Announcements

Library Course Resource Support for Winter 2021
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November 17, 2020

Humber Libraries can assist faculty with acquiring and providing access to course content for the Winter 2021 semester.  

  • Library staff can create a new (or update an existing) Course Resources page to support student learning. Course Resources pages can feature links to licensed library articles, videos and databases, as well as web content. These pages can be easily integrated into Blackboard course sites.
  • The Library’s digital scanning service allows faculty to provide students with access to excerpts of content from print items in the library collection. Please allow 2-4 weeks for the fulfillment of a scanning request.

For any questions about these services, please contact copyright@humber.ca.

Day 1 of the 12 Days of Holidays
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When:
November 17, 2020
Contact:
PR Degree Events Class
Email:
12DaysofHolidays@gmail.com
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster
Day 1 of 12 days of Holiday poster - must show for the ad

Join us for the first-holiday activity today!

For Day 1, your family and friends can decorate your own holiday headband by letting your creativity shine. Head on over to humber.ca/lakeshorecampus/holidayparty for the materials you will need and for a video tutorial to do as a family.

Don't forget to submit your photos to 12DaysofHolidays@gmail.com to be entered into a draw for a chance to win a $50 Michaels Canada gift card! Submissions will be accepted until 9 a.m. on November 28, 2020.

As part of the event this year we are encouraging you to donate to the Humber SOS fund.

Also, be sure to pre-register on Eventbrite for LIVE events:

Check the Holiday Party activity guide as well to see what other activities are coming up. You can choose to do some or all of the activities.

Sustainability Spotlight Series
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November 17, 2020

Our next Sustainability Spotlight outlines how we all have a role to play!
 
Ryan Burton, Director of Digital Solutions, shares with us how he’s taking on sustainability-related initiatives on and off-campus. Visit our YouTube channel to watch the full interview or click here.
 
Ryan’s advice for anyone looking to get involved with sustainability-related initiatives is to "Ask yourself 'what can you do right now that would make a difference?' What could you do within your classroom, your office, your home? Every little bit helps - don't underestimate the power of one small change.” 

"All it takes is one person to make a difference and sometimes that one person is you. There may be times when you can't get help but there should never be a time when you can't offer it," Ryan Burton.

 

Are you or someone you know working on a sustainability-related project at Humber, Guelph-Humber, home or in your community? Tell us about it and you could be featured in our Sustainability Spotlight Series! Email us at sustainability@humber.ca.

The Humber Student Success Survey was a Major Success
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When:
November 17, 2020

This past October, we asked Humber faculty and staff to support us in promoting the Humber Student Success Survey (HSSS).

The survey is vital to furthering Humber’s understanding of our students’ needs and to focusing our student success initiatives. 

We know that while most students successfully complete the first year of their program, one in four leave the college. HSSS is one means of identifying students at risk of attrition and enables us to initiate timely interventions. 

With your support, we achieved a 42% response rate to the survey between October 23 and November 6. This is a major success!

Thank you Humber faculty and staff for continuing to make a positive impact in our students' success and helping the college ensure that no student is left behind.

 

Institutional Planning & Analysis

How does the Humber Community do Wellness?
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November 16, 2020

Hello Humber. As mentioned last week, throughout the rest of the Fall semester, we’re connecting with the Humber community about health and well-being and we want you to join in the fun.

We want to know how and what you, the members of the Humber Community, are doing to maintain your physical and mental health and wellness, and to inspire others to do the same.

From #SelfCareSundays, #WellnessWednesdays, mindful meditation, making healthy meals at home, hiking and taking in the sights of fabulous Fall foliage, or showing off your most impressive yoga poses, please show and share with us, too.

We know these are different and challenging times, and your health and wellness and that of the community is important. We will be sharing tips and activities with the Humber Community and we want to see and hear from you.

Please send your stories, anecdotes, photos, videos, tips, activities, recipes and more to publicrelations@humber.ca. And since you’re probably bragging about yourselves on social media anyway, tag @HumberCollege and #HealthyHumber so we can see how you do wellness. We’ll share a selection of posts on our social media channels and create a video featuring your submissions. Your tips could be someone’s inspiration and new activity. Now that’s #humbertogether.

