Announcements

Michelle Moore, Director, IT Project Management
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September 3, 2014

Information Technology Services is pleased to announce the appointment of Michelle Moore as Director, IT Project Management starting Tuesday September 2, 2014.

The Director, IT Project Management leads the Project Management Office for Information Technology Services at Humber. Reporting to the Chief Information Officer, Michelle will be responsible for the development and implementation of portfolio management processes to ensure projects are aligned with the Humber Strategic and Business Plans, IT Plans, and client priorities. Michelle will be the senior leader within ITS responsible for supporting the integrated Finance & Administrative Services initiative related to developing common project management standards and practices. Michelle's team is also responsible for the technology component of major strategic infrastructure and renovation projects including the Learning Resource Commons at North Campus and the Welcome Centre & Athletics developments at the Lakeshore Campus.

Michelle joins Humber with significant experience in project management and business analysis. Most recently, Michelle was Manager of the Project Management Office for AGFA Canada with responsibility for project management practices across AGFA North America. In addition, Michelle was responsible for the project management of internal corporate projects such as the implementation of the professional services module of SAP and providing leadership for thirdparty audits including Health Canada, Federal Drug Administration, and ISO 9001. Michelle's experience prior to her eight years at AGFA included working with Siemens Canada, Certicom, and Bell Expressvu.

Michelle holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from Sir Wilfrid Laurier University. In addition, Michelle is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), has a masters certificate in project management from York University and has completed the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Foundations course.

Please join me in extending a warm welcome for Michelle to the Humber community.

Scott R. Briggs
Chief Information Officer

International Centre - September Events Calendar
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When:
September 2, 2014
September 2, 2014

The International Centre would like to invite faculty and staff to join new and returning international students at a number of exciting events this September! A calendar of all the events we have planned is available to print from our website and we would appreciate it you could post this in your offices. 

Saturday, September 6, 2014
Niagara Falls Day Trip
Cost:  $25/person (includes the bus to/from Niagara and the Maid of the Mist Boat Ride)
Time: The bus will depart from North Campus at 8:00 am and Lakeshore Campus at 8:30 am. The bus will leave Niagara to return to Toronto at 4:00 pm.
Registration: Register and pay at the International Centre - D224 at North/H100A at Lakeshore. 
Read More: https://www.facebook.com/events/666620493420528/?ref=5

Saturday, September 13, 2014
CN Tower Trip
Cost: $15/person (includes the bus to/from Humber)
Time: The bus will depart from North Campus at 10:30 am and Lakeshore Campus at 11:00 am. The bus will leave the CN Tower and return to campus at 3:00 pm.
Registration: Register and pay in cash at the International Centre - D224 at North/H100A at Lakeshore.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/549766438461693/?ref=5

Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Meet & Greet (Lakeshore Campus)
This on-campus event is an opportunity for new international students to relax after the first few weeks of classes, enjoy a Canadian-style BBQ, as well as meet the International Centre staff, Connect Buddies, and other new students
Cost: Free
Time: TBA (Check here for updates).
Place: Outside the International Centre (H100A)
Registration: Register on the EventBrite page that will be set up in September. Bring your ticket to the event.  
More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/1449765431967482/?ref=5

Thursday, September 18, 2014 
Meet & Greet (North Campus)
This on-campus event is an opportunity for new international students to relax after the first few weeks of classes, enjoy a Canadian-style BBQ, as well as meet the International Centre staff, Connect Buddies, and other new students.
Cost: Free
Time:  4:00-6:00
Place: Near the gazebo behind D and B buildings (B201 in case of rain)
Registration: Register on the EventBrite page that will be set up in September. Bring your ticket to the event.  
More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/1452616241666992/?ref=5

Wednesday, September 24, 2014 
Trip to the AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario)
Cost: Free
Time: 4:30
Place: Meet at the International Centre. We’ll travel by TTC together.
Registration: Sign up in the International Centre.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/1603827319843723/?ref=5

Saturday, September 27, 2014
International Students’ Festival
Cost: Free
Time: 1:00-5:00 pm
Place: David Pecaut Square (55 John St., near King St. and John St., Toronto)
Meet at Humber at 12:00 to travel by TTC with a student ambassador or join us any time between 1:00 - 5:00 pm at David Pecaut Square.
Registration: Sign up at the International Centre if you plan to take the TTC with us. 
More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/276446405881321/?ref=5

For each trip, students, faculty, and staff are asked to register in advance. The registration instructions are provided on each Facebook event page. We also post photos from our events to Facebook and recaps on the YourHumberWorld.com blog.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Multifaith Calendar: September 2014
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When:
September 2, 2014
September 2, 2014

In the spirit of diversity and inclusion, we provide the following Multifaith Holy Days & Festivals realizing that it is not exhaustive. Should you wish your faith’s days to be included, please contact the Chaplain at x 4427 or chaplain@humber.ca for due consideration.

01 Monday 
September = Mdaamini Giizis / Genuuqwiikw (Aboriginal) 
Mdaamini Giizis is also known as Corn Moon (Ojibwe). Genuuqwiikw is the season of mountrain trails and the fall hunt (Other). 
First Parkash (Sikhism) 
Commemorates the installation of the Adi Granth, the Sikh Scriptures’ first edition in the Golden Temple by the fifth Guru, Arjan Dev, in 1604 CE.
Labour Day (Canada/USA) 
A national holiday to celebrate the contribution of labour to society by working persons.

08 Monday
‘Izzat to Sep 26 (Baha’i)
‘Izzat, meaning Might, is the tenth month of the Baha’i year.
Ananta-chaturdasi (Jainism) 
The Festival of Ten Virtues is the holiest day of Dashalakshani-parva for the Digambara sect.

09 Tuesday
Full Moon The moon is at its greatest visibility.
Ksamavani (Jainism) 
A day of universal forgiveness when Jains ask forgiveness of others for wrongs committed during the previous year and, likewise, forgive those who caused them suffering. 

12 Friday
Ghambar Paitishahem to Sep 16 (Zoroastrianism)
Celebrates the creation of the earth and the harvesting of the summer crop.

23 Tuesday
September (Fall) Equinox
Mabon / Harvest Home (Wicca) 
Celebrates life’s encapsulation as a seed to survive the cold, barren winter and the Harvest of the Vine which, as wine, symbolizes the Goddess’ power to transform youth’s sweet nectar into old age wisdom and spiritual maturity.

24 Wednesday 
New Moon The moon is at its least visibility.

25 Thursday 
Rosh Hashana to Sep 26 (Judaism)
Rosh Hashana is considered the anniversary of the creation of the world and begins at sundown on the previous day. It is the first of the Ten Days of Awe (or Repentance) ending with Yom Kippur and is celebrated with prayers and religious observances. Reform Jews celebrate for one day and others for two. 
Navratri to Oct 03 (Hinduism) 
Nine nights starting on the new moon and ending on Dussehra are dedicated to the goddess Durga who had 9 incarnations and has the power of good to destroy demons.

27 Friday
Mashiyyat to Oct 15 (Baha’i)
Mashiyyat, meaning Will, is the eleventh month of the Baha’i year.

30 Tuesday
Durga Puja to Sarawati Puja Oct 02 (Hinduism) 
Celebrates the divine creative force of the universe and honours the 10-armed goddess Durga, wife of Shiva, and the destroyer of demons.

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (2005) Accessibility Awareness Training for Educators
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When:
August 28, 2014
August 28, 2014

Under the information and Communications Standard of the AODA (2005), Humber College is required to provide educators with accessibility awareness training related to accessible program or course delivery and instruction. An educator is defined as an employee who is involved in the designing, delivering or instructing of courses including:

  • Instructors;
  • Facilitators;
  • Presenters;
  • Curriculum Developers; and
  • Tutors.

All full-time, part-time, sessional and contract educators are required to complete the online Accessibility Awareness Training for Educators, as legislated by the AODA (2005). Please note that the Accessibility Awareness Training for Educators module is required to be completed in addition to the Accessible Customer Service Training.

To access the online Accessibility Awareness Training for Educators module:
Step 1: Go to hrs.humber.ca/human-rights-equity-diversity.html
Step 2: Scroll down to “Training Program” and click on the tab: “AODA Training for Educators”

Step 3: On completion of training:
I. Log in using your Humber log-in information
II. Fill in the date of completion on the certificate, if necessary; and
III. Email the certificate to humanrights@humber.ca

Thank you for ensuring Humber’s compliance with the AODA (2005).

For assistance, please contact Kathy Provost, AODA Coordinator at kathleen.provost@humber.ca or at 416.675.6622 ext. 5647.

#ActYourDreamCareer Video Contest
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When:
August 28, 2014
August 28, 2014
The Career Centre presents the #ActYourDreamCareer video contest for new and returning students for a chance to win one of two iPad Minis. To find out how to enter, visit facebook.com/CareerCentreHumber or careers.humber.ca. Contest deadline is Friday, September 19, 2014.

For more information contact;
Byung Oh
byung.oh@humber.ca
416.675.6622 ext. 3052
 
 

 

Kathy Provost, AODA Coordinator
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August 28, 2014
HR Services is pleased to announce Kathy Provost, LLB, BCL, M.A., as the successful candidate for the AODA Coordinator position. Kathy will be working alongside the Humber community to ensure that the College meets the requirements of the Accessibilities for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, (AODA). Additionally, Kathy will be managing the Employment Equity Program at Humber College.

Kathy is a seasoned educator who has taught at Concordia University and McGill University. She is committed to working in the post-secondary sector to increase diversity and inclusion. Kathy has over ten years’ experience working with organizations to meet employment legislation compliance including the AODA, the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Employment Equity Act.

