Announcements

When:
March 29, 2018

The Honourable Charles Sousa, the Ontario Minister of Finance, delivered the 2018 Ontario Budget on March 28, 2018. The budget included significant investments in healthcare, education and supports for seniors. If passed, the budget could lead to new policies and services that will increase the demand for personal support workers, nurses and other medical professionals as well as early childhood educators and guidance counsellors. Below are selected highlights of the budget that impact postsecondary education. The full budget is available online.

Humber’s Community and Justice Services student, Ronisha Cruickshank, 34, received a standing ovation at the end of the 2018 Ontario budget speech on Wednesday. Finance Minister Charles Sousa spoke highly of the single mother of two and her journey to postsecondary education after completing high school 15 years ago. Cruickshank is one of many students who are benefitting from new OSAP applications, free tuition, child care support and more. Cruickshank was applauded for her work ethic and dedication to her studies and family. Cruickshank plans to continue her studies at Guelph-Humber in social services or child youth care studies in the future.

Budget 2018 Highlights - A Plan for Care and Opportunity

POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (PSE)

Operating funding

  • Total operating funding for colleges is expected to be $1.5934 billion in 2018-19. This includes the one-time funding of $125 million to support quality programs and student outcomes. 

Capital funding

  • More than $3 billion in capital grants to PSE institutions over the next ten years
  • More than doubling of funding for college equipment and technology renewal each year for the for the next three years

New Ontario Training Bank

  • $63 million investment to establish this new organization with the objective of bringing employers, employees and training institutions together to develop skills programs that are tailored to the needs of the local economy
  • It aims to create a one stop shop for employers, job seekers and workers – provide employers with access to essential skills upgrading, including digital literacy for workers at no cost to the employer

New Ontario Apprenticeship Strategy

  • $170 million investment over three years to implement a new strategy that will:
    • Expand the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program
    • Improve guidance counselling resources
    • Create a new grant to promote pooled group sponsorship models
    • Launch a Local Apprenticeship Innovation Fund to increase opportunities and fund local/regional and/or sector-specific pilots
    • Focus on continuing education for trade professionals
  • A new Office of Apprenticeship Opportunity will be launched to support apprentices from underrepresented groups and build a diverse, inclusive apprenticeship system.

Innovative Programming and Retraining

  • $132 million over three years to support innovative programming and PSE-industry partnerships, including:
  • Microcredentials and flexible short-term programming
  • Dual curriculum
  • Extension of the Career Ready Fund
  • Equipment funding to support enrolment growth in STEM programs

OSAP

  • Starting in Fall 2018, amount for parental contributions and spousal contributions will be reduced to make it easier for students from middle income families and those who are married to qualify for OSAP and get more financial assistance
When:
March 29, 2018
Tel:
416.675.5009
A robin has worms in its mouth

There are only a few days left to take advantage of the early bird discount for the Humber Arboretum's Summer Nature Camp (ages 5-12) and the new Jr. Naturalist Camp (ages 12-13), coming up in July and August. Book by March 31st to save 10% on camp fees.

Summer Nature Camp

Summer Nature Camp gets kids aged 5-12 out exploring the woodlands, river, meadows, wetlands, gardens, and ponds of the Humber Arboretum. Campers will spend their days participating in nature walks, forest exploration, pond discovery, art and ecology, natural mindfulness, camp songs and games, and much more. Weekly themes such as Arboretum Adventures, Humber River Rally, and Powerful Pollinators inspire unique activities for each session. Camp runs weekly throughout July and August.

Jr. Naturalist Camp

This new camp for ages 12-13 focuses on exploring the West Humber Valley’s flora and fauna in greater detail. Running concurrently with several weeks of summer nature camp, it offers a more in-depth investigation of the natural world for older kids who are excited by the prospect of discovery. Weekly themed sessions run twice a month in July and August.

Early Bird Savings

Regular rates for either camp are $245 per 5-day week* with before and after care available for an additional fee, but register by March 31st and the weekly rate is just $220.50

Sibling discounts and a payment plan are always available.

 

All camps are run out of the Centre for Urban Ecology, conveniently located at the back of North Campus.

For weekly themes, more details, and the registration links, visit the camps page on the Humber Arboretum website.

