Announcements

When:
April 26, 2022
Contact:
FYE Team
Group of students sitting and chatting on a bench

Hello, FSCS faculty and staff!

This upcoming summer, First Year Experience (FYE) and the Faculty of Social and Community Services (FSCS) will collaborate on mentorship programming for incoming FSCS students.

Students can apply online until Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Please share this opportunity with upper-year FSCS students who you think would be amazing mentors for new students.

FYE Peer Mentors make a true difference in the lives of first-year students. Peer Mentors also:

  • Develop key skills 
  • Make new friends and network with other student leaders 
  • Get credit towards their Co-Curricular Record (CCR) 
  • Receive a LinkedIn endorsement for mentorship and leadership skills
  • Receive a reference letter 
  • Receive honorariums (gift cards) after training and after completion of the role

Peer Mentors are expected to: 

  • Attend mandatory training 
  • Maintain a cumulative average of at least 70% in their academic work 
  • Connect with a group of mentees via email, text, or in-person
  • Be available for 3-5 hours per week

The FYE Team will contact applicants from May to June and invite students to participate in an interview. Training will take place in mid-to-late July, with the majority of training taking place asynchronously and online. Summer programming will take place throughout the month of August, both virtually and in-person.

Interested students can reach out to contact the FYE Team if they have any questions or would like to learn more.

Students from other faculties are welcome to apply to the general FYE Peer Mentor opportunity, where mentoring begins in the Fall 2022 term.

Thank you for helping to promote this opportunity!

Best,
FYE Team

When:
April 25, 2022
Contact:
Linelle Griffith-Ray
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster
Three students sitting outside Humber's Lakeshore Campus

Humber Global is pleased to announce that Humber students from any academic program are eligible to earn elective credit by joining Humber's  Global Summer School, which will run in-person from July 4 to 22, 2022.  

Humber students can complete an elective credit in just three weeks and connect with peers outside of their regular academic programs! They will be joined in the courses by students from our Global Academic Partner network for a truly global experience. Each course offers in-person instruction at our Lakeshore or North Campus, along with guest speakers, industry visits, experiential projects, social activities and more. 

Why Students Should Join Humber’s Global Humber School 

  • Work on real-world projects for elective credit 
  • Build their network among a global community 
  • Learn from Humber faculty and industry experts 
  • Expand on their intercultural development 
  • Flexible learning option – earn academic credit in three weeks 

Courses available for GNED (Diploma and/or Advanced Diploma Elective):  

Courses available for Degree Breadth Elective (for Degree-seeking students):  

Course available for Course Elective (for ARC, CIVIL, Sustainable Energy and Building Technology, and Construction Engineering Technology Advanced Diploma Students): 

Students are responsible for checking with an advisor for their specific academic path requirements.  

Registration is now open through MyHumber. To be eligible to register, students must self-identify their interest to the Registrar’s Office by submitting a Records/Registration e-form. A tuition deposit is required to begin registration. Find more information about how to register here. Registration for this program closes on Friday May 6, 2022.  

Students are encouraged to join our social calendar activities (some additional fees may apply for certain activities). Students will be able to connect “outside the classroom” with activities like global karaoke, movie nights and more.  

The Global Summer School enhances Humber’s strategic pillars to foster career-ready citizens and provide accessible education allowing students greater choice and flexibility in their learning. It also supports Humber’s Internationalization Strategy to “Be the polytechnic institution of choice for the academically curious and creative from around the world to learn from, and contribute to the Humber community”.

When:
April 22, 2022
Contact:
Lora Nasim

IT Client Services is introducing a new and improved e-Form platform starting Monday, April 25!

ITCS Digital Workplace will introduce features such as:

  • A user-friendly visual design
  • e-Form searches based by category as well as keyword search bar
  • Secure Humber staff/faculty login entry*
  • e-Form submission history page and live status updates

Check out our Getting Started video series.

Remember to bookmark the following URL once we go live: humber.ca/eforms

*Due to added security, students or guests will not be able to submit an e-Form. An employee-sponsored proxy will need to make the submission.

When:
April 22, 2022

The mask mandate at Humber College and the University of Guelph-Humber will remain in place until May 31, 2022. The College is making this decision based on recent guidance from the Chief Medical Officer of Health and out of an abundance of caution as we transition to the summer term.  

Well-fitting masks that cover the nose and chin will continue to be required within any indoor college facilities.

We will continue to monitor and review the mask requirement over the coming weeks, taking public health and campus environment trends into consideration. We will provide an update by the end of May with respect to masking requirements in June and beyond. Regardless of when the mask mandate is lifted, Humber and the University of Guelph-Humber will remain a mask-friendly environment.

As previously announced, the college’s vaccination policy will be lifted on May 2 and there will not be active screening at the entry points on campus. The Humber community is encouraged to stay up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations as an added layer of protection. 

Everyone is encouraged to continue to complete the self-screening in the Humber Guardian app before coming to campus each time. As a reminder, if you are feeling unwell, do not come to campus.  

Throughout the pandemic, we have focused on creating safe places to learn, work and live. We will continue to adapt our plans, when needed, to meet that commitment.

When:
April 22, 2022
Contact:
Anju Kakkar
ORI Employee Spotlight: Nandish Dave

The Office of Research & Innovation (ORI) shines the spotlight this week on Nandish Dave, a dynamic and diligent team member with an always-willing-to-help attitude and an excellent ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.  

