Announcements

Neil Price Moving to Fleming College
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When:
July 21, 2020
Contact:
Derek Stockley
Email:
derek.stockley@humber.ca

It is with mixed emotions that I share that Neil Price has accepted an exciting new role as Fleming College’s Dean, School of Justice and Community Development.

Neil started at Humber in 2017 as Director, Student Life, where he led First Year Experience, Transition & Orientation, Residence and Peer Leadership, among other programs in SSE. In this role, Neil was also instrumental in transitioning the BASE to an institution-wide student support program.

Since joining the Faculty of Social and Community Services as Associate Dean, Neil has become known for his thoughtful approach to all relationships, with a deep commitment to student success, collaboration and social justice. Some of his accomplishments include leading the development of the successful Bachelor of Addictions and Mental Health program proposal; co-leading FSCS’s Diversity in Teaching research project; co-leading institution-wide student consultations on Black student experiences, and contributing to Humber’s SEM Student Success and Retention Committee. Neil also served as Reviews Editor for the Humber Literary Review.

Neil came to Humber having taught for over 10 years at George Brown College. He has extensive experience as a non-profit sector leader, community researcher and youth advocate. A well-regarded commentator, he writes regularly about public policy and social issues.

Neil will be with us until the end of July. He will be missed by many here at Humber, including myself. Please join me in congratulating Neil and wishing him continued success.

There will be an opportunity to say goodbye to Neil on Friday, July 31 at 1 p.m. A zoom invitation will be posted shortly.  

 

Derek Stockley
Senior Dean, Faculty of Social and Community Services
Principal, Lakeshore Campus

Teaching Effectiveness Certificate
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When:
July 21, 2020
Contact:
Falisha Rowe
Tel:
x5548
Email:
falisha.rowe@humber.ca
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The Teaching Effectiveness Certificate (TEC) program is designed for those interested in the field of teaching or private sector training. The courses within this certificate program provide participants with an opportunity to develop essential teaching competencies by exploring and applying effective practices in teaching and learning.

Upon successful completion of the five courses, participants receive a Certificate of Completion.

The complete program is offered in the Fall 2020 semester online.

To register, please visit the Continuing Education – TEC webpage.

Culturally Inclusive Educator Certificate
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When:
July 21, 2020
Contact:
Falisha Rowe
Tel:
x5548
Email:
falisha.rowe@humber.ca
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The Culturally Inclusive Educator Certificate (CIEC) program is designed for those interested in the field of teaching or private sector training. The courses within this certificate program provide participants with an opportunity to enhance their intercultural knowledge, communication skills, curriculum development and differentiated teaching skills essential for supporting international students in higher education.

Upon successful completion of the five courses, participants receive a Certificate of Completion.

The complete program is offered in the Fall 2020 semester online.

To register, please visit the Continuing Education – CIEC webpage.

Introducing the President's Breakfast Virtual Series
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When:
July 21, 2020

The President’s Breakfast will be held virtually this year, due to COVID-19 and the limiting of on-campus activity. Rather than the traditional single-day event, the President’s Breakfast Virtual Series will run for four days (August 31 to September 3) and be delivered each morning through Communiqué.

Since we haven't been together in person for a while now, we are asking for photo submissions of yourselves and your teams working from home. These submissions will be considered for a photo montage that will be featured leading up to the President's Breakfast Virtual Series. 

And of course, we can’t have a President’s Breakfast without some dancing. To help us celebrate the kick off to the new academic year, please send us clips of your own moves. We are looking for submissions of members of the Humber community dancing to this clip of Justin Timberlake's Can't Stop the Feeling. Please note that a song with a similar beat may be used in the final video. 

Please submit photos and video clips for consideration here.

#HumberTogether

Parking Lot Closures: Lot 1, 13, and 14
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When:
July 20, 2020
Contact:
Daniel Alonzo
Email:
daniel.alonzo@humber.ca
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While only a limited number of staff and students are currently accessing the North Campus, please note that Humber Facilities will be closing the following parking lots at North Campus for maintenance and repaving from Monday, July 27, 2020 until Friday, September 4, 2020.

  • North side of Parking Lot #1
  • The walkway between main campus and Residence Buildings
  • Full Parking Lot #13 and #14

Alternate parking lots include Lot #6, #8, and #10. For better reference, please see attached site plan.

If there are any questions or concerns, please contact Daniel Alonzo of Facilities Management at daniel.alonzo@humber.ca.

Mailroom Operating Hours
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When:
July 16, 2020
Contact:
Ashfaque Khan
Email:
ashfaque.khan@humber.ca

Effective immediately, the mailroom at North Campus is operating from Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Mail and parcels are being delivered to the offices without obtaining any signatures, as well the outgoing mail is being picked up on our mail runs. UPS is picking up outgoing couriers as usual.

