INNOVATION OF THE YEAR AWARD 2017
The Innovation of the Year Award recognizes employees who have designed and implemented significant innovations that positively impact the education of students at Humber College.
This years’ Humber Innovation of the Year Award recipients are Anthony VanHoy in recognition of his “Math applets and their uses in Humber math courses” project and the PRC Faculty in recognition of their “Humber PRC Career Excellence” project.
Anthony introduced math applets, which are computer generated interactive demonstrations, to provide students with additional tools for studying. This tool blends symbolic interpretations with visual and spatial representations. Anthony created a simple math applet that allows users to make direct modifications to variables in a sine or cosine function and see the changes instantly.
This project has provided a repository of math related applets for Humber College students and faculty use. It is available to all with access to the internet and a desktop or laptop.
Visit the following link for more information and a closer look at Anthony’s math applet: http://www.anthonyvanhoy.com/trigtransform.html
The Humber PRC Faculty began a new initiative, “Humber PRC Career Excellence”, that provides students with meaningful career options. It takes into consideration the uniqueness of the PR industry, specific requirements and the desire of students to find the perfect fit for a PR career. The PRC faculty connect students with PRC grads and personal industry contacts, review resumes, portfolios and writing samples, and coach students prepping for interviews.
Since its inception in 2016, this initiative has exceeded the mandate of applied learning by demonstrating, acting, and implementing a formalized process of connecting the students to the industry in a meaningful and impactful way. As a result of its proactive approach, this initiative helps to make a positive and lasting impression for the students.
Contributing PRC Faculty: Annette Borger-Snel, Catherine Pike, Kalene Morgan, Nancy Marino Benn, Robert Plant, Edward Wright, Susan Walsh, Sharleen Mascoll, Louise Sheedy, Vivienne McCuaig, Anne Longmore and Sara Taylor
This years’ League Innovation of the Year Award recipients are Michael Kopinak and Natalie Elisha in recognition of “#HereToPlay” campaign. The collaboration between the Department of Athletics and Recreation and the LGBTQ+ Resource Centre is the first innovation of its kind in the Ontario Colleges Athletics Association (OCAA). The purpose of this innovation was to create an inclusive environment. This inclusiveness enhances the Humber community’s social and competitive experiences by promoting diversity of culture, race, religion, ability, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. After establishing guidelines and requiring students and staff to attend training courses regarding hazing and bullying, the facilities have seen an 18 per cent increase in memberships once the campaign became active.
Visit the following link for more information: humberhawks.ca/information/inclusion
Video Credits:
Hazing Video
Daniele Clemente – Soccer – 2 time national champion and bronze national medalist - Baking and Pastry Arts Management -
Baljyot Judge – Basketball – National Silver medalist – Guelph Humber - BBA
Adam (Xingyu) Dong – Badminton – International student – 3 time national champion – Recreation and Leisure
Christina Branch – Rugby – Provincial Champion – national Team Player – Fitness and Health Promotion
Brynne Spence - Coleman – Volleyball – National Bronze medalist – Recreation and Leisure
Inclusion Video
Briana Donaldson – Softball – Provincial Bronze medalist – General Arts and Science
Jake Thompson – Voice of the Hawks – National medalist – Radio Broadcasting
Brendan Lyons – Baseball – former Junior A tough guy – Bachelor of Commerce: Finance (Humber Degree)
Jill Semple – Basketball – National champion and bronze medalist – Recreation and Leisure
Kenny/Noct Dawkins
They/Them Pronouns
General Arts and Science
Christopher Karas
He/Him Pronouns
Paralegal Education
Fadoma Hassan
She/Her Pronouns
Recreation and Leisure Services
Brandon March
He/Him Pronouns
(Formerly) Travel and Tourism
Created the concepts for the banner that now hangs in the gym. Former student.
Cora Boccia
She/They Pronouns
Early Childhood Education
Videographers – Michael Ferguson and Amanda Soriano (full time employees in SSE)
Congratulations to all on their achievements!
