Past Events

Jazz Night! Student Showcase Concert Presented by Humber Music
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  • When:
    November 13, 2025 7:00pm
Where:
Humber Cultural Hub Recital Hall (A109)
Contact:
Dewi Minden
Email:
humbermusicdegree@humber.ca
Man conducting a large band while a man playing the saxophone stands for a solo

Humber Music Presents JAZZ NIGHT on Thursday, November 13, 2025 at the beautiful Humber Cultural Hub Recital Hall, to kick off this season's Student Showcase Concerts series. The concert will feature the fast-paced virtuosity of the Bebop Ensemble (directed by Jazz guitarist and faculty member Lucian Gray) and the thrilling, fulsome sound of the 18-piece Jazz Big Band (directed by Jazz composer, trombonist and faculty member Christian Overton). Audiences will be treated to an exciting program of bebop from the 1930’s and ‘40’s era of Jazz, followed by Big Band classics from Count Basie to Ella Fitzgerald to modern Canadian works in jazz and beyond.

Get your tickets now: Pay-What-You-Can Tickets must be purchased in advance by November 12.

Space is limited so act fast!

Grounded in Nature: Managing Stress Through Nature
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  • When:
    November 13, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Where:
North Campus, Humber Arboretum
Email:
arboretum@humber.ca
A poster for the event features people enjoying the outdoors in various ways.

Students and staff from Humber and UofGH are invited to visit the Arboretum for a student-led, stress-free afternoon of nature-themed art and meditation.

As part of their Community Health Nursing Placement, Humber Polytechnic 3rd Year Bachelors of Science in Nursing students are presenting an information session on the Benefits of Nature on Stress and Self Care, followed by a relaxing afternoon of creative activities in the Humber Arboretum. 

Who: For Humber Polytechnic and University of Guelph-Humber staff and students.

When: Thursday, November 13 from 12 to 1 p.m. 

Where: Meet at the Centre for Urban Ecology (U-Building). The Centre for Urban Ecology is the glass building with the red door in the Humber Arboretum. The Humber Arboretum is at the back of north campus, next to the residence buildings. 

How: This event is free but space is limited. Please register online.

Navigating Course Withdrawals Workshops
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  • When:
    November 11, 2025 1:30pm to 2:30pm
  • When:
    November 13, 2025 11:00am to 12:00pm
Contact:
Nafeeza Kadir
Email:
nafeeza.kadir@humber.ca
Poster for Navigating Course Withdrawals

Have a learner that is thinking about dropping a course?

Encourage them to join our workshop to learn when and why it might be the right choice. We'll guide them through important deadlines, potential academic impact, and the unique considerations for international and OSAP students so they can make the best decision for their academic journey!

For more details on when and how to join visit: https://careers.humber.ca/course-withdrawals-workshop.php

President's Lecture Series: Matthew Morris
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  • When:
    November 12, 2025 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Where:
Lakeshore Campus, L1017
Contact:
Ian Gerrie
Tel:
x72051
Email:
ian.gerrie@humber.ca
Poster for President's Lecture Series with Matthew Morris

Off-Black Excellence: Identity, Recognition, and the Inner Lives of Black Youth

It can be argued that a bid for recognition and belonging has both plagued and propelled the Black community over the course of the last sixty years. In this lecture, Matthew Morris will address two questions: What does a bid claiming “Black Excellence” actually mean? And what does the hailing of this prescribed Black Excellence do for Black people in Canada? Black Excellence – the notion, model, and its contextual framework – is generally understood to be a positive assertion of identity construction, a hopeful catchphrase of Blackness and how it can exist in affirming ways. But what gets lost in the avowal of Black Excellence are specific values that are adopted with those terms. What goes unrecognized in the declaration of Black Excellence is the fluidity of Black aliveness.

For more info, visit bit.ly/HumberLASPLS.

Indigenous Knowledges Gathering - 2025 Program
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  • When:
    November 12, 2025 11:00am to November 14, 2025 3:30pm
Indigenous Knowledges Gathering poster

Indigenous Knowledges Gathering 2025 
What the Land Remembers: From Memory to Responsibility 
November 12 to 14, 2025 

Held during Indigenous Education Month, the Indigenous Knowledges Gathering (IKG) brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous students, educators, Knowledge Keepers, Elders, and community members for three days of learning, reflection, and relationship-building. 

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Day 1 – Wednesday, November 12: Coming to Know (Humber Arboretum) 

  • Opening Ceremony & Welcome (Centre for Urban Ecology) – with IE&E, reflecting on memory, relationship, and connection. 
  • Arboretum Walk – guided by Lynn Short, exploring what the land remembers through storytelling and reflection. 

Day 2 – Thursday, November 13: How We Come to Know (Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation, 5th Floor) 

  • Morning Session – Beyond the Myth: Educational Value of Indigenous Oral Histories in the Classroom with Dr. Kiera Kaia’tano:ron Brant-Birioukov. 
  • Afternoon Concurrent Workshops: 
  • Kanien’kéha (Mohawk Language) Workshop – Andrea Johns 
  • Indigenous Research Methodologies: Land-Based Methods and Practices – Shane Forrest 
  • Birch Bark Teachings & Workshop – Jim Adams 
  • Turtle Pin Beading Workshop – Kaitlynn McLeod (Indigenous Student Centre, North Campus) 

Day 3 – Friday, November 14: Connecting Our Knowings (Lakeshore Campus) 

  • Closing Lunch – Lakeshore Welcome Centre 
  • Film Screening: The Eternal Song – Assembly Hall, presented with the Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre and the Humber and University of Guelph-Humber Library. 

Featured throughout the Gathering: 
StoryWalk – Walking Together (Annick Press, 2023) by Elder Albert D. Marshall (Mi’kma’ki) and Louise Zimanyi (T’karonto), illustrated by Emily Kewageshig (Saugeen First Nation). An immersive outdoor reading experience, offered in collaboration with the Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre and the Humber & University of Guelph-Humber Library. 

Nia:wen kowa (many thanks) to our partners the Centre for Urban Ecology (CUE) and Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre, Humber and University of Guelph-Humber Library. 

IKG is a space to honour Indigenous knowledge systems, strengthen relationships, and learn together through ceremony, storytelling, workshops, and community conversations. 

Stay informed and follow us on social media: Instagram I Facebook I LinkedIn 

Navigating Course Withdrawals Workshops
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  • When:
    November 11, 2025 1:30pm to 2:30pm
  • When:
    November 13, 2025 11:00am to 12:00pm
Contact:
Nafeeza Kadir
Email:
nafeeza.kadir@humber.ca
Poster for Navigating Course Withdrawals

Have a learner that is thinking about dropping a course?

Encourage them to join our workshop to learn when and why it might be the right choice. We'll guide them through important deadlines, potential academic impact, and the unique considerations for international and OSAP students so they can make the best decision for their academic journey!

For more details on when and how to join visit: https://careers.humber.ca/course-withdrawals-workshop.php

Sustainability and You - Arboretum Learning Series
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  • When:
    November 11, 2025 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Where:
Humber Arboretum, North Campus
Email:
arboretum@humber.ca
Three people walk along a woodland trail in the fall

What is sustainability, and how do we do it?

Join Humber Arboretum staff for some outdoor activities that will help us learn about what sustainability is (and isn’t!) and how to become more sustainable in our day-to-day lives.

When: Tuesday, November 11, 12:30 to 2 p.m.

Where: Meet at the Welcome Gazebo at the Arboretum's front entrance (view the location on Google Maps) 

Who: This event is open to all.

How: This event is free and no registration is required. Just show up!

Please remember to dress for the weather as this is an outdoor event.

November Learning Series

Come to the Arboretum at 12:30 p.m. every Tuesday in November to explore a different theme:

  • Tuesday November 4: Building Nature Connection
  • Tuesday November 11: Sustainability and You
  • Tuesday November 18: Wellness in Nature and Accessibility
  • Tuesday November 25: Our Home in Nature  

Learn more at: Humber.ca/arboretum/events

Get Transfer Ready
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  • When:
    November 4, 2025 11:30am to 1:30pm
  • When:
    November 11, 2025 11:30am to 1:30pm
Contact:
Katie Liddell
Email:
katie.liddell@humber.ca

Get Transfer Ready is an Exclusive Series for Humber’s Transfer, Pathway and Mature Students

Are you ready to transfer your previous education to Humber? Our sessions and website are here to help you begin or continue your studies with confidence! 

Join a one-on-one session with a Transfer Advisor

To explore Transfer Credit, Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR), and Pathway opportunities—ensuring you receive the credit you deserve. 

Students with an offer for January 2026 have been invited to register for one of the sessions below. 

Dates: November 4 and 11, 2025
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Registration is required. Learn more about Get Transfer Ready.

Remembrance Day Service
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  • When:
    November 11, 2025 10:50am
Where:
North Campus, E-Concourse
Remembrance Day Save the Date

Please join the Humber and the University of Guelph-Humber community for our Remembrance Day service on November 11 at 10:50 a.m. in the E-Concourse at North Campus. 

Streaming locations include:

  • Humber Downtown, Learning Commons
  • Lakeshore Campus, 1st Floor of the Welcome Centre; and the Recital Hall 
  • Virtual viewing via the streaming link 

 

 

 

The Math & Writing Centre Presents Pi Day
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  • When:
    November 10, 2025 2:00pm
Where:
Math & Writing Centre
Contact:
Franc Jamieson
Email:
franc.jamieson@humber.ca
Poster for Pi Day event on November 10, 2025.

Free Pie on Pi Day

The Math & Writing Centre is pleased to announce our Fall 2025 Pi Day event with an offering of free pie to Humber and Guelph-Humber students.

On Monday, November 10, at 1:59 p.m., we will once again be celebrating Pi Day (Pi = 3.14159...) and since November 10 is the 314th day of the year, we feel that this is a good enough reason to celebrate with free pie.

Free slices of pie, as well as fresh fruit, will be given out (while supplies last) at around 2 p.m. at both locations of the Math & Writing Centre:

  • North Campus, LRC third floor
  • Lakeshore Campus, Building F, room F201

There is no need to register. Students can just walk in at the above time and bring their ap-pie-tite!

Please let students know about this fun and delicious event and share the attached poster.

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