Last month we launched a new publication highlighting the work of the Faculty of Social and Community Services and the Principal’s Office here at Humber College. This publication shines a light on our amazing faculty and staff, and the ways in which we work with students and our community to change lives.
Thank you to all who contributed to the magazine and the work that is highlighted.
Derek Stockley
Senior Dean, Faculty of Social and Community Services
Principal, Lakeshore Campus
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Each year, the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Greater Toronto Chapter honours leadership in philanthropy through its Philanthropy Awards program. These awards celebrate the outstanding contributions of time, leadership and financial support of a special group of Canadians who set new benchmarks of excellence in the acts of giving and volunteering.
This year, The Barrett Family Foundation is being honoured in the Outstanding Foundation or Philanthropic Group award category. This category recognizes a private foundation that has demonstrated outstanding commitment through financial support and through encouragement and motivation of others to take leadership roles toward philanthropy and local, national and/or international community involvement. Humber nominated The Barrett Family Foundation for their extraordinary commitment to the college as well as other organizations in Canada and abroad.
Taking the time to recognize the impact of philanthropy has never been more important than during COVID-19. While the AFP’s 2020 Philanthropy Awards celebration will be held virtually this year, it is vitally important to shine a light on the power of philanthropy to impact our community and country for the better.
The contributions of The Barrett Family Foundation, Bob Barrett and Francine Rouleau-Barrett to Humber have touched the lives of students, faculty, staff and industry partners throughout our community. Humber extends its congratulations to all recipients of the AFP 2020 Philanthropy Awards.
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Deadline to apply: Friday, January 29
We hope you enjoyed the Ergonomics @ Home webinar hosted by PROergonomics today! Here are some additional resources to help you work comfortably at home or in the office:
These videos and more Healthy Work From Home resources can be found by visiting the HROE website.
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Dear Faculty, Staff and Academic Partners,
As we have just begun the month of December and move closer to the end of an unprecedented Fall 2020 semester, Testing Services would like to commend you for your unwavering resolve making learning as seamless as possible during this time. The transition to the online remote environment has not been easy but we have all risen to the challenge and will continue to do so. Testing Services is pleased to share that we will be opening to help facilitate the completion of final exams for Humber and Guelph-Humber learners at both Lakeshore and North campuses from December 14 to December 22, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to support only accommodated testing needs that cannot be successfully met in the online environment.
We are opening and operating with the perspective that the majority of courses will continue to support and provide testing online, which was done through the mid-term examination period. We understand that the accommodation needs of learners has posed some challenges and it is in these unique circumstances we will be turning our focus. Those unique accommodations, may include, but are not limited to:
In compliance with public health guidelines, we will be operating at a maximum capacity of 10 persons in our spaces, including staff. Therefore, we will be able to serve no more than seven (7) learners at both centres at any given time.
The request to write in Testing Services must be done in consultation with the learner’s Accessibility Consultant and professor and/or Associate Dean/Program Head prior to submitting the test to Testing Services in sufficient time.
We require faculty to provide test submissions to us online using the Blackboard Test Referral Form or the Online Test Submission through RegisterBlast. We will not be accepting physical test submissions at either centre nor will we be allowing faculty to pick up completed tests during this time.
Faculty that have registered to our Online Submission Service will have completed exams returned to them via their Humber or UGH email address only. Remote invigilation is also available through the use of MS Teams, or other platforms, if absolutely necessary. Any questions regarding our online test submission service or remote invigilation can be forwarded to us by email at testingservicesnorth@humber.ca or testingserviceslake@humber.ca.
In order to avoid any delays and mitigate any barriers to the testing process, we ask that faculty submit their exams/tests to Testing Services by Friday, December 11 at 2 p.m. Learners will also be required to schedule an appointment in advance on our website. We will not be able to accommodate walk-ins during this time.
For bookings at North Testing Services, please have students click here (https://canada.registerblast.com/humbernorth/Exam/List) and for Lakeshore Testing Services, please click here (https://canada.registerblast.com/humberlakeshore/Exam/List). Please note that our booking sites will become available to students in the next day or two.
Learners are asked to bring only the supplies or items that they need to complete testing as our lockboxes will not be made available at this time.
We look forward to returning to campus to support our learners during this time.
Shane Bentham
Manager, Testing and Integrated Services
I am excited to announce that Dr. Theresa Knott has accepted the position of Associate Dean in the Faculty of Social and Community Services.
Theresa holds a PhD in Social Work from the University of Toronto, coupled with a Master of Social Work (University of Toronto), Bachelor of Social Work (University of Toronto) and Bachelor of Arts, Sociology (University of Toronto).
Theresa joins us with more than 15 years of experience in higher education, including roles as Professor at York University, California Lutheran University and California State University. Over the past decade she has held roles as Associate Chair and Director of Online and Off-site programs at California State University, Associate Vice-President, Academic Affairs at Trocaire College, and most recently as Associate Dean at Niagara College.
She also brings a rich clinical background to the position, including roles as Clinician at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health working in the Child and Family Unit, along with other areas of speciality.
