HRMS FROM/TO Views: A sneak peek into what HR processes are moving FROM, to what they are moving TO.

The HRMS team is proud of the progress they have made and want to share some of the HR processes that were demonstrated in May. Click on the link below to view the FROM/TO for Absence Management and Time & Labour, Position Complement and Recruitment, Compensation, Onboarding, Benefits, Update/Change Assignment Status and Contract Administration.

humber.ca/hrms/resources

If you would you like your department/school to know more about the HRMS project, click on the ‘Contact Us’ button on the website, and email us to book a roadshow. One of our HRMS Change Agents will be on their way!

Change Agents:

• Bhupinder Malhotra, Change Agent - Administrative Relations
• Cheryl Pinto, Change Agent - Academic Relations
• Elva Massey, Change Agent

Julie Zomparelli has announced her retirement at the end of June.

Julie first joined Humber as a part-time faculty member in 1990 and has been instrumental in helping make Humber's Tourism program the leader in tourism education. In 2000, Julie became a full-time faculty member and spent several years working as a Program Coordinator.

Julie’s commitment to student learning and excellence has been consistently recognized by Humber College and her students. She has received several awards in the past including the Distinguished Faculty Award (2012) and the Extra Mile Award (2015). Most recently, Julie won the John and Suanna Rouche Excllence Award for excellence in teaching.

Students consistently cite Julie as someone genuinely invested in their time at Humber and beyond. She can be described as firm but kind - exactly the kind of instructor students enjoy learning from. She revels in their successes and is someone students can confide in. It is this balance that allows her to have a great personal and working relationship with so many students who come through the program.

Perhaps Julie’s biggest passion is providing students with International experiences while at Humber. Julie created and developed numerous opportunities for students to both travel and study abroad. This includes the Travel program’s Trip Planning class - a very unique class where students both plan and execute an international experience. Julie was also instrumental in developing a seven-week exchange in France and a Study Abroad trip to Europe.

Everyone who worked with Julie is certainly saddened she will no longer be with us as a full-time faculty member. That said, we are excited that she will move on to another, equally meaningful adventure and we are confident that she will stay closely connected with the Humber community.

Congratulations, Julie!

I am pleased and delighted to announce that Dr. Ginger Grant has accepted the position of Associate Dean, Applied Research. Ginger joins us from the business school at Sheridan and will assume her full-time duties on July 30 following her teaching assignment as a visiting professor at the Copenhagen Business School in Denmark. Ginger will help build applied research capacity at Humber by not only working with all schools but also assuming a leading role in guiding applied research projects.

Ginger is an accomplished applied researcher and assumed a leadership role in building applied research capacity in the business school at Sheridan. Ginger has experience in securing research grants, working with faculty and students to deliver exceptional results. Ginger has held senior leadership positions in industry and consulted in a variety of fields including engineering, telecommunications, education, transportation, government, law, software development, gaming and the creative industries. She is a sought after international speaker on corporate culture, high performance teams and creativity/innovation and has given several Ted talks.

Ginger holds a PhD from Pacifica Graduate Institute and certificates in Social Work and Family Violence from the University of Waterloo. She is the only Canadian in the teacher/trainer group for the Stanford GSB Creativity in Business program. A recipient of several teaching awards, Ginger is also certified in multiple assessments, including Creative Problem Solving (CPS), Values Perspectives, Cultural Transformation Tools Practitioner (Barrett system), Foursight, MBTI, FIRO-B, EQi, EQ-360, and 4Mat Instructional Design.

Please join me in extending a warm welcome to Dr. Ginger Grant.

Dr. Darren Lawless
Dean, Applied Research & Innovation

The SSCS is pleased to announce that Nora Simpson is the successful candidate for the role of Associate Dean in the School of Social and Community Services.  

Nora holds an Honours B.A. from the University of King’s College in Halifax N.S. and a Juris Doctor from Dalhousie Law School. After her call to the Ontario bar, Nora practiced law for four years in the Legal Clinic System where she specialized in the areas of poverty and human rights law. Before joining Humber in 2013, Nora was an Associate Professor and Acting Program Coordinator at Lambton College where she provided leadership in program planning and development through the launch of a new diploma program. Nora has also held the position of Program Manager, Continuing Education at Mohawk College where she was responsible for both the part-time Social Service Worker diploma program and the part-time Child and Youth Worker advanced diploma program, as well as programming in Police Foundations, Private Security and Investigations, and other related Criminal Justice programs.  

Having joined Humber nearly five years ago in the role of Associate Director, Accessible Learning Services, Nora has successfully led a talented team of accessibility and testing professionals and has implemented a number of initiatives including a new staffing model that assigns at least one Accessibility Consultant to each of Humber’s academic schools to best leverage resources and cultivate faculty relationships. She has also implemented new software tools including the faculty portal for accommodation letters and the electronic test submission platform. Her leadership within the institution has also included roles co-chairing the Strategic Enrollment Management Working Group on improving employment outcomes for students with disabilities and as an Executive Member of the College Committee on Disability Issues. 

In addition to this professional background, Nora's commitments to the issues of social justice continue through her work in the community where she continues to hold board appointed roles and positions of advocacy for a variety of community agencies and associations. 

Please join me in welcoming Nora to the School of Social and Community Services.

Derek Stockley
Dean, School of Social and Community Services