When:
November 6, 2012
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Announcements
To request a workshop visit us in H217 or send an email to peer.tutoring@humber.ca
When:
November 5, 2012
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November 5, 2012
This list of land surveying equipment has been declared surplus, if you are interested in acquiring any item(s) on this list please submit a bid to purchasing@humber.ca by Tuesday November 6, 2012. To download the list, please click here.
When:
November 2, 2012
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November 2, 2012
North and Lakeshore Campuses continue to collect your old wireless devices and accessories until November 15!
Collection boxes are in the HSF offices at North and Lakeshore campuses. All Humber community can contribute!
Did you know?!
- Over 90 per cent of materials in mobile phones can be recovered such as nickel, cadmium, cobalt, gold, silver, copper, plastics and other metals (www.amta.org.au)
- 22 per cent of the yearly world consumption of mercury is used in electronics manufacture (Realff, Raymond et al., 2004)
Check out this article about “The Environmental Costs (and benefits) of our Cell Phones” from Treehugger (2009)
Brought to you by Humber’s Sustainability Coordinating Committee
Contact: sustainability@humber.ca
Waste Reduction Week
Humber Sustainability Website
When:
October 26, 2012
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October 26, 2012
In the spirit of diversity and inclusion, we provide the following list of multifaith holy days & festivals realizing that it is not exhaustive.
Should you wish your faith’s days to be included, please contact the Chaplain for cosideration.
Phone: 416.675.6622 ext. 4427
Email: chaplain@humber.ca
01 Thursday
Bashkakodini-Giizis (Aboriginal-Ojibwe)
Water Freezing Moon; National Native Month (Canada); Aboriginal Education Month (Humber College).
All Saints’ Day (Christianity)
Honours known and unknown saints throughout the history of Christianity.
02 Friday
Karva Chauth or Karwachauth (Hinduism)
Celebrates the story of a newly-married queen’s care for her husband, the king, in which women fast for one day until moonrise for the long-life and health of their husbands, with the first such fast especially important. At moonrise, the husband feeds the first morsel of food to his wife.
All Souls Day (Christianity-Catholicism)
A day for prayers of intercession by the living faithful to help cleanse the souls of those departed.
04 Sunday
End of Daylight Savings Time (Canada)
Qudrat (Baha’i)
Qudrat, meaning Power, is the thirteenth month of the Baha’i year.
07 Wednesday
Take Your Kids to Work Day (Canada)
Parents take their children to their workplace; an educational, fun experience.
09 Friday
Remembrance Day Ceremonies (Humber College)
Ceremonies are held at each main campus to honour Canadian soldiers who fought in the two World Wars and other conflicts.
11 Sunday
Remembrance Day (Canada)
A day of remembrance to honour Canadian soldiers who died in The Great War and World War II and those who have given their lives in similar conflicts in service of their country and for freedom since then. Many wear a red poppy as a symbol of this commemoration.
12 Monday
Birth of Baha'u'llah (Baha'i)
The birth of the founder of the Baha’i faith; Baha’is suspend work on this day.
13 Tuesday
New Moon
Total Solar Eclipse (Equatorial)
Diwali or Festival of Lights (Sikhism, Hinduism)
A popular festival dedicated to the Goddess Kali in Bengal and Lakshmi, Goddess of Wealth, in the rest of India and is associated with stories about the destruction of evil by Vishnu in one of his many manifestations.
Mahavira Jayanti (Jainism)
The Festival of Lamps and celebrates the attainment by Lord Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara, of nirvana and release from the cycle of rebirth (moksha).
15 Thursday
Hijra or First of Muharram (Islam)
The start of a ten day festival to celebrate the Hijra (migration) of Mohammed and his followers from Mecca to Medina, where the first Islamic ummah (community) was established, in 622 CE.
Shichi-Go-San (Shinto)
Prayers are offered for the growth and long life of younger children. They dress up and their parents take them to a shrine to visit a guardian deity.
23 Friday
Qawl (Speech) (Baha’i)
Qawl, meaning Speech, if the fourteenth month of the Baha’i year.
24 Saturday
Ashura (Islam)
Commemorates the martyrdom of Husain (Prophet Mohammad’s grandson) observed by Shi’ites on the 10th day of Muharram.
