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

The Department of Mathematics would like to bid a very fond farewell to Diane Krasuski, as she has decided to retire at the end of this academic year.

Diane began teaching at Humber in 1976 on a contract basis and was then hired full-time as a professor in 1977. Diane has dedicated her life to her true passion and has greatly impacted student success at Humber. Over the years, Diane has touched many lives and has inspired learners through her dedicated and compassionate work affecting one learner at a time. Diane has also served as the math program coordinator for the Lakeshore Campus and has provided mentorship and guidance to new hires over the years. Many thousands of students have benefited from her exceptional dedication to student success and many faculty have been mentored under her guidance and leadership. We will always be grateful to Diane for her unwavering commitment to the students, faculty and staff at Humber.

On behalf of Humber community, I wish Diane the best in her retirement years.

Please join us Thursday, June 14, in A114 Lakeshore, from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. to say goodbye and wish her well in the next stage of her life.

Sincerely,

Mona Nouroozifar
Associate Dean, School of Liberal Arts and Science

Notice of Planned Hydro Service Interruption - Lakeshore Campus
Lakeshore Campus West and Student Welcome & Resource Centre to be Closed on Sunday, June 10, 2018

Students and employees will not be allowed entry into the College facilities (with the exception of Residence) during the hydro service interruption.

The Centre For Justice Leadership, Fashion Institute, Art Commons, Humber Medical Centre, Humber Launch, Humber Arts & Media Studios, Fitness Centre will not be affected.

All mechanical, electrical and technology systems across Lakeshore Campus West and Campus East and the Student Welcome & Resource Centre will be offine during the shutdown.

Central systems including Banner, Blackboard, Email and humber.ca will not be accessible through on-campus services. However, central systems will be accessible through an individual’s own internet connection (such as home internet, 3G and LTE).

For schools/departments with a refrigerator/freezer in their area (or a common area or staff room), please remember to empty/throw out unused food as the power will be off across Campus.

For more information or if you have questions, please contact Scott Skrinar, Manager, Maintenance and Operations, at scott.skrinar@humber.ca.