Your responses could make a difference!
Our Employee Engagement Pulse Survey results will help us get a snapshot of employee engagement in key areas, and will help shape our continuous improvement efforts.
Check your email for an invitation from CCI Research and take 5 minutes to complete the survey by Friday, April 7th at midnight. We want to hear from you!
Thank you,
Nancey Adamson
Manager, Employee Engagement
REGISTRATION OPEN!
Student Personal Training Program
This program is open to Humber students, faculty and staff, as well as industry partners and takes place in the Humber College Fitness Centre (North Campus).
The fee is $75.00 for the program.
For further information and to register online, please visit:
hrt.humber.ca/experiential-learning/centre-for-healthy-living/student-personal-training-program-fall-2015.html
Humber’s International Development Institute (IDI) is excited to announce a new project in Indonesia that underlines Humber’s commitment to strengthening education systems around the world. In partnership with Applied Research and Innovation and Program Planning, Development and Renewal, IDI will be working with six Indonesian polytechnic institutions to support them in the development of Centres of Technology (COTs) on their campuses.
Humber was invited to do this work because of our expertise and leadership in polytechnic education. Funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Humber will be using the train-the-trainer approach to develop each polytechnic’s capacity to design and deliver applied technical education and programming that links each institution with industries, through the creation of advisory councils and applied research opportunities.
This is the next phase of a project from last summer where Humber hosted 12 Indonesian faculty on-campus. Over the next eight months, Humber will be delivering workshops in Jakarta and visiting the selected polytechnics. Humber’s role in the project is being led in Toronto and Indonesia by Jeff May, who also led the May 2016 delegation, and has worked with Humber’s Business School on the Sulawesi Economic Development Strategy (SEDS) project in Indonesia during 2014 and 2015.
Humber is becoming a greener campus and everyone is participating! Humber Sustainability Highlights feature people and departments around the College that are working to integrate sustainable practices. This month’s focus is the Workplace Writing Skills course taught by Eva Bednar and Kim Robinson, professors in the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Lakeshore Campus.
Bednar and Robinson have long been passionate about sustainability and community outreach. Together, the two women have taken their love of sustainability and brought it into their teachings, adapting the Workplace Writing Skills course in 2015 to teach students about sustainability and the impact that it can have on our planet.
“Sustainability is important to the health and success of our world. Everything hinges on that,” says Bednar. “Our students need to be cognizant of the ways their future will be impacted by it.”
The course provides students with the opportunity to broaden their concept of audience, analyze real-world communication issues and challenges, conduct research and synthesize information. The students complete a collaborative capstone project through a scenario-based approach. Students must diagnose, analyze and pitch a solution to a problem found on campus through a written proposal and an infographic. Past proposals looked at improving parking issues, food choices, and social activities. Now the focus is on sustainability.
“We wanted the project to tie into the Humber community,” says Bednar. “So why not sustainability?"
Students focus on the campus footprint section from the Humber Sustainability Plan 2014-2019, taking inventory of the current practices and finding solutions to problems around campus.
“The feedback from students has been positive,” says Bednar. “Before this course, students were unaware of how integral sustainability is, both to the world and our own Humber community.”
“Part of being a student is becoming aware of what you can do to contribute to your community,” says Robinson. “This course gets students on board with our school’s goals of sustainability.”
About Bednar and Robinson
Bednar and Robinson’s interest in sustainability stems from their unique upbringings.
Growing up in Poland, Bednar describes a culture of conservation. Robinson, on the other hand, credits a lot of her environmental awareness to the news.
“Changing our belief is hard. There needs to be a consciousness, commitment and practice to it,” says Robinson. “Changes as simple as carrying around a reusable water bottle with you can make a big difference.”
Interested in the course? Check out some of the past proposals by students featured here.
Celebrate all things green at the 11th annual Green Living Show! Hear from a wide range of panelists, explore hundreds of exhibitors and sample great local food and products that reduce your environmental impact.
Redeem your free* tickets today, courtesy of Smart Commute!
Simply click here to purchase your tickets and enter coupon code “SCPEEL” at checkout.
*There’s a limited number of free tickets available. Tickets will be available on a first come, first serve basis.
The Humber Arboretum turns 40 this year and we’re marking the occasion with a brand new visual identity and website!
The Arboretum started in 1977 as a hands-on learning space for Humber College landscape students. The organization has now transformed into something larger and more meaningful than ever imagined: a place where a beautiful collection of plants is maintained, proper horticultural and arboricultural techniques are demonstrated, natural areas and wildlife are protected through conservation and restoration practices, educational and research opportunities are facilitated, and community and visitors can gather and make use of our spectacular resources. This vision has been made possible through the support and collaboration of our three founding partners - Humber College, Toronto and Region Conservation (TRCA), and the City of Toronto.
