Jennifer Chatsick, Faculty in the Community Integration through Cooperative Education program, is conducting a research study titled, Exploring Faculty Perspectives on Disability Related Curricula in Various Disciplines. This study is being conducted as part of the MSW Program at York University, in which Jennifer is a student. The study will explore Faculty perspectives on disability-related curriculum across various programs at Humber College. 

If you regularly teach courses with a component of disability-related curriculum and would be interested in participating in the study, please contact Jennifer at jennifer.chatsick@humber.ca or at 416.675.6622 x5855.  Participation will involve one interview which is estimated to be 45 to 60 minutes in length. Your participation is greatly appreciated.

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Ten Thousand Coffees and Humber College Alumni have recently partnered to offer an effective networking platform that allows you to make new connections easily and efficiently. No matter what stage of your career you’re in – current student or seasoned expert – this hub’s for you! 

As a member of the Humber College community, we invite you to join us for the opportunity to connect with peers, professionals, students and graduates from a wide range of industries with diverse skillsets. Sign on as a mentor eager to share your wealth of knowledge and experience, or join as a mentee seeking advice and guidance to get your career started in the right direction.

You never know where the right connection might lead. See what’s brewing with others and start building your connections today.

Registering is easy and just a click away: humber.tenthousandcoffees.com/signin

If you are interested in meeting with a group of students or new grads to share your experience, host a brainstorm or discuss what it’s like to work in your industry, please email alumni@humber.ca for information about office hours.

We would like to draw your attention to a few upcoming deadlines for Applied Research & Innovation (ARI) funding opportunities. If you are interested in applying to any of these programs, please contact Crystal Williams (crystal.williams@humber.ca) as soon as possible. The earlier we know about your plans to apply, the better we will be able to support you in submitting your application!
 

UPCOMING DEADLINES:

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

Connection Grants

Connection Grants support events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. $7,000 to $25,000 can be awarded for events, and up to $50,000 for other outreach activities.

Humber Application Deadline: January 25, 2018
SSHRC Application Deadline: February 1 ,2018

Partnership Engage Grants

Partnership Engage Grants provide funding to support the short-term needs, challenges and opportunities of researchers and institutions. $7,000 to $25,000 can be awarded for projects that strongly emphasize the relevance to, and involvement of, partner organizations.

ARI Expression of Interest Deadline: February 1, 2018
Humber Application Deadline: March 1, 2018
SSHRC Application Deadline: March 15, 2018

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Project Grant

The Project Grant program is designed to capture ideas with the greatest potential for important advances in fundamental or applied health-related knowledge, the health care system, and/or health outcomes, by supporting projects with a specific purpose and a defined endpoint. The best ideas may stem from new, incremental, innovative, and/or high-risk lines of inquiry or knowledge translation approaches. Funding is awarded proportionate to the requirements of the research proposed, which is expected to vary by research field, research approach, and scope of project activities. 

CIHR Registration Deadline & ARI Expression of Interest : February 6, 2018
Humber Application Deadline: February 20, 2018
CIHR Application Deadline: March 6, 2018
 

ONGOING DEADLINES

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)

Connect Grants

Connect Grants provide targeted financial support to encourage post-secondary researchers at universities and/or colleges to connect with industry and other knowledge end-user communities in order to form new partnerships. Between $5,000 and $25,000 can be awarded for up to one year. All activities must take place within Canada.

Engage Grants

Engage Grants are designed to give innovative companies that operate from a Canadian base access to the unique knowledge, expertise and capabilities available at Canadian universities and colleges. These grants are intended to foster the development of new research partnerships by supporting short-term research and development projects aimed at addressing a company-specific problem. Up to $25,000 can be awarded for up to six months.

Applied Research and Development Grants

Applied Research and Development (ARD) Grants are intended to provide companies that operate from a Canadian base access to the unique knowledge, expertise and capabilities available at Canadian colleges and to train students in essential technical skills required by companies. ARD projects can be at any point in the research and development (R&D) spectrum that is consistent with the college's applied research, training and technology transfer mandate. Up to $150,000 can be awarded for up to three years.

Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE)

Voucher for Innovation and Productivity I (VIP I) and Voucher for Innovation and Productivity II (VIP II)  

VIP I and VIP II grants enable the development of new products and/or processes, facilitate productivity improvements, and help generate new revenues and high-value jobs for Ontario.  The VIP I program supports collaborations between industry and post-secondary institutions that lead to knowledge mobilization, commercialization and increased productivity with significant economic impact for Ontario, these projects are up to 12 months in duration with a maximum award of $20,000.  The VIP II address company needs by enabling the development of new products and/or processes, or facilitating productivity improvements, by leveraging post-secondary institutions' skills and resources, for 12-24 months in duration with a maximum award of $75,000/year.

Humber ARI will also be relaunching Cultivate in the coming weeks. Stay tuned for more information!

If you are interested in applying for any of the funding opportunities listed above or if you would like more information about Applied Research & Innovation opportunities at Humber, please contact:

Crystal Williams
Program Manager, Applied Research & Innovation
crystal.williams@humber.ca

Sun Life reviews the utilization of group insurance benefits at regular intervals. From time to time premium rates for these benefits are adjusted either upwards or downwards to reflect the level of usage, cost to provide these benefits, anticipated cost to maintain the benefits in the future and the cost of inflation.

Effective February 1, 2018 the premiums payable to Sun Life by Humber College as well as the premiums deducted from your pay will be adjusted as outlined in the table below. The Joint Insurance Committee (JIC) of OPSEU, OCASA and College Compensation and Appointments Council have reviewed and approved these premium rate changes. The current employee/employer cost sharing arrangements will continue as shown below. 

Employees may see an increase or decrease in the employee portion of the benefit premiums depending on the type of benefits they have elected.

As plan members there are opportunities to help keep future premiums increase under control and contribute to the long term viability of the plan through different measures. 

• Be a smart consumer: where possible shop around for the pharmacies that have lower dispensing fees.

• Generic version of prescription drugs-ask your doctor if there are generic version of prescription drugs that can properly treat your condition just as good as the more expensive alternative.
• Utilize government plans and community services like the new OHIP+ plan which provides anyone age 24 years or younger with an OHIP card free prescription drugs for more than 4400 drug products ontario.ca/page/learn-about-ohip-plus

If you would like to review your benefits, please contact your Compensation & Benefits Specialist.

Compensation & Benefits Specialist (First initial of last name)

Hannah Song (A-F) x 4023  hannah.song@humber.ca
Sherry Fast (G-M)  x 5089  sherry.fast@humber.ca
Sylvana Galati (N-Z) x 5682  sylvana.galati@humber.ca
Nathan Tysdal (Partial Load) x 4619  nathan.tysdal@humber.ca

Effective:  February 1, 2018

ACADEMIC EMPLOYEES

Please note that the Retail Sales Tax of 8% needs to be added to the above rates

PARTIAL LOAD EMPLOYEES

Please note that the Retail Sales Tax of 8% needs to be added to the above rates

ADMINISTRATIVE EMPLOYEES

Please note that the Retail Sales Tax of 8% needs to be added to the above rates

SUPPORT EMPLOYEES