Announcements

When:
January 18, 2019

To all members of the Humber and University of Guelph-Humber (Humber) community,

As we experience colder temperatures and snow in the coming weeks, we would like to remind the Humber community about travelling to campus during the winter and college operations during the season.

During the winter semester, we are planning to be open each day and to operate as normal. As we expect to have snow and inclement weather during the season, our facilities and campus operations teams are prepared to take actions such as clearing snow and melting ice.

On days with inclement weather, whether you drive to campus or take public transit, please give yourself extra time for your commute and travel according to road conditions.

For students, if you think the roadways near your home or the college are unsafe due to severe ice or snow, please call or email your professor or program coordinator if you decide not to come to class. For employees who think it is unsafe to travel to the college because of severe ice or snow, please call or email your supervisor.

In the event that a college/campus closure is required due to severe weather, an announcement will be posted on humber.ca, our main Facebook, Twitter and Instagram channels, and Humber Alert by 6 a.m. for morning classes, and 3:30 p.m. for evening classes, or as soon as possible. We will also inform GTA media of a college closure. You can sign up to receive notification of Humber campus activity, including closures here.

If a closure occurs, students scheduled to be at external organizations for an internship or placement, or for other college related activities, will follow the protocol of the external organization with respect to cancellation of college activities or closure of the facility. It is the student’s responsibility to advise their external placement advisor or supervisor of any situation that prevents them from attending their placement or work.

For Orangeville Campus students and employees, please note that separate announcements will be sent to you, as the weather in Orangeville and Etobicoke is not always the same.

For more information, please see the weather closure FAQ and Humber’s Unscheduled Closure of Campus Buildings policy (and Severe Weather Procedure).

We wish you a safe and warm winter season.

When:
January 18, 2019
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

Sun Life reviews the utilization of group insurance benefits at regular intervals. From time to time premium rates for these benefits are adjusted either up or down to reflect the level of usage, cost to provide these benefits, anticipated cost to maintain the benefits in the future and the cost of inflation.

Effective February 1, 2019 the premiums payable to Sun Life by Humber College as well as the premiums deducted from your pay will be adjusted as outlined in the table below. The Joint Insurance Committee (JIC) of OPSEU, OCASA and College Compensation and Appointments Council have reviewed and approved these premium rate changes. The current employee/employer cost sharing arrangements will continue as shown below.

Employees may see an increase or decrease in the employee portion of the benefit premiums depending on the type of benefits they have elected.

As plan members there are opportunities to help keep future premiums increases under control and contribute to the long-term viability of the plan through different measures.

  • Be a smart consumer: where possible shop around for the pharmacies that have lower dispensing fees.
  • Generic version of prescription drugs-ask your doctor if there are generic version of prescription drugs that can properly treat your condition just as well as the more expensive alternative.
  • Use government plans and community services which can be found at ontario.ca/locations/health

If you would like to review your benefits, please contact your Compensation & Benefits Specialist.

Compensation & Benefits Specialist (First initial of last name)

Hannah Song (A-K) x4023, hannah.song@humber.ca
Denise Giacomelli (L-Z) x4807, denise.giacomelli@humber.ca

 

Effective: February 1, 2019

ACADEMIC EMPLOYEES

  $/Month Change % Employee College
Type of Benefit Current Rate New Rate   Portion Portion
AD&D $ 0.02 per $1000 No Change No Change 0% 100%
Basic Life Insurance $ 0.19 per $1000 No Change No Change 0% 100%
Supplemental Life $ 0.11 per $1000 No Change No Change 50% 50%
Employee Pay-All Life $ 0.11 per $1000 $ 0.10 per $1000 ↓10% 100% 0%
Dependent Life $ 0.97 per unit No Change No Change 100% 0%
LTD – CAAT $ 2.30 per $100 No Change No Change 100% 0%
Extended Health (single) $ 97.58 No Change No Change 0% 100%
Extended Health (family) $ 223.20 No Change No Change 0% 100%
Vision Care (single) $ 10.49 $ 13.11 ↑25% 25% 75%
Vision Care (family) $ 30.82 $ 38.53 ↑25% 25% 75%
Hearing Care (single) $ 0.89 $ 1.11 ↑25% 25% 75%
Hearing Care (family) $ 2.64 $ 3.30 ↑25% 25% 75%
Dental (single) $ 54.77 $ 53.67 ↓2% 0% 100%
Dental (family) $ 153.14 $ 150.08 ↓2% 0% 100%

