Announcements

When:
August 25, 2022
Contact:
Anju Kakkar
SPARK website on mobile tablet

SPARK Issue #4 – read and hear what Humber faculty, staff and students have to say about their research and innovation journey.

Have you read issue #4 of Humber’s quarterly research and innovation magazine SPARK? If not, don’t miss out on a chance to learn from the research and innovation journey of our faculty, staff and students.

SPARK Issue #4 shines the spotlight on three interdisciplinary initiatives from Humber’s Visual & Digital Arts, Baking & Pastry Arts, and Fashion Management programs. From integrating AR/VR in the curriculum to using 3D printing technology to collaborating with global partner institutions, Humber faculty members, researchers and students are transforming their sparks of curiosity into classroom projects that further help students gain a competitive edge in the workforce of the 21st century.

SPARK features a foreword from Dianna Dinevksi, associate dean, Research & Development, and an editor’s note from Anju Kakkar, managing editor, Humber Press, Research & Innovation who welcomes you into the world of research and innovation through stories.

The new SPARK issue also spotlights “A Study on Skills Gap: Beyond COVID”—a research study led by Barath Roy Michel, senior project manager, Office of Research & Innovation, whose insights have been highlighted in the BBC article, "What ‘upskilling’ means for the future of work." The research study was published in the Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education (JIPE) Vol. 4 No. 1.

No matter where your curiosity lies, SPARK is here to inspire you in your research and innovation journey.

View the full magazine

When:
August 25, 2022

I am very pleased to announce that Monique Harvison is Humber's new Manager of Pathways Programs in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences. Monique will be responsible for providing operational support and leadership to two programs within the Pathways department, including Dual Credit and Academic Upgrading.

Monique has been an invaluable member of the Humber College community since 2017. She holds an MA in Gender Studies from Queen’s University and is a creative and heart-centred leader committed to advancing equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging in her teaching and leadership practice. Monique has served as a partial-load faculty member and advisor for FLAS students including our Dual Credit learners and students in our School Within a College (SWAC) program. In addition, she has contributed to scholarship about innovative teaching strategies through her TIF-funded project, “Gamification in Online Learning and its Effect on Dual Credit Student Engagement, Motivation and Self Concept.” Most recently she has served as the acting Program Coordinator for the General Arts and Science Program where she has been providing advising and leadership for the University, Degree and College Transfer programs, collaborating with post-secondary partners on pathways and various new initiatives, onboarding and training new staff, and providing interim Dual Credit leadership.

Monique officially began in her new position on August 22, 2022. Please join me in congratulating and wishing Monique all the best in her new role. 

In kindness,

Christina Meredith
Associate Dean, Pathways Programs

When:
August 25, 2022
Contact:
Manivannan Kannan
seeking researchers and their partners interested in applying for 2023 NSERC - CCSIF Grants

Hello researchers,

Humber’s Office of Research and Innovation is seeking researchers and their partners interested in applying for 2023 NSERC - CCSIF Grants (College and Community Social Innovation Fund).

CCSIF is intended to foster social innovation by connecting the talent, facilities, and capabilities of Canada’s colleges and polytechnics with the research needs of local community organizations. CCSIF proposals should facilitate collaborative social innovation research that brings together researchers, students, and partners to address research challenges in social innovation, leading to solutions addressing a Canadian community's needs.

If you have a research project and would like to take it forward with the NSERC – CCSIF 2023 Grant applications, please reach out to manivannan.kannan@humber.ca on or before September 9, 2022 for information about the application process. NSERC allows a maximum of up to five applications from each college, hence the top five will be reviewed and selected for submission.

For more information:

View our previous CCSIF introductory workshop: 

For information about CCSIF Grants and eligibility for the application:

Please feel free to reach out to manivannan.kannan@humber.ca if you have any questions or concerns. We truly appreciate your time. Have an amazing day.

“There are no mistakes, only research.”

When:
August 25, 2022
Contact:
Saran Davaajargal
Profile photo of Hamid Dehkordi

The Office of Research and Innovation is shining the Faculty Rock Star spotlight on Hamid Dehkordi, professor in the Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology (FAST) at Humber.  

With more than seven years of post-secondary teaching experience, Hamid is a researcher and educator who is passionate about conducting applied research and promoting a lifelong love for learning and knowledge. 

Hamid shares that he is dedicated to helping his students develop both technical and soft skills through hands-on research projects. He states, “One of the things that we as faculty members can teach students is by being role models for soft skills, by being punctual, being persistent, and not being afraid to express our ideas.” 

