On Tuesday, November 20, both the North and Lakeshore Bookstores will be hosting our annual Staff Appreciation Day! All faculty and staff are welcome to join us for a 25% discount on your regular priced purchase. Some exceptions apply.

Humber International leads programming designed to support international students with their transition to Humber, both in and out of the classroom. One key set of initiatives is the suite of educational trips made available for students to expose them to different facets of Canadian life. This coming January, the trip planning has been adapted to include more deliberate ways we can support our students’ understanding of Canada, its history, traditions and culture.

The changes made to the trips have begun by establishing learning outcomes for each one. We will also be using methods of reflective practice with each trip. Finally, we have partnered with other organizations on campus (e.g. BASE, the Aboriginal Resource Centre) to be able to offer events that will allow for both domestic and international student participants.

There are a number of different trips on offer. They include an multi-stop exploration of the history of the Underground Railroad in Canada, and a winter camping experience in Killarney Park to teach winter survival skills. We have partnered with St. Lawrence Market to offer an historical tour of the Toronto core, focusing on the architecture and design of the city. We will also be taking students on local service learnings trip, working with an NGO to give back to our communities.

We will be measuring the effectiveness of these trips in ways in which they aid international student transition, networking and integration into campus life.

We are pleased to announce the Humber alumni we have nominated for the 2018 Premier’s Awards. The gala will take place on November 26th and we will certainly be cheering on our grads.

Kelli Saunders Marketing, 1985 President and Chief Executive Officer, Morai Logistics Inc.

An award winning entrepreneur and leader, Kelli Saunders is an influential voice in the logistics, supply chain and 3PL industry. With over 30 years of experience, her pioneering spirit and industry expertise has grown her business into a successful multi-million dollar, multi-national organization. Believing in the power of “pay it forward”, Kelli has spoken at industry panels and conventions aiming to advance the role of women in leadership positions and educate about careers in logistics. She has received numerous industry awards, most recently the 2016 OWIT-Toronto’s Women Exporter of the Year and 2017 WXN Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100.

Jamil Jivani General Arts and Science, 2006 Activist and Author

Jamil Jivani is a lawyer, activist, professor and author, whose work centres on issues impacting youth, and low-income families. He founded the Citizen Empowerment Project to empower underrepresented communities to engage with national legal and policy issues such as police carding and voter turnout. A Yale Law graduate, he was named the 2015 Young Lawyer of the Year by the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers. In 2018,
Jivani authored Why Young Men: Rage, Race and the Crisis of Identity, a critically acclaimed book recounting his experiences and using them to open discussions around finding a solution to these issues.

Debra DiGiovanni Comedy Writing & Performance, 2000 Stand Up Comedian

Debra DiGiovanni is an award-winning stand-up comedian who rose to fame on MuchMusic’s “Video on Trial”. She has since shot comedy specials for CTV and Comedy
Network, and performed in venues around the world. She was a finalist on NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” and has released a DVD special titled “Single, Awkward Female”. Di-Giovanni has performed at Montreal’s Just for Laughs Comedy Festival ten times and was the first solo female ever toured by the Festival in 2014. She was awarded a 2009 Gemini for Best Comedy Performance and won three Canadian Comedy Awards in 2007, 2009 and 2011.

Allan Cole Funeral Service Education, 1978 President and Owner, MacKinnon & Bowes Ltd.

Allan Cole is President and Owner of MacKinnon & Bowes Ltd., Canada’s specialist in international repatriations of deceased persons. Cole was the first (and remains)
Civilian Mortuary Affairs Director for the Department of National Defence and the RCMP, serving his country by overseeing the repatriation of fallen Canadian soldiers
and heroes who lost their lives protecting Canadian freedom. Cole is fundamental in disaster preparedness efforts alongside government institutions, and in the face of the 1980’s AIDS epidemic, created a protocol for those who had died with this and other infectious diseases.

Darius Mosun  Mechanical (Manufacturing) Engineering Technology, 1990; Business Management, 1999 Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Soheil Mosun Limited

Darius Mosun is Chair and CEO of Soheil Mosun Limited (SML), one of the world’s leading custom architectural fabricators. Working with renowned architects and
designers, they are dedicated to one of the most demanding tasks in the commercial world - turning their concepts into reality. Utilizing industry professionals, including
toolmakers, machinists, welders, model makers, etching artists and industrial designers, SML has contributed to projects like the window frames for the Peace Tower
and the Library of Parliament in Ottawa, ornate work at the Baha’i Temple in Haifa, Israel, and the elevator interiors of the Central Market towers in Abu Dhabi.

