The School of Hospitality, Recreation & Tourism is pleased to announce the appointment of Kristan Lingard  M.Sc, CEP, ACSM CES  to the position of Associate Dean in the School of Hospitality, Recreation & Tourism. 

Kristan will be responsible for the following programs:  Fitness & Health Promotion, Massage Therapy, Food & Nutrition, Recreation & Leisure, Sport Management, Exercise Science and the Humber side of the Guelph-Humber Kinesiology Degree. Kristan will also be the lead for online learning and our joint Centre of Innovation proposal with the School Health Sciences and the continued development of the Humber Centre for Healthy Living.

Kristan has 10 years of experience working in both the health care field in and in post-secondary education.  She began her career as a Certified Exercise Physiologist at York University.  She then moved to healthcare where she was an interdisciplinary health care team member as a Cardiac Rehabilitation Therapist at Trillium Health Centre.  Kristan first joined Humber as a part-time faculty member and subsequently has been coordinating and leading the Exercise Science and Lifestyle Management post-graduate certificate and the Fitness and Health Promotion diploma programs since 2010.  Under Kristan's leadership the Exercise Science program has grown and flourished to become the leading post graduate certificate in this field attracting students from degree programs nationally and internationally. 

Kristan is an active member of the Humber College community.  She sits on many committees including the Academic and Program Excellence Committee, Humber College technology Council, Humber College Academic Integrity Task Force, and Student Leadership Institute Committee.

Kristan has demonstrated excellence in teaching and learning and has been recognized as an Exemplary Classroom Teacher, a Faculty Mentor and a Facilitator for Faculty Orientation at Geneva Park.

Kristan has been involved in the proposal and development of several new programs and initiatives including the development of the new BSc in Workplace Wellness, the initiation of a school-wide Academic Integrity program, and is a founding member of the Centre of Healthy Living.  Kristan is the project leader, working with the School of Health Sciences to develop a proposal for a Centre of Innovation in Collaborative Health and Wellness Education.

Kristan holds a Master of Science degree in Kinesiology from York University and an Honours Bachelor of Science from the University of Western Ontario.  She is a Certified Exercise Physiologist and Registered Kinesiologist.  Other professional affiliations include the American College of Sports Medicine, the Cardiac Rehabilitation Network of Ontario, the Canadian Association of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and the Ontario Fitness Council.

Please join me in giving Kristan a warm welcome to her new role.

Best,

Susan Somerville
Dean, School of Hospitality, Recreation & Tourism

Hello Friends,

Please allow us to welcome you back, and for new member of Humber College WELCOME!  Many of you are frequent users of the Athletic Centre both at the North and Lakeshore Campus and we encourage those who are not to come down and give us a try!

With the completion of an annual ‘Fitness Readiness Questionnaire’ and your Staff Photo ID you can expect the following:

• Use of new exercise equipment (treadmills, free weights, Smith machines, rowers, steppers and bikes to mention a few)
• Access to our fitness classes during morning, lunch and after work time frames.
  Come early to avoid disappointment, as some class sizes can be limited due to program popularity
• Use of a locker.   You can use one of our locks or bring your own.  Please keep in mind that all of our lockers are “Day use only”.
• Towel Service  - we are able to off our use of a towel while on site (subject to availability during peak times) if you need more than one, please bring along an extra with you
• Shower areas with personal stalls
• Personal Training sessions at a very competitive rate (user fee applies)
• Open gym time scheduled for Staff Only (badminton and volleyball)
• Access to our intramural program (as a single or sign up a team)
• Not to mention free access to all of our Home Varsity Games - GO HAWKS!!
• Part Time Staff can purchase a 2 semester membership for $50

Swing by to take a look.  You just may get hooked!

Please always bring your Staff Photo ID when coming to see us as this is your “Membership card”

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With the start of the new school year brings the exciting start of the First Year Experience back to campus just in time to welcome all of our incoming first year students. FYE is a peer mentoring program for all first year students at Humber. First year students will have an opportunity to be a part of a group of five - 10 Mentees and the group will be led by an upper-year Peer Mentor. First year students within a Mentee group will be in the same academic program and have the chance to get connected, meet new people and improve their grades. Peer Mentors will organize online chats, get-togethers at the school, study groups and show students the best ways to get involved on campus and inform them about all of the FYE social activities and events on campus. Mentors are here to make sure students have the easiest transition possible into college life!

Do you teach a first-year course or Can we visit you?

We would love to visit classes to introduce the FYE program to first year students – no more than for a 5 minute visit - beginning the first week of school, if you would like an FYE rep to visit your class please connect with:

NORTH: Rebeca Mahadeo, Student Life Coordinator (North Campus) at 416.675.6622 ext. 5887 or by email: rebeca.mahadeo@humber.ca

LAKESHORE: Amber O’Connor, Student Life Coordinator (Lakeshore Campus) at 416.675.6622 ext. 3644 or by email: amber.oconnor@humber.ca

Trying to find a fun way to kick off the school year? Come to The Wishing Well with your students, colleagues, and friends and share your aspirations for the 2014-15 year.

Humber College's L Space Gallery and the artist collective Frog in Hand present The Wishing Well - a container of unlimited boundaries. A well is a source and an access point. It is a place of collection. Folklore outlines the importance of a well's blessing and some offerings have included weapons, money, and cherished items. In this iteration of a Wishing Well, it is simply the offering of each visitor's breath and the wish itself contained within a balloon. The exhibition will run during September with a dance performance and balloon ceremony during Culture Days on September 27th, 2014 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Tara Mazurk
416-675-6622 x.79378
tara.mazurk@humber.ca