Announcements

Innovation of the Year Award – Final Call
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When:
June 5, 2020
Contact:
Falisha Rowe
Email:
falisha.rowe@humber.ca
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

Deadline to apply: EXTENDED to June 8, 2020

Email completed forms to: falisha.rowe@humber.ca

 

Celebrate and recognize the great work that your colleagues are doing! Nominate them for the Innovation of the Year Award 2020.

Purpose/Goal:

The purpose of the Innovation of the Year Awards is to recognize College employees who have designed and implemented a significant innovation that positively impacts the learning of students in the College.

Eligibility:

All employee groups (full and part-time faculty, administrators and support staff) are eligible for nomination.

Criteria:

Criteria to be used for judging the merit of an innovation and its impact on students’ learning are:

  • Creativity – The selected innovation will be as original as possible or be a unique adaptation of an existing program, process or concept.
  • Effectiveness – There is evidence that the innovation leads to a better process for accomplishing a task(s).
  • Replication – The significant components of the innovation selected can be replicated in other institutions with a minimum of difficulty. The description of the program will include any conditions necessary for replication.
  • Timeliness – Innovation will not be more than five years old in the institution, but it must have been in existence long enough to have been tested.
  • Currency – There is evidence that the innovation is current in content and adaptive to technological applications as appropriate.
  • Collaboration – The innovation may demonstrate that a considerable collaboration effort has occurred between faculty/or college teams.
  • Quality – Students and/or staff agree that the innovation increases quality in the course program, office or institution. Evidence of quality may include student ratings or letters of support for colleagues.

The Innovation must have a positive impact on students’ learning.

IT Security, ITS
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When:
June 5, 2020

Phishing scams occur when cyber criminals try to extract information, login credentials and even money from you by impersonating real people and organizations through email, phone calls, text messages, and social media. These may seem silly and obvious, but the fact is, they work. Over 93% of all malicious data breaches in an organization come from scams that target people. To support you, we would like to share some simple tips/advice to help you identify a phishing email. 

There is a sense of urgency 

  • Phishing emails try to compromise your thinking by creating a sense of fear or urgency. This is why you see so many emails about losing account access, data and money. 
  • Stay calm and verify if the email is real or fake before acting. 

Please contact the I.T. Support Centre if you experience any issues.
416.675.6622 x8888 | humber.ca/techtalk
SupportCentre@humber.ca
A212 (Lakeshore) or NX210 (North) 

IT Security Team

Silver Linings News – Your Daily Dose of Positivity
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When:
June 4, 2020
Silver Linings News Promotional Image

Silver Linings News is on a mission to find, collect and share good news stories and bright spots along the way in the fight against COVID-19. 

 

Each week, student content creators develop or curate content that is featured on a multimedia portal where people can find positive news to offset the often heavy COVID-19 related coverage.

 

Silver Linings News is a multi-disciplinary, student-driven project supported by the Office of Applied Research & Innovation and in collaboration with the Faculty of Media & Creative Arts. 

 

For your daily dose of positivity, check out www.silverliningsnews.ca, @silverliningsnews on Instagram or @silverliningsca on Twitter.

Healthy Work from Home Resources - HROE
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When:
June 4, 2020
Contact:
Maureen Martin-Edey
Tel:
Call on Teams
Email:
oe@humber.ca

The Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness (HROE) - Learning and Development team is pleased to provide another edition of ‘Healthy Work From Home Resources’ containing information, videos and resources for all employees. In this edition, there are resources to assist with your emotional and physical well-being and financial wellness, along with more helpful tips on home schooling when there are competing priorities with your own work.

Healthy Work from Home Resources

This week’s LinkedIn Learning courses are focused on Embracing Unexpected Change, Communicating Within Teams and  Leadership - Practical Skills. 

Our SkillSoft E-learning courses are still open for registration and are available to all Humber employees. Check out the links below:

  1. LinkedIn Courses
  2. SkillSoft E-learning Courses

If you have any recommendations to add to the ‘Healthy Working from Home Resources’ page, please e-mail the Organizational Effectiveness team at oe@humber.ca.

Thank you!

Ruth Butlin, Director, Enterprise Applications
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When:
June 4, 2020

I am very pleased to announce that starting on Monday, June 1, Ruth Butlin has joined Humber as Director, Enterprise Applications. In this role, Ruth is responsible for supporting Humber’s enterprise applications including business analysis, enterprise solutions management, and enterprise technology services.

Ruth is joining Humber from the University of Guelph where she was the Director, Enterprise Applications in the Computing & Communications Services division. Ruth brings more than 23 years of experience working in technology services supporting higher-education institutions including the University of Guelph and Queen’s University. Recently, Ruth has led planning for reinvestments in cloud-based ERP systems at the University of Guelph including an update to the student information system, an HR transformation initiative and new approaches to data management and reporting.

