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[Landon Bailey] Hello. I'm Landon Bailey.
You can call me Landon Bailey.
I'll be your guide today as we take a look at the brand new gym
and welcome centre at the Humber Lakeshore Campus.
So let's get started.
Wow. This gym is massive.
[Ethan] Yeah. It really is. Um, I can show you around,
but let's start with this ground floor here.
So this is the free weight area.
So we have dumbbells,
we have plate-loaded machines all around if you wanna build muscle,
and if you need some extra room,
and you wanna do something with a barbell,
we have tons of barbells and plate-loaded,
uh, machines over there as well.
So we really have all the tools down here
if you wanna build muscle.
Um, that's pretty much it for this area.
We can move on to the second floor if you like.
[Landon Bailey] Yeah. Let's do it.
[Ethan] Awesome. So now we're on our second floor.
So there's three main components to the second floor.
We have our office space right down the hallway here,
that's where we sell memberships, day passes,
locks, all that type of stuff.
Right behind me, we have our, uh, fitness studio, Studio A,
and to the right of that, there's Studio B.
So in both those studios,
we have a lot of fitness classes that happen, uh, throughout the day,
but the great thing about that is that if you ever wanna do,
uh, a workout on your own,
and there's a class already happening in one of the studios,
there's always gonna be one free for you.
So that's the great thing about the studios
is that we give people a lot of options to do their own workout
or do the workouts that our instructors give them.
[Landon Bailey] Now, I noticed you also have some blue machines here.
How does this one work?
[Ethan] Yeah. So that is a chair that you would sit in.
[Landon Bailey] Okay. Let's just move on to the third floor. [Ethan] Great.
[Landon Bailey] Alright. There's a lot of action going on.
Can you tell me a little bit about this floor?
[Ethan] Yeah, there sure is. This is our cardio floor.
So this is a really busy floor all throughout the day,
here at the Humber Fitness Centre.
Um, and that's because we offer a lot of different workouts for different people.
So we have state of the art treadmills here, um, in this row too.
In the back, we have exercise bikes.
And then way back over there, we have light lifting machines.
Uh, you can use those if it e- ever gets, like, way too busy downstairs,
you can come up here for some relief.
Um, but yeah, basically, if you ever sway from your diet,
if you need to burn off those extra calories,
this is where you wanna be.
[Landon Bailey] Well, I'm thinking about breaking a sweat.
So I think I'm gonna go hop on one of these.
[Ethan] Awesome.
[Landon Bailey] Hi. I'm here with Nic Davenport,
who's a student with the First Year Experience. How ya doin' Nic?
[Nic Davenport] Can't complain. It's been a good morning.
[Landon Bailey] Yeah, it's been a good morning.
So what is First Year Experience?
[Nic] So First Year Experience is a program that helps first year students
transition into their first year here at Humber.
What usually happens is they get partnered up with a veteran,
uh, peer mentor that's in the same program as them,
that helps teach them the skills, techniques
to just help them be more successful in their first year here as well.
A lot of that includes just helping with time management skills,
learning skill workshops, getting them involved on campus,
do's and don'ts, and just helping them
to just establishing themselves well in the Humber community.
[Landon Bailey] So Nic, I'm gonna ask you a series of yes or no questions
about the peer mentor program. [Nic] Sounds good.
[Landon Bailey] Will they wake me up for my 8AM class?
[Nic] Definitely not.
[Landon Bailey] Tell me where to find the best coffee and bring me a cup.
[Nic] We'll tell you where the coffee is.
Definitely not bringing you the coffee though.
[Landon Bailey] Help me adjust to life as a new student.
[Nic] That, we definitely can do.
[Landon Bailey] Hi. I'm here in the LGBTQ+ Resource Centre
with Kedesha Syblis. How ya doin' Kedesha?
[Kedesha Syblis] I'm doing good. How are you? [Landon Bailey] I'm good.
So what is the LGBTQ+ Resource Centre?
[Kedesha] Uh, what we do here at Humber College
is we're a resource centre for, not just LGBTQ members,
but those who are inclusive
such as allies, friends, family, and so forth.
What we do, we're a drop-in centre.
We offer hours Monday to Friday.
We're also here to sort of s- set that standard
to show that we aren't afraid to be, um, Humber.
We're not afraid to support any and every student,
um, throughout their studies.
And yeah, it's a great space to come meet new friends and socialize.
[Landon Bailey] Alright. Thanks, Kedesha.
[Kedesha] Awesome. Thank you.
Okay. Okay. [Landon Bailey] Let's see what you got.
[Kedesha] I got a big one.
L-G-B-T-Q.
Boom. That's a winner right there.
I might as well just start getting up.
[Landon Bailey] Hold on. Hold on Kedesha.
[Kedesha] You got something?
[Landon Bailey] I'm actually just gonna add on to that.
L-G-B-T-Q-+.
[Kedesha] [chuckles] Nice one.
[Landon Bailey] Should've seen that coming.
[Kedesha] I didn't see that coming. Good job.
[chuckles]
[Landon Bailey] Alright. We're in Counselling Services right now,
and I'm joined by Andrew Poulos, who is a counsellor.
How ya doing Andrew? [Andrew] I'm, I'm well. How are you?
[Landon Bailey] I'm doing well.
So what do counsellors do, and how can they help students?
[Andrew] So at some point in everybody's life,
they may experience some distress.
And what we see of students that come here at Humber,
you know, they, they will experience that as well.
