Humber is proud to announce that Linda Hill faculty member in the School of Social and Community Services and Richard Mitchell, faculty member in the School of Liberal Arts and Science are the recipients of the 2015 NISOD Excellence Award.

NISOD’s Excellence Awards recognize men and women each year who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment and contribution to their students and colleagues.

Excellence Award recipients will be celebrated during NISOD’s annual International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence, May 23-26, in Austin, Texas.

Please join us in congratulating Linda Hill and Richard Mitchell on this wonderful achievement.

Watch these videos to learn more about their nomination.

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Do you have a passion for advocacy and education related to LGBTQA+ issues? Are you interested in volunteering to be a co-chair of Humber’s Gender and Sexual Diversity Committee (GSDC)?

The GSDC is currently accepting submissions from Humber employees and students who are interested in co-chairing this active and engaged committee. There are three co-chair positions – two Humber employees and one Humber student. This is a volunteer position requiring approximately 2 hours per week, averaged over the academic year.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing leadership on all activities, events and initiatives, including Awareness Week, educational campaigns, Showcase presentations
• Hiring and supervising work-study students
• Liaising with supporting partners, including The Centre for Teaching and Learning, The Centre for Human Rights, Equity and Diversity, and Student Success & Engagement
• Representing the GSDC at events, and responding to enquiries from journalists (students and others)
• Writing the annual report
• Creating a schedule of, and co-chairing, monthly meetings
• Overseeing the GSDC website and other communications tools

Qualifications:

• Committed to an anti-oppression approach based on the principles of equity, inclusion and intersectionality
• Experience, professional and/or personal, with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and allied communities
• Experience working in a leadership capacity with volunteer groups
• Experience in advocacy and education
• Democratic, affiliative leadership style
• At least one year of membership with the GSDC (students are not required to have had GSDC membership)
• Humber employees must have release time approval from their manager

Term:

• 2 year term for employees, 1 year term for students
• If you are interested in this role, please submit the following in writing (maximum 2 pages) to Maureen Carnegie and Thomas Silcox-Childs:
• A statement describing why you are interested in the position
• Your vision for the Gender and Sexual Diversity Committee and the co-chair role
• An overview of your experience and qualifications that relate specifically to the position

Deadline for submissions – June 15, 2015

All submissions will be reviewed and voted on by members of the Gender and Sexual Diversity Committee. Co-chair positions will be determined in early fall, 2015.

Email: maureen.carnegie@humber.ca or thomas.silcox-childs@humber.ca

The Toronto Rock are East Division Champions after defeating the 3-time defending NLL champion Rochester Knighthawks and as part of our rinkboard sponsorship Humber has a pair of tickets to the Champion’s Cup Final – Game #1 on Saturday, May 30th at 7:00 p.m. vs the West Division Champions the Edmonton Rush at the Air Canada Centre.

If you are a Humber employee* and are interested in attending the game, please send an email to rebecca.fox@humber.ca with HUMBER ROCKS in the subject line by NO LATER than noon (12:00 p.m.) on Thursday, May 28, 2015. The Marketing and Communications department will conduct a random draw from all emails received to select the winner. The draw will be made at approximately 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 28, 2015. The winner will be notified by email upon completion of the draw. It is the winner’s responsibility to pick up the tickets from the Air Canada Centre the day of the game. Complete details regarding pick-up of tickets will be provided to the winner. Photo ID will be required.

Terms and Conditions

• Humber Employee - Full time, part time, contract or work-study student
• Transportation to and from the ACC and any food, beverages, souvenirs or other in-stadium purchases are not included.
• There is one (1) pair of tickets available. The prize must be accepted as is. There is no monetary equivalent to the prize.
• The contest is open to full and part-time employees.
• The contest is not open to the Marketing and Communications department.
• Submitting an email to rebecca.fox@humber.ca is the only way to enter the contest.
• Chances of winning depend on the number of entries.
• Only one entry per person/email.

Notice of hydro service interruption - Lakeshore Campus-East
Sunday, June 7, 2015
7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Purpose: to perform annual high voltage, preventative maintenance on College electrical infrastructure.

Location: All buildings (C/D/E/F/H/I/J/K/L/M/N) located at Lakeshore Campus-East will be affected. Emergency power will be available.

Staff, faculty and students will not be allowed entry into the College facilities during the hydro shutdown.

Lakeshore West/Residence/Centre For Justice Leadership/Fashion Institute/Community Medical Services Building/Humber Launch/Humber Arts & Media Studios, will not be affected.

If you have any questions, please contact Scott Skrinar, Manager of Maintenance and Operations Lakeshore, 416.675.6622 ext. 3634.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: In future years, the Lakeshore Campus shutdown will be scheduled on the first Sunday of June. The following year's scheduled shutdown is June 5th, 2016 and will affect all buildings at Lakeshore Campus-West (A/B/AX/Residence/Bookstore/Athletics).