On the Go will be closing early at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, September 15 for maintenance.
We will return to our regularly schedule hours on Tuesday, September 16.
Announcements
Dear Humber and Guelph-Humber Community,
As we open the doors to a new academic year, the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (EDIB) extends heartfelt gratitude to every member of our community. It is through your courage, creativity, and commitment that Humber continues to grow as a place where belonging is not only nurtured but lived every day. Together, we are shaping a learning environment that reflects the richness of our diverse identities and experiences.
This Fall, we look forward to advancing the work of embedding EDIB across our classrooms, events, and campus life. Our collective action will ensure that equity and belonging remain central to the Humber experience, guiding how we teach, how we lead, and how we connect with one another.
Here’s how you can engage with us this semester:
- EDIB Collective Action Learning Hub: The Belonging Series – A semester long exploration of what it means to build, sustain, and deepen belonging at Humber. We will explore key topics such as Cultivating Spaces of Belonging, Courageous Conversations, and more.
- Community Conversations – These gatherings are less about formal learning outcomes and more about creating space to talk, share, and connect. Together, we explore how our stories shape who we are and how we relate to one another. Open to all faculty, staff, and students, these sessions invite us to slow down, listen, reflect, and discover new ways of building deeper connections across our Humber community.
- Office Hours – Drop in to connect with our team, ask questions, or explore how we can support your work and learning.
- Equity Hubs – Black Student Support & Engagement, the LGBTQ+ Resource Centre, and the Spirituality & Wellness Centre are dedicated spaces for students to find affirmation, resources, and community. We encourage staff and faculty to actively connect students to these hubs so they can access the support and sense of belonging they need to thrive.
- Request Link – Looking to work with us? Use this link to share your request so we can identify the best ways to collaborate and support initiatives that strengthen equity and belonging.
- EDIB Champions – Belonging grows when we share our lived experiences, and we invite you to add your experiences to Humber’s story. EDIB Champions is an opportunity to share how you and others are bringing equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging to life across our community—whether in classrooms, events, programs, or everyday interactions. You can spotlight your own story or recognize colleagues, students, staff, and faculty who are demonstrating leadership and making a difference. These stories will be highlighted across Humber to celebrate and amplify the many ways our community is advancing EDIB and strengthening our sense of belonging.
We enter this semester grateful for the energy, perspectives, and commitment each of you brings to Humber. We are excited to work alongside you in the months ahead as we continue to weave equity and belonging into the fabric of our community—making Fall 2025 a season defined by connection, collaboration, and collective impact.
The Grab 'n Go Food Bank at the Learning Commons (L1000) is a Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences partnership with the Library, the Faculty Union (Local 562), the Support Staff Union (Local 563) and Advising and Career Services.
For the fall semester, the Grab 'n Go at the Lakeshore Learning Commons (L1000) will run every Tuesday from 1 to 6 p.m.
How does the Food Bank work?
- Members of the Humber community who are experiencing food insecurity or hardship are encouraged to stop by the Lakeshore Learning Commons (L1000) between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m.
- There you will encounter a cart with a selection of non-perishable and perishable food items.
- Allergen-free foods are also available and stored in separate boxes.
- You can take what you need. It's that easy!
Can I help?
Yes. Food donations are always welcome and appreciated. All donations can be dropped off at Lakeshore's MED building, 3rd floor, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Together, let's help fight food insecurity and ensure all members of our Humber community have access to food.
If you have questions, please contact Sarah Armenia at sarah.armenia@humber.ca or Sarah Henderson at sarah.henderson@humber.ca.
Are you looking to play on a sports team this year? Check out the extramural teams we offer! Open to full-time students from all campuses.
The digital tryout form must be completed to participate.
Area Closures - Saturday, September 13, 2025
The courtyard between buildings E and G will be closed to both vehicles and pedestrians between 7 a.m. and 12 p.m. on Saturday, September 13 for construction activities on the roof of building E. Barricades will be in place and signs posted. Please use alternate exits.
Please view the two (2) attached notices.
Our Hearing Clinic is back!
Book your free hearing assessment and/or hearing aid cleaning today (all are welcome, bring your family and friends!)
Appointment times:
- Monday and Tuesday
- 9:15 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 1:15 p.m. (hearing test)
- 10:15 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. (hearing aid cleaning)
Booking link through our new booking system: https://healthsciencesclinic.inputhealth.com/ebooking#new
Telus Health (CHR Connect): https://chrconnect.telushealth.com/login
Contact us if you have any questions:
Health Sciences & Wellness Clinic (A107 & C105)
437.565.1222
clinics@humber.ca
The Community Integration through Cooperative Education (CICE) program has grown significantly, and therefore the CICE staff are looking for more elective classes for their students. CICE students gain a Humber experience through auditing classes across Humber, supported by Integration Facilitators inside and outside the classroom.
If a CICE staff member reaches out to say that a student is interested in your class, please remember that your small "yes" makes a big difference for all the students involved!
