Starting from Monday, April 29 until Monday, August 26, the Humber Lakeshore Fitness Centre will operate under new summer hours.

Summer Hours:

Monday to Thursday: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

While we're adjusting our hours, we're still fully committed to providing top-notch service. You can still enjoy our popular fitness classes during May and June, personal training services, and the support of our friendly staff.

See you soon at the Humber Lakeshore Fitness Centre.

The Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences (FLAS) is excited to announce the launch of our inaugural FLAS Connect Newsletter. This publication will be shared with the Humber community every semester and will include our latest news, events, and outstanding achievements of our students, faculty, and staff within FLAS. 

Please enjoy our winter issue!

This month, we’re celebrating a significant Humber milestone. A year ago, the Inclusion & Belonging division was created to continue the implementation of Humber’s EDI framework and to better coordinate our efforts to strengthen equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging across the institution. As the inaugural Vice-President of Inclusion & Belonging, I’m proud of the work we accomplished together and grateful for the support we’ve received from everyone at Humber. I want to thank the EDI Taskforce for their foundational work throughout its mandate. While the Taskforce’s mandate concluded in March 2023, their important work continues. As we celebrate our first anniversary, it is a moment of reflection, gratitude, and looking at the road ahead. 

As a newly formed division, we brought together the Office of Indigenous Education & Engagement (IE&E), the Office of Sustainability, and the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (EDIB) office to take an intersectional approach to building a more inclusive Humber - one in which everyone can feel they belong. We will continue to work closely with the People(s) & Culture division, including the Office of Human Rights and Harassment to advance this important work.  

Here are some of our highlights: 

• Position of Dean of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging was established and filled; 
• Humber’s Inclusive Hiring Initiative was launched, commencing with the Faculty of Liberal Arts; 
• The Spirituality and Wellness Centre opened; 
• The Pride flag was painted on Humber North Campus sidewalk; 
• The Every Child Matters mural was installed at North Campus; 
• Humber and University of Guelph Humber Libraries curated the Equity & Inclusion Hub; 
• Inaugurated flag raising ceremonies for Haudenosaunee Confederacy and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation flags at North Campus; 
• Conducted 4 Seasons of Reconciliation training since 2020, with more than 2,000 employees trained, and an additional 5,000 international students scheduled; 
• Launched a new and redesigned offering of Indigenous Teaching & Learning Bundles; 
• Began the Sustainability Vision 2024-2029 Engagement Process. 

While we have much to celebrate, I know there is more work to do. As we move ahead, it is incumbent upon all of us to look at Humber through an inclusion and belonging lens and to strengthen our efforts on building mino nawendiwin (good relationships) with the communities we engage, both on and off campus. We all have a place and role to play in the important work that lies ahead. By working together, I’m confident that we can continue building a future at Humber where every individual experiences a profound sense of belonging. 

Thank you, 

Jason Seright 
Vice-President, Inclusion & Belonging

Are you interested in being a part of a Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee (JOHSC) at Humber? If so, Humber’s JOHSCs are looking for new members!

The JOHSC is an advisory body that is made up of worker (Faculty and Support Staff) and management (Administration) members who work together to address and promote health and safety in the workplace.

Why should you become a JOHSC member?

• Active Involvement: Contribute to the enhancement of safety across our campus community.
• Networking and Engagement: Attend regular JOHSC meetings to foster collaboration.
• Hands-On Experience: Participate in inspections of campus buildings and workplaces throughout the year.
• Knowledge Enhancement: Engage in training opportunities and participate in walkthroughs of newly renovated areas.
• Time Commitment: Worker members on the committee are allotted an average of two hours/week to conduct committee activities. There are five JOHSC meetings a year, and members will complete approximately three workplace inspections a year.  

Vacancies are currently available to fill for support staff members at the Lakeshore Campus JOHSC, and at the International Graduate School JOHSC. If you are a support staff employee at one of those locations and are interested in becoming a member of your JOHSC, please reach out to your union at the following address:

• Support staff: local563@gmail.com  

If you are a faculty member, please reach out to your union (info@opseu562.org) to express interest in joining the JOHSC. If you are an administrative staff member, please reach out to Occupational Health and Safety (healthandsafety@humber.ca). When vacancies arise, you will be contacted.

Otherwise, for more information about the JOHSC at your site, meeting dates, workplace inspection schedules, or the contact information of the committee members, visit: https://hrs.humber.ca/safety/joint-health-safety-committee/about.html

Sincerely,
JOHSC Committees