College Council met for the second time this semester on Thursday, November 7, 2013, at the North Campus. In the interest of keeping the Humber community informed about upcoming events, new initiatives, and important issues, Lisa Salem-Wiseman will be reporting on the highlights of the monthly meetings. For more information on any topic, or to give feedback on the reports, please contact Lisa directly, at lisa.salem-wiseman@humber.ca.

Executive Advisory Committee (EAC) Introduction

Gina Antonacci, Dean, School of Social and Community Services, and Amy Kaufman, Manager, Planning and Government Relations, introduced members of Council to a new committee, which will function as a key advisory body to the President and the executive team.

The Executive Advisory Council’s primary mandate is to support the implementation and successful achievement of our five-year goals as identified in the 2013 -18 Strategic Plan. Specifically, EAC has been tasked with ensuring an integrated approach to identifying the key initiatives in Humber’s annual business plan/budget and the well-aligned and successful implementation of those initiatives. Members of the committee are drawn from a large variety of roles across the college.

For more information on the EAC and the implementation of Humber’s 2013-2018 Strategic Plan, please visit: www.humber.ca/wearehumber/.

New Programs

Consistent with Humber’s strategic priority of strengthening our polytechnic identity, the new programs that were brought before Council this month represented a range of credentials and provided multiple pathways for current Humber students.

The Bachelor of Community Development is a four-year baccalaureate degree offered by the School of Social and Community Services. The program consists of eight academic semesters and one 14-week work placement.  As in the Criminal Justice and Child and Youth Care degrees, the first year is composed of a common platform of courses including psychology, sociology, interpersonal communication, counseling, and ethics. The next three years provide more specialized study in the field of community development. This degree will meet the needs of the graduates of related diploma programs who currently must go elsewhere for degree completion. Graduates of the program will be well-positioned to respond to the needs of the community with strong academic and applied knowledge in the field of community development.

The Bachelor of Health Sciences (Workplace Health and Wellness) is the first fully integrated cross- school baccalaureate at Humber. While this innovative new program will be offered by the School of Health Sciences and the School of Hospitality, Recreation, and Tourism, a total of five academic schools were involved in its creation. The Bachelor of Health Sciences (Workplace Health and Wellness) is a four-year baccalaureate degree program consisting of eight academic semesters and one 14-week work placement. The program will provide specialized education in the workplace health and wellness field, and will provide opportunities for degree completion to students in a large number of diploma programs within both the School of Health Sciences and the School of Hospitality, Recreation, and Tourism.

The new Welding Techniques program, offered by the School of Applied Technology, is a one-year certificate designed to introduce prospective welders to the trade. This hands-on program aims to facilitate student employment and entry into the apprenticeship program by providing students with practical experience with trade regulations and practices, as well as opportunities for networking in the industry. Students will be exposed to subjects including health and safety, blueprint reading and sketching, metal arc welding, and computers. This program complements the existing Techniques and Apprenticeship programs, and there is opportunity for movement amongst the different programs.

The Bachelor of Commerce (eBusiness Marketing) in the School of Business has applied for Consent Renewal, which is required every five years. The degree consists of eight academic semesters and one 14-week work term. As with all of Humber’s Bachelor of Commerce degrees, the program begins with a common two-year platform of foundational business courses, which provides students with flexibility in choosing a specialization. This is followed in years three and four by the eBusiness marketing courses, which explore how information technologies support the processes that link an organization to its customers and business partners. The core courses are enhanced by a strong breadth component, which provides graduates with the critical thinking and communication skills that are valued by employers, as well as the adaptability and resiliency that they will need to thrive in a rapidly changing industry.

The Humber Staff and Children’s Christmas Party

This year’s party will be on Saturday, November 30, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the L Building at the Lakeshore Campus. The theme is “A Can EH! dian Christmas,” and highlights will include Canadian-themed games and crafts, a hot breakfast, a live band featuring Humber students, and of course a visit from Santa. There will also be a raffle for exciting prizes, including two front row tickets to a Raptors/Celtics game. Raffle tickets can be obtained in exchanged for canned food items, which will be donated to the HSF Food Drive.

Tickets are available at campus bookstores and online at www.humberstaffxmas.eventbrite.com until November 27, 2013. ($8/adults, $6 children).

Good2Talk

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College Council New Procedures

In keeping with Council’s new mandate to report back to the President on key items, members of Council met in small working groups to discuss the evening’s presentations and to make notes that will be brought to the President.