Announcements

Empower Your Future: Get Certified in First Aid and CPR
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When:
June 16, 2025

Through a collaboration between Humber Polytechnic and Heaven Can Wait, we are pleased to offer First Aid and CPR training to the Humber Polytechnic community. Heaven Can Wait is an organization that offers a range of Standard First Aid and CPR courses across Ontario.

Why Choose Heaven Can Wait?

  • Save 15 per cent as a Humber student or staff member
  • All courses meet Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) standards.
  • Choose from seven accessible locations
  • Learn from certified healthcare professionals
  • Final certificates are sent the next business day

How to Register:

  1. Visit the Heaven Can Wait First Aid registration page
  2. This webpage reflects the 15 per cent discounted rate
  3. Use your Humber email address during registration to maintain your discount.

For more details including how to register, view course offerings and locations, please click on the links below:

Bookstore - Update
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When:
June 16, 2025

Dear Faculty and Staff,

I hope this message finds you well.

I’m writing to inform you that Indira Danraj (Indi) is no longer with the Humber Bookstore team. We sincerely thank her for her contributions and wish her all the best in her future endeavors.

We’re pleased to welcome Michele Croft as the new Course Material Market Leader. Michele’s role will be to engage with the academic community and publishers to ensure course material adoptions are submitted in a timely manner, physical textbooks are ordered, and digital content is available for purchase. She will also be reaching out to academic departments to identify new opportunities for collaboration and support.

The Bookstore team will continue to support the school by:

  • Managing in-store textbook operations
  • Receiving and processing adoption information in person (if needed)
  • Ensuring course materials are available for students at the campus stores

In the interim, the bookstore team will remain your primary point of contact for any course material or bookstore-related inquiries:

Dharmesh Patel
416.996.6282
d.patel@follett.com

SWEL is Hiring Students
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When:
June 13, 2025
Contact:
Hiba Khan
Email:
hiba.khan@humber.ca
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster
Poster for SWEL is Hiring Students

The Student Wellness and Equitable Learning team is currently hiring for two exciting student roles for the Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 semesters:

  • Lead Peer Wellness Educators (three positions)
  • Peer Wellness Educators (nine positions)

These students will play a vital role in fostering a healthy and supportive campus by co-facilitating events, workshops, and peer active listening sessions.

If you know students who are empathetic, reliable, and passionate about supporting the well-being of their peers, we’d love for you to encourage them to apply. These roles are a great opportunity for students to build leadership skills and contribute meaningfully to our campus community.

Interested students can apply through Humber’s CareerConnect platform: https://humber-csm.symplicity.com

The application deadline is June 26.

The Humber Magazine is Here
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When:
June 12, 2025
Spring 2025 cover issue of the Humber Magazine featuring a portrait of lady with shoulder length black hair wearing a leather jacket.

The Humanitarian. The Juno Winner. The Journalist. Meet Humber alumni who are shaping industries, leading with purpose, and making a global impact. Explore how our vibrant community drives big ideas – from the groundbreaking Humber Cultural Hub to essential mental health programming – and dive into stories that demonstrate how, together, we’re building brilliance.

View the latest edition at: https://alumnimagazine.humber.ca/spring2025

A special thank you to all who contributed to this edition of the magazine and our staff and faculty donors who continue to make a difference for Humber students and the community.

Please look out for limited print copies on Humber north and south campus newsstands or pick up a printed copy at Humber’s Advancement and Alumni Office (LRC 5th floor, North Campus).

Advancement and Alumni

Blackboard Ultra Course Clean-up on June 27
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When:
June 12, 2025

Please share this message widely!

All Winter 2024 courses, including DEVU and SBXU courses, will be removed from Humber systems on Friday, June 27 at 4 p.m.

Why are courses being removed?

Humber removes courses one year after final grades are submitted or courses are created (for DEVU and SBXU courses). For the current Summer 2025 semester, courses from the Winter 2024 semester will be removed. Courses from this Summer 2025 semester will be removed in Fall 2026. Please be aware that PMR and ADR courses are deleted after three years. This is standard practice to ensure we maintain enough space and capacity on the Learning Management System, so these clean-ups are scheduled following good practices for data and storage management.

How do I back up and save my course for future use?

We recommend faculty back up and archive Blackboard courses at the end of each semester. Most course sites take no more than 10 minutes to archive, and OneDrive is readily available to all faculty for file storage.

What if I need help backing up my course?

Support for OneDrive is available from ITS, and support for learning how to back up and archive courses is available from the Innovative Learning Support Centre.

Master the Message Before the Crisis Hits with the Strategic Crisis Communications Micro-Credential from FLAS CPL
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When:
June 11, 2025
Contact:
FLAS CPL Team
Email:
cplliberalarts@humber.ca

In today’s fast-paced world, a single misstep can spiral into a full-blown crisis. Are you prepared to lead with clarity, confidence, and control when it matters most?

If you’re ready to learn the tips and tools, enrol in our Strategic Crisis Communication course. This micro-credential equips learners with essential crisis communication tools to protect reputations, maintain public trust and minimize business disruption. Learn how to craft compelling messages, manage media relations, and protect your organization’s image under pressure.

