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

Please join me in congratulating Larisa Duravetz as the successful candidate for the role of Associate Dean, Continuous Professional Learning, beginning Monday, May 30. 

Larisa joined our Faculty in 2016 to lead the Work Integrated Learning department as well as help us achieve our internationalization goals and objectives. Over the years, Larisa has developed a centralized WIL structure for FMCA, built a strong team that oversees the WIL component for 33 diverse programs and over 4,000 students, coordinated international initiatives across 28 academic programs, and cultivated existing and potential partnerships with post-secondary institutions around the world including Asia, Europe, South America, and New Zealand.

In addition, Larisa has cultivated a deep understanding of college policies and procedures, utilizing this knowledge to contribute to important strategic initiatives at the college-level including the Internationalization Committee, the Experiential Learning Working Group, and Program Advisory Committees. She has also successfully secured grant funding with Mitacs and CEWIL among others. She also led the implementation of the college-wide Career Services Management software for our Faculty called Symplicity.

Larisa holds an MA in Leadership Studies from the University of Guelph and a Bachelor of Social Sciences from the University of Ottawa. She also holds an International Development Graduate Certificate from Humber and has completed the TESL Canada Certificate. 

Please join me in welcoming Larisa to her new role.

Guillermo Acosta

Senior Dean, Faculty of Media & Creative Arts

Effective May 24, 2022 the mileage reimbursement rate is $0.58/km. Please review the Expense Reimbursement Procedure section 5.4 for more information regarding use of personal vehicle.

All employee reimbursement requests must be electronically submitted via Chrome River. Please ask your Business Admin to submit a Grant or Revoke Finance Security eForm if you do not have Chrome River access and need to submit a reimbursement request.

Financial Services will be offering weekly virtual Chrome River training sessions until August 2, 2022.

If anyone has any questions, please contact:

Chrome River Training for Reimbursable Out-of-Pocket Business Expenses (non-Pcard Holders)

Chrome River Training for Humber Pcard Holders

Perspectives: What We've Learned launches today!

On May 27 and 28, 2022, Humber College hosts the annual Part-Time Teachers’ Conference virtually for all Ontario part-time post-secondary faculty. In this episode Professor Shirantha Beddage explores the theme of the conference “Perspectives: What We’ve Learned” with two of Humber's part-time faculty. Dr. Betsy Moss and Professor Carri-Ann Scott reflect on how the pandemic impacted their lives and their teaching practice.

What valuable lessons did they learn while teaching remotely? As we return to campus, how will their teaching practices adapt? Are they inspired to bring any new-found methodologies back to the classroom?

“I’ve thought about where my energy is going in my teaching. For sure in the first part of the pandemic I put a lot of energy into content creation. My video lectures were complex and had a lot of effects to emphasize what I wanted them to learn…  I’ve switched emphasis from content development so that I have more time for connection with students… Recognizing how much labour that good online teaching includes for content creation—and not holding myself to some kind of impossible standard—was a learning.”
—Betsy Moss, Professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences

“Really we are [still] in emergency remote learning, which is very different from distance education pedagogy. And creating actual distance education classes takes exactly what you’re talking about. It’s the time and the effort and the resources and the skills management and the video editing and all the wonderful pedagogy… but that’s not where we were.”
—Carri-Ann Scott, ECE PT Instructor, Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellness

Further Resources

• Part-Time Teachers' Conference
• Humber College, Innovative Learning
• Betsy Ross’ Podcast “The Circle Squared”
• Shirantha Beddage

Enjoy!