The Humber Guardian App is designed for Humber students, staff, and faculty. It provides quick access to campus safety and security resources, emergency contact information, safety services, and a safety toolbox. 

Recently, members of Humber’s Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees, Occupational Health and Safety Services (OHS), and the Department of Public Safety, collaborated to create two new health and safety features that are now available on the Humber Guardian App: 

1. Report a Hazard or Near Miss Incident

• Use the App to report a hazard or near miss incident. Completed submissions are sent to OHS for review and follow-up. 

2. Quick Access to Health & Safety Resources

• Get easy access to the Humber OHS webpage, the incident reporting process and OHS contact information. 

To learn about how to locate and find these new features, please watch these short tutorials, which were created by members of Humber’s Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees. Please note you must be logged in with your Humber College account to view the videos. 

Learn to Access and Use the Hazard and Near Miss Reporting Feature 

Learn to Access the Health & Safety Resources Feature 

For more information about the Humber Guardian App and to download the App, please click here. 

This post is brought to you by Humber’s Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees (JOHSC). For information about the JOHSC at your site, meeting dates, workplace inspection schedules, or the contact information of the committee members, visit the JOHSC website. 

Curriculum design that does not consider student diversity can create barriers or exclude students altogether from the learning environment:

• Universal design for learning encourages creating classrooms that anticipate student diversity.

• Fostering a community of engaged learners begins with an environment and curriculum where learners feel seen, validated and can contribute to their own learning 

• Visit Humber's Innovative Learning for strategies on Getting to Know Your Learners https://humber.ca/innovativelearning/getting-to-know-your-learners

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Dear colleagues, 

I’m pleased to share that Humber College has been named one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers for 2024. The awards by Canada’s Top 100 are the benchmark in the GTA for workplace best practices.   

Over the past year, Humber has undertaken several significant business developments to strengthen its commitment to developing career-ready citizens, providing accessible education and building a healthy and inclusive community. These developments have contributed to the success of Humber students, employees and partners.  

Humber is committed to ensuring a safe and progressive work environment, and making continued advancements in technology, equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and sustainability. Together, we have achieved significant milestones including:   

• The Healthy You initiative, including Humber’s Well-being Strategy and the Health Community Hub; 
• A $30 million gift from the Barrett Family Foundation to support science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs; 
• Humber's Institutional EDI Framework & Strategy; 
• 2023-2026 Academic and Digital Campus Plans; and 
• Cross-disciplinary collaborations through the Centres of Innovation Network. 

You can read more about this recognition in Humber’s media release.

I would like to thank all of the Humber community for your dedication and contributions that make Humber the great environment it is to learn and work. 

Be well and take care, 

Jennifer O’Brien  
Vice-President, People(s) and Culture 

I am pleased to announce that Nicole Pereira has been selected as CPL’s new Associate Dean of Business Development & Program Optimization. Nicole joins Humber with 15 years of experience designing and delivering professional skills training programs serving diverse learners in collaboration with industry, community, academia, professional regulators, foundations, and governments. She has been a critical contributor to continuing education divisions experiencing rapid growth, most recently leading the business, ADR/mediation, and health portfolios as a Program Manager with York University’s School of Continuing Studies.

Before York, Nicole served as Manager of Government Contracts & Training Services in Seneca’s Faculty of Continuing Education & Training, where she oversaw accelerator, bridging, alternative career, and corporate training offerings in fields ranging from finance to IT, social services, engineering, and pre-apprenticeship. Nicole was also a founding member and Director of Program Development and Strategic Partnerships with Devant (a subsidiary of Academica) and Project Manager of volunteerism and diversity with the Toronto & Region Conservation Authority.

Holding an MBA in Community Economic Development and Public Policy, an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Sociology, and Certificates in Ontario College Administration and Leadership, Inclusive Leadership, and EDI, Nicole brings an outstanding balance of practical and professional experiences into this role.

Please join me in welcoming Nicole to the CPL Team and Humber Community; her first day will be Monday, December 3.

Frank Cappadocia
Dean I  Continuous Professional Learning
416.675.6622 x5665