Announcements

When:
October 12, 2021
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

The Financial Services Team is pleased to announce another successful year-end audit for the fiscal year 2020/21. We would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone for their support and contributions for making this happen.

We would also like to thank Information Technology Services and the Registrar’s Office for supporting the following Financial Services projects completed in the last 18 months:

  • Student e-Transfer Payments (fast way for our students to access funds);
  • Travel and Expense module (no more paper claims); and
  • Flywire Student Payment Plan options

The world has changed and so has the way we do business. The following information should assist you as we continue to work in a hybrid model: 

a. Business Out of Pocket Expense Reimbursements via Chrome River

As of May 18, 2021, staff who have been provisioned in Chrome River Travel & Expense Reimbursement (Chrome River) must electronically submit their reimbursement request and receipts for approval via Chrome River. Chrome River training was offered during the months of April and June. We understand that some staff were missed or would need a refresher. 

As promised, we will be delivering fall refresher training. This training is open to staff who were previously trained, or anyone who was provisioned in Chrome River after July 1. Please email hardeep.saini@humber.ca, or lamar.samuels2@humber.ca if you are interested in attending training and we will contact you with the specific date(s) and time. 

Please speak to your Business Manager about submitting a Grant or Revoke Finance Security eForm if you need to be reimbursed for out-of-pocket business expenses, and have not been provisioned with Chrome River access. Once provisioned you will be sent information on training. 

For information related to the new Chrome River Travel & Expense Reimbursement Process, please view the following posted communique announcements:

For questions related to Chrome River, please email finance@humber.ca.

b. Update to Humber’s Expense Reimbursement Policy

Please review the updated Expense Reimbursement policy

c. Eliminating physical cheques:

Please click here for the previous announcement: https://humber.ca/staff/announcement/financial-services-update

d. Depositing Cheques: 

Financial Services will no longer accept a scanned copy of cheques. Please see the previous announcement:

https://humber.ca/staff/announcement/financial-services-update

e. Payments owed to Humber:

If funds need to be sent to the college, please direct them via EFT (electronic funds transfer). Here is Humber’s EFT Info.

Please complete the Miscellaneous Deposit Receipt Form and email accounts.receivable@humber.ca and instruct the vendor to send the EFT remittance advice to accounts.receivable@humber.ca as well. For any further inquiries, please contact accounts.receivable@humber.ca.

For staff that need to reimburse the College for non-payroll expenses; send an email money transfer (etransfer) to etransferpayments@humber.ca and complete the Miscellaneous Deposit Receipt Form  and submit to accounts.receivable@humber.ca.

f. No PO, No Pay Process

Humber has implemented a ‘No PO, No Pay’ process effective September 1, 2020. Please click here for the update: https://humber.ca/staff/announcement/financial-services-update

g. Ordering supplies when working from home:

Given the duration of the current work from home situation, staff may require items or supplies that would typically be available in the office; as previously announced, Financial Services has revised processes to accommodate these requirements and conditions. Please click here for the update: https://humber.ca/staff/announcement/financial-services-update

h. Cash Office

The cash office is permanently closed. Please click here for the update: https://humber.ca/staff/announcement/permanent-closure-cash-office-north-campus-0

Other Key Contacts: 

Contact: 

For the following services and requests: 

accounts.payable@humber.ca

  • submitting invoices for payments

purchasing@humber.ca 

  • sole source, new vendor forms, change order requests, invoice discrepancy resolutions 

mastercard@humber.ca

  • purchase card cancellations, limit change request, other purchase card and Chrome River requests 

accounts.receivable@humber.ca 

  • expecting electronic payment and any other payments 

treasury@humber.ca

  • treasury inquires, journal entry support 

finance@humber.ca

financesecurity@humber.ca

  • Banner, Chrome River, general inquiries 
  • Finance Security access 

We appreciate your cooperation and understanding as we continue to work in a hybrid model and we look forward to seeing all of you soon!

Feel free to reach out to kelly.tsoumagas@humber.ca should you have any questions and/or concerns.

