The Centre for Innovation in Health & Wellness provides 10-minute stretch and mindfulness breaks for classes and meetings, led by Humber students.
Benefits of including a healthy break in your classes or meetings include:
Book your Healthy Break today at cihw.online/HealthyBreaks.
Looking for a different timing or format? Email CIHW@humber.ca.
The Centre for Innovation in Health and Wellness (CIHW) is accepting registrations from faculty and staff for free Wellness Coaching sessions, starting in January 2025.
Led by the students in Humber's Wellness Coaching Graduate Program, Wellness Coaching uses a strengths-based and non-judgmental approach to support individuals in achieving their goals.
Wellness Coaching can help you set and achieve goals related to:
"I thoroughly enjoyed my experience with my Wellness Coach, and learned so much about myself and my wellness journey along the way. I was given a lot of great strategies, and clarity on what wellness looks like to me." - Winter 2024 Wellness Coaching client.
Sign-up to today secure your place for January 2025: cihw.online/WellnessCoaching2025
Email CIHW@Humber.ca for more information.
An assembly of faculty, support staff, students, and administrators, Humber Polytechnic Council (HPC) is Humber’s collective employee voice, making suggestions to Humber Polytechnic’s President as it relates to long and short‐term institutional priorities.
OPENING REMARKS
Dr. Ann Marie Vaughan, Humber Polytechnic’s President and CEO
Humber’s current domestic enrolment has exceeded Humber’s summer and fall targets and is on track for the winter term. In terms of international students, the institution met its minimum targets for the summer and fall terms. Aligned with a system-wide trend, Humber is challenged to meet its winter targets.
Humber has just commenced the development of its Strategic Management Agreement (SMA) with the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities. The SMA outlines Humber’s institutional mandate and vision and identifies current strengths and areas of future growth. Provincial priorities continue to be in STEM, skilled trades, and health fields that address labour market needs.
INFORMATIONAL: ENROLMENT UPDATE
Barb Riach, Associate Vice-President, Registrar
Humber had a strong number of returning domestic students this year. Compared to its 2018 enrolment, there has been a 4.7 per cent increase in domestic students, and a 2 per cent increase in international students. Its “unofficial” enrolment numbers as of September 26, 2024 were:
DISCUSSION: EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR INCREASING ENROLMENT, SUPPORTING NEW STUDENTS, AND IMPROVING RETENTION
Dr. Gina Antonacci, Senior Vice-President and Derek Stockley, Associate Vice-President, Academic
Amber Holliday, Associate Vice-President, Recruitment & Student Mobility
Given this current context, Humber Polytechnic Council members were led through a discussion to identify effective strategies for increasing enrolment, supporting new students, and improving retention.
QUESTIONS/COMMENTS about HPC meeting highlights, contact regan.mancini@humber.ca. For all other inquiries, contact shovani.samalia@humber.ca.
Please share this message widely!
All Summer 2023 courses, including DEVU and SBXU courses, will be removed from Humber systems on Friday, October 25 at 4 p.m.
Why are courses being removed?
Humber removes courses one year after final grades are submitted or courses are created (for DEVU and SBXU courses). For the current Fall 2024 semester, courses from the Summer 2023 semester will be removed. Courses from this Fall 2024 semester will be removed in Winter 2026. PMR and ADR courses are deleted after three years. This is standard practice to ensure we maintain enough space and capacity on the Learning Management System, so these clean-ups are scheduled following good practices for data and storage management.
How do I back up and save my course for future use?
We recommend faculty back up and archive Blackboard courses at the end of each semester. Most course sites take no more than 10 minutes to archive, and OneDrive is readily available to all faculty for file storage.
What if I need help backing up my course?
Support for OneDrive is available from ITS, and support for learning how to back up and archive courses is available from the Innovative Learning Support Centre.
The Longo Family Be Your Own Boss program is back! Encourage students to participate in a seven-week workshop series starting October 29 at North Campus, E201, where we'll help them transform their business idea into a game-changing opportunity!
It's a wonderful opportunity for students to participate and learn how to identify problems, understand your audience, and turn your ideas into successful businesses.
Please share the registration link with your students and encourage them to apply.
If you have any questions please email cfe@humber.ca.
Thank you for your support.
The Student Wellness and Accessibility Centre is currently seeking 10-12 dedicated students to join its Student Advisory Committee (SAC).
SAC members will serve in a consultative role, providing critical feedback on Humber’s well-being strategy, programs, and services. Their insights will be instrumental in enhancing the student experience in the Student Wellness and Accessibility Centre.
If you know a dedicated student that would be interested in this paid opportunity, please direct them to the application by October 31.
Please note there will be an external film shoot taking place at the North Campus on Monday, October 21, 2024.
On Saturday, October 19, the production crew will be conducting their set-up from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Barrett CTI.
Filming will take place from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the following areas:
*Please note: sections of Lot #1 and Lot #4 will be reserved for the production crew on Monday, October 21.
*Please note: the Barrett CTI Atrium will be reserved for the production crew on Monday, October 21.
Public Safety Security has been arranged to be with this film crew at all times while they are on Humber property.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact sonia.rodrigues@humber.ca.
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Innovative Learning is excited to share its inaugural newsletter, InnovatEd Insights.
"Innovative Learning plays a crucial role in helping faculty and academic leaders adopt best practices in both physical and digital spaces. We bring new ideas, teaching resources, and digital tools, to support you in enhancing today’s learning environments." - Dawn Macaulay, Dean, Innovative Learning
This digital publication will serve as a valuable resource to inform the Humber community about our latest initiatives, resources available to support faculty in their teaching and learning as well as stay up to date with upcoming programs and events.
To subscribe and get email notifications of new releases, complete the IL subscription form.
IL website: https://humber.ca/innovativelearning
In our commitment to providing effective support for the instructional resources, we want to share a key recommendation regarding video storage.
Utilize OneDrive for Long-term Video Storage
Currently, the Panopto video platform automatically archives videos that have not received any views for the last 13 months. Please note that starting this winter, archived videos will be removed to help manage storage effectively. To ensure the safety and accessibility of your important videos, we strongly encourage using OneDrive for your storage needs.
Advantages of OneDrive:
Helpful Tutorials Available: We’ve created short video demonstrations to assist you:
Need Support? If you have any questions or require assistance, please reach out to the Innovative Learning Support Centre. We are here to help!
Thank you for taking steps to ensure your valuable instructional materials are well-preserved.
Please note the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences offices at both the North and Lakeshore campuses will be closed on Wednesday, October 23. The offices will reopen on Thursday, October 24 at 8:30 a.m.
If you have any questions, please contact us at flas@humber.ca.
Thank you,
Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences
