Past Events

Connect Faculty Buddy Program
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    September 4, 2018 4:30pm
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    September 26, 2018 4:30pm
  • When:
    September 27, 2018 5:00pm
  • When:
    November 7, 2018 4:30pm
  • When:
    November 8, 2018 4:30pm
  • When:
    December 12, 2018 4:30pm
  • When:
    December 13, 2018 4:30pm
Contact:
Dileeni Weerasinghe
Email:
dileeni.weerasinghe@humber.ca

The Connect Buddy Program provides a support team for new international students by creating an opportunity for students to connect with a faculty, staff or admin person (who will be their faculty/staff mentor) and a returning student (who will be their Senior Student Buddy) to ensure our first semester students are welcomed and well-adjusted to life at Humber.

If you are interesed in joining, please contact: Dileeni Weerasinghe at dileeni.weerasinghe@humber.ca.

Fall 2018 events: 

Connect: Arts and Craft Night

Open to all new international students. Opportunity to meet new students and learn a new skill – crochet, friendship bracelet, henna, etc.

  • September 4,  4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Lake A170

International Games Cafe

First official Connect event for Fall 2018. Mentors and mentees will get together in a café style setting. They mingle over board games and coffee.

  • September 26, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. North: E307
  • September 27, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Lake: L1017

Gingerbread Decorating

Student’s come together to decorate gingerbread houses. We will also be encouraging students to dress up in costumes with prizes for best costume, most creative, etc.

  • November 7, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. North: E307
  • November 8, 4:30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m Lake: L1017

Holiday Potluck 

Final event to thank all participants and come together for a final time. Each student/faculty member will bring a potluck item to celebrate the success of Connect!

  • December 12, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. North NX11
  • December 13, 4:30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m G101A
Nature Rx at the Humber Arboretum
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    September 25, 2018 12:00pm
  • When:
    September 27, 2018 12:00pm
  • When:
    October 2, 2018 12:00pm
  • When:
    October 4, 2018 12:00pm
  • When:
    October 9, 2018 12:00pm
  • When:
    October 11, 2018 12:00pm
  • When:
    October 16, 2018 12:00pm
  • When:
    October 18, 2018 12:00pm
Where:
Humber Arboretum, North Campus
Tel:
416.675.5009
Email:
arboretum@humber.ca
Students listen to an instructor in the outdoor classroom

In support of Humber College's Strategic Plan priority of promoting a healthy and inclusive community, the Humber Arboretum is pleased to offer an eight-part series of Nature Rx sessions in our outdoor classroom. Bring your lunch and enjoy the benefits of taking time to reconnect with nature this fall.

Each session will begin in the Arboretum’s outdoor classroom with Harold St. George (aka Monarch) from Project Soul, who will guide participants through techniques in natural mindfulness. Afterwards, take a short walk with Humber Arboretum Nature Interpreter Sunflower to discover a different area of the Arboretum each week.

Cost: $40 (plus tax & eventbrite fee) for all eight sessions

When: 12 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. on:

  • Tuesday, September 25
  • Thursday, September 27
  • Tuesday, October 2
  • Thursday, October 4
  • Tuesday, October 9
  • Thursday, October 11
  • Tuesday, October 16
  • Thursday, October 18

Where: Meet at the Centre for Urban Ecology (the glass building with the red door), Humber Arboretum, North Campus

How: Please register and pay in advance through the Arboretum website

Centre for Entrepreneurship Launch Party 2.0
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  • When:
    September 27, 2018 12:00pm to 2:00pm
  • When:
    September 28, 2018 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Contact:
Nisshanee Peduruppillai
Tel:
x3490
Email:
nisshanee.peduruppillai@humber.ca
Centre for Entrepreneurship Launch Party 2.0 Banner

Launch Party 2.0 Featuring Dough TO!

Join the Centre for Entrepreneurship as we kick-off a new year with Dough TO – a fresh new cookie dough pop-up shop created by twins Hana and Farrah!

