The next Academic Integrity Community of Practice (CoP) Speaker Series is set for November 16 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Angela Clark, Academic Integrity Specialist from York University, will be joining us to talk about the effects of centralizing academic integrity support.
More information coming soon.
The next Academic Integrity Community of Practice (CoP) Speaker Series is set for November 16 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Centralizing Academic Integrity Support
In this session, two academic integrity practitioners discuss how they promote academic integrity across their institutions. Working closely with both students and faculty members to help prevent academic misconduct, the presenters will focus on the support they provide to faculty members, and in particular, will detail the development of a repository of academic integrity interventions for Sheridan College faculty members.
Angela Clark
Angela Clark is an Academic Integrity Specialist at York University. She has worked as an academic integrity practitioner for more than seven years and is the current Vice-Chair of ICAI Canada (International Center for Academic Integrity). Angela is working towards her PhD in Higher Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) where her research is focused on Canadian institutions’ approaches to academic integrity.
Iryna Pavlova
Iryna Pavlova is a Second Language Education professional with more than 20 years of teaching experience in the field of ESL. Iryna holds a Master of Arts degree from the University of Waterloo and a Master of Education degree from OISE, University of Toronto. Iryna has worked in a variety of teaching positions in the field of Second Language Education. Presently, Iryna works as an Academic Integrity Facilitator at Sheridan College where she provides expertise in the successful promotion and implementation of academic integrity policy, procedures, best practices, and educational supports. She develops institution-wide campaigns to promote the principles of academic integrity and raise awareness of academic integrity in the Sheridan community. Iryna also serves as the AICO College Liaison where she advocates for college members and college-related issues.
If you are interested in attending this session please contact Jennie Miron at jennie.miron@humber.ca.
The next Academic Integrity Community of Practice (CoP) Speaker Series is set for November 16 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Centralizing Academic Integrity Support
In this session, two academic integrity practitioners discuss how they promote academic integrity across their institutions. Working closely with both students and faculty members to help prevent academic misconduct, the presenters will focus on the support they provide to faculty members, and in particular, will detail the development of a repository of academic integrity interventions for Sheridan College faculty members.
Angela Clark
Angela Clark is an Academic Integrity Specialist at York University. She has worked as an academic integrity practitioner for more than seven years and is the current Vice-Chair of ICAI Canada (International Center for Academic Integrity). Angela is working towards her PhD in Higher Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) where her research is focused on Canadian institutions’ approaches to academic integrity.
Iryna Pavlova
Iryna Pavlova is a Second Language Education professional with more than 20 years of teaching experience in the field of ESL. Iryna holds a Master of Arts degree from the University of Waterloo and a Master of Education degree from OISE, University of Toronto. Iryna has worked in a variety of teaching positions in the field of Second Language Education. Presently, Iryna works as an Academic Integrity Facilitator at Sheridan College where she provides expertise in the successful promotion and implementation of academic integrity policy, procedures, best practices, and educational supports. She develops institution-wide campaigns to promote the principles of academic integrity and raise awareness of academic integrity in the Sheridan community. Iryna also serves as the AICO College Liaison where she advocates for college members and college-related issues.
If you are interested in attending this session please contact Jennie Miron at jennie.miron@humber.ca.
The LGBTQ+ Resource Center and The 2SLGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group will mark Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) on Monday, November 20 and we invite the Humber community (staff, faculty and students) to join us.
About Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR)
Transgender Day of Remembrance (Monday, November 20) has been observed around the world since 1999. TDoR was created by trans advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith to honour and memorialize Rita Hester, a Black trans woman who was killed and subsequently since, this day is a vigil to commemorate the trans, Two-Spirit, nonbinary and gender nonconforming people’s lives that were lost in acts of transphobia and anti-trans violence.
On Transgender Day of Remembrance, we come together as a community to raise awareness about transphobia and prejudice resulting in anti-trans hate crimes and multiple lost lives. We also carve out time and space to honor and commemorate the loss of trans lives, particularly those of trans women of colour, that are often dismissed by mainstream media despite many being at the forefront of queer and trans liberation justice movements. Finally, this is a specific day of significance to express our love and care for the victims of transphobic violence and trans antagonism through honoring their lives and personhood as a community.
Humber College and the University of Guelph-Humber will be recognizing Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20 by lowering flags at our campuses to half-staff.
You can join in several events both in-person at the North and Lakeshore campuses.
TDoR Events at Humber
Transgressions
Date: Wednesday, November 15
Time: 3 to 4 p.m. at Lake and North LGBTQ+ Resource Centre
Transgressions is a peer led program that aims to build community, share stories, and co-create new and insightful strategies to challenge transphobia in the lives of folks who identify as trans, two-spirit, non-binary, gender non-conforming or those questioning their gender identity.
This program is a closed program and is only open to students who identify as trans, Two-Spirit, non-binary, gender non-conforming or those questioning their gender identity.
