Announcements

When:
October 28, 2021

As mentioned in the Humber Communiqué, we are offering all 2020 and 2021 graduates the opportunity to register for a 15-minute spot to commemorate their achievement by taking a photo in a gown in one of our mini grad booths, and we are looking for help to support the event.

The event will take place at the Toronto Congress Centre on Wednesday, November 3 and Thursday, November 4.

We are scheduling staff to work shifts from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and/or 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. 

Please fill out your preference in the Doodle link - there is still time to sign up! As reminder, please receive approval from your manager prior to completing the Doodle.

Staff duties may include assisting graduates and guests with registration and verifying their appointment booking time, providing graduates with gowns and a stage credential, guiding graduates and guests to their photo booth, providing directional support and answering general enquiries, and other duties as assigned.

Personal Protective Equipment will be supplied and training will be provided at a later date.

As the pandemic has changed our in-person Convocation, it has also changed our convocation food options. Lunch and dinner options will be different and buffet-style will no longer be utilized. Sorry folks, we will have to wait a bit longer for Sheppard’s pie!

Lunch will be provided to staff working the day shift (one-hour lunch break). Similarly, dinner will be provided to staff working the evening shift (5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. dinner break). Please note: breakfast will not be provided, so please plan accordingly.

Staff are responsible for arranging their own transportation to and from the Toronto Congress Centre - parking is free. For those driving to the TCC, mileage will be paid accordingly. Instructions will be sent following the event.

More information about the event can be found on the Convocation website. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Rhonda Harrison or Tanya Reda.

When:
October 28, 2021

Earlier in the fall, we announced new guidelines around guests, events and temporary use of space. Since then, the decision was made to prohibit events, either internal or external on any Humber campus or location until at least the end of the fall 2021 term.

As a reminder, below are the definitions of an in-person meeting and an event. 

Definitions 

  • In-person meeting 
    • An in-person meeting is for the purpose of conducting/discussing Humber business.  
  • Event 
    • An event is a gathering for social or celebratory purposes.

Additional information about how events will be handled in the winter term will shared as decisions are made. 

When:
October 28, 2021
Contact:
Duy Ha
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

Humber College has won three projects under the Young Africa Works-Kenya: Youth Employability through TVET (Young Africa Works in Kenya-TVET) initiative with a total value of $3,344,789. The program will run for three years through a partnership between Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) and the Mastercard Foundation.

Humber is the lead institution under Young Africa Works-Kenya-TVET-18, in a partnership with Vancouver Island University (VIU), Kenyan TVET institutions Sigalagala National Polytechnic and Bondo Technical Training Institute. Under projects TVET-21 and TVET-23 Humber will be the supporting institution, with Collège Communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB) and Cègep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (CSTJ) as the project lead at five Kenyan institutions.

Through these three projects, Humber will support the development and implementation of TVET practices, policies, procedures and principles at Kenyan TVET institutions. Humber will help build inclusive and equitable capacity to bridge education and industry and equip Kenyan youth with the skills and training to contribute to Kenya’s economic growth.

When:
October 27, 2021

Through the HSPP Partnership, Humber and Seneca College have collaborated to develop an educational Phishing Awareness Game. With a focus on strategies for identifying malicious emails, players must correctly identify phishing emails in a virtual work environment.

In addition to providing our two communities with an entertaining learning experience, the game will also include a Humber Vs. Seneca scoreboard which will allow for friendly competition. So let's show Seneca's Sammy Sting just how powerful the Humber Hawk’s community is.

To get started, please go to husencollege.com to play the game today!

In addition to the game, Humber ITS also delivered training materials to all employees for Week 4: Families and Businesses

To get started, please go to knowbe4.com to do your training.

What is the HSPP Partnership?

The Humber-Seneca Polytechnic Partnership (HSPP) was created to promote cooperation between institutions and enhance and expand learning opportunities as students begin, continue, or complete their postsecondary education. Leveraging the combined resources of Humber and Seneca, the HSPP also seeks to support collaborative activity rather than competition across institutions.

Finally, and most importantly, win prizes!

As a small token of our appreciation of your continued support of our cybersecurity initiatives, weekly raffles prizes will be made available. You can earn raffle entries each week for completing and participating in the game and our training material - the more you participate, the more entries you can earn. During the final week, a grand prize will be drawn, and the raffle entries you have accumulated throughout the month will be eligible.

IT Security, ITS

When:
October 27, 2021
Contact:
Arl Viaje
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

Humber's Research Analyst Graduate Certificate Program invites you to its stellar annual research event, the RAP Research Forum. The 2021 Research Forum continues its tradition of showcasing insightful student work, and hosting enlightening speakers. Join us online on Thursday, November 18 from 12 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.

Registration is now open

This year's distinguished panel will address the theme, Reconciliation and Research. The panel will discuss how the paradigms that structure and support positivist, scholastic, and commercial approaches to research might be restructured and invigorated in the light of Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing, so as to revivify the relationships between the researcher, the researched, and the community.

Meet our panel speakers: 

Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux, Ph.D.
Chair on Truth and Reconciliation, Lakehead University

Dr. Wesley-Esquimaux was inducted as a “Honourary Witness” by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada in 2014 and appointed as the 1st Indigenous Chair for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada for Lakehead University in 2016. She continues to develop pathways forward to reconciliation across Canada.

