Welcome all Humber staff, faculty members and students to a survey related to photography!  

People are affected by the photos they see of themselves and their loved ones. The person who displays the photos may or may not be aware of how others may feel about the photos they display. The people who are in the photos may be sensitive to how they are being portrayed, and those who are not in the photos may be sensitive to being excluded from the displayed photos.  

We hope to find out what people’s experiences are with the displayed photos they grew up with and how they might be emotionally/psychologically affected by being included and/or excluded from photos. Additionally, we are interested in learning if cultural backgrounds have any bearing on perceptions and understanding.  

Why participate?  

Your voice matters in understanding how photographs that are displayed of you affect you as the viewer.

Who we need:  

Staff members from all areas—administrative, academic advising, technical support, management, and more. Your unique experience and perspective is critical for a well-rounded study.

Involvement details:

• A brief, one-time online survey (15-20 minutes).
• Optional: Engage in a one-on-one interview on Microsoft Teams (about an hour) for deeper discussions.

Incentives for participation:

• A $5 token of appreciation for completing the survey.
• Additional $25 for interview participants.

How to Join:  

Access the survey

If you are interested in the one-on-one interview, please indicate so at the survey’s end. Survey closes on Friday, July 19, 2024, at 11:59 p.m.

Confidentiality:

All responses are confidential for both SoTL SEED research purposes and potentially a transformational non-fiction book.

The final product will be a workshop (preferably at Humber College’s Showcase 2025) discussing case studies from this project that will resonate with learners. An example or two (with confidentiality guards firmly in place) may even be included in a transformational non-fiction book written by the researcher.

For questions, please contact tanya.perdikoulias@humber.ca.

This survey is for a Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL) SEED project. Learn more about SoTL at the Office of Research & Innovation (ORI) website.

Humber’s Community Outreach and Workforce Development’s (COWD) local contribution takes a global approach as part of the STEM Education for Empowerment Project (STEEP). Funded by the Government of Canada through Global Affairs Canada and The Barrett Family Foundation, STEEP will enhance gender equality and empowerment of adolescent girls (aged 14-18) in and out of school from marginalized communities in Kenya and Ethiopia through knowledge, skills, and support systems they need to pursue education and employment in the STEM sectors.

From April 18 to May 2, 2024, COWD's Nabeel Rahman, Manager of Community and Partnership Development, travelled to Kenya with Clarisse Estebar, Project Lead of STEEP, to meet with implementing Kenyan partner, CAP Youth Empowerment Institute Kenya and other community partners to discuss programs for adolescent girls in school, the stigma of girls in STEM, limited resources at secondary schools, and opportunities for engagement to increase girls in STEM.

This visit allowed Rahman to understand the local context to collect data for a needs assessment and determine how COWD can support adolescent girls in and out of school and contribute to the project's success.

Learn more about STEEP at idi.humber.ca.

We are excited to share the Summer 2024 edition of the FLAS Connect Newsletter. Check out the latest community highlights, including our "Student Appreciation Month (SAM)" and the "FLAS Forward Together Symposium 2024" articles.

Learn more about Innovation in FLAS in eCampus Project: Revolutionizing Support for Learners of Math and Finance with Open Educational Resources (OER) and dive into the inspiring piece of HUMBER@TIFA: Celebrating a 10-Year Partnership with a Conference on Mental Health and Well-Being. 

Additionally, join us in celebrating our students', faculty's, and staff's achievements, success stories, and contributions.

Happy reading!

Congratulations to all our employees celebrating Career Milestones in June!

The following employees are celebrating their 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25-year anniversary with Humber. We encourage you to reach out to your colleagues to congratulate them on their Career Milestones.

Although we do our best to ensure we don't miss anyone, sometimes it happens. If we have missed anyone on this list, our sincere apologies. Please let us know so we can correct our records and ensure the employee receives recognition.

Questions? Please email us at oe@humber.ca.