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji(Sikhism)
Commemorates the death of the ninth Guru who is remembered for his defence of the Sikh faith and also of Hinduism and religious liberty.
25 Sunday
St. Catherine's Day (Christianity)
Commemorates a Christian martyr of Alexandria in the fourth century A.D.
26 Monday
The Day of the Covenant (Baha’i)
Anniversary of the appointment of Abdul-Baha, the son of Baha’u’llah, as the Centre of the Covenant.
28 Wednesday
Full Moon
Lunar Eclipse (Equatorial)
The Ascension of ‘Abdul-Baha (Baha’i)
Commemorates the death of ‘Abdul-Baha who guarded the unity of the Baha’I faith.
Birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji (Sikhism-Bikarami)
The founder of the Sikh faith and the first of the Ten Gurus, was born in 1469 CE. An accomplished poet, 974 of his hymns are in the Sikh scriptures, the Guru Granth Sahib.
Lokasha Jayanti (Jainism)
The full moon of the calendar’s first month is a time to celebrate the births of revered and scholarly persons, the most famous of whom is the 15th Century reformer Lonka Saha whose opposition to temple worship and the use of images led to the founding of the Sthanakavasi sect, which emphasizes scholarship.
When:
October 26, 2012
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October 26, 2012
Humber College is committed to principles of equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Employment Equity is a program legislated by the Federal Employment Equity Act (1995) to remove barriers to employment for Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities and women. Humber includes sexual orientation as part of its overall equity program, including Employment Equity. Your participation in completing the Employment Equity Questionnaire is important.
The Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity invites all full-time, part-time, contract and sessional employees to complete the revised Employment Equity Questionnaire. The information that you provide in the Employment Equity Questionnaire will be kept confidential and will only be reported in aggregate form for Employment Equity purposes. In other words, the reported data will not contain any personal identification. Having up-to-date knowledge of our workforce representation will allow us to identify where underrepresentation exist, and to target our efforts toward removing barriers that may exist in our employment systems.
Please take a few minutes to complete the confidential questionnaire.
To access the questionnaire:
- Go to fluidsurveys.com/s/HumberCollegeEmploymentEquity/
- Input your email address in the “Email” box and click “Continue”
If you require the Employment Equity Questionnaire in an accessible format, or have any questions about Employment Equity, please refer to the ‘Resources’ section of the Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity’s website, or contact Nancy Simms, Director Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity, at 416.675.6622 ext.4425.
The Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity | HR Services thanks you for your contribution in building a more inclusive Humber.
When:
October 25, 2012
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October 25, 2012
There are only a few more days left to sign up for the Payroll Savings Program!
Please note: the Organization ID is 12458, and purchase of Canada Savings Bonds is for full-time employees only. The deadline is November 1, 2012, and payroll deduction changes will take effect on December 14, 2012.
If you have any questions please visit csb.gc.ca or speak with either:
Elke Lee, Payroll Manager
Phone: 416.675.6622 ext. 4333
Email: elke.lee@humber.ca
Brenda Spottiswood, Payroll Supervisor
Phone: 416.675.6622 ext. 4330
Email: brenda.spottiswood@humber.ca
When:
October 25, 2012
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October 25, 2012
Under the AODA Customer Service Standard that was enacted in January 2010, Humber College is required to notify the public about the availability of information in alternate formats.
What does it mean to notify the public about the availability of information in alternate formats?
This means that Humber must inform the public that, upon request, the information it creates, sends, receives, and distributes will be provided in alternate formats.
How can your school or department inform the public that the information you distribute will be provided in alternate formats upon request?
You can do one, or all, of the following:
Include an accessibility footer on the information that your school or department creates and distributes. For example, the footer can state the following:
- "This document is available in an alternate format upon request"
- A message can be posted on your school or department’s website. Please see below for an example of a website message:
- If you require any information on our website or any of the information that our school/department distributes in an alternate format, please contact: (include the name and contact information of a designated contact person)
- A poster can be created indicating that alternate formats will be provided upon request and display the information in visible areas throughout your school or department.
What types of alternate formats might a person with a disability request?
Common alternate formats include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Electronic text, such as Word documents or PDF’s
- Large Print in 16-20 point font or larger
- Verbal explanation of a written document
- Video Captioning, transcripts
- Sign language interpretation
Thank you for your continued support in ensuring Humber’s compliance with the AODA (2005).
