Toronto, ON – March 3, 2011 – On Tuesday, March 8, Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning is celebrating the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day (IWD) by recognizing the women in leadership positions at the college and the contributions of women in the education sector.
To honour the occasion, Humber will be launching the first-of-its-kind book on female college leadership. Entitled, Passing the Torch: Meetings with Humber’s Remarkable Women, the anthology highlights the achievements, perspectives, and successes of Humber’s trailblazing women.
The anthology will be unveiled at Humber’s IWD Centenary Breakfast at which, Judy Rebick, noted Canadian journalist, political activist, and feminist, will deliver the keynote remarks.
Event: Humber Celebrates 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day
Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Time: 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Location: Humber College, North Campus
Seventh Semester
205 Humber College Blvd., Toronto
Interview and Photo Opp
• Judy Rebick, Social Justice Expert and Activist
• Launch of Passing the Torch: Meetings with Humber’s Remarkable Women
• The 25 women featured in the Passing the Torch Anthology
Every year since 1977, Canadians have marked International Women's Day by celebrating progress toward women's full participation in economic and educational spheres, reflecting on the challenges and barriers that remain, and considering future steps to achieving equality for all women in society. This year, Humber will continue this tradition while working to further strengthen equity, innovation and advancement of women at the College.
About Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Established in 1967, Humber is one of Canada’s leading postsecondary institutions. Committed to student success through excellence in teaching and learning, Humber serves more than 22,000 full-time students and 56,000 continuing education registrants. With an internationally recognized reputation for quality learning, Humber offers a wide-range of career-focused opportunities for students to personalize their educational path. Our 150 full-time programs include four-year bachelor’s degrees, two and three-year diplomas, one and two-year certificates, and apprenticeship training.~ As a founding member of Polytechnics Canada, Humber offers students the opportunity to participate in applied research projects that find solutions for issues confronting small and medium-sized enterprises. Humber is one of 12 Vanguard Learning Colleges as identified by the League for Innovation, and the League’s only Canadian board member. Humber finished first in its class in the highly regarded Community College Survey of Student Engagement in 2009 in each of four categories, including Active and Collaborative Learning, Student Effort, Academic Challenge and Student-Faculty Interaction. More than 85 per cent of Humber graduates are employed within six months of completing their studies.
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For more information:
Andrew Leopold/ Kevin Gonsalves
Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Marketing and Communications
416.675.6622 ext. 4296/5778
Andrew cell: 416.518.8989
andrew.leopold@humber.ca / kevin.gonsalves@humber.ca
