An assembly of faculty, support staff, students, and administrators, Humber College Council (HCC) is Humber’s collective employee voice, making suggestions to Humber College’s President as it relates to long and short‐term institutional priorities. At its first meeting of the academic year, College Council welcomed presentations on Humber Inspired, the College’s 2030 visioning exercise, and from Indigenous Education and Engagement on conducting land acknowledgements.

HUMBER INSPIRED

Tyler Charlebois, Director, Centres of Innovation Network and Partnership Development

Humber has launched Humber Inspired - a visioning exercise to think ahead to 2030 and beyond and set the vision of where the college wants to take Humber together. It is an opportunity for the Humber community to dream without parameters, to think about the future, and what role they want Humber to play in it. Over the fall, Humber will engage with staff, faculty, students and Industry and community partners, and alumni in multiple visioning sessions. During the fall reading week, on Monday, October 23, Humber will host Inspiration Day for all to participate. At HCC’s November meeting, they will consult with HCC and ask them to think about what their sector will look like in 2030. Throughout the process, the Humber community can submit their ideas at humber.ca/INSPIRED or send an email to inspired@humber.ca.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Elijah Williams, Associate Dean, Indigenous Education & Engagement          

Humber has embraced Land Acknowledgements to recognize the positionality of the institution within the territories that Indigenous peoples have been calling home for thousands of years and individuals to understand the deep and enduring relationships that exists between Indigenous peoples and place. They serve as a good conversation starter and an entry point that encourages individuals to consider their own role and responsibility when it comes to reconciliation/resurgence and encourages individuals to consider the importance of land for their own growth and development and for the health and wellness of all people, in the present and future. Land acknowledgements are an Indigenous worldview as they connect place and peoples. For more information on conducting land acknowledgements, visit Humber’s Indigenous Education and Engagement website. HCC members will be given the space to practice delivering them at each meeting.

NEXT HCC MEETING

The next Humber College Council meeting will be held virtually on October 19, 2023.

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS?

For questions or comments about HCC meeting highlights, contact regan.mancini@humber.ca.

For supporting materials, meeting minutes, or opportunities to provide feedback, please visit the College Council website or contact shovani.samalia@humber.ca.

After 24 years in the Ontario College System (six and half years at Humber), Cynthia Mckeich, Director, Libraries has made the decision to retire. Her last day on campus will be December 8.

Cynthia came to Humber in 2017 to lead Humber Libraries and continue the growth of an already strong department. Her core beliefs of collegiality, partnerships and excellent student service have placed Humber Libraries as a leader in the college system.

Under Cynthia’s leadership the library launched the Idea Lab, a library initiative designed to support digital fluency at Humber College. Additionally, the Humber Archives were expanded, and a fabulous new Archives space was created.

In 2022, Cynthia was key to the launch of a province-wide new college library system called Page 1+. Under Cynthia’s leadership Humber Libraries was a leader among the 22 participating college libraries (through College Libraries Ontario) supporting other colleges with their implementation.

Cynthia believes strongly in EDIB and partnerships and her work with Indigenous Education & Engagement resulted in beautiful Indigenous designed wrapped pillars in the library and a dedicated display case for Indigenous artifacts and related library materials. She was also key in bringing The Canadian Library project to Humber which resulted in a beautiful display of wrapped books to honour Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls and 2 Spirited people.

Under Cynthia’s leadership administration of the University of Guelph-Humber Library Services was integrated into Humber Libraries. Cynthia and her team continue to demonstrate a high level of collaboration working with faculty, staff, students, and administrators at UGH, the University of Guelph Library and Humber College.

Cynthia was a valued leader within the Students and Institutional Planning team, a member of many college-wide committees and provincial library committees and enjoyed working with colleagues across many departments and across the province.

Please join me in thanking Cynthia for her contributions to Humber, the University of Guelph-Humber, and to College Libraries Ontario. We wish her all the best and hope that with her full attention, in her retirement she will finally get a hole-in-one on the golf course!

Jason Hunter
VP Students and Institutional Planning

Your on-campus student-run restaurant lab, The Humber Room, is open for lunch!

Join us this week for our à la carte service style. 

Select the dish of your choice, each individually priced.

The Humber Room is a live learning lab for our students and a culinary and service experience for guests. Our menu selection and service style change every week based on our curriculum. Enjoy your culinary experience led by our Culinary Management and Baking and Pastry Arts students and service provided by Event and Hospitality Management students.

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Hours of Operation

Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday
Doors open at 12 p.m.

Seating guests between 12 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Service ends by 1:30 p.m.     

For group reservations of 10 guests or more, please email jessica.estrela@humber.ca. 

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