Announcements

When:
January 8, 2019
Contact:
Falisha Rowe
Tel:
x5548

Save the date for the Part-time Teachers' Conference on Saturday, March 23, 2019.

Registration opens in March.

When:
January 8, 2019

ARI Internal Funding - Cultivate Fund

The Cultivate Fund supports Humber employees engaged in original, externally-focused research and innovation by providing funding to employees exploring strategic research or innovation initiatives with an industry, community or academic partner. The Cultivate Fund application and review process is designed to be competitive, transparent, and equitable.

  • $25,000 max per project
  • Funding period: one year maximum
  • Applications are accepted year round, on an ongoing basis.

The application and guidelines can be found here.

 

Mitacs Accelerate - Internship Program 

The Accelerate program connects companies with postsecondary students to offer hands-on learning experience for students, while also helping businesses solve real-world challenges through student internship placements.

Mitacs Accelerate is now accepting applications from applicants at colleges and polytechnics as part of a pilot initiative for the sector.

More information about the Mitacs Accelerate program can also be found here.

 

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

Connection Grants

Connection Grants support events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives.  $7,000 to $25,000 can be awarded for events, and up to $50,000 for other outreach activities up to one year.

Humber Application Deadline: two weeks prior to SSHRC deadline

SSHRC Application Deadline: Feb 1, May 1, August 1

Partnership Engage Grants

Partnership Engage Grants provide short-term and timely support for partnered research activities that will inform decision-making at a single partner organization from the public, private or not-for-profit sector. $7,000 to $25,000 can be awarded for up to one year.

Humber Application Deadline: two weeks prior to SSHRC deadline

SSHRC Application Deadline: March 15, June 1, September 15, December 15

New Frontiers in Research Fund – Exploration

The objective of this inaugural competition is to generate opportunities for early career researchers (ECRs) to conduct high-risk, high-reward and interdisciplinary research not available through funding opportunities currently offered by the three agencies. It seeks to inspire highly innovative projects that defy current research paradigms, propose a unique scientific direction, bring disciplines together beyond the traditional disciplinary approaches, and/or use different perspectives to solve existing problems.

Notice of Intent: January 11, 2019

SSHCC Application Deadline: February 7, 2019

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) - College and Community Innovation (CCI) Program

The College and Community Innovation (CCI) Program is managed by NSERC in collaboration with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Proposed projects can be across the spectrum of natural and social sciences, engineering, humanities or health.

Applied Research Tools and Instruments Grants

The objective of the ARTI Grants is to support the purchase of research equipment and installations to foster and enhance the capacity of colleges to undertake applied research, innovation and training in collaboration with local companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). ARTI Grants are one-year awards that support the purchase of applied research equipment costing between $7,000 and $150,000. The proposed equipment may be a single item or a collection of items targeted at a particular applied research area.

Humber Application Deadline: two weeks prior to NSERC deadline

NSERC Application Deadline: March 21, 2019

Engage Grants

Engage Grants are designed to give innovative companies that operate from a Canadian base access to the unique knowledge, expertise and capabilities available at Canadian universities and colleges. These grants are intended to foster the development of new research partnerships by supporting short-term research and development projects aimed at addressing a company-specific problem. Up to $25,000 can be awarded for up to six months.  

Applied Research and Development Grants

Applied Research and Development (ARD) Grants are intended to provide companies that operate from a Canadian base access to the unique knowledge, expertise and capabilities available at Canadian colleges and to train students in essential technical skills required by companies. ARD projects can be at any point in the research and development (R&D) spectrum that is consistent with the college's applied research, training and technology transfer mandate. Up to $150,000 can be awarded for up to three years.

Innovation Links Grant

Innovation Links Grants support college-university collaborations working with the business sector to realize successful commercialization. Direct project costs are shared by the company partner(s) and the CCI Program. Projects may span up to three years in duration. The maximum grant is $125,000 per year. The eligible company partner(s) contribution(s) must be at least equal to the amount requested from NSERC, in cash and/or in-kind – of which at least one third must be in cash.

 

Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE)

Voucher for Innovation and Productivity I (VIP I) and Voucher for Innovation and Productivity II (VIP II) 

VIP I and VIP II grants enable the development of new products and/or processes, facilitate productivity improvements, and help generate new revenues and high-value jobs for Ontario. The VIP I program supports collaborations between industry and post-secondary institutions that lead to knowledge mobilization, commercialization and increased productivity with significant economic impact for Ontario, these projects are up to 12 months in duration with a maximum award of $20,000. The VIP II address company needs by enabling the development of new products and/or processes, or facilitating productivity improvements, by leveraging post-secondary institutions' skills and resources, for 12-24 months in duration with a maximum award of $75,000/year.

