Announcements

Osteopathic Services - Humber Athletic Therapy Clinic
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When:
May 26, 2017

Did you know? Osteopathy was founded in 1874 by Andrew Taylor Still, who was an American physician, and had a mechanical background. He chose the name “osteopathy”, as it comes from two Greek words meaning “bone” and “dysfunction”. Still intended to emphasize how the structure of the skeleton is vital to the proper function of the body’s systems.

Osteopathic Practitioners assess and treat the entire body: skeletal, muscular, digestive, nervous, cranial, cardiovascular.

To learn more about how Osteopathy can help, click the link: mississaugaosteopathy.com

Our Osteopathic manual practitioner is available for appointments this Wednesday, May 31 between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Call the Humber Athletic Therapy Clinic at x4025 to book your appointment.

Enhance your class with Ensemble Video
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When:
May 26, 2017
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Looking for a place to upload the videos you’ve created and engage your students?

Humber’s video streaming platform, Ensemble Video, allows you to easily access, upload, stream, caption, annotate and share educational video content. And what’s more, Ensemble has already made it easier for faculty to plan and incorporate media into their courses.

There are over 500 videos up on the platform, which are:

  • organized
  • Blackboard-compatible
  • course-specific
  • accessible
  • shareable
  • copyright-compliant

It can be private or collaborative

An initiative of the Academic and Educational Technology Committee, Ensemble Video lets you:

  • access high-quality videos from your school’s shared repository
  • create private playlists exclusive to your course
  • upload videos that you’ve created for your course
  • collaborate with others to create a hub for program-specific video content
  • embed videos in Blackboard for easy student access

Pilot projects on Ensemble Video

Ensemble offers us the opportunity to work directly with program co-ordinators to set up certain customizable services like video assignment submissions and comprehensive captioning to make videos more accessible.

If you wish to set up an Ensemble Video pilot project for your program or make creative instructional videos for your class, please get in touch with Lisa DiBarbora or Darren Richards.

Access Ensemble Video

Login to stream.humber.ca and begin uploading today!

Who Can Access the Platform?

Faculty and staff belonging to the schools, along with the departments who create and provide access to educational videos.

Instructional Support

The Centre for Teaching and Learning is pleased to offer Ensemble Video workshops. Go to humber.ca/centreforteachingandlearning/calendar.html for the dates and to register for a session. Faculty can also drop by the Instructional Support Studio for support using the platform.

LRC East Entrance Closed May 30-31
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When:
May 26, 2017

LRC (Learning Resource Commons) East Entrance (going toward the Humber Bus Loop/Platform at the Humber North Campus) will be closed off (for general access) for repairs/improvements May 30 and 31.

Alternative entrance/s will be the LRC main entrance which is also equipped, for ease of accessibility, with an auto-door operator.

Thank you,

The Humber Facilities Team

Bio-swale/Water Garden Construction
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When:
May 26, 2017

Site Services will be constructing a Bio-swale/Water Garden starting Monday, May 29 at the east end of Parking Lot # 10 along the walkway from Humber College Blvd. to the LRC.

Scott Iles will be heading up the project which will entail excavating the existing soil, adding a soil mixture which allows proper drainage, planting numerous native plant species, adding rock features and mulching the entire area to retain moisture and keep weed growth to a minimum.

This project will take approximately 3 to 4 weeks weather pending.

 

LAS CE Professor Receives Global Award
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When:
May 25, 2017

Dr. Salima Bhimani receives iconic Women Creating a Better World for All Award from the Women Economic Forum (WEF).

The global award recognizes Dr. Bhimani’s leadership in the advancement of social minority women, equity and inclusion.

Women Economic Forum (WEF) is the world’s largest all inclusive international women’s chamber and a movement for the Welfare, Wealth and Wellbeing of all. They have over 500+ chapters and over 50,000+ members across 150 countries. Dr. Bhimani’s global award honors her contributions to making sustainable change in the lives of marginalized women and communities. In response to receiving the award, Dr. Bhimani stated, “to be known as emblematic for transforming social injustice and to be recognized for it by women around the world is a great honor and responsibility. My peers expect me to continue to step up and step into shaping a just, equitable
and inclusive world in big ways. Part of my work is to uncover and eliminate with others, the normalized biases, hate, barriers and discrimination that women and people of color must confront every day. I want to thank them for reiterating my continued accountability in this.”

Last year, Dr. Bhimani launched Relational, a global institute to enhance social justice, equity and inclusion. As a woman of color social entrepreneur, Salima is trailblazing innovative ways for historically marginalized women to be at the forefront of leading social innovation. Working with institutions and communities so that they reflect equitable, inclusive and healthy human experiences, relationships and systems is central to Dr. Bhimani’s vision and what Relational does.