TDOR Tree Dedication Ceremony
Date: Monday November 20
Time: 9 a.m. - North Campus, LRC First Floor
The Tree Dedication Ceremony will be a ceremony held on the morning of November 20 to honour the trans, Two-Spirit, nonbinary and gender nonconforming people’s lives that have been lost in acts of transphobia and anti-trans violence. The 2SLGBTQ+ ERG and Arboretum staff have selected a tree and will be installing a plaque in the Arboretum to honour these lives. If it sunny, or if it is raining a little, we will walk from the LRC to the Arboretum. We will then have the Tree Dedication Ceremony next to the selected tree. Outdoor footwear is encouraged. If the weather is too inclement, we will stay in the LRC for the short Tree Dedication Ceremony. All members of the community are invited to the Tree Dedication Ceremony.
Remembering Trans Lives
Date: Monday, November 20 to Friday, November 24
Location: North Campus, E Concourse and Lakeshore Campus, 2nd Floor Welcome Centre
Join the LGBTQ+ Resource Centre where we will honor and celebrate trans people’s lives by recognizing the names of the reported trans lives lost in 2023 and ask members of the Humber community to have a moment of reflection and leave words of support and love to the Trans community on a community banner.
TDoR QRAFTY
Date: Wednesday, November 22
Time: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. - North and Lake LGBTQ+ Resource Centre
Join the LGBTQ+ Resource Centre in creating memorial paper bag lanterns honoring Trans Day of Remembrance. All supplies will be provided to participants and there is no need to register. This event is aimed at 2SLGBTQ+ students however aspiring allies, faculty, and staff are also welcome to attend but please be respectful of the community spaces and resources, and that this is a grieving time for the queer and trans communities.
TDoR Movie Screening
Date: Thursday, November 23
Time: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. - North and Lake LGBTQ+ Resource Centre
Join the LGBTQ+ Resource Centre for a screening of Paris is Burning. Chronicling the world of fierce performance and competition at Harlem drag balls during the 1980s, Jennie Livingston's Paris is Burning is a groundbreaking exploration of race, class, gender, and sexuality. The documentary follows the lives of Dorian Corey, Will Ninja, Sol, Freddie and Kim Pedavis, Octavia St. Laurent, Angie and Venus Xtravaganza, and Pepper LaBeija as they perform and tell their respective stories. This event is aimed at 2SLGBTQ+ students however aspiring allies, faculty, and staff are also welcome to attend but please be respectful of the community spaces and resources, and that this is a grieving time for the queer and trans communities.
If you have any questions in regard to the LGBTQ+ Resource Centre events please email: lgbtq@humber.ca
On behalf of LGBTQ+ Resource Center & The 2SLGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group, we encourage you to attend an event, pause, and reflect on how you/we can strengthen our support and stand in solidarity with the trans, Two-Spirit, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming communities at Humber College and the University of Guelph-Humber.
Beginning in 2014 as a vision to bring Indigenous students, educators, and communities together, the Indigenous Knowledges Gathering (IKG) embraced Indigenous knowledge transfer, celebrating and sharing innovative practices in the field of Indigenous education. From panel discussions to hands-on workshops and keynote presentations, IKG brings together a diverse range of Knowledge Holders, Elders, scholars, students and communities to share the successes, challenges, strategies and possible future directions of Indigenous education. Growing from 120 participants in 2014, to 1,600+ participants in recent years due to the introduction of livestream viewing, IKG is well known for its innovative content, networking opportunities, and community-friendly atmosphere.
This year’s IKG will bring together a diverse array of storytellers with the theme: What Our Ancestors Know: Teaching and Learning through Storytelling. #IKG2023 will be a dynamic event with various opportunities to hear from diverse leaders as they share the importance of truth and autonomy in storytelling and education. Attendees will be able to hear the unique perspectives and traditional knowledges that exist across Indigenous nations at this year's gathering. This event offers insights for members of the Humber community and beyond.
Through various panels, keynotes and workshops, attendees will be able to learn from Indigenous Knowledge Keepers and gain insight from valued members of the Humber community. By including the diverse voices of those who have practiced relationship building founded on respect and reciprocity with Indigenous peoples, those who attend will be able to look through the lens the College has been utilizing when working alongside Indigenous Communities.
Registration details will be announced through the Communiqué. To stay up-to-date with IKG 2023 information, follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook and/or Instagram).
A future you can count on: Your CAAT Pension Webinar
Dive into the details of all the incredible benefits your CAAT pension provides. This session is great for new members who have been in the plan for 5 years or less or any members who want to know why their pension is a big deal!
Members will learn about:
Date: October 17, 2023
Time: 12 to 1 p.m.
Location: Virtual
Register for the CAAT Pension Plan Overview Session.
Once you register, click “Add to Calendar” to add the invite to your Outlook calendar. The link to join the session is in the calendar invite.
DBprime Service Purchases Webinar
This webinar introduces this valuable option to increase your pension, including the types of purchases, the costs, and processes.
