The Centre advances Humber’s commitment to human rights, equity, diversity and inclusion through its educational programs, legislative monitoring and compliance as well as its complaints resolution services.

In responding to Human Rights complaints, the Centre provides key Human Rights related programs and services. Early interventions, consultations, mediations and formal investigations into allegations of discrimination and harassment based on the 17 prohibited grounds as defined in the Ontario Human Rights Code and personal/psychological harassment and sexual harassment as defined in the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

What is Early Intervention?

Early intervention into Human Rights related matters is a vital mechanism for addressing concerns and improving classroom and/or workplace relations.

The Centre’s Early Intervention Program consists of giving parties the opportunity to resolve Human Rights related concerns in a collaborative and respectful manner that attempts to rebuild, maintain and improve relationships among those in conflict.

Why is Early Intervention Important?

• Increases capacity building in employees to respond and address human rights and personal/psychological harassment related concerns.
• Increases employee satisfaction and productivity.
• Promotes a healthy and inclusive working, learning and living environment.
• Decreases formal human rights complaints and associated legal costs.
• Recognizes that the Ontario Human Rights Code is primarily remedial and not punitive.

Questions:

If you have questions pertaining to the Centre’s Early Intervention Program, please contact: Patricia Suleiman, Advisor, Human Rights, Equity & Inclusion, at patricia.suleiman@humber.ca.

The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, in partnership with CCBI, hosted its inaugural post-secondary design challenge AFFECT between March 10 and May 6. The design competition engaged students with the question: How might we expand the community of contemporary art visitors, and engage a more diverse and representative community for contemporary art museums and galleries? The solutions summited were either a digital product, a physical product, a campaign – or any creative design format the participants chose.

This year's winners are Nadiyah Foyjeen, Maya Auchincloss, Mariam Bidaoui and Sierra Highfield.

A special shout out to our first runner-up, Lillian James Taei, and our second runner-up, Lillian Leung. 

Thank you to all of the students and judges that participated in this design challenge.

Check out our post on social media to get a peak at the students work.

If you are a full-time (admin, support, academic) Humber College employee furthering your education in the upcoming academic year, you are eligible to apply for a scholarship of up to 50 percent of your annual tuition fees (up to a maximum of $5,000 per year) under the Professional Development Policy. This provision awards scholarships for post-secondary, degree, and graduate programs. The scholarship award is available for a program for up to four (4) years in duration.

The application deadline is May 31, 2021. All full-time employees interested in applying can find more details on the application process and forms in the links below:

• GAP Call for Applications
• GAP Additional Details
• GAP Application Steps

Visit the HROE Learning and Development site for details on all Professional Development offerings.

Questions? Please email us at oe@humber.ca.

I am delighted to announce that Dr. Dawn Macaulay will be Humber’s new Dean of Innovative Learning.

In this role, Dawn will provide leadership in the Centre for Innovative Learning (CIL) to the Digital Learning, Teaching and Learning and Flexible Learning teams to foster excellence in teaching and learning practices at Humber. Dawn will also work closely in the CIL with the Dean of Program Planning, Development and Renewal, the Dean of Research and Innovation and the Dean of Continuous Professional Learning to co-create a learning innovation ecosystem that supports every aspect of how we teach and learn across our programs.

Dawn brings a strong understanding of Humber’s strategic vision and learners’ changing needs to her new role. Dawn has deep experience in interdisciplinary approaches and working with cross-college teams to achieve common goals and support student success.

Dawn is currently leading a project to develop collaborative programming across all three partner institutions in the Global Polytechnic Alliance. She is also co-chair of the Strategic Enrolment Management Pathways Committee and the Degree Breadth Committee, where she has been instrumental in enhancing Humber’s processes in support of current and prospective students.

Dawn holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of British Columbia. Since joining Humber originally in 2008, Dawn has been a Liberal Studies faculty member, Program Coordinator and Associate Dean. Her work within Liberal Studies has supported almost all of the colleges’ programs and has seen her collaborate with many colleagues across the academic division, Registrar’s Office and student services. 

In 2019, Dawn took on an interim role, providing leadership to the Teaching and Learning and Digital Learning teams. Dawn reviewed a number of key structures and programs and implemented new approaches to enhance supports to Humber's faculty.

Dawn will begin her new role on May 31, 2021 and will report to me.

Please join me in congratulating Dawn on her new role!

Vera Beletzan
Senior Dean, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences & Innovative Learning