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Announcements
When:
March 17, 2020
Contact:
Allison Scully
Tel:
x79287
Email:
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster
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We have extended the date to submit a proposal to March 25, 2020.
Advising & Career Services at Humber College conducts an annual Advisor Training Conference. Each year, the Advisor Training Conference has a theme reflected in aspects of holistic approach to student advising. The attendees of this conference will be from Humber College, University of Guelph Humber and Humber Community Outreach and Workforce Development.
This year our theme is Advising Without Silos: Collaborating for Student Success. The training conference will be taking place on May 27 at the North Campus and May 28 at the Lakeshore Campus. Please mark your calendars.
On behalf of our Advisor Training Program Committee, we are excited to launch a new opportunity to our colleagues. This year we are encouraging staff and faculty who are interested to submit proposals to present. Sessions will be scheduled for approximately one hour. If you are interested in submitting a proposal please complete the Presentation Proposal Form.
Deadline to submit a presentation proposal has been extended to March 25, 2020. Successful presentations will be contacted by end of March/early April. We hope that you will submit a proposal and join us as we continue to advance the field of advising and student success at Humber.
When:
March 16, 2020
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To the Humber Community,
As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve rapidly and, in an effort, to ensure social distancing and minimize the number of students and employees on campus, we are working to limit the number of people on campus.
Effective Tuesday, March 17, all Humber College campuses are closed until further notice.
Students and employees – except for identified essential services and staff – will not be able to access campus. This includes a closure of the third floor of the Learning Resource Commons, and the L Building at Lakeshore Campus.
Over the coming days, additional decisions will continue to be made, and we will share those with the Humber community as soon as possible.
Students
As a reminder, there is no academic activity this week. Students will receive an update from their program by the end of the week about alternative academic delivery from Monday, March 23 until Friday, April 17.
Residence
Humber Residence remains open. If possible, we encourage students to go home for the week of March 16 to 20, as there will be limited services available on campus. Please contact resmail@humber.ca or lakeresmail@humber.ca if you have any questions.
Campus Operations
- Humber ceased the delivery of on-site classes from Monday, March 16 to Sunday, March 22, with no classes held on campus during that period.
- Where possible, classes will be delivered remotely from Monday, March 23 to April 17. This could include a mix of delivery methods that includes online delivery. Students will be receiving direct communication regarding academic delivery from their program/Faculty in the coming days.
- **NEW** The last day to withdraw from the Winter semester Without Academic Penalty is now March 27 (was previously March 20).
- **NEW** The 2020 Summer semester will begin registration on Monday, March 30, 2020. The semester will commence on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, and conclude on Friday, August 14, 2020.
- **NEW** Students will receive direct communications regarding all Student Services and how they can access them in the weeks ahead. A full list will also be posted on humber.ca/updates.
Employees
If there are certain work tasks that you need to perform on site or need to collect some documents or files, you will need approval from your manager and your manager needs to contact Public Safety at publicsafety@humber.ca to provide the details of your brief visit to ensure you will be allowed entrance on campus. Please spend minimal time on campus for this purpose.
Human Resources
- **NEW** The on-person HRMS Resolution Centre will be shifting to an online ticketing solution. For all HR issues and issues related to pay, please contact our HR Support Centre as follows: Call 416.675.5001; chat at humber.ca/hrchat; submit an e-form at humber.ca/hrinquiry
- If you are an employee who would typically enter scheduled hours through HRMS to be paid, you must continue to do so by entering hours that reflect hours that you would have been regularly scheduled to work.
- No one will suffer a loss of pay for their regular earnings as a result of limiting on-site work during this time.
Humber Facilities and Programs
- Humber’s Child Development Centre is closed until further notice.
- March Break camps are cancelled.
- The gym/fitness centre will be closed until further notice.
- **New** All five Humber Community Employment Services Offices will be closed for in-person service. Updates regarding online services will be available here.
- For updates about the University of Guelph-Humber campus operations and plans, please visit guelphhumber.ca/Covid-19.
