Peter F. Dundas, a graduate of Humber College’s Ambulance and Emergency Care program (1981), was awarded a 2019 Premier’s Award in the Health Sciences category.

The award was also presented to Conestoga graduate Kevin King, who was coincidentally hired by Dundas for his first job as a paramedic.

Peter F. Dundas is Chief of Peel Regional Paramedic Services in Ontario. For almost 40 years, he has forged a distinguished career from front-line paramedic to senior leader. He leads a team of 650 health professionals that serves 1.4 million people and responds to over 150,000 calls a year. 

His leadership has resulted in new initiatives to improve patient outcomes, such as drone delivery of automatic defibrillators in rural communities and enhancing engagement with communities that lack access to primary health care.

“It’s an honour to be recognized for the work my team and I do to take care of people. It’s a privilege to serve and give back to my community,” said Dundas. “Humber College helped me to develop the professional and communications skills for my job that I’ve put into practice throughout my career. Now I have the opportunity to pass those skills along to new graduates and young paramedics who serve their community every day.”

Premier’s Awards celebrate the achievements of Ontario college graduates in the province and throughout the world. Humber graduates were nominated in seven categories: Business, Community Services, Creative Arts and Design, Health Sciences, Recent Graduate, Technology and Apprenticeship. This is the second year in a row that a Humber graduate has been recognized in the Health Sciences category.

“We are proud of all of our alumni and how they are using their career-focused education to help and shape our communities,” said Chris Whitaker, president, Humber College. “Peter Dundas has inspired many young paramedics and touched the lives of thousands in their time of greatest need. The entire Humber community congratulates him on this award.”

This marks the 14th time a Humber grad has won this prestigious award. Recipients also receive a $5,000 bursary in their name to support current students at the college for a list of all Humber alumni nominated for the 2019 Premier’s Award visit here.

For more information about the Premier's Awards, please contact Adelia Marchese at x5110 or adelia.marchese@humber.ca.

To raise money for the Interior Design 2020 Thesis show, the thesis team members have organized a Holiday Ornament event!

The event will be hosted on December 4 and 5 in the Food Emporium, located in K building.

Ornaments will be sold for $3 each or four for $10.

The handmade wood ornaments were designed and made on campus in the Humber Design Centre’s maker lab using a laser engraver.

We hope to see you all there!

Humber Global Delves into the African Canadian Experience with the Pathway to Freedom Historical Tour

Throughout the year, Humber’s International Centre organizes a variety of events and trips to help students get settled in their new surroundings and become familiar with Canada’s diverse customs, culture and history. Our most recent educational trip was a historical tour to southwestern Ontario to visit the sites of the Underground Railroad. Where a number of African Americans settled in the 19^th century seeking safety, peace and freedom from slavery in the United States.

This special trip was an inspiring experience for students, as well as the participating staff and alumni. It’s an example of how Humber mobilizes and harnesses our diversity to help each other understand the range of experiences that make up Canada and our community.

See full article here.

Hello Humber! We have another Panopto news update to share with the community.

Since our update to the community at the end of September, Panopto has continued to grow in usage, and we are thrilled to share the numbers in comparison.

• 2,600+ users (growth of 1,600+)
• 6,000+ videos (from 2,800+ in October)

Check out the new and improved “Resources” section on Humber’s Panopto Portal for quick self-serve guidance on how to create, upload, and share your Panopto videos.

Here are a few ways in which you can leverage Panopto to support you and your students towards the end of the semester:

• Create a 2-3 minute video explaining the top 3 challenging topics of the week/month.
• Use the Panopto Desktop App to capture your face, voice, and screen, and provide your students with video-based feedback.
• Create a quick video tutorial showing your students how to use specialized equipment; use Panopto for iOS or Panopto for Android to quickly share it with your students.

Migration Notice

Humber’s Panopto Support Team is actively working with Panopto to have Humber’s platform moved to Canadian servers. The migration will have minimal impact on the community. The migration will take place in Winter 2020 semester. We will send an update with advance notice, which will include everything you’ll need to know.

Training

Workshops and on-demand training options remain available to all faculty and staff throughout Fall 2019. Visit the newly-developed events calendar for a current listing, or keep an eye out on the Communiqué for further updates.

Closing Notes

If you have any questions about Panopto at Humber, or have any feedback or success stories, feel free to reach out to Humber’s Panopto Support Team, who will be happy to assist.

If you haven’t hopped on board with Panopto just yet – we highly encourage you to login and discover just how easy it is to create engaging, effective videos. Login today!

Sincerely,

Your friendly Panopto administrators
Darren Richards & Lisa DiBarbora

*Panopto is proudly supported by Teaching & Learning Support and Humber Libraries