MS Teams Tip - @ Mentions
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When:
November 16, 2020
Contact:
Stephanie Maggs
Email:
stephanie.maggs@humber.ca
MS Teams Tip

MS Teams Tips

The @ mention is like a tap on the shoulder – a way to get someone’s attention in a channel conversation or a chat. In the area where you type your message, type @ + a person’s name, a channel name, or even an entire team. A notification link will be sent to their ‘Activity’ area. With a click on the link, they will go directly to the area you wanted them to see.

New Insights: Collecting Student Race-Based Data
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When:
November 16, 2020
Contact:
Regan Mancini
Email:
regan.mancini@humber.ca
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

As education professionals, we know that higher education is a key pathway to social mobility and that the participation of underrepresented and historically disadvantaged students decreases at multiple points across the higher education pipeline, including at application, admission, enrolment and graduation.

Recognizing the importance of analyzing these links further, Humber began collecting race-based data through the Humber Student Success Survey (HSSS) in 2016. The college analyzes the relationship between race and student success to understand issues related to systemic racism and to better support underrepresented and historically disadvantaged groups.

To learn more about this topic, check out this new one page brief. For more information on the diversity data Humber collects, click here or contact Silvana Miller.

This publication is the latest in IPA’s Insights series which supports institutional data literacy and the establishment of a common understanding about important institutional issues and topics related to Humber’s strategic priorities.

Did not respond 687 Other 369 Mixed 319 White - North American 1989 White - European 2010 Indigenous - South American 44 Indigenous - North American 118 Middle Eastern 503 Latin America 669 Black - North American 178 Black - Caribbean 959 Black - African 736 Indian-Caribbean 425 Asian - East 578 Asian - South 2513 Asian - South East 1131

2020 League Excellence Award
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When:
November 16, 2020
Contact:
Falisha Rowe
Email:
falisha.rowe@humber.ca
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Submission deadline extended to November 18!

Nominate a faculty member for a 2020 League Excellence Award. The award is given for exceptional teaching and leadership. The League for Innovation celebrates outstanding contributions and leadership by community college faculty.

Who is eligible:

  • Full-time faculty member
  • May not have received the award in the last academic year
  • Nominated by academic manager

Criteria:

Over their career he/she:

  • has made significant contributions to teaching and learning in their discipline/subject matter through creative and innovative strategies and enthusiasm for teaching
  • has enabled positive student learning experiences as evidenced by student success and an ongoing commitment to inclusion
  • has demonstrated excellence in teaching or educational leadership through activities such as but not limited to mentoring, collaboration, committee or policy work, sharing of work through presentations
  • has undertaken new teaching challenges
  • has engaged the teaching and learning community by influencing the practice of others
  • has worked to build capacity in his/her department through leading projects, curriculum or program renewal

Submit a written submission, no longer than 500 words, on how the faculty member meets the criteria.

Submit to falisha.rowe@humber.ca by Friday, November 13, 2020.

Microsoft Ends Support for Internet Explorer 11
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When:
November 13, 2020

Microsoft has announced the end-of-life for Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11).

It is recommended that clients use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox to access Humber systems such as Banner, Blackboard, HRMS and Microsoft 365.

Questions? Concerns? Please contact the I.T. Support Centre.

Construction Notice - Pile Installation
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When:
November 13, 2020
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Installing Piles for the new Humber College Stop along Hwy 27, Finch Ave. W. and Humber College Blvd.

The week of November 16, 2020, as part of the Finch West Light Rail (LRT) project, several crews will start support of excavation works for the future Humber College Stop, open cut tunnel and portal. Using auger machines, crews will drill holes into the ground and fill them with concrete and steel piles to create “columns” that will support excavation works as well as surrounding utilities or structures.

Pile drilling will be conducted along Finch Ave. W. between Hwy. 27 and Westmore Dr. and along Hwy 27 to south of Humber College Blvd. Dry utility (e.g. electric, telephone, TV or internet cables) work also will be underway on Finch Ave. W. in the same area.

Noise and vibration levels will be monitored throughout the work to make sure they are always within permitted ranges.

During pile drilling, for public and workers’ safety, traffic will be shifted on Hwy 27 to the east side, starting  the week of November 16, 2020 and to the north side on Finch Ave. W at the end of November 2020. On Humber College Blvd, traffic will be shifted to the south. Those traffic shifts will remain in place till summer 2021.

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