Counselling Services is excited to announce that they will be running a virtual mindfulness group this winter 2022 semester called The Mindful Way. This will be a nine-week closed group with a maximum of 12 participants. The group involves a combination of psycho-education, mindfulness skills and experiential learning.

The closed group starts on Thursday, February 3 and will run for nine weeks every Thursday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Zoom.

All of the information, dates and topics, is on the poster attached.

Important information before referring:

• This is a nine-week closed group. Students are expected to attend all sessions. Please view attached poster.
• Students will be asked to keep their video on in the group as interaction is a huge part of this group (involves break out rooms and skill practice).
• Interested students will meet with one of the facilitators to assess for group fit before registration.
• Students can contact Rose Anthoy at rose.anthony@humber.ca for further information.  

Please promote to your students: 

• Post about the 9-Week Mindfulness Group on Blackboard (view attached poster)
• Make an announcement about the mindfulness group at the beginning of class

Humber's Student Well-being and Equitable Learning (SWEL) is developing a new co-curricular curriculum that reflects the interests, needs, and learning goals of students at Humber and Guelph-Humber campuses. 

Our curriculum development process is student-centred and equity-centred with the goal of strengthening the delivery of SWEL initiatives. We are interested in hearing from staff and faculty at both the Humber and Guelph-Humber campuses to help us identify how we can better support students.

The virtual focus groups will help to answer: How can SWEL support student learning, well-being, mental health, and resilience at Humber/Guelph-Humber?

Staff - Virtual Focus Group dates:

• Thursday, March 24, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• Friday, March 25, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 29, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• Wednesday, March 30, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Register for a staff focus group

Faculty & Sessional Instructors - Virtual Focus Group dates:

• Monday, March 28, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• Monday, March 28, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
• Friday, April 1, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• Friday, April 1, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Register for a Faculty & Sessional Instructor focus group

Student Well-being and Equitable Learning (SWEL) is comprised of the following unit areas: Residence Life and Education, Student Connection and Community Care, Community Wellness Education and Programs, Accessible Learning Services, Counselling Services, and the Medical Centre.

For questions about the focus groups, please contact wellness@humber.ca.

Approaching the “third age” of life can be a challenge but also provides immense opportunity. Acquiring a clearer understanding of our own journey ultimately provides an understanding and respect for the pathways of others. This understanding opens the lines of communication and doors of opportunity to engage, collaborate and grow – in every area of our lives.

This online workshop will help participants develop alternative retirement plans that fit both the organization and the people who make it work. Wherever your personal journey takes you, this workshop will help you chart those future waters.  

Upon completion, learners will know how to:

• Extend their "brand" through alternative retirement programs
• Identify and target key employees for knowledge retention and transfer
• Build knowledge banks and human capital 
• Enhance their personal, employee and customer experience

The workshop will be led by internationally recognized expert and Dean of Applied Research and Innovation, Dr. Ginger Grant.  

Join us on Zoom on Thursday, March 24, 2022 from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The cost of the workshop is $69 for Humber staff if you enter the promo-code: Humber-retirees at checkout.

For more info and to register please visit our website

Humber is hosting a Sustainability Town Hall to provide our community with an update on the college’s progress with the Actions in the Sustainability Plan. We’re about half way through, entering the third year of the plan in 2022. Please join us on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Specifically, the Town Hall will focus on the following:

• Review accomplishments and highlight Year 3 initiatives coming in the 2019-2024 Sustainability Plan
• Overview of the soon-to-be-released Climate Action Plan
• Update on the Humber Institutional Learning Outcomes (HLOs)
• Opportunity to answer questions and receive feedback from the community on campus sustainability efforts

The Town Hall will be facilitated by:

• Lindsay Walker, Associate Director, Sustainability
• Spencer Wood, Director, Facilities Management
• Aman Hehar, Associate Director, Energy & Climate Change
• Lisa Salem-Wiseman, Associate Dean and Special Advisor, HLOs

Register now