After more than 20 years at Humber College, Susan Roberton has decided to retire. 

A highly accomplished businesswoman, Susan came to Humber from the fashion industry after working as a buyer, merchandise manager, sales representative, and manufacturing consultant. She started in the Faculty of Business, helming their Fashion Arts, Fashion Management and Event Management programs. She has lent her entrepreneurial spark to the Faculty of Media & Creative Arts for the past five years, first as the director of Professional and Continuing Education, then as the associate dean of Continuous Professional Learning.

Susan led a rebranding and growth of the Faculty’s CE offerings, including the revenue-generating one-year full-time certificate of achievement programs, and oversaw the development and launch of the sought-after AODA training courses. 

Whether as a professor, program co-ordinator, or administrator, Susan has embraced each new role with skill, aplomb, and a passion for learning and development—her own and that of her teammates. In recent years, she completed yoga-teacher training and became a GALLUP Certified Strengths Coach, leading workshops for her colleagues in the Faculty and in the International Graduate School. I have no doubt that Susan will be just as busy, and in as much demand, in her retirement as she has been here at Humber.

Please join me in thanking Susan for her leadership, passion, and commitment to teaching and learning excellence, and in sharing best wishes for this next chapter of her career.

Guillermo Acosta
Senior Dean, Faculty of Media & Creative Arts

This memo outlines important dates for the upcoming year-end (as at March 31, 2022) by which pertinent information needs to be submitted to Finance and/or appropriate action needs to be taken. We need your strict adherence to these dates to complete the financial statements, external audit, Board and Ministry reporting in a stipulated and tight timeframe.   

DEADLINES ARE TO BE INTERPRETED AS 4:30 P.M. OF THE DATE SPECIFIED 

a) Procurement – Friday, January 21, 2022

It is strongly recommended that all Request for Proposal and related purchasing activities be initiated by the above date to ensure adequate time is allotted to complete the procurement cycle by yearend date. Reminder that goods must be received, and/or services must be rendered by March 31st to be recorded against the 2021-22 fiscal year budget. 

b) Revenue Deferral – Friday, February 25, 2022

Requests for unearned revenue deferrals should be based on the anticipated year-end balance and must be made by submitting a Revenue Deferral Request Form to evan.chin@humber.ca by the above date. Requests will be approved in accordance with accounting principles. The form identifies eligibility criteria. 

c) New Fund, Org or Reporting Hierarchy Changes for the new fiscal year – Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Requests for new fund/org codes or reporting hierarchy change requests should be submitted by March 22 to your Finance Liaison to be ready for the new fiscal year. No new or change requests will be processed in Banner during the period from April 1 to April 30 as Finance completes year-end activities. 

d) Accounts Receivable – Thursday, March 24, 2022

All requests to invoice (external) customers for current fiscal year activities must be made by submitting a Request to Invoice form to accounts.receivable@humber.ca by the above date.  

e) Interdepartmental Charges – Thursday, March 31, 2022

All interdepartmental charges (i.e. Capital Works, Telephone, Graphics etc.) or journal entry requests for the current fiscal year must be submitted by the above date. 

f) Purchase Card (MasterCard) – Thursday, March 31, 2022

All purchase card transactions must be processed and approved in Chrome River by the above date. 

It is important to note that until transactions are APPROVED in Chrome River, they are not transferred to and recorded in Banner. It is imperative that transactions are approved by the deadline to ensure they are recorded in Banner against the Fiscal 2021-22 budget. Any unapproved transactions will be recorded against next year’s budget.  Please visit the Finance website Chrome River training documentation for a Job Aid on How to Approve P-Card Transactions.   

g) Out of Pocket Travel & Expense Claims – Thursday, March 31, 2022 

Travel & expense claims must be processed and approved in Chrome River by the above date, otherwise they will be processed in the next fiscal year.  

h) Banner Purchase Order Receiving – Thursday, March 31, 2022

Banner receiving is an online acknowledgement that goods ordered or services rendered have been appropriately received and vendor invoice is approved for payment. Banner receiving must be completed for goods or services received by the above date. 

If Banner receiving is not complete by the above deadline, expenses will be recorded against next fiscal year’s budget. 

i) Vendor Invoices – Friday, April 1, 2022

Vendor invoices must be emailed to Accounts Payable by the above date. Please note that Banner receiving must be complete by the date specified above (f); otherwise, the expense will be charged against next fiscal year’s budget. 

Note: Purchase orders with remaining balance of $100 (or less) and all standing orders for current year will be closed as of March 31, 2022 (i.e. not rolled over into the new fiscal year).  

j) Prepaid Expenses 

As per accounting principles, payments made in the current fiscal year that relate to goods being received or services being rendered beyond March 31, 2022 date will be automatically charged to next fiscal year’s budget. 

k) Payroll Timecards and Vacation Approval (HRMS) – Thursday, March 31, 2022 

All timecards for work performed in the current fiscal year and vacation plan for up to and including March 31, 2022 must be approved by the above date.   Further communication will be provided in March from HR/Payroll.  

2022-23 Fiscal Year Readiness 

Please note that effective March 1, 2022, the fiscal 2022-2023 budget will be avaliable in Banner to process procurement related activities. Purchasing will host two (2) refresher sessions on Tuesday, Februrary 15, 2022 from 1 to 3 p.m. and Wednesday, Februrary 23, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. to review items such as creating standing orders. Please email purchasing@humber.ca to register for one of these two sessions.

Summary 

We appreciate and thank everyone in advance for their cooperation. Please contact anyone on our Finance team if you have any questions on the above, or yearend activities in general. 

Quick Reference Table of Yearend Deadlines 

Enhancing Institutional EDI Knowledge of Disability and Academic Accessibility: 

• However well-meaning, faculty may design lectures that unintentionally create barriers for students. 

• Whether you are delivering a synchronous or asynchronous lecture or teaching a class in person we have a list of tips on how to do this with accessibility in mind. 

Visit our ALS Information for Faculty website to learn more about accommodating students with disabilities. 

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. 

Mark your calendars, the Part-Time Teachers’ Conference (PTTC) 2022 has a new date!  

We sincerely hope you can join us on May 27 and 28.  

We are happy to bring you our brilliant keynote speakers, Anthony McLean and Dr. Delores Mullings, as well as presentations, panel Q&As, networking, and social activities.  

Humber Seneca Polytechnic Partnership (HSSP) is always thrilled to invite part-time faculty from Ontario colleges to engage in pedagogical reflection, share experiences with peers, and have opportunities to consider their role in creating authentic, meaningful learning experiences for all learners. 

Registration opens soon.

Thank you.

Part-Time Teachers’ Conference Committee