The Fall 2021 convocation ceremony will be virtual and will be broadcast on Monday, November 8, 2021 at 2 p.m. on www.humber.ca/convocation and YouTube Premiere. The website will continue to have features such as shoutouts, social media swag and the convocation program book.
Please join us for the celebration online on November 8 and join in the conversation on social media using #HumberGrad.
The Mindfulness Mondays series is back in an effort to have continued engagement and promote health and wellness activities. This concept is an eight-week virtual one-hour series starting from October 4 to November 29, 2021 (excluding Thanksgiving Day), where every Monday, a workshop will be hosted from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
These sessions will include mindfulness, yoga, meditation, and sound bath meditation activities consecutively. This series will be open to all employees, students, and the community.
Sessions include:
| October 4, 2021 | Yoga Nidra Meditation | 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. |
| October 18, 2021 | Loving Kindness Meditation | 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. |
| October 25, 2021 | Mindfulness Body Scan | 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. |
| November 1, 2021 | Mindful Sense | 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. |
| November 8, 2021 | Yoga 1 | 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. |
| November 15, 2021 | Yoga 2 | 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. |
| November 22, 2021 | Sound Bath Meditation 1 | 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. |
| November 29, 2021 | Sound Bath Meditation 1 | 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. |
This event is open to all students, staff and faculty!
The Onyx Initiative is a non-profit organization designed to be a catalyst for the professional growth and development of Black students and recent graduates as they launch their careers after post-secondary.
Join us on Monday, November 8 at 11 a.m. to learn how this program connects it’s scholars with professional mentors, an active community of students across the country, and access to comprehensive listings of paid placements and full-time entry-level positions.
The Office of Research & Innovation is proud to invite Humber and Guelph-Humber faculty and staff to our Fall 2021 Innovation Workshop Buffet. The Innovation Workshop Buffet are free, 90-minute-long virtual workshop sessions provided by our team of experts. Join us over lunch (12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.) for one or all training sessions to expand your learning, explore human-centred framework, re-think problem-solving, and effectively make an impact on your audiences from the convenience wherever you’re working from.
Every Friday, starting October 15 to November 19, 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
| October 15 | Introduction to Human-Centred Design |
| October 22 | Introduction to Design Thinking |
| November 5 | Introduction to Creative Problem Solving |
| November 12 | Introduction to Values-Based Innovation |
| November 19 | Introduction to Data Storytelling |
We look forward to seeing you at the virtual table!
Limited space. Register today.
The Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Inclusion (Centre) is pleased to invite you to its Equity and Inclusion Dialogue series for the 2021-2022 academic year. Online registration is now open for this event.
See the attached flyer for event details. Limited seating available.
You can see the full listing of the Centre’s 2021-2022 Equity & Inclusion Dialogue series by clicking here.
Learning objectives:
Facilitator bio:
Dr. Raven Sinclair Ph.D.
Dr. Raven Sinclair is Nehiyaw, Saulteaux, and Métis from George Gordon First Nation in Treaty 4, Saskatchewan. She is a Professor of Social Work at the University of Regina, Saskatoon Campus. She is considered one of Canada’s foremost experts on the Sixties Scoop.
Dr. Sinclair is an author, filmmaker, researcher, and public speaker. She facilitates workshops on communication, lateral violence intervention, and cultural competency. She is a member of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research College of Reviewers, the Waakebiness-Bryce Institute of Indigenous Health Research, and she served as a federal court appointed Advisor to the Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation Interim board.
Join Jenna MacKay in a conversation about how gender-based violence shows up in the 2SLGBTQ+ community and why it is difficult to navigate, ways traumatic stress may be uniquely experienced by 2SLGBTQ+ people, and ways people can support 2SLGBTQ+ survivors.
About Jenna MacKay
Jenna (she/her) holds a Master of Arts in applied Psychology and a Master of Social Work. She works in private practice as a registered social worker in Belleville, with a focus on trauma and providing 2SLGBTQ+ affirming support. She has over 13 years of diverse research experience in academic, non-profit, hospital and government contexts. Her work has focused on trauma, mental health, gender and sexuality, and service access. Most recently she worked as a Research Associate with the Dalla Lana School of Public Health of University of Toronto on a Public Health Agency of Canada funded project to develop, implement and pilot curriculum to increase the capacity of service providers in Ontario working with 2SLGBTQ+ folks from a trauma-informed lens.
Launching next week, we are pleased to be able to offer a new student-focussed wellness support resource hosted by Humber College post-graduate students enrolled in the Wellness Coaching Program in partnership with IGNITE and Student Wellness & Equitable Learning.
Peer-Led Wellness Groups will be running once a week from October 15 to December 14. Each week, a new topic will be addressed in a 40-minute group designed to generate peer-led discussion amongst students as it concerns various wellness topics.
Below is a list of topics, dates and times as well as the Eventbrite links for our first two groups. Please share with any students or student groups who might be interested in attending:
Peer-Led Wellness Groups - Fall 2021 Schedule
| October 15 | 1 p.m. to 1:40 p.m. | Goal Setting | Register |
| October 20 | 1 p.m. to 1:40 p.m. | Wellness Wheel | Register |
| November 3 | 1 p.m. to 1:40 p.m. | Happiness & Gratitude | TBA |
| November 9 | 1 p.m. to 1:40 p.m. | Forming Healthy Habits | TBA |
| November 18 | 11 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. | Compassion | TBA |
| November 22 (check) | 4 p.m. to 4:40 p.m. | Stress Management | TBA |
| December 2 | TBA | Resilience | TBA |
| December 7 | 1 p.m. to 1:40 p.m. | Growth Mindset | TBA |
| December 14 | 4:30 p.m. to 5:10 p.m. | Nutrition Basics | TBA |
Attend and students could win:
If you have any questions, please reach out to Sean Connors at sean.connors@humber.ca.
The Consent Peer Education Program is thrilled to bring back Cayla Meredith, founder of the Move to Heal Project and a trauma-sensitive yoga facilitator, for a series of bi-weekly virtual yoga sessions throughout the fall semester! Cayla's classes emphasize trauma awareness, non-coercion, and accessibility in language and action.
Register through Eventbrite to join in on these sessions:
| October 20 | 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. | Full Body Stretch | Register |
| November 3 | 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. | Upper Body Stretch | Register |
| November 17 | 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. | Lower Body Stretch | Register |
| December 1 | 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. | Restorative | Register |
| December 15 | 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. | Restorative | Register |
Be Your Own Boss is a seven-week workshop series on ideation, marketing, promotions, sales, finance, funding and operations. Certification of completion and CCR accreditation will be available to all participants who attend a minimum of five out of the seven workshops per cohort. Jim Skinner will also provide drop-in mentorship support to those enrolled in this training program.
These sessions will take part over Zoom as well as have some pre-recorded sessions.
Sessions start on Tuesday, November 2 at 6 p.m. and occur every Tuesday.
Information sessions are being held every week until November 18. We hope you will join us!
Register now (In-person and virtual option available)
Each session will cover the following:
