Announcements

Information Technology Services Update
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When:
June 14, 2019
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

The development of the Digital Campus Plan is a key action in the Humber strategic plan that describes our aspirations to be a 21st century institution. The Digital Campus will prepare our students for changing work environments often from the introduction of new digital technology.

One of the principles in the Digital Campus Plan, is that Digital is for everyone in the Humber community. The digital “tent” is expansive and leadership for digital initiatives will be shared. It is also important that Information Technology Services be ready to support the community on this journey. For this reason, I am announcing two changes to the ITS organization which are outlined below.

Ryan Burton, Director, Digital Solutions

A new portfolio Digital Solutions has replaced Technology Services and includes the Infrastructure and Integrated Client Technology teams. This portfolio, led by Ryan, will include the leadership for delivering services to the Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation (BCTI) and several Digital Campus initiatives including academic software virtualization, next generation “Onecard”, new Learning Management System and virtual personal assistants. 

Tanya Goncalves, Director, IT Client Services

The Client Services portfolio, led by Tanya, provides services to students, faculty and staff by providing first level support 24-hours a day, seven days a week through the Support Centres and on-site support in classrooms, labs and administrative spaces. The services in this portfolio also includes technology procurement & deployment, digital signage, telecommunications, and audio/visual support for major events at Humber.

Tanya was previously Manager, Technology Support in ITS for the last seven years. In this role, Tanya led a team of staff and students to provide technical support to all academic and administrative spaces across all Humber campuses. The work of this team is critical to ensuring successful semester startups as well as the conclusion of construction & renovations projects as clients move into new spaces. Under Tanya's leadership, the team has successfully developed and provided technical services for the Skills Ontario competition for the last three years.

Tanya is a Humber graduate and originally joined Humber in 2000. For her first nine years at Humber, Tanya worked in two academic schools – the School of Information Technology & Accounting and the School of Applied Technology. Tanya volunteers as a Skills Work! Mentor and works with young women in high school that are exploring future employment in the areas of skilled trades & technology.

Please join me in congratulating Tanya and Ryan on their new roles!

 

Scott R. Briggs
Chief Information Officer

CONNECT: Employee Appreciation – Thank you
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When:
June 14, 2019
CONNECT Employee Appreciation June 10-14 -- Thank you! ( & Winning Numbers of Ticket Draw Announced)

OE/HR Services would like to thank everyone who attended the CONNECT events this week held at both Lakeshore and North campuses for 'Mugs & Munchies' and 'Cupcakes & Coffee'.

We are pleased to announce there were approximately 351 employees who attended the North Campus and 132 employees who attended the Lakeshore Campus CONNECT events who brought either a sustainable mug and/or water bottle with them! Thank you for continuing to support ongoing sustainability efforts college-wide.

We can confidently estimate that approximately 500-600 employees attended the Monday and Wednesday events.

As well, we want to acknowledge and thank the School of Music students for their professionalism and for the provision of such entertaining and quality performance(s) this week! Thanks to musicians Sean Bertram, Jeremy Bautista and Brent Webb, Jacob Wutzke, Ben Maclean, Thomas Hainbuch, Jared Gershon and Kyle Tarder-Stoll.

As promised, for a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card, the four winning ticket numbers**, one winner/ticket has been selected from each of the four events:

North Campus Mugs & Munchies Monday, June 10 Ticket # 9299027
North Campus Cupcakes & Coffee Wednesday, June 12 Ticket # 9299230
Lakeshore Campus Mugs & Munchies Monday, June 10 Ticket # 9513036
Lakeshore Campus Cupcakes & Coffee Wednesday, June 12 Ticket # 0074418

These winning ticket numbers will be shown in the Communiqué again on Monday, June 17.

**Note: Another draw will take place if prizes are not claimed by Tuesday, June 18 (by end of the business day); numbers from this new draw will be posted in Wednesday's Communiqué. 

If you do have a winning ticket number, please come, with the ticket, on Monday, June 17 to LRC HR Services to see Michelle Trumper or Maureen Martin-Edey to claim your prize.

CONNECT Event Survey

There will be a survey link posted in the Communiqué early next week. Look forward to your suggestions moving into 2020.

Have a great weekend!

Lori Diduch
Vice President, Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness		 Dawn Bassant
Director, Organizational Effectiveness 
A Book for Every Child
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When:
June 14, 2019
Contact:
Tola Olupona
Tel:
x4730
Email:
tola.olupona@humber.ca

The Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity and the Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellness in collaboration with the Consulate General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines requested donations of children’s books for library stands across the island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

We are delighted to announce that over the past four months the Humber Community has provided tremendous support to this initiative and donated more than 2,000 new and lightly used children’s books. The barrel of books will be shipped off June 21, 2019.

Thank you to all for your generous donations. Your willingness to support this mission will make a significant difference to make books and reading accessible to the children across the island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

The Centre will continue to engage in this mission and will have another book drive starting in July 2019. 

