The Math & Writing Centre is pleased to present free services for all Humber and Guelph-Humber English language learners!

Please let students know these services are available to them.

Conversation Circles

Students can join a tutor and several English language learners for one hour to practice conversation and listening and speaking skills.

Fall 2023 Schedule (Starting week of September 18):

• Lakeshore Campus, F201: Tuesdays from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
• North Campus, LRC third floor: Wednesdays from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
• Online: Mondays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

For the online Conversation Circles session, students can join via Microsoft Teams at the time of the session.

Conversation One-on-One Sessions

Students can book an appointment with a tutor to talk one on one for 30 minutes or one hour to practice speaking, to go over readings, to review TED Talks and much more.

Students can log in with their Humber credentials in our booking system, select as course “Conversation One-on-One”, select a tutor and time and book the session.

Reading Circles

Students can join a tutor and several English language learners for one hour to practice reading comprehension and analysis as well as building vocabulary and general fluency.

Fall 2023 Schedule (Starting week of September 18):

• Lakeshore Campus, F201: Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• North Campus, LRC third floor: Mondays from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
• Online: Fridays from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

For the online Reading Circles session, students can join via Microsoft Teams at the time of the session.

Please note that the Conversation Circles and Reading Circles do not run during Reading Week (October 23-27).

Questions? Staff and students can write to us at writingcentre@humber.ca or visit one of our locations (North Campus, LRC third floor and Lakeshore Campus, F201) during our hours of operation:

• Mondays - 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays - 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Fridays - 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Saturdays - 11 a.m to 4 p.m.

Humber College and the University of Guelph-Humber, recognizes the increased use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems – RPAS (commonly referred to as “drones”) for recreational, commercial, educational and research purposes. In an effort to ensure safe operation of RPAS in compliance with Transport Canada regulations, the college has approved a new policy and procedure document outlining the requirements for RPAS/drone use at any campus location (indoors and outdoors). The policy and procedure will be administered by the Department of Public of Safety.

If you are planning to fly an RPAS anywhere on campus, you need to familiarize yourself with the requirements of the policy and to follow all the procedures outlined in the documents posted online.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Rob Kilfoyle, CPP, CMM III
Director, Public Safety and Emergency Management

Student Success and Engagement is excited to share that the Orientation and Student Life Team welcomed more than 6,000 new students onto the Humber campuses this Fall 2023!

Some notable highlights: 

• Orientation programs ran over the course of three days (Wednesday, August 29 to Friday, September 1) at North Campus, Lakeshore Campus and International Graduate School (IGS).
• The Orientation Team alongside our Humber Faculties had a total of 206 programs participate in Meet Your Faculty sessions. 
• Orientation showcased Humber’s strength through many unique and community building opportunities such as campus tours, wellness breaks, student music performers, snack stations, ice cream trucks and more!
• We had over 35 campus partners showcase their services/support of students at our Orientation Services Fair. 
• A special thank you to IGNITE who centered community building and through running Orientation activities such as Speed Friending, carnival games and offering free food.  

Through Orientation attendance we were able to connect: 

• Over 600 students to Black Student Success and Engagement (BSSE) 
• Over 500 students to LGBTQ+ Resource Centre and Indigenous Education and Engagement  
• Over 2,000 students to First Year Experience (FYE) peer mentor program 
• Over 1,200 students to Accessible Learning Services (ALS) 

We are still continuing to welcome students this month and we encourage everyone to check out the Welcome Month Calendar of events and encourage students to attend. 

Thank you to all the faculty, staff, campus partners, IGNITE, student leaders and volunteers who helped to make this Orientation a great success.

Special thanks to the Orientation and Student Life Team who worked hard to coordinate all the events this month and ensure our students feel supported and are warmly welcomed to Humber.