This month we are putting the Sustainability Spotlight on Emily Funke.

Emily is the Environmental Coordinator working with BEST Service Pros to manage the waste systems at Humber. She has a background in environmental science and sustainable agriculture and is passionate about reducing food waste on campus.

One of Humber’s commitments in the 2019-2024 Sustainability Plan is to "improve human-made systems, such as waste, to minimize harm on the environment and community". Through Emily's work, we are able to reach our goal.

Learn about Emily’s experience participating in a waste audit training

Check out what we have in store this week. Enjoy freshly made meals and baked goods prepared by students in our culinary and baking programs. 

In store this week: 

• Tea sandwiches and canapés
• Baked salmon in savoury pastry, cold snap pea coulis, Russian vegetable salad
• Poached balibut in saffron broth and celeriac flan, asparagus tempura
• Apple pie
• Quiche Florentine
• Chicken chasseur

Pricing and product availability are subject to change. 

Hours of Operation
Monday to Thursday: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. 
Friday: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Accessible Learning Services shares some best practices considerations:

• Students requesting extensions as a disability-related accommodation are provided extension guidelines from Accessible Learning Services. 

• There may, on occasion, be exceptions to these guidelines for specific disability-related reasons (for example, when a disability-related reason prevented the student from engaging in the accommodation process). 

• With increased efforts to embed accessibility in curriculum, applying the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) can reduce the need for extension requests. These include: breaking down large assignments into smaller components with respective due dates or implementing a “voucher” system allowing all students an opportunity or two to submit assignments late without penalty or rationale. 

• It is understood that there is value in structure, timelines and building responsibility in our students, but peer review supports pedagogical value in compassion and suggests rethinking deadline and late penalty policies.  

Visit our ALS Information for Faculty website to learn more about extension accommodations. 

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. 

On Tuesday, February 21, flags at our campuses will be lowered to half-mast for 24 hours in memory of Arian Alam Dipto. Arian passed away in a highway crash in Toronto last week. A memorial service was held yesterday. He attended Lakeshore Campus in the three-year Business Administration program in the Longo Faculty of Business.

The Humber community is deeply saddened by his untimely death. The College has been in contact with his family to express our condolences, and is providing support to faculty, staff and students who knew him. 

Counselling support and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services are available to students and employees. Students should contact 416.675.6622 x3331 at Lakeshore and x5090 at North. The post-secondary student helpline Good2talk.ca is also available 24/7 at 1.866.925.5454. For mental wellness support, visit keep.meSAFE. Employees should contact the EAP at 1.800.461.9722.