The Centre for Teaching and Learning is pleased to congratulate Dr. Doug Thomson as Humber’s 2018 winner of the John and Suanne Roueche Excellence Award.  Doug is a creative and passionate educator in the School of Social and Community Services.  Doug takes an ‘out-of-the-box’’ approach to teaching, learning and student support, creatively collaborating across schools. He challenges his students to push their scholarly potential to the limit, spending time outside of class helping students prepare for significant learning experiences, and has developed applied projects that incorporate inter-disciplinary subject matter experts.  As a researcher, Doug is involved in both the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) and Applied Research, with a TIF-funded project examining student connectedness using a cultural cookbook assignment, and a SSHRC-funded project on Neighbourhood Policing Evaluation. He is a true 21^st Century educator! Doug will be celebrated at the League for Innovation Conference in February 2019. 

Please join the Humber community in congratulating Doug.

Our flags will be lowered on Thursday, December 6 in honour of the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. For more information, click here.

Winter Nature Camp at the Humber Arboretum starts the new year off with three days of outdoor fun for ages 5-12.

This year Winter Nature Camp runs for three days, Wednesday January 2nd to Friday January 4th. Our theme for 2019 is 'Winter Survival" and new for this year are daily themes. Winter Camp is the only Arboretum camp that has single-day booking available, and now daily themes can help kids choose the day that will most interest them!

Winter Survival Camp 2019

Every day we’ll hand-feed chickadees and take a winter hike or head out to the outdoor playground. Plus:

Wednesday January 2nd - Warmth and Shelter 
We'll learn how blubber helps keep animals warm and build our own winter shelter.

Thursday January 3rd - Animal Tracks and Signs 
We'll see who we can find with some animal tracking and an owl prowl, then dissect an owl pellet. We'll also measure the pond ice and, if it's thick enough, make our own tracks with a little boot skating*.

Friday January 4th - Winter Moves 
If we have enough snow we'll snowshoe out to the toboggan hill*; otherwise we'll play a winter survival game and make crafts to help fuel birds as they fly.

*Campers are asked to bring a helmet if they have one for boot skating and tobogganing. Some extras will be available if required.

Please note that ALL nature camp activities are weather-dependent and changes to planned programming may be required.

The Humber Arboretum's Nature Camps are conveniently located at the back of North Campus.

Learn more and register through the Arboretum website: https://humber.ca/arboretum/learn/camps/winter-camp.html 

(Psst... registration is also open for our maple-syrup themed March Break Nature Camp. This camp regularly fills up, so book now to reserve your spot!)

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The Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning has identified as its Strategic Priority #7 to continue to build a diverse and inclusive community of exceptional students, faculty and staff. This priority is listed under Strategic Pillar #3 – Healthy and Inclusive Community.

Humber is seeking members of the College to join an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Task Force that will work alongside the Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity to establish an institutional EDI framework and strategy. The Call for Membership booklet (PDF) with further details is attached below.

For more information about the EDI Task Force, please visit: http://hrs.humber.ca/human-rights-equity-diversity/edi-task-force.html.

EDI Task Force Mandate:
Through a consultative and collaborative process, members of the EDI Task Force will develop an institutional framework and strategy for advancing inclusion throughout Humber.

How to Apply?
Please complete the on-line application form available at http://bit.ly/HumberEDIEmployees.

The deadline to submit your application is Wednesday, December 12, 2018.

Questions:
If you have questions pertaining to the EDI Task Force Call for Membership, please contact: Nancy Simms, Director of the Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity, at nancy.simms@humber.ca.

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