The Math & Writing Centre is pleased to announce our Conversation Circles schedule for Fall 2025.
All Humber and Guelph-Humber students are welcome! We have Conversation Circles for groups of up to five students and Conversation One-on-One sessions for students looking for personalized sessions.
Please share with students the attached poster with details about our Fall 2025 Conversation Circles.
With these sessions, English Language Learners will be able to do the following:
- Develop listening and speaking skills
- Build vocabulary
- Increase general fluency
Our highly trained tutors run guided conversations that ensure students can both enjoy and benefit greatly from these sessions.
To join a Conversation Circle, no appointment is necessary. Students can simply join at one of the times indicated in the attached poster and below:
North Campus, LRC 3031
- Mondays from 3 to 4 p.m.
- Wednesdays from 12 to 1 p.m.
Lakeshore Campus, F201
- Tuesdays from 3 to 4 p.m.
- Thursdays from 3 to 4 p.m.
Online
- Fridays from 3 to 4 p.m. - Join via Conversation Circle | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams
For Conversation One-on-One sessions, students can book an appointment by logging in with their Humber credentials at https://humber.upswing.io and selecting as the course “Conversation One-on-One”.
If students need help to use our services, they can visit us at any time during our hours of operation and ask us for assistance.
We’re open at North (LRC 3rd Floor) and Lakeshore (F201) during the fall as follows:
- Mondays - 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Tuesdays - 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Wednesdays - 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Thursdays - 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Fridays - 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Saturdays - 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Our tutors look forward to meeting and talking with English language learners from across the Humber and Guelph-Humber community.
Please contact me at franc.jamieson@humber.ca if you have any questions about our CCs or any other of our support services.
Thank you,
Franc Jamieson
Writing Specialist Coordinator, Learning Services
Congratulations to the 2025 President’s Awards Recipients! We hope you enjoyed learning about their accomplishments during the President’s Breakfast.
These exemplary employees have displayed our values of courage, innovation, equity, health & well-being, and sustainability. Their accomplishments were recognized by their nominees, reviewed by a committee of leaders, and supported by our President.
We encourage you to visit the President’s Awards website to see details about the 2025 recipients and to congratulate them on their award. A photo gallery of the President’s Awards is also now available.
We would like to thank everyone who has taken the time to nominate their co-workers and recognized their hard work and dedication to Humber Polytechnic and the University of Guelph-Humber.
Please help to celebrate the achievements and congratulate the recipients below:
Distinguished Faculty Award
Ali Owayid, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology
Andrew Vento, Longo Faculty of Business
Mike Wise, Faculty of Media, Creative Arts, and Design
Savdulla Kazazi, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology
Administrative Distinguished Service Award
Ranya Khan, Centre for Innovative Learning
Support Staff Distinguished Service Award
Andrea Chan, Office of the Senior Vice-President, Academic
John Klassen, Office of the Registrar
Khaled Ibrahim, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology
Mallory Lawton, Student Success and Engagement
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Award
David Neumann, Faculty of Media, Creative Arts, and Design
Robert A. Gordon Leadership Award
Alvina Cassiani, Marketing, Communications and Advancement
Wanda Buote, Education and Training Solutions
Community Service Award
Longo Centre for Entrepreneurship: John Lam, Emily Buchnea, Sahana Srikandarajah, Ciara McVeigh, Lida Anwari, Ananya Bhasin
Research Excellence Award
Polly Ford-Jones, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Humber Sustainability Award
Aliya Dalfen, Libraries
Excellence in Teaching Award
Susan Kates, Longo Faculty of Business
Excellence in Support Award
Simon Ibbotson, Capital Development and Facilities Management
Internationalization Award
Cathy Bidini, Faculty of Media, Creative Arts, and Design
Extra Mile Award
GLOW Bursary Leads: Phil Legate, Sieu Moi Ly, Daniel Castillo-Sanchez, James Walker
FLAS Grab 'n Go Food Bank Team: Amy Weir, Candace Iron, Fredy Mejia, Natasha Curtis, Sarah Armenia, Sarah Henderson
Program Planning, Development, and Renewal Team: Sofia Bianco, Jason Benlas, Barbara Martin, Mahwish Choudhry, Jessica Ing, Ada Zhu, Alexandria Matiasso, Melissa VanTwest, Melinda Kao, Katie Cook, Sandra Gonzalez Vega, Lauren Phillips, Jonathan Lau
Supply Chain Management Graduate Certificate Faculty: Angelo Crupi, Natalia Kotikova, Lawrence Mitchell, Beverly Myers, David Temple, Louis Girard, Sophia Yi, Parthiban Dhakshnamurthy, Sebastien Charette, George Beck, Sieg Will, Ahmad Khalaf, Redwan Siddiqui, Harpreet Raman Bahl, Manvir Singh, Tom Perdue, Daljeet Kaur, John Bianchin, Dan Carruthers, Shalini Coutinho, Adia Saqib
People(s), Culture and Organizational Excellence