Uh, and so we're here to support students
who might be experiencing some challenges
to their academic success as a result of some distressing events
or, or things that are going on in their life.
So we're sorta here to help them, and get them back on track,
so they can focus on school.
[Landon Bailey] So Andrew, you're a counsellor,
but you've also been involved with accessible learning services.
What is accessible learning services?
Accessible learning services facilitates equal access for students
here, here at Humber.
Uh, and so they work collaborative with students and faculty
to really eliminate barriers to students',
um, to students' academic success here.
And so some of the supports that's, that, uh – it's a team of people –
that... we'll offer to students is, uh, academic accommodations,
training in assistive technology,
and... and a wide range of other learning supports.
[Landon Bailey] How can students access these services?
[Andrew] Well, Landon, I don't know if you're aware,
but, um, we've integrated our services with counselling,
accessible learning services, and health.
And so we're all on the second floor of the new building.
[Landon Bailey] So if all the services are integrated,
you found one of them, you found 'em all.
[Andrew] Absolutely. Yeah. So this is a real benefit to students.
[Landon Bailey] Thank you, Andrew. [Andrew] Alright. Good.
[Landon Bailey] We're in the Aboriginal Resource Centre
and I'm with Kelsie Johnston, who is the Aboriginal Liaison Officer.
How ya doin', Kelsie? [Kelsie] I'm great.
Thanks for having me. [Landon Bailey] So,
what is the Aboriginal Resource Centre?
[Kelsie] So the Aboriginal Resource Centre
works really closely with student success and engagement
to ensure that Indigenous and non-Indigenous students
can be really successful here at Humber,
both academically, um, and also grounded within the culture.
And it really looks to provide, um, cultural awareness for the community,
our staff, and our students.
So what would be one of your most favourite things
about the Aboriginal Resource Centre?
Um, my favourite thing about the Aboriginal Resource Centre
is the fact that you're visibly in an Indigenous space.
Um, we have our Turtle Island featured on the floor,
which is our traditional name for North America.
And it features the medicine wheel, which, uh, symbolizes the balance
between the physical, emotional, spiritual, and mental wellbeing.
And the really cool part is they have the same floor at the North Campus.
So it's another connection between our two centres.
Um, and I love that you can just walk into the space,
and you recognize that you're in an Indigenous space.
[Landon Bailey] Right now, we're joined by Jennifer Bazar
with the Interpretive Centre. Jennifer, how are ya doin'?
[Jennifer Bazar] I'm doing well, thanks. [Landon Bailey] Good. So you tell me,
what is the Interpretive Centre?
[Jennifer] So the Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre
is, um, a place on campus, where basically we highlight, uh,
the history of the, the grounds.
Um, so the grounds includes both the campus
as well as some of the surrounding area,
and, uh, Colonel Samuel Smith Park as well.
Um, and so the way that we do that is, uh, through exhibitions, um,
both within our, uh, interpretive space and the Welcome Centre building.
Um, and then we run public programming,
which, uh, includes things like the tunnel tours
around campus and that kind of thing.
Um, primarily, we highlight four different topics
related to the history of the grounds.
We look at the Indigenous history of the site,
uh, the history of the Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital,
um, the history of, um,
the ecology connected with Colonel Samuel Smith Park,
and then, obviously, the educational history.
Considering we're at Humber, there used to be
the teachers college here – that kind of thing.
[Landon Bailey] Now, uh, so I was very excited to talk to you.
Uh, I have this.
[Jennifer] Ah, now, we don't do that kind of interpretation.
[chuckles] That, you might need to go to a different source for.
[Landon Bailey] You can't help me? [Jennifer] I cannot help you
with the hieroglyphs. [chuckles]
[Landon Bailey] Well, thanks Jennifer. [Jennifer] No problem.
[Landon Bailey] Right now, we're in the Office of the Registrar.
And I'm joined by Tanis Boak,
who is the Associate Registrar for the Lakeshore Campus.
How ya doin' Tanis? [Tanis Boak] Good, thanks. How are you?
[Landon Bailey] I'm doing pretty well. So what does the registrar's services do?
[Tanis] In the Registrar's Office, we are lucky enough
to be involved with students
pretty much from the beginning when they're prospective students
and interested in the college, uh, through our student recruitment team,
all the way through to graduation and convocation ceremonies.
So that includes everything from registration and records,
to the admissions process, to transfer services,
um, scheduling, uh, and financial aid.
So we're involved from the beginning to the end of the student life cycle.
[Landon Bailey] Great. So one final question for you.
[Tanis] Sure.
[Landon Bailey] Is it true that Chris Whitaker is the Humber Hawk?
[Tanis] Uh, I have to tell you
that all of our files in the Registrar's Office
are strictly confidential.
[Landon Bailey] So you can neither confirm nor deny
that Chris Whitaker and the Humber Hawk are the same?
Have you ever seen them in the same room?
[Tanis] I think we're done here now.
[Landon Bailey] Okay. Thanks.
[Tanis] Chris? They're on to you.
Time for Operation Fly the Coup.
[Landon Bailey] Although I don't know whether Chris Whitaker
is "the" Humber Hawk,
I've had an amazing time discovering all the services
and supports that the Humber Fitness Centre
and the Student Welcome and Resource Centre have to offer.
Future and current Humber College students
have an amazing network of peers and support staff
who are eager to help them navigate their time at Humber College.
They should definitely take some time to explore these new facilities
and get to know the amazing people who are here for them.
In the end, I realize that, in fact, everyone I met was a Humber Hawk.
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