If you have eligible periods to purchase, such as periods of employment before enrolling, breaks in employment, or if you earned a benefit from a previous employer’s pension plan, you may have an opportunity to make your CAAT Plan pension even more valuable by making a pension purchase.
We have divided up the purchase sessions by plan design to give members of both DBprime and DBplus the most relevant information about making a purchase.
Note: If you do not know which plan design you’re in, please check your annual statement.
Date: November 15, 2023
Time: 12 to 1 p.m.
Location: Virtual
Register for the DBprime Service Purchases Webinar.
Once you register, click “Add to Calendar” to add the invite to your Outlook calendar. The link to join the session is in the calendar invite.
DBplus Pension Purchases Webinar
The DBplus Pension Purchases webinar introduces this valuable option to increase your pension, including the types of purchases, the costs, and processes.
If you have eligible periods to purchase, such as periods of employment before enrolling, breaks in employment, or if you earned a benefit from a previous employer’s pension plan, you may have an opportunity to make your CAAT Plan pension even more valuable by making a pension purchase.
We have divided up the purchase sessions by plan design to give members of both DBprime and DBplus the most relevant information about making a purchase.
Note: If you do not know which plan design you’re in, please check your annual statement.
Date: November 21, 2023
Time: 12 to 1 p.m.
Location: Virtual
Register for the DBplus Pension Purchases Webinar.
Once you register, click “Add to Calendar” to add the invite to your Outlook calendar. The link to join the session is in the calendar invite.
If you have any questions about the CAAT Pension Webinars, please reach out to oe@humber.ca.
Every November is Indigenous Education Month. During this month, various events and workshops take place each in-person and online. The major event that takes place annually is the Indigenous Knowledges Gathering (IKG), offering an opportunity to learn about Indigenous ways of being, knowing and doing.
This year’s IKG will bring together a diverse array of storytellers with the theme "What Our Ancestors Know: Teaching and Learning through Storytelling". Attendees will be able to hear the unique perspectives and traditional knowledges that exist across Indigenous nations at this year's gathering. This event offers insights for members of the Humber community and beyond.
Register for the Indigenous Knowledges Gathering
To stay up-to-date with IKG 2023 information, follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook and/or Instagram.
Researchers! Join us for a free information session to learn more about the new Greenfield Research and Innovation Fund. This funding is open to all sectors and will build on applied research (AR) and strengthen our regional partnerships to respond to the health, economic and environmental crises brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change. College researchers will lead these multi-partnered initiatives in collaboration with the private sector, public sector, or not-for-profit organizations based in Canada, while encouraging partnerships with universities and other colleges. In association with regional partners, the Greenfield Research and Innovation (R&I) Fund will develop impactful programs that engage underrepresented communities in research and provide enhanced training to students and emerging researchers (ER).
Greenfield R&I Session Overview:
Facilitator Bio:
Manivannan Kannan, Project Manager, Research & Innovation is a dynamic project management expert with more than six years of diverse professional experience across industries such as education, telecommunications, and racing entertainment. Based in Toronto, Manivannan's skill set encompasses project management, data analytics, human resources, customer service, and business development. Holding certifications including PMP, CSM, Innovation Management, and Google Data Analytics, he brings a wealth of expertise to the table. He holds a post graduate diploma in International Business Management from Lambton College, and a bachelor's degree in Commerce from SRM University, India. With a proven track record in managing multi-million dollar research projects, his strengths lie in scope refinement, project planning, inter-project coordination, and execution strategy. Manivannan's commitment to excellence, adaptability, and leadership skills make him a valuable facilitator in various domains.
Shyama Patel is a Project Coordinator for the Office of Research and Innovation at Humber College. With a solid foundation as an electrical engineer, she has transitioned her expertise into the realm of project management, where her technical acumen and creative spirit converge. As a Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) and a Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), she has embraced agile methodologies, infusing a collaborative spirit into every project she touches.
Join our Equity Workshop to gain valuable insights and practical strategies for fostering equality and diversity in your personal and professional life. This workshop is designed to be interactive and engaging, providing opportunities to share experiences, ask questions, and collaborate with like-minded individuals. Our experienced facilitators will guide you through thought-provoking discussions, practical exercises, and real-life case studies to deepen your understanding of equity, diversity, and inclusion.
North Campus
Lakeshore Campus:
The Scholars' Café is a chance to discuss the latest in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) research. It is like a book club, but for journal articles.
Join us Tuesday, November 14 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Teams for the Scholars' Café Community of Practice.
This month's article is: ‘The Tool of Our Trade’: Defining and Teaching Empathy in College Programs.
Join the Scholar's Cafe Community of Practice on Teams to register.
Facilitator:
Siobhan Williams works with faculty and staff to develop Scholarship of Teaching and Learning projects in the Office of Research & Innovation. Siobhan loves helping faculty and staff with SoTL projects from ideation to publication.