Past Events

Reclaim Your Voice Survivors Group
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  • When:
    March 9, 2021 4:30pm to 6:00pm
  • When:
    March 16, 2021 4:30pm to 6:00pm
  • When:
    March 23, 2021 4:30pm to 6:00pm
  • When:
    March 30, 2021 4:30pm to 6:00pm
Contact:
Aaron Brown
Email:
aaron.brown@humber.ca

Humber College and Seneca College are partnering on survivors group for students, Reclaim Your Voice, throughout the month of March. Reclaim Your Voice is a group specifically for survivors of gender-based violence, sexual violence, or harassment; intended to decrease the isolation that can impede the healing process, participants will engage in various creative exercises together. Reclaim Your Voice is facilitated by Jungle Flower, a survivor of intimate partner violence and poet, speaker, workshop facilitator, and trauma-informed writing guide.

Workshop Dates

  • Tuesday, March 9 - 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Tuesday, March 16 - 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Tuesday, March 23 - 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Tuesday, March 30 - 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Each session will have a Student Support & Intervention Coordinator from Humber as well as Counsellor from Seneca College present to provide students support as needed. Interested students can register by emailing Caroline Larocque at caroline.larocque@senecacollege.ca.

We encourage you to share this opportunity with your students.

Reclaim Your Voice Survivors Group
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  • When:
    March 16, 2021 4:30pm to 6:00pm
  • When:
    March 23, 2021 4:30pm to 6:00pm
  • When:
    March 30, 2021 4:30pm to 6:00pm
Contact:
Aaron Brown
Email:
aaron.brown@humber.ca

Humber College and Seneca College are partnering on a survivors group for students, Reclaim Your Voice, throughout the month of March. Reclaim Your Voice is a group specifically for survivors of gender-based violence, sexual violence, or harassment; intended to decrease the isolation that can impede the healing process, participants will engage in various creative exercises together. Reclaim Your Voice is facilitated by Jungle Flower, a survivor of intimate partner violence and poet, speaker, workshop facilitator, and trauma-informed writing guide.

Workshop Dates

  • Tuesday, March 16 - 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Tuesday, March 23 - 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Tuesday, March 30 - 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Each session will have a Student Support & Intervention Coordinator from Humber as well as Counsellor from Seneca College present to provide students support as needed. Interested students can register by emailing Caroline Larocque at caroline.larocque@senecacollege.ca.

We encourage you to share this opportunity with your students.

RBC Grad-Ready Program Orientation
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  • When:
    March 23, 2021 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Where:
Online
Contact:
Liana Canzian
Email:
liana.canzian@humber.ca
Event poster for the RBC Grad-Ready Program Orientation virtual webinar.

Humber College has partnered with RBC to launch the RBC Grad-Ready program for Indigenous Students. This program is designed to assist Indigenous students and recent graduates during their first year of employment. It will be an important tool to help students navigate their job search. The program will also provide resources that enable students to reach their full academic and professional potential while also helping them build the skills they need to obtain employment in their desired sector. With RBC’s support, we are empowering the Indigenous youth of today for the jobs of tomorrow.

Students, alumni and community partners are invited to attend the RBC Grad-Ready Program Orientation. This virtual event will feature Ted Nolan, member of Garden River First Nation, former professional hockey player and coach, and public speaker.

Event details:
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Event will be livestreamed via Zoom.

You can register for this event here. A Zoom link will be emailed to all registrants.

We encourage you to share this opportunity with students and alumni.

For more information about the RBC Grad-Ready Program, click here.

We hope you will join us in celebrating the launch of this program and empowering the Indigenous youth of today for the jobs of tomorrow!

Nutrition Workshop: Plant-Based Dinners for Athletes
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  • When:
    March 22, 2021 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Contact:
Lori Short-Zamudio
Email:
lori.short-zamudio@humber.ca

Join us March 22 at 7 p.m. via Zoom as Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyle Promotion students provide an interactive webinar on how to create plant-based dinners for athletes (or anyone). Whether you are a casual gym goer or serious elite athlete you can meet your protein requirements with plant-based meals.

Join us as we talk about how to create balanced, yummy plant-based meals.

Register here

Pathways to Success: Defining the Job Market in Times of Change
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  • When:
    March 22, 2021 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Where:
Online
Contact:
Hanadi Alnawab
Email:
hanadi.alnawab@humber.ca

About the webinar:

Join the Fashion Management BComm, Faculty of Business students as they host a virtual conversation on Pathways to Success: Defining the Job Market in Times of Change. This webinar features three guest speakers on a fashion panel discussion on how the current pandemic has affected the current job market, the challenges they once faced or are doing so currently, and tips on how to not only adapt but thrive during this new normal. We will also be focusing on how COVID-19 has affected different areas of the fashion industry as a supply chain, business closures, and the new trends that have evolved due to our new normality.

Guest speakers:

  • Evelyn Reynolds
  • Gayatri Seth
  • Transam Urdarbe

Register today: 

Date: Monday March 22, 2021
Time: 6 to 7 p.m
Location: Online (Zoom)

Registration: Zoom link

More information here.

This webinar is part of the Winter 2021 Success: A Digital Era Edition project and is run by students from BUS 2504 (Web Development) class.

Workshop: Micronutrient Pairing
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  • When:
    March 22, 2021 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Where:
Online
Contact:
Lori Short-Zamudio
Email:
lori.short-zamudio@humber.ca

The Nutrition & Healthy Lifestyle Promotion program students invite Humber staff to our 45-minute virtual workshop regarding the world of micronutrients! We are always told to "take your vitamins" but have you ever taken absorption into account? We will walk you through examples of specific micronutrients found in whole foods that, when combined together, enhance absorption.

The workshop will take place on Monday, March 22 at 5 p.m. via Zoom.

Sign up here

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Launch
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  • When:
    March 22, 2021 1:00pm to March 23, 2021 12:00pm

The Office of Sustainability and Community Outreach Workplace Development (COWD), in partnership with Foundation for Environmental Stewardship, are hosting a two-day event, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Launch, on Monday, March 22 to Tuesday, March 23.

The SDGs Launch event presents students and community partners the opportunity to learn how to achieve the United Nations’ (UN) 17 SDGs, engage with a UN speaker, create change to build movement and take action, and network with like-minded peers.

At this event, students will have the chance to: 

  • Develop a deeper understanding of the SDGs
  • Interact with UN officials who are implementing the SDGs around the world
  • Gain practical skills to advocate and implement the SDGs locally
  • Receive a certificate of training completion to add to your resume

Interested staff and faculty are invited to participate in the two-day SDGs launch event.

Please register for the event here.

In addition, faculty are encouraged to link the SDGs launch poster to Blackboard and encourage students to register for this unique opportunity. If you have any questions, contact sustainability@humber.ca. 

Humber Mindful Mondays Series
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  • When:
    February 1, 2021 12:00pm
  • When:
    February 8, 2021 12:00pm
  • When:
    February 22, 2021 12:00pm
  • When:
    March 1, 2021 12:00pm
  • When:
    March 8, 2021 12:00pm
  • When:
    March 15, 2021 12:00pm
  • When:
    March 22, 2021 12:00pm
  • When:
    March 29, 2021 12:00pm
Session Calendar

After the positive employee feedback from 2020 with the Wellness Wednesday series, the Principal’s Office is excited to launch a new series called Mindful Mondays in an effort to have more engagement and promote health and wellness activities. This concept is an eight week virtual one-hour series from February 1 to March 29, 2021 (excluding family day), where every Monday, a workshop will be hosted from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. These sessions will be on mindfulness, yoga, and meditation only.

This series will be open to all employees and students.

Register for the sessions here

Sessions include:

  1. February 1, 2021 - Mindfulness Sessions - 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
  2. February 8, 2021 - Yoga - Desk Relief Flow - 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
  3. February 22, 2021 - Yoga Nidra Meditation - 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
  4. March 1, 2021 - Mindfulness Body Scan - 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
  5. March 8, 2021 - Yoga - Afternoon Energy Flow - 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
  6. March 15, 2021 - Loving-Kindness Meditation - 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
  7. March 22, 2021 - Mindful Eating - 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
  8. March 29, 2021 - Yoga - Feel Good Flow - 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.

Please see attached document for all the sessions explained and facilitator bios.

ETC Virtual Lunch and Learn Webinar Series: Active Partnership with Students in Creation of Open Assessment
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  • When:
    March 22, 2021 11:00am

The Educational Technology Committee (ETC) is hosting a series of free Virtual Lunch & Learn webinars. The webinars are underway for this winter term. Visit the ETC website to register for a webinar.

Want to volunteer to facilitate a webinar? We are now accepting proposals for the Fall 2021 term. Visit the ETC website to submit a proposal.

The ETC is formally represented by a member at each college in Ontario and represents the colleges’ practitioner knowledge base on the application of teaching and learning technologies.

Upcoming webinar:

Active Partnership with Students in Creation of Open Assessment: Exploring Future Possibilities

Register here

Faculty ED-Venture Days
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  • When:
    March 22, 2021 9:00am to March 25, 2021 5:00pm
Contact:
Sorsha Heard
Email:
sorsha.heard@humber.ca

As we round the corner on Winter 2021, it’s time to rest and refresh. Join us Monday, March 22 to Thursday, March 25 for Faculty ED-Venture Days, where interactive sessions are offered to foster support and invigorate practices.

Take a look at the ED-Venture Days schedule and visit the Teaching + Learning website for session descriptions and to register.

Monday, March 22 Tuesday, March 23 Wednesday, March 24 Thursday, March 25
10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Mindful Goalsetting: An Embodied Strategy to Support Resilience		 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Quick and Easy Diagrams with Lucidchart		 10 a.m.- 11 a.m.
Add some punch to your content with Powtoon!		 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Mind Mapping
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Making your Online Content and Learning Materials More Accessible		 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
I teach (insert your course/program), how do I add sustainability		 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Generate Tests without Generating a Hassle: Using the Blackboard Online Test Converter		 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Get your program map in shape!
1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Podcasting Assignments		 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Edtech Show & Tell: Miro, a powerful collaborative whiteboard		 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Make quick text-based videos with Lumen 5		 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Infographic Assignments
2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Grade Center/Weighted Grades		   2 p.m.- 2:45 p.m.
Yoga Flow		 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Global Learning through COIL

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