In keeping with our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, we want to remind our community this Halloween that culture is a not a costume. At Humber, we do not mimic racial or ethnic groups. Please be respectful of all individuals and cultures across the college.
As part of the #HumberPondProject, we're building outdoor classrooms, living laboratories and wildlife habitats to advance learning and sustainability at Humber College and for our community. Since we completed the first phase of our project this September, we’ve been happy to see several new friends move in, including a great blue heron, a snapping turtle, and a great egret!
The Humber Pond is being used as an experiential learning space by a number of Humber College programs and classes including Civil Engineering Technology, Sustainable Horticulture, and Sustainable Energy and Building Technology.
Pond Phases
There are three phases to the project:
Want to get involved?
Stay tuned here for more updates and future opportunities to get involved! If you would like a guided tour of the Humber Pond and/or would like to discuss how your program or course could use the Pond for experiential learning, please contact arboretum@humber.ca.
This Project is possible because of the partnership between Humber College, Humber Arboretum, The Centre for Urban Ecology, City of Toronto’s Parks, Forestry & Recreation division, and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority.
Are you a Humber department or Humber staff on campus who hires student employees? If so, there are some important terms to understand.
When hiring a student, they can be employed as either a Work Study employee or a Non Work Study employee. What's the difference?
The Work Study Program
The Work Study (W.S.) Program is a government and Humber funded program that provides eligible domestic students with the opportunity to develop transferable skills through paid work on campus. The Work Study Program is needs-based, and Humber College students can apply for Work Study approval through the humber.ca/myhumber Bursary application. Guelph-Humber students applying for student jobs at Humber can visit the Academic and Career Success Centre in LRC – 1st floor for more information.
Work Study Program Eligibility Criteria
To participate in the program, students must:
Non Work Study Eligible Students
Students who do not meet the Work Study Program eligibility requirements (stated above) typically fall into the following student groups:
As a best practice, it is encouraged that hiring managers work to set aside some funding in the PT Support Account to hire Non Work Study eligible students.
For more information visit careers.humber.ca/work-study.php or contact us at workstudy@humber.ca
Processing Work Study and Non Work Study Student Employees on HRMS
When processing student hires on HRMS, please ensure you're using the following Requisition Templates. This ensures students are being paid from your appropriate Accounts.
When selecting a Requisition Template, select the correct option below:
Students working 24 hours or less (For fall/winter/summer term contracts)
Students working 35 hours or more (For summer term contracts only)
For more information about hiring using HRMS, please contact the HR Support Centre (416.675.5001) and/or visit humber.ca/hrms
Next week in Learning & Development, there's still space available in:
Presentation Skills
Friday, October 18, 2019
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
North Campus, Community Room, NX111
Do you feel nervous if and when you need to address a room full of people, or are asked to present to a group? Come join Cathy in this interactive workshop to develop skills to build your presentation skills.
In this workshop, you will learn:
This interactive, hands-on session is facilitated by Cathy Sobocan, president of Raise Your Voice Coaching:
Cathy is highly regarded as one of the top media consultants in Toronto. Take advantage of her extensive background in broadcasting, voice, and media management. She brings into her coaching over 13 years of experience as a private trainer, college and university professor, and voice coach for TEDxToronto. She’s spent a lot of time on the other side of the microphone herself, with more than 20 years of experience as a radio and television broadcast journalist in Canada and NYC.
Please register here for this workshop or contact Maureen at learninghrs@humber.ca.
Thank you.
Learning & Development
The Faculty of Business is pleased to share with the College the September edition of the monthly Dean's Newsletter.
1511 is a faculty-lead, research-driven art project that honours the generations of patients of the former Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Cemetery (now the Humber College Lakeshore Campus). In this unique project, second-year students from the Visual and Digital Arts program collaborated with the Lakeshore Ground Interpretive Centre and Among Friends, a community mental health organization with members who have personal histories tied to the psychiatric facility, to create a commemorative artwork based on the history of the site and its patients. To cultivate creative concepts, students sought the guidance of researchers, historians, artists, and most significantly, community members with direct ties/experiences with the psychiatric hospital.
