Events

  • When:
    October 21, 2025 9:00am to 10:30am
Where:
Online

All are welcome to join this Teams Session with special international guest Dr. Anu Tammeleht from the University of Helsinki.

Register now by contacting jennie.miron@humber.ca.

Session: Differentiation between AI and Human Responses to Research Ethics and Integrity Cases

This seminar explores the impact of AI on academic writing and its implications for teaching and learning in higher education. Drawing on her recent study, Differentiation between AI and Human Responses to Research Ethics and Integrity Cases – Implications for Teaching, the session will examine emerging trends, challenges, and strategies for maintaining academic integrity and fostering originality. Participants will engage in a collaborative exercise using human-authored writing to discuss the value of authentic work and develop practical approaches to guide students in an evolving digital landscape [please bring a human-written text to participate in the collaborative exercise].

Dr. Tammeleht Bio

Dr. Tammeleht is a postdoctoral researcher in the Faculty of Educational Sciences, Department of Education, with over 20 years of experience across education. Her research focuses on fostering a culture of integrity in higher education (HE) institutions through a systems approach, strengthening ethical infrastructures, and enhancing training programs. She co-founded Proovikivi, an initiative promoting educational innovation by integrating project-based teaching and learning into schools, providing in-service teacher training, and developing resources to support Globally Transformative Learning within formal education.

Feel free to share this invitation with others here at Humber who would be interested in learning more from Dr. Tammeleht.

  • When:
    October 21, 2025 2:00pm to 4:30pm
Where:
Online
Courageous Conversations: Building Bridges Across Difference

The Office of EDIB is hosting a Belonging Series this fall through its Collective Action Learning Hub. 

Join Build With Bloom for Courageous Conversations: Building Bridges Across Difference, a powerful 2.5-hour virtual session designed to help you navigate complex conversations with more empathy, clarity, and courage.  

In today’s polarized world, difficult conversations are everywhere—at work, at home, and even among friends. How do we stay connected across differences without compromising our values or cutting people off? 

In this interactive workshop, you’ll explore: 

  • Why tough conversations are so challenging—and why avoiding them doesn’t help 
  • How to resist “all-or-nothing” thinking and embrace the grey areas 
  • Strategies to assert your values and set healthy boundaries 
  • How to lean into compassion while staying true to yourself 

Whether you’re navigating classroom discussions, team dynamics, or personal relationships, this session will equip you with the mindset and tools to build bridges—not walls. 

Register now

  • When:
    October 27, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Where:
Online
Contact:
Grants and Partnership Development Team

Dear Faculty,

We’re pleased to invite you to an upcoming information session on the Horizon Europe grant program, one of the world’s largest funding initiatives supporting research and innovation collaborations between Canada and the European Union.

This session will provide an overview of:

  • The Horizon Europe program
  • How to locate potential projects and partners
  • Resources to support the application journey

Date: October 27, 2025
Time: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: Online (Register now)

Whether you’re new to international funding or exploring potential EU partnerships, this session will help you understand how to position your project for success.

The session is only ONE WEEK away! Please register as soon as possible if you plan to attend.

If you are developing a research idea and would like guidance in identifying a suitable grant opportunity, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at getfunded@humber.ca.  

If you haven't yet, we also encourage you to join our Humber Researchers Database, which will allow us to contact you if potential projects within your area of expertise arise in the future.

Thank you so muc! Have a great rest of the week!

  • When:
    October 29, 2025 3:00pm
  • When:
    October 29, 2025 4:30pm

Addressing Generative AI Head-On: Why and How Engaging with Generative AI is an Expression of Trust and Agency (Dr. Danny Liu)

Oct 29, 2025 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST

In this session, Dr. Danny Liu (University of Sydney) will examine how program integrity and relevance can be balanced to help students engage responsibly with AI while ensuring graduates develop the capabilities their degrees represent. He will reflect on the “two-lane approach” adopted at the University of Sydney and other institutions, highlighting its implications for integrity and relevance as well as lessons from its implementation. The session will also consider what generative AI means for students’ futures, how it might enhance rather than diminish the humanity of teaching, and how courageous engagement with it can foster honesty, trust, fairness, respect, and responsibility.

Registration

Questions? Contact Jennie Miron at jennie.miron@humber.ca.

  • When:
    October 29, 2025 3:00pm
  • When:
    October 29, 2025 4:30pm

Addressing Generative AI Head-On: Why and How Engaging with Generative AI is an Expression of Trust and Agency (Dr. Danny Liu)

Oct 29, 2025 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST

In this session, Dr. Danny Liu (University of Sydney) will examine how program integrity and relevance can be balanced to help students engage responsibly with AI while ensuring graduates develop the capabilities their degrees represent. He will reflect on the “two-lane approach” adopted at the University of Sydney and other institutions, highlighting its implications for integrity and relevance as well as lessons from its implementation. The session will also consider what generative AI means for students’ futures, how it might enhance rather than diminish the humanity of teaching, and how courageous engagement with it can foster honesty, trust, fairness, respect, and responsibility.

