The North and Lakeshore Libraries will be closed all day May 4, 2017 to accommodate internal staff meetings. The Learning Commons on both campuses will be open.
For more information on library hours, please visit: library.humber.ca/library-hours
HR Services Announcement
Sacha Ally
Coordinator
I am very pleased to announce that Sacha Ally has joined us as Coordinator, Human Rights, Equity & Diversity. Sacha is responsible for the management of Human Rights training for employees and the Diversity & Inclusion Dialogues; facilitation of students’ human rights training and the coordination of human rights investigations. Sacha reports directly to the Director of Human Rights, Equity & Diversity.
Sacha is a Licensed Paralegal in handling civil litigation matters and is currently completing his LLB. He is a member of the Equity Advisory Group of the Law Society of Upper Canada and works specifically on promoting equity and diversity in the legal and paralegal professions. Sacha possess extensive experience in conducting human rights investigations and related policy development.
Please join me in welcoming Sacha to the Humber Community!
Nancy Simms
Director, Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity | HR Services
The Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity ensures that diversity and equity are instilled as values throughout Humber’s inclusive culture.
Thank you to all of our loyal guests we were fortunate to serve through the winter semester. We are taking a short break to re-set and welcome in a new semester of student Chefs and Operators. We look forward to sharing our summer menu with you the week of May 15th.
For reservations visit: thehumberroom.ca
Notice of Hydro Service Interruption - North Campus
North Campus to be Closed on Sunday, May 28, 2017
| When | Sunday, May 28, 2017 (8 a.m. to 6 p.m.) |
| Location | North Campus – all buildings including Guelph-Humber, Residences, and the Arboretum/Centre for Urban Ecology |
| Purpose | To perform annual high voltage preventative maintenance on electrical infrastructure. |
The North Campus will be closed on Sunday, May 28, 2017. Students and employees will not be allowed entry into the College facilities (with the exception of Residence) during the hydro service interruption.
All mechanical, electrical and technology systems across North Campus will be offline during the shut down.
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.
The Centre for Trades and Technology (Carrier Drive) and the Transportation Training Centre (Woodbine Downs) will not be affected by the hydro service interruption.
For more information or if you have questions, please contact Chris Nanos, Manager, Plant Services, at chris.nanos@humber.ca.
Humber is becoming a greener campus and everyone is participating! Humber Sustainability Highlights feature people and departments around the College integrating sustainable practices. This month’s focus is the School of Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism’s Service Learning Trip.
Humber is heading to the Tundra! From May 4-10, the HRT will be doing a Service Learning Trip to Arviat, Nunavut for 10 days.
Humber will take seven students to this Inuit village to help community leaders set up, manage and sustain after-school programs; literacy games and activities; and sports and recreation programs.
“We have students from the Sport Management, Recreation & Leisure Services, Fitness and Health Promotion, Travel Services Management, and Nutrition & Healthy Lifestyle Promotion,” says Sherri Branscombe, faculty trip leader. “Our goal is to bring expertise in these programming areas by working with leaders and youth in the community, but more importantly to work with community members to sustain the programs once we have left.”
The idea came from a now Humber alumnus of the Recreation and Leisure Services program. Danielle MacMillan has been travelling to the Canadian North since 2010, delivering recreational and educational programs in isolated communities.
“I've always felt so privileged to have had those opportunities to travel, learn and teach so that when the opportunity to share those experiences with others came up, it seemed like a no-brainer,” said MacMillan.
Located on the western coast of Hudson Bay surrounded by flat tundra, Arviat’s population is about 2,800.
“The diversity of culture, language and geography in Canada is so amazing but most of us only get the chance to see a small part of it,” says MacMillan. ”This trip is giving students the opportunity to visit places they might never otherwise get the chance to explore.”
When students are not working in the community, they will have the chance of a lifetime to see the migration of the caribou, witness pods of beluga whales, and take part in a dog-sledding tour.
