Announcements

When:
May 14, 2020

The Industrial Design degree program at Humber is excited to present their first Virtual Thesis Show. Graduating students prevailed over the challenges due to the COVID19 pandemic and successfully completed their thesis/capstone projects. This year, due to the need for physical distancing, students are showcasing their final-year thesis projects in a Virtual Exhibition format.

This virtual event can be viewed here.

Projects displayed exhibit a diverse range of design solutions in categories such as: Automotive and Transportation Design; Commercial and Industrial Equipment; Medical, Health and Safety Products​ and finally Recreation and Sports Equipment.

The annual Thesis Show is a yearly event at which successful students get the opportunity to display their projects to their colleagues, the design community, and the media. Last year's event at the Ontario Science Centre was well attended by more than 400 people including design professionals from over 20 industrial design firms in Ontario.

Congratulations to all the capstone students for excellent work and adaptation from a physical Thesis Show to a virtual online Thesis Show. Thanks to capstone faculty, Dennis Kappen, Catherine Chong and Sandro Zaccolo, who stepped up and proposed this idea for a Virtual Thesis Show. With the support of Carl Oliver, the Associate Dean, and the Senior Dean of FAST, Dr. Farzad Rayegani, they worked alongside Black Cat Communications Ltd on a very short time-line to organize this event.  

This year's event will continue to bring the design community together as we present a new generation of Canadian designers through a virtual exhibition.

When:
May 14, 2020
Contact:
Melissa Beauchamp
Tel:
x4137
Male and female student standing in hallway

Today is the last day that donations to the SOS Fund will be matched by Humber.

We have helped more than 3,000 students to date, but there are many more who need support. Every dollar truly matters.

Click here to donate today and make twice the impact to help even more struggling Humber students!

We are so thankful for the generosity of the Humber community to date. A big thank you to everyone who has made a donation to support the SOS Fund and help students most impacted by COVID-19. Together, we are making a difference!

For more information about the SOS Fund and how you can help, contact Melissa Beauchamp at melissa.beauchamp@humber.ca.

When:
May 14, 2020

As we prepare for the start of classes next week, we want students to know that we are committed to their success. For the first time we will be offering the entire Summer Term online. While this will be a new experience for all of us, what hasn’t changed are the values that shape how we teach and learn together.

Humber's commitment to students in the summer term has now been shared with students. Find the full commitment here: humber.ca/updates/student-commitment.

 

When:
May 13, 2020

We understand that working from home is new to many of us and this sudden change can be overwhelming. As we adjust to our new work environments and form new habits, it is important that we continue to strive to work as securely as possible. To support you in your new surroundings, we would like to share some simple tips/advice to help you remain secure.

  • Turn off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth networking services when not in use.
  • Do not let others in your household use your work account.
  • Never use unapproved or unencrypted USB drive to store confidential or sensitive information.

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

When:
May 13, 2020

As we continue to work and learn at home, it’s important to stay connected to our colleagues and our community. To help keep us all connected, we created the #HumberAtHome series. We want to know about how you are taking care of your well-being right now, how your teams are adding a bit of fun into your interactions, and which resources are helping you.

Here are some examples of what members of the Humber community are doing to bring their community together:

Humber Fitness North and Humber Lakeshore Athletics

Do you have tense muscles from daily computer work? If so, these stretches are for you. Take a step back and focus on your wellness today with a stretch break.

Humber Advising & Career Services

It’s Orientation Week and Advising & Career Services is reintroducing all their services. Whether you are a student, employer or faculty, they have services to meet your needs and are happy to help. Get to know them more by visiting ‪careers.humber.ca‬ or follow them on Instagram

Have questions? Email careers@humber.ca or message on their website chat tool.

Individual Tips from Humber Staff

  

Nivedita Lane, Community & Partnership Development Manager, has been spending time quarantining outside of Toronto. For self-care, Nivedita has been going on short walks over lunch and longer walks in the evenings to take in some fresh air and nature. You can see her beautiful scenery in the above pictures.

“I miss bookstores, libraries, cafes and the best of all these things, book cafes. To self care, I recommend snuggles with a pet friend, a blanket, giant mugs of tea and reading the latest releases and old favourites in e-book format from the Toronto Public Library.”

 

Please send us your #HumberAtHome photos, video clips and stories to bethany.sharpe@humber.ca.

