Humber International Student Services is delighted to announce the release of a free mobile app named iCent. This app is dedicated to supporting our international students at the North and Lakeshore campuses through all stages of their experience studying at Humber. 

Students enrolled in Humber’s International Graduate School (IGS) have access to specialized supports through their personalized myIGS Journey portal.

The iCent app allows allows North and Lakeshore international students to:

• Explore academic opportunities;
• Prepare for their arrival in Canada (immigration, housing, orientation);
• Keep safe and connected during their studies (events and workshops, employment and finances, health and safety, off-campus community supports);
• Support their academic and career success (links to academic supports, post-graduation resources).
• Resources to support employment and finances (information on working in Canada, Career Services, banking, Service Canada, financial health, and Devant)
• Information on Health and Safety (medical insurance, Campus Health Services, counselling, peer wellness, Humber Athletics and fitness, Codes of Student Community Standards, Public Safety and emergency contacts)
• Resources to support your life post-graduation (PGWP Resources, Humber Alumni Network, Career Services, community resources)

All features enhance our students' access to the information, resources and tools that are essential for their safe and positive global learning experience in Canada at Humber.

Download now from the app store:

• Apple
• Google Play

Gourmet Express will be closed August 21 to 25 for cleaning. 

We will resume regular business hours on Monday, August 28.

We look forward to serving you when we open.

At Humber, we value the health and well-being of our staff and students and want to support YOU every step of the way. 

To support this commitment, Humber has launched humber.ca/healthyYOU, an online healthy community hub that is a central site for well-being resources for students and employees. 

The Hub also includes Humber’s Well-being Strategy, which focuses on four pillars: mental, physical, financial, and social health and well-being. We provide support to the overall health and well-being of our employees through a variety of resources and initiatives.

To support our employees’ financial health and well-being, the following resources are available: 

• Bell Corporate Plan 
  Bell Canada offers a competitive cell phone plan for employees. Contact Purchasing Services for more details. 

• Discounted Computer Software 
  • Office 365 
    Employees have access to Office 365, an online productivity suite that includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive and Outlook. You may install Office 365 on up to five personal computing devices and use it as long as you are an employee. 
  • On the Hub 
    OnTheHub provides students, faculty and staff with discounted and free academic software. Notable titles available include Adobe Creative Cloud, Norton Security Software and Parallels Desktop for Mac. 

• Soupbar Initiative 
  Pay-what-you-can grab-and-go frozen 1L containers of pre-made soup offered by IGNITE, Humber’s student union. 

• Tuition Reimbursement and Scholarships 
  Tuition Assistance and Graduate Assistance programs (TAP and GAP) help make learning affordable by providing eligible employees with access to tuition reimbursement and scholarship awards for post-secondary degrees, graduate and doctoral programs. 

• Tuition Reimbursement for Dependents
  Full-time employees’ dependents may be eligible for the Tuition Reimbursement for Dependents Program. They must be enrolled as a full-time student in a full-time program at Humber College or the University of Guelph-Humber. 

• $20 Courses 
  Eligible employees can take courses offered by Humber College and the University of Guelph-Humber for $20. To find out if you are eligible, please refer to section 5.3 of Humber’s Professional Development Policy. 

  • For information on eligible courses at Humber College and to find out how to apply, please contact the Registrar’s Office at enquiry@humber.ca or 416.675.5000. 
  • For information on eligible courses at the University of Guelph-Humber and how to apply, please contact Admission Services at admissions@guelphhumber.ca or at 416.798.1331 ext. 6056. 

Employee resources to support physical health and well-being will be posted in the Communiqué next week. Stay tuned! 

Public Safety to Conduct Test of Emergency Messages

Humber College and the University of Guelph-Humber take the safety of our community seriously. This includes the ability to notify community members of an emergency.

Due to some recent upgrades, it is necessary to conduct testing of pre-recorded emergency messages at the North Campus only.

Testing of the emergency messages will take place on Monday, August 21, 2023 after 9 p.m. Testing will require the playing of several pre-recorded emergency messages several times to ensure full coverage of the system. It is anticipated that testing will take approximately two (2) hours.

In an effort to minimize the disruption to campus and community members, it is recommended that no activity take place after 9 p.m. and that community members leave campus where possible. An announcement will be made via the PA prior to the start of the testing and once the testing is complete.

Questions or concerns can be directed to Kathy Branton, manager Business Continuity and Emergency Management at kathy.branton@humber or ext. 5550.

Rob Kilfoyle
Director, Public Safety and Emergency Management