Having completed the Enterprise Software Development diploma program and the Project Management postgraduate certificate program at Humber, Nandish is a self-motivated and determined team member at ORI. Nandish plays a key role in ensuring that the ORI team continues to grow, transform, and innovate. 

Asked to define research in his own words, Nandish shares, “Research is something that ultimately makes people’s lives easier.”  

Learn more about Nandish.

When:
April 21, 2022
Contact:
John Yolkowski
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A display cabinet featuring archival images and news clippings.

Did the snow earlier this week get you down? Do you feel that spring should have sprung by now? Well, if that’s so, why not celebrate Earth Day with a visit to Humber’s Archives? We have looked through our photos and newspapers to put together a display on the beautiful and picturesque Arboretum at North Campus.

Growing Humber’s Picturesque Gardens can be viewed at the North Library (4th floor of the LRC) during opening hours, and contains photographs of the evolution of the Arboretum from 1975 to the present day. The display will run until early May. We hope you’ll check it out!

For those who may not be able to make it, we have included a photograph of the display, along with an article detailing the birth of the Arboretum, to give you a taste of what we "dug out" of the Archives to highlight for the display.

When:
April 21, 2022

COLLISION Conference - June 20-23, 2022 - Enercare Centre, Toronto

300 Free Student Tickets*

Collision is returning in person to the Toronto Enercare Centre on June 20-23. Known as “the Olympics of Tech”, Collision is North America’s fastest-growing annual tech conference welcoming market leaders, tech experts and the media to determine where the world is heading next.

This year, Humber’s Centres of Innovation (COI) Network will be on hand to promote the COIs and showcase why potential partners want to get plugged into the Network.  

Collision is offering students, who are over 18 years of age and enrolled full-time at any level, the chance to access the conference for free as part of their studies through the INSPIRE* program. Three hundred (300) free tickets will be made available to Humber students that meet the above criteria.

The INSPIRE program offers the exact same access to Collision as the general attendee tickets, which are currently priced at $599 Canadian, including:

  • Access to the Collision exhibition floors on all three days of the Conference:
  • 300+ talks across 20+ content tracks
  • Access to the Collision mobile app, which can be used to discover talks, connect with other attendees, and download new contract.
  • Please Note: INSPIRE ticket holders will not have access to the Collision After Dark event.

If you have any interested students please have them email anna.borg@humber.ca and provide their full name, email address, and program of study, no later than May 27, 2022.

Tickets will be issued by Collision to each participant by June 3, 2022.

Useful links

When:
April 21, 2022

On Saturday, April 2, the Academic Progress feature on MyHumber was upgraded to provide a more responsive and enhanced user experience for students. This upgrade includes adaptive viewing on mobile or tablet and is WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) and AODA (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act) compliant.

To help students navigate their Academic Progress, please refer to the videos below:

Sincerely,

Office of the Registrar

When:
April 20, 2022
Contact:
Raina Faza
Tel:
416.675.6622 ext. 4348
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Humber College has received a donation from NBCUniversal to support the next generation of Canadian film and media industry professionals and creators.  

NBCUniversal and Humber have created the NBCUniversal NextGen Diversity scholarships to help equip and train students studying in Film and Media-related programs at Humber who self-identify as Indigenous peoples, women, or racialized persons. The scholarships were developed to help foster a future media landscape that is more diverse and inclusive.

"Today's film and media sector in Canada is drastically different, and the need for diverse talent at every level and facet of the industry is greater than ever before. What remains unchanged is that education is the first entry point to the industry," said Guillermo Acosta, senior dean, Faculty of Media & Creative Arts, Humber College." By establishing these scholarships, NBCUniversal is demonstrating their commitment to education and diversity in their field, a commitment that echoes the role Humber plays in the sector."

Through this gift, students in Film and Media Production, Film and TV Production, Post-Production, Film and Multiplatform storytelling, and TV Writing and Producing will be able to apply for one of the 20 scholarships starting in January 2022. 

Humber has raised more than $45 million towards its $50 million Unlimited campaign with this gift. 

The Humber Cultural Hub (HCH) at the Lakeshore campus will be home to programs that build the next generation of artistic, cultural and creative leaders. It will inspire creativity, support a connected community, encourage public appreciation of the arts and offer world-class film, media and performance facilities. The HCH is supported in part by Humber’s Unlimited campaign. 

About NBCUniversal    
NBCUniversal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks, and a suite of leading Internet-based businesses. NBCUniversal is a division of Comcast Corporation.

When:
April 20, 2022
Contact:
Felipe Narcizo

What does ‘upskilling’ mean for the future of work? Many experts believe upskilling is urgent, but most people don’t know where to start. Humber researcher Barath Roy Michel, senior project manager, Office of Research & Innovation (ORI), was featured in an article on BBC alongside quotes from experts at McKinsey and LinkedIn. 

Read the BBC Worklife article for some great insights.

Barath Roy Michel and his research team recently published an original research paper, A Study on Skills Gap: Beyond COVID, in the Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Innovation (JIPE), published by Humber Press, ORI.

Michel notes that upskilling can look different for everyone. He states, “Take a step back and see what’s happening in the wider industry, and see how you can get yourself ahead of the curve."

Congratulations to researcher Barath Roy Michel!

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