When:
May 12, 2020
L to R: Camila Ruiz Tacha, Erika Johnson and Julia Ciampa

IGNITE is proud to announce the Student Engagement Coordinators (SECs):

The SECs are the key contact and advocate for students at each campus. They advocate to make students lives more affordable and enjoyable during their time at Humber and Guelph-Humber. They are also the first point of contact when it comes to clubs. We encourage you to connect with them in respect to the forementioned duties, and we look forward to continued collaboration with you.

For more information, please contact Kristine Galvan, Manager, Leadership & Advocacy at kristine@ignitestudentlife.com.

When:
May 12, 2020
Contact:
Sorsha Heard
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

To view the offical Humber Teaching + Learning Newsletter click the here.

When:
May 11, 2020

We understand that working from home is new to many of us and this sudden change can be overwhelming. As we adjust to our new work environments and form new habits, it is important that we continue to strive to work as securely as possible. To support you in your new surroundings, we would like to share some simple tips/advice to help you remain secure.

  • Do not use your personal computer for work if a device has been provided by work.
  • If you are using your personal computer or mobile device for telework, make sure you have enabled basic security features like passwords etc.

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) 

ITS Security Team

When:
May 11, 2020

As we continue to work and learn at home, it’s important to stay connected to our colleagues and our community. To help keep us all connected, we created the #HumberAtHome series. We want to know about how you are taking care of your well-being right now, how your teams are adding a bit of fun into your interactions, and which resources are helping you.

Here are some examples of what members of the Humber community are doing to bring their community together:

Humber Fitness North and Humber Lakeshore Athletics

Download the Fitness Schedule

New week, new schedule! It’s time to get moving with a full week of great virtual workout classes. Click @humberfitnessnorth and @humberlakeshore_athletics to follow along live or classes stay up on Instagram stories for 24 hours.  

Monday 12 p.m.
1 p.m
Strength & Cardio
Zumba 
Tuesday 11 a.m.
12 p.m.
Vinyasa Yoga
Total Towel Training
Wednesday 11 a.m.
1 p.m.
5 p.m.
Yoga
Core & Legs
Carnival Spice
Thursday 1 p.m. Bootcamp
Friday 12 p.m.
1 p.m.
Balance, Strength & Relax
Yoga

Humber Lakeshore

Etobicoke's The GARDENS will soon reopen and help feed people in need. The GARDENS is working to involve Humber students in managing the pod (garden) sites this year, in the event some pod providers cannot help during the pandemic. Read the full article here for more information and Principal Derek Stockley’s comments on the planned reopening of community gardens and Humber’s role in food security.  

Community Outreach and Workforce Development

COWD is continuing their web series called, "The Newcomerist" in which they speak with business and community leaders to explore practical ways to help prepare newcomers to be more successful in the Canadian workplace. The next episode will May 14 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. focusing on the Future of Employment Post-COVID. The event is targeted specifically for newcomers to Canada. Register here.

 

Please send us your #HumberAtHome photos, video clips and stories to bethany.sharpe@humber.ca.

When:
May 11, 2020
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

Capstone Project EXPO is always an exciting event that showcases students’ skills and knowledge learned in their programs. It provides students, faculty and our industry partners the opportunity to come together to celebrate student success. Last year, Humber ICT (Information and Communications Technology) cluster held a very successful EXPO, highlighted in this video.

This year an even more exciting event was planned, including more featured programs and industry partners. Unfortunately, the event was cancelled due to COVID-19. While the cancellation is a disappointment for everyone involved, it could not stop the passion and commitment of Humber ICT students and faculty in completing and presenting their capstone projects. All the projects were completed in their physical isolation and presented virtually. Those projects are featured on our Virtual Expo page https://appliedtechnology.humber.ca/shows.html

Congratulations to all the capstone students and faculty members for excellent work and adaptation from a physical EXPO to a virtual online EXPO. Thanks to a capstone faculty, Timothy Wong, who stepped up and proposed an idea of Virtual EXPO. He worked with his student (Tam) to create a website, collect all the capstone project presentations, working with other capstone faculties and program coordinators.

A team of students (Rahel, Bhavya, Ali, and Patel) from the Project Management Graduate Certificate Program were also involved in creating a management framework using their project management skills for a physical EXPO. Next year, we are looking forward to use this framework to hold an exciting EXPO on campus at the Barrett CTI building.

Enjoy the presentations!

https://appliedtechnology.humber.ca/shows.html

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