Announcements

When:
May 19, 2022

Fall 2022 Orientation Announcement 

The Orientation Team within Student Success and Engagement (SSE) is excited to begin collaborating with academic faculties and campus partners in preparation for Fall 2022 Orientation. We look forward to working with you all to support new students in their transition to Humber College. 

Orientation will comprise of virtual pre-arrival events, online guides and resources, program-focused Meet Your Faculty sessions, and on-campus events and activities. 

Outline for Fall 2022 Orientation: 

July: We will launch our video-based Online Orientation, available to all incoming students for the entirety of the Fall term. These modules will strengthen students' knowledge of the supports and resources that are available to help them succeed at Humber. 

August: We will host virtual events to foster student connection and offer students our support as they prepare to begin the Fall term. 

August 29 – September 2: In partnership with our academic faculties, we will host Academic Orientation with our Meet Your Faculty sessions. These sessions will be a mix of virtual and in-person, on-campus. We will be reaching out directly to academic faculties with further information in the coming days. 

August 31 – September 9: Orientation, with the support of our campus partners, will host Welcome Events for students. This programming will focus on well-being and social connection, and we will continue to promote services and resources available to students throughout their time at Humber. We will reach out to campus partners with further information on how to get involved. 

We welcome feedback from all our partners and appreciate the continued support from the college community. 

If you have not previously been involved with Orientation but would like to partner with us in welcoming students in Fall 2022, please reach out to orientation@humber.ca.

Best, 

Kimberly Daniels (she/her) 
Interim Manager, Equity & Student Life 

Anisha Jahagirdar (she/her) 
Orientation & Student Life Programs Coordinator 

When:
May 19, 2022
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

Have you already attended OneDrive training or transferred your files out of and deleted your H-Drive? If so, you may be eligible to win brand-new Beats Pro Wireless Headphones. All you need to do is complete the brief survey that you receive at the end of your OneDrive training session. Fill it out for your chance to win! 

HOW DOES IT WORK? 

  • Contest is open to anyone who has attended OneDrive training or has already transferred files from and deleted their H-Drive. 
  • After step one is done, complete and submit the survey before the June 29, 2022, H-Drive decommission date. 
  • Be sure to include your email address so we can let you know if you are a winner! 
  • One winner will be randomly selected. We will reach out to the winner directly via the email they have provided in the survey. 

WHAT’S THE PRIZE? 

Beats Solo 3 Wireless. The perfect everyday noise cancelling headphone designed for comfort. Perfect for professional or personal use!

Information Technology Services 

When:
May 18, 2022
Contact:
Anju Kakkar
Project Update: Indoor Navigation System - Wayfinding

Indoor Navigation System - Wayfinding 

Since the COVID-19 pandemic started in 2020, faculty members, researchers and students at Humber College have been working to find solutions to various challenges that arise from the pandemic’s impact. One such project catalyzed in response is the Indoor Navigation System-Wayfinding led by Professor Daryoush Mortazavi in the Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology (FAST) at Humber. 

The research project has been inspired by the purpose of minimizing people’s interactions when navigating large places such as malls, hospitals and department stores. By developing a mobile application that can help users with indoor wayfinding, the research team hopes to reduce the amount of interaction people have in crowded places, thereby reducing the likelihood of transmission of COVID-19 and other contagious diseases.  

The project was awarded the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Engage grant ($25K) in 2021.  

Learn more about the project!

When:
May 18, 2022
Contact:
June MacDonald-Jenkins

On behalf of FSCS Senior Dean and Principal of the Lakeshore Campus, June MacDonald-Jenkins:

The entire Faculty would like to congratulate FSCS professor Phil Burge on his most recent publication titled “An Interdisciplinary Pilot to Support Adoption of Universal Design for Learning in Course Redesign” with co-authors Desta McCalla and Dawn Macaulay. The entire college is committed to increasing equity & inclusion, this publication will help to move the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) body of scholarship forward. 

View and read the enitre publication.

When:
May 18, 2022

May is Jewish Heritage Month in Canada. In recognition of Jews who live in Canada, the fourth largest Jewish community in the world, Humber Libraries would like to shine a light on five Jewish, contemporary writers from the Greater Toronto Area, who push boundaries and challenge convention in their writing, expression and politics.

