Over the past few months, Media Relations has worked with several of our Humber Experts in various departments and faculties to help them share their work and expertise with the media.

We’ve had tremendous success with many of our staff featured on television and in print and digital publications.

Here are some examples from 2023 so far:

Rolling Stones and Celine Dion

Andrew Scott, program coordinator of the Bachelor of Music program, was interviewed by the Canadian Press to talk about the Canadian Artist Celine Dion and why she wasn’t included in the Rolling Stones’ list of Top Singers. This article appeared on the CP24 website, Global News, Toronto Star, and many others.

Local tourism on the rise due to airline cancellations and lost baggage

Christel Kuiper, program coordinator for the Travel and Tourism Management program, appeared on CHCH News to speak about how industry partners are waiting on Humber graduates to fill gaps in the labour shortage. Kuiper says College can help fill the demand with skilled workers. She also gave some travel tips – like booking with a travel agent or travelling with a carry-on.

Cybersecurity in hospitals/LCBO

Francis Syms, professor, Protection, Security, & Investigations and associate dean of Continuous Professional Learning, was featured on CTV Toronto – he discussed the increase in cyber-attacks on retailers and institutions. Syms explains that this could be due to an increase in e-commerce and talked about personal information being sold for cash. 

Blue Monday

Michael Kopinak, associate director of Athletics and Recreation was featured on CHCH Trending Now to discuss Blue Monday and its origin. He gave advice on managing mental health challenges and talked about opening up these discussions.

Hotel Industry

Kristy Adams, professor and program coordinator, Hospitality and Tourism Management, was featured on the Hotelier Podcast to discuss the various changes and innovations made at Humber since the pandemic, Humber’s efforts to work with the industry to solve current challenges such as the labour shortage and future plans to ensure the continued delivery of quality education.

Rising Crime in Youth

Joshua Harold, Professor in the Department of Liberal Studies, appeared on CHCH News to talk about youth navigating the social, economic, and educational consequences caused by the pandemic.

Turkey and Syria Earthquakes

Kathy Branton, manager, Business Continuity and Emergency Management, appeared on CHCH Trending Now to discuss next steps for the nations dealing with a devastating earthquake. She shared tips on how to protect yourself should a disaster occur in your area.

Funeral Director Shortage

With a shortage of Funeral Directors in some parts of Ontario, Jeff Caldwell, professor in the Funeral Service Education programs talked about the steady flow of students in the Funeral Service programs on CBC Radio Canada.  

Pain clinics

Daniel Bear, professor and drugs policy researcher, appeared on CHCH news to talk about importance of regulated pain clinics.

Humber’s Centre for Skilled Trades and Technology

The Etobicoke Guardian came and toured Humber’s Centre for Skilled Trades and Technology. They interviewed Philip Stubbs, director of Academic Programs at the Centre, to talk about the programs, facility, and the future of the building.

Please reach out to Media Relations & External Communications Specialist Sylvie Lendvay (sylvie.lendvay@humber.ca) if you have any unique story ideas that would be of interest to the media.