Hello Humber faculty and staff,
This past month has been stressful for all.
Sign-up for a free 75-minute wellness massage therapy treatment performed by our massage therapy students happening in C105 on October 10, 2025.
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Dear Humber Community,
We are excited to share that GPT-5 is now available in Microsoft Copilot Chat at Humber. As of August 2025, Microsoft integrated GPT-5 into Copilot services, giving all students, faculty, and staff access to advanced generative AI capabilities through their Humber credentials. Copilot Chat ensures commercial data protection while supporting teaching, learning, and daily operations. For more information, please visit Copilot Chat.
Our AI Guidelines
As Humber continues integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into academic and workplace settings, we want to remind our community of the guiding principles for responsible use. Please refer to these key documents:
These resources outline expectations for ethical and appropriate AI use, ensuring that AI enhances learning, creativity, and productivity while upholding fairness, accountability, and integrity.
Using AI Responsibly
We encourage you to explore Copilot Chat as part of your academic and professional work using your Humber login. All AI use must comply with Humber’s academic integrity and workplace policies.
By using AI responsibly, we can ensure these powerful tools continue to benefit our entire community.
Thank you for upholding Humber’s values of integrity and innovation.
Sincerely,
| Gina Antonacci Senior Vice-President, Academic |
Scott R. Briggs Vice-President, Digital Innovation and Chief Information Officer |
As you know, as of October 1, 2025, full-time and regular part-time support employees, and their immediate family, now have access to a full range of health and wellness services available under our new Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) with Homewood.
Homewood’s EFAP offers access to a variety of online resources to help you take charge of your health and well-being. The Homewood website offers mental health and wellness multimedia content including videos, self-paced modules and exercises, digital wellness sessions, articles and more.
The website also offers access to an innovative digital mental health platform called Pathfinder. Pathfinder tailors personalized care plans, service and resource recommendations based on your unique presenting issue.
Access mental health and wellness support when you want it — anywhere, anytime by smartphone, tablet or computer.
To access Homewood’s online resources, please follow the registration instructions below or this Registration Video Tutorial:
Please remember to validate your email address within 24 hours to finish your registration.
We encourage you to create an account, explore the EFAP offerings, and begin your journey towards positive mental health and well-being.
If you have any questions, please contact us at oe@humber.ca.
Humber and University of Guelph-Humber employees can take advantage of limited time offers on smart phones and phone plans. Rogers is currently offering competitive plans for our employees through our Rogers Preferred Program:
Get the latest smart phones starting from $0/month and bill credit for 24 months with financing and phone returned* on select plans.
To learn more, please view the attached Rogers flyer. If you have any questions, please contact our Humber Account Manager, Somya Gupta at (416) 275-5553, or via email at somya@global-wireless.ca.
Interested in other employee perks that are available? Explore our employee perks page on the People(s) & Culture Website – Employee Perks.
Questions, or suggestions on employee perks, please email us at oe@humber.ca.
As the leaves turn vibrant shades of red and gold, this seasonal transformation reflects our return to the fall academic term — a time when we push the boundaries of research and innovation through forward-thinking initiatives at Humber.
In the OctoberFAST Times, Dean, Shaun Ghafari highlights the exciting initiatives in the School of Engineering including the new Master of Engineering in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering and a special spotlight on three students of the inaugural Bachelor of Engineering Class of 2026 who just completed their 12-month co-op experience.
We have many more compelling stories on the following pages, including snapshots captured at the launch of the STEAM Academy at the Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation where we are inspiring future prospective Humber students.
Warm regards,
Paul Griffin
Senior Dean
Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology
To the Humber Community,
The College Employer Council has posted "What are the issues? What has been offered?" on its site.
Please Note:
The College Employer Council (CEC) is the government mandated bargaining agent for the 24 Ontario publicly funded Colleges that negotiate collective agreements with unionized staff. This information is being distributed on behalf of the CEC.
We recognize that bargaining updates may contain strong language and reflect the perspectives of the parties involved. While the message above is a direct release from the CEC, our goal in sharing it is to keep our community informed of developments that may impact operations and the student experience.
