Learn more about the Tell me feature. Tell me is a text field where you can enter words and phrases about what you want to do next, and quickly get to features you want to use or actions you want to perform. For example, you can type "table" and have the actions available to insert a table without leaving the Tell me area.
Learn the basics of Microsoft 365 by signing up to 1:1 Virtual Coaching at its.humber.ca/coaching.
The first version of the Humber Cultural Hub website is now live at www.humber.ca/culturalhub. The website is intended to act as a resource for the community, government stakeholders, internal audiences, potential donors and other interested parties. Stakeholders can use the website to learn more about the project, its benefits, and the reasons why Humber is building the Cultural Hub.
Developed in consultation with many groups internally, content will continue to be updated and added as it becomes available.
Questions or feedback about the Cultural Hub website can be directed to Jennifer Larson.
Attention faculty members!
If you’ve integrated equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI), Indigenous knowledge, sustainability and/or systems thinking into your course outcomes, assignments and/or course content, the Office of Sustainability wants to hear from you.
The Office of Sustainability is in the process of developing a Sustainability Repository of EDI, Indigenous knowledge, sustainability and systems thinking-related case studies for all faculty to reference during their course development.
The information collected from this questionnaire will be used to create a database (on Humber.ca/Sustainability) for faculty as a point of reference for examples of how EDI, Indigenous knowledge, sustainability and systems thinking can be integrated into academic learning outcomes, assignments and other course-related content.
The deadline to complete this questionnaire is Friday, February 19, 2021. If you have any questions, please contact sustainability@humber.ca.
This month’s Sustainability Spotlight is on Clarisse Estebar.
From a young age, Clarisse Estebar has always felt strongly about environmental and social issues and spent her time volunteering to help her community. Clarisse explains that in high school she surpassed her 40 volunteer-hour requirements with over 1,500 hours completed. “You can submit it all, but the computer stops inputting the data,” Clarisse added with a chuckle.
Currently, Clarisse is the Finance and Program Officer at the International Development Institute, part of Humber’s International Centre. In her role, Clarisse supports and manages the customized training portfolio, which includes writing proposals and creating relationships with potential partners for international development programs and experiential learning opportunities for students. Clarisse is also in charge of community engagement and events between the local community and Humber.
Sustainability has always been important to Clarisse, as she explains, “it's something that you become aware of depending on the environment that you grew up in. But I think it's important to me because being aware of what's at stake makes it real.” She believes a lot of people in North America don’t understand the impact of climate change because they don’t see the impacts on their front door. “I think recently with all the wildfires, [climate change] has become more apparent and real to people,” said Clarisse.
As a child growing up in the Philippines, Clarisse experienced climate refugees and poverty firsthand, “I've always been conscious that everything we do impacts [others] elsewhere. If people don’t see the impact firsthand, it’s hard for them to make the connection,” she said. Clarisse credits that sustainability is important in everything she does. “Frankly,” she said, “I just want to live beyond tomorrow.”
To read Clarisse’s full feature story and learn more about the International Development Institute’s commitment to sustainability, click here.
The Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre is seeking artwork for a digital show tentatively titled The Aesthetics of Mental Health, curated by Arts Administration and Cultural Management student Samuel McGuire. Artists working in all mediums that can be represented digitally are welcome to submit. The Interpretive Centre and the Curator are seeking artists at all stages of their careers.
The exhibit will showcase artistic interpretations of the evolving standards of mental health care facilities as they relate to the patient experience, drawing inspiration from the recent past of institutionalized mental health care to the evolving future of therapeutic design. The work selected for the show will have a focus on how the design of living spaces and recreational spaces can affect one’s mental well-being. The organizers of the show are looking for artistic interpretations of these design aesthetics.
Deadline to apply is January 29, 2021 at midnight.
The show will premier in late spring 2021.
See full description here: https://www.lakeshoregrounds.ca/aesthetics-of-mental-health
IGNITE has partnered with Humber Advancement and Alumni to provide students with Learning Essentials Support, a new financial support service designed to help cover the cost of program learning essential items, from $50 up to a maximum of $500 per academic year.
Examples of learning essential items that we support include, but are not limited to:
*Applications open as of Tuesday, January 19, 2021.
For more information on our Learning Essentials Support, click here.
Further to the communication sent out on December 23, 2020 regarding the T2200S Tax Form, please click here to read an important communication pertaining to the work-space-in-the-home expenses and details on the process of requesting a T2200S.
Please note that if you are eligible to claim work-space-in-the-home expenses and opt for the Detailed Method you must request a T2200S Tax Form from your manager no later than January 26, 2021.
Thank you,
Payroll Team
The Faculty of Social and Community Service presents issue 2 of Soc&Com magazine.
Get the latest issue here.
Your Teaching + Learning team is offering a variety of 3-Part Online Mini-Series in the upcoming weeks. The mini-series is designed to encourage particpants to dive deeper into a specific topic each time they meet as a group. Below are just a few of the upcoming 3-Part Mini Series being offered. For a complete list of upcoming 3-Part Mini-Series, session descriptions and to register please visit our Teaching + Learning website.
Taking Care of You! Promoting Faculty Wellness in Stressful Times
Jan. 28, Feb. 4, 18 at 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly altered the college experience. Rapid changes in work life, training, new modes of delivery, and concern for students, add to faculty’s stress. A recent study of almost 600 faculty and students found that the pandemic’s impacts are far-reaching, with more faculty expressing feeling extreme stress (Flaherty, 2020). This 3-part mini-series will explore how faculty are coping, and help develop strategies for wellness and community-building.
Mastering Blackboard Collaborate Ultra
Jan. 27, Feb. 3, 10 at 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
This series will help you gain confidence with your virtual classroom. Over three sessions we will focus on session settings and reports, facilitating engaging sessions, and mastering breakout groups.
Engaging Students Online
Feb. 3, 10, 17 at 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Teaching is about building community among our students. Online learning may be different, but the possibilities to engage students online are endless. This mini-series will provide you with tools and strategies on how to engage students in both an asynchronous and synchronous environment. You will learn strategies that you can immediately use in your classes.
New for Winter 2021, students can use even more applications within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem!
Students now have access to Forms, Planner, Stream, Sway, Teams, To-Do, and Whiteboard, all in a secure environment. These solutions are in addition to the Office apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote) and the OneDrive app released to students last August.
Students can learn more about the Microsoft 365 ecosystem through LinkedIn Learning. Staff, faculty, and students have free access to LinkedIn Learning’s online training using their Humber credentials.
Staff and faculty can also sign up to 1:1 Coaching with ITS coaches to learn more about Microsoft 365.