When:
October 12, 2021
Contact:
Desta McCalla

Enhancing Institutional EDI Knowledge of Disability and Academic Accessibility

  • Accessible Learning Services will be providing helpful tips and information through the Communiqué on topics relevant to teaching faculty on a regular basis.  

  • Feel free to visit our ALS Information for Faculty website and review our Faculty Model for Communication on Accommodation for detailed information on a variety of topics. Topics include: the accommodation process, how accommodations are determined, accessibility legislation and guidelines on specific accommodations such as extensions, absences and memory aids.  

We would like to invite teaching faculty to connect with ALS anytime if you have specific questions about a student’s 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.

When:
October 8, 2021
Contact:
Kyla Ross
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster
CCBI Virtual Design Jams

Deadline extended to October 12!

The Humber Centre for Creative Business Innovation (CCBI) and Humber Galleries are hosting two Virtual Design Jams from Monday, October 25 to Thursday, October 28!

Students can apply now to join a team of fellow students tackle a real-world design problem with limited time!

Have a passion for design? Have experience with Design Jams, Hackathons or Charrettes and want a chance to win a $100 gift card? These events are for you!

Choose between the following two challenge options or select both if you’re feeling ambitious:

  • Interactive Art Labels: October 25-26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Removing Barriers for Women in Gaming: October 27-28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Applications are open now until October 12. Registration is limited and students will be selected based on strength of their application. Visit https://bit.ly/DesignJamInfo for more info and to apply.

When:
October 8, 2021
Contact:
Alex Hoa
Tel:
x4856

We’re excited to be reopening Starbucks at the LRC on Tuesday, October 12, 2021!

Hours of operation:  
Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday Closed

Campus Services

When:
October 8, 2021
View of Lakeshore Campus

We have exciting events and programs coming this month and great opportunities to win funding for your business. 

Check out the programs, workshops, opportunities and information for the month of October in the latest CfE Newsletter.

When:
October 8, 2021

Welcome back to campus!

Was it tough to stay motivated to keep your teeth healthy during this pandemic? Let us help you get back on track to a healthy smile, clean teeth and fresher breath under that mask.

Why not take advantage of getting your smile looked after during your break at work?

Book your check-up and cleaning now.

New to Campus Dental? You will receive a free Sonicare toothbrush if you book by October 31. Already a patient? Refer three colleagues and you can receive your own free Sonicare toothbrush!

Appointments as early as 8 a.m., Monday through Friday.

Humber North Office: 416.675.6622 x4166

Lakeshore Office: 647.351.9755

When:
October 7, 2021
Contact:
Humber Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committees
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

Are you interested in being part of a Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee at Humber?

The Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee (JOHSC) is an advisory body that is made up of worker (Faculty and Support Staff) and management (Administration) members who work together to address and promote health and safety in the workplace.

Humber has established eight JOHSCs to ensure that local health and safety issues are identified and addressed in a timely and effective manner. The eight JOHSCs represent:

  • North Campus
  • Lakeshore Campus
  • International Graduate School
  • Five Humber College Community Employment Services (HCCES) sites: Brampton, Central Etobicoke, North Etobicoke, North York, and St. Clair West

We are currently seeking Faculty and Support Staff members for the JOHSC at the International Graduate School and a Support Staff member for the North Campus JOHSC. If you are an employee at either of these locations and are interested in becoming a member of the Committee, please reach out to the union at:

Otherwise, for more information about the JOHSC at your site, meeting dates, workplace inspection schedules, or the contact information of the committee members, visit: https://hrs.humber.ca/safety/joint-health-safety-committee/about.html

When:
October 7, 2021
Contact:
Franc Jamieson
*Fall 2021* The Math & Writing Centre Presents…A free service available to all Humber and Guelph-Humber ESL students  Online Conversation Circles - Join a tutor and several English learners for 1 hour to practice conversation and listening and speaking skills. Mon. 10am, Tue. 11am and 4pm, Wed. 2pm, Thu. 5pm, and Fri. 10am and 3pm  Talk With Sessions - Book an online appointment with a tutor to talk one on one for 1 hour to practice speaking, to go over readings, to review Ted Talks and much more. Mon. 11am

The Math & Writing Centre presents a free service available to all Humber and Guelph-Humber ESL students: Conversation Circles and Talk With sessions.

