Accessible Learning Services shares some best practices considerations:

• Students requesting extensions as a disability-related accommodation are provided extension guidelines from Accessible Learning Services. 

• There may, on occasion, be exceptions to these guidelines for specific disability-related reasons (for example, when a disability-related reason prevented the student from engaging in the accommodation process). 

• With increased efforts to embed accessibility in curriculum, applying the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) can reduce the need for extension requests. These include: breaking down large assignments into smaller components with respective due dates or implementing a “voucher” system allowing all students an opportunity or two to submit assignments late without penalty or rationale. 

• It is understood that there is value in structure, timelines and building responsibility in our students, but peer review supports pedagogical value in compassion and suggests rethinking deadline and late penalty policies.  

Visit our ALS Information for Faculty website to learn more about extension accommodations. 

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. 

On Tuesday, February 21, flags at our campuses will be lowered to half-mast for 24 hours in memory of Arian Alam Dipto. Arian passed away in a highway crash in Toronto last week. A memorial service was held yesterday. He attended Lakeshore Campus in the three-year Business Administration program in the Longo Faculty of Business.

The Humber community is deeply saddened by his untimely death. The College has been in contact with his family to express our condolences, and is providing support to faculty, staff and students who knew him. 

Counselling support and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services are available to students and employees. Students should contact 416.675.6622 x3331 at Lakeshore and x5090 at North. The post-secondary student helpline Good2talk.ca is also available 24/7 at 1.866.925.5454. For mental wellness support, visit keep.meSAFE. Employees should contact the EAP at 1.800.461.9722.

Map the System is a global competition that challenges us to think differently about social and environmental change. Rather than jumping straight into a solution or a quick fix, Map the System invites students from all academic disciplines to use ‘systems thinking’ to understand complex social and environmental challenges. 

This is Humber’s fourth year participating in the competition and we are looking for staff and faculty for two roles:

1. Mentor student teams
2. Judge the final submissions

What does this involve? 

As a mentor, you will support a student team to conduct systems research on a social or environmental issue. Support may include (but is not limited to) systems thinking research and mapping, resources on social/environmental topic selected, research process, and review of submission materials.

As a judge, you will review top student submissions (visual maps and research summaries) and attend a one-hour meeting with the judging panel.

When will this happen? 

For mentors: Mentorship of student teams will take place from early March to late April 2023. The weekly time commitment will vary from group-to-group depending on their needs, but expect one to two hours per week. 

For judges: Judging for the competition will take place between April 3 to 10, 2023, with the final meeting on April 10 at a time we will decide together based on your availability. The total time commitment will be approximately 8-10 hours over the course of the week. 

What does this mean for you? 

Your assistance and support of students' systems-change research is greatly appreciated. In return for your time, you will receive our heartfelt thanks and a gift card!

How can you apply? 

If you are interested in becoming a mentor, please fill in this short form.

If you are interested in becoming a judge, please fill in this short form.

The deadline to fill in both forms is Monday, February 27. 

Questions? Please contact Sara Hassan at sara.hassan@humber.ca or Erin Harvey at erin.harvey@humber.ca.

The Staff Lounge is open Tuesday, February 21 to Friday, February 24 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will be closed Monday, February 20 due to Family Day. Lunch is available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.