I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Andrew Scott as Associate Dean, School of Creative and Performing Arts. Dr. Scott will play a critical role in curriculum design and review, faculty and staff evaluation and development, industry partnerships, and financial planning.

Dr. Scott joined Humber’s esteemed music faculty in 2005 and has been the program’s head academic advisor, while teaching music history and overseeing the music business area since 2010. During the 2014-2015 academic year, he was the acting Program Co-ordinator of the Bachelor of Music program. Dr. Scott has taught at the University of Guelph, where he also directed the school’s jazz ensemble, and at the University of Western Ontario. He has published widely in scholarly journals and has presented academic research papers at conferences across North America.

At Humber, Dr. Scott created ArtsAbled, an interdisciplinary extra-curricular program teaching entrepreneurial and arts-sector leadership skills; implemented the Bachelor of Music program’s inaugural listening party, designed four degree-breadth courses, received a 2013 SIRF grant, and sat on a number of college-wide committees. He has worked with the Registrar’s Office to develop pathways into the Bachelor of Music program, and mentored new faculty through the Teaching Excellence Project.

Dr. Scott holds a doctorate in musicology from York University and a master of music degree from the New England Conservatory of Music. In June 2013, he graduated from the Harvard Summer Institute on College Admissions. A runner and proud father of three, Dr. Scott is a guitarist and composer who works in the areas of jazz and popular music.

Please join me in welcoming Dr. Andrew Scott into his new role at Humber!

Steve Bellamy
Dean, School of Creative & Performing Arts

I’m pleased to announce the appointment of Andrea Sudak as Horticulture Technician, Humber Arboretum, effective July 27, 2015.

Andrea was raised to have a deep love and appreciation for nature and it was a natural fit for her to pursue a career in horticulture and conservation. Andrea has worked with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and Credit Valley Conservation Authority in habitat restoration, naturalization and reforestation. She also has experience as a Maintenance Foreman for an ecological landscaping company.

Andrea holds an Honours Diploma in Environmental Landscape Management from Seneca College as well as a Diploma in Horticulture through the University of Guelph.

Please join me in welcoming Andrea to Humber!

Alexandra (Alix) Link, Director, Humber Arboretum

This is a friendly reminder regarding the upcoming Civic Day Holiday on August 3.

Please remember our early closings during the summer of 2015, staff scheduled to work, will be allowed to leave one and a half hours (1.5) early on Friday, July 31, subject to the operational requirements of the division/department.

Staff required to work full hours on any of the early closing days shall be given one and a half hours (1.5) off on another day during the summer, to be scheduled by the manager of the area.

If you have any questions, please discuss with your Manager.

Thank you,
HR Services

Information Technology Services is proud to report Phase 2 of 3 of the unified communications rollout is now complete!

Phase 2 focused on individuals at Lakeshore Campus. Rollout was successfully completed July 4th as planned.  As with the first phase of the rollout, there were no issues of note during Phase 2. 

The focus has now shifted to North Campus (Phase 3).  The first group transitioned earlier this month.  The plan calls for all of North (including Guelph-Humber) to be fully over in October.

At the same time, work to upgrade all the legacy classroom phones has also started.   Classrooms are all being outfitted with new phones and priority access to help and support services.

One new feature getting a lot of attention is the new conferencing tool.  Feedback suggests WebEx offers Humber a significantly better collaboration experience for much less cost.

Another feature getting a lot of attention, especially with on-the-go employees, is single-number reach.  Some people are using single-number reach to stay on top of their calls.

Single-number reach is also helping people work from home.  One person recently used single-number reach to stay productive while home recovering after surgery.  It worked without issue.

But the feature getting the most praise is unified messaging.  Feedback suggests people really like getting their voice mail as e-mail.  It has made voice mail useful again and easier to use.  

As a whole, the entire project now stands at 74% complete. Satisfaction with the rollout still stands at 100% according to survey data.  Full rollout remains on track for November 2015.

For more information, please contact Ryan Burton, Director of I.T. Planning & Client Services, at X5290.