Announcements

Dr. Tania Massa, Associate Dean of Applied Research & Innovation
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When:
April 14, 2021
Contact:
Samantha Beauchamp
Email:
samantha.beauchamp@humber.ca

Read a welcome letter from Dr. Ginger Grant, Dean of Applied Research & Innovation here.

Tania joins us from the Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI) and has assumed her duties as of April 5, 2021. Tania will help build applied research capacity at Humber by not only working with all of our faculties and Centres of Innovation, but by assuming a leading role in guiding applied research projects with industry partners.

Tania holds a PhD from the University of Toronto in Applied Science and Engineering and a Bachelor of Applied Science and Engineering specializing in Biomedical-Chemical Engineering and is a most welcome addition to our Research and Innovation team.

Please join us in extending a warm welcome to Dr. Tania Massa, Associate Dean of Applied Research & Innovation.

Research Rockstar: Audrey Wubbenhorst
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When:
April 14, 2021
Contact:
Samantha Beauchamp
Email:
samantha.beauchamp@humber.ca

Another pioneering Researcher Rockstar – we spoke to Professor Audrey Wubbenhorst in-depth about her transition from the field of banking to academia, from corporate culture to research culture.

Read more about her journey here.

Update: Volcanic Eruption in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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When:
April 14, 2021
Contact:
Risha Toney
Email:
risha.toney@humber.ca

This is an update on how to support the relief effort in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, due to the ongoing volcanic eruption.

Item donations:

  1. East Toronto: KLC Shippers offering free storage and shipment of relief supplies from Canada to NEMO SVG. Supplies can be dropped off at KLC Shippers, which is located at Unit 15, 50 Tiffield Road, Scarborough, ON. KLC Hours of operation are Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  2. West Toronto: Items can be dropped off for KLC at Faith Ministries located at Unit 20, 4370 Steeles Avenue West, (Pine Valley and Steeles).
  3. Amazon and other E- Retailer (Walmart, Costco, etc.) shipments: 
    ATTN: NEMO SVG.
    KLC Shippers
    50 Tiffield Road, Scarborough, M1V 5B7
    Unit 15

Items needed include (but are not limited to):

Folding cots, blankets, tents 10x10 or 20x20 ft, sleeping mats, respirator masks with filters, goggles, reflective vests, caution tape, hygiene kits, food (pon-perishable), clothing (new), 5 gallon buckets and other non-perishable items.

To donate funds:

  1. Cheque addressed to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Association of Toronto, mailed to P.O. Box 80066, Don Valley Village P. O., Toronto, Ontario, M2J 0A1
  2. GoFundMe organized by the President of CARI-ON, Hayden Jones
  3. Direct deposit into bank account: BMO Bank Account Number: # 1987-249 and Bank Transit Number: 29972
  4. E-transfer: carionsvgvolcanorelief@gmail.com
New Travel and Expense Reimbursement Process Including Pre-Approvals & Cash Advances
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When:
April 14, 2021
Contact:
Eric Landry
Email:
eric.landry@humber.ca
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Chrome River Features

Humber is currently using Ellucian Travel & Expense Management powered by Chrome River for our P-card process. We are excited to announce that we will be introducing Chrome River for the Travel & Expense reimbursement/claims, pre-approvals and cash advances processes.

Some Chrome River features:

  • Paperless/online processing
  • Fully integrated with Banner Finance
  • Automated spend control and approval routing
  • Mobile access and approvals
  • Online pre-approvals and cash advance management
  • Online dashboards and self-service inquiries
  • Easily attach receipts to expense report (i.e. PDF attachments, email attachments, snap photo of receipt and attach), thus replacing paper receipts
  • Optical character recognition (OCR) receipt processing

When will Chrome River for Travel & Expense Reimbursements be deployed?

The new Chrome River Travel and Expense reimbursement process will be available on May 3, 2021. The new process will be deployed on a Faculty by Faculty and Department by Department basis, with the entire College fully onboarded by the end of June 2021. You may continue to use the current paper/manual processes until your Faculty/Department has received training and is ready to go live with Chrome River.

When will my Faculty/Department be deployed?

Financial Services will be communicating with your Faculty/Department in advance of the deployment. We will be providing timely communications throughout the implementation process.

When will training be offered?

Financial Services will be offering virtual training on a “just-in-time” basis. Your Faculty/ Department will be invited to view our training information prior to your deployment date. Training will be offered via a webinar, user guide, and job aids. We will also offer live on-line support during your deployment.

If anyone has any questions, please contact:

Kelly Tsoumagas
Associate Director, Financial Services
kelly.tsoumagas@humber.ca		 Paula Borges
Manager, Financial Systems, Technology & Training
paula.borges@humber.ca		 Staci Lindsay
Manager, Accounts Payable
staci.lindsary@humber.ca

 

 

Faculty of Business - Dean's Newsletter
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When:
April 14, 2021
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The Faculty of Business is pleased to share with the College the March edition of the monthly Dean's Newsletter.

Visit business.humber.ca/deans-news.html

Construction Notice: Watermain Isolation at Hwy 27 and Humber College Blvd
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When:
April 13, 2021
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What?

