The Official Launch of Humber’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Framework and Strategy is scheduled for Thursday, April 14, 2022.

You are cordially invited to the official launch of Humber’s Institutional Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Framework & Strategy.

Date: Thursday, April 14, 2022
Time: 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Location: Virtual

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Program Highlights

• President Chris Whitaker Opening Remarks
• Executive Sponsors, Lori Diduch & Jason Hunter’s Video Launch
• EDI Program Leads Spotlight
• Students’ EDI Art Competition Awards Announcement
• Thank you – Nancy Simms & Ian Crookshank

View the event flyer.

View the webpage for the official launch

Innovation is the creation of something completely new to the world and defined as “a new method, idea, product, or service”. So what exactly is “Indigenous innovation?” Is it innovation that is being applied to Indigenous people and communities or innovation that is led by Indigenous peoples or both?

“Indigenous innovation” should have some key characteristics: blending of traditional Indigenous knowledge, principles and ways of knowing with modern methods and frameworks for decision-making and problem solving. 

We will explore some examples of historical contributions to innovation by Indigenous communities, what is happening now and what could happen in the future. 

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Speaker: Michael Polak

Michael is dedicated to leveraging Indigenous pathways to solve global problems through his gift of Two-Eyed Seeing. By incorporating principles from the Haudenosaunee Great Peace into modern Innovation frameworks like Design Thinking, and Agile to develop what Michael has coined “Creation Centered Design” he is committed to helping organizations and community reconcile modern colonial knowledge and ancient Indigenous knowledge. Michael is also known as Ken’niwahkwahrita:a (Little Dipper) and is Mohawk, Bear Clan. His current roles include: 

• Portfolio Manager Atlantic, Media & Entertainment, RBC 
• National Chair, Royal Eagles Indigenous Community, RBC 
• Co-Chair, Indigenous Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, City of Toronto 
• President, Akwekon Enterprises 

For more information, please contact indigenous@humber.ca.

On April 8, 2022, the Soka Education Research Centre on Global Citizenship at the University of Guelph-Humber will be hosting an international educational symposium titled Operationalizing Value-Creating Education Across International Milieus. We will be welcoming a dynamic group of educators, researchers, and students, all in the field of Soka Education. 

Register for this virtual event

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