For more information about our book drive that will be starting in July 2019, please contact nancy.simms@humber.ca.

Support Senior Dean Farzad’s Camino de Santiago Hike
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When:
June 14, 2019
Contact:
Taylor Oake
Tel:
x5841
Email:
taylor.oake@humber.ca
Help Senior Dean Farzad Rayegani Support Humber Students

Update: Senior Dean Farzad Rayegani, set out to raise $2,500 for Humber student scholarships and has reached his goal in just two days! Thank you to his generous supporters. He’s increasing his goal to $5,000 to help even more Humber students to make their academic dreams a reality. Please show your support and give now.  

In July, Farzad Rayegani, Senior Dean of Humber’s Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology, will be hiking the Camino de Santiago, an 800 km hiking trail in northwestern Spain. Thousands of people walk the Camino de Santiago each year. The vast majority of pilgrims are on their own quests, whether they be physical, recreational or spiritual.

On his journey, Farzad will draw upon the same mental and physical resilience that Humber students display in pursuit of their academic goals. As part of his trip, he is aiming to raise $2,500 to support student scholarships in the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology.

70% of Humber students who withdraw from their studies at Humber do so because of financial constraints. Scholarships ensure that all deserving Humber students can complete their studies, regardless of their financial situation. A gift in the form of a scholarship not only provides Humber students with valuable support, but also gives them the encouragement to go further than they ever thought possible.

In Farzad’s own words:

“For me, this month-long hike will be an amazing challenge, but an achievable one too. I have packed, repacked, planned and prepared, and soon I will have 30 days to follow my thoughts wherever they want to go. I will soak in the history, explore large cities and meander through fields, small towns and villages. My time will be my own and all I need to do is keep a simple rhythm of daily needs: eat, walk, sleep – putting one foot in front of the other to meet the often grueling demands of the Camino.

As Rumi said, ‘It’s your road and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.’

Each one of you will be with me in spirit as I make this journey, and I hope you will support our Humber students as they embark on their demanding academic journeys as well. Buen Camino!”

Give now to help Farzad reach his goal and help Humber students achieve an education and bright, prosperous future.

To donate or for more information contact Taylor Oake in Advancement and Alumni at 416.675.6622 x5841.

Humber’s Revised Human Rights Policy and Human Rights Complaint Resolution Procedure
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When:
June 14, 2019
Contact:
Bharat Saini
Tel:
x5160
Email:
Bharat.Saini@humber.ca
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

Over the past year, the Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity (the Centre) engaged the Humber College community in a participatory and consultative process to obtain feedback on Humber’s Human Rights Policy and Human Rights Complaint Resolution Procedure. Thank you all for your engagement and feedback.

The Centre is pleased to announce the official launch of the revised Human Rights Policy and Human Rights Complaint Resolution Procedure. You can access the documents at:

Humber is committed to fostering an equitable, diverse and inclusive culture in which all members of the College community study, work and live free from discrimination and harassment. The College has the legal and moral responsibility to ensure that it provides a learning, working and living environment free from discrimination and harassment. Humber’s Human Rights Policy applies to all members of the Humber and University of Guelph-Humber community.

Humber’s Human Rights Policy and Complaint Resolution Procedure are reviewed during the Pathways to Human Rights, Education and Action training session. Registration information for this training is included in the PDF below. Note: Full-time employees are required to participate in an in-person training session.

For questions pertaining to Humber’s Human Rights Policy and Complaint Resolution Procedure, please contact: Nancy Simms, Director of the Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity, at nancy.simms@humber.ca.

Thank you for your commitment to ensuring an inclusive environment free from discrimination and harassment.

HRMS Guided Learning for Manager Direct Access and Employee Direct Access
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When:
June 13, 2019
Contact:
Candice Warner-Barrow
Tel:
x5146
Email:
candice.warner-barrow@humber.ca
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

In our last communiqué, we shared with you a sneak peek of the new system from the Manager Direct Access (MDA) perspective, previewing the different functionality that the Manager can perform on HRMS.

Now, let’s watch a short video which highlights the benefits of Guided Learning and how it will simplify learning for you. Guided Learning is an in-app solution that provides you and your team with guidance via pop-up instructions and explanations within a workflow. Guided Learning helps you complete the work activities easily, without having to exit the workflow to find job aids and other supports. In this way users will learn by doing and this always helps to accelerate end user adoption.   

Click here to start the video

Keep a lookout for our upcoming communique announcements where we will be sharing more details with you regarding upcoming events, training sessions and the Go-Live date.

HRMS Team

Have you missed our previous announcements?  
Don’t know what HRMS is?

The Human Resource Management System (HRMS), is a new Human Capital Management fully integrated, cloud based system that will replace Humber's existing legacy system. The new HRMS will serve as a central source of information for all HR related processes and programs, making it accessible to staff, faculty and other stakeholders through their computer, on or off campus.

