The process of routinely deleting old Blackboard courses continues.
When: June 10, 2022
What will be purged:
Note: Routine purges will continue. Please remember to archive your Blackboard courses at the end of each semester.
For help with backing up your courses, view the tutorial, Archiving Your Course.
Dear Colleagues,
Following a rewarding 41-year teaching career at Humber, Franca Giacomelli has decided to retire. Franca came to Humber from Bell Canada to share her technology experience with future business graduates.
As a dedicated faculty, mentor and tour guide (experiential learning at Toyota), Franca has graduated thousands and thousands of qualified students. Franca made a difference every time she entered the halls of Humber engaging all members of the community.
Thank you for your dedication to teaching and learning, your commitment to student success and to your wonderful movie nights.
Humber and, in particular, the Faculty of Business will miss you!
Alvina Cassiani, PhD
Senior Dean, Faculty of Business
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Check out the latest CCBI & Humber Galleries news in this month's newsletter.
Check out some of Humber and Guelph-Humber Libraries latest picks for the month of Pride!
Visit us at North and Lakeshore campuses as we display our Pride with selections from our collection.
Or, read books online with our new Read With Pride collection.
Download the Libby App on your phone or tablet to read or listen to the latest 2SLGBTQ+ releases, including Hanna Gadspy’s Ten Steps to Nanette, Jeanette Winterson’s 12 Bytes, Malinda Lo’s Last Night at the Telegraph Club, Sharan Dhaliwal’s Burning My Roti and more.
Ontario Colleges Student Experience Survey
On Monday, June 6, Humber will launch the summer ‘Ontario College Student Experience Survey’ (OCSES) to all students in full-time, funded programming currently enrolled in semester two of a certificate or graduate certificate program (having started their studies in winter 2022). This survey will assess students’ experiences related to teaching and learning quality, program related knowledge and skills, work integrated learning (if applicable), and student services and resources. The results of the survey will allow the college to identify strengths and areas of improvement.
Students will receive an email invitation titled ‘Important: Your response needed to Humber’s Student Experience Survey.’ To promote the survey, participants will have the option to enter a draw for a chance to win one of two $100 e-gift cards of their choice.
For questions about the survey, please contact Jean O’Donnell at Jean.o’donnell@humber.ca. Student’s questions about the survey can be directed to iresearch@humber.ca.
The Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology would like to share with the Humber community our FAST news - June 2022 issue.
Lakeshore Campus-West to be closed on Sunday, June 12 from approximately 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
| When: | Sunday, June 12, 2022 from approximately 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
| Location: | Lakeshore Campus – West (A/B/AX/Residence) & Welcome Centre |
| Purpose: | To perform planned annual high voltage preventative maintenance on electrical infrastructure. |
The Humber Lakeshore Campus – West and Welcome Centre will be closed on Sunday, June 12, 2022. Students and employees will not be allowed entry into the college facilities during the hydro service interruption.
Lakeshore Campus – East (C/D/E/F/G/H/I/J/K/L/M/N buildings), Centre For Justice Leadership, Fashion Institute, Art Commons, Humber Medical Centre, Humber Arts & Media Studios, Humber Fitness Centre, 3180 Strip Mall will not be affected.
All mechanical, electrical and technology systems at Lakeshore Campus-West (A/B/AX/Residence) & Welcome Centre will be off-line during the shutdown.
Central systems including Banner, Blackboard, email and humber.ca will not be accessible through on-campus services. However, central systems will be accessible through an individual’s own internet connection (such as home internet, 3G and LTE).
For schools/departments with a refrigerator/freezer in their area (or a common area or staff room), please remember to empty/throw out unused food as the power will be off across Campus.
For more information or if you have questions, please contact Scott Skrinar, Manager, Maintenance and Operations, at scott.skrinar@humber.ca.
Hello Humber,
With Dr. Chris Whitaker’s decision to retire at the end of June, we began the search last fall for the college’s next president and Chief Executive Officer.
Today, I am delighted to share that Dr. Ann Marie Vaughan will be Humber’s new president and CEO. Dr. Vaughan is the first woman to hold the position and the fifth president and CEO in Humber’s history.
Dr. Vaughan is a distinguished and nationally recognized life-long learner. She brings more than 30 years of post-secondary success and experience to Humber. She is known for driving innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic development through applied research, unique hands-on experiential learning opportunities, and industry partnerships.
Dr. Vaughan comes to Humber from Loyalist College in Belleville, Ontario where she has been president and CEO since 2016, and successfully drove an ambitious growth plan that strengthened Loyalist’s financial positioning, and saw the College take on a new strategic direction. Prior to that she was the president and CEO of the College of the North Atlantic, in Newfoundland and Labrador, from 2011-2016. In 2015, she was recognized as a Top 50 CEO in Atlantic Canada.
Dr. Vaughan holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Education from Memorial University; certificates in Public Administration and Business from Memorial University; a Master of Arts in Higher Education from the University of British Columbia, and a Masters Certificate in Project Management from York University/Memorial University. She received her doctorate in higher education leadership from the University of Calgary in 2015.
Dr. Vaughan will begin her presidency at Humber on August 29, 2022.
Humber issued a media release this morning and I encourage you to read more about Dr. Vaughan there and on the Presidential Search webpage.
As the longest serving member of the Executive Team, Jason Hunter, Vice-President, Students and Institutional Planning will serve as acting president between July 1 and August 28, 2022.
On behalf of the Board of Governors and as the Chair of the Presidential Search Advisory Committee, I would like to thank all those who provided feedback during consultations as well as all committee members for your time and insight.
With so much underway across our physical and digital campuses, it is exciting to know that Humber will enter the 2022-23 academic year with new leadership.
Take care,
Ana Fernandes
Chair, Humber College Board of Governors
It is with mixed emotions that I announce the retirement of Sandra Henry, financial aid officer.
Sandra started her career with Humber over 35 years ago and has held a variety of positions across the college but most notably that of Financial Aid Officer in the Office of the Registrar.
Sandra is known for being reliable and dependable but her greatest attribute is her kindness. Sandra’s laugh is contagious and her smile warms your heart.
Over the last 35 years with Humber, Sandra has helped a countless number of students and staff, and her commitment to Humber has been admirable.
Sandra plans to enjoy her retirement by spending time with her family, and specifically her grandchildren.
Please join me in congratulating Sandra on a great career and wish her well in her retirement.
Daniel Castillo-Sanchez
Manager, Financial Aid
Office of the Registrar
