Announcements

Mandatory COVID-19 Awareness Training for Humber Employees - Reminder
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September 16, 2020

Following the latest public health and government recommendations, Humber has put in place a range of measures to help ensure health and safety on campus. One of those measures is mandatory training for employees. 

All employees were to complete the COVID-19 Awareness Training for Humber Employees before they physically returned to campus, or by September 15, 2020, whichever came first. If you have not yet completed the training, please do so as soon as possible. The training covers the risks of COVID-19, methods of transmission, on campus safety measures, and more.

The mandatory employee training is available on Blackboard and the instructions for accessing the training are below. If you do not have access to Blackboard, please contact Occupational Health and Safety at healthandsafety@humber.ca to make alternate arrangements. The training should take approximately one hour to complete.

If you have questions about the training or if you have concerns about health and safety, please contact your manager.

COVID-19 Awareness Training for Humber Employees

To access the training on Blackboard:

  1. Go to learn.humber.ca and log in with your Humber credentials (single sign-on).
  2. On the main page under the “My Courses” Column, click on the “Employee COVID-19 Awareness Training” link.
  3. Click on “Learning Materials” on the sidebar.
    1. If the sidebar is hidden, hover the cursor over the left side margin until the “Show Course Menu” arrow appears, and click on the arrow.
  4. Click on either the image or the”COVID19 Awareness Training for Humber Employees” link above the image.
    1. If popups are blocked, click on the enable popups button or link within the popup blocked notification.

General notes:

  1. The course will be available starting August 24, 2020. Employees are required to complete the training prior to returning to campus for the fall or by September 15, 2020, whichever comes first.
  2. The training takes approximately one hour to complete. We strongly recommend that it be completed in one sitting.
  3. Recommended Browsers are the more current versions of:
    1. PCs - Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge (Chrome-based), Mozilla Firefox
    2. Macs – Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox 

Check your browser compatibility at: https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Student/Getting_Started/Browser_Support/Browser_Checker.  

  1. For technical issues, or if an employee does not have access to Blackboard, please contact healthandsafety@humber.ca for alternate options.
Humber Galleries Call for Staff and Faculty Artwork
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When:
September 16, 2020
Contact:
Casey Norris
Email:
casey.norris@humber.ca

Humber Galleries' Instagram as a Canvas call for artwork is back for the Fall semester.

While many of us continue to stay safe & distanced working and learning at home for the Fall, we want to celebrate even more of the Humber Community's artwork and creativity. This time around, we're extending our themed calls to be a month long & include special online galleries.

The first call for September is a special one for all the Humber College Staff & Faculty. We know there's been a lot of creativity happening throughout our community during the Summer and lockdown and we want to see it; it can be anything from sketches to photography to music. If it's creative, we would love to share it!

Check out http://www.humbergalleries.ca/instagram-canvas or follow us on Instagram @humbergalleries for more info on how to submit! All staff are welcome to participate and all types of creative works are accepted.

 
Welcome Back to Campus e-Brochure
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When:
September 15, 2020
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The Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness team has compiled a Welcome Back to Campus e-Brochure to help staff and faculty who are now working on campus. The one-page document includes helpful tips and reminders for what can be expected on campus this term.

An earlier version of this document may have been shared by managers with their teams. An updated version with the latest information can be found in the attached PDF and will also be posted on humber.ca/campus-return in the coming days.

Please keep the document handy as a quick reference in the weeks ahead.

 

Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness 

HROE Virtual Town Halls Now Available Online
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When:
September 15, 2020

If you missed the HROE (Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness) Virtual Town Halls, the sessions are now available online.

The town halls provided employees with information about college operations and more as we prepared to return to campus.

To access them, please click here.

The Sustainability Spotlight Series is Back
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When:
September 15, 2020
Contact:
Office of Sustainability
Email:
sustainability@humber.ca
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

Alex Hoa, Assistant Manager, Cafe LinX and Retail Service, is the first member of the Humber and Guelph-Humber community to be featured in the Sustainability Spotlight Series.

