Professor John Walsh, vice-provost of the University of Guelph-Humber, will complete his third term June 30, 2020.

Following an administrative leave, John plans to rejoin the Department of Management as a professor in U of G’s Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics.

The announcement was made today by Charlotte Yates, the University of Guelph’s provost and vice-president (academic), and Laurie Rancourt, senior vice-president (academic) of Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning.

 “John has played a fundamental role in making Guelph-Humber a student-focused and industry-supported success,” Yates said.

Rancourt added: “John’s dedication and commitment has been unwavering. He has helped ensure that our students are provided with an unparalleled education and work-integrated learning experiences.”

Before his appointment as vice-provost professor Walsh was associate dean of U of G’s Faculty of Management and director of the former School of Hospitality and Tourism Management.

An interim vice-provost will be appointed following Walsh’s departure while the institutions continue developing a new strategic plan.

Looking for 'just-in-time' training options? Want to build up your teaching toolkit with the latest educational technology? Check out the calendar of sessions being offered this week.

To register and view a complete listing of workshops for the Fall 2019 semester, visit the Teaching & Learning website.

Note: Effective September 17, the Teaching & Learning and Digital Learning office has temporarily relocated to LX104, North Campus

The L Space Gallery is now open for the fall semester! Humber Galleries is excited to announce The Boat, an interactive graphic novel of the acclaimed short story by Nam Le.

This immersive presentation of the visual graphic novel, The Boat by Nam Le, tells the story of 16-year-old Mai, whose parents make the decision to send her alone on a boat after the fall of Saigon. The epic and tragic story resonates with the foundational narrative of the Australian-Vietnamese diaspora including that of author Nam Le’s own family. Similarly, New York based Australian illustrator Matt Huynh’s parents left Vietnam for Australia in the years following the fall of Saigon.

Matt Huynh said, “The Boat is the most urgent and immediate comic I've ever made - a work of a kind I've never quite seen before and a unique chance to engage an issue so entangled with my own life. It's a work that deals not in metaphor or analogy, not exclusively fiction or history and impossible to segment artist from subject. This resulting work is proof of my life, luck, of a country's compassion for people in the most vulnerable of circumstances over 40 years ago and our urgent, unavoidable connection to today's asylum seekers and refugees.”

Visit here for more info.

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L Space Gallery
Lakeshore Campus, Room L1002
Open weekdays 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

The Boat
An interactive graphic novel of the acclaimed short story by Nam Le
Based on the story by Nam Le
Adapted and illustrated by Matt Huynh
Developed and produced by SBS Australia

Humber College and the University of Guelph-Humber are committed to promoting a learning, working and living environment that are free from all forms of discrimination and harassment. As part of our commitment, we are hosting the our 4th annual Take Back the Night program and march on Thursday, September 26, 2019 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Barrett Centre for Teaching and Innovation (CTI) at the North Campus.

A complimentary shuttle bus will be leaving Lakeshore Campus at 4 p.m. in front of the Lakeshore Residence. Round trip will be provided. 

Take Back the Night is a movement that was started by women who had experienced sexual assault. Women and their allies marched and participated through rallies, marches and candlelight vigils, to denounce all forms of sexual violence. Today, Take Back the Night recognizes that people of all genders can experience sexual assault and other forms of sexual violence. However, women, particularly women with disabilities, indigenous and racialized women, low-income women, and trans women are more likely to experience such violence.

Everyone is welcome to attend and march in solidarity with survivors of sexual assault and other forms of sexual violence. We encourage self-identified survivors to take the lead at the front of the march if they would like, with allies and advocates marching in support behind them.

We invite you to join us at the pre-events to create signs. Materials will be available. The TBTN Sign Making events are: