Announcements

When:
May 30, 2019

Thank you to everyone who attended our group photoshoots today to support the Toronto Raptors before their Game 1 NBA Finals Matchup tonight at Scotiabank Arena!

Below, please find the images that have been shared on Humber's social media accounts.

Our very own Humber Hawk is also visiting the lineup to get into Jurassic Park, and reports are already in that he was seen on CP24 and on the NBA TV Canada Instagram. Humber journalism students were also outside Scotiabank Arena interviewing fans and reporting from the scene. Stay tuned to Humber’s social media channels for the latest info: Twitter - Instagram.

Group of Humber students wearing Raptors jerseysHere is the full NBA Finals schedule:

Game 1 Thursday, May 30 Golden State at Toronto 9 p.m.
Game 2 Sunday, June 2 Golden State at Toronto 8 p.m.
Game 3 Wednesday, June 5 Toronto at Golden State 9 p.m.
Game 4 Friday, June 7 Toronto at Golden State 9 p.m.
Game 5* Monday, June 10 Golden State at Toronto 9 p.m.
Game 6* Thursday, June 13 Toronto at Golden State 9 p.m.
Game 7* Sunday, June 16 Golden State at Toronto 8 p.m.

Thanks again and Let’s Go Raptors!

When:
May 30, 2019
Contact:
Diane Simpson

Humber is co-hosting a conference with the Centre of International and Higher Education at OISE Library on June 24 and 25.

The conference will bring a number of academics, practitioners and policy makers to discuss sustainable futures in internationalization of higher education. We are very fortunate to have Dr. Jane Knight as one of our keynote speakers.   

Visit conference website.

Register here

Event location: OISE Library – 252 Bloor St W, Toronto, M5S 1V6

When:
May 30, 2019
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

Often times TESL trained teachers go overseas and find themselves in front of a classroom of young children with no experience of how to teach them.

This four-hour workshop on Teaching Young Children in the ESL/EFL classroom will provide participants with practical strategies that can be used in an English language classroom full of young learners whether in Canada or overseas. 

Participants will learn classroom management strategies and reward systems and how to create a supportive learning environment and activities that can be used with young learners. Participants will also have the opportunity to learn how the activities and materials used in adult learning language classes can be adapted for young children.

For more information, dates, and registration visit here

Upcoming Workshop: 

  • Saturday, June 14 at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at North Campus

Cost: $70.00 

When:
May 29, 2019
Contact:
Nivedita Bhalla
Tel:
x79289

Culture Days is a collaborative Canada-wide movement raising awareness, accessibility, participation, and engagement of all Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities. The Etobicoke Lakeshore Culture Days Festival is co-produced by Lakeshore Arts and Humber College with supporting partners: City of Toronto’s Assembly Hall, Mimico by the Lake BIA and Lakeshore Village BIA.

The weekend features free, hands-on, interactive activities that give participants a “behind-the-scenes” look into the arts and cultural base of the local community.

Saturday, September 28 Lakeshore Campus, Student Welcome and Resource Centre
Sunday, September 29 City of Toronto’s Assembly Hall

For more info, visit elculturedays.ca.

When:
May 29, 2019

Humber College Council held its ninth meeting of the 2019-20 academic year on Thursday, May 9 at the North Campus. To ensure the Humber community is informed of upcoming events, new initiatives and important issues, College Council reports the highlights of its monthly meetings. For more information or to provide comments on the highlights, please contact lydia.boyko@humber.ca.

Roundtable

  • Nancey Adamson, HR Manager, Education and Training Solutions, noted that nominations for the President’s Awards are due May 24, 2019 and are open to employees of Humber and the University of Guelph-Humber. Categories include faculty, support staff, administrative service, sustainability, research, and a new category, internationalization.