Keon Lee Paralegal, 2013 Justice of the Peace, Ontario Court of Justice

Keon Lee currently serves as a Justice of the Peace at the Ontario Court of Justice, a position he attained in August 2017 after only four years working as a licensed
paralegal associate. Following a career as a social service worker, Lee returned to school to pursue his paralegal education, working at Anderson Sinclair PC since 2013. Lee is a long-serving member of the Canadian Armed Forces as a Cadet Instructors Cadre Officer, and has also been volunteering with various youth-oriented organizations for the past 16 years, including Canadian Cadet Organizations and the Boys and Girls Clubs.

Jason Parsons Cook Apprentice, 1992 Executive Chef and General Manager, Peller Estates Winery Restaurant

Jason Parsons is Executive Chef of Peller Estates Winery Restaurant, a premier dining experience in Canada. Parsons brings 25+ years of culinary experience to the kitchen, gathered from some of the world’s most renowned chefs and restaurants, including six Relais & Châteaux properties, two Michelin Star restaurants, and Leading Hotels of the World destinations. An iconic figure for Canadian and wine cuisine, Parsons has cooked twice at the James Beard House, known as “the cathedral of food”, in the Kitchen of Chef Gordon Ramsay, and for 15 years, been a guest chef expert on Cityline reaching the homes of millions.

Application for Academic Employees - Professional Development Leave for the academic year 2019-2020
Due to the Office of the Senior Vice-President, Academic by November 30, 2018

Professional Development Leave (CA, Article 20) permits a limited number of academic employees to pursue College-approved academic, administrative, technical, industrial or other activities where such activities will enhance the knowledge and skills of the teacher, counsellor or librarian upon returning to the College. 

Activities during a Leave can include, but are not limited to:

• Development of new professional or technical skills through practical experience to reflect changes in the work force;
• Development of materials such as text, software, visual materials required of a specific course or courses;
• Retraining for skills required in a different department of the College or to teach in another discipline;
• Instructional, individual or directed research related to an identified need; and
• Completion of formal academic studies.

For more information, please review the Academic Professional Development Leave Policy humber.ca/policies/sites/default/files/Professional%20Development%20Leave%20Policy%2012%206%202016.pdf

Academic Professional Development Leave Procedure:
humber.ca/policies/procedures/academic-professional-development-Leave-procedure

1. Submit an application for a Professional Development Leave (Appendix A) to your immediate supervisor.
2. You are required to meet with your immediate supervisor to discuss the application/proposal and receive Dean/Director sign off.
3. The applications will be forwarded to the Office of the Senior Vice-President, Academic by November 30, 2018. They are then reviewed and rank-ordered by seniority, as required by the Collective Agreement.  A letter confirming receipt of application including the terms and conditions will be sent to applicants.
4. The Senior Vice President, Academic will recommend approval of rank-ordered Leaves to the President.
5. The President approves Leave requests and informs Human Resources of the employees who have been approved for a Leave.
6. The Senior Vice-President will inform (in writing) the employees who have been granted a Leave and indicate the requirements to be met during the Leave.
7. Applicant has 14 calendar days to sign back the letter.
8. The Senior Vice-President, Academic will notify in writing those who were not approved – reasons for the denial.
9. In accordance with 20.02 xv, the College will provide the Union Local the names of all applicants and the names of all successful applicants and the duration of the Leave granted

Appendix A: Professional Development Leave Request form can be found at the following link: humber.ca/policies/sites/default/files/uploads/documents/Appendix%20A%20Fillable%20Professional%20Development%20Leave%20Request%2012%2006%202016%20v2.pdf

Note: your application for a Professional Development Leave must include the following information:

1. Name, Program, Division/School.
2. Identify start and end dates for the Leave.
3. Describe the overall objectives of the Leave.
4. Provide a plan of the activities that you will undertake to achieve these objectives and the measurable outcomes to be achieved.
5. Identify how the objectives will benefit you, and how they will enhance your abilities upon return to the College.
6. Identify how the objectives will benefit student learning.
7. Identify the resources required from the College (if any).
8. Identify the resources provided by the faculty member (if any).
9. Identify whether there will be materials developed during the Leave and specify if these will or will not become the property of Humber College.
10. List and describe any paid employment (if any) that will be undertaken during the Leave period. Indicate the amount of time and remuneration associated with this employment.

Related Policies:

Intellectual Property Policy
humber.ca/policies/intellectual-property-policy