This semester, the Humber Room is hosting weekly events and deals. Stop in for a quality meal and a beverage, all made and served by students!

*Please note that above events and deals are based around the Humber Room event and class schedule. Deals and events will not run on days where the Humber Room is booked. 

Visit thehumberroom.ca for reservations and more information.

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)

In compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, (AODA) Humber College continues to promote a barrier-free learning, living and working environment. Under the AODA, Humber College is required to provide individualized workplace emergency response information to employees who have a disability.

How to Develop Individual Workplace Emergency Response Information

Managers should consult with employees who have disabilities, so that the individualized workplace emergency response information meets the employees’ needs. This is because the AODA requires Humber to be prepared for the specific needs that employees with disabilities may have in emergency situations, such as: fire; power outages; severe weather; natural disasters; security incidents and any other circumstance in which an employee may require assistance when evacuating the workplace in emergencies.

Humber is also required to review the individualized workplace emergency response information to make sure it remains effective and up-to-date.

How might Humber be made aware of the need to provide individualized workplace emergency response information?

1. A new employee may have requested accommodations during the recruitment process.
2. An existing employee tells their manager that they have a disability.
3. An existing employee develops a temporary disability such as a broken leg.

Documenting Individualized Workplace Emergency Response Information

If an employee has an individual accommodation plan, then the individualized workplace emergency response information provided to the employee should be included in the plan.

Thank you for ensuring Humber’s compliance with the AODA.

For more information about the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act contact or the Workplace Emergency Response Information template, please contact: Jodie Glean, Manager, Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity at jodie.glean@humber.ca or 416.675.6622 x5685.

Have you tuned in to Humber NEXTcast?

Humber Press, with help from the Creative Productions team at The Centre for Teaching & Learning, produces the twice-monthly NEXTcast, an interview podcast about Humber faculty and staff doing innovative and interesting work. In every episode, we talk to faculty and staff about new teaching ideas and practices, and about some of the great initiatives that are happening here - both inside and outside the classroom. 

We would love to share your story or project with the Humber community!

Please contact kristin.valois@humber.ca to join us in studio, or suggest a future NEXTcast topic! We welcome your input. 

You can listen to past episodes here. Listen on Soundcloud, or search for "Humber NEXTcast" on iTunes and subscribe. Be sure to leave a comment or review to let us know what you think!

An Executive Steering Committee from Humber and the University of Guelph undertook an operational review of the University of Guelph-Humber, conducted by Deloitte Consulting, in the Fall 2017 and Winter 2018. This was the first review done in the 20-year joint venture partnership.

The review identified a three-stage approach to address and implement recommendations:

Stage 1 (Immediate): Tactical and Operational

• Review and revise service agreements to reflect best practices
• To promote quality academic delivery
• Improving faculty allocation and equity
• Sharing best practices on student services and supports, including which should be shared resources

Stage 2: Strategic Planning

• Develop a strategic plan for U of GH

Stage 3 (Long Term): Structure

• Upon completion of strategic plan/direction determine appropriate governance and legal structure to enable long term success

As an immediate next step, the committee is moving forward with the establishment of U of GH Joint Academic Advisory and Service Agreements Committees. The Academic Advisory Committee will be co-chaired by Gina Antonacci, Associate Vice-President Academic and Cate Dewey, Interim Associate Vice-President (Academic). The Service Review Committee will be co- chaired by Ray Darling, University Registrar and Jason Hunter, Vice-President, Student and Community Engagement.

The full review and a summary presentation are available here.

Rani K. Dhaliwal
Sr. VP Planning and Corporate Services & CFO