Remember to power down your electronic devices, turn off all lights, close window shades and unplug any holiday lights before you leave for the holidays! Let's not use any unnecessary energy while we're not here. We wish you a wonderful holiday season.
Announcements
The Centre for Entrepreneurship is now in promotion mode for the CfE’s Launch Me Workshops Series and Competition. Our promotional focus is to inspire students and alumni that they have what it takes, inside of them, to succeed in anything they set your heart to! That they can pursue their dreams to be the next Mark Zuckerberg, Sara Blakely, Arianna Huffington, Bobby Flay, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates or even Steve Jobs!
Launch Me workshops are aimed to help students and alumni receive the training and skills they need to take their business idea to the next level. There are three sections for the workshop series, with topics including the Lean Canvas, Business Plan Development and Business Pitch training. These skills are directly related to the competition, which is launching January 8th, 2018. The competition requires a completed application and business plan submission, and chosen finalists are required to pitch to a live audience on April 5th, 2018 for an opportunity to receive up to $10,000 in prizes for their business. Please note: attendance to Business Plan and Pitching workshops are mandatory to enter the competition. For students who are unable to attend, the sessions will be recorded and available online for review. For important dates and workshop schedule, please visit our website. We are also more than happy to visit your class to provide more information to your students and encourage them to participate in the workshop and competition. Please contact Marisa Tomassi at marisa.tomassi@humber.ca to schedule a class visit. |
We would greatly appreciate if you could please forward this flyer to key individuals who are engaged with aspiring entrepreneurs. Let’s keep working together as we nurture the entrepreneurship spirit across our campuses.
Still not sure if Winter Nature Camp at the Humber Arboretum will fit into your family's holiday plans? Our online camp registration system will remain available during Humber's holiday closure, allowing you to register kids aged 5-12 for any number of days at camp, from a single day to the full four-day session, Tuesday, January 2nd - Friday, January 5th.
Led by the Humber Arboretum's professional Nature Interpreters who work with school groups throughout the year, Winter Nature Camp will get children off to an active and engaged 2018 with activites such as nature walks and forest exploration, animal tracking, bird-watching and owl prowls, chickadee hand-feeding, shelter building, art & ecology, and snowshoeing (if weather permits).
Winter Nature Day Camp runs from 8:30 am until 4:00 pm each day and costs $45 for a single day or $160 for all four days. Before care (from 8:00 a.m.) and aftercare (until 5:00 p.m.) are also available for an additional fee.
Visit the webpage on the Humber Arboretum website for more details and the registration link: http://humber.ca/arboretum/learn/camps/winter-camp.html
Have questions? This week, contact the Humber Arboretum at arboretum@humber.ca or 416.675.5009.
During the break you may leave a messge for Jimmy Vincent, Coordinator of Education, Camps, and Community Outreach for the Humber Arboretum, at jimmy.vincent@humber.ca or 416.629.8812.
The Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre would like to thank the Humber community for their support during the recent I Love First Peoples shoebox campaign in support of the children of Kashechewan First Nation. We are happy to announce that thanks to your support, we donated 65 shoeboxes that were each filled with educational items, warm supplies, personal notes, and $5 to support transportation on the ice road. We also donated additional funds to support another 17 boxes plus boxes of craft supplies and school supplies.
We are grateful for such a warm response to the campaign and look forward to another successful event next year!
On behalf of the team at the Textbooks for Change team at the Humber Lakeshore Campus, I would like to send a big thank you to the students, faculty and staff at Humber College! We have met 30% of our target of donations for the 2017-2018 academic year! You are helping many students at different college and university campuses in East Africa with your generous donations- Textbooks for Change is sending 23,000 textbooks to Zanzibar with your help!
We are looking forward to working with Humber College in the new year!
We wish you a happy holiday season and a happy new year!
On behalf of the Mailroom team at the North and Lakeshore campus I would like to inform you that the last day of processing outgoing mail will be on Thursday, December 21, 2017. We will still come and pick up your mail on December 22 however that won't be processed with Canada Post untill the college opens after holidays. We will be back to our regular operations from January 2, 2018.
Merry Christmas and have a warm, joyous and wonderful holiday season. Thank you.
Ashfaque Khan
Mailroom Coordinator
STAR! (Special Thanks and Recognition) Are you seeing STARS around Humber? Have you thanked someone lately?
Everyone likes to feel valued and appreciated for their contributions at work. And now, saying "thanks" to a colleague is as easy as sending an eCard. The STAR program has a variety of cards you can send including: ethanks; anniversary; congratulatory; customer service; holiday cheer; birthday; retirement, etc.
Messages appear on the Wall of Fame, our social sharing billboard showcasing recent Humber STARS (Note: employees have the option to not have their “STARS” appear on the Wall of Fame.)
To send a STAR, go to appreciatehub.com/humberstar. Login using your Humber/HCNet username. If it is your first time logging onto the site, the temporary password is: Humber123. You will then be able to change your password.
If you have any comments or questions about this program, please email humberstar@humber.ca.
Hey faculty and staff!
We are on the lookout for dynamic students that would make great leaders as part of the upcoming 2018-2019 Residence Life Staff team - we are hiring!
If you know someone who is a friendly and open-minded individual, and might be a great fit for a leadership position on campus, please tell them about this opportunity! As a leader living in residence, these students will have the opportunity to build strong communities, and acquire skills and experience in: mentoring, coaching, leadership, conflict resolution, crisis & emergency response, program/event development & more!
If you can help spread the word about our applications – we would greatly appreciate it!
Please feel free to refer any interested students to our website where there is additional information, including our online applications. Information and applications are available at humber.ca/residence.The deadline for students to apply is January 14, 2018 at 11:59 p.m..
Inclusive Design Certificate
Mondays starting Feb. 26, 2018 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Inclusive Design encompasses the key elements of multiple teaching and learning approaches to offer a robust and accessible learning experience for all students. The principles of inclusive curriculum design focus on a proactive rather than reactive approach to course design and are founded in equity, collaboration, flexibility and accountability. This Certificate addresses the idea that students are not meant to fit into a traditional “one size fits all” model of education and that applying the principles of inclusive design will ensure that the range of student diversities, abilities, and needs are being met through a number of teaching and learning strategies.
The Certificate is comprised of seven 3-hour learning modules, a coaching session, and a reflection activity. Upon successful completion of these components, participants receive a Certificate of Completion.
Note: The modules must be taken in the following order: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
Hello Global Challengers!
We’ve come a long way since the start of the 100 Day Journey and what an incredible effort it has been to get here!
Congratulations to all of our amazing participants for taking up this challenge. Teamwork makes anything possible. Now it’s time to reflect on your accomplishments and celebrate victory with your teammates.
Don't forget to enter your final steps on Friday, December 15. Step entries will close at midnight on Tuesday, December 19.
So what happens now?
After day 100, you will still have access to the Global Challenge platform to continue your personal journey and reinforce your new, healthy habits. You will also have access to Community, Me, Nutrition, Balance, Sleep and your statistics. If you still want to keep the competitive spirit high and go head to head with a colleague at any time, you can also set up an Individual Mini League.
Congratulations again and thank you for joining Humber on this 100 day journey around the world!