After completing the post-graduate, Event Management program at Humber three years ago, Alex assisted with Etobicoke Lakeshore Culture Days, an annual event at the Lakeshore Campus, and later took on the role of Assistant Manager, Cafe LinX and Retail Services.

Alex shared with us that she is on a continuous journey to make changes in her lifestyle to incorporate sustainability. When asked to share her secret, Alex says, “the first step is to find what you’re interested in and how you can incorporate sustainability in a positive and meaningful way. Think deeply about what you’re passionate about and be willing to change or adapt.”

To read Alex's full Sustainability Spotlight feature, click on the attachment. To learn more about Alex's commitment to sustainability, click here. 

 

For more information about Humber’s commitment to sustainability, visit the Office of Sustainability. 

The United Way Pie Sale
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When:
September 15, 2020
Contact:
Jessica Estrela
Email:
jessica.estrela@humber.ca
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

Dear Humber community,

Carl Oliver and I, the Co-Chairs for this year’s United Way Campaign, along with its great team of volunteers are excited to announce the return of our annual “Thanksgiving Pie” sale to get our campaign season started. 

We will have two pick up locations at the North and Lakeshore campuses and will only accept credit or debit cards. Each pie costs $15. We want to ensure all are safe and can therefore will not accept CASH! 

The new e-form will make the ordering very easy and we only bake what is ordered in advance, so place your order early to ensure you get your favourite pie for Thanksgiving. 

  

Your UW Committee Co-Chairs,


Rudi Fischbacher
Associate Dean, Faculty of Business
Carl Oliver
Associate Dean, School of Applied Technology
New Process for Reporting COVID-19 Symptoms/Diagnosis
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When:
September 14, 2020

If a student or staff member has COVID-19 symptoms, thinks they may have COVID-19 or has tested positive for the virus, please follow the confidential protocol for reporting to the College as soon as possible.  

A confidential email (covidreporting@humber.ca) and confidential phone line (416.675.5007) have been set up for these COVID-19-related inquiries and concerns. They are monitored by regulated health professionals from the Student Wellness and Accessibility Centre (SWAC) and members of the Occupational Health and Safety team.  

They will be monitored Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Responses can be expected within four hours, except at the end of the timeframe when a response will be given the next day.

Learning Resource Commons: Access to 3rd Floor and Above
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When:
September 14, 2020

Please note that until further notice, employees require their staff ID cards to access the 3rd floor or above in the Learning Resource Commons at North Campus.

Get to Know Teams
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When:
September 14, 2020

Get started by logging into humber.ca/microsoft365 and clicking on the Teams icon.

Microsoft Teams provides video conferencing, workplace chat, and file storage for real time collaboration. All Humber and University of Guelph-Humber staff have access to Microsoft Teams, as part of the Microsoft 365 suite. 

Did you know? You can have Teams Meetings.

  • Meetings one-on-one
  • Meetings with up to 250 people
  • Live Events with up to 10,000 participants 
  • Meetings and Live Events support live captioning 

You can record a meeting, with transcription, so that those who missed the meeting, or want to re-watch, can search for a key word, and go directly to that part of the meeting. 

Did you know?... You can create a Team  

Teams can be created with/by any employees at Humber or Guelph-Humber.

With Teams, you can post announcements, store files and every member of that team can have access. Members can also collaborate on a file at the same time.

Within a Team you can have ‘private channels’ that only members of that channel can see.

Did you know?... You can chat 

  • You can start one-one and group chats

If you need support, you can contact the I.T. Support Centre, at x8888. For more resources on working remotely, visit here.

New Waste Bins and Signage on Campus
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When:
September 14, 2020
Email:
sustainability@humber.ca
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

We are excited to announce that new waste bins are coming to campus!

The 4-stream waste bins include compost in key areas and clear signage to make sorting waste as easy as possible. The new bins arrived at Lakeshore campus in March 2020 and will be at North Campus by the end of this week. All of the current bins will be donated, and the new bins are made of recycled milk jugs!

Before you dispose of something on campus, please ensure you are following the easy-to-read signage to help us divert waste from the landfill.

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