Registration

Questions? Contact Jennie Miron at jennie.miron@humber.ca.

  • When:
    October 30, 2025 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Where:
North Campus, B101 (Boardroom)
Contact:
Ian Gerrie
Tel:
x72051
Dr. Eric Merkley

Polarization in Canada: Why Should We Care? What Can Be Done About It?

Scholars and commentators have grown increasingly concerned about the growth of polarization in Canada, but to what extent are these fears warranted? In this lecture, Dr. Merkley will counter the widely held view that this “affective polarization” — i.e., the positive feelings people have about the political party they support vs. negative feelings about the party they oppose — is merely due to the changing media environment. He will argue that the increasing political divide closely reflects growing ideological, rather than social, differences between the left and right, which he will trace to the polarization of Canada’s political parties. Affective polarization heightens partisan bias, encourages the formation of homogenous social networks, motivates partisan discrimination, and encourages people to support undemocratic actions. Merkley will conclude on a hopeful note, arguing that these are meaningful, but not insurmountable, challenges to the health of Canadian democracy.

Check out the PLS webpage for our complete fall line-up.

  • When:
    November 5, 2025 12:15pm
  • When:
    November 5, 2025 1:15pm
Where:
Humber Community Hub Recital Hall (A109) Lakeshore Campus
Contact:
Dewi Minden
Photo of Tara Kannangara with arms over head.

Humber Music is presenting a new Music and Masterclass Series throughout this Fall 2025 – Winter 2026 year. While geared for Humber music students, all are welcome to join us for these informative musical explorations involving performance, discussion, and question-and-answer dialogue. The series allows audiences to meet a range of professional musicians from Canada to India, from songwriting to immersive sound design. Offering attendees a window into the art of music performance, composition and production, master musicians unpack the complexity of their craft and offer insight into the artistic process.

On Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m., Humber Music presents Songwriting with Tara Kannangara & Chris Pruden. JUNO-nominated singer/songwriter and trumpet-player Tara Kannangara will treat audiences to a preview of her latest, unreleased music currently in development. Along with jazz keyboardist Chris Pruden, the duo will breakdown the songwriting process, and offer their experience of the Canadian music industry. This masterclass will provide an opportunity for attendees to receive behind-the-scenes insight and guidance on navigating both the creative and the business side of a career as a professional musician.

More About the Artists

Tara Kannangara is a second-generation, Sri Lankan-Canadian force of nature, writing music that is deeply personal, genre-bending and culture blending. Her songs, encompassed by wild trumpet melodies, searing guitar lines, lush synths, and piercing lyricism will make you turn your head and listen. She moved to Toronto after studying classical music at the University of Victoria to study jazz at the U of T. After years of conventional music education, Tara broke away from the confines of institutional art to return to songwriting, bringing together her voice and trumpet to forge her own unique sound. 

Tara has been featured on CBC’s The Signal, Sirius XM, The Toronto Star, The Sunday Edition and NPR Tiny Desk with Lido Pimienta. She also performed on Lido’s Grammy nominated record, “Miss Colombia.” She has had the privilege to work with extraordinary homegrown artists such as Jeremy Dutcher, Charlotte Cornfield, and Witch Prophet. Her own work has been presented at major festivals across North America including The Montreal Jazz Festival, The Washington DC Jazz Festival and The Smithsonian. Tara is a member of the music faculty at the Humber Polytechnic.

A frequent musical collaborator of Tara’s, Chris Pruden is a pianist/keyboardist based in Toronto. He earned a Master's Degree in Jazz Performance from the University of Toronto. Heavily influenced by jazz, contemporary classical, folk, rock and electronic music, Chris has performed across North America, China, and Europe. In addition to his work with Tara, Chris is a frequent sideman with Sammy Jackson, Zinnia, Language Arts, Future Machines, and Ronley Teper’s Lipliners. 

You can follow Tara on instagram.com/tara.kannangara.

Admission is free. Seating is limited. No ticket registration required.

Photo Credit: Calm Elliott-Armstrong 

  • When:
    November 5, 2025 12:15pm
  • When:
    November 5, 2025 1:15pm
Where:
Humber Community Hub Recital Hall (A109) Lakeshore Campus
Contact:
Dewi Minden
Photo of Tara Kannangara with arms over head.

Humber Music is presenting a new Music and Masterclass Series throughout this Fall 2025 – Winter 2026 year. While geared for Humber music students, all are welcome to join us for these informative musical explorations involving performance, discussion, and question-and-answer dialogue. The series allows audiences to meet a range of professional musicians from Canada to India, from songwriting to immersive sound design. Offering attendees a window into the art of music performance, composition and production, master musicians unpack the complexity of their craft and offer insight into the artistic process.

On Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m., Humber Music presents Songwriting with Tara Kannangara & Chris Pruden. JUNO-nominated singer/songwriter and trumpet-player Tara Kannangara will treat audiences to a preview of her latest, unreleased music currently in development. Along with jazz keyboardist Chris Pruden, the duo will breakdown the songwriting process, and offer their experience of the Canadian music industry. This masterclass will provide an opportunity for attendees to receive behind-the-scenes insight and guidance on navigating both the creative and the business side of a career as a professional musician.

