College Council Highlights - December 2021

An assembly of faculty, support staff, students, and administrators, Humber College Council (HCC) is Humber’s collective employee voice, making suggestions to Humber College’s President as it relates to long and short‐term priorities outlined in the institution’s Strategic Plan. To ensure the Humber community is informed of upcoming events, new initiatives and important issues, HCC reports the highlights of its monthly meetings through this medium.

HCC held its fourth meeting of the 2021-2022 academic year on Thursday, December 9th, 2021.

COMING TO CAMPUS IN WINTER 2022

Rob Kilfoyle, Director, Public Safety and Andrew Leopold, Director, Communications tabled what to expect when on campus this winter. Given the changing COVID situation since this presentation was conducted, this information has been omitted in the highlights. Details for what was planned can be found in the minutes of the meeting (to be posted on the HCC website in January 2022). Current information on campus plans can be found here:

Vaccination Requirements for Winter 2022: COVID-19 Vaccination Policy

Screening: Will continue at campus building entryways using the Humber Guardian App. An alternate format for the screening tool is available.  

Food: To determine what is open on campus, visit www.dineoncampus.ca/Humber/where-to-dine/locations.

Commuting and Parking:  

  • Parking: Visit www.humber.ca/parking for parking information.
  • North Campus: There is significant construction underway that may cause delays entering and leaving campus. 
  • Lakeshore Campus: Ongoing work to replace a gas main is taking place along Lakeshore Boulevard which may also cause delays in the area 

Additional information and the latest updates: Visit humber.ca/campus-return, humber.ca/updates and the HROE COVID-19 Resources for Employees page. 

2021-2022 FINANCIAL FORCAST

Sanjay Puri, Vice-President, Administration presented on the college’s financial position for the 2021/2022 fiscal year. It was noted that the college benefits from two funding sources: Government funding (e.g., grants) and tuition fees. Like other provincially funded colleges, Humber obtains government funding based on performance against key metrics as outlined in its Strategic Mandate Agreement with the government of Ontario. Due to COVID-19, the government is not tying the colleges to these metrics this year. Despite this, Humber assessed its performance against these metrics and determined that the college exceeded its performance as per the SMA for this fiscal year. In terms of full-time enrolment, the college is currently 9.5% below the budget target for 21/22. Part-time enrolment has experienced a reduced level of activity. When projecting the college’s overall fiscal position by year end, the preliminary forecast is a $6.8 million deficit.

NEXT HCC MEETING

The next Humber College Council meeting will be on Thursday, January 20th, 2022 through Microsoft Teams.

For questions or comments about HCC meeting highlights, contact regan.mancini@humber.ca. For supporting materials or opportunities to provide feedback, please visit the College Council website or contact shovani.samalia@humber.ca.