A reminder that registration is now open for the Anthology-hosted, Academic Innovation Summit at Humber College happening on Tuesday, October 3, 2023.

Faculty (full-time and non-full-time), staff, and admin are invited to register at no cost. 

This event is open to attendees from any post-secondary institution, so be sure to sign up early to secure your seat. Anthology is Blackboard's parent company.

View the website for more information on the sessions.

We are less than three weeks away from Humber@TIFA 2023, our annual interdisciplinary conference. Just a reminder that this year's theme is Displacement and Diaspora; we are thrilled by the diversity and depth of the panel sessions that we'll be hosting.

We have not been able to host a face-to-face conference since 2019. To make our return to the Harbourfront Centre downtown a success, we would love to welcome you to the conference for free. View our program.

Our Plenary Panel and keynote on Friday, September 29 are particularly exciting:

• 2 p.m: Plenary Panel: Diasporic Palimpsests and Outernationalist Dub in the Work of Angela Aujla and Indigenous Resistance: Angela Aujla, MA ; Prasad Bidaye, PhD
  Location: Studio Theatre
• 4 p.m.: Keynote featuring Dr. Billy-Ray Belcourt, Indigenous scholar and writer
  Location: Studio Theatre

Both events will be followed by a short reception at the Boxcar Social at Harbourfront.

We will also be hosting a fascinating day of panels on Saturday, September 30. Breakfast and lunch are included.

https://humber.ca/tifa/2023-conference-program

Conference registration is now open. You can access registration via Eventbrite. The registration fee has been waived for Humber faculty, staff, and students.

Simply use the code 2023HUMBERTIFA when you register. 

Registration will be open until September 26. 

Our Eventbrite can be found here: http://bit.ly/47Ym1GA

Thank you for your support,

Jennifer Marotta and David Miller

Researchers: Join us to learn more about NSERC’s Applied Research and Development (ARD) grants to support research and development (R&D) projects led by college researchers in partnership with private sector, public sector or not-for-profit organizations based in Canada while encouraging collaboration with universities and/or other colleges.

This opportunity allows the development and strengthening of research links and collaborations between different institutions and/or partners that have a common goal of creating economic, social and/or environmental benefits while contributing to the research ecosystem continuum.

ARD Session Overview:

• ARD overview
• Completing an application
• ORI Support
• Additional information

Register now

If you have questions, please contact Raeshelle Morris-Griffith at raeshelle.morris@humber.ca.

Facilitator Bios:

Raeshelle Morris-Griffith is an Innovation Program Manager for the Office of Research & Innovation at Humber College. She holds a Masters in Leadership from the University of Guelph, a double major honours Bachelor’s Degree in Management and Organizational Studies from the University of Western Ontario and is also a certified project manager (PMP). She is trained in Creative Problem Solving, Values-Based Innovation through Values- Perspectives, Design Thinking, Change Management and Human-Centred Design. She has also obtained her Black Belt in Innovation Strategy Management through Innovation 360, which has equipped her to facilitate organizational design and transformation.

Juan Felipe Garcia An engineer by education, Felipe attained his bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Los Andes, Colombia, in 2018. His desire to pursue Project Management and his enthusiasm to explore the world beyond Colombia landed him in Canada in December 2019. He then acquired his post-graduate certificate in Project Management from Centennial College School of Business, Ontario, in 2020. Juan joined the ORI team as a Project Analyst, NSERC in 2022.

We are delighted to announce our partnership with the Toronto WordPress Group and our plans to host in-person Meetups at Humber’s Lakeshore campus during the 2023-2024 academic year as part of the Diverse Speaker series for the Digital Business Management BComm program.

The Meetups are free and open to the Humber community and the Toronto WordPress Group, and will cover a variety of topics related to the Digital Business landscape such as WordPress, content creation, SEO, blogging, AI, among other digital business-related topics. 

The Meetups will take place on the fourth Thursday each month starting with the following: 

• September 28 from 6 to 8 p.m.: WordPress 101 - Register now

Dan Stramer will be giving a talk about WordPress and how it has evolved into the world's leading CMS platform.

Agenda for the meeting:

WordPress 101 talk summary

In this talk, Dan will introduce you to the dynamic world of WordPress, a versatile and user-friendly platform that has revolutionized web development. Whether you're an aspiring blogger, entrepreneur, or future web developer, this presentation will provide you with a comprehensive overview of WordPress. Delve into the origins of WordPress, its evolution, and its significant impact on the internet. Dan will explain how WordPress has democratized website creation, enabling individuals and businesses to establish a robust online presence without extensive coding knowledge.

About the speaker

Dan Stramer is the owner of dmdesign, a web design and development studio in Toronto. Since 2009, the studio has built websites for hundreds of businesses from a wide array of niches. Using WordPress as a leading framework for most of the sites, it has evolved from a blogging platform to a full blown CMS powering businesses all over the world. 

We look forward to fostering a vibrant learning and networking environment through these collaborative events.

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