The latest edition of SOC&COM, the quarterly magazine highlighting initiatives out of the Faculty of Social and Community Services (FSCS) and Lakeshore Principal's Office, has been published.

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Recording of the  CAAT Pension Purchases session is now available online! 

CAAT Pension Plans can provide you with an even bigger pension upon retirement with the purchase of additional pension. You can now watch the recording of the Pension Purchases Training Session that was held on October 19.  

In this session, a CAAT Pension plan expert discussed the opportunities that employees have to make their benefit in the CAAT Plan even more valuable if they have eligible periods to purchase additional pension. These periods include periods of employment before enrolling, breaks in employment, or if the employee has earned a benefit from a previous employer’s pension plan. 

The following topics were covered in the session:  

• What a pension purchase is 
• The amount of pension you can expect to get from a purchase 
• How to determine whether a pension purchase is right for you 
• How to make a pension purchase  

Questions? Reach out to oe@humber.ca.

Is there a community project that your faculty or department is interested in developing with a local community organization? Humber College faculties/departments are invited to develop and submit proposals that can benefit local children, youth, Aboriginal Peoples and newcomers. If you have identified a need in the community, that your faculty or department has expertise in addressing, you can submit a proposal for funding through this initiative. Assistance is provided to develop your project concept and connect you with a relevant community agency (if you do not have one) to support you in the writing of your proposal.

The focus of your project concept should be to contribute, in some manner, to increased knowledge/training, exposure and/or access to post-secondary educational possibilities for the target groups listed above. These might include pathways into education, training and/or employment and/or building the organizational capacity of community agencies who share this same focus.

Humber student participation in projects is encouraged as this is an opportunity for them to build their co-curricular record. Their involvement would be an opportunity to deepen and apply theoretical knowledge. However it cannot be tied to grades for their academic program. Students could, for example, be involved as a mentor, volunteer or in a paid position

Email lynn.vanlieshout@humber.ca to receive funding applications & guidelines, and to discuss possible funding ideas, links to community partners and to refine concepts

Submissions due on Friday, December 17 by 5 p.m.

Humber College has partnered with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) to bring their Phone it Forward program to campus!

Students, staff and faculty can donate their smartphones to people with sight loss. All donated smartphones are wiped, refurbished, and loaded with accessible applications. 

Donation Process:

1. Register your donation in order to receive a tax receipt quote for your smartphone donation. You can also call 1.833.554.5020 to register your device. 
2. Pick up a prepaid Phone it Forward envelope from campus (see locations below). 
3. Pack your smartphone donation and the required signed documents in the envelope and drop them off in any Canada Post mailbox. 
4. Once your device is evaluated and confirmed, you will receive your tax receipt in the mail. 

Phone it Forward Locations:

• North Campus: Learning Resource Commons (LRC) Welcome Desk 
• Lakeshore Campus: Student Welcome and Resource Centre 
• International Graduate School (IGS): Tech Zone 

Humber's Community Outreach and Workforce Development, the Office of Sustainability and Information Technology Solutions (ITS), are excited to bring this life-changing program to campus. 

Creating a Positive Sustainability Loop:

Humber community members will have the opportunity to donate smartphones they no longer need to a community partner for a worthy initiative seeking to provide equitable technology access. This will also help divert hazardous waste from landfills, which can leak toxic elements that are harmful to the environment and humans. 

Did you know? According to the Global E-waste Monitor 2020 report, a record 53.6 million tonnes of global electronic waste was dumped last year, which is equivalent to the weight of 350 cruise ships. Only 17.4 per cent of global e-waste was officially documented and formally collected and recycled. Do your part and recycle or donate your used electronics.