I am very pleased to announce that starting on Monday, June 1, Ruth Butlin has joined Humber as Director, Enterprise Applications. In this role, Ruth is responsible for supporting Humber’s enterprise applications including business analysis, enterprise solutions management, and enterprise technology services.

Ruth is joining Humber from the University of Guelph where she was the Director, Enterprise Applications in the Computing & Communications Services division. Ruth brings more than 23 years of experience working in technology services supporting higher-education institutions including the University of Guelph and Queen’s University. Recently, Ruth has led planning for reinvestments in cloud-based ERP systems at the University of Guelph including an update to the student information system, an HR transformation initiative and new approaches to data management and reporting.

In addition to her role as an administrator, Ruth is engaged in the academic community. For the Winter 2020 term, Ruth was a sessional instructor at the University of Guelph-Humber in the Media Studies program and is developing courses for Fanshawe College in the Business Information Architecture program.

Ruth holds a Masters of Business Administration degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management from the University of Guelph and a Business Administration (Information Technology) Diploma from St. Lawrence College.

Please join me in welcoming Ruth to the Humber community.

Warm regards,

Scott R. Briggs
Chief Information Officer

We welcome you to explore the online Sustainability Education Research Guide, which offers key research tools and resources. Each section defines and highlights important topics in sustainability including the Sustainable Development Goals, climate crisis, sustainable building, sustainable cultures and communities, ethical purchasing and more! 

This guide provides a curated list of new and featured Sustainability-related internet and library resources such as: 

• Key web-links 
• Streaming videos 
• Books and e-books 
• Library databases 
• Journal subscriptions 
• Featured topics - updated annually! 

We encourage faculty to use this guide as a tool for online learning, student assignments and course development. If you wish to link the Sustainability Education Research Guide to Blackboard, please contact librarian Aliya Dalfen for assistance. 

For content additions and further questions, please contact aliya.dalfen@humber.ca or devon.fernandes@humber.ca.

Phishing scams occur when cyber criminals try to extract information, login credentials and even money from you by impersonating real people and organizations through email, phone calls, text messages, and social media. These may seem silly and obvious, but the fact is, they work. Over 93% of all malicious data breaches in an organization come from scams that target people. To support you, we would like to share some simple tips/advice to help you identify a phishing email. 

There are suspicious links or attachments 

• Always check every link before you click it by hovering over it first.  
• Phishing emails try to take you to websites that are also fake and are used to trick you into giving login information or downloading viruses. 

Please contact the I.T. Support Centre if you experience any issues.
416.675.6622 x8888 | humber.ca/techtalk
SupportCentre@humber.ca
A212 (Lakeshore) or NX210 (North) 

IT Security Team

June 1st marks the start of Pride Month, a time to acknowledge and celebrate LGBT2SQ communities and honour their continued struggle for recognition and equity. While we cannot hold the wonderful in-person celebrations that usually take place on our campuses in June, we still have the opportunity to recognize Pride Month and reaffirm our commitment to building a more equitable, diverse and inclusive Humber and Canada.

The Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity invites you to acknowledge the historical and current challenges of the LGBT2SQ community in all their intersectionalities. Those of us who are allies must engage and hold ourselves responsible to end all forms of discrimination and harassment directed to the LGBT2SQ community.

Humber provides support for LGBT2SQ students through the LGBTQ+ Centre. Additionally, the College offers many educational and training opportunities throughout the year to assist us in building our capacities to work and teach effectively with our diverse students and employees.

In 2018, Humber identified as its Strategic Priority #7 (under Pillar #3) “Healthy and Inclusive Community” to continue to build a diverse and inclusive community of exceptional students, faculty and staff. The supporting action is to establish and implement an institutional framework and strategy for equity, diversity and inclusion that addresses the particular needs of Humber students and employees.

One key recommendation that has emerged as we work to build this framework has been to expand the Gender Sexual Diversity Committee into a LGBT2SQ ERG. Further, the Equity & Access: Employees Working Group has identified the need to address the hiring, retention and advancement of individuals who identify as members of the LGBT2SQ community. This intentional work will begin by Fall 2020.

Humber is deeply grateful for the contributions LGBT2SQ students, faculty and staff make to the College and to our growth as an institution of higher learning. The College is committed to providing an environment where members are respected and feel a true sense of belonging.

I wish you all a very safe, healthy and happy Pride Month 2020.

Sincerely,

Nancy Simms
Director, Human Rights, Equity & Diversity