 

Canadian Foundation for Innovation

College-Industry Innovation Fund

College-Industry Innovation Fund (CIIF) seeks to enhance the capacity of colleges to support business innovation in Canada by providing them with state-of-the-art, industry-relevant research infrastructure to foster partnerships with the private sector in a specific area of strategic priority to the institution. The CFI will fund up to 40 percent of a project’s eligible infrastructure costs. Colleges can submit up to two proposals per competition under each stream of the CIIF and request up to $1 million per proposal from the CFI.

Stream 1 – Research infrastructure

Dates* Activities
Annually on March 15 Deadline for the submission of notices of intent
Annually on May 15 Deadline for the submission of proposals
Annually in November CFI Board decisions

Stream 2 – Research infrastructure associated with a NSERC CCI-Build IE grant application

Dates Activities
May 24, 2018 Deadline for the submission of notices of intent
August 2018 Invitation to submit a proposal
October 25, 2018 Deadline for the submission of proposals
March 2019 CFI Board decisions

 

Ontario – Early Research Awards (ERA) Program

The Early Researcher Awards program gives funding to new researchers working at publicly funded Ontario research institutions to build a research team.

Each award to a leading researcher is a maximum of $100,000 for up to 5 years duration, and must be matched by an additional $50,000 from the researcher’s institution and/or partner organization.

The government will provide up to $40,000 to your research centre for indirect costs.

View the program guidelines for more information.

You are eligible if you:

  • are a full-time faculty member or principal investigator at an eligible research institution
  • have started your academic career on or after July 1, 2013
  • have completed your first Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree, Medical Doctor or terminal degree on or after July 1, 2008
  • have not already held an Early Researcher Award
  • are not a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair

2019 call for application not yet announced:

Anticipated Notice of Intent Deadline - June 2019 

Anticipated Full Proposal Deadline - August 2019

If you are interested in applying for these funding opportunities or if you would like more information about Applied Research & Innovation opportunities at Humber, please contact crystal.williams@humber.ca.

When:
January 8, 2019
Contact:
Heidi Marsh
Tel:
x5836
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

We are pleased to share the latest issue of Scholars & Co. With the new year comes a new round of opportunities for faculty to engage in the scholarship of teaching and learning, whether they wish to develop new skills, conduct SoTL research, disseminate SoTL research findings, or consume the teaching and learning literature.

Highlights this month include:

  • Call for Applications – Teaching Innovation Fund (see page 2)
  • Call for Applications – Scholarly Writing Boot Camp (see page 1)
  • Call for Expressions of Interest – Special Issue of JIPE (see page 3)
  • Call for Faculty to take part in Cutting Edge 3.1: Interactive Videos (see page 1)
  • New workshops, discussions, & mini-series, including “Microsoft Excel Ninja” and “Scholars’ Café: The Myth-Busters Edition” (see page 4)

It’s a great time to get re-energized about teaching and learning at Humber, and we’re here to help. 

Hope the new semester is off to a great start!

When:
January 8, 2019
Contact:
Vivi Tsoukalas
Tel:
x74122

Beginning January 21, the School of Liberal Arts & Sciences is offering a part-time TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) Certificate of Achievement that is recognized by both TESL Canada and TESL Ontario.

The part-time Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL/TESL) certificate is a postgraduate 140-hour program. The program is designed to be completed in one semester part-time; however, students have the flexibility to complete the certificate at their own pace over one, two, or three semesters.

The certificate program is a hybrid program consisting of both in-class and online courses allowing students to take classes simultaneously. Upon successful completion of the program, students will receive Humber College’s TESOL credential and be eligible to apply to TESL Canada for certification.

With an increasing number of international students in our College, TESL training is no longer just for ESL teachers. This program provides any instructor or staff member with a solid base in teaching methodology, foundations of the English language, and ways to work with and support ESL students in their classes or departments, no matter the subject area.

For more information, visit here.

When:
January 8, 2019
Contact:
Michelle Trumper
Tel:
x5560
Learning and Development MS Excel Level 1 and Level 2 training offerings

Once again, MS Excel Level I and Level II are being offered as we kick off the new year with technical training offerings.

Please register for L&D courses through our learning site.

MS Excel Level I Date: Tuesday, January 29 Location: L132 

This one-day workshop will give you amazing tips and tricks, which will make an enormous difference to your daily work in Excel.
A collection of proven helpful features and/or functions designed to help anyone progress from "Working in Excel", to "Working with Excel" are covered below, with shortcuts included in each unit:

Unit 1: Getting started
Unit 2: Entering and editing data
Unit 3: Modifying a worksheet
Unit 4: Functions
Unit 5: Formatting
Unit 6: Charts
Unit 7: Graphics
Unit 8: Printing

MS Level II Date: Tuesday, February 12 Location: L132

Prerequisite: MS Excel Module 1

This one-day workshop will give you further clarity and efficiency when using Excel, with the aim to continually improve. This module will expand from Module 1, and include more tips on:

  • Managing workbooks and worksheets
  • Advanced formatting
  • Outlining and subtotals
  • Cell and range names
  • Data structure and tables
  • Web and sharing features
  • Documenting and auditing
  • Application settings and templates

 

Learning & Development 
learninghrs@humber.ca

When:
January 8, 2019
Contact:
Lynn VanLieshout
Tel:
x5129
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

Humber hosts FIRST Robotics Competition and we need your help!

