure to return your plates to any blue Friendlier bin around campus. No scanning is required for these plates specifically, just drop them into a bin and that’s it.

Thank you for helping Humber reach our sustainability goals.