Humber Grads Nominated for RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards
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When:
July 16, 2020
Contact:
Karina Butzek-Morris
Email:
karina.butzek-morris@humber.ca
Decorative image. Horizontal RBC logo and text: "Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards"

Humber is proud to congratulate two RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award finalists, Immigration Consultant alumni Svetlana Balaba (2016), and Sanchari Sen Rai (2019). Voting is open now until August 7, 2020, to help these Humber graduates receive this honour.

Svetlana is Manager, International Admissions, Humber College, overseeing a team to ensure timely processing of more than 20,000 international applications per year. Coming to Canada as an international student in 2009, she now helps others fulfill a similar dream. In 2018, Svetlana opened her own immigration company assisting international graduates to become permanent residents of Canada. She is also an avid volunteer, working with the Canadian Bureau for International Education and the Canadian Association of Professional Immigration Consultants

Sanchari is the Co-Founder & CEO of Education Consultants Canada (ECC). As committed facilitators who build bridges between aspirations and achievements, ECC provides strategic consulting, including education plans & development for higher education abroad. She has helped more than 15,000 international students find placements in colleges and universities across Canada and around the world. In 2019, she was recognized as part of Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards (BMO Entrepreneur Category).

Full bios on both nominees and voting are available here.

Scholarship set up in Honour of Former Humber College Board Chair Stuart Smith
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When:
July 13, 2020

In recognition of Former Board Chair Stuart Smith’s contributions to Humber, a scholarship has been set up in his name. More information on supporting this fund and others is available here. 

If you have any questions, please reach out to Melissa Beauchamp, Director of Annual and Leadership Giving at melissa.beauchamp@humber.ca.

Sharing Knowledge – Racism
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When:
July 13, 2020
Contact:
Zareena Khan
Tel:
x4825
Email:
Zareena.Khan@humber.ca
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Sharing Knowledge - Racism

Sharing Knowledge

Humber College is committed to fostering a respectful and inclusive culture in which all members of the College community study, work and live free from discrimination and harassment. To this end, it is imperative that we understand the definition of key equity terms that will enrich our capacity to prevent all forms of harassment and discrimination. Over the summer months, the Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity will be providing definitions of key terms pertinent to our work in building a more inclusive College.

Key Terms

Definition

Racism

The Ontario Anti-Racism Directorate defines racism as ideas or practices that establish, maintain or perpetuate the racial superiority or dominance of one group over another.

(Source: Ontario Anti-Racism Directorate

Manifestations of Racism

The Ontario Human Rights Commission states that manifestations of racism can occur on three (3) levels:

  1. Individual: At the individual level, racism may be expressed in an overt manner but also through everyday behaviour that involves many small events in the interaction between people. This is often described as “everyday racism” and is often very subtle in nature. Despite being plain to the person experiencing it, everyday racism by itself may be so subtle as to be difficult to address through human rights complaints. However, at other times, where it falls within a social area covered by the Human Rights Code, there may be circumstances where everyday racism, as part of a broader context, may be sufficient to be considered racial discrimination. Either way, the cumulative effect of these everyday experiences is profound.

  1. Institutional or Systemic: At the institutional or systemic level, racism is evident in organizational and government policies, practices, and procedures and “normal ways of doing things” which may directly or indirectly, consciously or unwittingly, promote, sustain, or entrench differential advantage for some people and disadvantage for others.

  1. Societal: At a societal level, racism is evident in cultural and ideological expressions that underlie and sustain dominant values and beliefs. It is communicated and reproduced through agencies of socialization and cultural transmission such as the mass media (in which racialized persons are portrayed as different from the norm or as problems), schools, universities, religious doctrines and practices, art, music and literature. It is reflected in everyday language; for example “whiteness” is associated with overwhelmingly positive connotations, while “blackness” is associated with negative connotations. This form of racism is maintained through socialization as children begin to absorb these beliefs and values at an early age.

(Source: Ontario Human Rights Commission, Policy and guidelines on racism and racial discrimination

Recommended Readings & Video

  1. Wing Sue, Derald. (2016): Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence: Understanding and Facilitating Difficult Dialogues on Race.

  2. Baumgartner, Frank, R et al. (2018): Suspect Citizens - What 20 Million Traffic Stops Tell Us about Policing and Race.

  3. Obear, Kathy. (2016). Racist Attitudes and Behaviors of Whites [Video].

 

 

 

Humber Sustainability Report 2019-2020
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When:
July 13, 2020
Contact:
The Office of Sustainability
Email:
sustainability@humber.ca

A lot has happened in the past few months and we have had some time to reflect as a team. We are even more committed to our long-term goals, which will shape a healthy, inclusive, diverse and sustainable community.

We still have a lot of work to do, and many new challenges ahead of us, but we are proud of the progress that the Humber community has made and our team will continue to place empathy, compassion and humility at the centre of everything we do.

To view our progress, please read our full Humber Sustainability Report 2019-2020.

 

The Office of Sustainability

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