The Conversation Circles (groups of up to five students) and Talk With Session (one-on-one conversations) provide opportunities for students to practice speaking and listening skills as well as to build vocabulary and refine grammar skills.

Please share the attached poster with ESL students and let them know about these services we offer in support of their studies at Humber.


Fall 2021 The Math & Writing Centre presents a free service available to all Humber and Guelph-Humber ESL students

Online Conversation Circles

Join a tutor and several English learners for one hour to practice conversation and listening and speaking skills.

  • Monday: 10 a.m.
  • Tuesady: 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.
  • Wednesday: 2 p.m.
  • Thursday: 5 p.m.
  • Friday: 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Talk With Sessions

Book an online appointment with a tutor to talk one on one for 1 hour to practice speaking, to go over readings, to review Ted Talks and much more.

  • Monday: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
  • Tuesday: 5 p.m.
  • Wednesday: 10 a.m
  • Thursday: 11 a.m.
  • Friday: 1 p.m.

To join a Conversation Circle or to book a Talk With session, write to us at writingcentre@humber.ca or contact our Front Desk.

When:
October 6, 2021

YOUR CAAT GROUP INSURANCE BENEFITS PROGRAM HAS A MINOR CHANGE FOR VISION & HEARING CARE

There is a minor change to your Vision and Hearing Care benefits coming in 2022.

  • Your coverage will remain the same.
  • The only change is to the Vision and Hearing Care benefit year timing. This is to match your other benefits.

What does the timing change mean?

Currently, your coverage for most of your benefits is by calendar year. You receive a new coverage entitlement for a dollar amount or number of treatments on January 1 of each year.

For Vision and Hearing Care, there is a different coverage start date. For these two benefits only, the benefit year runs between September 1 and August 31 each year.

For Vision Care, you are covered up to $400 per person every two benefit years. For Hearing Care, you are covered up to $3,000 per person every three benefit years. 

Starting January 1, 2022 your Vision and Hearing Care coverage will follow the same benefit year as your other benefits. You will receive the same amount of coverage from January 1 to December 31, instead of from September 1 to August 31. Dependents under age 18 will continue to have up to $400 of Vision Care coverage for each calendar year, starting January 1, 2022.

This is an administrative change only

Your coverage will not change. We are just making it easier to track when you are eligible for your next appointment or purchase. The benefit year for Vision and Hearing Care will be the same as the rest of your benefits.

You do not have to take any action.

You will not lose an opportunity for coverage

No matter when you last claimed Vision or Hearing Care benefits, you can make your next appointment as early as January 1, 2022. Keep in mind, if you book your 2022 appointment earlier in the year than usual, you will not be eligible for the same care again until 2024 for Vision and 2025 for Hearing Care.

Questions?

Please contact HR Support Centre:

Call us at ext.5001 from a Humber phone line or dial 416.675.5001
Chat with us at humber.ca/hrchat
Submit an e-form at humber.ca/hrinquiry

When:
October 6, 2021
Contact:
Aaron Brown
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

At the end of August, all Humber College and University of Guelph-Humber students were enrolled in the optional It Takes All of Us module in Blackboard or CourseLink. It Takes All of Us is an asynchronous learning module that teaches participants about consent, sexual violence, bystander intervention, and supporting survivors of sexual violence. Between August 25 and October 3:

  • 1456 students completed the training
  • 932 students completed the exit survey
  • 159 students added the training to their Co-Curricular Record

Click on the attached infographic to see highlights from what students learned as a result of participating in the training module. To learn more about It Takes All of Us or to discuss how to incorporate it into your courses and/or student staff training, please visit our website or email bystanderprogram@humber.ca.

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