Announcements

When:
May 29, 2025
Screenshot of  AVRO Mobile

A refreshed version of the ONECard mobile app, AVRO Mobile, is now available! 

In addition to important bug fixes, the updated app also features a cleaner, more intuitive interface designed to enhance navigation and improve accessibility for all users. 

If you have automatic updates enabled on your smartphone, the app will update automatically on its own. Otherwise, you can download the latest version anytime from your device’s app store—completely free of charge. 

For more information, including download, setup, and usage instructions, please visit humber.ca/onecard

Note that the legacy ONECard app will continue to function for the time being.

When:
May 29, 2025

Alvina Cassiani has been named the Acting Vice-President of the Marketing, Communications and Advancement Department effective June 2. During this appointment, the Senior Dean, Longo Faculty of Business role will be backfilled.

Alvina’s new role is happening as Tammy Sadinsky concludes her interim appointment as Vice-President, Marketing, Communications and Advancement on Friday, May 30. During her time at Humber, Tammy made significant contributions to the institution including launching Humber's new strategic brand, Building Brilliance, and our new brand campaign, The You You Knew Was In You. 

During her 20-year career as the Senior Dean, Longo Faculty of Business, Alvina has led the development and management of a diverse portfolio of more than 50 programs including diploma, bachelor’s degree and post-graduate programs. Throughout her tenure, she has been a steadfast champion of student work-integrated learning and connecting students with key industry partners. 

Later this summer, we will initiate a formal search for a permanent VP, Marketing, Communications and Advancement. 

Join us as we thank Tammy for her many contributions to Humber and congratulate Alvina on her new appointment. 

When:
May 29, 2025
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The Humber Arboretum is thrilled to announce that registration for Summer Nature Camp is now open, with new themes and new discounts for the Humber community!

About Humber Arboretum Nature Camps

Conveniently located at North Campus, Humber Arboretum offers summer day camp options for ages 5 to 14. The programs are based out of the Centre for Urban Ecology, but campers spend most of their time outdoors making their own discoveries in the woodlands, river, meadows, wetlands, gardens, and ponds of the 100-hectare Humber Arboretum.

Camp runs on weekdays from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., with drop-off beginning at 8:30 a.m. and pick-up running until 4:15 p.m.

2025 Weekly Themes

For ages 5 to 12, there are eight weeks of amazing nature connection opportunities this summer, and two weeks with options for Junior Naturalists (ages 12 to 14).

For our returning camp families, note that there are two brand new* themes in the mix:

Theme Date Ages Cost
Healthy Planet, Healthy Lives July 2 to 4 (3 days) 5 to 12 $231
*The Art of Nature July 7 to 11 5 to 14 $385
Brilliant Birds July 14 to 18 5 to 12 $385
Wilderness Survival Skills July 21 to 25 5 to 12 $385
Incredible Urban Animals July 28 to August 1 5 to 12 $385
*Insectopia August 5 to 8 (4 days) 5 to 12 $310
Roots of STEM August 11 to 15 5 to 14 $385
The Great Nature Games August 18 to 22 5 to 12 $385

New Discounts for the Humber Community

New this year, current employees of Humber Polytechnic or University of Guelph-Humber can receive 10% off your camp session fees with the coupon code: BuildingBrilliance10

Current students of Humber and UofGH can receive $100 off each session using the coupon code: StudentSuccess2025

Learn More and Register

Learn more about Humber Arboretum Nature Camp 

Or

Head directly to the online registration 

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at arboretum@humber.ca.

When:
May 29, 2025
Lakeshore Campus map

Car access between building A and AR at Lakeshore Campus will be limited, between June 2 to 5, due to asphalt construction.

Please use Twenty Third Street to access the parking lot and buildings.

When:
May 29, 2025
Contact:
Aaron Mark
Humber alumnus Steve Urszenyi

This Alumni Spotlight celebrates the invaluable contributions of paramedics in keeping communities across our country safe and supported.

Alumnus Steve Urszenyi, a versatile paramedic, tactical medic, and CBRNE (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives) specialist, has demonstrated a remarkable commitment to the many facets of emergency response.

Watch as we explore his memorable start in paramedicine, the growth mindset he developed at Humber, the rewarding aspects of his 40-year career, and his latest chapter as a multi-award-nominated author.

View more alumni stories

If you know a Humber grad with a great story to tell, email us at alumni@humber.ca.

When:
May 28, 2025
Contact:
DSX-DXP Team at Humber

To all Humber DAM Users: 

The Humber Image Bank is decommissioned and officially offline.

Please remember the best images on the Image Bank were moved to the Humber DAM in summer 2024. And we continue to add new content on a regular basis.


How to log in to the DAM:  


The Humber DAM System continues to:  

  • To contribute to the Digital Experience Platform within Humber’s Digital Campus Plan Priority 2: Enterprise Web Strategy. 
  • To support and activate Humber’s Digital Campus Plan Priority 3: digital workplace to enable employees to evolve the digital workplace.   

If you have questions, please reach out to humberdam@humber.ca

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When:
May 28, 2025
Contact:
Juliette Sweeney
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

The Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education is hosting a free session for educators in the college sector called Managing Change in Uncertain Times on Saturday, May 31, at George Brown College's Waterfront Campus (51 Dockside drive, Toronto) room 518 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Topics covered in the session include:

  • Panel discussion: Managing Change in Uncertain Times
  • KPU Decolonializing Knowledge Mobilization to Support Indigenous Food Sovereignty
  • A Geospatial Analytical Approach to Advance Understanding of the Impact of Land on Student Success at Ontario’s Colleges of Applied Arts & Technology
  • Kahkisiw: Enhancing Student Success

Please view the appended poster for registration link, speakers and session details.

When:
May 28, 2025

We are pleased to announce that, effective May 28, 2025, Humber will eliminate all transfer credit and Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) application fees for learners applying for the Fall 2025 term and beyond. 

This initiative reflects the next step in advancing the goals outlined in our Builders of Brilliance Vision announced in December 2024. By removing these fees, we are reinforcing our commitment to providing a more accessible, streamlined, and supportive credit transfer and PLAR process for our students.

We encourage you to share this information with prospective students and colleagues. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me. 

Judy Tavares 
Manager, Student Mobility and Pathways

When:
May 28, 2025

After an extraordinary 42 years of service, we are honoured to recognize and celebrate the retirement of David Patrickson, a dedicated educator and mentor in the Mechanical Engineering Program at Humber Polytechnic.

Throughout the decades, David has shaped countless minds, inspired future engineers, and left an enduring legacy of excellence, integrity, and passion for teaching. Their commitment to student success and the advancement of mechanical education has made a lasting impact on our community.

Please join us as we express our gratitude and best wishes for a well-deserved retirement.

Date: June 4, 2025
Time: 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Location: North Camups, NX111

We invite all colleagues and friends to sign a card and share a message of appreciation by June 4, 2025 before 12 p.m. 

Let’s come together to celebrate a truly inspiring career and the beginning of a new chapter.

Shaun Ghafari, Dean, Engineering
Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology (FAST)

When:
May 28, 2025
Contact:
Marlee Greig
The cover of SPARK 13 shows grey stacking side chairs. Text reads "Stacked for Success".

SPARK Issue 13 is here! Get ready to dive into Humber’s latest wave of innovation, creativity, and groundbreaking ideas.

This issue shines a spotlight on trailblazing capstone projects across Information & Communication Technology, Paralegal Studies, Criminal Justice, and Research Analyst programs. Hear directly from students and faculty who are shaping the future—through exclusive interviews that bring their journeys to life.

This issue takes you behind the scenes of exciting events celebrating emerging writers, a chair design competition, and bold innovation projects that are reimagining learning—think video podcasts and escape rooms.

Plus, catch up on insightful stories from the Longo Faculty of Business and hear directly from authors published in the Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education.

Fuel your curiosity, ignite new ideas, and get inspired—read SPARK Issue 13 today.

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