The Enterprise Systems Project team is pleased to announce that the Banner Release 4 successfully went into production on May 20, 2014. The following are now live:
Please check www.humber.ca/esp often for more updates on our new student information system.
Our inaugural Class Acts event was a huge success. A great big thank you to all for attending.
If you are having any issues with your new MasterCard, please send your concern to mastercard@humber.ca.
Should you need any refresher training, please review the training video located at www.humber.ca/finance.
As of May 20, 2014, a new tool, Banner Relationship Management (BRM), launched to assist with the timely and relevant communication to students. This tool replaces SRS mail and will help Humber strengthen relations throughout the student lifecycle with personalized communications. Students will now receive Humber messages to their personal email addresses.
During the week of May 20, students are receiving their first email message through the new tool. A message has been posted on the MyHumber landing page to encourage students to log in to MyHumber and verify their email addresses.
If an employee attempts to send SRS mail via LIS, it will send the message to the students personal email address instead. This means that an employee will not be able to monitor the handling of that message once it is sent. Employees can still use the E-mail and H-mail functionality in LIS.
The School of Hospitality, Recreation & Tourism is pleased to announce the appointment of Rudi Fischbacher, MBA, CCC, to the position of Associate Dean in the School of Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism. Rudi will be responsible for the Culinary and Hospitality programs.
Rudi brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, credentials and industry recognition to this new role. He started his career in the culinary field in Austria in 1980 and continued to work and study in Europe until 1987 when he started at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto. Rudi won Gold in the Culinary Masters Competition in Charlottetown, P.E.I. and opened the Stage West Dinner Theatre as Executive Chef and was voted “Chef of the Year” in 1998 by the Escoffier Society of Toronto.
In 2003 he accepted the position as full-time professor and coordinator of all Culinary programs and the Canadian Centre of Culinary Arts and Science at Humber College where he is responsible for over 600 students and over 40 faculty. His consistent drive to better the Culinary Arts program brought international recognition to Humber with the WACS “Certification of Quality Education“, the only program in Canada to receive recognition.
In 2004 he was certified as “Chef de Cuisine”, was named “Educator of the Year” by the Escoffier Society of Toronto in 2006 and 2008, received the “Champion of Education” Award from the CAFP in 2008 and was selected for the “Distinguished Faculty Award” by Humber College in 2009.
Rudi was elected in April of 2008 as National Chair of Education CCI (Canadian Culinary Institute) for the CCFCC (Canadian Culinary Federation). During his tenure he implemented the first hybrid Certified Master Chef program which is exclusively delivered at Humber College.
In October of 2008 he was Co-Manager of Culinary Team Ontario for the Culinary Olympics in Erfurt Germany returning with Gold and two Silver Medals.
Rudi recently completed his MBA in Hospitality and Tourism at the University of Guelph.
Please join us in welcoming Rudi to his new role.
Susan Somerville, Dean
School of Hospitality, Recreation & Tourism
The Banner Standard Workload Form (SWF) module successfully went live on April 7, 2014. SWFs for the fall 2014 semester have been created in this new Banner module.
The SWF form has a slightly different look from past SWF form printouts. Please be informed that most of the elements and fields of the SWF and the Academic Collective Agreement have been both maintained and respected. Furthermore, the SWF process has not changed. SWFs will continue to be developed in consultation with faculty and then distributed to faculty in hard copy. Faculty members will still sign their SWFs and return them to their Associate Deans.
The new SWF form has been shared with a variety of stakeholders which has resulted in suggested enhancements. Through this consultation, these suggestions have been made to help facilitate form development, which will result in enhancements to the SWF form post Fall 2014.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact your Associate Dean.
NAOSH Week, is an opportunity to promote safe and healthy workplaces and communities. Each day of NAOSH Week starting, Monday, May 5, 2014 to Friday, May 9, 2014, a health and safety topic was profiled in the Communique, as listed below:
Friday’s announcement also included the opportunity to win some great prize by completing a brief online quiz- thanks to everyone who has already entered the draw. In case you missed it, the link to the quiz is below. Answer a few questions about the NAOSH Week topics, and enter your name for a chance to win a great prize. We will be accepting entries until 5 p.m. on Friday May 16, 2014.
CLICK HERE FOR A CHANCE TO WIN
More information about NAOSH Week can be found at www.naosh.ca.
HR Services | Health and Safety Services
The Department of Mathematics would like to bid a very fond farewell to Jim Watson, as he has decided to retire at the end of this academic year.
Jim began teaching at Humber in 1978 on contract in the College Preparatory Program and was then hired full-time as a Teaching Master in 1981 in the Academic and Commercial Studies Division at the Queensway campus. While balancing his teaching career and his family life, Jim returned to school and was part of the first cohort from the Central Michigan University, MA program to graduate from Humber College. Jim has also served as the program coordinator for the Job Services Program at the Lakeshore campus in the early 90’s and currently sits as the Health and Safety faculty representative for the lakeshore campus. He has worked in a variety of different divisions and schools during his tenure at Humber, but over the last few years, Jim has found a home at the lakeshore campus teaching mathematics.
Outside the classroom, Jim is an active member of the Ontario College Mathematics Association where he currently holds the role of Social Convener. In addition to this involvement in the math community, Jim spends a lot of time organizing and playing hockey in the Humber Staff league and for about ten years, Jim was the extramural assistant hockey coach for the Lakeshore team.
On behalf of Humber community, we wish Jim the best in his retirement years.
Sincerely,
Rebecca Milburn
Associate Dean, School of Liberal Arts and Science
On behalf of the School of Applied Technology we would like to congratulate the faculty and staff from The Business School and the School of Applied Technology for assisting our students at the 25th Annual Ontario Technological Skills Competition held on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, in Waterloo.
Your outstanding efforts have resulted in students winning nine medals including two gold and best Career Exploration Showcase Award first place – large booth Category at the competition. Congratulations on this very well deserved recognition. Please know how proud your colleagues are of your achievements.
Special thanks to the following faculty and staff for their exemplary efforts: Neal Mohammed; Matthew Regimbal; Randy Duran; Randy Gallant; Robert Parsonage; Kevin Ramdas; Anthony Nyman; Richard Snowdon; Nick Palazzo; Michael Teune; Douglas Smith; Rudi Fischbacher; Delia Fiorante; Antonietta Perretta; Ennio Firmani; Tony Branch, Walter Borges, Mike Auchincloss, Bill Todd, Ron Granelli, Guy Morrison, Nick Palazzo, Rob Filice, Chris Dimitrakopoulos, Eric Ilano, Randy Duran, Danny Cunha, Rick Snowdon, Randy Gallant, Carl Oliver, Kelly Gray, John Harding, Kristian Medri, Rob Filice, Chris Dimitrakopoulos, John Harding, Anthony Nyman, Julie Pasquin, Nelia Louro, Loriann Liorti, Tina Antunes. Thank you to the faculty who participated as judges Terry Posthumus & Cory Avery -2D/3D Character Animation-Secondary School level-School of Media Studies and Applied Technologu and Randy Gallant-Electronics-Secondary School level-School of Applied Technology
For those going on to the National Competitions in June we wish you and your students the best of luck. We're cheering for you all the way!
HELP is happening this week!
May 12 – 25
What is HELP?
Who is HELP for?
When does it happen?
Why is HELP important?
Where can you get HELP info?
Ruth MacKay, Director at ruth.mackay@humber.ca or x4630
Pat VanHorne, Manager at patricia.vanhorne@humber.ca or x4943
Improving student success is an institutional priority, and benefits all of us!