This year, Humber College and the University of Guelph-Humber are celebrating Humber Earth Month in March with a variety of events and activities. The theme for Humber Earth Month 2021 is the United Nation's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Join the Office of Sustainability and campus partners for events, activities and contests that highlight the SDGs, and learn how Humber is prioritizing a sustainable future. 

Here’s a look at the events for Week 1, hosted by Humber Arboretum, Humber Global and the Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity.

Healthy Communities Through Citizen Science 
Tuesday, March 2, from 11 a.m. to noon
Hosted by the Humber Arboretum. Learn more and register here.

The Nature Exchange
Wednesday, March 3 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Hosted by the Humber Arboretum. Learn more and register here.

Go Global, Think Sustainable!
Thursday, March 4, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Hosted by Humber Global. Learn more and register here.

Tidbit Tours
Thursday, March 4
Hosted by the Lakeshore Grounds on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

International Women’s Day: Lessons on Groundbreaking Leadership from Black Women
Saturday, March 6, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Hosted by the Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity. Register here.

For the full Humber Earth Month calendar and event details, visit the Office of Sustainability’s website.

We would like to remind employees that they must complete the COVID-19 Awareness Training for Humber Employees before they physically return to campus, or within the first two weeks of the start of their employment/contract, whichever comes first. The training covers the risks of COVID-19, methods of transmission, on campus safety measures, and more. 

The mandatory employee training is available on Blackboard and the general instructions for accessing the training are below. If you do not have access to Blackboard, please contact us at healthandsafety@humber.ca to make alternate arrangements. The training should take approximately one hour to complete.

If you have questions about the training or if you have concerns about health and safety, please contact your manager. Managers may send their list of new employees to healthandsafety@humber.ca to provide them with access to the training.

Employees who have taken the training previously do not have to retake the training; however, they still have access to the course if they wish to review the training.

Please note that the Return to Campus Agreement which was previously emailed to employees through the DocuSign process will no longer be sent to new employees; instead, the Agreement has been incorporated into the current version of the COVID-19 Awareness training.   

If you have any questions about the training, please contact your manager or Occupational Health and Safety at healthandsafety@humber.ca.

HROE | Occupational Health and Safety
healthandsafety@humber.ca

COVID-19 Awareness Training for Humber Employees

To access the training on Blackboard:

1. Go to learn.humber.ca and log in with your Humber credentials (single sign-on).
2. On the main page under the “My Courses” Column, click on the “Employee COVID-19 Awareness Training” link.
3. Click on “Learning Materials” on the sidebar. If the sidebar is hidden, hover the cursor over the left side margin until the “Show Course Menu” arrow appears, and click on the arrow.
4. Click on either the image or the ”COVID19 Awareness Training for Humber Employees” link above the image. If popups are blocked, click on the enable popups button or link within the popup blocked notification.

General notes:

1. All employees are required to take the training, whether you are coming onsite or working remotely. 
2. Employees must complete the training prior to returning to campus or within two weeks of starting their employment/contract, whichever comes first.
3. The training takes approximately one hour to complete. We strongly recommend that it be completed in one sitting. Contract faculty will be paid by their faculty for their time to do the training.
4. Recommended Browsers are the more current versions of:
   1. PCs - Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge (Chrome-based), Mozilla Firefox
   2. Macs – Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox 
5. For technical issues, or if an employee does not have access to the course on Blackboard, please contact healthandsafety@humber.ca with the employee’s name and user number.

In October, the Office of Sustainability partnered with Retail Services to host a number of events throughout Fair Trade Campus Week (#FTCW20), including Fair Trade Campus Trivia and an ASMR Coffee Routine video.

The Office of Sustainability is excited and proud to announce that Humber College is the recipient of the 2020 Fair Trade Campus All-Star Award. This is Humber's second time receiving this award.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Fair Trade Campus Week events, shared photos of their fairtrade products, and continue to support the Fairtrade Movement on and off-campus.

If you missed the Academic Town Hall on February 18, the session is now available online.

To access the session, click here.