Resources and Contacts
We want to emphasize that Humber takes the health and well-being of our staff and students seriously, and we are continuing to monitor the situation closely. All the latest updates related to COVID-19 can be found at humber.ca/updates. Humber’s social media channels and MyHumber also point to this page.
These are unusual times, and we know the current situation may be causing stress and uncertainty. If students or employees need support or counselling, there are resources to help. Post-secondary students can access the Good2Talk Helpline at 1-866-925-5454. Therapy Assist Online provides online and mobile tools and is also available to students. Full-time employees may access the Employee Assistance Program.
If you have any questions, please contact:
- Jacqueline Anderson, Associate Director, Health and Counselling at jacqueline.anderson@humber.ca
- Margaret Fung, Manager, Occupational Health and Safety at margaret.fung@humber.ca
When:
March 16, 2020
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Roy Giroux, a long-time Vice President of Humber College, passed away on March 14, 2020.
Additional details related to his obituary can be found here.
When:
March 16, 2020
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If you’ve been reading the announcements in Communiqué and have visited the Employee Well-Being and Engagement website, you probably know that we are looking for you to define Humber's Employee Well-Being and Engagement Framework. The first step towards this outcome is to vote on the suggested Dimensions and Drivers. Since your vote and views matter, we will be sharing more information over the next two weeks that will assist in preparing you to choose those Dimensions and Drivers that matter to you confidently.
Look out for more in this series entitled: My Views, My Vote. We will feature different Dimensions and Drivers, and you will hear directly from your fellow employees in the upcoming Employee News Network (ENN) videos.
This week’s discussion: Well-Being group Social/Environmental Well-Being and there are two dimensions under this group, Relationships and Social Commitments.
Understanding Relationships
We have defined Relationships as “The way in which an employee connects to work, and their colleagues at work. Focuses on healthy, quality relationships and mental wellness.”
Relationships/Social Networks, including those at work, provide a sense of belonging, security, and a community where people can share their concerns and needs and support others professionally and personally.
The four drivers of Relationships are identified as:
- Sense of Belonging
- Involvement
- Building Trust
- Two-way communication/Feedback
Here are some examples of what many organizations do related to relationships; demonstrating respect is ingrained in the organization's culture; valuing your colleagues and appreciating their presence in your organization; appreciating, encouraging, motivating and recognizing your teams and co-workers, respecting the work each person does.
Understanding Social Commitments
We have defined Social Commitments as “Employees work have significance and purpose. It contributes to team/organizational goals and gives a sense of accomplishment and personal satisfaction.”
This starts with the ability to build personal connections with others, deal with conflict, and be a part of a positive social network within the work environment.
The three drivers of Social Commitments are identified as:
- Sustainability
- Innovation
- Positive and Supportive Work Environment
Here are some examples of what many organizations do related to social commitments; acting as responsible corporate citizens within and outside the organization; creating partnerships with other organizations to create a stronger community.
For more information about these dimensions and to view other proposed dimensions, please visit humber.ca/hroe/oe. Don’t miss the next Well-Being group for discussion; Organizational Well-Being.
Want to participate in the Employee Well-being and Engagement Initiative?
An online Information Session and Voting option is coming to your Humber e-mail soon!
When:
March 13, 2020
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Further to the President’s message regarding Humber’s plans for alternate delivery and campus operations for the remainder of the winter 2020 semester, Humber College has determined that only essential services will be provided and remain open on campus for the week of Monday, March 16, 2020 to Friday, March 20, 2020. We wish to minimize the number of students, staff and faculty on campus with the goal of having as few people on campus as possible during this period.
The College will be promoting and making available to all staff the ability to work remotely wherever possible. Guidelines for supervisors and employees are available below.
The College will determine essential services and will communicate directly to you, or through your manager (or their designate). If you are unsure whether you should attend campus next week and you have not heard from your manager, you should assume that your attendance on campus on Monday morning is not required and you should follow up with your manager or their designate to receive directions for the remainder of the week.