Aboriginal Resource Centre (ARC)

  • Five members of Humber’s ARC provided an overview of their initiatives involving Humber communities.
    • Regina Hartwick, Manager, ARC, discussed the Indigenous Cultural Markers at the Lakeshore Campus, which represent the coming together of many peoples over many generations. The Indigenous marker at the Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation describes the Anishinaabe path of life and the Seven Stages of Life. For Humber’s Culture Days in the fall, the ARC is planning an event showcasing the markers.
    • Quazance Boissoneau, Aboriginal Liaison Officer, described her work with regional Powwows and community gatherings, and with athletes at the Indigenous Games. Quazance also works with the Aboriginal Post-Secondary Information Program and the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund to recruit students. She mentioned that Humber runs the only media program south of Sudbury that brings information to the northern communities.
    • Kaitlin Phillips, Aboriginal Student Support Advisor, described student success and wellness, indicating that the ARC is a home away from home for students. Her work includes the Annual Indigenous Awards Gala and Aboriginal student movie nights.
    • Kevin Vose-Landivar, Coordinator, explained Fit-Nish (short form for Anishnaabe), a program series intended to encourage a healthy and active lifestyle for ARC students and staff. The series includes events such as snow tubing and rock climbing, and introducing transit systems such as the TTC for students to learn about the city.
    • Lorralene Whiteye, Indigenous Outreach Coordinator, described her work with Humber’s Culture Days, including a focus on traditional teachings, medicine walks and beading, and gives students an opportunity to practice their culture. She also spoke about the Indigenous Knowledge Gathering, which brings together students from other colleges and community members and gives them a platform to discuss current events affecting their communities.

Centres of Innovation (COI)

  • Gina Antonacci, Associate Vice President, Academic, discussed the multi-disciplinary network approach to the COIs, which are intended to be “innovation catalysts, solving real-world problems, developing new applications and preparing students to drive progress in an era of unprecedented change.” The COI network is supported by six academic faculties with expertise in more than 180 program areas; the Applied Research & Innovation Department; and applied skills and corporate training. As open-access spaces, the COIs are intended to provide opportunities and support for experiential learning, international initiatives, government/industry relations activities, program advisory committee work, and fundraising/advancement.

Digital Campus Plan

  • Scott Briggs, Chief Information Officer, provided an update on Humber’s Digital Campus Plan, anchored in seven “guiding principles”:
    • Digital first, but not digital always.
    • Digital approaches will be natural.
    • Digital is for everyone at Humber.
    • Digital will create new capabilities, be innovative and involve taking risk.
    • Digital will provide experiential opportunities.
    • Digital will advance accessible education.
    • Digital will require responsible stewardship of resources.
  • The digital plan has four objectives:
    • to transform the learning experience for students;
    • to enhance and to support innovation across the Humber community;
    • to reach new learners and to increase access to education; and
    • to work “smarter” by making data work harder.
  • Specific strategies and tools responding to the objectives feature a new digital wayfinding app at the North Campus, including accessible routes, coming this fall; a “next-generation “ Learning Management System; extending Humber Office 365 to students; developing a “digital electronic identity” for students through a “one-generation ‘Onecard’”; digital fluency coaching for faculty and staff; incorporating digital fluency into hiring practices; and aligning digital fluency to Institutional Learning Outcomes. 

Proposed Graduate Certificate:  Advertising – Art Direction

  • Guillermo Acosta, Senior Dean, Faculty of Media and Creative Arts, and Bob Richardson, Associate Dean, presented details of a proposed new program that aligns with other programs in the advertising cluster, including transmedia and design, and with the Centre for Entrepreneurship through its integration with the Faculty’s internal creative agency, BuildingF.
    • The program is expected to be of interest to advertising and marketing graduates and professionals with an interdisciplinary background, including current advertising art directors to upgrade knowledge, graphic designers, web developers, copywriters, university communication and fine arts majors.
    • Subject focus will include branding, problem solving and fear of failure, storytelling and portfolio building.

Community Outreach & Workforce Development (COWD)

  • Geraldine Babcock, Director, COWD, provided an overview of COWD, noting that its mandate is to support access to post-secondary education, training and the workforce for the “under-represented” populations, including Indigenous Peoples, newcomers, women and racialized individuals.
  • Nivedita Lane, Manager, Community & Partnership Development, reinforced the cooperative aspects of COWD’s community outreach.
    • The team has 75 employees who serve five community employment locations in the GTA (Brampton, North Etobicoke, Central Etobicoke, St. Clair and Lansdowne, and Jane and Wilson).
    • They work with more than 40 government, industry and community bodies, and 360 employer partners.
    • More than 3,000 individuals have benefited from access to post-secondary education initiatives through COWD.
    • COWD has generated close to one million dollars ($900,000) in net profit for Humber.
    • Faculty and staff are encouraged to contact Babcock with suggestions for collaboration with COWD (geraldine.babcock@humber.ca ).

