Leave your lunch at home next week. Your on-campus, student-run restaurant lab The Humber Room reopens for dine-in service on Tuesday, September 27. Lunch is prepared by our culinary management students and service is provided by our hospitality students.

Join us in The Humber Room this semester to experience rotating service styles and menus at an affordable price.

View next week's menu

Hours of Operation
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Humber has identified as its Strategic Priority #7 under Pillar #3, Healthy and Inclusive Community, to continue to build a diverse and inclusive community of exceptional students, faculty, and staff. The specific supporting action is to establish and implement an institutional framework and strategy for equity, diversity and inclusion that addresses the needs of both students and employees. 

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) bring together employees who share a common identity, characteristic and set of interests. They create a culture of inclusion that enhances employee engagement and further supports organizations’ vision and values.  

The Black/African ERG was launched in September 2020 and is one of two ERGs that Humber College currently offers for all eligible staff and faculty. (Source: Catalyst) 

Humber employees who identify as Black/African and are interested in joining the ERG are invited to send an email to the Co-Leads, Shernett Bennett at shernett.bennett@humber.ca or Lola Nelson lola.nelson@humber.ca. 

BAERG Co-Chairs 

Flags were lowered at Humber campuses today in recognition of Toronto Police Constable Andrew Hong, who was killed on duty on September 12, 2022.

In Spring 2023, MS Teams will become Humber’s official video conferencing tool available for online sessions in your courses.

Blackboard Collaborate Ultra will be fully retired from Humber by the end of the Winter 2023 semester.
* Please note that Blackboard Ultra will continue to be Humber's LMS platform. This update is only about Collaborate.

MS Teams

MS Teams is a communication platform with robust, professional features suited to environments where sharing, collaboration and accessibility are a must. 

Here are a few MS Teams highlights: 

• modern user interface along with frequent updates and improvements 
• already a known tool at Humber 
• cross-platform availability (desktop/web/mobile/tablet) 
• many accessibility features (for example: closed captioning, automated and live transcripts) 
• advanced access control to class groups and meetings 
• permanent conversations and polls (they don't disappear after the end of the session) 
• integrates with other EdTech and enterprise tools through apps 
• whiteboard with advanced functionality 
• recordings can be easily created and shared with students (no need to use links) 
• authentic tool used by many employers (91% of Fortune 100 Companies Use Teams) 

All assignments, assessments and grades will continue to reside exclusively within Blackboard.

If you would like to book a training session for a team of users, please submit a request here.

Here are some useful resources to get you started: 

• Downloadable guide for educators (PDF) 
• Downloadable guide for students (PDF) 
• MS Teams Quick Reference Guide (PDF) 
• Using Microsoft Teams - Instructor's Guide 
• Get started in your class team 
• Get organized in your class team 
• Meetings, chats, and posts in class teams 

The basics: 

• Training for educators 
• Meetings for educators and students 

Specific tasks: 

• Create and manage breakout rooms during class meetings 
• Record a meeting in Teams 
• Play and share a meeting recording in Teams 

Questions? 
Please reach out to Heather Lowry, Associate Dean, Digital Learning.