Humber Polytechnic is committed to creating an engaging workplace which values employee development and growth. 

Belonging and Equity is a building block of Humber’s Builders of Brilliance vision and highlights the importance of creating an inclusive and equitable environment where everyone can thrive, succeed, and receive a credential. Career Growth and Development, one of the engagement drivers identified in Humber’s Employee Engagement Survey supports employees to enhance skills and expertise to meet their career objectives. The Graduate Assistance Program is an excellent program that supports employees to pursue their career and professional development goals, and we encourage eligible employees to participate and submit their application.  

Humber’s Graduate Assistance Program (GAP) provides funding for tuition to support employees in completing discipline-specific post-secondary degrees, Master or Doctoral degrees at an accredited post-secondary institution. 

All full-time academic, support, and admin employees who have completed their probationary period are eligible to apply. Funding under this program is for tuition fees, for a maximum of four (4) years for each individual program up to a maximum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) per fiscal year. 

The application deadline is June 6, 2025. All full-time employees interested in applying can find more details on the application process and forms in the links below: 

• Tuition Reimbursement and Scholarships Website  
• GAP Call for Applications 
• GAP Overview and Steps to Apply 

Questions? Please email us at oe@humber.ca 

The Longo Faculty of Business is pleased to share the April edition of the monthly Dean's Newsletter. 
 

Fall 2025 Orientation 

The Orientation Team within Student Success and Engagement (SSE) is excited to begin collaborating with Academic Faculties and campus partners in preparation for Fall 2025 Orientation. We look forward to working together to welcome all the new students in their transition to Humber Polytechnic. 

Orientation comprises of virtual pre-arrival events, online guides and resources, program-focused Meet Your Faculty sessions, Mentor Meet Up sessions and on-campus events and activities.    

Outline for Fall 2025 Orientation 

August 4–22: The First Year Experience (FYE) and Orientation Team will be offering virtual Pre-Arrival Mentoring Sessions. These sessions will welcome and guide students in their transition into Humber over 3 weeks, providing information on what to expect in post-secondary education, engagement, and support. Pre-Arrival Mentoring Sessions are designed to provide students with an opportunity to have all their orientation questions answered and connect with the FYE Team and their peers before they begin their classes.  

Wednesday, August 27: In partnership with our Academic Faculties, we will host Academic Orientation with our Meet Your Faculty sessions at Lakeshore Campus. These sessions will be in-person, on campus. 

Thursday, August 28: In partnership with our Academic Faculties, we will host Academic Orientation for Virtual - Meet Your Faculty sessions supporting all three campuses that register for virtual hosting including Distant Learning programs. 

Thursday, August 28: In partnership with campus partners and the on-site team at the Downtown Campus, previously known as the International Graduate School (IGS). This date will provide in-person and on-campus programming for incoming Humber Downtown students only.    

Friday, August 29: In partnership with our Academic Faculties, we will host Academic Orientation with our Meet Your Faculty sessions at North Campus and Carrier Drive Campus. These sessions will be in-person, on campus.   

September 2-12: Orientation will host Welcome Stations on campus each day to further support and orient our students to Humber Polytechnic.    

September 2-30: Orientation, with the support of our campus partners, will host Welcome Month Events for students. This programming will focus on well-being and social connection, and we will continue to promote services and resources available to students throughout their time at Humber. We will reach out to campus partners with further information on how to get involved.    

We welcome feedback from all our partners and appreciate the continued support from the Humber Polytechnic community.    

If you have not previously been involved with Orientation but would like to partner with us in welcoming students in Fall 2025, please reach out to:  

Microsoft Teams is our video hosting platform for live, online classes in Blackboard Ultra.

The recommended method for creating and sharing the link to an online synchronous class in Blackboard is to:

• Create an event in Outlook Calendar using your Humber credentials, copy the meeting link and post in the Course Content area and the Calendar in Blackboard. It's also a good idea to share the link via an Announcement in Blackboard.
• Create a 'Class' event in Microsoft Teams using your Humber credentials, copy the meeting link and post in the Course Content area and the Calendar in Blackboard. It's also a good idea to share the link via an Announcement in Blackboard.
• Create a 'Class' channel in Microsoft Teams, copy the link to the team and share it with your students via an Announcement in Blackboard.

For more information about these options, please visit our creating a class meeting link for students to join virtually resource.

Important note: When we migrated to MS Teams for online classes in Summer 2023, we integrated a tool (MS Teams LTI) into Blackboard. Since that time, the MS Teams LTI has become increasingly unreliable. Blackboard no longer supports this LTI, and it has now officially been removed from Blackboard.

Need support? Contact the Innovative Learning Support Centre. We are here to help.