 

*Camp is closed on Monday July 2nd for Canada Day and on Monday August 6th for the Civic Holiday. Regular price for the four-day weeks is $200, or $180 with the Early Bird Discount.

When:
March 29, 2018

The Business School is pleased to share with the college the February 2018 edition of the Business School's monthly 'Dean's Newsletter'.

Visit business.humber.ca/deansnewsletter

When:
March 29, 2018
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

Do you have a vision and some great ideas to share about the planning for the future of the College? Give voice to your thoughts - join College Council.

ROLE OF COLLEGE COUNCIL

College Council is the collective voice of the College in that it is an assembly of faculty, support staff, students, and administrators who suggest directions in which the College should proceed. College Council advises the President on those College issues which it considers to be long- and short-term priorities as identified in Humber’s Strategic Plan.

As of 2013, Humber’s Strategic priorities follow three themes:

  1. Strengthening our Polytechnic Identity
  2. Sustained Focus on Teaching and Learning Excellence
  3. Maximizing the Impact of Partnerships

The Council advises the President of the College in matters affecting academic policy, planning, and practice, including, the successful implementation of Humber’s Strategic Plan initiatives. College policy or business items ultimately proceeding to the College's Board of Governors may appear at College Council at the discretion of the President, before final disposition at the Board of Governors.

Please visit our website for further information:
humber.ca/wearehumber/committees/college-council

COLLEGE COUNCIL
2018 ELECTIONS
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

WHO CAN BE ON COLLEGE COUNCIL?
College Council will be comprised of elected representatives from academic staff members, support staff members, administrative staff members, and students.

REPRESENTATIVES RESPONSIBILITIES ON THE COUNCIL
College Council meets once per month on Thursdays, September to May, from 4 to 8 pm. A meeting is also held in the first week of June, one day following the annual retreat. It is the representative’s responsibility to represent their constituents by attending meetings and contributing to the discussions, and bringing back information from College Council meetings to their constituents. Members of Council can have the opportunity to become more involved through sub-committee membership.

The College Council Executive would like to acknowledge and thank the following employees who will be leaving Council:

Susan MacGregor, Lakeshore Academic Representative Shelley McCabe, School of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Tina Antunes, School of Applied Technology Adelia Marchese, VP Advancement & External Affairs
Sue Clevely, Registrar’s Office Jayesh Divedia, SVP Planning & Corporate Services
Denise Rooney, Libraries Naj Mohammed, General Representation, Support Staff
Nathania Bron, VP Student & Community Engagement – General Representation Catherine Dunn, School of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Ann Corbold, School of Social & Community Services Dawn-Marie Warren, Other Academic Areas
(including: Academic Operations/Centre for Teaching & Learning/Orangeville/Program Planning & Development/Research)
Amy Azzopardi, School of Health Sciences  

COLLEGE COUNCIL CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

The following positions are open for nomination/election on College Council for the term June 2018 to June 2020.

Elected Academic Areas

Area of Representation

Campus

Employee Group

Number

Lakeshore Academic Representative

Lake

Faculty

1

School of Applied Technology

Carrier

Faculty

1

School of Applied Technology

All

Support

1

School of Health Sciences

North

Support

1

School of Health Sciences

North

Faculty

1

School of Hospitality, Recreation & Tourism

North

Faculty

1

School of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Lake

Faculty

1

School of Liberal Arts & Sciences

North

Faculty

1

School of Social & Community Services

Lake

Faculty

1

Student & Community Engagement

All

Faculty

1

North Campus Schools

North

Support

1

Other Academic Areas (including: Academic Operations/Centre for Teaching & Learning/Orangeville/Program Planning & Development/Research)

All

Support

1

Other Academic Areas (including: Academic Operations/Centre for Teaching & Learning/Orangeville/Program Planning & Development/Research)

All

Admin

1

                                                      Elected Non-Academic Areas

Area of Representation

Campus

Employee Group

Number

SVP Planning & Corporate Services

All

Support

2

VP Student & Community Engagement – Registrar’s Office

All

Support

2

VP Student & Community Engagement - Libraries

All

Faculty/Support/Admin

1

VP Student & Community Engagement – Community Outreach & Workforce Development

All

Support/Admin

1

VP Student & Community Engagement – General Representation

All

Support

1

VP Advancement & External Affairs

All

Support/Admin

1

VP HR Services

All

Admin

1

University of Guelph-Humber

All

Support/Admin

1

General Representation

All

Support

1

General Representation

All

Admin

1

THE NOMINATION PROCESS

Every potential candidate for College Council must be nominated by TWO constituents in their area. The signed nomination form must then be forwarded to the Vice-Chair of College Council, Risa Handler, Student Wellness & Accessibility Centre. Once nominations are closed, potential candidates will be contacted with further information about the election process. If you require further information, please contact Risa Handler via email or at ext. 3181.

