While hybrid working arrangements are being considered, it may be the first time for many employees working in a hybrid working arrangement. A hybrid working arrangement means that on any given day, team members may be working on campus, remotely, and on different work schedules.  

To prepare managers and employees for hybrid working arrangements, detailed training sessions have been developed to support employees and managers in the transition to hybrid working arrangements.  

There are multiple dates for all training sessions in January and February 2022. Please review the Hybrid Work Training Calendar, select the date and time that works best for you, and register for the sessions you are interested in. 

Each training session has a maximum number of participants, but additional sessions will be scheduled based on demand. 

If you have any questions about the training, please contact oe@humber.ca. 

Morris Beckford will be joining the Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Inclusion as the Manager of Training and Education on January 10, 2022.

Morris is an author, partial load professor at Humber College and a PhD candidate at York University’s School of Social Work researching race, masculinity, and non-profit leadership. His academic journey also includes a Bachelor of Education, a Masters of Adult Education and Community Development, a HR certificate, an Indigenous Cultural Safety Certificate, a Community Health Leader Certificate, and an IDEAS Quality Improvement Certificate.

As a Freirean educator, Morris works in opposition to the banking model of learning by working with all learners to ensure that their experiences are used to transform systems that maintain oppression. He has designed numerous lessons with such a philosophy. His commitments to education go beyond the classroom. Until recently, Morris was the inaugural co-lead of Humber’s employee Resource Group for Black staff and was also a member of Humber’s EDI Taskforce and Campus Culture Work Group. His most recent publication focuses on the challenges and dangers of cultural competence as praxis for the non-profit and social serving sector.   

Morris will report to the Director, Human Rights, Equity & Inclusion. Do join me in welcoming Morris to the new role.

Nancy Simms
Director, Human Rights, Equity & Inclusion

As the Winter semester crawls around the corner, Humber’s Panopto Support Team is pleased to announce that Panopto is now fully supported in Blackboard Ultra. We are truly excited at how seamless Panopto works within Ultra.

Here are a few highlights of what to expect:

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• Provisioning is no longer required when using Blackboard Ultra
• We have paired up with Faculty Blackboard Support to optimize Panopto within the Humber Template
• It is now even easier to embed a Panopto quiz within your Ultra course

We've created a wealth of new resources to help faculty make the most out of Panopto within Blackboard Ultra. Discover how to leverage video assignments, Panopto quizzes, and the new funtionalities within the Humber Course Template.

Check out our Using Panopto in Blackboard Ultra master guide for everything you need to know.

Thank you for supporting the Santa911 Cops for Kids and CP24 CHUM Christmas Wish Toy Drive.

On behalf of the Department of Public Safety, we would like to thank the Humber community for generously supporting our annual Santa911 Cops for Kids Toy Drive (#Santa9114Kids) and CP24 CHUM Christmas Wish Toy Drive. Because of your generous support, children from the local area will receive a toy this Christmas morning when they otherwise may not have. An equal amount of toys were delivered to both Toronto Police's 23 Division and CP24 CHUM Christmas Wish. 

Special thanks to Cassandra Dias and Public Safety Coordinators David Yen, Adnan Salam (North) and Keith Pua (Lakeshore) for organizing the drive at each campus. Thanks also to our friends in Campus Services, ITS and Marketing and Communications for their generous support in helping collect heaps of toys to add to the donation bins.

We look forward to doing it all again next year!

The Department of Public Safety wishes everyone a very Happy Holiday Season and all the best for 2022!

Sincerely,

Rob Kilfoyle, CPP
Director, Public Safety and Emergency Management