David Danto, Ph.D., C. Psych.
Program Head, Psychology, University of Guelph-Humber
Chair, Canadian Psychological Association Standing Committee on Reconciliation


Dr. Danto is a clinical psychologist and Head of Psychology at the University of Guelph-Humber. His clinical and research interests include Indigenous wellness and culture-based approaches to addressing intergenerational trauma in local and global contexts.

The event will include a panel discussion, showcase of student projects and a networking social. Read more about our panel speakers and see the schedule at humber.ca/rapresearchforum.

When:
October 27, 2021

Updated New/Modify Vendor Form

The Financial Services and Purchasing teams would like to inform you that we have made improvements to the New/Modify Vendor form. The form is now updated to include the suggestions received from our internal clients, banking instructions for vendors on how to submit the form properly along with necessary supporting documentation, and updates to the EFT/ Wire transfer form. The new form can be found at New/Modify Vendor Request on the Humber Finance website

Updated Name Plate Request Forms

Also, note that updates have been made to the Name Plate Request forms with the latest pricing of the items and new instructions for submitting the request. Please note that from now on the completed form needs to be submitted directly to the vendor along with the Banner PO#. New forms can be found at Name Plate Requests on the Humber Finance website.

For any questions related to any of the above forms, please email purchasing@humber.ca.

When:
October 27, 2021
Contact:
Desta McCalla

Enhancing Institutional EDI Knowledge of Disability and Academic Accessibility: 

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 26, 2021

Humber College entered an educational partnership agreement with Divinity Group to provide support to Accelerate Her Future (AHF), effective July 6, 2021. AHF is a social impact and career accelerator for self-identifying Black, Indigenous, and women of colour in pursuing careers in business and STEM.

The Educational Partnership will support AHF programming focused on students and recent graduates including the Fellowship Circle and Summit. Applicants who will participate in AHF programs will be chosen by the Accelerate Her Future team.

Fellowship Circle

Accelerate Her Future Fellowship Circle is a by-application program for self-identifying Black, Indigenous, women of colour women giving them the foundation they will need to accelerate their career in business and STEM. This highly curated experience provides small group mentorship, career learning labs, and the opportunity to network with managers and leaders from industry.

The final applicants will be selected based criteria including: meeting eligibility criteria, availability to attend weekly programming, clear expression what career goals aligned with the program goals, views about equity, diversity, inclusion and justice, leadership potential growth mindset and commitment to the value of the fellowship and community.

Winter 2022 Fellows applications open: October 15 to November 21, 2021

Students can apply now to become a fellow

AHF Summit

Themed Leading with Audacity, the AHF Summit 2021 is an inspiring and purposefully curated 3-day virtual summit for self-identifying Black, Indigenous, and women of colour (BIWOC) pursuing careers in business and STEM and active allies from postsecondary and industry. Attendees have the opportunity to connect with community and hear powerful changemaker talks, engage in learning sessions, grow their network and meet employers at the Career Expo.

The Virtual Summit takes place November 5 to 7, 2021. Limited tickets available.

For more information and to register click here.

When:
October 26, 2021
Contact:
Michael MacDougall

Registration is open for the inaugural session of Humber's brand new Transformative Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Leadership Certificate of Accomplishment. This certificate is designed and taught by leading human rights professionals in the GTA, and will focus on building environments that are equitable, inclusive and anti-racist in order to foster a sense of belonging within professional institutions. Participants will embark on a journey to increase their capacity and competency in relation to Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (EIB) and anti-racism education and application, strengthen their EIB and anti-racism competencies and develop tools to embark on self and organizational transformation and accountability. This program is intensive and will be beneficial to persons working to advance EIB and anti-racism organizational change in their environments.

This program begins in January, and consists of four courses, plus a capstone. Each course is two weeks in length. The first course will be hosted at Humber College's brand new International Graduate School, with the subsequent courses offered online. 

If you are interested in finding out more information, please contact Michael MacDougall at michael.macdougall@humber.ca.

https://business.humber.ca/programs/transformative-equity-inclusion-and-belonging-leadership-certificate.html

 

When:
October 26, 2021

This month we are putting the Sustainability Spotlight on Julian Klimczyk.

Before working as a Digital Content Creator in the Government Relations, Marketing and Communications department at Humber College, Julian Klimczyk was a student in the University of Guelph-Humber's Media Studies Program.

Julian’s passion for visual media and sustainability unite successfully in his role.

“I try my best, where possible to integrate our values of sustainability into our work on social media,” stated Julian. “First is keeping a lens of sustainability on all the posts that we draft; this means always including sustainable opportunities for our students and reminding them of how they can get involved. The arboretum, public transit and all the awesome events and initiatives created by our sustainability team are always top of mind as places to promote and support on campus.” 

One of Humber’s priorities in the 2018-2023 Humber Strategic Plan is to be a “national leader in developing sustainable campuses”. Through employees such as Julian, who are embedding sustainability into their role, we are one step closer to this goal.

Learn more about how Julian addresses sustainability in his work.

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