Due to these exceptional circumstances, all staff (full, partial load, part time and student employees including work study students) who would normally be scheduled to work during this period will receive pay consistent with their regular schedule. No one will suffer a loss of pay of their regular earnings as a result of limiting on-site work during this time period.
If you are an employee who would normally enter scheduled hours through HRMS in order to be paid, you must continue to do so by entering hours that reflect hours that you would have been normally scheduled to work. Managers, please ensure that you continue to review and approve these hours to align with the payroll calendar deadlines. If there are any questions related to this, please speak with your manager.
Going forward, decisions regarding appropriate staffing levels and attendance will be made on a daily basis. Updates regarding the weeks following March 20th will be provided by your manager and/or available through Communique. Please review these communications daily.
All information related to campus operations impacting employees is available on the HR website. Additional information will also be available through Communique and the Humber website.
We want to take the opportunity to reassure you that we are continuing to monitor the situation closely and are taking active steps to ensure the health and safety of our staff.
Thorough cleaning will occur across campuses in all classrooms and public areas. Individual work stations and work locations may not be able to receive the same level of cleaning and we would therefore ask that all staff take necessary steps to keep their work area clean following your usual personal cleaning approaches. If staff at any time have tested positive or been advised that they have been exposed to COVID-19, arrangements will be made for a thorough cleaning of your office area.
Toronto Public Health recommends key steps to take to help protect yourself and your community including:
Personal Hygiene and COVID-19 Precautions
- Stay home if you are sick
- Please wash your hands regularly and/or use alcohol-based hand sanitizer
- Refrain from touching your face
- Avoid contact with people who are sick
- Use proper cough and sneeze etiquette
- Avoid large events and practice social distancing
Travel
- We have suspended all college-related international travel activities, including travel to the United States, for employees and students until June 30th. In addition, no college-related travel should be booked going forward effective immediately without discussion with, and approval from, the Vice-President in your Division.
- People who are travelling outside of Canada will be required to remain off campus for 14 days upon their return. At the outset of the 14-day period, please discuss remote work options with your manager.
- We would ask all staff to monitor the Government of Canada travel advisories carefully following principles of social responsibility and to restrict non- emergency travel as much as possible. If you feel the need to travel please let your manager know that you plan to travel.
- Should symptoms of fever, cough or difficulty breathing arise within 14 days of travelling, you will be asked to self-isolate and call Toronto Public Health.
If you have any questions or concerns, we encourage you to speak with your manager or the Occupational Health and Safety Services (hiren.patel@humber.ca or margaret.fung@humber.ca).
We appreciate that these may be difficult times for all staff, managing a range of emotions and uncertainty. Humber is committed to the well-being and safety of all our employees and the wider community at-large. Care and compassion will be at the core of all decisions made as this unfolds.
Sincerely,
Lori Diduch
VP, Human Resources & Organizational Effectiveness
WORKING REMOTELY – GUIDELINES FOR SUPERVISORS
This guideline outlines conditions for working remotely on a “Work Remotely As-Needed” basis. Work Remotely As-Needed is defined as a situation in which an employee needs to work remotely in an emergency such as taking care of a sick dependent, or when there is a College emergency such as in health or security situations. The guidelines provided below are to assist supervisors in managing their team while in remote working circumstances.
Availability
- Establish scheduled check-ins with your team daily/weekly ahead of time to avoid frustrations in trying to contact your employees.
- Set expectations on remote work availability and schedules – such as: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, with the team unavailable from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm daily.
- If allowing the employee to make their own schedule, set check-in schedules and make sure the entire team is aware of each team member’s availability ahead of time. Post the schedule on the team chat or send out via email.
- Circulate contact information for each member of your team.
Responsiveness
- Define a timeframe for how long employees should take to respond to co-workers.
- Use tools like Teams or Jabber to keep in contact and make responses more real time.
- Set up defined times for all team meetings to keep your team connected and manage work output.