HRT has partnered with the Hamlet of Arivat - Community Development Department, Jays Care Foundation and High Five. The fundraising supports the projects and initiatives that the students will be implementing, including staff training.
For more information, contact Sherri Branscombe at sherri.branscombe@humber.ca
It started as a children’s story.
Around the Humber Arboretum, Landscape Technician Talete Gallo is known as a construction guru who can build just about anything out of wood, cement, or stone. But at home he’s a father who also crafts stories to tell his young daughter. One of those stories is about Mr. Valumpsy, a man who lives in a large tree and greets anyone who passes beneath it with a gift of the many fruits and vegetables he grows in the tree’s branches. Talete tells his daughter that Mr. Valumpsy has the biggest heart in the world because the greatest way to grow your heart is to grow things you can give away.
When the idea to create a mosaic at the entrance to the Humber Arboretum began to form, Talete turned to Mr. Valumpsy for inspiration. Unlike Mr. Valumpsy’s tree, most of the branches of the Tree of Hope are bare, with just a few buds. But at the center of the mosaic two leaves hang close to a heart. Those two leaves represent the hope that humanity can still do good things for the environment as long as we choose to keep nature close to our heart and help new things to grow.
Created through the careful placement of small coloured stones, the Tree of Hope is just part of the new welcome area for the Humber Arboretum. New benches built from larger stones in a wire frame begin at the entrance and carry the theme into the grounds. The old wooden kiosk is getting a facelift and extension with new signage on the way to help orient visitors. But the mosaic is the most unusual feature, as in-ground mosaics are hard to create in the Canadian climate. Fluctuating temperatures can cause stones to pop out if the proper materials aren’t used, and even with the expertise of Arboretum staff behind it, there’s a chance the Tree of Hope will need a little help to always stay looking its best.
A beautiful representation of the principles behind the Humber Arboretum, the Tree of Hope is intended as a gift for all who pass by it with the hopes that it will inspire them to nurture nature’s gifts and grow their own hearts in the process.
HUMBER INTERFAITH CALENDAR
MULTIFAITH HOLY DAYS & FESTIVALS
In the spirit of diversity and inclusion, we provide the following Multifaith Holy Days & Festivals realizing that it is not exhaustive. Should you wish your faith’s days to be included, please contact the Chaplain at x4427 or chaplain@humber.ca for due consideration.
01 Monday
09 Tuesday
10 Wednesday
17 Tuesday
22 Monday
23 Tuesday
24 Wednesday
25 Thursday
27 Saturday
29 Monday
31 Wednesday
The Math Centre is open for the summer semester.
Our friendly and knowledgeable staff can help students, and staff, in any course and material that Humber or Guelph-Humber has to offer.
No appointment necessary, just drop in and we'll be there to help you.
Contact the Math Centre if you think your students would benefit from a visit from our staff.
Please note we will be closing K and L entrance at North Campus for construction starting May 5th with work commencing on May 6th lasting for approx. 8 weeks.
We are repairing the concrete deck just outside the K and L entrance which is deteriorating causing notable leakage and corrosion below (KB area).
The work outlined above will bring:
Signs are and will be posted accordingly at the location providing direction and announcment.
Many thanks and hopes for a seamless repair.
Humber Facilities Team
The Centre for Teaching & Learning is pleased to announce the next call for applications for the Teaching Innovation Fund (accelerated timeline).
About the fund:
The fund includes $1200 per investigator and support in developing and conducting a research project about teaching and learning. There are typically two types of projects: “Build” projects, in which you develop and build a new, evidence-based teaching tool or approach, and “Impact” projects, in which you measure the impact of an innovative teaching tool or approach with your students.
Timeline (Note: The timeline for this round of funding is accelerated, compared to the typical one):
For more information and to access the application form, see the attached documents.
The deadline for applications is Friday, May 12, 2017.
Applications may be submitted to CTLResearch@humber.ca
If you have any questions, please contact: Heidi Marsh, 416.675.6622 x5836, heidi.marsh@humber.ca