Click here to watch the short film that grew out of this unique collaboration.
Video capture and editing by Innis Papagiannis
Soundscape by Rob Shorthill
Narration by Ed Janiszewski
Project leaders Cole Swanson and Anne Zbitnew with Jennifer Bazar
1511 acknowledges the support of Humber College, including the Faculty of Media & Creative Arts (FMCA), Community Outreach and Workforce Development (COWD), the Centre for Equity, Human Rights and Diversity; and Office of the Principal, Lakeshore Campus.
Application-based scholarships for students have launched! Students can apply on MyHumber.
Scholarships are funded by generous donors and supporters of Humber. Each scholarship has eligibility criteria, some of which is specific to a faculty or program.
Please help spread the word to our students!
If you have questions, please contact Marlene Barbosa, Student Awards Officer, at x5480 or marlene.barbosa@humber.ca.
Free pregnancy massage at the Humber Massage student clinic
We are looking for participants in any stage of pregnancy to take part in a free two-hour massage session. Participants will be assessed and treated by Humber students in their third semester of the Massage Therapy Program.
October 15–17 | October 28–31
Appointments available:
Location: North Campus, A107
Rubina Leahy will be joining us as the new Associate Dean, Student Wellness and Equity beginning on October 15. Rubina has worked in the Human Services sector for 25 years - 18 years at the senior management level.
Recently, Rubina has worked as a Director, Client Services at Victim Services of Peel. In this role, she managed the High-Risk Program which supports individuals who have been involved in some of the most challenging situations one can imagine. She also advised and led case managers in the Transitional and Housing Support Program and the South Asian Family Enrichment Program which provides long-term support to clients who have experienced intimate partner abuse. Additionally, she has worked with several agencies providing support to women, youth, and family.
Rubina also has a Humber/Guelph-Humber connection as she has been an instructor in the FCSS program since 2013.
Rubina has expressed incredible excitement to join the team in Student Success and Engagement at Humber and is looking forward to advancing our priorities on health and wellness, empathetic client service, and developing strong leaders among our student and staff communities.
Please extend congratulations to Rubina on starting her new chapter at Humber.
This week the Teaching & Learning department is hosting a variety of learning engagement opportunities.
Click on the links below to register.
| Date and time | Workshop | Campus | Room | |
| October 8 9:50 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. |
Panopto: Introduction |
North | J230 | Register |
| October 8 11:40 a.m. – 1:25 p.m. |
Blackboard: Test & Quizzes |
Lakeshore | D112 | Register |
| October 9 9:50 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. |
Developing, Using and Marking with Rubrics Review the components of a rubric and become familiar with creating, use and increase marking ease, efficiency and consistency. |
North | J230 | Register |
| October 9 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. |
ETC Webinar: FlipGrid Skits! |
Webinar | D109 | Register |
| October 9 12:35 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. |
Real-time Student Feedback: Classroom Assessment Techniques |
North | F202 | Register |
| October 9 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. |
Blackboard: Test & Quizzes |
North | J230 | Register |
| October 10 9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. |
Excel Ninja 1.0 Part 3 |
North | J230 | Register |
| October 10 9:50 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. |
Developing, Using and Marking with Rubrics |
Lakeshore | D112 | Register |
| October 10 1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. |
Blackboard: Test & Quizzes |
North | J230 | Register |
| October 10 1:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. |
Real-time Student Feedback: Classroom Assessment Techniques |
Lakeshore | H206B | Register |
| October 10 4:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. |
Blackboard: Grade Centre |
North | J230 | Register |
| October 11 9:50 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. |
Real-time Student Feedback: Classroom Assessment Techniques |
North | F202 | Register |
| October 11 10:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
Blackboard: Test & Quizzes |
Lakeshore | D112 | Register |
| October 11 1:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. |
Blackboard: Grade Centre |
Lakeshore | D112 | Register |
To view a complete listing of workshops for the Fall 2019 semester, visit the Teaching & Learning website.
Note: Due to renovations, the Teaching & Learning and Digital Learning teams have temporarily relocated to LX104 effective Tuesday, September 17.
Lakeshore Campus Offices remain unaffected.