Visit our Library Spotlight for this feature collection, available at Humber Libraries. 

 

 

When:
May 18, 2022
Contact:
Franc Jamieson
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

The Math & Writing Centre is pleased to announce that our online Conversation Circles are back and starting next week.

All students from IGS, Lakeshore and North are welcome!

We have both Online Conversation Circles for groups of up to five students and Online Conversation One-on-One sessions for students looking for personalized sessions.

Please share the attached poster with details about the sessions.

Please also let ESL students know that these services offer opportunities to practice listening and speaking skills and well as to build vocabulary and increase general fluency in the language. Our TESL-certified tutors run guided conversations that ensure students can both enjoy and benefit greatly from these sessions.

To join a Conversation Circle or to book a Conversation 1-on-1 session, students can go to our online booking system at https://humber.mywconline.com/ and select the schedule called “Online Workshops and Conversation Summer 2022.” 

If they need help to sign up, they can visit our Virtual Front Desk person.

Conversation Circles will run at these times:

Starting May 24/25: Tuesdays 11 a.m., Wednesdays 12 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Starting June 10: Fridays 12 p.m.

Conversation 1:1 sessions will run at these times:

Starting May 24/25: Tuesdays 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Starting June 10: Fridays 3 p.m.

Our tutors look forward to meeting online and talking with ESL students from across the Humber and Guelph-Humber community!

When:
May 17, 2022
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster
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When:
May 17, 2022

I am pleased to announce that given an increase to scope of responsibility over the past academic year, Ian Crookshank’s title will be changing to Associate Vice-President, Learner and Career Success and Dean of Students. In September of 2021, after an external review leading to a reorganization, the Department of Student Success and Engagement expanded to include Community Employment Services, given the alignment of work with the Career Centre and departmental involvement with Humber’s Work Integrated Learning Strategy.

In 2019, Ian joined Humber College as Dean of Students, and has provided direction to Student Success and Engagement with an unwavering focus on putting students first. Throughout the pandemic, Ian and his team have dealt with issues ranging from individual students in acute crisis to working with college and external partners to provide scalable solutions that ensured that as many students as possible could seamlessly continue with their education despite unprecedented challenges.

Ian is a student affairs professional with more than twenty years of experience at numerous institutions in Ontario, and is an important asset to the college as we move forward together to ensure students succeed in meeting their personal, academic and career goals. Please join me in thanking Ian for his work at Humber to date, and in congratulating him for taking on this important enhanced role.

Jason Hunter
Vice-President, Students and Institutional Planning

When:
May 16, 2022
Contact:
Humber Libraries

In order to provide easier access to the O'Reilly Safari Learning Platform and ProQuest eBook Central collections, the Library is switching to an authentication model where users log-in directly to the platforms with their Humber credentials.

This change will take place on June 6 for O'Reilly and June 8 for eBook Central.

What this means for eBook Central users:

  • eBook Central book links in Blackboard or Library Course Resources pages won't change.
  • Bookshelf items and notes will not be moved over to a new user profile. Please see the vendor support guide for options.

What this means for O'Reilly web and mobile users:

  • O'Reilly/Safari book links in Blackboard or Library Course Resources pages will not redirect and must be replaced.
  • Email libaccess@humber.ca for assistance with updating any O'Reilly book links. 
  • Playlist items and notes will not be moved over to your new user profile. Please see the vendor support guide for options.

Questions about library resource access can be directed to libaccess@humber.ca.

When:
May 13, 2022

Convocation is soon approaching and we are looking for staff to support the event. Convocation is taking place from Tuesday, June 14 to Friday, June 17 at the Toronto Congress Centre (TCC) - North Building. The full schedule can be found on the Humber Communique.

We are scheduling staff to work shifts from 8am-6pm and/or 5pm-9pm. Please fill out the Spring 2022 Request for Staff form by Friday, May 20.  We will do our best to accommodate your shift request; however, we may need to modify requests to ensure there is sufficient coverage.

Breakfast and lunch are provided to staff working the day shift at the TCC (one-hour lunch break). Similarly, dinner is provided for staff working the evening shift (5 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. dinner break). 

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

Thanks again for making Convocation an amazing and memorable event for the grads and their guests!

Regards, 

Rhonda Harrison
Chair-Convocation

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