When:
September 22, 2017
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Our flags will be lowered on Sunday, September 24th in honour of Police and Peace Officers' National Memorial Day.
For more information, go to thememorial.ca/memorial/index/introduction
Announcements
When:
September 22, 2017
Contact:
Adam Sandford
Tel:
416.798.1331 x6088
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster
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Research study notice: Seeking South Asian (i.e., Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi) participants to explore a possible route to better understanding how we recognize and learn faces from one's own ethnicity background and other ethnicity backgrounds (known as the other-race effect). For around one hour of your time, you will earn a $20 gift card!
The study involves matching photographs of different people together by viewing multiple photographs of a faces. This involves trying to find a different photograph of the correct person in a selection of 30 different people. With important applied implications for verification of identity, this is a fun learning experience with compensation for participants.
More details about the study will be emailed to interested students who self-identify as South Asian (i.e., Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi) - these details are provided in an information letter. Each interested student is advised to read over the letter before proceeding to view a linked schedule, which shows when the study is being run. Please note that this study is taking place at the University of Guelph-Humber on Humber College's North Campus.
If you wish to find out more information about the study - with no obligation to participate if you do not wish after reading the information letter - then please contact Ms. Rachel Simec or Ms. Ankita Arora at OREProjectUGH@gmail.com.
If you have any questions or concerns about the study, please contact Dr. Adam Sandford who is leading this research project: adam.sandford@guelphhumber.ca, 416.798.1331 x6088.
When:
September 22, 2017
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Humber College will be replacing the existing Purchase Card (P-card) business process, effective November 2017. This change is necessary as Bank of Montreal’s (BMO) Online Purchase Card reporting and approval system will cease to exist by the end of the calendar year.
Humber will implement Ellucian Travel & Expense Management powered by Chrome River which will assist with both the P-card and Expense reimbursement/claim processes.
Some Chrome River Features:
- Paperless/online processing
- Fully integrated with Banner Finance
- Automated spend control and approval routing
- Credit card integrations (BMO P-card)
- Mobile access and approvals
- Online pre-approvals and cash advance management
- Online dashboards and self-service inquiries
- Easily attach receipts to expense report (i.e. PDF attachments, email attachments, snap photo of receipt and attach), thus replacing paper receipts
- Optical character recognition (OCR) receipt processing
Why now?
The current BMO Details Online P-card system availability ends on December 31, 2017. Implementing a comprehensive Travel and Expense solution was always part of Financial Services and Planning’s long-term service enhancement plan but with the current P-card system reaching end-of-life, we are taking this opportunity to implement a robust solution that will meet Humber’s P-card and Travel and Expense needs.
When will Chrome River be deployed?
Financial Services and Planning as well as Information Technology staff are working with Chrome River on the deployment plan and will roll-out the functionality over 2 phases:
| Component | Go Live Date | |
| Phase 1 | P-card Functionality | November 2017 (Revised Date) |
| Phase 2 | T&E Functionality | To be confirmed |
How will I be informed?
For Phase 1 deployment, targeted communications will be sent out in the coming weeks to existing P-card holders along with their Budget Managers’ regarding User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and training.
For Phase 2, we will be providing timely communications throughout the implementation process.
If anyone has any questions and/or suggestions, please contact:
| Kelly Morrow Associate Director, Financial Services Kelly.Morrow@humber.ca 416.675.6622 x5093 |
Paula Borges Manager, Financial Systems, Technology & Training Paula.Borges@humber.ca 416.675.6622 x4408 |
When:
September 21, 2017
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Humber has launched an open source and accessible online course designed to teach broadcast content creators how to make their media inclusive and accessible.
The six-module course, Making Accessible Media: Accessible Design in Broadcast Media, covers topics including universal and inclusive design, live and closed captioning, transcription, described video, alternative text, how to make documents and presentations accessible, and considers the representation of disability in broadcast media.
It is available for free at humber.ca/makingaccessiblemedia, and will also be offered to all students and faculty in the School of Media Studies and Information Technology (SMSIT).
Working with a $130,900 grant from the Broadcasting Accessibility Fund, a team of SMSIT professors and developers, collaborating with internal and external advisors, designed the online course, which incorporates features such as a built-in screen reader, text magnifier, captioned video, downloadable transcripts and ASL translations for original videos. The accessibility tools used in this course are now being incorporated into upcoming online courses at Humber as well.
For more information and to take the course, go to humber.ca/makingaccessiblemedia.
When:
September 21, 2017
Email:
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster
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Humber Liberal Studies @ IFOA 2017 Keynote Speaker
October 28, 2017, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Fleck Dance Theatre, Harbourfront
Professor Susan N. Herman President, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Topic: A Republic, If You Can Keep It.