Attend this FREE event to learn about the Centre for Entrepreneurship, get inspired by Dough TO’s entrepreneurial story, and sample some delicious cookie dough. Please spread the word to any of your students who may like to attend.

Lunch provided and cookie dough available while servings last!

Lakeshore Campus North Campus
Thursday, September 27, 2018
12 p.m. to 2 p.m. | G Commons
Click here to RSVP		 Friday, September 28, 2018
12 p.m. to 2 p.m. | LRC Concourse
Click here to RSVP

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Interested in entrepreneurship or intrapreneurship? Become a CfE Member online, register here.

We are committed to serving YOU.

CTL: Community of Practice Entrepreneurship
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  • When:
    September 27, 2018 9:50am to 11:35am
  • When:
    October 16, 2018 10:00am to 11:30am
  • When:
    November 29, 2018 9:50am to 11:35am
Contact:
Ravneet Mann
Tel:
x4767
Email:
CTLWorkshops@humber.ca

Join our Community of Practice Entrepreneurship. All faculty welcome.

  • Share knowledge, experience and best practices in teaching entrepreneurial/intrapreneurial skills and attitudes.
  • Collaborate in creating and researching new and improved practices to teach these skills and attitudes.
  • Promote these skills and attitudes among all members of the Humber community with the objective of improving and expanding the level of entrepreneurial/intrapreneurial training across all schools.
Thursday, September 27, 2018 9:50 a.m. - 11:35 a.m. Lake: F103 Register
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. North: D236 Register
Thursday, November 29, 2018 9:50 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. Lake: F103 Register
CTL: Community of Practice Accounting
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  • When:
    September 27, 2018 8:55am to 10:40am
  • When:
    November 30, 2018 8:55am to 10:40am
Contact:
Ravneet Mann
Tel:
x4767
Email:
CTLWorkshops@humber.ca

Teach accounting? Come and share ideas, best practices and talk about innovations. Be part of a collaborative community supporting student achievement. This is an opportunity to connect with other accounting faculty from across the college and discuss common themes and ideas. 

All interested faculty are welcome.

Thursday, September 27, 2018  8:55 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. North: D236 Register
Friday, November 30, 2018 8:55 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. North: D236 Register
Connect Faculty Buddy Program
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  • When:
    September 4, 2018 4:30pm
  • When:
    September 26, 2018 4:30pm
  • When:
    September 27, 2018 5:00pm
  • When:
    November 7, 2018 4:30pm
  • When:
    November 8, 2018 4:30pm
  • When:
    December 12, 2018 4:30pm
  • When:
    December 13, 2018 4:30pm
Contact:
Dileeni Weerasinghe
Email:
dileeni.weerasinghe@humber.ca

The Connect Buddy Program provides a support team for new international students by creating an opportunity for students to connect with a faculty, staff or admin person (who will be their faculty/staff mentor) and a returning student (who will be their Senior Student Buddy) to ensure our first semester students are welcomed and well-adjusted to life at Humber.

If you are interesed in joining, please contact: Dileeni Weerasinghe at dileeni.weerasinghe@humber.ca.

Fall 2018 events: 

Connect: Arts and Craft Night

Open to all new international students. Opportunity to meet new students and learn a new skill – crochet, friendship bracelet, henna, etc.

  • September 4,  4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Lake A170

International Games Cafe

First official Connect event for Fall 2018. Mentors and mentees will get together in a café style setting. They mingle over board games and coffee.

  • September 26, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. North: E307
  • September 27, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Lake: L1017

Gingerbread Decorating

Student’s come together to decorate gingerbread houses. We will also be encouraging students to dress up in costumes with prizes for best costume, most creative, etc.

  • November 7, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. North: E307
  • November 8, 4:30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m Lake: L1017

Holiday Potluck 

Final event to thank all participants and come together for a final time. Each student/faculty member will bring a potluck item to celebrate the success of Connect!