CiCan Update

  • Lisa Anketell, Program Development Consultant, and Risha Toney, Admissions Officer, reported on their attendance at the Colleges and Institutes Canada (CiCAN) conference held in Niagara Falls on May 5-7, 2019. Under the theme “Inclusion: A Recipe for Success,” the conference was organized into six streams, including a focus on entrepreneurial approaches to education and going global. A common thematic thread was Indigenous education and applied research and innovation.

Retreat and Elections Update

  • Departing and new College Council members will be recognized at the retreat on May 30, 2019 at the Lakeshore Campus. 

The next meeting of College Council will be held on Thursday, May 30 at the Lakeshore Campus. For meeting highlights, supporting materials, or opportunities to provide comments, please visit the College Council website.

When:
May 29, 2019
Contact:
Shahnawaz Shaikh
Tel:
647.354.1855
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

Please be advised of the upcoming renovation project of the parking lot at 85 Woodbine Downs to accommodate truck and trailer parking storage for the Transportation Training Centre.

The general contractor will start mobilizing on Tuesday, June 4, 2019. 

The parking lot will be kept clean and cleared of any interruptions for weekend motorcycle courses. Pavement line painting will take place upon the completion of the motorcycle course in August. Please see attached drawing for reference.

Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

When:
May 29, 2019
Contact:
Don Henriques

Over the next few weeks, Food Services in partnership with Campus Services will be conducting a catering guest satisfaction survey.

This catering guest satisfaction survey solicits customer feedback regarding their experiences related to overall value, quality, service and other important factors.  

Your feedback is important. Please take a moment to complete this survey here.

Thank you.

 

Campus Services

When:
May 29, 2019
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

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. Shifting to gender-inclusive language respects and acknowledges the gender identities of all people and removes assumption.

When greeting others

Avoid:

ladies gentlemen ma’am sir guys girls etc.

Consider using instead:

“Thanks, friends.
Have a great
night.”
“Good morning,
folks!”
“Hi, everyone!” “And for you?” “Can I get
you all
something?”

We all have a responsibility to be mindful of our language.

Reference: qmunity.ca/learn/resources

When:
May 29, 2019

Smart Commute’s annual Bike Month is currently underway and runs until Sunday, June 30, 2019. With the weather warming up, this is your chance to commit to a more sustainable mode of transportation to campus.

Faculty, staff and students who sign-up to participate in Bike Month events at bikemonth.ca will be entered for a chance to win one of six, $300 Mountain Equipment Co-op gift cards. Make sure to tag @sustainhumber in your Bike Month pictures and we will feature you on our social media channels. 

If you have any questions about how to get involved, please contact Tayler Buchanan at tayler.buchanan@humber.ca.

When:
May 28, 2019
Contact:
Michelle Trumper
Tel:
x5560
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

CONNECT: Employee Appreciation Week
June 10-14, 2019

At Humber, we appreciate the hard work and dedication of all our employees, and recognize that everyone's contributions are vital to our ongoing success. We will continue to seek opportunities to inspire and motivate one another and we are committed to living these key principles in employee engagement.

Mugs and Munchies Mingle Monday, June 10
9 to 11 a.m.
North Campus: Concourse, LRC building
Lakeshore Campus: WEL201, SWRC building
Sponsored by HR Services, bring your own water bottle/mug to be entered into a prize draw.
Coffee and Cupcake Connections Wednesday, June 12
1 to 3 p.m.
North Campus: E-Concourse, E building
Lakeshore Campus: WEL201, SWRC building
Sponsored by HR Services, bring your own water bottle/mug to be entered into a prize draw.
President's BBQ Thursday, June 13
12 to 1:30 p.m.
North Campus: T132, T-Residence building
Sponsored by the Executive Office, continue to celebrate with your colleagues at the annual President's BBQ.

The HR-sponsored events are hosted by the Organizational Effectiveness team. Employees attending the above events will need to wear/show their employee ID card.

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