Dear Faculty and Support Staff,

As part of Advising and Career Services’ ongoing efforts to support student employability skill development, we are excited to announce Career Month for November 2024. This month-long series of events is designed to provide students with valuable opportunities to enhance job search strategies, develop professional skills, and connect with peers and coaches.

We kindly ask for your support in promoting these events to your students. Your encouragement can make a significant difference in ensuring that our students take full advantage of the opportunities available to them.

Career Month is Here!

Advising and Career Services invites all Humber students to engage in our Career Month sessions, designed to enhance your career readiness.

This November, we're bringing you an event-packed month designed to supercharge your career! Whether you're looking to polish your resume, nail your next interview, or build new skills, Career Month has everything you need to step up your game.

Here’s what you can look forward to:

• Career Walk-In Clinics: on-the-spot resume reviews, an opportunity to polish Elevator Pitches, and attend a Mock Career Fair to refine your networking skills.
• Free LinkedIn Professional Headshots: Upgrade your online presence with a polished, professional photo that’ll leave a lasting impression.
• Equity Deserving Panel in collaboration with Seneca Polytechnic: Join career conversations on Empowering Through Mentorship: Building Inclusive Networks.
• Master the Art of Interviews: Feel like a pro in any interview situation with workshops that teach you how to impress hiring employers and land that job!
• Job Search Hacks with Devant: Uncover the secrets to optimizing your job hunt using Devant's job search tools and resources.
• AI Mock Interview Session: Hosted by Alumni Engagement, practice your interview skills with AI and get real-time feedback to improve your interviewing skills and much more.

And that’s not all. By attending events, you’ll get closer to winning weekly prizes of $100 and the grand prize of $250 in our Career Month draw.

Register now on CareerConnect and check out the full schedule on our Career Month webpage. Don’t wait - this is your chance to build connections, gain insights, and advance your career.

Keep an eye on our social media and follow @humbercareer for more updates.

Hosted by Advising & Career Services

The International Development Institute (IDI) is urgently seeking subject matter experts in curriculum and workshop development to develop and deliver a workshop on Engaging Youth on Global Health Awareness.

The Canadian Partnership for Women and Children's Health (CanWaCH) is seeking qualified firms to design and train facilitators for a one-hour interactive workshop at four upcoming hockey tournaments across Canada for girls aged 11 to 18, coaches, and families from November 2, 2024 and February 2, 2025. These workshops will focus on global awareness, community engagement, and barriers to success for young female athletes.

Further details of the RFP can be found online.

Interested faculty and staff should contact Nalini Andrade, Director, International Development Institute at nalini.andrade@humber.ca.

What does it take to become a Head Golf Professional?

From studying Professional Golf Management at Humber to becoming a renowned Golf Professional at one of Ontario's most prestigious clubs, Todd McGrath shares how his education and training led him to swing big for his career.

In this Alumni Spotlight, Todd tackles several questions and topics, including what attracted him to golf, the mental and physical aspects of the sport, superstitions, and whether Mini Putt can help your game.

Find more alumni stories at humber.ca/alumni/ourstory. 

Know a Humber grad with a great story to tell? Email us at alumni@humber.ca.

At Humber Polytechnic and the University of Guelph-Humber, supporting the implementation of academic accommodations is a collaborative effort involving faculty, staff, and learners. Faculty play a critical role in ensuring accommodations are effectively realized in the learning environment, creating inclusive academic spaces and enhancing learner success. 

To assist faculty in navigating the accommodation process, Accessible Learning Services (ALS) is pleased to introduce three asynchronous modules available on the HRMS LEARN platform. These modules have undergone a high-level review by members of the Humber community, including the Centre for Innovative Learning. These modules are designed to provide faculty with practical tools for responding to accommodation requests and integrating Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles. Each module is grounded in the social model of disability, shifting the focus from individual challenges to addressing barriers within the learning environment.

The modules available on the HRMS LEARN platform include:

1. Responding to Accommodation Letters: Steps for understanding and addressing accommodation requests.
2. Implementing Academic Accommodations: Steps to determine whether an element of your course is an essential requirement and a review of the most frequently accessed academic accommodations.
3. Introduction to Universal Design for Learning: An overview of UDL and its application in creating accessible learning environments (available in November).

These modules align with Humber’s commitment to inclusivity and student success, offering practical steps faculty can take to ensure their classrooms are welcoming and accessible to all. Faculty are encouraged to explore these resources to better understand their role in the accommodation process and enhance their teaching practices in ways that benefit every learner.