Announcements
The Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity is pleased to announce the release of Humber’s Gender Diversity Policy. This policy outlines Humber’s position on the responsibilities of the College, students and employees with respect to protecting gender expression and gender identity consistent with the Ontario Human Rights Code.
The policy outlines the Humber Community’s commitments in several key areas, including but not limited to the following: privacy and confidentiality, all-gender washrooms, change-rooms, gender-inclusive language, and all-gender residence.
Some highlights of the policy are outlined below:
- Self-identification is the sole and whole measure of a person’s gender. (Section 1.1)
- All-Gender Washrooms (Section 3.1)
The College will make efforts to ensure that all members of the Humber Community can use washrooms with safety, privacy and dignity, regardless of their gender identity or gender expression. All members of the Humber Community may choose to use any accessible all-gender washroom, regardless of their reason(s) for doing so.
- Gender Inclusive Language (Section 6.1)
All individuals within the Humber College community are entitled to be referred to by the gender pronoun(s) of their choice
In the coming months, the Centre will be developing an online Gender Diversity training program. The Centre will provide in-person training on the policy upon request. To request in-person training, please contact Candice Warner-Barrow at candice.warner-barrow@humber.ca or at 416.675.6622 ext. 4808.
To read the Gender Diversity Policy in full, please visit http://www.humber.ca/policies/gender-diversity-policy
If you have any questions about the policy please contact Nancy Simms at nancy.simms@humber.ca or 416.675.6622 ext. 4425
The dates for the 2015 Convocation Ceremonies at the Toronto Congress Centre are listed below. The program breakdown per ceremony will be released shortly.
Tuesday, June 16 at 10 a.m.
The Business School
Tuesday, June 16 at 3 p.m.
The Business School
Tuesday, June 16 at 7 p.m.
School of Creative and Performing Arts
School of Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism
Wednesday, June 17 at 10 a.m.
School of Applied Technology
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Wednesday, June 17 at 3 p.m.
School of Applied Technology
Wednesday, June 17 at 7 p.m.
School of Media Studies and Information Technology
Thursday, June 18 at 10 a.m.
School of Social and Community Services
Thursday, June 18 at 3 p.m.
School of Health Sciences
Thursday, June 18 at 7 p.m.
School of Health Sciences
Faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to wear their graduation regalia. For rental or purchase enquiries, please contact: Gaspard and Sons Ltd, at: gaspard.ca or call 1.800.380.8214 Harcourts Ltd., at: harcourts.com or call 416.977.4408
Please check humber.ca/convocation for further details.
The third issue of Humber NEXT is now online. Produced by Humber Press and the Centre for Teaching & Learning, NEXT is a twice-annual magazine that celebrates faculty, staff, and students who are expanding the definition of education at Humber. In the new issue: stories about the Humber Literary Review, Humber's Gender and Sexual Diversity Committee, redesigned teaching spaces, tips on engaging new students, and a Q&A with our new Senior Vice-President, Academic. For printed copies, contact Humber Press at humberpress@humber.ca.
On February 11, 2015 PC Pierre-Pascal Gendron and the Business School Placement Centre co-hosted a job market panel which was well attended by International Business degree students.
The panel included graduates from Humber’s Bachelor of Commerce - International Business program, advisory committee members Andreas Hug (Management Consultant and Leadership Coach) and Lauri Asikainen (Principal Consultant, ConnectheTeam.com) as well as advisory committee member Blair Ruelens (VP, Customer Development) with his special guest, Christine Polstrok (Senior Director, Human Resources) from PepsiCo Foods Canada.
After an introduction to the panel, the spotlight was turned to students who had two hours to ask questions and gain insights into the “real world”. Topics ranged from work placement advice, key skills needed to succeed in the work force, growing industries and tips on effective networking.