Learn more about Faculty Rock Star: Hamid Dehkordi PhD, P.Eng.

When:
August 25, 2022
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster
List of employees celebrating Career Milestones in August

Congratulations to all our employees celebrating Career Milestones in August!

The following employees are celebrating their 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 40-year anniversary with Humber. We encourage you to reach out to your colleagues to congratulate them on their Career Milestones.

1 Year

5 Years

10 Years

15 Years

Justin Gray

Brian O'Kane

David Cooper

Craig MacCalman

Sanjiv Sawh

David Bezmozgis

Ryan Snider

Andrew Clark

Jennie Grimard

Brian J. Sale

Marc Colangelo

Tan Duy Le

Lauren Cheong

Kelsley Grant

Urmila Puran

Mary Takacs

Peter Rick

Steven Lorini

Ho-Cheung Ho

Ramesh Saxena

Mythili Subramanian

Mark Andrade

George Paravantes

Amrita Persaud

Susan Kates

Eufemia Fantetti

Sarah Nasby

Jessica Laing

Amanda Tosoff

Sean Doyle

Jonathan D. Zeyl

Paul Neale

Sharleen Mascoll

Isabel Sousa

Mike McKeon

Richard Bingham

Paul Vanderburgt

John Suriano

Giosue Ghisalberti

Caleb Yong

Dina Sabie

Vanessa Cubacub

Nicola Winstanley

Tyler W. Clapperton

Andrew Papadopoulos

Robert Plant

Christine McCaw

Tatiana Paulin

Lesley Thornton - Cronin

Candace Crook

Melanie Shulman

Bradley Witt

Marvia Grandison

Imran Khan

Chantal Denne

Ellen Sparling

Elinor Bray-Collins

Emily Gaszynski Adams

Jasteena Dhillon

Mary Ward

Renata Guidi

Austin Tian

Sonia Thakur

Wolfgang Vachon

Harprit Singh

Jessica Fernandes

Naveen Joshi

Judy Boston

Brian Hastings

Vidhya Sivanantham

Christina Hunter

Aleksandr Melkumyan

Julet Allen

Jeffrey Nicholson

Mike Wells

Sharon Broughton

Natalia Kotikova

Fabian Marks

Dan Carli

Shawn Cleary

Mohammad Reza Peyghami

Julie Muravsky

Sandeep Bhargava

Shivon Raghunandan

Caro Castro

Sherif Hanna

Danielle With

Marek Czekanski

Tami Rankin

Akram Afifi

Staci Lindsay

Sylwia Wojtalik

Andrij Kowalsky

Ron Rancourt

Igino Teolis

Antonietta Perretta

Greg Otte

Lawrence Mitchell

Christine McKenzie

 

Cristina Guerrero

Coura Niang

Philip Burge

 

Jessica Rumboldt

Alyssa Indar

Lindsay Walker

 

Sandra Gerges

David Widmann

 

 

Thomas Francis

Erin Mandel-Shorser

 

 

Hannah Burgé Luviano

Irene Kairys

 

 

Marisa Goddard

William Hossack

 

 

Kenneth Choi

Cynthia Mckeich

 

 

Julie Young

Alissa York

 

 

Catherine Carnovale

Jacqueline Bell

 

 

Joshua Moscattini

Steve Staios

 

 

Tharindu Gardiyawasam

Allan Brown

 

 

Bonnie Fournier

Christel Kuiper

 

 

Natasha Frank

Sheria Myrie

 

 

John Hryszkiewicz

Soheila Pashang

 

 

Bindia Darshan

 

 

 

 

20 Years

25 Years

40 Years

Jamie Strathdee

Tina Antunes

Gerard Leung

Kristyna Wenediktow

Ken Clevely

 

Amanda Van Mierlo

 

 

Ritu Mathur

 

 

Ted Glenn

 

 

Claire Cowan

 

 

Eva Bednar

 

 

Randy Gallant

 

 

Rick Simone

 

 

Trevor Arkell

 

 

Alexei Gokhman

 

 

Jonathan Salem-Wiseman

 

 

Bernard Monette

 

 

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.

When:
August 25, 2022
Contact:
Katie Evans
Tel:
6475235833

Food Services hours of operation as of September 6, 2022.

North Campus

Location

Hours of Operation

 

Residence Dining Hall

Monday to Friday
Saturday
Sunday

7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.
9 a.m. to  10 p.m.
9 a.m. to  11 p.m.

Starbucks

Monday to Friday

7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The Street Café

Monday to Thursday
Friday

7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Trades Café

Monday to Thursday
Friday

7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tim Hortons

Monday to Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Hawks Nest

Monday to Thursday
Friday

7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
7:30 a.m.to 3 p.m.

Booster Juice

Monday to Thursday
Friday

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

OTG -LRC

Monday to Thursday
Friday

10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

GH Cafe

Monday to Thursday
Friday

7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
7:30 a.m.to 3 p.m.

Subway

Monday to Friday

10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Staff Lounge

Monday to Friday

8 a.m. to 3 p.m

Lakeshore Campus

Location

Hours of Operation

 

Lake Café

Monday to Friday
Sunday to Saturday

7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

L Commons

Monday to Thursday
Friday

8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Arena Cafe

Monday to Thursday
Friday

8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Booster Juice

Monday to Thursday
Friday

8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Media Buzz\F Cart

Monday to Thursday
Friday

7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Starbucks

Monday to Friday

7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

OTG 

Monday to Thursday
Friday

7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tim Hortons

Monday to Friday

7:30 a m. to 4 p.m.
When:
August 24, 2022

All Humber and Guelph-Humber Library locations will be closed August 29, 2022 for team training. 

Learning Commons spaces will be open for use. 

We will reopen August 30.

When:
August 23, 2022
working professionals

Continuous Professional Learning, in partnership with our colleagues in Advancement & Alumni Relations, is excited to announce the launch of our first special discount program this Fall. As of Wednesday, August 24, all Humber alumni will be eligible to receive a 20 per cent discount on CPL’s Rapid Skill courses. The CPL-Alumni discount program will be running through to January 1, 2023.

Rapid Skills courses are 2-3 hours long, providing participants with a ‘micro-burst’ of learning that drives skill acquisition within a compact timeframe. Designed by subject matter experts to meet the needs of busy working professionals and their schedules, we are excited about this venture and hope it will bring more of our alumni back to Humber to learn and grow.

If you are a proud alumnus yourself or would like to share this offer with someone who is, please visit humber.ca/alumni/cploffer for more information.

When:
August 23, 2022
Contact:
The Butterfly Effect Team
Students looking at a laptop

Have you implemented a clever solution to a time-consuming task at the office or while working remotely?

If you are a Humber administrative or support staff member who has found a smart fix to a time-consuming task, you can share your solution and be eligible to win rewards.

The BE Challenge (organized by Humber’s Office of Research and Innovation, ORI) aims to discover and celebrate Humber’s front-line innovators. If you’ve already implemented a simple, low-cost or no-cost integration and/or automation solution that improved on-campus or remote work arrangements, then you could become a finalist in the BE Challenge! To participate, fill out this simple Qualtrics form to tell us about your solution.

To learn more about the Challenge, check out the BE Challenge FAQ’s and some example solutions. You can also reach out to us at be@humber.ca with your questions about the Challenge.

Have fun!

Humber’s Office of Research and Innovation

When:
August 23, 2022

I am delighted to announce the appointment of Jason Merai as the new Associate Dean, Music & Fine Arts, in the Faculty of Media and Creative Arts.

Jason is a higher education professional with more than 15 years’ experience. In his most recent role as director of Student & Community Engagement for York University’s Faculty of Arts, Media, Performance and Design (AMPD), Jason oversaw student-centred services related to academic advising, scholarships, bursaries and awards, peer mentorship, and student retention for 3,000 undergraduate students. He also supported academic curriculum planning and the development of AMPD’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity Framework.

Prior to working at York, Jason was a senior policy advisor for the Postsecondary Accountability Branch of the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, advising the Minister’s and Premier’s Offices. He has also served as the executive director of the Urban Alliance on Race Relations, and an inspector for the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services.

Jason previously worked at both Humber College and the University of Guelph-Humber, teaching 12 courses across the Social Service Worker, Community and Justice Services, Justice Studies, and Family and Community Social Services programs. He recently was the keynote convocation speaker for Business & Community Social Services graduates.

A two-time graduate of the University of Toronto, Jason holds a Master of Education in Leadership, Higher & Adult Education and a BA in Political Science and History. His first day at Humber will be August 29, 2022.

Please join me in welcoming Jason back to Humber.

Guillermo Acosta
Senior Dean, Faculty of Media & Creative Arts

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