Prof helps victims in Haiti

Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by JoanaDraghici in News

Melissa Greer
News Reporter

After spending three weeks in Haiti treating victims of last month’s earthquake, nursing professor John Stone returned to Humber this week.
Stone was with a team of Canadian medical professional volunteers who treated up to 200 patients a day at a field clinic in rural Leogane, a coastal town west of Port-au-Prince that was hit hard by the Jan. 12 quake.
“There were a lot of fractures and amputations – a lot of surgeries,” said Stone, who is also a registered nurse.
He was among a team of 11: an orthopedic surgeon, an anesthetist, an… [Continue reading]

Lakeshore building complete but lacks new student services

Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by JoanaDraghici in News

Michael Raine
News Reporter

With a multi-million-dollar renovation finally complete, students at Lakeshore Campus had their first chance to see the new Humber Student Federation offices, student centre, and games room on Monday, but they won’t see any new services soon, HSF said.

“We want to emulate North Campus in the sense that they have things like a dental hygienist and pharmacy and we do want to start bringing some of those services to Lakeshore,” said vice-president of administration at Lakeshore, Kristen Arcega.
But she said a… [Continue reading]

Misuse of automatic doors slams school with high repair cost

Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by JoanaDraghici in News

Andrew Adrizzi
News Reporter

Automatic doors intended to provide access for students and faculty with disabilities are being mistreated and abused, said the Facilities and Disability Services.
“There’s a real issue when looking at door openers within the college,” said manager of maintenance and operations at North Campus, David Griffin.

“We have occasions where the buttons don’t work because somebody booted them or smashed them,” said Griffin.
If students and faculty who do n

ot need the automated function keep using it, the life expectancy of the device is shortened and the maintenance is increased… [Continue reading]

Galabuzi stresses education to challenge youth poverty issues

Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by JoanaDraghici in News

Romi Levine
News Reporter

Humber faculty and staff were told Tuesday they can play a role in helping students escape from poverty.
“Education is the source of a solution,” an expert on poverty in schools, Grace-Edward Galabuzi said in a lecture attended by about 50 people gathered in a conference room at the North Campus.
“It empowers young people and communities, prepares new avenues of communication, helps expand personal choice and control over one’s environment,” he said.
Galabuzi, a professor of politics and administration at Ryerson University who has written extensively on the subject of poverty within schools, cited… [Continue reading]

Texting bad for grammar; OMG!

Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by JoanaDraghici in News

Romi Levine
News Reporter

Bad grammar used in texts and posts on social media sites like Twitter and Facebook is being blamed for the lack of professionalism many students display when communicating in an academic setting.
Slang and word abbreviations common to the 140 character limit in Twitter posts are showing up in emails from students to teachers, said humanities department program co-ordinator, Melanie Chaparian.

This kind of behaviour is okay when students have a rapport with teachers, she said, but students need to be aware of the way people communicate in a professional environment… [Continue reading]

Arts program cut

Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by JoanaDraghici in News

Meg Banks
News Reporter

A Humber program that produces successful grads is having trouble keeping afloat said dean of creative and performing arts, Joe Kertes.
Despite a high graduation and employment rate, the full-time Arts Administration program was cancelled after last school year.
The two-year, continuing education program of the same name is expected to last only through this term, said former program co-ordinator Anne Frost.
“We’re in trouble even with the continuing education program,” said Kertes.
The programs train students in the finer points of managing an artistic venue, such as art shows or theatre production with an… [Continue reading]

40% hike in food bank demand

Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by JoanaDraghici in News

Tessie Sanci
News Reporter

With a significant increase in the number of students needing food, the Humber Students Federation food bank program will begin to offer fresh produce next month.
The program is a confidential service at Lakeshore and North campuses and provides food items to students in financial need.
HSF is excited about its plan to offer fresh fruits and vegetables, said Kristen Arcega, the Lakeshore vice-president of administration.

The initiative started last December, but was postponed because of logistical issues including the program moving to the K building from the H building at Lakeshore… [Continue reading]

First job fair to target summer employment

Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by JoanaDraghici in News

Scott Money
News reporter

Employers including Peel Regional Police, Planet Energy, Goodlife Fitness, WSIB and Fed-Ex will be at Humber next week offering students summer employment opportunities as part of the Career Centre’s first summer job fair.
The event will take place next Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the North Campus Student Centre.

Event co-ordinator and fourth-year business administration student, Jimmy Jhandi, said the job fair is planned in response to an increased number of Humber students looking for summer jobs through the college’s Career Centre.
“The last couple years we have… [Continue reading]

Carbon footprint key in L building design

Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by JoanaDraghici in News

Catherine Labelle
News Reporter

Lakeshore’s new L building will deliver on sustainability, said facilities management director, Carol Anderson.
Construction will begin within the next few weeks once the existing building on the site has been demolished, she said.
“We are trying to employ as many sustainable and efficient technologies in the building as we can.”

Included are occupancy sensors that turn off lights, as well as minimize heating, ventilation and air conditioning when people have left an area, said Anderson.
“There is a surprising amount of energy savings,” said manager of maintenance and operations at Lakeshore… [Continue reading]

Colleges accept contract offer, avoid strike

Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by Ronda Collins in News

Ronda Collins
Senior Reporter

The final results show 51.45 per cent of full-time faculty at Ontario colleges voted in favour of the latest contract offer.
The announcement comes after the Ontario Labour Relations Board counted 500 mail-in ballots yesterday.
“I’m actually delighted that this particular round of collective bargaining is over and I’m pleased that students can get on with the rest of the year without the anxiety of worrying about labour disruptions,” Humber College president John Davies said last night.
On Feb. 10, the faculty voted 51.25 per cent in favour of accepting the latest three-year contract offer… [Continue reading]