Please note that the Retail Sales Tax of 8% needs to be added to the above rates

 

PARTIAL LOAD EMPLOYEES

  $/Month Change % Employee College
Type of Benefit Current Rate New Rate   Portion Portion
AD&D $ 0.02 per $1000 No Change No Change 100% 0%
Basic Life Insurance $ 0.19 per $1000 No Change No Change 100% 0%
Supplemental Life $ 0.11 per $1000 No Change No Change 100% 0%
Employee Pay-All Life $ 0.11 per $1000 $ 0.10 per $1000 ↓10% 100% 0%
Dependent Life $ 0.97 per unit No Change No Change 100% 0%
Extended Health (single) $ 97.58 No Change No Change 0% 100%
Extended Health (family) $ 223.20 No Change No Change 0% 100%
Vision Care (single) $ 10.49 $ 13.11 ↑25% 100% 0%
Vision Care (family) $ 30.82 $ 38.53 ↑25% 100% 0%
Hearing Care (single) $ 0.89 $ 1.11 ↑25% 100% 0%
Hearing Care (family) $ 2.64 $ 3.30 ↑25% 100% 0%
Dental (single) $ 54.77 $ 53.67 ↓2% 100% 0%
Dental (family) $ 153.14 $ 150.08 ↓2% 100% 0%

Please note that the Retail Sales Tax of 8% needs to be added to the above rates

 

ADMINISTRATIVE EMPLOYEES

  $/Month Change % Employee College
Type of Benefit Current Rate New Rate   Portion Portion
AD&D $ 0.02 per $1000 No Change No Change 0% 100%
Basic Life Insurance $ .08 per $1000 No Change No Change 0% 100%
Supplemental Life $ .05 per $1000 No Change No Change 50% 50%
Employee Pay-All Life $0.026-$0.371
per $1000
$0.023-$0.334
per $1000
↓11-13% 100% 0%
Dependent Life $ 1.64 per unit $ 1.48 per unit ↓11% 100% 0%
LTD – CAAT $ 2.34 per $100 No Change No Change 33.3% 66.7%
Extended Health (single) $ 82.41 $ 88.18 ↑7% 0% 100%
Extended Health (family) $ 170.76 $ 182.71 ↑7% 0% 100%
Vision Care (single) $ 8.65 $ 9.86 ↑14% 25% 75%
Vision Care (family) $ 25.65 $ 29.24 ↑14% 25% 75%
Hearing Care (single) $ 0.66 $0.71 ↑7% 0% 100%
Hearing Care (family) $ 2.64 $ 3.30 ↑7% 0% 100%
Dental (single) $ 43.06 No Change No Change 0% 100%
Dental (family) $ 139.46 No Change No Change 0% 100%

Please note that the Retail Sales Tax of 8% needs to be added to the above rates

 

SUPPORT EMPLOYEES

  $/Month Change % Employee College
Type of Benefit Current Rate New Rate   Portion Portion
AD&D $ 0.02 per $1000 No Change No Change 0% 100%
Basic Life Insurance $ 0.15 per $1000 $ 0.154 per $1000 ↑3% 0% 100%
Supplemental Life $ 0.11 per $1000 No Change No Change 40% 60%
Employee Optional Life $0.057-$0.895
per $1000
No Change No Change 100% 0%
Dependent Life $ 3.10 per unit $ 2.95 per unit ↓5% 100% 0%
Spousal Supplemental Life $ 0.20 per $1000 $ 0.18 per $1000 ↓10% 100% 0%
LTD $ 3.77 per $100 $ 3.58 per $100 ↓5% 25% 75%
Extended Health (single) $ 97.96 No Change No Change 0% 100%
Extended Health (family) $ 216.76 No Change No Change 0% 100%
Catastrophic Drug Coverage
(Single)
**Effective (March 1, 2019)**
N/A $ 1.90 **New** 100% 0%
Catastrophic Drug Coverage
(Family)
**Effective (March 1, 2019)**
N/A $ 4.22 **New** 100% 0%
Vision Care (single) $ 11.10 $ 11.66 ↑5% 25% 75%
Vision Care (family) $ 28.30 $ 29.72 ↑5% 25% 75%
Hearing Care (single) $ 0.72 $ 0.76 ↑5% 25% 75%
Hearing Care (family) $ 1.97 $ 2.07 ↑5% 25% 75%
Dental (single) $ 48.97 $ 51.42 ↑5% 0% 100%
Dental (family) $139.66 $ 146.64 ↑5% 0% 100%

Please note that the Retail Sales Tax of 8% needs to be added to the above rates

When:
January 18, 2019

This summer, the residences will not be accepting any groups for accommodations until May 15. If you are in need of group accommodations prior to this date, Conference Services would be happy to refer you to one of our community partners.

