College Council Highlights: September 12, 2019

The Humber College Council (HCC) held its first meeting of the 2019-20 academic year on Thursday, September 12, 2019 at the North Campus. To ensure the Humber community is informed of upcoming events, new initiatives, and important issues, the College Council reports the highlights of its meetings. For more information or to provide feedback on these highlights, please contact risha.toney@humber.ca.

Roundtable

Lisa Anketell [Program Development Consultant] noted that Humber and Centennial Colleges are hosting the Student Voices in Higher Education: Quality Assurance Perspectives and Practices Symposium on November 14 and 15, 2019 at the Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation. Launching the symposium will be keynote speaker Dr. Francisco Marmolejo, Lead Tertiary Education Specialist with The World Bank. Registration is now open and space is limited. For more information please visit studentvoicessymposium.ca/registration.

 Opening Remarks

Chris Whitaker [President and CEO Humber College] welcomed new and returning Humber College Council (HCC) members and thanked all for their ongoing commitment. C. Whitaker acknowledged HCC members’ roles as ambassadors in their respective divisions, and invited HCC members to share information from College Council with colleagues and to bring their feedback to College Council to facilitate a two-way flow of communication in the spirit of continuous improvement.

C. Whitaker noted that there were several government initiatives over the past year that will continue to have an impact on the College, such as the Student Choice Initiative, development of the Strategic Mandate Agreement 3 (SMA3), and changes to the funding model. It was noted that enrollment is up, including domestic enrollment, which was previously declining. The transition to a six faculty structure has taken place, and we are still working to ensure a smooth changeover for all affected.

Facilitation Session

Risa Handler [HCC chair] introduced Dave Smiderle [Consultant] who provided an overview of the facilitation session for HCC members. During the session members explored topics related to the impact and value of College Council, the type of topics that should be presented, how presenters can benefit from feedback from HCC members, the physical space of the meetings and how information is best shared with constituent groups.

Wrap-up and next steps

D. Smiderle and R. Handler thanked HCC members for their participation in the session, and noted that the feedback would be reviewed at the College Council Executive meeting. A follow-up communication will be sent to HCC members before the October meeting to inform members of any changes to the upcoming meetings resulting from feedback from the facilitation session. 

The next meeting of the College Council will be held on Thursday October 10, 2019 at the Lakeshore Campus. For meeting highlights, supporting materials, and opportunities to provide feedback please visit the College Council website.

On Sunday, September 29, flags at our campuses will be lowered to half-mast to recognize Police and Peace Officers’ National Memorial Day.

On September 24, 1998 the Government of Canada officially proclaimed the last Sunday of September of every year as Police and Peace Officers’ National Memorial Day. This National Memorial Day gives Canadians an opportunity each year to formally express appreciation for the dedication of police and peace officers, which made the ultimate tragic sacrifice to keep our communities safe.

To learn more, visit thememorial.ca/memorial/index/introduction.

The HRMS Resolution Centre schedule for the period of September 30 to October 25 is now available. For resolution of individual issues related to access/log-in; time entry/approval; offer acceptance; missing employee information (banking information); missed pay, please visit us during one of our sessions.

Click here to view the schedule

Important reminder for Employees and Managers/Delegates who submit and approve time, for the next pay period:

• Employees who submit their time* for approval need to submit their time cards within the HRMS every Friday by 2 p.m.
• Managers and delegates, who approve employee’s time within the HRMS, need to approve time every Tuesday by 5 p.m.

*Note - you must submit your time card in order for your Manager to approve them. Any time card left in a Saved or Entered status will not be available to managers for approval. Click here to learn how to submit your time card.

Available Now - Time & Labour Calendar which will remind of the Time Submission and Approval deadlines. Click here to download the calendar.

Keep a lookout for our upcoming communiqué announcements where we will be sharing information with you on new HRMS features and functionalities, upcoming events and much more.

HRMS Team

Check out our HRMS KB by visiting the HR website at hrs.humber.ca and click on the HRMS Knowledge Base icon.

In the HRMS Knowledge you can find information on: How-to Perform Actions within the System, Process Change and System Change Communications, Employee and Manager Playbooks, Webinars, FAQs, How-to Get Support, HR Support Centre FAQs, past communiqués and much more.

Introduction to Office365 and OneDrive

Workshops happen every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in North Campus, L132.

The workshops will run until the last working Thursday in 2019.

All staff are welcome to come learn about some of the apps in Office365 and how Office365 can help them work more efficiently.

Reserve your spot today by emailing stephanie.maggs@humber.ca or if there is room available, just drop in.