Productivity Measurement
- Agree with the employee ahead of time on the work output or outcome and on deadline dates for delivery/completion.
- Have agreed upon deliverables with performance measures in terms of expected timelines and outcomes.
Equipment & Resources
- Ensure your team has connectivity and access by following instructions outlined below
- Set up Remote access for your team as follows:
Most IT systems are available off-campus without additional access required. Remote access requests are for those systems that are not available off-campus such as Banner INB and Cognos
Set up Remote access:
Remote Access
Using OneDrive to collaborate and share documents:
OneDrive
Access H or I drives:
Access to H or I drive
Microsoft Teams:
Download Teams
How to use Teams
Teams Meetings
Access work from home software:
Work-at-Home Software
Telephony Services:
myTelephone.humber.ca
myVoicemail.humber.ca
Jabber
Set up Webex:
Webex
Set up and use Office 365:
Office 365
Physical Environment
- Emphasize that the employee should ensure that the physical remote environment is conducive for working, a dedicated space or room where they can focus on work with limited distractions, and free of hazards.
Security and Confidentiality
- Emphasize that the employee should refrain from working in public places such as coffee shops, using pubic wireless access connections and leaving passwords readily visible.
- Emphasize that College documents should be saved to centralized folders and not on personal desktops or laptops (unless the laptop is a College resource).
- Emphasize limited or no downloading or printing of confidential documents.
For HR support related to these Guidelines
Contact your HR Business Partner
For technical support with any of services mentioned in this document contact the I.T. Support Centre:
Phone: 416-675-6622 ext. 8888; Toll Free: 1.866.484.6622
Chat: humber.ca/techtalk
Email: supportcentre@humber.ca
Finally, ensure that you provide your team with your contact information, so that they are able to contact you when needed. In addition, ensure that your staff have all provided their contact information with you, for the same reason.
Make a special effort to stay in contact with your team, providing assurance and support as needed.
WORKING REMOTELY – GUIDELINES FOR EMPLOYEES
This guideline outlines conditions for working remotely on a “Work Remotely As-Needed” basis. Work Remotely As-Needed is defined as a situation in which an employee needs to work remotely in an emergency such as taking care of a sick dependent or when there is a College emergency, such as in health or security situations. The guidelines provided below are to assist employees in performing effectively while working in remote circumstances.
Availability
- Confirm daily/weekly team and supervisor check-ins ahead of time and ensure it is scheduled in your calendar.
- Clarify expectations on remote work availability and schedules with your supervisor.
- If you are allowed to work according to your own schedule, set check-in times with your supervisor.
- Make sure the entire team is aware of your availability ahead of time.
Responsiveness
- Seek an agreed timeframe for how long you should take to respond to co-workers.
- Use tools like Teams or Jabber to keep in contact and ensure responses are more in real time.
- Confirm all team meetings times and ensure it is scheduled.
Productivity Measurement
- Agree with your supervisor ahead of time on the work output or outcome and on deadline dates for delivery/completion.
- Ensure you and your manager have agreed upon deliverables with performance measures in terms of timelines and outcomes.
Equipment & Resources
- Ensure you have connectivity and access by following instructions outlined below:
- Set up Remote access as follows:
Most IT systems are available off-campus without additional access required. Remote access requests are for those systems that are not available off-campus such as Banner INB and Cognos
Set up Remote access:
Remote Access
Using OneDrive to collaborate and share documents:
OneDrive
Access H or I drives:
Access to H or I drive
Microsoft Teams:
Download Teams
How to use Teams
Teams Meetings
Access work from home software:
Work-at-Home Software
Telephony Services:
myTelephone.humber.ca
myVoicemail.humber.ca
Jabber
Set up Webex:
Webex
Set up and use Office 365:
Office 365
Physical Environment
- Emphasize that the employee should ensure that the physical remote environment is conducive for working, a dedicated space or room where they can focus on work with limited distractions, and free of hazards.