FIRST makes it easy to become a volunteer. A community of like-minded adults is ready and willing to help you find a volunteer spot that’s just right for your interest and skills level. Whether you have four hours on a weekend, want to mentor/coach for a season, or just want to be a part of the overall experience, there is a volunteer role suited to your unique talents and interest.

  • Mentors and coaches: guide teams as they work through the challenges of each season; offer off-season support and guidance.
  • Event volunteers: help produce seasonal events at the local, regional, and national levels; take on a variety of jobs from judging to crowd control.

To register as a volunteer visit here.

View the 2019 game challenge YouTube video below.

 

 

When:
January 8, 2019
Contact:
Stephen Allen
Tel:
x73109
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

Get the Fall + Winter issue of the Humber Literary Review. 

We have interviews with Patrick De Witt and Claudia Day, essays by Melanie Mah and Susan Scott, and fiction by Lisa Mterikin and Karen Lee, accompanied by beautiful artwork by Jeannie Phan and Fiona Smith. 

Subscribe here or find it in bookstores.

Happy reading!

Stephen Allen
Acting Associate Dean, Department of English

When:
January 7, 2019

The L&D department is pleased to continue to offer support and services for your department/school in:

  • planning, booking and arranging of any intact team/individual training needs and requests
  • booking a one-on-one discussion(s) surrounding any potential training needs for the upcoming year
  • further information regarding professional development opportunities

In order to respond to your request in a timely manner, we encourage the use of our online training request form.

Please note:

We have established relationships with many facilitators and professional speakers and have assisted many teams throughout the College with onsite, offsite and individual training requests throughout 2018 and for 2019 already.

It is these ongoing third party relationships that foster consistent, professional delivery of programming being mindful of consistent pricing across the college - ensuring that departments and schools are getting the quality and value they deserve while saving your employees time in the sourcing of these training needs.

Thank you.

When:
January 7, 2019
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

We are on the lookout for authentic, approachable, outgoing, and open-minded students that would make great leaders as part of the upcoming 2019-2020 Residence Life staff team. We are hiring Resident Assistants! 

Resident Assistants (RAs) are upper year student leaders who live in residence and are trained in a variety of areas such as leadership, coaching, crisis management, event planning, conflict mediation, equity, diversity, and inclusion.  They provide a supportive “mentor-like” role on their floors, while working to increase school and community spirit through various community building activities. RAs work hard to develop lasting relationships with their residents, provide ongoing and individualized support, and ensure that residents benefit from their residence experience.

What's in it for students?

Aside from having a well-paid job on campus, the RAs learn a variety of skills and what it means to be a leader in residence and on campus! If that's not enough, here are some other perks for students in the role:

  • Opportunity to expand their social network (new friends, peers, colleagues, etc.)
  • Amazing resume experience
  • Certification in SafeTALK (suicide awareness training)
  • Receive a $1000 award ($500 each semester - full criteria on our website)
  • Attend a comprehensive two-week training program - this includes a one-day leadership retreat to YMCA Camp Cedar Glen and a one-day student leadership summit on campus
  • Receive Co-Curricular Record experience
  • Opportunity to submit content for, present at, and attend the annual Residence Life Conference
  • Invitation to optional team socials, both on and off-campus

If you can help spread the word about our applications, we would greatly appreciate it.

Please feel free to refer any interested students to our website where there is additional information, including our online applications. Information and applications are available here.

The deadline for students to apply is January 13, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. 

When:
January 7, 2019
Contact:
Heidi Marsh
Tel:
x5836
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The Centre for Teaching & Learning is pleased to announce the next call for applications for the Teaching Innovation Fund.

About the fund: The fund includes $1,400 per investigator and support in developing and conducting a research project about teaching and learning. There are typically two types of projects: “Build” projects, in which you develop and build a new, evidence-based teaching tool or approach, and “Impact” projects, in which you measure the impact of an innovative teaching tool or approach with your students. 

For more information and to access the application form, see the attached documents. To hear from faculty that have previously conducted research with the fund, visit the CTL's YouTube channel.

The deadline for applications is Friday, January 18 at 5 p.m.

Applications may be submitted to CTLResearch@humber.ca

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