Innovative Learning congratulates our Humber Student SFQ Grand Prize winner, Thisopithan Gnanaseelan!
Thank you for your participation in Humber's Student SFQ process.
In observance of the Family Day Holiday on Monday, February 17, 2025, all food and retail services on campus will be closed. Normal operating hours will resume on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
The Guelph Humber Cafeteria will be closed during the Guelph Humber Reading Week, from Monday, February 17 to Friday, February 22, 2025, and will reopen on Monday, February 24, 2025.
For updated hours of operation please visit Dine On Campus at Humber Polytechnic.
2024 - 2025 League for Innovation International Student Literary Awards
We invite instructors to encourage their students to take part in the 2024-2025 League for Innovation International Student Literary Awards. Each year, students at League board colleges are invited to take part in a literary competition through the League for Innovation in the Community College. This year’s theme is “The Power of Imagination and Play.”
Students initially compete through their local League board college or district, and the winners go on to compete at the international level in six categories:
Prizes:
Please submit your entry using the Submission Form. Please contact english@humber.ca for more information.
Deadline for League Competition: Tuesday, April 1, 2025, 11:59 p.m. EST
A decade ago, in a Web Development class at Humber, Antonio and Helena Freire found more than career skills - they found love!
Their story is just one of many we celebrate each Valentine’s Day, recognizing alumni couples who met in our hallways and classrooms and built lasting connections.
Watch how Antonio and Helena's journey unfolded as we celebrate learning, love and lifelong bonds.
Wishing you and your special someone a Happy Valentine's Day.
View more happy couples at humber.ca/alumni/humberlove.
Reminder to all Faculties:
Any tests missed due to the snow day that would have otherwise been delivered in class, should be rescheduled internally with students to be completed on another day. Please do not send groups of students for testing at North/Lakeshore test centres. This is ultimately the responsibility of each Faculty.
Students who were booked for testing at the test centres due to an accommodation will be permitted to complete their test at the test centre, and are being rescheduled to another day
Please email testingservices@humber.ca if you have any questions.
Thank you.
Katarina Mebaoudj
Manager, ETS Testing Services Manager
Humber has been an exceptional and well-managed institution over its 58-year history. Over the years, we have grown to be recognized as an innovative leader in the post-secondary industry, now with a proud polytechnic identity. This would not have been possible without the hard work and dedication from our faculty, administrators, and support staff.
In early January 2024, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced and initiated more than 25 policy changes that impact international student recruitment and overall enrolment efforts.
This has led post-secondary institutions to think about the financial challenges it will bring, especially for this upcoming fiscal year in 2025-2026 and the years to come. The plans that Humber must make for the future semesters will need to consider both financial and enrolment uncertainty. Enrolment health is financial health for post-secondary institutions. We will continue to prioritize student success and keep our commitment to our employees.
Humber is, and continues to be, the Greater Toronto Area’s (GTA) Top Employer; recognizing our long service employees is important to me and Humber Polytechnic. In recognizing our long serving employees, we are offering the Voluntary Retirement Program (VRP) to those who may be considering retirement. Choosing to retire is a personal choice and the decision is voluntary by the employee.
Thank you for your commitment and continued support.
For more information on the Voluntary Retirement Program, please contact the VRP team at voluntaryretirementprogram@humber.ca.
Sincerely,
Jennifer O’Brien
Vice-President
People(s), Culture and Organizational Excellence
Looking to hire someone that can assist your team with Data Analysis or Business Intelligence? Graduates of Humber's Upskilling Program are skilled professionals who possess strong analytical abilities, keen attention to detail, and a talent for problem-solving.
The Upskilling graduates are high functioning/low needs adults with autism. These graduates bring valuable insights and technical expertise, which will enable your department to make informed decisions based on data that can enhance the way we work, with data across departments at Humber.
Hiring from this program isn’t about accommodation—it’s about recognizing and leveraging top talent. By hiring a graduate from the Upskilling program, you gain professionals who are ready to contribute meaningfully from day one.
Specifically, the graduates can assist your team with:
If your department can hire data-driven thinkers, please contact us to explore how these placements can support your goals.
Contact: rita.white@humber.ca
As we celebrate Valentine's Day, Humber’s Advancement and Alumni team would like to share our heartfelt gratitude to all faculty and staff who continue to support Humber Gives.
Humber Gives is our staff and faculty initiative to give back to the community by supporting students through much-needed scholarships, bursaries and emergency funds. These funds are crucial in helping students continue with their studies, graduate and pursue their career goals.
There’s no doubt that Humber students have heart in everything they do. And through your support, we were able to award more than 1,200 scholarships to deserving students last year. Thank you for all that you do.
This month, as we spread the love, please consider supporting our students. Donate online and show that you’ve got heart!
For those interested in joining the Humber Gives community of supporters, or who have questions, please contact Melissa Beauchamp, Director, Annual & Leadership Giving at melissa.beauchamp@humber.ca.
Accommodations aim to address systemic inequities and make education accessible to learners with disabilities, but some instructors view these as special privileges, not understanding that they help level the playing field.
The chapter Misconceptions about Accommodations and Integrity, from the book Discipline-Based Approaches to Academic Integrity (Anita Chaudhuri, 2024), addresses the importance of: recognizing and dispelling misconceptions about accommodations, supporting equitable access to education, and promoting academic integrity by understanding and addressing the diverse needs of learners with disabilities.
Misconceptions about Accommodations:
Accommodation and Academic Integrity:
Cultural and Ethical Considerations:
Visit our ALS Information for Faculty website to learn more about accommodating learners with disabilities.
Please email us at accessible-learning@humber.ca with suggestions for key accessibility-related topics that you would like us to address through the Communiqué.
The Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education (JIPE) is pleased to announce the publication of “Enhancing Strategic Partnerships in Higher Education: Developing and Implementing a Predictive Model” by Georgios Eftychiou, MBA.
Abstract:
The Predictive Strategic-Fit Model (PSFM) represents a transformative approach to forging successful industry-academia collaborations. It offers higher education institutions, like Humber Polytechnic, a systematic, data-driven framework to assess potential partnerships by aligning institutional goals with industry capabilities. The model operates through a dual-sided analysis: the Demand Side, which focuses on value creation, revenue diversification, and systems leadership, and the Supply Side, which evaluates a partner’s attributes, such as financial health, relevance, and existing relationships. By combining Subjective Evaluative Judgments (SEJs) and objective data, the PSFM ensures a balanced, evidence-based approach to decision-making. The model’s integration into a web application enhances accessibility and scalability, providing users with actionable insights through an intuitive interface. This digital platform is designed to evolve, incorporating future advancements in machine learning and data analysis to further optimize partnership evaluations. While the PSFM offers new opportunities for strategic alignment, it also supports long-term, multi-faceted collaborations by addressing the untapped potential within the vast amount of underutilized data available to institutions. The PSFM complements traditional methods of relationship-building, providing a structured way to prioritize and assess partnerships.
Read “Enhancing Strategic Partnerships in Higher Education: Developing and Implementing a Predictive Model” on JIPE.ca.
About JIPE
The Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education (JIPE) is an online, open-access journal that mobilizes knowledge and insights generated by the global polytechnic community. JIPE is electronically published by Humber Press at Humber Polytechnic. JIPE is accepting submissions on a rolling basis. To learn more about JIPE, please visit jipe.ca or email humberpress@humber.ca.
