As the College has moved most in person classes online through March 4th, and asked employees to limit their on-campus presence to only those who are required to be on campus to perform their work, there will be no full-time staff parking payroll deduction for the four January and February pay periods. This includes those staff who recently renewed their parking permit effective the beginning of the winter semester.
Contact: parking.sales@humber.ca
We are excited to continue our partnership with the Wellness Coaching Program as we continue to expand our Peer Wellness Service offerings for the Winter semester. In addition to the continuation of our weekly Peer-Led Wellness Groups, we will also be offering 1-1 Peer Wellness Coaching services. A summary of service offerings is listed below – please direct students to our webpage to learn more.
Students can work 1-1 with a Peer Wellness Coach to:
This is a free service offered through the Student Wellness and Accessibility Centre and is available to both Humber and Guelph-Humber students. Sessions are currently being offered virtually through the Get A-Head platform.
Example topics that students might want to discuss with a Peer Wellness Coach:
Peer-Led Wellness Groups will be running weekly throughout the Winter 2022 semester. Students can join our Peer Wellness Coaching team as they explore different wellness topics, strategies, and resources to help improve their overall well-being. Each session will include an opportunity for students to connect with their peers about the topic being discussed. These sessions will be offered virtually.
The Math & Writing Centre Online Tutoring Services are fully operational, and our tutors are ready and eager to help students in all math and writing topic areas.
All Humber and Guelph-Humber students are welcome.
Please let students know that they can book appointments by registering at https://humber.mywconline.com.
Students can reach us at our new Virtual Front Desk or by writing us at mathcentre@humber.ca or writingcentre@humber.ca.
We are open at the following times:
| Monday | 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| Tuesday | 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
| Thursday | 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
| Friday | 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
| Saturday | 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
Our tutors look forward to meeting and working with returning and new students.
Stay safe, everyone, and stay warm!
The Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology would like to share with the Humber community our FAST Newsletter - January 2022 issue.
Dear Humber community,
Peter Madott, affectionately known as ‘Madott’ will be retiring this spring 2022.
Peter began his 20 year career in the Faculty of Business as the Program Coordinator of the Marketing Management, International Marketing and -Financial Services programs. In 2006, as Associate Dean, Peter was instrumental in the development, launch and success of the Global Business Management two-year graduate certificate program. GBM (launched in 2009) has been the most successful graduate certificate program in attracting and graduating thousands of international students in a variety of industries that include banking, marketing, supply chain and more.
As Associate Dean, Peter led the development and launch of many graduate certificates that include Financial Planning, Event Management, Entrepreneurial Enterprise, Insurance Management and most recently Business Insights and Analytics. Peter also led the college-wide development of the Centre for Entrepreneurship. His passion for the entrepreneurial spirit and the need to support all Humber students in becoming entrepreneurs was clear in his execution of the New Venture Seed Fund competition. Peter loved working with students, their business plan submissions and often their dreams to think big.
Faculty and staff enjoyed working with Peter because he was sincere, thoughtful and always available to listen. He also had all the answers, either in a spreadsheet or a well-written note with dates and timelines.
We all have fond memories of Peter and his dedication to post-secondary education. For over a decade, Peter has organized and executed Humber’s Greatest High School Contest, a chance for students to honour that special high school teacher- the one who inspired all students to be their best. The contest was a career highlight for a number of high school teachers who were the recipients of the award. More importantly, Peter inspired our students, engaged our faculty and reminded all of us to celebrate great teaching.
Thank you, Peter, for over two decades of dedication to post-secondary education, we are all better faculty and staff to have known you.
Enjoy retirement, well-deserved.
Alvina Cassiani PhD
Senior Dean, Faculty of Business
Humber's mobile wayfinding app has been upgraded!
Information Technology Services is excited to announce to the Humber community that our mobile wayfinding app Campus Compass has been upgraded and improved!
An improved user interface will help get you around and access services at Humber's North, Lakeshore, International Graduate School and University of Guelph-Humber campuses. Getting from point A to B at Humber has never been easier.
Improvements in the new version include:
The new version will go live on January 17, 2022. Depending on your mobile device settings, the Campus Compass app will either automatically update, or you must update it manually.
The current app version will be decommissioned as of January 31, 2022, and will no longer function, so the app update process is required to continue using Campus Compass.
If you need help with the update process, please follow these easy to use instructions for Apple or Android devices.
Content is king!
As your team makes plans and decisions for the winter term, don’t forget to submit any updated information from your area to the Campus Compass app. That includes hours of operation, or whether your area will be open or closed for the upcoming winter semester. Up to date information is vital for getting people around campus. To submit your placemark content updates, use our form.
We’re excited for the release of the new Campus Compass app experience. Please make sure to update to the new version by January 31, 2022.
Thanks!
I am pleased to announce that Stephen Allen, Associate Dean, Centre for Education, Language and Professional Practice in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences, successfully defended his Doctor of Education on January 10. Stephen completed the Doctor of Education in the online education program through Athabasca University’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Science.
Stephen conducted a mixed methodology research project with over six hundred Humber student participants. The study focussed on the field of networked learning theories; specifically, on the confluence of digital instructional platforms and outcomes-based education models in online courses and the extent to which they develop lifelong learning literacies indispensable to today's workplaces. The findings have the potential to help guide online instructional practice and make recommendations for online course and program design, as well as to support ongoing employee learning with industry partners.
For more information on Stephen's findings and the Doctoral program please contact him directly at stephen.allen@humber.ca.
Vera Beletzan
Associate Vice-President, Teaching and Learning
As we launch into 2022, Humber College is building its Academic and Digital Campus Plans for 2022-2025. As part of the process, the college is undertaking consultations that include virtual forums and forms to gather feedback from our community. Your involvement in this process is invaluable to shaping the future of Humber.
Virtual event registration will commence shortly, and an online form will go live within the next few weeks. Look out for our Communiqué posts and email circulars.
For more information on this process, visit the Academic Plan and Digital Campus Plan refresh webpage.
Thank you for your time and engagement.
| Gina Antonacci Senior VP, Academic |
Scott Briggs VP, Digital Innovation & CIO |
Advising & Career Services’ online Alumni Interviews and Coffee Chats will be continuing in 2022 with brand new guests. Please feel free to share widely with your student and alumni networks, as our content contains helpful insights from a wide variety of Humber staff and alumni to support students with navigating their career journeys.
Episode 13 of Advising & Career Services' Alumni Interview Sessions is now live on YouTube!
Our guest is Stephanie Gosine, Alumni of Humber College’s Diploma Broadcast Television & Videography program.
Access all of our past interviews and content. For any questions or concerns, please e-mail careers@humber.ca.
Enhancing Institutional EDI Knowledge of Disability and Academic Accessibility
Did you receive an Accommodation Letter? Unsure how to proceed? Review the steps below.
Send an email to the student to acknowledge receipt of the Accommodation Letter.
Carefully review the Accommodation Letter. If you identify an accommodation that you feel may conflict with the essential requirements of your course, contact Accessible Learning Services to discuss.
Advise the student that they are welcome to contact you to discuss the accommodations.
For Humber faculty, most of your students’ accommodation letters are visible on the Faculty Web Portal.
Visit our ALS Information for Faculty website to learn more about the Accommodation Letter process.
Please email us at accessible-learning@humber.ca with suggestions for key accessibility-related topics that you would like us to address through the Communiqué.
