To all members of the Humber and University of Guelph-Humber (Humber) community,

As we experience colder temperatures and snow in the coming weeks, we would like to remind the Humber community about travelling to campus during the winter and college operations during the season.

During the winter semester, we are planning to be open each day and to operate as normal. As we expect to have snow and inclement weather during the season, our facilities and campus operations teams are prepared to take actions such as clearing snow and melting ice.

On days with inclement weather, whether you drive to campus or take public transit, please give yourself extra time for your commute and travel according to road conditions.

For students, if you think the roadways near your home or the college are unsafe due to severe ice or snow, please call or email your professor or program coordinator if you decide not to come to class. For employees who think it is unsafe to travel to the college because of severe ice or snow, please call or email your supervisor.

In the event that a college/campus closure is required due to severe weather, an announcement will be posted on humber.ca, our main Facebook, Twitter and Instagram channels, and Humber Alert by 6 a.m. for morning classes, and 3:30 p.m. for evening classes, or as soon as possible. We will also inform GTA media of a college closure. You can sign up to receive notification of Humber campus activity, including closures here.

If a closure occurs, students scheduled to be at external organizations for an internship or placement, or for other college related activities, will follow the protocol of the external organization with respect to cancellation of college activities or closure of the facility. It is the student’s responsibility to advise their external placement advisor or supervisor of any situation that prevents them from attending their placement or work.

For Orangeville Campus students and employees, please note that separate announcements will be sent to you, as the weather in Orangeville and Etobicoke is not always the same.

For more information, please see the weather closure FAQ and Humber’s Unscheduled Closure of Campus Buildings policy (and Severe Weather Procedure).

We wish you a safe and warm winter season.

This summer, the residences will not be accepting any groups for accommodations until May 15. If you are in need of group accommodations prior to this date, Conference Services would be happy to refer you to one of our community partners.

Please contact us at hcs@humber.ca for more information.

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:

• Human Rights Policy - humber.ca/policies/human-rights-policy
• Human Rights Complaint Resolution Procedure - humber.ca/policies/procedures/human-rights-complaint-resolution-procedure

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.

The Creativity in Business (CiB) Program is a Standford-inspired pilot program that is only offered at Humber College facilitated by Applied Research and hosted by the Centre for Entrepreneurship (CfE). To register, go to humber.ca/cfe/programs.

Why should students be interested?
In an era of deep change and fierce competition for markets and employees, 21st century leaders need tools to help them become more reflective and attentive. This ability to inspire is determined by your integrity of character (who you are, what you stand for, and how you act), your alignment of purpose and the presence of trust. Authenticity and integrity occur when you develop self-awareness through self-reflection together with the ability to pay attention to others (empathy) and the current operating context.

What will our students be getting?

• An assessment that describes how they learn, use and develop their own creative capacity
• Four Saturday workshops over a three-month period, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
• An online reflective community to discuss their purpose, their leadership capacity and their future
• CCR Accreditation
• Lunch provided
• Access to two simulation games using an experiential approach

Their commitment?
To come to all four workshops and participate. Workshops will focus on:

• Finding their purpose
• Developing them as leaders
• Building their capacity for creative problem solving
• Next Steps: In Creative Data Storytelling

Please promote this to all your students. The least we can do for their futures is to point them to the right direction.

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Interested in entrepreneurship or intrapreneurship? Become a CfE Member online, register here.

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