A decade ago, in a Web Development class at Humber, Antonio and Helena Freire found more than career skills - they found love! 

Their story is just one of many we celebrate each Valentine’s Day, recognizing alumni couples who met in our hallways and classrooms and built lasting connections. 

Watch how Antonio and Helena's journey unfolded as we celebrate learning, love and lifelong bonds. 

Wishing you and your special someone a Happy Valentine's Day.

View more happy couples at humber.ca/alumni/humberlove. 

Humber has been an exceptional and well-managed institution over its 58-year history.  Over the years, we have grown to be recognized as an innovative leader in the post-secondary industry, now with a proud polytechnic identity.  This would not have been possible without the hard work and dedication from our faculty, administrators, and support staff.   

In early January 2024, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced and initiated more than 25 policy changes that impact international student recruitment and overall enrolment efforts.    

This has led post-secondary institutions to think about the financial challenges it will bring, especially for this upcoming fiscal year in 2025-2026 and the years to come. The plans that Humber must make for the future semesters will need to consider both financial and enrolment uncertainty.  Enrolment health is financial health for post-secondary institutions. We will continue to prioritize student success and keep our commitment to our employees. 

Humber is, and continues to be, the Greater Toronto Area’s (GTA) Top Employer; recognizing our long service employees is important to me and Humber Polytechnic.  In recognizing our long serving employees, we are offering the Voluntary Retirement Program (VRP) to those who may be considering retirement. Choosing to retire is a personal choice and the decision is voluntary by the employee.   

Thank you for your commitment and continued support. 

For more information on the Voluntary Retirement Program, please contact the VRP team at voluntaryretirementprogram@humber.ca. 

Sincerely,  

Jennifer O’Brien
Vice-President
People(s), Culture and Organizational Excellence 

As we celebrate Valentine's Day, Humber’s Advancement and Alumni team would like to share our heartfelt gratitude to all faculty and staff who continue to support Humber Gives.

Humber Gives is our staff and faculty initiative to give back to the community by supporting students through much-needed scholarships, bursaries and emergency funds. These funds are crucial in helping students continue with their studies, graduate and pursue their career goals.

There’s no doubt that Humber students have heart in everything they do. And through your support, we were able to award more than 1,200 scholarships to deserving students last year. Thank you for all that you do.

This month, as we spread the love, please consider supporting our students. Donate online and show that you’ve got heart!

For those interested in joining the Humber Gives community of supporters, or who have questions, please contact Melissa Beauchamp, Director, Annual & Leadership Giving at melissa.beauchamp@humber.ca.

The Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education (JIPE) is pleased to announce the publication of “Enhancing Strategic Partnerships in Higher Education: Developing and Implementing a Predictive Model” by Georgios Eftychiou, MBA. 

Abstract:

The Predictive Strategic-Fit Model (PSFM) represents a transformative approach to forging successful industry-academia collaborations. It offers higher education institutions, like Humber Polytechnic, a systematic, data-driven framework to assess potential partnerships by aligning institutional goals with industry capabilities. The model operates through a dual-sided analysis: the Demand Side, which focuses on value creation, revenue diversification, and systems leadership, and the Supply Side, which evaluates a partner’s attributes, such as financial health, relevance, and existing relationships. By combining Subjective Evaluative Judgments (SEJs) and objective data, the PSFM ensures a balanced, evidence-based approach to decision-making. The model’s integration into a web application enhances accessibility and scalability, providing users with actionable insights through an intuitive interface. This digital platform is designed to evolve, incorporating future advancements in machine learning and data analysis to further optimize partnership evaluations. While the PSFM offers new opportunities for strategic alignment, it also supports long-term, multi-faceted collaborations by addressing the untapped potential within the vast amount of underutilized data available to institutions. The PSFM complements traditional methods of relationship-building, providing a structured way to prioritize and assess partnerships.

Read “Enhancing Strategic Partnerships in Higher Education: Developing and Implementing a Predictive Model” on JIPE.ca.

About JIPE

The Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education (JIPE) is an online, open-access journal that mobilizes knowledge and insights generated by the global polytechnic community. JIPE is electronically published by Humber Press at Humber Polytechnic. JIPE is accepting submissions on a rolling basis. To learn more about JIPE, please visit jipe.ca or email humberpress@humber.ca.