Accolade is offering special pricing on new fall clothing. Click here to view the fall and winter clothing options.
Note: Your order can be combined with another school/department to take advantage of the dicount. Or, you can purchase the items for personal use, by combining your order with other individual staff members to meet the minimum quantity.
For more information please email a request to Jessica Powell at jessica.powell@humber.ca.
There have beensome issues with traffic due to Coach Canada Bus pick-up/drop off locations. Currently the Coach Canada Buses are picking students up by athletics, which in the mornings and afternoons, are causing some traffic issues.
Starting immediately, we ask that when you order a bus to please have them pick-up/drop off in front of the new Parking Kiosk. There are areas there which allow the buses to pull up out of the way and wait for the students without impeding traffic. There are also areas within Lot 7 which can accommodate bus pick-ups. Unless absolutely necessary, please refrain from having bus pick-up/drop offs in front of Athletics with the exception for the Athletics department.
If you have any questions regarding directions or need more information, please contact Garry Shaw ext. 8097 or by email at garry.shaw@humber.ca or Jessica Powell ext 5172 or by email jessica.powell@humber.ca.
Bulk shredding inquiries can be directed to Purchasing Services. Currently we have a contract with Iron Mountain. If you are looking to switch over to Iron Mountain or set up a new account, you can contact Iron Mountain at 1-877-459-8326 x 2604, our customer id is OSSSA. When you set up a new account, you will need to set up a PO which Iron Mountain will be able to indicate on their invoices for payment.
If you have any questions, please contact Jessica Powell at 416.675.6622 ext. 5172 or purchasing@humber.ca.
Going forward, name plates are to be ordered through Purchasing Services. A new order form is available online and can be found at www.humber.ca/finance/forms-procedures under Purchasing/Procurement.
Please fill out the form and email it to purchasing@humber.ca or send it to Purchasing Services & Sustainability B314, North Campus.
If you have any questions, please contact Jessica Powell at 416.675.6622 ext. 5172 or purchasing@humber.ca.
Humber Community Employment Services Launches the Youth Employment Fund Aimed at Tackling the 17 per cent Youth Unemployment Rate
In its 2013 budget, the Ontario government announced a two-year, $295 million Youth Job Strategy in order to create 30,000 new jobs for youth and alleviate the current youth unemployment rate of 17 per cent. Two provincial Ministries are engaged in the strategy: Economic Development, Trade and Employment (MEDTE) and Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU).
Humber Community Employment Services is delivering the MTCU Youth Employment Fund (YEF) initiative, which is designed to create partnerships among business, labour, educators and youth to identify and solve skills-development issues. Our staff does this by reaching out to unemployed youth in the community and supporting them in their employment pathway through career planning, job search and resume support and four to six month paid placements with employers.
The YEF aims to provide young people with an entry point to long term employment through job placements that offer the chance to learn work skills while earning an income.
If you know of any graduates from your academic program that are currently seeking employment, could benefit from additional one-on-one coaching and support, and meet the following criteria you can direct them to one of Humber’s five Community Employment Centres:
In addition to reaching out to youth who can benefit from the YEF initiative, Humber Community Employment Services staff are looking to partner with interested employers to assist them in meeting their hiring needs. This fund is an excellent support to employers and allows them to open up entry level jobs for young people with added resources to offset the upfront training costs associated with hiring a new young employee that is eager to start on their chosen career path.
If you have any employers connected to your academic programs that would be interested in participating in this initiative they will receive the following resources:
The five Humber Community Employment Centres are listed on the following Humber website link: www.jobs.humber.ca.
For more information please contact Elana Lewis at 416.675.6622 ext. 4777 or email at: elana.lewis@humber.ca
Over 140 students, faculty and staff of the Humber- Ningbo and Humber-Jimei programs gathered together to celebrate the Moon Festival and Thanksgiving with dinner and dancing. It was an evening full of fun, with friendly competitions, great raffle prizes, a silent auction and a traditional lion dance.
The event was an opportunity for everyone to give thanks and give back. All proceeds from the evening will go to the Daily Bread Food Bank. The group raised over $1,600 in just two hours.
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Dear colleagues,
Thank you to those of you who have already made a gift towards this year’s Humber Gives campaign, the annual initiative to raise much needed funds for student support. A special thanks to everyone who has made a gift for the first time.
Watch this new video to hear from some of your colleagues, proud supporters of the Humber Gives campaign. Consider joining the Humber family of donors or renewing your support by making a gift today. Together, we can reach this year’s campaign goal. Click here to make a gift today.
Our students are lucky to have you working here. You are making a difference!
With sincerest thanks,
Eileen De Courcy
Associate Vice President, Teaching and Learning
Chair, Humber Gives campaign
P.S. If you want to know the status of your current pledge payments or wish to make any changes, please contact Jane Leaver, Annual Giving Officer at ext. 5950
The Division of Student and Community Engagement is pleased to announce a reorganization of services, to reflect the emphasis on advising and retention initiatives in support of student success in the 2013-18 Strategic Plan, and to begin to integrate services in preparation for the opening of the new Learning Resource Commons in Fall, 2015. The reorganization will include aligning the Career Centre and the Office of Peer Programs with advising functions conducted by the Recruitment Office, under the leadership of a new Director of Advising and Student Academic Support. This new position will have overall responsibility for the facilitation of an integrated advising model, linking in-school advising with advising in other administrative areas, leading collaborative, institution-wide retention/persistence initiatives to support retention/persistence, and the inclusion of peer-based learning strategies into the pursuit of Humber’s student success goals. The Director of Advising and Student Academic Support will report to the Vice President, Student and Community Engagement.
In this context, I am pleased to announce that Chantal Joy will assume the role of Director, Advising and Student Academic Support beginning on November 4th, 2013. Chantal is currently in the role of Director of Student Life Programs, with responsibility for a broad range of student services and activities that include Peer Programs and the Career Centre. Chantal brings to the role over 15 years of experience leading the development and delivery of quality programs and services designed to engage students and support their learning, both inside and outside of the classroom.
Chantal has valuable experience at multiple high quality institutions. She obtained a Master’s degree in College Student Personnel from Bowling Green State University, a nationally recognized preparation program for higher education administrators, with a strong focus and theoretical foundation in student development, engagement and learning. While employed at the University of Guelph, Chantal was responsible for advancing key initiatives designed to support students at critical transition points on their academic pathways, from entry through to graduation. This included programs to meet the specific learning needs of mature students as well as tools for students struggling with program and career fit.
In her role at York University, Chantal was active on the Retention Council. In that capacity, Chantal contributed to key collaborative ventures designed to enhance student success and retention, including the development and delivery of critical training for Academic Advisors and peer academic mentors, and to programs such as the Faculty of Fine Arts catch-up semester for students in academic jeopardy. Since arriving at Humber, Chantal has led her team to develop and enhance partnerships with academic schools to deliver tailored initiatives designed to facilitate success and persistence among an increasingly diverse student body through the enhancement of learning support strategies, advancing the acquisition of employability skills, and engaging students in peer-to-peer mentoring programs with proven track records of supporting personal and academic success.
A search for her replacement will begin shortly.
Please join me in congratulating Chantal as she transitions into this important strategic role.
Sincerely,
Jason Hunter
Vice President, Student and Community Engagement
For a recent version of the Student & Community Engagement organizational chart, please click here.