We are excited to share details of the 2024 Support Staff Professional Development (SSPD) Event, which focuses on professional development for support staff. This year will mark our 34th year celebrating a support staff development event.

This year, the sessions will be delivered in-person and online over the course of four days from Monday, February 26 to Thursday, February 29.

Our support staff are vitally important in helping us deliver on our programs and services to students and employees. This year’s professional development sessions focus on growth and development, sustainability, and personal well-being and mental health. There will be 13 different workshops delivered on these topics.

Registration for the sessions is open to all support staff employees (full-time, part-time, casual, temporary) to participate in.

Please visit the Support Staff Professional Development Event website to view and register for the sessions.

Questions? Please email us at oe@humber.ca. 

Dates: February 26, 27 & 28, 2024
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: North Campus

The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Institute is a three-day in-person immersive professional learning experience for Humber faculty.  During the UDL Institute, Humber faculty will reflect on and create opportunities to adopt a UDL framework into their teaching practice, examine their current curriculum practices and design learning experiences that integrate an Antiracism and UDL framework. Faculty who participate in the UDL Institute and successfully complete the final assessment will receive a micro-credential.

Learning outcomes: 

1. Identify the rationale, goals, and principles of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework 
2. Examine methodologies and strategies that are associated with UDL in higher education 
3. Consider ways to incorporate UDL Principles into teaching practice 
4. Re-design a learning experience, either a lesson or an assessment, using a UDL Framework

This year we will be joined by two pre-eminent experts, Dr. Eric Moore and Ms. Andratesha Fritzgerald. They will be facilitating your Monday and Tuesday sessions, respectively.

Eric Moore, PhD, author of UDL Navigators in Higher Education
Date: Monday, February 26

Andratesha Fritzgerald, EdS, author of Antiracism and Universal Design for Learning
Date: Tuesday, February 27

Faculty who submit a registration form will be contacted via email to confirm their spot in the UDL Institute. By completing this registration form, you are committing to attend all three days.

Note, if you register for the UDL Institute, you do not need to complete a separate registration for the keynote sessions. Space is limited.

Register now

Innovative Learning

Internationally acclaimed jazz trumpeter Ingrid Jensen performs with the Humber Jazz Big Band and the Forward Motion Ensemble on Friday, February 23, 2024. 

Hailed as one of the most gifted trumpeters of her generation, the New York-based Canadian will be the featured artist-in-residence, performing a sizzling set with the powerful 18-piece Humber Jazz Big Band led by composer/arranger Shelly Berger. The concert program will also feature new modern jazz pieces for trumpet and the funk groove-based Forward Motion Ensemble, directed by acclaimed bassist Rich Brown. 

Originally from Victoria, BC, a graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, Jensen went on to solidify a reputation as one of the most in-demand trumpet players on the global jazz scene, after the release of her albums Vernal Fields (Enja label, 1994); Here on Earth (1997) and Higher Grounds (1999).  

After touring Europe with the Vienna Art Orchestra, Jensen remained to teach jazz trumpet, becoming, at age 25, the youngest professor at Austria's Bruckner Conservatory. In 1994 Jensen settled in New York City where she joined the big band DIVA Jazz Orchestra and the innovative jazz ensembles of Maria Schneider (1994-2012) and Darcy James Argue (2002-present). In addition to leading her own bands and performing with Grammy-winning drummer, Terri Lyne Carrington, Jensen is the current Dean of Jazz Arts at Jensen at the Manhattan School of Music and a dedicated jazz educator. Humber Music is pleased to have Ingrid Jensen as the featured artist-in-residence this year, to work with the students in an intensive period of lectures, workshops, rehearsals and concerts.

This will undoubtedly be one of the most memorable concerts taking place in the GTA this year.

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Students in the Exercise Science and Lifestyle Management graduate program are leading fitness assessments in the winter 2024 semester. Discover your resting metabolic rate, determine your body composition through a session in the Bod Pod, or measure your current fitness level to guide your training or track your progress. 

Fitness assessments are being offered on February 2, February 23 and April 5, 2024 (9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m).

Pre-screening forms sent after booking. All clients will receive a report with their results. 

For more information email: FHSWWellnesshub@humber.ca 

Register: Fitness Assessment Questionaire

Aerobic Fitness Testing - $20 - Approximately 45 minutes

Use a stationary bike, a treadmill or a step to estimate your aerobic fitness. Useful to assess health related fitness, guide exercise and to track progress.

Submaximal Metabolic (VO2) Exercise Test - $75 -  Approximately 60 minutes

Exercise at a vigorous level using a stationary bike or a treadmill while having your oxygen consumption measured during the test. Beneficial for guiding training intensity and tracking progress of exercise training.

Maximal Metabolic (VO2) Exercise Test - $75 - Approximately 60 minutes

Push yourself to maximum exertion using a stationary bike or a treadmill while having your oxygen consumption measured during the test. Beneficial for athletes or anyone seeking an accurate direct measurement of their aerobic fitness.

Blood Lactate Threshold Test - $125 - Approximately 60 minutes 

This is a test for endurance athletes who are serious about training. The test involves pricking the finger during each stage of the exercise test (on a treadmill or cycle ergo meter) to measure lactate concentration in the blood in response to the increasing exercise intensity. This testing is generally intended for those who are already training regularly and want more information or confirmation about their performance and training thresholds.

Resting Metabolic Rate (Resting VO2) - $80 - Approximately 45 minutes

Discover your resting metabolic rate by laying still and breathing into a mouthpiece connected to a metabolic cart. Useful for determining calorie expenditure.

Wingate Test (30-Second Anaerobic Power Test) - $25 - Approximately 20 minutes

Measure your power output during a 30-second maximal effort test performed on a Monark cycle ergometer (stationary bike). Beneficial for athletes requiring explosive power in their sport (e.g. jumping, sprinting, etc.).

BodPod - Add-On $15 | Stand-Alone $20 - Approximately 10 minutes

Determine your body composition (fat and fat-free mass). A full test requires about 10 minutes, and provides highly accurate, safe, comfortable, and fast test results.

Comprehensive Fitness Assessment -  No Metabolic Cart $120 | With Metabolic Cart $150 - Approximately 75 minutes

A package of tests used to assess: aerobic fitness (predicted based on exercise heart rate), strength, flexibility and body composition. This package includes either a bike or treadmill test, grip strength, sit and reach (flexibility), BodPod, height, weight, and blood pressure. Beneficial to set a base line or check your progress.