 

CLOSING DEADLINES:

NOMINATIONS CLOSE at 4:30 P.M. on FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2018
ELECTIONS TO BE HELD:  THURSDAY & FRIDAY, MAY 3 & 4, 2018

BY THIS NOTICE A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS IS MADE

Please forward the completed nomination form to:
Risa Handler
via email or directly to
WEL 202 - Student Wellness & Accessibility Centre, Lakeshore
No later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 13, 2018

Download the nomination form below.

When:
March 29, 2018
Contact:
Michelle Trumper
Tel:
x5560
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

Keep the Date to Appreciate Our Support Staff!

Friday June 8, 2018
North Campus, IGNITE Student Centre

Stay tuned for further details......

When:
March 28, 2018

North Campus

Thursday, March 29

Friday, March 30

Saturday, March 31

Sunday, April 1

Residence

7 a.m. to 12 midnight

9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Starbucks

7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Closed

Closed

Closed

Tim Horton

7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Closed

8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Closed

Staff lounge

8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Closed 

Closed 

Closed

Food Emporium

7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Closed

Closed

Closed

Java Jazz

7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Closed

Closed

Closed

Hawks Nest

7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Closed

Closed

 Closed

GH Café

7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Closed

Closed

 Closed

 

Lakeshore Campus

Thursday, March 29

Friday, March 30

Saturday, March 31

Sunday, April 1

Lake Café

7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

L Commons Eatery

8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Closed

Closed

Closed

Booster Juice

8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Closed

Closed

Closed

Tim Horton

7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Closed

Closed

Closed

Starbuck WEL

7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Closed

Closed

Closed

Media Buzz

7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Closed

Closed 

Closed

Arena Café

8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Closed

Closed

Closed

On The Go

7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Closed

Closed 

Closed

When:
March 28, 2018
Contact:
Cynthia Luey
Tel:
x4975
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

Over the past seven weeks we have been asking for your help to support of Humber student awards and scholarships.

The Humber Gives campaign ends tomorrow so you still have a little bit of time to make an impact for hardworking and deserving students like Rewa. Many of our students need additional financial support to make it through the school year. If you haven’t done so yet, we’re asking you to come together and support Humber student scholarships and awards by making a donation through payroll deduction, monthly giving or a one-time gift.

Help our students so they can stay in school, graduate, and become tomorrow’s community leaders, innovators and change makers.

Should you have any questions on how to give, please contact Cynthia Luey, Annual Giving Officer, x4975 or cynthia.luey@humber.ca.

When:
March 28, 2018
Contact:
Joe Chimenti
Tel:
647.236.7109
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster
CTI - Sketch for Enbridge Work

Please note the following scheduled work that will impact Silver Bell Lane, Spruce Vista and public transit at North Campus.

Notice of work Enbridge natural gas line extension from Spruce Vista/Silver Bell to new CTI building
Date Tuesday, April 3 to Friday, April 6, 2018

Details:

  • Enbridge and Bird Construction will be extending the natural gas line from Spruce Vista & Silver Bell Lane to the new CTI building.
  • The contractors will be doing multiple excavations and using directional boring to extend the gas line.
  • There will be temporary impacts to public transit buses and the driveway to Humber Receiving along Silver Bell Lane.
  • The transit lay-by lane on Silver Bell Lane, primarily used by MiWay Express 107 will be temporarily impacted.
  • One lane of Silver Bell Lane will be kept open at all times by the Contractor Bird.
  • The Contractors will post flag persons to control and direct traffic.
  • The vehicle lay-by on Spruce Vista Blvd will be used as a Laydown/Staging Area.
  • See attached Notice of Work / Construction Logistics Sketch.
When:
March 28, 2018

We need your thoughts and opinions!

Humber International is working with the college-wide Internationalization Committee to craft our second, five-year Internationalization Strategy. The first strategy (2013-2018) was accomplished with many milestones met and goals surpassed. As we prepare to write the new strategy, we’d like to hear from members of the Humber community as to the direction and focus this new strategy should take. 

Community consultations are underway this week. They are being led by a colleague from the Queens Executive Decision Centre, Smith School of Business at Queen’s University. 

There is one day left of our virtual consultation sessions happening this week

The times available are as follows:

Thursday, March 29th

Session 10:  12:00 a.m.

Session 11:  2:00 p.m.

Session 12: 3:30 p.m.

To participate, please send an email indicating which session you’d like to join, to:

internationalization@humber.ca

We look forward to hearing from as many people as possible!

When:
March 27, 2018
Contact:
Matias Golob
Tel:
x2050

Addressing food insecurity and making transformative changes in our communities requires collaboration from multiple sectors and across disciplines. Learn more below about the impacts emerging from the work of Humber College, opportunities to participate in shaping new perspectives, and how we are sparking groundbreaking ideas.

 

Healthy Growing, Healthy Living in Etobicoke Lakeshore: Join us for a conversation about food insecurity issues in Etobicoke Lakeshore

On March 28th, 2018, Humber College will host the non-profit, government and business sectors for dialogue with Humber students and faculty about food insecurity issues and opportunities for action. Click here to register for the event.

Generate, develop, and communicate solutions to food insecurity issues in our communities

Calling all change-makers: students, staff and faculty from all programs and departments are invited to participate in generating, developing, and communicating solutions to real-world food insecurity issues. Participants will learn about creative activities and techniques for ideation generation, as well as opportunities to learn with, from, and about a diverse array of perspectives. No experience necessary. Food will be provided. Click here to register for a workshop.

Healthy Growing, Healthy Living in Rexdale

On February 8th, 2018, Humber College brought together the non-profit, government and business sectors for dialogue with Humber students and faculty about food insecurity issues and opportunities for action. Facilitated through design-thinking, and captured by a visual graphic recording, the event provided opportunities for networking, learning and sharing different perspectives. Click here to learn more.

The NEW Humber Food Learning Garden

Where does your food come from? Why does it matter? Opening in 2018, the Humber Food Learning Garden will encourage such questions and help provide answers for everyone from backyard gardeners to school children to Humber College students. Click here to learn more.

The GARDENS: Urban Farm pods in South Etobicoke

The GARDENS is an umbrella group of individuals and groups from Ward 6 committed to the provision and maintenance of community gardens and increasing food security in South Etobicoke. Humber is a proud partner in facilitating the Pod Project - a concept of a community garden where the pods tend to be smaller, mobile, raised beds that don’t need a lot of space and are spread throughout the community. Click here to learn more.

Humber College students develop innovative solutions to encourage kids to eat healthy food

The Healthy Kids Change-Maker Challenge united students and faculty from across Humber with a common goal: to design, develop and implement innovative solutions that promote and upkeep children's well-being through healthy and sustainable eating. Supported by the Rexdale Community Health Centre, Toronto Public Health, and Humber College, interdisciplinary teams of students and faculty designed and developed effective marketing and communication campaigns, culinary skill training workshops and food sharing programs for kids. Click here to learn more.

HRT students talk nutrition at Longo’s health fair

On Thursday, March 8th, 2018, students from the Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyle Promotion in the School of Hospitality, Recreation, and Tourism joined Longo’s for their Health Fair - a day dedicated to exploring various aspects of nutrition and partnerships that promote healthy living. Students attended and set up displays focusing on different topics and food groups to help Longo’s employees understand the importance of a well-balanced approach to nutrition. Click here to learn more.

Nutrition students donate time out of the classroom to Toronto charities

Students from the Nutrition Management and Nutrition & Healthy Lifestyle Promotion programs, on behalf of the Canadian Association of Foodservice Professionals (CAFP), have been getting together to pack and deliver lunches to homeless shelters across the city. They also organized a Winter Clothing Drive to collect warm clothing for those in need. Click here to learn more.

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