Thank you to all Humber and University of Guelph-Humber Support Staff who attended the 2024 Support Staff Professional Development workshops from February 26 to February 29. You continue to go above and beyond in your roles to support colleagues, students, and the community. Thank you.
Our facilitators for the sessions reminded and taught us how we can:
- Respond to a learner in distress using empathy and interpersonal skills, and connect them with resources available on- and off-campus
- Create psychologically safe and healthy work environments to support mental health
- Identify and report human rights violations, and communicate through a trauma-informed lens that respects the dignity of others
- Use planning and time management strategies to ease overwhelm and support mental health
- Apply helpful communication strategies to enhance relationships and foster team spirit
- Identify stressful triggers and implement healthier strategies for coping with distress
- Recognize and address biases, foster effective communication in a diverse setting, and contribute to a workplace environment that values diversity, inclusion and belonging
- Effectively set and achieve our wellness goals in 2024
- Support our bodies to achieve optimal levels of energy, immunity and well-being
- Use effective strategies and research-based education to achieve our nutrition goals
- Start a new plant from cuttings and connect to plants from an Indigenous perspective
- Introduce sustainability values in our lives and shape the next Sustainability Plan for 2024
Thank you to the facilitators for the insightful workshops and engaging discussions. Many of the facilitators are Humber employees and they all did a fantastic job!
Thank you to Gina Antonacci, senior vice-president, Academic, for her continued support and for participating in this event by opening our keynote session “Boost Your Health, Wellness, and Energy” which was facilitated by Joseph Gibbons, full-time faculty member at Humber College and the University of Guelph-Humber.
Lastly, a round of applause to the following attendees who were randomly selected to receive a prize.
- Alanna McKay, Longo Faculty of Business
- Amanda Raus, Faculty of Social and Community Services
- Betty Liu, International
- Colleen Brennan, Government Relations, Marketing, and Communications
- Fiona Price, Centre for Innovative Learning
- Oksana Syahrovska, Community Outreach and Workforce Development
- Shernett Bennett, Libraries
- Zijian A, Libraries
- Anneliesea Parkinson, Office of the Registrar
- Alex Gil Flores, International
- Unsa Bukhari, Centre for Innovative Learning
- Chiara Filicetti, Office of the Registrar
- Jada Fortella, Longo Faculty of Business
- Jessica Estrela, Longo Faculty of Business
- Vanessa Colaiacovo, Libraries
- Hana Glaser, Faculty of Media and Creative Arts
- Jennifer Ahamed, Student Success and Engagement
- Simran Sivia, Office of the Registrar
- Stephanie Boachie, Student Success and Engagement
For those of you that missed the “Defining the Line: Setting and Maintaining Healthy Boundaries” workshop, or if you would like to view the session again, the recording is now available for viewing.
To view the recording, you will need to access an external portal provided by TEND Academy. The portal houses the pre-recorded session along with additional resources shared by the facilitator. To request access to the portal, please contact oe@humber.ca. Please note this recording will be available until April 1, 2024.
Questions? Please email us at oe@humber.ca.