Be the voice of reason when it matters most! Enrol for COMS 100 today on our website: Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences - Continuous Professional Learning

Humber employees can use code SAVE20 (case sensitive) during checkout to receive a 20 per cent discount on the cost of the course.

For questions, please contact cplliberalarts@humber.ca.

Write with Impact. Communicate with Confidence. Enrol in the Effective Workplace Writing Micro-Credential with FLAS CPL Today
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When:
June 11, 2025
Contact:
FLAS CPL Team
Email:
cplliberalarts@humber.ca

Clear, concise, and compelling writing is one of the most powerful tools in any workplace. Whether you're drafting emails, reports, proposals, or presentations, your words shape how you're perceived—and how effectively your message lands.

This micro-credential helps professionals write clearer, more effective emails, memos, and reports. Learn to tailor messages to different audiences, structure documents for impact, and revise for clarity. Through practical exercises and real-world examples, you’ll build confidence and write with greater professionalism and purpose.

Join our Effective Workplace Writing Course and transform the way you communicate at work. Humber employees can save 20 per cent on the cost of the course by entering code SAVE20 (case sensitive) at checkout!

Enrol for COMW 100 today on our website: Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences - Continuous Professional Learning

For any questions, please contact cplliberalarts@humber.ca.

Celebrating Melinda Kao's Retirement
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When:
June 11, 2025
Contact:
Lauren Phillips
Email:
lauren.phillips@humber.ca

Please join us in celebrating the retirement of Melinda Kao, who is retiring after 22 years of dedicated service at Humber.

Throughout her career, Melinda has made significant contributions across several departments, including Community Workforce and Development (COWD) and Program Planning, Development & Renewal. Her commitment to excellence, collaborative spirit, and leadership have left a lasting impact on colleagues and the institution.

While we are sad to see her go, we are grateful for the work she has done and wish her all the best in this next chapter of life.

To share your personal congratulations, please sign this e-card!

In addition, we will be hosting a drop-in celebration on Wednesday, June 18 from 2 to 4 p.m. in LinX.

Please stop by and join us.

Celebrate Our Graduates – Submit Your Shoutouts
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When:
June 11, 2025
Humber students standing in graduate gowns

As we approach convocation, it's time to recognize and celebrate the hard work, dedication, and achievements of our graduating students. Humber faculty and staff are invited to share personal messages of congratulations, encouragement, and pride to be featured as part of our convocation celebrations.

Whether you’ve taught, supported, or simply been inspired by a student’s journey, your words can make a meaningful impact. 

Submit your shoutout today

Let’s come together as a community to honour the Class of 2025 and make this milestone moment even more memorable.

Year Two Insights: Digital Workplace
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When:
June 11, 2025

In year two of the Digital Campus Plan, teams across Humber have been working to transform the future of work and enhance the student experience.  

We have been intentional in our actions to adapt to the changing needs of staff and respond to the current ways of working. In the Digital Campus of Tomorrow, Humber’s Digital Campus Plan, we outlined initiatives that relate to the digital workplace and wanted to provide updates on some of those efforts. 

Microsoft Teams Phone  

Given the ability to connect from anywhere in Humber’s hybrid work environment, desktop phones have become less suitable for some communication and as a result we have transitioned to Microsoft Teams Phone. This has been implemented across the institution, and work is underway to do the same for the University of Guelph-Humber as well.  

Microsoft Teams Phone modernizes the way in which calls are made, and every employee has a “soft phone” that provides a consistent means of being reached wherever they go.  

Emergency services can be contacted through Microsoft Teams Phone. Any calls made to 911 are triaged and directed to the appropriate emergency service department and location.  

Physical phones remain in all learning spaces (such as classrooms, labs, and maker spaces) as well as in hallways and communal areas for life-safety purposes.  

Amazon Connect 

In December, the Contact Centre moved to Amazon Connect, a cloud-based system for inquiries. Students or other enquiries calling 416.675.3111 now experience a more efficient journey through a redesigned call tree, getting to the information they need faster. Some of the highlights include: 

  • Call flows are AI-enabled, using Amazon Lex bot speech activation.  
  • Callers are able to tell us what they are looking for (e.g. full-time programs, how to apply, financial aid, campus tours, public safety, technical support, etc.) to be directed to the information they need.  
  • When calls come from an SMS-enabled device, helpful information can be pushed directly to their phone. For example, someone calling about Continuous Professional Learning can get a link to the CPL website or enquiries about campus tours can get a link to book a tour. 
  • If at any point the Lex bot is not able to recognize the request, the caller will smoothly move to menu options to assist with their enquiry. 

Amazon Connect is a more technically stable system with the capability to scale up during peak periods and scale down at less busy times as well as provide analytics and insights that can improve the experience for students and customers. This was a collaborative initiative with the Registrar’s Office, Digital Solutions, and Amazon Web Services. 

Thank you to the teams involved in these initiatives for helping to push the plan forward. 

Scott Briggs  
Vice-President, Digital Innovation and CIO 

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