The panel offered up great advice including these tidbits:
- Make your own luck
- Be analytical, insightful and a great communicator to succeed
- Hiring managers will creep you on the Internet so make sure there isn’t anything on the web that will make them not want to hire you
- Understand and communicate confidently what you learned in your program
- Networking is not a single conversation. Think of it as a tree that needs to be watered to grow
- Be prepared and do your research when networking
- Know the company you are applying for. If it is important for the company to be involved with the community, showcase your passion for the community as well to illustrate you are a great fit
- Produce results faster than anyone expects you to
Following the discussion, students were invited to network with the panel.
Washrooms are currently undergoing temporary repairs in D-building, D225 (women's) and D213 (men’s) with work to be completed for February 21st 2015.
We apologize for any inconvenience. If you have any questions, please contact John Schroder, Manager of Maintenance and Operations at extension 4107.
Thank you
Facilities Team
Please join me in congratulating Professor Rena Borovilos from the Department of Liberal Studies in the School of Liberal Arts & Sciences, on the successful completion of her doctorate at OISE, University of Toronto. Rena’s thesis, titled,
“The Impact of Dual Credit Programs on College Students: A Comparative Study of Dual Credit Participants and Non-dual Credit Participants in One Ontario College”
was supervised by Dr. Peter Dietsche, who has been recognized on numerous occasions for his research into the factors that influence a student’s decision to apply to college or university and the factors that impact their transition to post-secondary. Other members of her committee included Dr. Katherine Janzen, former Associate Vice President, Research and Innovation at Seneca College and Dr. Brian Desbiens, former President of Sir Sandford Fleming College. Her external examiner was Dr. Bill Muirhead, Associate Provost, Academic and IT at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.
Paula Gouveia
Dean, Liberal Arts and Sciences
Please join me in congratulating Professor Hamid Rezaeiyazdi from the English Language Centre in the School of Liberal Arts & Sciences, on the successful completion of his doctorate at the University of Toronto. Hamid’s thesis is titled,
“Dialogical Modernity: discursive practice and the development of non-European novel”
Hamid’s degree is from a collaborative program at the University of Toronto that includes the Departments of Comparative Literature, Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations and English. As a result his committee and examiners reflect the collaborative nature of his program. His thesis was supervised by Dr. Mohamad Tavakoli, Professor of History and Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations in the Department of Historical Studies at the University of Toronto and Dr. Paul Downes, Professor in the Department of English also at the University of Toronto. The external examiner was Dr. Dominic Brookshaw, Professor at the Oriental Institute, University of Oxford where he teaches Persian language and Persian literature.
Paula Gouveia
Dean, Liberal Arts and Sciences
Over the past year, close to 400 Humber students, faculty and staff have engaged in global learning experiences, and participation is growing. Humber’s Study Abroad website helps guide the Humber community through their international experience – from identifying opportunities, preparing to go, being engaged while abroad, to returning home. Resources include policies and forms; and information on cross-cultural adaptation, health and safety / risk management, budgeting and bursary assistance, consular affairs, intercultural skill development, and Humber’s new Global Citizenship Certificate program.
A new section of the website has recently been launched to promote academic exchange opportunities. Humber has a number of longstanding institutional partners around the globe, and new strategic partnerships are being developed in partnership with each of Humber’s Academic Schools.
Providing opportunities for students to earn academic credit while studying or working abroad is an important aspect of Humber’s Internationalization Strategy, 2013-2018. Applications are currently being accepted from students who are interested either Summer 2015 programs or exchange semesters in 2015-2016. The application deadline is: February 27, 2015.
“Humber College is committed to developing broadly educated, highly skilled and adaptable citizens to be successful in careers that significantly contribute to the communities they serve – locally, nationally and globally” (Humber Strategic Plan, 2013-2018)
For more information on study and work abroad, contact:
Rebecca Fitzgerald, M.Ed.
Manager, International Mobility
o: +1.416.675.6622 x3179 | m: +1.416.779.8137
rebecca.fitzgerald@humber.ca