We remain committed to respectful dialogue, transparency, and supporting all members of our campus community during this time. We will continue to provide updates as they become available and encourage everyone to stay informed through official channels.
Help us promote the Humber Student Success Survey (HSSS)!
At Humber, student success and retention are institutional priorities; understanding our students is essential to provide focus for student success initiatives. Every year, 3 in 4 incoming students successfully complete their first year. However, 1 in 4 leave Humber within the first year. It is imperative that Humber is able to identify students at risk of attrition and initiate timely interventions.
The Humber Student Success Survey (HSSS) is one means of identifying students at risk. The survey is administered each year to students in all semesters. The four purposes of the survey are:
All students will receive a unique link to the survey through email and on their Blackboard ‘Activity Stream’ on Wednesday, October 15. The survey will remain open until Sunday, November 2.
Students who complete the survey can enter a prize draw for a chance to win incredible prizes – encourage your students to complete the survey to increase their Faculty’s response rate!
Please help us to ensure a strong response to this survey by encouraging students in full-time programs (all years) to complete the survey so that we can continue to make a positive impact in their success!
Thank you in advance for your support.
The Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (EDIB) invites students, faculty, and staff to share their stories for our upcoming EDIB campaign.
Have you or a colleague helped create a more inclusive, equitable, or welcoming environment at Humber?
Have you worked to break down systemic barriers or foster a greater sense of belonging in your classroom, workplace, or community?
Whether you're nominating yourself or someone else, we want to hear how you're making a difference.
Submit a testimonial and help us highlight the meaningful impact being made across Humber.
Let’s celebrate and amplify the work that drives equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging—together.
Peer Active Listening (PAL) offers learners with 45-minute one-on-one sessions with trained Peer Wellness Educators who are fellow students providing a safe, unbiased space to talk, vent, or share what’s on your mind.
What students will gain from attending a PAL session:
Scan the QR code to register if you need someone to talk to, vent, or simply have an unbiased listener.
Sign up in the attached PNG file, attend your first one-on-one Peer Active Listening session, and receive a complimentary $15 digital gift card!
Winter 2026 Orientation
The Orientation Team within Student Success and Engagement (SSE) is excited to begin collaborating with Academic Faculties and campus partners in preparation for Winter 2026 Orientation. We look forward to working with you all to support new students in their transition to Humber Polytechnic.
Orientation will comprise of virtual pre-arrival events, online guides and resources, program-focused Meet Your Faculty sessions, and on-campus events and activities.
Outline for Winter 2026 Orientation
December 2 to 19: The First Year Experience (FYE) and Orientation Team will be offering virtual sessions called Ready, Set, Humber! These sessions will welcome and guide students in their transition into Humber over 3 weeks, providing information on what to expect in post-secondary education, engagement, and support. Ready, Set, Humber! Sessions are designed to provide students with an opportunity to have all their orientation questions answered and connect with the FYE Team and their peers before they begin their classes.
Wednesday, January 7: In partnership with the Academic Faculties, we will host Academic Orientation with Meet Your Faculty sessions at North Campus. These sessions will be in-person, on-campus.
Thursday, January 8: In partnership with the Academic Faculties, we will host Academic Orientation with Meet Your Faculty sessions at the Downtown Campus (IGS). These sessions will be delivered hybrid and on-campus.
We will also be hosting Virtual Meet Your Faculty sessions for Faculties who have chosen to facilitate them online for North and Lakeshore programs only.
Friday, January 9: In partnership with the Academic Faculties, we will host Academic Orientation with Meet Your Faculty sessions at Lakeshore Campus. These sessions will be in-person, on-campus.
January 12 to 23: Orientation will host Welcome Stations on campus each day to further support and orient our students to Humber Polytechnic.
January 12 to 30: Orientation, with the support of our campus partners, will host Welcome Events for students. This programming will focus on well-being and social connection, and we will continue to promote services and resources available to students throughout their time at Humber. We will reach out to campus partners with further information on how to get involved.
We welcome feedback from all our partners and appreciate the continued support from the Humber community.
If you have not previously been involved with Orientation but would like to partner with us in welcoming students in Winter 2026, please reach out to: Mitch Mercado, Student Life Manager at mitchelle.mercado@humber.ca.