Friendlier is helping Humber to reduce its waste footprint by removing single-use packaging from landfills. Now, Humber is expanding that positive impact by utilizing Friendlier to tackle food insecurity at the College. 

Deposits from returned Friendlier containers can now be donated to the newly established Humber Student Food Security Fund. The Fund will help support students in the Humber community who are experiencing food insecurity by offering a subsidy equivalent to $5 per day* for food purchases at Humber. The available funds will be distributed to eligible students in need at the start of each term beginning in Fall 2024. 

To access the Fund, Care Coordinators from the Student Connection and Community Care team as well as Financial Aid Officers will work with students in need and connect them with available resources, including the Humber Student Food Security Fund. 

Food security is an issue that touches everyone. The opportunity to create a Humber-centric fund within the Friendlier app is powerful because it connects food as a fundamental right for all people. When choosing to purchase food on campus, the option to pay forward a meal on campus to another person in need of food is a meaningful way to build community consciousness through equitable access to food for all. 

How it works:   

• Receive your on-campus meal in a Friendlier container and pay a $0.50 deposit  
• Enjoy your meal and scrape what is left into the organics bin  
• Scan the QR code on the back of the container using the Friendlier app  
• Return your container to a blue Friendlier collection bin (available throughout food service areas, and main hallways)  
• Instead of redeeming your deposit, choose to donate the proceeds to the Humber Student Food Security Fund right within the Friendlier app (download on Apple or Android) 

If you are interested, you can also make a donation directly to the Humber Student Food Security Fund or support this fund through convenient payroll deductions.

If you have any questions about the Humber Student Food Security Fund or how you can help make a difference, contact Jacqueline Morgan at jacqueline.morgan@humber.ca or Melissa Beauchamp at melissa.beauchamp@humber.ca. If you have any questions about the Friendlier container program, please email sustainability@humber.ca. 

*The funds are calculated based on a five-day school week. Therefore, the subsidy will be the equivalent of $25 per week for the duration of each term. 

We would like to inform you of upcoming construction activities affecting access to Buildings A, B, C, and D at the North Campus. The construction will take place from June 10 to 14, and during this period, certain areas and facilities within these buildings will be temporarily inaccessible.

Key Details:

• Buildings A, B, C, and D: Expect partial closures and restricted access.
• Elevators in Building B: The elevators in Building B will be out of service between June 6 and July 7. Please use alternate elevators or stairwells.
• Tzu Chi Clinic: From May 20 to June 7, access to the clinic will be through the back door. Signs will be posted at the Athletic entrance for guidance.
• Affected Areas: Faculty of Business (Culinary Programs, Golf Management, Sports Management, and Spa Programs), Faculty of Health Sciences (Massage Therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine Programs), TCM Clinic, Athletics, Support Staff Union, and all classes on the second floor of Buildings B and D.

We encourage all students, staff, and faculty to plan accordingly and allow extra time for navigating the campus during this period.

Weekly Layout Updates: The layout for each week's closures will be posted on the Friday of the preceding week.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education (JIPE) is pleased to announce the publication of “What Promotes and Inhibits Sharing of Learning Designs? Teachers’ Perspectives” by Verner Larsen, PhD, Lisbeth Lunde Frederiksen, PhD, and Thomas Iskov, PhD.

Abstract:

This article contributes to the research on learning design by examining the collaborative practices among teachers in professional education. The focus extends beyond classroom activities to encompass the sharing and exchange of diverse knowledge, experience and teaching materials. By drawing from experience at a Danish university college, the article emphasizes the need to move beyond the limitations of highly regulated top-down teaching formats. Through the exploration of four selected empirical cases, it highlights the qualifying aspects of sharing practices as perceived by teachers. The article sheds light on the significance of sharing from the teacher’s viewpoint. It underscores the importance of pedagogical autonomy and the discretion of individual teachers supported by a sharing culture where educators are expected to make their materials available to others but also benefit from the resources of others in the community. By combining top-down/bottom-up strategies with degrees of formality, the article shows how both strategies can take place in sharing practices in the same organization and still generate pedagogical autonomy as long as a low degree of formality is maintained.

Read “What Promotes and Inhibits Sharing of Learning Designs? Teachers’ Perspectives” on JIPE.ca

About JIPE

Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education (JIPE) is an online, open-access journal that mobilizes knowledge and insights generated by the global polytechnic community. JIPE is electronically published by Humber Press at Humber College’s Office of Research & Innovation. JIPE is accepting submissions on a rolling basis. To learn more about JIPE, please visit jipe.ca or email humberpress@humber.ca.

The Student Feedback Questionnaire (SFQ) invites students to provide anonymous feedback on their learning experience in support of our shared commitment to ensuring the quality of our students’ learning experiences at Humber. SFQs run every semester.

SFQ dates are dependent on the length of a course, opening to students about 70 per cent of the way through the class and closing before the last week of classes.

This semester, two common timelines for SFQ Season are: 

• 14-week courses: weeks 10 to 13  
• Seven-week courses: weeks 5 to 6  

You can find the dates for a specific course using our SFQ Date Tool. 

Instructors and students will receive reminders about SFQs via email and the messaging tool in Blackboard.

Please watch Communiqué for SFQ updates and visit the Innovative Learning website to learn more. Need additional help? Contact us in the IL Support Centre.