Dr. Daniel Bear of the School of Social and Community Services has recently launched a new research project exploring how young people make decisions about using cannabis (marijuana), and is looking for students to participate in the research. Students will be asked to take part in one focus group lasting 1.5 hours and will receive a meal during the focus group and a gift card in appreciation for their time. Focus groups begin on March 11. Students' information will not be shared with faculty and all data gathered will be anonymized. 

Your help in letting students know about this opportunity are greatly appreciated. There is a short slide deck to show in class, or a recruitment poster that can be shared in class or posted to a program or course blackboard page. 

If you have any questions please reach out to Dr. Bear at daniel.bear@humber.ca. If students have questions they can email cannabisresearch@humber.ca and speak to a research assistant. 

Mentimeter can help you make your events, presentations, lectures, and workshops innovative and memorable. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to plan, design, and deliver your interactive presentation. Add polls, quizzes, scales, open ended questions and other interactive tools that can help you engage and interact with your audience. Participants are welcome to bring their ideas and any materials they’d like to work with to the session.

Visit the CTL Calendar of Events for a complete list of workshops.

Meg Houghton has accepted the position of Associate Vice-President, Students at Mohawk College. Meg’s last day at Humber is March 22. 

Meg leaves Humber as the Acting Dean of Students and Associate Dean of Student Wellness and Equity. In these roles, Meg guided continuous improvement efforts to our wide range of student activities, services and supports. 

Meg was instrumental in launching the innovative “WeGotYou” brand designed to enhance service literacy and help-seeking behavior among students, and facilitated the amalgamation of health, counselling and accessible learning into integrated service centres. Under her leadership, Humber trained 3,000 faculty and staff in Mental Health First Aid and became the first public college to sign the Okanagan Charter for Health Promoting Campuses. Meg also introduced a hub-and-spoke model to enhance accommodation planning with Faculty partners. 

Meg is a trusted and active contributor to the student affairs profession in Ontario. She was involved in an advisory capacity for the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health, for curriculum development at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education and for plans accompanying Bill 132 on Sexual Violence and Harassment.

Meg cares deeply about people and education and has provided thoughtful, solutions-oriented leadership to student-related concerns. Please join me in congratulating Meg on her new role and thanking her for her many significant contributions to Humber.

Jason Hunter
Vice President, Students and Institutional Planning

Humber has entered into a strategic partnership with Walmart Canada as part of Walmart’s new AdvancED Education Assistance program.

As Walmart’s lead national postsecondary partner, Humber is building a network of Canadian postsecondary institutions to develop a cross-country program. Walmart associates will have diverse and flexible programming available online or on regional campuses across the country.

Through the AdvancED program, all Walmart full-time associates who attend an accredited Canadian college or university are eligible to receive a $2,500 tuition reimbursement per year, and an additional 20 per cent off tuition at Humber or one of their network educational partners. All permanent part-time Walmart associates and eligible family members of full-time associates are eligible to receive a 20 per cent tuition reimbursement for programs or courses taken at Humber or at a school that is part of the AdvancED network.  

Collège Boréal is the first member of the network and will serve as AdvancED’s primary French language education provider.

This innovative partnership reinforces Humber’s leadership in collaborating with industry on life-long learning programs.

To help associates in selecting the right options for upskilling, Humber, Boréal and future members of the AdvancED network will provide pre-enrolment, career and academic advising services. Through Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition processes, associates may also receive course credit for their on-the-job training and experiences, reducing the time it takes for associates to complete programs.

Sarah Peake has been seconded from her role as Associate Registrar in the Office of the Registrar to be Humber’s lead on the AdvancED partnership. Sarah’s knowledge of Humber’s programs and processes, specifically for Pathways, PLAR, and Admissions, are invaluable to the program.

Sarah reports directly to Laurie Rancourt and Jason Hunter, who are the Executive supporters of the partnership. Alvina Cassiani is the Academic lead.

Please connect with Sarah by email at sarah.peake@humber.ca if you have any questions or would like more information.

Additional information and frequently asked questions about the Walmart AdvancED program and Humber’s AdvancED network can be found at walmartadvanced.ca.