The current turn to authoritarianism in the US and other countries threatens democracy through suppression of dissent, wholesale surveillance, and attempts to sow division by demonizing groups of people on the basis of their race, ethnicity, or religious or political beliefs. This keynote addresses these issues and offers some direction about what we can do about it. For tickets to this event, register here: REGISTRATION
Registration is also open for the full academic conference, or for a single day. humber.ca/liberalarts-ifoa/registration
When:
September 21, 2017
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster
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Contract Cheating: “form of academic dishonesty where students get academic work completed on their behalf, which they then submit for academic credit [and/or advantage] as if they had created it themselves” (“About Contract Cheating”, nd)
WHEN?
October 18, 2017
WHO?
Students, Faculty, Staff, Administrators, all those who value learning!
HOW?
Participate in the Whiteboard Declaration!
On a whiteboard write a personal declaration about why contract cheating is wrong—add the
hashtags #humbercollege #excelwithintegrity - then tweet or post to Facebook
WHY?
Contract Cheating erodes learning, is dishonest, and unethical.
JOIN US!
contractcheating.weebly.com
Twitter: @humbercollege
Facebook: facebook.com/humbercollege
International Centre for Academic Integrity (ICAI)
Join the Connect Program and Make a Difference
The International Student and Staff/Faculty/Admin Connect Mentoring Program is designed to enhance the experience of new international students at Humber College ITAL. We hope that this will be accomplished by creating an opportunity for faculty, staff, admin and Humber students to be part of a “Welcome Team” that will engage with new international students through informal, personalized and friendly social interactions.
WHY?
- To improve the social, psychological and academic performance of international students as they transition to life in Canada and at Humber College ITAL
- To enhance the feeling of hospitality on campus for new international students.
- To enhance the intercultural experience and cross-cultural knowledge of staff and faculty. Participation in this program will allow faculty, staff and admin to enrich their intercultural perspectives and communication skills while gaining a greater understanding of the goals, motivations and difficulties experienced by international students.
WHO CAN BE PART OF THE WELCOME TEAM?
The project will be open to all interested full and part-time faculty, staff and admin at Humber College ITAL (participation in the program is entirely voluntary).
WHAT IS THE TIME COMMITMENT?
- Attend the Mix & Mingle session.
- Attend at least two (2) Connect Program organized events during each term (e.g. Mix & Mingle, Potluck and Cookie Decorating Holiday Event, etc.).
- Meet with your mentee at least two (2) times outside of any Connect Program organized event during each term.
Note: If interested, please contact Devonne Sitzer on or before Thursday, September 28, 2017 at devonne.sitzer@humber.ca.
When:
September 20, 2017
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Part-time session for Humber College
Date: Monday, September 22, 2017
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Thinking of joining the CAAT Pension Plan?
Enrolment in the CAAT Pension Plan is immediately open to all employees who work part-time or on contract.
If you are considering joining the pension plan, this session is for you. Sylvia Golebiowski, Lead of Pension Education at the CAAT Pension Plan will review the Plan benefits and what you need to consider in deciding whether or not membership makes sense for you, including:
- How to estimate the lifetime pension you would receive from the Plan and the tax-deductible contributions you would make each pay
- Your portability options if you leave the college system before retirement
The decision to join is yours. This session will help you make the decision that is right for you.
When:
September 20, 2017
Contact:
Monika Peternel
Tel:
x4204
Email:
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When: Monday, September 25, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Where: North Campus, Room B101
Contact: Monika Peternel, 416.675.6622 x4204, monika.peternel@humber.ca
* No RSVP required *
Sign Up the Young Explorers in Your Life for Outdoor Winter Adventures!
Designed for kids aged 5-12, the Humber Arboretum's Nature Camps are active, engaging day camps that give kids a chance to get outside and explore while they develop a lasting appreciation for the natural environment. Located at the back of North Campus, the Humber Arboretum's Nature Camps are a convenient option for the Humber College community.
Winter Nature Camp 2018 will take place over four days, Tuesday, January 2nd to Friday January 5th.
March Break Nature Camp 2018 runs for five days, Monday, March 12th to Friday, March 16th.
Both camps include seasonal outdoor activities such as:
- nature walks and forest exploration
- animal tracking
- bird watching, owl prowls, and chickadee feeding
- shelter building
- Art and Ecology
- plus snowshoeing if weather permits
In addition, March Break campers will take part in the Humber Arboretum's maple syrup harvest!
Register now and you can take advantage of a payment plan that allows you to spread out the cost while guaranteeing your child will have a spot in these smaller camp sessions. The four-day Winter Camp costs $160 for the week while March Break Camp is $235 (before and after-care is available at both camps for an additional fee). For Winter Camp only, single-day registrations are also available.
Learn more and register through the Humber Arboretum website: humber.ca/arboretum/learn/camps.html