Kathy will be reporting to the Director of the Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity. 

Please join me in welcoming Kathy to Humber College.

Nancy Simms M.A.
Director, Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity
 

 

Kristan Lingard, Associate Dean, School of Hospitality, Recreation & Tourism
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August 28, 2014

The School of Hospitality, Recreation & Tourism is pleased to announce the appointment of Kristan Lingard  M.Sc, CEP, ACSM CES  to the position of Associate Dean in the School of Hospitality, Recreation & Tourism. 

Kristan will be responsible for the following programs:  Fitness & Health Promotion, Massage Therapy, Food & Nutrition, Recreation & Leisure, Sport Management, Exercise Science and the Humber side of the Guelph-Humber Kinesiology Degree. Kristan will also be the lead for online learning and our joint Centre of Innovation proposal with the School Health Sciences and the continued development of the Humber Centre for Healthy Living.

Kristan has 10 years of experience working in both the health care field in and in post-secondary education.  She began her career as a Certified Exercise Physiologist at York University.  She then moved to healthcare where she was an interdisciplinary health care team member as a Cardiac Rehabilitation Therapist at Trillium Health Centre.  Kristan first joined Humber as a part-time faculty member and subsequently has been coordinating and leading the Exercise Science and Lifestyle Management post-graduate certificate and the Fitness and Health Promotion diploma programs since 2010.  Under Kristan's leadership the Exercise Science program has grown and flourished to become the leading post graduate certificate in this field attracting students from degree programs nationally and internationally. 

Kristan is an active member of the Humber College community.  She sits on many committees including the Academic and Program Excellence Committee, Humber College technology Council, Humber College Academic Integrity Task Force, and Student Leadership Institute Committee.

Kristan has demonstrated excellence in teaching and learning and has been recognized as an Exemplary Classroom Teacher, a Faculty Mentor and a Facilitator for Faculty Orientation at Geneva Park.

Kristan has been involved in the proposal and development of several new programs and initiatives including the development of the new BSc in Workplace Wellness, the initiation of a school-wide Academic Integrity program, and is a founding member of the Centre of Healthy Living.  Kristan is the project leader, working with the School of Health Sciences to develop a proposal for a Centre of Innovation in Collaborative Health and Wellness Education.

Kristan holds a Master of Science degree in Kinesiology from York University and an Honours Bachelor of Science from the University of Western Ontario.  She is a Certified Exercise Physiologist and Registered Kinesiologist.  Other professional affiliations include the American College of Sports Medicine, the Cardiac Rehabilitation Network of Ontario, the Canadian Association of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and the Ontario Fitness Council.

Please join me in giving Kristan a warm welcome to her new role.

Best,

Susan Somerville
Dean, School of Hospitality, Recreation & Tourism

Discounted tickets to the CNE
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When:
August 27, 2014
August 27, 2014


Humber alumni and employees can take advantage of our special discounted rate to purchase tickets to the CNE which runs until September 1, 2014.
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Athletic Centre Information
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When:
August 27, 2014
August 27, 2014

Hello Friends,

Please allow us to welcome you back, and for new member of Humber College WELCOME!  Many of you are frequent users of the Athletic Centre both at the North and Lakeshore Campus and we encourage those who are not to come down and give us a try!

With the completion of an annual ‘Fitness Readiness Questionnaire’ and your Staff Photo ID you can expect the following:

  • Use of new exercise equipment (treadmills, free weights, Smith machines, rowers, steppers and bikes to mention a few)
  • Access to our fitness classes during morning, lunch and after work time frames.
    Come early to avoid disappointment, as some class sizes can be limited due to program popularity
  • Use of a locker.   You can use one of our locks or bring your own.  Please keep in mind that all of our lockers are “Day use only”.
  • Towel Service  - we are able to off our use of a towel while on site (subject to availability during peak times) if you need more than one, please bring along an extra with you
  • Shower areas with personal stalls
  • Personal Training sessions at a very competitive rate (user fee applies)
  • Open gym time scheduled for Staff Only (badminton and volleyball)
  • Access to our intramural program (as a single or sign up a team)
  • Not to mention free access to all of our Home Varsity Games - GO HAWKS!!
  • Part Time Staff can purchase a 2 semester membership for $50

Swing by to take a look.  You just may get hooked!

Please always bring your Staff Photo ID when coming to see us as this is your “Membership card”

athletics.humber.ca/

Registration Now Open! Student Personal Training Program - Fall 2014
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When:
August 26, 2014
August 26, 2014

The program includes:

  • A health screening and goal setting session
  • An initial and final fitness assessment
  • Development of a workout program specifically for you
  • Two weekly training session(s) for an hour each

Note: it is crucial for the student learning experience that you can commit to your weekly training session(s). This activity is a component of the educational preparation for students enrolled in the Fitness & Health Promotion program.

Click here for registration form.

 

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