Innovation Workshop Buffet Fall Edition is here with two brand new courses!

Expand your learning, explore human-centred frameworks, re-think problem-solving, and effectively make an impact on your audiences.

The Office of Research & Innovation is proud to invite everyone to our Fall 2022 Innovation Workshop Buffet. The sessions are free with in-person and virtual workshop sessions provided by our team of experts. Lunch is provided at in-person sessions.

Workshops available:

• Introduction to Human-Centred Design
• Introduction to Design Thinking
• Introduction to Creative Problem Solving
• Introduction to Data Analytics Storytelling - Excel
• Introduction to Data Analytics Storytelling - Tableau
• Introduction to Values-Based Innovation
• Business Anthropology (New)
• Organization Ethnography (New)

You can learn more about the workshop at SPARK #2.

Limited space, so register today.

We look forward to seeing you at the table.

A modern and powerful search platform, Page 1+ is Humber Libraries’ new convenient and efficient tool for discovering resources curated by your library team. New features such as library account access with your Humber credentials, saved favorites and search histories, as well as enhanced browsing make Page 1+ both seamless and intuitive. 

Learn more about Page 1+ through this short introductory video and watch for more information in the weeks to come.

I’m pleased to announce departmental changes within Humber International as we conclude our work on the current internationalization strategy and look ahead to the creation of Humber’s third internationalization strategy in 2023. We have re-organized the department around three key operational areas: international enrollment, global education and international development. 

International enrollment will continue to play a role in Humber’s ongoing success. To focus our efforts, align our resources and secure maximum return for our outreach while maintaining a globally diverse international enrollment base, I will be hiring a Director of International Enrollment in the next month. Both the international recruitment and admissions functions will report into this position and will provide opportunities to better align all enrollment functions under one lead position. The Director position will work closely to support overall college enrollment goals, and with the enrollment team in the Registrar’s Office. 

The current Associate Director, Admissions and Student Services, position will be repurposed into the International Enrollment Director position. The International Student Advisor team will now report into the second key operational area, Global Education and Partnerships. This area will be led by Rebecca Fitzgerald, in her new role as Associate Dean, Global Education and Partnerships. Rebecca’s portfolio will combine comprehensive international student services with global education initiatives such as collaborative online international learning, student and faculty exchange, global academic partnerships and other projects such as the Global Summer School and Global Systems Gap Challenge.

Our international development portfolio has expanded significantly under the direction of Nalini Andrade. We are currently overseeing $12 million in development projects in Africa, Asia, South America and the Caribbean. Nalini has been named the Director of the International Development Institute. She will continue to develop and secure capacity development projects around the world, growing both the project portfolio and Humber’s ability to affect meaningful, lasting global change.

There are three other changes in the department that will support our realignment. Joshua Favaro is now the Associate Director, International Operations, and oversees all finance, agent relations, human resources, technology and customer service functions. Mathusa Maheson is now the Manager responsible for the Customer Service team within the department.

Vedika Taunk, who was the Manager of International Marketing, is now the Associate Director, Digital Analytics and Strategy. For part of her new role, she will continue to report through Humber International and oversee the department’s marketing and communications. The other part of her position is to lead college-wide digital analytics development, co-reporting to Andrew Leopold in Government Relations, Marketing and Communications.

In this role, Vedika will lead digital analytics measurement and how data and analytics are assessed and deployed to maximize the ROI of all marketing and communications efforts across the college. Some of her primary responsibilities include developing a digital analytics framework, designing a system to collect and integrate data and analytics, and providing counsel to assess and identify opportunities to deploy digital analytics to initiatives and decision making.

Please join me in congratulating our colleagues as they advance Humber’s internationalization commitments around the world.

Andrew Ness
Dean, International

Humber has identified as its Strategic Priority #7 under Pillar #3, Healthy and Inclusive Community, to continue to build a diverse and inclusive community of exceptional students, faculty, and staff. The specific supporting action is to establish and implement an institutional framework and strategy for equity, diversity and inclusion that addresses the needs of both students and employees. 

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) bring together employees who share a common identity, characteristic and set of interests. They create a culture of inclusion that enhances employee engagement and further supports organizations’ vision and values.  

The Black/African ERG was launched in September 2020 and is one of two ERGs that Humber College currently offers for all eligible staff and faculty. (Source: Catalyst)

Humber employees who identify as Black/African and are interested in joining the ERG are invited to send an email to the Co-Leads, Shernett Bennett at shernett.bennett@humber.ca or Lola Nelson lola.nelson@humber.ca.  

BAERG Co-Chairs