In addition, Theresa has published in a wide range of areas from social media and gamification, to childhood sexual abuse and trauma related to fields such as paramedic and firefighting.
This description of Theresa does not appropriately capture her focus and passion for student success, innovative teaching and work aligned with the values of our Faculty. I look forward to seeing her contributions to our Humber community.
Theresa will be joining our Faculty on Monday, December 14. She will have oversight of the Child and Youth Care Stream, Social Service Worker Diploma, Bachelor of Community Development and Community and Justice Services Diploma. She will be reaching out to establish meetings with our FSCS community upon her arrival.
Please join me in welcoming Dr. Theresa Knott to the Faculty of Social and Community Services.
Sincerely,
Derek Stockley
Senior Dean, Faculty of Social and Community Services
Principal, Lakeshore Campus
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The Humber College Council (HCC) held its third meeting of the 2020-2021 academic year on Thursday, November 12, 2020, online using Microsoft Teams. To ensure the Humber community is informed of upcoming events, new initiatives, and important issues, the College Council reports the highlights of its meetings. For more information or to provide feedback on these highlights, please contact risha.toney@humber.ca.
Roundtable
Keith Manalo [Student Success & Engagement] announced that the 4th annual Transition to Work event will take place online, Thursday, December 3, 2020. The event consists of webinars presented by community partners, focused on employment preparation for individuals with disabilities. More information about the event can be found here. If you have any questions, contact Keith at keith.manalo@humber.ca.
Mona Nouroozifar [Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences, and Innovative Learning] announced that FLA is hosting their 2020 Research Analyst Program (RAP) forum, taking place on November 23, 2020. More details about the event and registration can be found here.
HCC Holiday Fundraising Initiative
Karen Stefou [Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellness] provided an overview of Ernestine’s Women’s Shelter. The shelter supports over 400 women and children escaping abuse and violence and provides all necessities. They provide counselling services and programs as well as access to the shelter’s on-site donation rooms and foodbanks. Each year, Humber College Council holds a raffle and fundraising holiday event in support of Ernestine’s yet due to the current situation, this will not take place. However, Ernestine’s is accepting donations. Gift cards and donating via Canada Helps would be appreciated. We welcome all members of the Humber community to donate to Ernestine’s. For more information, please contact Karen Stefou at karen.stefou@humber.ca.
Digital Campus Plan
Scott Briggs [Chief Information Officer] discussed the process and timelines of Digital Technology Planning. He noted that digital does not always mean new technology and includes how we learn, work, and engage in the Humber community.
The IT Digital Campus Plan has developed a series of pillars which are: transforming the experience for Humber students; enhancing and supporting innovation across the community; reaching new learners and increasing access; and working smarter by making data work harder. Within each pillar, specific goals/items were planned for 2021/2022. Because of COVID-19, some items in the plan have been accelerated while others have been delayed. However, four priority items moving forward are: technology refresh (software and hardware), risk management, capital development, and COVID-19.
To remain technologically current, plans are in place for academic classroom audio/visual and computer lab upgrades, as well as ongoing upgrades to enterprise software platforms such as Banner, Destiny One and Oracle HCM.
To mitigate risk, the IT department will continue to work on Humber localization upgrades to help with disaster recovery. The IT Security work plan includes multi-factor authentication+ to improve our cybersecurity.
Capital Development initiatives relating to the Digital Campus Plan include strategic commitments such as the International Graduate School and the Lakeshore Redevelopment and Cultural Hub. While renovations will include the Faculty of Business offices, North campus receiving (DX), retail development, and classroom renovations. There are other proposals that are yet to be determined as per the process outlined by the Capital Planning and Space Management Committee.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, remote study and work and return to campus plans continue to be a priority. As part of the Digital Campus Plan planning process, there are questions being asked about the future of teaching, testing, and remote proctoring, modernizing the LMS experience with Blackboard Ultra, and using AI enabled chatbots to help assist students as they visit our websites.
Q & A with Senior Vice-President, Academic
Laurie Rancourt [Senior Vice President, Academic] provided an opportunity for College Council members and constituents to ask her questions during this open style presentation. Laurie noted that this occasion also provided her the opportunity to hear concerns and feedback about the fall semester. She indicated that this dialogue is helpful to her and the senior leadership team.
A question was asked about the future of learning at Humber, in-class vs online, and how this can best be conveyed to prospective students. As part of her response to this question, Laurie noted that many innovative ideas and resources in teaching and learning have resulted since the start of the pandemic.
A question was brought forward noting that as classes have moved online, the workload to implement and teach these classes have, for some, increased tremendously. L. Rancourt acknowledged these efforts and how the Standard Work Formula (SWF) does have its challenges, yet it is the tool that has to be worked with. She noted it’s a situation where it is not one size fits all. One thing that was put in place is the delay of the start of the winter semester by two weeks. The dialogue about workloads is going to continue as well as looking at additional tools to support faculty.
The next meeting of the College Council will be held on Thursday, December 10, 2020. For meeting highlights, supporting materials, and opportunities to provide feedback, please visit the College Council website.