Announcements

Retirement Celebration Honouring David Patrickson
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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)

SPARK Issue 13 is Out Now
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When:
May 28, 2025
Contact:
Marlee Greig
Email:
marlee.greig@humber.ca
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.

New Email for Business Continuity & Emergency Management
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When:
May 28, 2025
Contact:
Kathy Branton
Email:
kathy.branton@humber.ca

To help reduce confusion and improve response times for general inquiries related to Business Continuity and Emergency Management, we’ve introduced a dedicated email address:  

emergency.management@humber.ca

This will appear as “Humber Emergency Management” in your in-box. 

Using this centralized email will streamline communication and ensure your questions and concerns are addressed more efficiently.  

If you have any inquiries, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at the new address. Thank you for your continued support.  

Kathy Branton, MA/DEM
Manager, Business Continuity & Emergency Management

Friendly Reminder: Fridge Check
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When:
May 27, 2025
Contact:
OHS
Email:
healthandsafety@humber.ca

As you may know, we recently had a planned 48-hour power disruption from Friday, May 23, 2025 (7 p.m.) to Sunday, May 25, 2025 (7 p.m.) at North Campus. While everything is back up and running, we'd like to remind everyone that food items in the fridge may have been affected by the outage.

If you left food in the fridge during that time, it's best to err on the side of caution and dispose of it. Thank you for helping us keep our shared space safe and clean!

Approval of South Asian Employee Resource Group (ERG)
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When:
May 27, 2025
Contact:
Sara Hassan
Email:
sara.hassan@humber.ca

In honour of South Asian Heritage Month, we are pleased to announce that a South Asian Employee Resource Group (ERG) has been approved! This new ERG will serve as a space for South Asian-identifying employees to build community, celebrate culture, and contribute to institutional equity through dialogue, collaboration and advocacy.

Founding members, Sonia Thakur (Accessible Learning Services), Sara Hassan (Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences), and Neesha Meminger (Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences) are currently working on the foundational documents and processes but encourage all Humber employees who identify as South Asian to stay tuned for an announcement about the first meeting and a more formal launch in the fall.

Ontario Colleges Student Experience Survey
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When:
May 27, 2025

Background

Humber is committed to continuous quality improvement and engaging students in this process. Beginning June 9, Humber will administer the online Ontario Colleges Student Experience Survey (OCSES). This survey will measure student experiences related to teaching and learning quality, program related knowledge and skills, work integrated learning (if applicable), and student services and resources. The results of the survey will allow Humber to identify strengths and areas of improvement.

Administration

Students in full-time, funded programming of two to three semesters in duration who began their studies in Summer 2025 and are currently enrolled in their second semester will receive a personal survey link on Monday, June 9. The survey will remain open until Sunday, June 22 at midnight. Key messaging will be communicated to students by Humber to promote the survey and encourage completion. In order to achieve an optimal response to this survey, facilitators/instructors will be present in classes selected by the Faculties to explain the purpose of the survey to students, provide direction for survey completion and allot class time to complete the survey (approximately 10-15 minutes).

For questions about the survey, please contact Jean O’Donnell at jean.o’donnell@humber.ca.

Sustainability Meets Support: Donate Your Friendlier Deposit to Students in Need
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When:
May 27, 2025
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

Friendlier is helping Humber to reduce waste by reducing single-use packaging from entering landfills. Since the Friendlier program was launched, Humber has recycled 380,209 single use Friendlier containers. Let’s keep the momentum going! 

Humber is expanding that positive impact with Friendlier to tackle food insecurity being experienced by students.  

Did you know that you can donate your Friendlier deposits to the Humber Food Security Fund? This fund helps support Humber students currently experiencing food insecurity by offering a subsidy equivalent to $5 per day to dine on campus for the entire semester. If you become aware of a student is currently experiencing food insecurity and you feel this fund might be the right support, feel free to direct the student to seek assistance by emailing care@humber.ca or refer them by completing the online referral form. 

Food insecurity is an issue that can impact everyone. By donating your deposits from returned friendlier containers, your impact can be bigger than you think.

Here's how it works: 

  1. Purchase your Friendlier meal and pay the included 0.50 cent deposit 
  2. Enjoy your meal and scrape any leftovers into the organics bin   
  3. Scan the QR code on the back of the container using the Friendlier app (download on Apple or Android)  
  4. Return your container to a blue Friendlier collection bin 
  5. Instead of redeeming your deposit, choose to donate the proceeds to the Humber Student Food Security Fund within the Friendlier app

Use Friendlier and make a difference today. For questions about Humber’s Friendlier program feel free to contact sustainability@humber.ca.

TELUS Health Perks and Exclusive Employee Offers
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When:
May 26, 2025
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

TELUS Health is Humber’s service provider for our employee assistance program (EAP). In addition, they provide work-life and well-being resources.   

This service is available to all Humber and University of Guelph-Humber employees. Some of the resources that are available are: 

  • Self-Care Programs 
  • Counsellor-assisted programs 
  • Well-being assessments 
  • Work Life Services  
  • Library of information:  
    • CareNow Programmes 
    • Toolkits (Family, health, life, money and work)  
    • Well-being and personal development videos  

In addition, TELUS Health also provides savings on a variety of exclusive offers and perks such as hotels, glasses, car rentals, shopping and many more.   

Visit the TELUS Health One platform today to access the resources.   

Picture TELUS Health One also has an app that you can download on your device for ease of access as well.   

To access the resources, you will require Humber’s shared log-in credentials, provided below: 

  • Username/Company Code: humber 
  • Password: lifeworks 

Questions or have trouble accessing TELUS Health One, contact us at oe@humber.ca.  

Stay well and be the healthiest you, you can be! 

Help Shape the Library’s Future
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When:
May 26, 2025

Humber & University of Guelph-Humber Library (Library) is working on a new Library Vision & Action Plan, and we want to hear from you. What do you want your Library experience to look like and feel like? What role do you see the Library playing in Humber’s, UofGH’s, and your success?

Help us create the North Star that will guide the Library’s future by completing the online form by June 13, 2025.

Thank you for building our future with us. Your suggestions, and those received at our recent consultation sessions, will help Humber refine our role and current practices and develop new initiatives.

Alexandra Ross
Director, Humber & University of Guelph-Humber Library		 Ranya Khan
Associate Dean, Teaching Excellence

Co-Chairs of the Humber & University of Guelph-Humber Library Vision & Action Plan Steering Committee

Summer Residence Availability for Students
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When:
May 26, 2025

Residence still has space available for students at both the North and Lakeshore campuses. With flexible stay options it’s a great option for students looking to avoid the commute and stay close to campus resources.

Please feel free to share this opportunity with your students.

Full details and rates are available online.

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