Humber Selected as Lead Institution for Kenya Education for Employment Program
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When:
May 25, 2017
Contact:
Jennifer Cleary
Tel:
x5106
Email:
jennifer.cleary@humber.ca
Humber College is excited to announce it has been selected as the lead institution to support three national polytechnic schools in western Kenya as part of the Kenya Education for Employment Program (KEFEP). The three-year, 1.668 million dollar capacity-building project is an initiative of Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) and is funded by Global Affairs Canada. Humber will work in a consortium with Durham College (DC), Vancouver Island University (VIU) and Selkirk College to assist three Kenyan National Polytechnics - Kisumu, Kisii and Sigalagala - to develop their competency-based education training in mechanical engineering, renewable energy and building technology. Led by Humber’s International Development Institute (IDI) and drawing on expertise from the School of Applied Technology and Research and Innovation, the project will provide opportunities for Humber faculty to work alongside Kenyan partners, both in Kenya and through benchmarking visits to Canada. “This is an excellent opportunity to leverage our high quality programming and faculty to make a difference in Kenya,” says Asha Gervan, Manager of IDI. “We look forward to working with Kisumu, Kisii, and Sigalagala National Polytechnics to share skills and knowledge, and support them in achieving their goals.” The KEFEP program will help equip Kenyan youth with the skills and qualifications required to compete in the country’s workforce, and to support the country’s vision of transforming to an industrializing, middle income country by 2030. “This project will allow Humber to contribute to Kenya’s goal of providing a high quality of life to its citizens,” says Gervan. “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to take part in this important initiative.”
Banner 9 is Coming
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When:
May 24, 2017

Banner will be upgraded to the latest version for all Banner Student and Banner Finance modules, this ensures Ellucian will continue to provide support.

What’s not Changing?

The actual functionality of each student and finance module will not change for you.

What’s Changing? 

The system will provide you with an up-to-date user interface. This includes enhanced navigation, drop-down menus, drag-and-drop capability, radio buttons and query filters for improved accessibility.

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Other Improvements:

  • Consistent look and feel
  • All browser-capability
  • Improved system messaging
  • Multiple record views
  • Mobile and Tablet friendly

When will Banner 9 be in Production?

The plan is to have all Banner 9 modules live by Fall 2018.

How will I be informed?

A website is being developed for the upgrade. It will contain up-to-date information with the timeline and progress. Communication on the release date to follow.

Community Music Program Recognized at National Music Festival
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When:
May 24, 2017

Congratulations to all for an outstanding week at MusicFest. Eight ensembles performed at the festival and all eight groups received Gold Awards.

In addition, five senior students took home a total of 14 individual National Awards and seven senior students were named to either the National Youth Jazz Combo or the Conn-Selmer Centerstage Jazz Band.

Music Night
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When:
May 24, 2017
Contact:
Rohit
Email:
rohit.sharma2@humber.ca

In April, the International Centre and the LinX pub hosted our first ever and very successful International Music Night. This gave International Students an opportunity to showcase their amazing talents (most for the first time) here in Canada. 

Looking to build on the success of that event, the International Centre will be hosting a series of smaller yet more intimate music events that will continue to showcase the amazing and incredible musical talents and abilities of Humber International Students from all over the globe.

Starting May 26th and continuing on the last Friday of each month over the summer, International Student performers will be playing in the LRC Concourse from 4:00 to 4:30 p.m. The main goal of these performances is to not only showcase their own amazing talents but to also add to the already energetic weekend mood for the staff here in the LRC!

If you are looking for more, these performers can be found once again starting in September as we look to build on our initial International Music Night Events!

For more questions or inquiries please contact our International Student Ambassador, rohit.sharma2@humber.ca

We hope that you enjoy!

The International Team

Construction Work on North Campus Building N and E
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When:
May 23, 2017
Contact:
Bill Sahid
Tel:
416.675.6622 x4229
Email:
bill.sahid@humber.ca
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As part of the Phase 1 implementation of Humber’s Integrated Energy Master Plan (IEMP), Facilities Management is replacing failing exterior building envelope with new systems with more insulation, triple pane windows and reduced thermal bridging. When complete, the buildings will be more comfortable, require less energy to heat and cool, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and won’t leak!

In 2017 we are working on North Campus Buildings N and E.

Construction has started May 8th and the majority of the work is anticipated to finish mid August 2017.

Building N: recladding construction

The first and second floor will be officially closed from 7:00 a.m. on May 25, 2017. The basement floor will have limited access, which will be by the elevator and exit stairs near NX as well as the entrance at the basement level on the East side of the Building.

Signage will be placed by the contractor to identify the closed areas and to direct staff and students to emergency exits.

The connection from the LRC to Building N at the second floor will be closed, the link to GH will remain open.

Please see attached plans indicating closures. It is anticipated that the closure will remain until mid August.

Building E: recladding construction

The exterior finish and windows will be removed and replaced with new windows and an exterior finish similar to Building F. The majority of the work will take place on the third and fourth floors but the Accounting Centre and the Business School will have scheduled minor disruptions. The building will not be closed. Signage will be placed by the contractor to identify the construction areas and to direct staff and students to emergency exits.

If you have any questions please contact Bill Sahid at x4229

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