Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) is an international movement each April to bring about awareness of sexual violence and contribute to prevention efforts. In 2021, the Consent Peer Education Program (CPEP) and Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity are hosting a series of initiatives to engage the Humber College and University of Guelph-Humber community in conversations around consent and sexual violence. We look forward to seeing you at our events, and encourage you to share with your students!

From: Survivor To: Survivor (April 5th 3pm to 4pm)
Join our Lead Consent Peer Educator, Alex Martin, as she speaks about her experience with sexual violence and how students can be a part of the sexual violence prevention movement. This event is for students only; register for From: Survivor To: Survivor online.

SEEDS Yoga (April 6 - 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.)
Join us for some gentle movement and connection. This trauma-informed/healing-centred hatha yoga class will centre choice and connection. All levels welcome. Facilitated by Yami Msosa (Ze/Hir), a movement based practitioner who works at the intersections of gendered and racial violence, based in Tkaronto. Register here

CPEP Salt & Sugar Podcast (April 7 - 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.)
Join Alex Martin (Lead Consent Peer Educator) and Aaron Brown (Coordinator, Sexual Violence Prevention & Education) for a conversation about intimate partner violence. This event will be hosted live on the CPEP Instagram account @cpepteam.

SEEDS Yoga (April 8 - 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.)
Join us for some gentle movement and connection. This trauma-informed/healing-centred hatha yoga class will centre choice and connection. All levels welcome. Facilitated by Yami Msosa (Ze/Hir), a movement based practitioner who works at the intersections of gendered and racial violence, based in Tkaronto. Register here

Love in the Time of Corona: Digital Dating & Connection (April 13 - 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.)
After a year of isolation, how can we continue to form and sustain intimate connections virtually? How can we meet our romantic and sexual needs when we’re having to keep six feet apart? Join us for a conversation about how dating apps are allowing people to foster healthy connection and maintain intimacy while we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. Well be featuring special guest, Chris Dietzel, PhD candidate at McGill University researching sexual consent related to dating app use and sexual violence against 2SLGBTQ+ people; Chris will provide a brief presentation before out panelists join him in a fireside chat to understand how dating apps are being used to navigate the pandemic and how intersecting factors influence our experiences. Register here

Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (April 14 - 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.)
Join Cayla Meredith, founder of the Move to Heal Project, for a trauma-informed yoga session, which will emphasize choice in how you decide to move. Register here.

Sexual Assault & Sexual Violence Policy Training (April 20 - 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.)
Stay tuned for a description and registration link. This event is for staff and faculty only.

What’s the Tea? (April 20 - 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.)
Join us for a conversation about the ways we ask for consent from our peers, dates, hookups, partners, friends, etc. How do we navigate pressure to consent? How can we assert ourselves? Come spill some tea! This event is for students only. Register here

Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (April 28 - 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.)
Join Cayla Meredith, founder of the Move to Heal Project, for a trauma-informed yoga session, which will emphasize choice in how you decide to move. Register here

Sexual Assault & Sexual Violence Policy Training (April 29 - 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.)
Stay tuned for a description and registration link. This event is for staff and faculty only.

The Degree Breadth Committee is soliciting your proposals for new Breadth courses for Humber Degree students.

For details regarding the process for development of Breadth courses at Humber, including a step-by-step guide, a searchable inventory of approved Breadth courses, a short proposal form, and a variety of resources for developers, please click on the link for our Degree Breadth Committee website at humberdegreebreadth.com.

Proposal forms will be reviewed by the Committee in May.

Please note that in order for a proposal to be considered, the form must have the support of your department (as indicated by the signature of your Associate Dean/Dean) and be submitted via e-mail to degree.breadth@humber.ca by May 14, 2021.

We look forward to seeing your ideas.

Dawn Macaulay
Chair, Degree Breadth Committee

I am pleased to announce that Dr. Dave Smiderle has accepted the position of Associate Dean, Continuous Professional Learning (CPL) at the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology (FAST), effective April 5, 2021.  

Possessing a doctorate in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and recognized credentials in Change and Knowledge Management, Dave's education and experience enhances what FAST will offer in non-post-secondary learning.

Dave comes from a rich background of consulting and providing continuous and professional learning to the private sector within several industries, along with having over 14 years' experience in polytechnic institutions. Over the last two years, Dave has been providing change management and internal continuous professional learning support to Humber and specifically FAST and has also been teaching part-time in the Faculty of Business in the areas of Entrepreneurship and Research Methods. 

Please join me in welcoming Dave to the FAST team. 

Farzad Rayegani
Senior Dean, FAST

On March 22 and 23, more than 100 Humber College and University of Guelph-Humber students, along with local high school youth, joined 8,000 students from Canada who attended the virtual SDGs Launch. 

Students earned a certificate for the training they received, which included keynote speeches from United Nations representatives, an overview of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, and the opportunity to practice systems-thinking and develop solutions for interconnected local and global issues. 

The Office of Sustainability and the Community Outreach & Workforce Development coordinating committee (Tayler Buchanan, Lindsay Walker, Nivedita Lane and Lara McInnis) would like to thank the Humber staff and faculty who dedicated their to make this event a success, as well as staff and admin from West Humber C.I., TDSB. 

Facilitator mentors:

• Elinor Bray-Collins
• Devon Fernandes
• Samantha Downer
• Rebecca Trautwein
• Dylan Scammell
• April Dawn-Blackwell
• Thomas Puthenmadhom
• Vidhya Sivanantham
• Affaf Zahid
• Deborah Ithenumah
• Juley Ponrajah

Case study writers:

• Janet Moore
• Susan Ratkai
• Kerry Johnston
• Jennifer Ball
• Nivedita Lane
• Lara McInnis
• Dragos Paraschiv

Thank you!