The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, in partnership with CCBI, is proud to announce its inaugural post-secondary design challenge, AFFECT.  

AFFECT is a post-secondary design competition that explores not only how design can change the way we act, but also how we feel about our world.

This design competition seeks to engage students with the question: How might we expand the community of contemporary art visitors, and engage a more diverse and representative community for contemporary art museums and galleries? The solutions could be digital, physical, a campaign – any creative design format the participants choose!  

All submissions must be received before midnight on Thursday, May 6, 2021.  

For more information, and to enter this competition, head to https://humbergalleries.ca/affect.

For the past couple of years, Kerry Johnston (he/him), program coordinator of Humber’s Sustainable Energy and Building Technology program, has been a part of numerous sustainability-related initiatives at Humber. Since 2017, Kerry has continued to support Humber’s International Development Institute (IDI) on a solar curriculum development project in Kenya. In addition, Kerry is a part of the Sustainability Faculty Champions Committee and is an executive member of College Council.

Kerry entered his teaching career hopeful that sustainability could be a great model to connect ideas that were previously siloed since he felt a real focus on systems thinking was something missing from the student learning experience.

When asked why sustainability is important to him, Kerry says, “I was at the tail end of the generation that grew up in a time when we really didn’t think very much about the cost, availability or environmental impact of energy use. My work in the land development industry and my growing interest in protecting and enhancing the natural environment really led to the desire to be involved in this area.”

To learn more about the achievements of current and past students of the Sustainable Energy and Building Technology program, find the full story here.

Do you have a student who has a business idea?

The Centre for Entrepreneurship (CfE) wants students to create a two-minute video showcasing a new business idea or current business. Pitching and selling are essential skills for entrepreneurs, especially when launching a new business. A successful pitch can garner significant amounts of support and potential investors. 

For more information please, click here.

The deadline is March 17.

We are excited to announce an ongoing initiative aimed at improving and enhancing our current budget development process. Humber has partnered with a vendor named Questica in order to design and implement a comprehensive budget software platform that will replace our current excel-based solution. We anticipate a fall 2021 launch so as to support the 2022-23 budget development process.  

Questica Budget is an all-inclusive budgeting tool that provides web-based budgeting, forecasting, and reporting capabilities. Questica has successfully implemented its budgeting solution at a number of post-secondary institutions across North America, including Sheridan College and the University of Toronto.  

Questica Budget will help enhance our annual budget development process, enabling increased collaboration between budget holders and the Financial Services & Planning departments. Additional features include reports and dashboards that will support and augment institutional decision-making. In addition, Questica Budget will host a comprehensive capital planning module to further enhance Humber’s capital projects and related planning. 

The executive sponsors of this project are Sanjay Puri, VP Administration and CFO, and Scott Briggs, Chief Information Officer. This solution is an integral part of Humber's commitment to a comprehensive Integrated Planning framework.  

Further communication will be forthcoming over the course of the project. 

Financial Services and Planning