Announcements

Workshop - You're Important at Work
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When:
March 27, 2017

This program will introduce subject areas that will enable you to put some balance back into the workplace. Understanding the importance of human relations will guide you through challenging times. If you feel you are always giving with no getting, this program is for you.

Learning Objectives:

  • Define the difference between technical skills and human relation skills
  • Define attitude
  • Identify traits of positive and negative attidues
  • Identify the relationship between success and a posititve attitude
  • Demonstrate behaviours to develop a healthy work environment
  • Complete an action plan for immediate use to demonstrate new skills

Facilitator: Pat Spiteri, 3D Consulting
Time:  9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Location: Room H407, North Campus

Please register here for this workshop or contact Maureen at maureen.martin-edey@humber.ca.

Thank you!

What’s Cooking in Food Services?
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When:
March 27, 2017

Staff Lounge:

Spring is in the air! Join us on Wednesday, March 29th, 2017 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at North Campus!

Choice of Sides:

  • Nicoise Salad
  • Endive & Apple Salad with fresh Herbs and Almonds
  • Gratin Dauphinoise
  • Red Pepper and Eggplant Tian

Main Entrees:

  • Coq au vin
  • Seafood Thermidor

Dessert:

  • Classic Opera Gateau

*Proceeds to Humber Gives in support of student awards & scholarships!    

Back by popular demand! Save $1.00 off your afternoon purchase! Bring back your morning receipt from a purchase prior to 10:00am and save $1.00 when you spend $5.00 or more after 11:00 a.m.!
*Only valid for same day purchase

Sub of the Day: Food Emporium, North Campus

  • Monday: Oven Roasted Chicken
  • Tuesday: Italian BMT
  • Wednesday: Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki
  • Thursday: Turkey Breast
  • Friday: Tuna

Looking for a refreshing beverage now that spring is finally here? Try our freshly squeezed lemonade or our homemade authentic Mango Lassi!

Test Your Food Skills – Join us on Wednesday, March 29th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for free samples, fun events, games and prizes outside the Food Emporium!

Student Project Exhibition Electronics Engineering
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When:
March 24, 2017
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

This event is open to all Humber students, faculty and staff, and the public. Drop by and see the amazing work of a Humber Electronics Engineering student.

Featuring:

  • The in-progress work of one of our students. This student is designing a fixed dc power supply, which outputs 3 voltages. It uses the dc-dc converter topology known as the push-pull converter, and the output will incorporate a buck boost converter.

For demonstration purposes, users of smartphones will be able to charge their device, as a proof of concept.

Alissa Firth-Eagland, Humber Curator
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When:
March 24, 2017

It is with great pleasure that I announce the appointment of Alissa Firth-Eagland to the role of Humber Curator. Alissa brings extensive experience as a curator, writer, and arts administrator who deeply values the sharing and decentralization of culture. Alissa has extensive experience in developing local and international projects, contemporary arts, community development, multimedia, equity practices, cultural mediation, critical writing, publishing, and alternative forms of learning.

Alissa has held various progressive positions including Project Manager, Isuma Distribution International (Igloolik, NU/Montréal, PQ); Curator, Musagetes (Guelph, ON); and Director/Curator, Western Front Media Arts (Vancouver, BC).

Notably, she has curated projects in Italy, Croatia, Finland, Norway, France, and across Canada and co-produced The Secret Ingredient, a radio show about art and ideas. Additionally, her publishing practice was recognized with a Chalmers Art Fellowship and her editorial work has guided seven publications on art and society, most recently Preuzmimo Benčić (Take Back Benčić), a book about the work of Canadian artist Althea Thauberger with texts by Franco “Bifo” Berardi and Una Bauer.

Her formal educational background in Integrated Media and Curatorial Practice includes credentials from OCAD University; The Banff Centre; and École du Magasin in Grenoble, France. 

Please join me in welcoming Alissa to the Humber team.  Alissa will begin her full-time appointment on April 10, 2016

Eileen De Courcy
Associate Vice President, Teaching and Learning

 

Learning & Development Spring 2017 Workshops - Registration Open
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When:
March 24, 2017

The 2017 Learning & Development calendar is now available at hrs.humber.ca/learning.

Take a look at our new Spring workshop offerings, and register soon!

Workshops fill quickly, so click here to review the calendar.

To register, please go to hrs.humber.ca/register.

Thank you!

Workshop: You're Important at Work
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When:
March 24, 2017
Contact:
Maureen Martin-Edey
Tel:
x4509
Email:
maureen.martin-edey@humber.ca

Facilitator: Pat Spiteri, 3D Consulting

This workshop will introduce subject areas that will enable you to put some balance back into the workplace. Understanding the importance of human relations will guide you through challenging times. If you feel you are always giving with no getting, this program is for you.

Learning Objectives

  • Define the difference between technical skills and human relations skills
  • Define attitude
  • Identify traits of positive and negative attitudes
  • Identify the relationship between success and a positive attitude
  • Demonstrate behaviours to develop a healthy work environment
  • Complete an action plan for immediate use to demonstrate new skills.