The three trees in our new logo represent this amazing partnership; their overlapping canopies depict how each organization stands together as a forest, creating something much greater than they could individually. Collectively, our partners come together to support and enhance our broader ecosystem and community.
The colours of each tree symbolizes:
Teal: This energizing colour embodies how nature rejuvenates and invigorates us, stimulating ideas, connection, and clarity. The mix between blue and green is also the hue of the Humber River, reflecting the infinity of the trees and sky.
Green: Representing life, harmony, and renewal, green reminds us that spending time in nature is integral for our wellbeing. It also represents the plant life in the Arboretum.
Red: Symbolizes the joy and passion the Arboretum brings to all that we do. This includes the care we put into looking after our natural environment and learning spaces and how we engage, educate, and inspire our visitors. Red also represents the beckoning colour of the door of the Centre for Urban Ecology.
We’re proud to introduce our new brand to the Humber community. We welcome you to explore and enjoy our website and learn about all we have to offer: humber.ca/arboretum.
Alexandra Link
Director, Humber Arboretum and Centre for Urban Ecology
Gina Antonacci
Associate VP Academic, Humber College
Humber Arboretum Management Committee representative, Humber College
Thank you to all of you who have completed the Employee Engagement Pulse Survey. I have had some questions that have been asked by several employees about the survey and I wanted to share with you these questions and responses. If you have any other questions about the survey, please feel free to contact me at x5540 or by email nancey.adamson@humber.ca.
FAQs regarding our Employee Engagement Pulse Survey
1. I have received an email from invite@cci-mail.com. Is it safe to click on the link?
Yes, this email is coming from the organization that is administering our Employee Engagement Pulse Survey – CCI Research. It is not spam.
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2. I feel that the demographic information that you are collecting will allow you to identify me. Is that true?
No. Humber will not receive any of the raw data collected. CCI Research will do all of the analysis and provide Humber with reports.
To protect employee confidentiality, survey results will NOT be reported separately for any work group with fewer than 10 employees or fewer than 10 completed surveys. Further, please note that a minimum of 10 completed surveys per demographic grouping (i.e., employee group, length of service, full-time/non-full-time, etc.) are required for any results reporting.
3. When does the survey close?
The survey will close on Friday, April 7, 2017 at midnight.
4. When will the results be communicated?
The results will be communicated at both the organizational level and school/division levels in May 2017.
After 35 years at Humber College, and 15 years at the helm of the Humber School for Writers, Antanas Sileika is retiring in June. Please join us for the launch of Antanas's memoir, The Barefoot Bingo Caller, to celebrate Antanas's time at Humber and to wish him well.
Please RSVP your attendance to tania@ecwpress.com by April 25, 2017.
Food for Fines is back! Reduce your Library Fines and Contribute to a Great Cause
Back by popular demand, Humber and University of Guelph-Humber Libraries will take $2 off eligible library fines (to a max of $20) for each non-perishable food item donated from April 3 - 21. Faculty, staff, and students are all eligible. Don’t have any library fines? All donations will be accepted at the circulation desks at both North and Lakeshore Campuses.
Donations support Youth Without Shelter, a local organization that provides housing and support to homeless youth: yws.on.ca
I am pleased to announce that Dawn will be joining the HR team and Humber as our new Director of Organizational Effectiveness effective April 3, 2017. Dawn has held a variety of roles in this area of practice and most recently comes to us from the Royal Bank of Canada where she held a similar role of Director of Organizational Effectiveness, successfully developing and implementing many forward thinking organizational effectiveness initiatives. She joined the RBC Organizational Effectiveness team in 2014 and played a lead role on multiple engagements across the Bank. Of note, Dawn played an active role in building RBC’s Organization Design and Organizational Change Management capability, where her strength in building strong partnerships and commitment to delivering business success was clear. She has a proven track record in developing practical leading practice approaches to talent management encompassing the full scope of recruitment, retention, recognition and rewards, and overall professional development.
Dawn holds a Bachelors of Arts in English Language and Literature and a Masters in Information Studies, supplemented by key certifications in areas such as: mediation, PROSCI change management, organizational excellence, process improvement, and various training and development designations.
She will be located in the office beside Larry Florou on the 6th floor, LRC Room 6022.
We are thrilled that Dawn will be part of the Humber Human Resources Team. Please join me in welcoming her to the Humber family.
Lori A. Diduch
Vice President, Human Resources & Organizational Effectiveness