As part of the Finch West LRT Project, crews are installing watermain and storm sewer pipes on Finch Ave. W. between Hwy 27 and Humber College Blvd. As crews work on this infrastructure, a watermain must be isolated in the vicinity of William Osler Hospital. Water service to the hospital is not anticipated to be affected by this work.

What to expect?

  • Due to the nature of the work, there will be dust, noise and vibration associated with this work.
  • Expect traffic delays near work zones.

Work hours:

  • Wednesday, April 14, 2021 starting at 8 a.m. until 7:30 p.m., approximately.
  • Unexpected circumstances (weather, equipment failure, etc.) may also change the above interruption plans or prolong the interruption.
Reminder About the Opening of the Osler-Humber College COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic
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When:
April 13, 2021

Beginning on Wednesday, April 14, Starting Wednesday, April 14, the William Osler Healath System (Osler) will transition its current Etobicoke COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic, located at Etobicoke General Hospital, to the Osler-Humber College COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic. The clinic will be located in the UofGH building at Humber’s North Campus.

The Osler-Humber College COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic is a community clinic, similar to the clinic operating at the Toronto Congress Centre, and will vaccinate those deemed eligible by the Province’s COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan and the Toronto Public Health Unit. 

Appointments at Osler’s COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic can be booked online through Osler’s website or by phone at 905-494-6685, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., 7 days a week. Vaccinations are by appointment only.

For the four-month period of the clinic’s operations, only Vaccine Clinic staff, volunteers and those with confirmed vaccine appointments will be permitted to use the front doors at UofGH and Lot 3 for parking.

UofGH staff, students and instructors coming to campus should park in Lot 9 and enter the building through the LRC at Humber, and then make their way to the UofGH bridge. There will be no access to the ground floor during the duration of the clinic, unless approved by your supervisor and planned with the clinic team.

For any questions or inquiries please contact Tyler Charlebois, Manager, Strategic Partnerships, Humber.

FLA Launches New Centre for Education, Language and Professional Practice (CELPP)
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When:
April 13, 2021

The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences and Innovative Learning (FLA) is pleased to announce the new Centre for Education, Language and Professional Practice (CELPP).

The new Centre was created through the merger of FLA’s Continuing Education (CE) and English Language Centre (ELC). CELPP will continue to provide the programs, courses and services, including the IELTS Test Centre, long associated with CE and the ELC. The Centre will function under the leadership of Stephen Allen as Associate Dean, CELPP and Paul Ward as Program Director.

The CELPP’s mission is to build on faculty and staff expertise in education, teacher preparation, languages, and professional learning to offer innovative and flexible programming that meets the needs of domestic and international professionals, including Humber’s international partners.

A special focus of CELPP will be to work with FLA’s Centre for Innovative Learning to provide new knowledge development opportunities in the areas of education, digital learning and instructional practices that address the needs of both the domestic and international markets. In order to achieve this, CELPP will work with International and the International Development Institute as well as the Centres of Innovation and Humber’s Continuing Professional Learning.

CELPP was launched on April 1, 2021, and we look forward to developing the strategic direction of the Centre in collaboration with our stakeholders.

For more information, please contact Stephen Allen, Associate Dean, CELPP at stephen.allen@humber.ca.

Microsoft Teams and Blackboard will be Integrated
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When:
April 13, 2021
Contact:
Sorsha Heard
Email:
sorsha.heard@humber.ca
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Microsoft Teams & Blackboard will be integrated

We are pleased to announce that, starting April 21, Microsoft Teams (the virtual video chat tool) will be integrated into Blackboard. With the integration of Microsoft Teams into our LMS, faculty can now leverage Microsoft Teams functionality and schedule Microsoft Teams synchronous video sessions and virtual office hours directly in their Blackboard course sites. 

For more information, please visit our Faculty Blackboard webpage.

Volcanic Eruption in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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When:
April 13, 2021
Contact:
Risha Toney
Email:
Risha.toney@humber.ca
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

(Find the updated list of donation locations here)

On Friday, April 9, the volcano on St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the Caribbean, La Soufriere, erupted. This eruption is still ongoing and is creating a humanitarian crisis.

We have staff, students, and graduates who are from this island nation in the Caribbean. If you would like to assist in the relief effort, please find the information below that indicates the items needed and where donations can be sent.

Thank you in advance for whatever support you are able to provide.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Risha Toney at risha.toney@humber.ca.

La Soufrière Volcano Relief Effort

KLC Shippers in Toronto has agreed to offer free storage and shipment of relief supplies from Canada to the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO). Thank you very much Ken Chitole for your continued support.

The Office of the Consulate General of SVG in Toronto and the diaspora groups in Canada will discuss further efforts needed in a timely manner.

For persons interested in donating Relief Supplies, please drop them off at:

KLC Shippers
50 Tiffield Road, Scarborough, M1V 5B7
Unit 15

Hours of operation: Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For Amazon or other e-retailer shipments, please ship to the above address with ATTN to NEMO SVG.

Iitems needed:

Folding cots, blankets, tents 10x10 or 20x20 ft, sleeping mats, respirator masks with filters, goggles, reflective vests, caution tape, hygiene kits, food (non-perishable), clothing (new), 5 gallon buckets.

Thank you for you act of kindness.

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