Please contact us at hcs@humber.ca for more information.

When:
January 18, 2019

The Centre for Healthy Living is offering fitness assessments. Sign up for your assessment now! 

Students from the Exercise Science and Lifestyle Management Program are offering a variety of fitness assessments from checking your VO2 Max to reviewing your body composition results from our BodPod. Whether you are wanting to know your baseline results before starting a new training program, or just curious as to where your fitness is now, check out our offerings here.

Register at the Centre for Healthy Living in A107 (North Campus) today as spots are sure to fill up quickly.

When:
January 18, 2019
Contact:
Bharat Saini
Tel:
x5160
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

Over the past year, the Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity (the Centre) engaged the Humber College community in a participatory and consultative process to obtain feedback on Humber’s Human Rights Policy and Human Rights Complaint Resolution Procedure. Thank you all for your engagement and feedback.

The Centre is pleased to announce the official launch of the revised Human Rights Policy and Human Rights Complaint Resolution Procedure. You can access the documents at:

Humber is committed to fostering an equitable, diverse and inclusive culture in which all members of the College community study, work and live free from discrimination and harassment. The College has the legal and moral responsibility to ensure that it provides a learning, working and living environment free from discrimination and harassment. Humber’s Human Rights Policy applies to all members of the Humber and University of Guelph-Humber community.

Humber’s Human Rights Policy and Complaint Resolution Procedure are reviewed during the Pathways to Human Rights, Education and Action training session. Registration information for this training is included in the PDF below. Note: Full-time employees are required to participate in an in-person training session.

For questions pertaining to Humber’s Human Rights Policy and Complaint Resolution Procedure, please contact: Nancy Simms, Director of the Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity, at nancy.simms@humber.ca.

Thank you for your commitment to ensuring an inclusive environment free from discrimination and harassment.

When:
January 17, 2019
Contact:
Humber MT Clinic
Tel:
x5055
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

The Humber Student Massage Clinic is now open for the Winter 2019 semester.

We offer appointments to everyone- faculty, staff, students and community members.

Stop by A107 (North Campus) to book your appointment today!

When:
January 17, 2019
Contact:
Nisshanee Peduruppillai
Tel:
647.997.0940
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

The Creativity in Business (CiB) Program is a Standford-inspired pilot program that is only offered at Humber College facilitated by Applied Research and hosted by the Centre for Entrepreneurship (CfE). To register, go to humber.ca/cfe/programs.

Why should students be interested?
In an era of deep change and fierce competition for markets and employees, 21st century leaders need tools to help them become more reflective and attentive. This ability to inspire is determined by your integrity of character (who you are, what you stand for, and how you act), your alignment of purpose and the presence of trust. Authenticity and integrity occur when you develop self-awareness through self-reflection together with the ability to pay attention to others (empathy) and the current operating context.

What will our students be getting?

  • An assessment that describes how they learn, use and develop their own creative capacity
  • Four Saturday workshops over a three-month period, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
  • An online reflective community to discuss their purpose, their leadership capacity and their future
  • CCR Accreditation
  • Lunch provided
  • Access to two simulation games using an experiential approach

Their commitment?
To come to all four workshops and participate. Workshops will focus on:

  • Finding their purpose
  • Developing them as leaders
  • Building their capacity for creative problem solving
  • Next Steps: In Creative Data Storytelling

Please promote this to all your students. The least we can do for their futures is to point them to the right direction.

 

Follow us on: Facebook | TwitterInstagram | LinkedIn

Interested in entrepreneurship or intrapreneurship? Become a CfE Member online, register here.

We are committed to serving YOU.

When:
January 17, 2019
Contact:
Ravneet Mann
Tel:
x4767

Next week, the CTL will be hosting a variety of learning and engagement opportunities. For more details and to register please click the registration links below.