  • December 12, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. North NX11
  • December 13, 4:30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m G101A
CTL: Community of Practice: Case Teaching
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  • When:
    September 26, 2018 11:40am to 12:30pm
  • When:
    September 26, 2018 3:20pm to 4:10pm
Contact:
Ravneet Mann
Tel:
x4767
Email:
CTLWorkshops@humber.ca

Come and join our Community of Practice starting September, 2018. Share ideas, best practices and innovate. Our events are designed to enhance communication, networking and sharing. Collaborate in creating and researching new and improved practices to case teaching.

All interested faculty are welcome. Express your interest by contacting mark.stoiko@humber.ca. 

Agenda:         

  1. Case Teaching Workshops
  2. Case Writing Workshops

Collaboration in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.      

Date Time Location   
Wednesday, September 26, 2018  11:40 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. North: D236 Register
Wednesday, September 26, 2018 3:20 p.m. to 4:10 p.m. Lake: F103 Register
National Tree Day Walk at the Humber Arboretum
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  • When:
    September 26, 2018 12:00pm to 12:45pm
Where:
North Campus, Arboretum
Tel:
416.675.5009
Email:
arboretum@humber.ca
Orange maple leaves

Join Arboretum staff this Wednesday for a free Fall Changes and Tree ID Walk to celebrate National Tree Day on September 26.

This is National Forest Week in Canada, and the Humber Arboretum is celebrating with a free National Tree Day tour guided by the Humber Arboretum's Coordinator of Camps, Education, and Community Outreach, Jimmy Vincent. Join Jimmy for a lunch hour walk to learn how to ID some of the trees at the Arboretum and what to look for as the seasons change. There's more to fall colours than meets the eye!

You are welcome to bring your (portable) lunch to enjoy as we walk. Meet outside the Centre for Urban Ecology and please dress for the weather.

Lunch and Learns at the Humber Arboretum’s Centre for Urban Ecology offer free introductions to topics related to gardening, ecology, and sustainability. Bring your lunch and enjoy a casual learning environment overlooking the Arboretum grounds.

When: Wednesday, September 26, 12 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. 
Where: Meet at the Centre for Urban Ecology, Humber Arboretum (At the back of Humber College North Campus) 
How: This event is free but space is limited - please register in advance through the Arboretum website to reserve a spot: humber.ca/arboretum/events/tree-tour.html

Connect with the Humber Arboretum online: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Newsletter

CTL: Community of Practice: Case Teaching
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  • When:
    September 26, 2018 11:40am to 12:30pm
  • When:
    September 26, 2018 3:20pm to 4:10pm
Contact:
Ravneet Mann
Tel:
x4767
Email:
CTLWorkshops@humber.ca

Come and join our Community of Practice starting September, 2018. Share ideas, best practices and innovate. Our events are designed to enhance communication, networking and sharing. Collaborate in creating and researching new and improved practices to case teaching.

All interested faculty are welcome. Express your interest by contacting mark.stoiko@humber.ca. 

Agenda:         

  1. Case Teaching Workshops
  2. Case Writing Workshops

Collaboration in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.      

Date Time Location   
Wednesday, September 26, 2018  11:40 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. North: D236 Register
Wednesday, September 26, 2018 3:20 p.m. to 4:10 p.m. Lake: F103 Register
Homemade Waffles, Pancakes and Chocolate Crepes for Sale
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  • When:
    September 26, 2018 11:00am to 3:00pm
Where:
North Campus, outside D141

The School of HRT's Baking and Pastry Arts students are preparing waffles, pancakes, and chocolate crepes in their practical lab classes. You are invited to come by and purchase these tasty treats for $5 a plate! 

Find us: Wednesday, September 26 outside D141 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Also find us at Gourmet Express. 

Note: Times are approximate; this all depends on the dynamics of the class environment that will reflect on the time the products are sold.

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