Once deployed, the new HRMS provides access to core HR functions, based on your profile as a manager or an employee. Some functionality includes:

  • Entering and tracking attendance
  • Benefits enrollment
  • Entering and approving time
  • Talent management (Which includes Recruitment)
  • And much more!

This would allow HR to:

  • Become Better business partners to faculties and departments
  • Deliver real-time data & information that will improve decision-making
  • Have enhanced reporting capability
  • Streamline processes to enable faster transactions

For managers and employees, the direct access functionality will become the new way of interacting with HR giving you the flexibility, autonomy and a sense of ownership for a better overall manager and employee experience.     

As we get ready to ‘Go Live’ all impacted stakeholders will be receiving training information to ensure that the transition to the new HRMS is easy and seamless.

To find out more about the HRMS, contact the HRMS Change Management Team at HRMSChangeTeam@humber.ca.

Nursing Program Approval
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When:
June 13, 2019

I write to share some remarkable news from our Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellness. Our Practical Nurse (PN) Diploma and UNB/Humber Baccalaureate Nursing (BN) Programs have been awarded exemplary program approval status, receiving the highest approval possible.  

The College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO), Governing Council, has awarded the PN Diploma Program with Category 1 status. The Council also reviewed our mandatory approval indicators for our UNB/Humber BN Degree Program. Our results demonstrated exemplary scoring and our first time pass rates on our national registration examinations were well above the national average. 

I want to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of the entire Nursing Division, and our administration team for their tireless commitment to ensuring our Nursing Programs (PN and BN cluster) are models of excellence for the province. Our system leadership is a direct reflection of the commitment of all involved. It is clear the collaboration demonstrated with the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences and Innovative Learning, Bioscience, Program Planning, Development & Renewal, Applied Research & Innovation, and the Centre for Teaching and Learning has created the conditions for our programs to be ranked among the best in Ontario. Thank you to all who worked tirelessly to ensure these excellent results, we can all be very proud.  
 
Please join me in offering congratulations and celebrating our important accomplishments. 
 
Sincerely, 
 
Jason Powell, RN., BScN., MScN., Ph.D.
Senior Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellness 

Part-Time Staff Parking Permits for Fall Semester
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When:
June 13, 2019

Part-Time Staff Fall Semester (September thru December) parking permits go on sale online through MyHumber effective Tuesday, July 9 2019.

Thank you.

Humber Parking
parking.sales@humber.ca

Humber’s Employment Equity Questionnaire
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When:
June 13, 2019
Contact:
Bharat Saini
Tel:
x5160
Email:
Bharat.Saini@humber.ca
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

Humber College is committed to principles of equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. To learn more about Humber’s Employment Equity Program (EEP), please visit the Centre website.

Thank you to everyone who has completed Humber’s Employment Equity Questionnaire. The Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity appreciates your help in building a more inclusive Humber!

Please Complete Humber’s Employment Equity Questionnaire

The Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity invites all full-time, part-time, contract and sessional employees to complete the Employment Equity Questionnaire (EEQ). The information that you provide in the Employment Equity Questionnaire will be kept confidential and will only be reported in aggregate form for Employment Equity purposes. In other words, the reported data will not contain any personal identification. Having up-to-date knowledge of our workforce representation will allow the College to identify where underrepresentation exists, and to target its efforts toward removing barriers that may exist in the College’s employment systems.

Please note - the completion of Humber’s Employment Equity Questionnaire is voluntary.

How can I access the Employment Equity Questionnaire?

The Employment Equity Questionnaire (PDF) is attached to this Communique (please see below). The Employment Equity Questionnaire (PDF) can also be accessed on the Centre’s website. Please return the completed questionnaire to The Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity (5th floor LRC North Campus) or you can scan the completed questionnaire and email to Bharat Saini, Advisor, Human Rights, Equity & Diversity, at bharat.saini@humber.ca.

Please visit the Centre website for Frequently Asked Questions pertaining to the Employment Equity Program.

If you require the Employment Equity Questionnaire in an alternate format, please contact Bharat Saini at 416.665.6622 x5160 or bharat.saini@humber.ca.

In-Service Teacher Training Certificate Program
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When:
June 12, 2019

The In-Service Teacher Training Certificate Program (ISTTCP) is a practical distance-education initiative offered through St. Clair College. It is offered to full-time faculty whose maximum salary step is currently below Step 21.

It is extremely important to note that this program will end as of August 30, 2019. Only those enrolled prior to this date will be allowed to complete the program. Further enrolment opportunities after this date are not anticipated.

Upon submission of documents confirming successful completion of the program, the faculty member will be entitled to an immediate step increase and their maximum step will be changed to Step 21.

As new participant enrolment will end as of August 30, 2019 (those enrolled prior to August 31, 2019, will be allowed to complete their studies), eligible faculty are encouraged to consider taking advantage of this professional development opportunity in the near future. Should any faculty decide to register, a copy of the registration confirmation should be forwarded to Kayla Moodie-Small, Human Resources Analyst (kayla.moodie-small@humber.ca, x4850).

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