Workshop North Campus Lakeshore
Connect with Laurie: Humber's Institutional Learning Outcomes Jan. 21, 2019 - North: D225I
Register: 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
n/a
Voice Improvement Jan. 21, 2019 - North: D236
Register: 12:35 p.m. to 1:25 p.m.
Jan. 24, 2019 - Lake: F103
Register - 2:35 p.m. to 1:25 p.m.
Blackboard: Building Quality Assessments Jan. 21, 2019 - North: D225J 
Register: 2:25 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Register: 6:05 p.m. to 6:55 p.m.
n/a
Writers' Collective n/a Jan. 22, 2019 - Lake: F103
Register: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Mind Mapping Jan. 22, 2019 - North: D236
Register: 10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 
Jan. 23, 2019 - Lake: F103
Register: 10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Blackboard: Embedding Content into Bb Jan. 23, 2019 - North: D225J
Register: 1:30 p.m. to 2:20 p.m.
Register: 6:05 p.m. to 6:55 p.m.
n/a
Excel Ninja (Part 2)  Jan. 24, 2019 - North: D225J
Register: 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
n/a
Blackboard: Using the Groups Tool Jan. 24, 2019 - North: D225J
Register: 6:05 p.m. to 6:55 p.m.
Jan. 25, 2019 - North: D225J
Register: 10:45 a.m. to 11:35 a.m.
n/a
PC Community of Practice Jan. 25, 2019 - North: D225I
Register: 8:55 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
n/a
Coding Qualitative Data Jan. 25, 2019 - North: D236
Register: 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
n/a
Community of Pracitce: Supporting Humber's International and Multilingual Learners n/a Jan. 25, 2019 - Lake: L3002
Register: 10:45 a.m. to 11:35 a.m.

CTL News

Scholarly Writing Book Camp: Apply for this off-campus retreat that provides consolidated, protected time for faculty to work on a scholarly writing project. All applications must be submitted by February 1, 2019. Click here for more information. 

Teaching Innovation Fund - The CTL is pleased to announce the next call for applications for the Teaching Innovation Fund. All applications must be submitted by January 18, 2019. Click here for more information.

To view a complete list of CTL workshops please visit the CTL Calendar.

When:
January 16, 2019
Contact:
Raeshelle Morris
Tel:
x3429

Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) is pleased to announce that the next round of the SmartStart Seed Fund (SmartStart) program is now open.

The SmartStart program is designed to support new ventures led by Ontario’s next generation of entrepreneurs, to transition their start-ups from product development, to market entry and company building. The program provides up to $30,000 (to be matched 1:1 by the start-up) in seed funding and support for entrepreneurship skills training and professional advisory services, helping to grow the start-ups and make them investment- and customer-ready. The SmartStart program is delivered by OCE on behalf of the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario).

To ensure SmartStart supports only high-quality companies, applicants to the program must be endorsed by one of the following members of the ONE Network: a Regional Innovation Centre (RIC) funded by the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade (MEDJCT), an OCE-funded Campus-Linked Accelerator (CLA), or an OCE-funded On-Campus Entrepreneurship Activities (OCEA) program recipient.

To this effect, please note that all potential SmartStart applicants will require an endorsement form from their RIC, CLA or OCEA before they can apply to the program. We are relying on the endorsers to vet potential applicants to ensure they fit both our required eligibility criteria and are suitable for the program.
 
Companies must be:

  • For-profit, based in a Southern Ontario census region, incorporated for less than four years, and have less than $250,000 in revenue and/or investment;
  • Actively engaged as a client for at least four months within the past 12 months, and/or recently accepted into a program involving a selection process (such as an accelerator, a bootcamp/pitch competition winner, recipient of an embedded executive, etc.) with your RIC, CLA or OCEA organization;
  • Additionally, companies should meet the following suitability criteria: have a team of two or more people, be developing a disruptive, technology-based, scalable business focused on a fast-growing or new market, have a minimum-viable product (MVP), and can articulate a product-market fit and sales process.

The Humber CfE will be your endorser so please contact Humber CfE (cfe@humber.ca) once you have completed the Eligibility Questionaire. Deadline to submit an Eligibility Questionnaire: February 1, 2019, 11:59 p.m. ET.

Humber Centre for Entrepreneurship

Website: humber.ca/cfe

Follow us on: Facebook | TwitterInstagram | LinkedIn

Interested in entrepreneurship or intrapreneurship? Become a CfE Member online, register here.

We are committed to serving YOU.

When:
January 16, 2019

We have temporarily closed the LRC north east entrance (leading to the bus loop).

This closure is due to the extreme cold coming through the steadily opened doors caused by high pedestrian traffic volume, allowing the wind to push frigid air right into the centre of the first floor of the LRC.

We are asking students, staff and guests to please use the front LRC entrance for entering and exiting the building.

Facilities is assessing alternative long-term options to solve this problem.

Thank you,

Humber Facilities

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