To register for this session, please sign in here, or contact Maureen at maureen.martin-edey@humber.ca.

Thank you! 

 

Skills Development and Innovation Highlights of New Federal Budget
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When:
March 23, 2017

The 2017 federal budget was tabled in Ottawa yesterday, and contains several items that directly support the contributions that Humber and other colleges make to industry, employers and learners of all ages.

Among other things, the budget emphasizes access to education, innovation, lifelong learning and skills development, and employment. Highlights specific to the college sector include:

  • An additional $395.5 over three years for the Youth Employment Strategy, tackling the ongoing challenge of elevated youth under- and unemployment.
  • $90 million over two years to support postsecondary education access for Indigenous students, supporting 4,600 new students.
  • Expanded access to Canada student grant/loan programs for part-time and adult learners
  • An emphasis on skills training, upgrading and development through investments in the labour market development agreement ($1.8 billion over six years) and workforce development agreements ($900 million).
  • $10 million over two years for the Community and College Social Innovation Fund, from which Humber received almost $200,000 in 2016 for an applied research partnership with the Toronto Police Service.
  • The creation of Innovative Solutions Canada and Innovation Canada, both of which will provide opportunities for colleges to partner with organizations both to solve federal research and development challenges and to find innovative solutions to everyday problems.
  • $950 million for the funding of sector-specific “superclusters,” offering the opportunity for partnerships between business, postsecondary institutions and research organizations in six key industries: advanced manufacturing, agri-food, clean tech, digital industries, health and bio-sciences and clean resources. 

Humber is well-positioned to take full advantage of the opportunities presented by this new budget, and we are looking forward to exploring what the future may hold for the institution and for our students.

Alister Mathieson
Vice-President, Advancement and External Affairs

e-Waste Collection Week
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When:
March 23, 2017

e-Waste Collection Week is back March 27-31! Don't miss your chance to give old electronics the boot!

Did you know? 

  • We generate around 40 million tons of electronic waste every year, worldwide. That’s the equivalent of throwing out 800 laptops every second.
  • E-waste contains hundreds of substances, many of which are toxic. This includes mercury, lead, arsenic, cadmium, selenium, chromium, and flame retardants.
  • Most e-waste components can be re-used and recycled for materials recovery, thereby reducing the need to mine and extract precious metals from our earth. 

Drop Off Locations

North Campus

  • ITS Support Centre, NX210
  • Library Circulation Desk, LRC 4th Floor

Lakeshore Campus

  • ITS Support Centre, A212
  • Library Reference Help Desk, L Building

Collection bins available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Accepted electronics include:

  • Desktop & laptop computers
  • Computer keyboards, mice and trackballs
  • Desktop printers and scanners
  • Mobile devices
  • Telephones and answering machines
  • Computer monitors and portable tvs
  • Portable audio/video systems (Includes docking speakers, portable stereos, CD players, audio recorders, tape/radio players, digital media (MP3) players, voice recorders, and digital and video cameras)
  • Video projectors

Questions? Email us at sustainability@humber.ca

Event brought to you by Information Technology Services, Humber Libraries and the Office of Sustainability.

Who is Protected Under Humber’s Human Rights Policy?
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When:
March 22, 2017
You should know..

Who is protected under Humber’s Human Rights Policy?

Humber’s Human Rights Policy clearly outlines that the policy applies to all members of the College community. This includes:

  • Employees and students at Humber College and at the University of Guelph-Humber;
  • Members of Humber’s Board of Governors;
  • Members of standing and ad hoc committees established by these institutions; 
  • Members of societies and associations which have a direct relationship to or are under the authority of these institutions;
  • Contractors, service providers, researchers, and
  • Visitors, including invitees, guests or persons who have no ongoing connection to the institution but who are on campus.

For more information on Humber’s Human Rights Policy visit:
humber.ca/policies/human-rights-policy

Irene Kosmas, Acting Director, English Language Centre
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When:
March 21, 2017

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of Stephen Allen and the entire English Language Centre team, I’m pleased to announce that Irene Kosmas is the successful candidate in our recent posting for the position of Acting Director of the Humber, English Language Centre (ELC), effective April 3rd, 2017. Irene has extensive experience in the ESOL, EAP and TESL worlds and will be an excellent addition to the ELC as the program develops both at Humber and offshore. 

As many of you know, Irene has been teaching at Humber College since 2002 in programs and courses that span the breadth of the English Department and the English Language Centre. Regardless of the course, her focus has always been on supporting English Language Leaners (ELLs) in the post-secondary environment. In addition to her teaching experience, she has also held the positon of Program Coordinator of the Developmental (ESOL) and Remedial (WRIT 050) courses for the English Department and has worked as a TESOL trainer at Seneca College and York University.   

Irene holds a Master of Arts degree in Applied Linguistics from York University and a Humber College ITAL graduate certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL). She is also an Ontario Certified English Language Teacher (OCELT) and has served on TESL Ontario’s Board of Directors between 2012-2015. 

Please join me in congratulating Irene in this new role.

Paula F. Gouveia, Ph.D., Dean
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

 

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