More About the Artists

Tara Kannangara is a second-generation, Sri Lankan-Canadian force of nature, writing music that is deeply personal, genre-bending and culture blending. Her songs, encompassed by wild trumpet melodies, searing guitar lines, lush synths, and piercing lyricism will make you turn your head and listen. She moved to Toronto after studying classical music at the University of Victoria to study jazz at the U of T. After years of conventional music education, Tara broke away from the confines of institutional art to return to songwriting, bringing together her voice and trumpet to forge her own unique sound. 

Tara has been featured on CBC’s The Signal, Sirius XM, The Toronto Star, The Sunday Edition and NPR Tiny Desk with Lido Pimienta. She also performed on Lido’s Grammy nominated record, “Miss Colombia.” She has had the privilege to work with extraordinary homegrown artists such as Jeremy Dutcher, Charlotte Cornfield, and Witch Prophet. Her own work has been presented at major festivals across North America including The Montreal Jazz Festival, The Washington DC Jazz Festival and The Smithsonian. Tara is a member of the music faculty at the Humber Polytechnic.

A frequent musical collaborator of Tara’s, Chris Pruden is a pianist/keyboardist based in Toronto. He earned a Master's Degree in Jazz Performance from the University of Toronto. Heavily influenced by jazz, contemporary classical, folk, rock and electronic music, Chris has performed across North America, China, and Europe. In addition to his work with Tara, Chris is a frequent sideman with Sammy Jackson, Zinnia, Language Arts, Future Machines, and Ronley Teper’s Lipliners. 

You can follow Tara on instagram.com/tara.kannangara.

Admission is free. Seating is limited. No ticket registration required.

Photo Credit: Calm Elliott-Armstrong 

  • When:
    November 12, 2025 11:00am to November 14, 2025 3:30pm
Indigenous Knowledges Gathering poster

Indigenous Knowledges Gathering 2025 
What the Land Remembers: From Memory to Responsibility 
November 12–14, 2025 

Held during Indigenous Education Month, the Indigenous Knowledges Gathering (IKG) brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous students, educators, Knowledge Keepers, Elders, and community members for three days of learning, reflection, and relationship-building. 

View the full program


Day 1 – Wednesday, Nov 12: Coming to Know (Humber Arboretum) 

  • Opening Ceremony & Welcome (Centre for Urban Ecology) – with IE&E, reflecting on memory, relationship, and connection. 
  • Arboretum Walk – guided by Lynn Short, exploring what the land remembers through storytelling and reflection. 

Day 2 – Thursday, Nov 13: How We Come to Know (Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation, 5th Floor) 

  • Morning Session – Beyond the Myth: Educational Value of Indigenous Oral Histories in the Classroom with Dr. Kiera Kaia’tano:ron Brant-Birioukov. 
  • Afternoon Concurrent Workshops: 
  • Kanien’kéha (Mohawk Language) Workshop – Andrea Johns 
  • Indigenous Research Methodologies: Land-Based Methods and Practices – Shane Forrest 
  • Birch Bark Teachings & Workshop – Jim Adams 
  • Turtle Pin Beading Workshop – Kaitlynn McLeod (Indigenous Student Centre, North Campus) 

Day 3 – Friday, Nov 14: Connecting Our Knowings (Lakeshore Campus) 

  • Closing Lunch – Lakeshore Welcome Centre 
  • Film Screening: The Eternal Song – Assembly Hall, presented with the Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre and the Humber & University of Guelph-Humber Library. 

Featured throughout the Gathering: 
StoryWalk – Walking Together (Annick Press, 2023) by Elder Albert D. Marshall (Mi’kma’ki) and Louise Zimanyi (T’karonto), illustrated by Emily Kewageshig (Saugeen First Nation). An immersive outdoor reading experience, offered in collaboration with the Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre and the Humber & University of Guelph-Humber Library. 


Nia:wen kowa (many thanks) to our partners the Centre for Urban Ecology (CUE) and Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre, Humber & University of Guelph-Humber Library. 


IKG is a space to honour Indigenous knowledge systems, strengthen relationships, and learn together through ceremony, storytelling, workshops, and community conversations. 


Stay informed and follow us on social media: Instagram I Facebook I LinkedIn 

  • When:
    November 18, 2025 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Where:
Online
Contact:
Dr. Paul Sherman
SERC-GC 8th Annual Special Lecture

The Soka Education Research Centre on Global Citizenship (SERC-GC) at the University of Guelph-Humber will host its 8th annual special lecture.

This event is taking place virtually on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. (EDT). The special lecture is an exciting tradition in which we hear from invited scholars and practitioners in the fields of Soka education and global citizenship.

This year, we are honoured to welcome Dr. Hans Schattle, Professor of Political Science at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea. who will deliver a lecture on the timely and globally relevant topic, "What can Global Citizenship Education Bring to the Table in These Times of Rising Autocratic Nationalism?"

Register now

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