In the last two weeks, we have celebrated three major award ceremonies - the Barrett Family Foundation Scholarship, the School of Applied Technology Awards and Scholarships and the CISCO Scholarships of Excellence.

I am privileged to have had the opportunity to see our students recognized by industry/community for their hard work and achievements.

To start us off, The Barrett Family Foundation scholarship awards on March 20 focused on the technology programs in the School of Applied Sciences and Technology.

Recognizing student academic achievement, involvement in extracurricular activities and academic performance, more than  140 entrance scholarships were awarded to students who entered our technology programs in fall 2018 and winter 2019.

Next, our school proudly hosted the School of Applied Technology 2018-2019 student award and scholarship event recognizing the academic achievements of our amazing students and the generous donors who help them pursue their dreams.

The highlights from the awards ceremonies included hearing directly from our students, Alister Lagman (Architectural Technology), Jessica Little (Electromechanical Engineering) and Christina Seeman (Electronics Engineering Technology).

Alister Lagman spoke gratefully of the support and recognition from the many donors who made these scholarships possible; and how he was ‘more confident about being on the right path’ in his career goals.  As mature students, both Jessica and Christina spoke of the fulfillment of returning to school to pursue a new career path in engineering, thus increasing the presence of successful females in the industry.

It is with great pride that I take this opportunity to thank all the scholarship recipients for the tremendous effort they’ve put into their academic work. I wish them all the very best in their future endeavors.

Celebratory events like the ones we’ve just had are not possible without the vision of staff who work hard to create a seamless experience for guests, faculty and students alike. I would like to thank Jan Wojcik, Manager, Work Integrated Learning, colleagues from The Advancement and Alumni and photographer Lisa Sakulensky Photography.

In closing, I am reminded again that when students achieve the high level of academic success, it is equally accredited to the faculty and support staff who work hard behind the scenes ensuring our students receive a quality education, preparing them brilliantly for the workforce and giving them the opportunity to do great things for society with their skills and knowledge. To all of you, my heartfelt thanks!

Please take a minute to enjoy some pictures from these celebratory events, please click here. 

Farzad Rayegani, Ph.D., P.Eng, FEC.
Senior Dean, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology

appliedtechnology.humber.ca

On behalf of the Department of Public Safety, we would like to offer congratulations to our very own Michael Freitas, Access Control Coordinator, for achieving a very high level professional certification. Michael recently received board certification as a Physical Security Professional (PSP) as conferred on him by the ASIS Professional Certification Board after having passed the required examination and meeting all of the certification requirements. He can now proudly display the PSP credential in his signature.  

Michael we are very proud of your achievement, we know how hard you worked. Well done!

Sincerely,

Rob Kilfoyle, CPP, CMM III Security Executive
Director, Public Safety and Emergency Management

The (re)Making of a Movement: New Perspectives on the 1960s Counterculture

Is there a community project that your school or department is interested in developing with a local community organization? Humber College schools/departments are invited to develop and submit proposals that can benefit local children, youth, Aboriginal Peoples and newcomers. If you have identified a need in the community, that your school or department has expertise in addressing, you can submit a proposal for funding through this initiative. Assistance is provided to develop your project concept and connect you with a relevant community agency (if you do not have one) to support you in the writing of your proposal.

The focus of your project concept should be to contribute, in some manner, to increased knowledge/training, exposure and/or access to postsecondary educational possibilities for the target groups listed above. These might include pathways into education, training and/or employment and/or building the organizational capacity of community agencies who share this same focus.

Humber student participation in projects is encouraged as this is an opportunity for them to build their co-curricular record. Their involvement would be an opportunity to deepen and apply theoretical knowledge. However it cannot be tied to grades for their academic program. Students could, for example, be involved as a mentor, volunteer or in a paid position

Email lynn.vanlieshout@humber.ca to receive funding applications and guidelines, and to discuss possible funding ideas, links to community partners and to refine concepts.

Submissions due: May 10, 2019