Are you a student, staff, or faculty member at Humber North and want free Fairtrade coffee and snacks?
Come join us on October 12 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Office of Sustainability (room E103). Fairtrade goods are a simple way to make a difference to the lives of the people who grow and create the things we love. It’s all about making trade equitable. Learn about what Fairtrade is and where your coffee and other goods come from, while connecting with our Humber community. Of course, bring your own reusable coffee mug!
The Office of the Dean of Students in partnership with Spirituality & Wellness Centre and Humber Mature Student Success Club is hosting a mature student event. Embrace & Empower: Thriving as a Mature Student will allow students to explore the available resources and services. Gain insights from the panel discussion and nurture their well-being in our wellness session, guided self-love meditation, affirmation card-making session and more.
This will be a great opportunity to find belonging within the mature student community and learn tips and tricks to excel in their academic journey.
DATE: Wednesday, October 11, 2023
CAMPUS: North
LOCATION: LRC Concourse (10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.) and Spirituality & Wellness Centre (1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.; LRC 2112)
For more information or for your students who are interested in attending they can reach out to Project Coordinator, from the Office of the Dean of Students Meshanda Phillips through email at Meshanda.Phillips@humber.ca.
Humber Music kicks off the 2023-2024 Noon-Hour Concert Series with this extraordinary jazz ensemble. The New Abeng Quartet is comprised of multi-award-winning musicians who number among Canada’s finest jazz artists: Band leader Rich Brown, amongst Canada's most renowned bass players is joined by drum legend, Larnell Lewis, internationally acclaimed pianist Jeremy Ledbetter, and celebrated saxophonist Luis Deniz in concert. This supergroup has toured across Canada to rave reviews.
Drawing upon jazz-funk, fusion and rock influences, the ensemble’s music engages progressive concepts in both harmony and melody, where complex rhythms produce an exciting, fresh, and contemporary sound.
The ensemble earned a 2020 JUNO Award for their album, Abundance and recently released their follow-up recording, Abeng. Grounded in a spirit of resistance against oppression, the new album, and namesake of the group, is described by Ted Quinlan in The WholeNote as, “an impassioned reaction to, and path forward from, some of the darkest forces of human nature, specifically racism and divisiveness. [Brown] has chosen the abeng, an instrument originally fashioned by escaped Jamaican slaves, as a metaphor for a call to unity.”
Larnell Lewis and Rich Brown are current members of Humber faculty; Luis Deniz has also been a regular teacher at Humber.
The Office of the Dean of Students in partnership with Spirituality & Wellness Centre and Humber Mature Student Success Club is hosting a mature student event. Embrace & Empower: Thriving as a Mature Student will allow students to explore the available resources and services. Gain insights from the panel discussion and nurture their well-being in our wellness session, guided self-love meditation, affirmation card-making session and more.
This will be a great opportunity to find belonging within the mature student community and learn tips and tricks to excel in their academic journey.
DATE: Wednesday, October 11, 2023
CAMPUS: North
LOCATION: LRC Concourse (10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.) and Spirituality & Wellness Centre (1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.; LRC 2112)
For more information or for your students who are interested in attending they can reach out to Project Coordinator, from the Office of the Dean of Students Meshanda Phillips through email at Meshanda.Phillips@humber.ca.
The International Centre will be hosting a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) Renewal Webinar, Oriented to all International students on October 10.
A Temporary Resident Visa (TRV), also referred to as a “visitor visa,” is a travel document that is placed in your passport and is used to enter or re-enter Canada. If you are from a visa-required country you'll want to ensure yours is valid if you plan to travel outside Canada. Join our International Student Advisors to learn how to apply for an extension of your TRV!
Students can Join the event through Microsoft Teams online.
Join education staff from the Humber Arboretum to discover what lives in a pond. All ages are welcome (Yes, that means adults!).
The Humber Arboretum has three ponds teeming with life. Our education team will lead you in safely and gently dipping a net into one of the ponds to see what organisms you can find in the water. Everything from aquatic insects to tadpoles and crayfish, you never know what you will find. We will help you identify and learn a little about the creatures you uncover. And don’t worry, none of the pond creatures will be out of the water for long; we will get everyone we pull out of the pond back in quickly, so as not to harm any of the organisms.
All are welcome, including staff and students from Humber College and the local community.
This event will be rain or shine. Please wear comfortable clothing that you don’t mind getting dirty and sturdy footwear that may also get a bit wet. All equipment will be provided.
This event is free but space is limited. You must RSVP to reserve your spot.
When: Friday October 6, 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Where: Outdoors. Meet at the back of the Centre for Urban Ecology, Humber Arboretum. The Humber Arboretum is located at the back of Humber College North Campus. The Centre for Urban Ecology is the glass building with the red door.
How: This event is free but space is limited. Register in advance through our Eventbrite webpage to reserve your spot.
Take a break with birds! It's fall migration season, and between our year-round residents and the migratory birds who pass through twice a year, more than 350 species of birds have been seen in Toronto. Take a lunchtime stroll with Humber Arboretum staff to see which ones we can spot hanging around the gardens and woodlands.
All experience levels are welcome. We will have some binoculars available to borrow.
When: Friday, October 6 from 12 to 1 p.m.
Where: Outdoors at the Humber Arboretum (at the back of North Campus).
Meet at the Centre for Urban Ecology, the glass building with the red door on the Arboretum grounds. See the Centre for Urban Ecology on Google Maps.
How: No pre-registration is required. Just show up!
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The Math & Writing Centre in collaboration with the Centre for Urban Ecology is pleased to present Nature Conversation Circles in the Arboretum (just behind the North Campus residence building).
Please share the attached poster with students and let them know that this is a wonderful opportunity to learn and be engaged in a natural setting.
This new service invites Humber and Guelph-Humber students to join a Math & Writing Centre tutor and Arboretum staff to learn about the natural world and practice speaking on nature topics, including:
Here are the times for the sessions in October:
To join the session, students should arrive at the North Campus Math & Writing Centre at least 30 minutes before the session (LRC third floor, 12:30 p.m.) or go directly to the Arboretum Centre for Urban Ecology (the glass building with the red door).
To reserve a spot in one of the sessions, students will need to fill out the online form.
Mental Health Training for Students, Student Leaders, and Student Staff
Student Wellness and Equitable Learning is offering training for learners on how to understand mental health and recognize when a peer needs support.
The Well-being at Humber: Be There for Yourself and Others is an interactive 90-minute training with case studies and strategies and part of the college's efforts to raise awareness of learner mental health. Learners will receive CCR recognition for completing the training.
Fall 2023 Workshop Dates
Online:
Lakeshore Campus:
North Campus:
The workshop is also available on request. Departments, managers, and program coordinators supervising learners can submit a request for training.
Contact
Ewnet Demisse, Health Promotion Specialist, ewnet.demisse@humber.ca
Estefania Toledo, Inclusive Curriculum and Well-being Specialist, estefania.toledo@humber.ca
Join ORI for Under Pressure: Disruptive Demographic Change, Its Impact on Labour Markets and the Clear Path Forward.
On behalf of Dr. Ginger Grant, dean, Research and Innovation and the Aging in Community Education and Research hub (ACER), we are excited to invite you to hear Bradley Schurman speak at North Campus on Wednesday, October 4 from 5 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (light refreshments provided, Q&A).
Bradley Schurman, author of the book The Super Age, is an expert on demographic change and how it disrupts worldwide social, cultural, political and economic norms.
Three key messages you can expect from Bradley’s talk include:
You will receive registration details for this event during the first week in September.
Please mark your calendars now.