In addition to her role as an administrator, Ruth is engaged in the academic community. For the Winter 2020 term, Ruth was a sessional instructor at the University of Guelph-Humber in the Media Studies program and is developing courses for Fanshawe College in the Business Information Architecture program.

Ruth holds a Masters of Business Administration degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management from the University of Guelph and a Business Administration (Information Technology) Diploma from St. Lawrence College.

Please join me in welcoming Ruth to the Humber community.

 

Warm regards,

Scott R. Briggs
Chief Information Officer

Humber Galleries Call for Kids' Artwork
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When:
June 3, 2020
Contact:
Casey Norris
Email:
casey.norris@humber.ca

Quarantots – Kids Creating Artwork for Seniors and Essential Workers

Humber Galleries is excited to announce our new call for artwork: #Quarantots!

We love getting to see works from creators of all ages everyday and now we want to see artwork from a super special group of creators – kids!

Each Monday, we'll be posting a special weekly theme on our social media channels that we want to see all sorts of artwork about. Every Friday, we'll be posting some of our favourites from the week on our social media and we'll be creating a special online gallery for each theme for everyone to see the artworks that come in.

These artworks won’t just be online though! We want to bring some colour and positivity to the residents and front-line workers at long-term care homes. We’ve partnered with a few long-term care homes around Toronto that are beyond excited to receive some kids’ art that they can display. Let’s help bring more creativity and positivity and show them we are thinking of them! 

Check out humbergalleries.ca/quarantots or @Humbergalleries on social media for more info on how to get involved.

Introducing Humber’s New Sustainability Education Research Guide
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When:
June 3, 2020
Contact:
Aliya Dalfen
Email:
aliya.dalfen@humber.ca

We welcome you to explore the online Sustainability Education Research Guide, which offers key research tools and resources. Each section defines and highlights important topics in sustainability including the Sustainable Development Goals, climate crisis, sustainable building, sustainable cultures and communities, ethical purchasing and more! 

This guide provides a curated list of new and featured Sustainability-related internet and library resources such as: 

  • Key web-links 
  • Streaming videos 
  • Books and e-books 
  • Library databases 
  • Journal subscriptions 
  • Featured topics - updated annually! 

We encourage faculty to use this guide as a tool for online learning, student assignments and course development. If you wish to link the Sustainability Education Research Guide to Blackboard, please contact librarian Aliya Dalfen for assistance. 

For content additions and further questions, please contact aliya.dalfen@humber.ca or devon.fernandes@humber.ca.

Post-Secondary, Degree and Graduate Assistance Program (GAP) – Call for Applications – Now Closed
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When:
June 3, 2020

This communication is to advise that the Call for Applications for the Post-Secondary, Degree and Graduate assistance program (GAP) is now closed. We will be reviewing the application shortly for completeness and eligibility. We will contact applicants individually, for any clarification or additional documentation as required.

Visit the HROE Learning and Development site for more details about this program.

IT Security, ITS
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When:
June 3, 2020

Phishing scams occur when cyber criminals try to extract information, login credentials and even money from you by impersonating real people and organizations through email, phone calls, text messages, and social media. These may seem silly and obvious, but the fact is, they work. Over 93% of all malicious data breaches in an organization come from scams that target people. To support you, we would like to share some simple tips/advice to help you identify a phishing email. 

There are suspicious links or attachments 

  • Always check every link before you click it by hovering over it first.  
  • Phishing emails try to take you to websites that are also fake and are used to trick you into giving login information or downloading viruses. 

Please contact the I.T. Support Centre if you experience any issues.
416.675.6622 x8888 | humber.ca/techtalk
SupportCentre@humber.ca
A212 (Lakeshore) or NX210 (North) 

IT Security Team

Bachelor of Interior Design Thesis Virtual Show 2020
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When:
June 3, 2020
Contact:
Zaiba Mian
Email:
zaiba.mian@humber.ca
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

The BID 2020 thesis teaching team would like to share the Bachelor of Interior Design Thesis Virtual Show with you. It is a major event for our students and for the interior design industry.

Click here to view the show

This semester brought extraordinary challenges and our students have shown creativity, focus and resilience throughout the process.  

The site showcases our students' thesis projects along with several service learning projects which demonstrate our students social responsibility.  They have engaged with various educational institutions, charities and not-for-profits to develop design solutions for them.

Our students had raised money for their thesis show. When the show was cancelled, they made the decision to donate to local food banks. We are proud that these talented designers are also socially conscious citizens.

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