For more information on the AODA please visit us online or contact:
Jessica Bowen
Phone: 416.675.6622 ext. 5685
Email: jessica.bowen@humber.ca
When:
October 22, 2012
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I am pleased to announce that, following a national search, Eileen DeCourcy has been appointed to the position of Associate Vice President for Teaching and Learning.
Eileen’s career has included a variety of senior positions, primarily focused on training and development. Earlier in her career, as Director of the Simcoe County District School Board’s Centre for Training and Development, she was responsible for high school credit programming, adult and continuing education programs, military education contracts, as well as pre-apprenticeship programming. Later, Eileen managed client services for the Schulich School of Business Executive Education Centre, providing customized training solutions for a client base that included Purolator, AMEX and AECL. Following that, she was responsible for leadership development at Cara Operations, a premier Canada-wide food services organization with 40,000 employees.
Over the course of her career, Eileen has had many concrete successes, including: written proposals for and been awarded more than $5M in training contracts; developed and implemented highly successful “change programs” for at-risk students; created and executed innovative evidence-based learning paradigms; taught for six years as an adjunct professor in Brock University’s Bachelor of Education program; lectured on Curriculum Design for Executive Education at the Academy of National Economy, Moscow; presented on faculty engagement to League for Innovation members in San Diego; and completed certification in Leadership Development, NQI Framework of Excellence, Gallup’s StrengthFinder, and Situational Leadership. Eileen’s academic preparation includes undergraduate degrees from Guelph University as well as Brock University, and graduate completion at Central Michigan University.
Since joining Humber in 2009, Eileen has served as Director of Professional Development, with broad responsibilities for the support and development of full- and part-time faculty. During the past three years, she has developed strong and effective relationships across Humber’s Schools, significantly expanded the programs associated with the Centre for Teaching and Learning, and greatly increased faculty engagement in the expanded roster of professional development activities.
Key responsibilities of the Associate Vice President, Teaching and Learning, include: faculty professional development initiatives; e-learning and the Open Learning Centre, including on-line learning development and delivery; institutional participation in teaching and learning conferences; college-level articulation arrangements along with transfer programs; student feedback initiatives; a visiting professor program; the development of Humber Press; and corporate oversight for Continuing Education. In addition, Eileen will work directly with the Dean of Research on applied research as this relates to teaching and teacher development; act as the key academic representative on student engagement and success activities, particularly where these involve national and international studies; and take the academic lead on major institutional partnerships working, where appropriate, with the Dean International. In this role Eileen will be responsible for ensuring Humber is recognized as a preeminent teaching and learning Institute.
Please join me in welcoming Eileen to her new role.
Michael Hatton
Vice President, Academic
When:
October 19, 2012
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October 19, 2012
When:
October 18, 2012
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October 18, 2012
October 15 – 19 is Waste Reduction Week (WRW) in Canada. This week is meant to engage and empower Canadians to reduce, reuse and recycle waste. Reducing waste is one solution to the many environmental challenges we face: climate change, water pollution and preservation of natural resources.
“Canadians produce more than 31 million tonnes of waste annually, that’s 2.7kgs per person per day”
(Statistics Canada, Environment Account and Statistics Division)
That’s the same volume of waste being generated as piling up 31 million average family cars.
Of this amount, we divert less than 25 per cent from landfills.
This year for WRW, Humber College is participating in
“Recycle my Cell Challenge”
Recycle my Cell has issued a challenge to Canadian schools: collect as many old wireless devices and accessories as possible between October 15 and November 15, 2012. The school that collects the most will win $500 for their school to use for green initiatives!
What are we collecting? Any and all old and out-of-use cell phones, smartphones, wireless PDAs, pagers, as well as their batteries, chargers and accessories.
Where? You will find a collection box at the HSF offices on North and Lakeshore campuses
When? Between October 15 and November 15th, 2012
Who? The entire Humber community, students, staff, and all Campuses!
Why? Because Humber can make a difference for the environment!
Want more information? Check out: www.wrwcanada.com
Contact
Lindsay Walker, Sustainability Manager
Phone: 416.675.6622 ext.5829
Email: lindsay.walker@humber.ca