Security and Confidentiality
- Emphasize that the employee should refrain from working in public places such as coffee shops, using pubic wireless access connections and leaving passwords readily visible.
- Emphasize that College documents should be saved to centralized folders and not on personal desktops or laptops (unless the laptop is a College resource).
- Emphasize limited or no downloading or printing of confidential documents.
For support related to these Guidelines please contact your Manager
For technical support with any of services mentioned in this document contact the I.T. Support Centre:
Phone: 416-675-6622 ext. 8888, Toll Free: 1.866.484.6622
Chat: humber.ca/techtalk
Email: supportcentre@humber.ca
Finally, ensure that you get your supervisor’s contact information, so that you are able to contact your supervisor when needed. As well, ensure your supervisor has your contact information for the same reason.
Part-Time Teachers’ Conference Cancelled
Over the last few days, the COVID-19 situation has evolved rapidly and Humber has been monitoring the changes closely. The health and safety of our campus community is always our top priority. As a result, Humber has made the decision to cancel all campus related activity next week, which includes the Part-Time Teachers’ Conference.
We thank you all for your commitment to this event and we look forward to hosting you in the future.
Thank you,
PTTC Committee
When:
March 13, 2020
Contact:
Candice Warner-Barrow
Tel:
ext. 5146
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Please be advised that the Employee Well-Being and Engagement team are cancelling ALL information and voting sessions planned as follows:
Sessions: March: – 23, 25 and 27
Sessions: April: – 6, 7, 8
All employees registered for these sessions will be contacted with instructions and next steps.
We will be moving to an alternative voting method, which will be available online and accessible to all employees.
All employees are asked to check their email for further updates on how they can get involved, participate and vote.
The team looks forward to your continued support.
When:
March 13, 2020
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Over the last few days, the COVID-19 situation has evolved rapidly and we have been monitoring the changes closely. The health and safety of our campus community is always our top priority.
Humber will be announcing our plans for alternate academic delivery and campus operations for the remainder of the Winter 2020 semester later today. We can confirm that the college will suspend all classes from March 16 to 20, inclusive and then move to remote delivery wherever possible from March 23 until April 17, inclusive. Additional details about campus operations and labs will be shared later today. Field and clinical placements will continue where possible. The last day of classes is April 17.
We are intending to limit the activity on campus next week to essential services only. More information on what this means will be provided later today. We are making an effort to have as few people on campus as possible next week.
We can confirm that the daycare will remain open.
More details and information will follow later today.
When:
March 13, 2020
Contact:
Casey Norris
Email:
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster
, Posters/Attachments: Event Poster
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On Saturday, October 3, sunset to sunrise, the Humber College Community will be transformed through contemporary art. This is an exciting opportunity to celebrate and showcase Toronto’s arts community and the City’s commitment to contemporary art, and create installations geared at engaging both uninitiated and devoted art lovers from Toronto and beyond.
Nuit Blanche Toronto is a free, 12-hour contemporary art event, produced by the City of Toronto. Its mandate is to connect contemporary art to the broadest possible public and to create opportunities for audiences to explore and engage with contemporary art in public spaces.
Nuit Blanche Independent Projects are self-produced projects situated in neighbourhoods all over Toronto, in traditional and non-traditional spaces, including public realm, parks, galleries, storefronts, office towers, streets and sidewalks. Applicants from any artistic discipline are eligible, but proposals should have a strong visual component and be rooted in contemporary art practice.
The Nuit Blanche Independent Project is open to all Humber Students, Faculty and Staff. The Nuit Blanche’s Artistic Director will select projects from submissions, and the projects are funded and produced by Humber College and the City of Toronto. Proposals should respond to the curatorial theme of the event and be located on the Humber Lakeshore Campus.
Application forms can be found here
Completed applications can be submitted via email to casey.norris@humber.ca. The deadline for applications is Friday, April 3, at 11:59 p.m. Applicants will receive notification of results within 2-4 weeks of submissions closing date.
Get more information about the Nuit Blanche - Humber College Independent Project Open Call here.