Bachelor of Behavioural Science - Postsecondary Education Quality ...

Support Service
Services for
International
Students
Services for
Students with
Disabilities
Peer Tutoring
Brief Description of Service
referral services for part-time, summer and permanent employment. A
Graduate Employment Plan provides a systematic service outreach to
all graduating students through in class presentations, the distribution
of a Grad Toolkit, and individual student follow-up, when requested.
Service responses are matched to specific needs. Career Services coordinate
the Work Study Program which assists approximately 900
students in finding part-time jobs on campus.
Over the past five years, there has been a significant increase in the
number of International students studying at Humber. In order to meet
the needs of our international students, four International Student
Advisors (ISA‟s) assist the academic schools in their support of
International Students. The goal is to work with program coordinators
to support international students and positively influence retention.
Each school has one student advisor assigned to them who will be their
main contact within the International Centre for student support issues.
Postsecondary education should be open to every student who is
academically qualified. Humber‟s Services for Students with Disabilities
work towards removing physical and educational barriers and
encouraging healthy open communication among faculty, staff and
students, regarding disabilities.
To assist the Humber community with its shared commitment to an
open, supportive learning environment, the Disability Services Office
has produced a Policies and Procedures Manual on Disabilities. In
addition, Disability Services staff work directly with students who have
hearing, visual, learning, medical, physical or psychological disabilities
and arrange accommodations that are intended to offset the effects of
the student‟s particular disability. The goal is to assist students in
functioning as independently as possible within the academic and
social context of Humber. Services include assessment, disabilityrelated
counseling and support, referral to community agencies, test
invigilation, note takers, interpreters, computer assisted technology,
learning strategy instruction, advocacy and help with accessing
financial resources to cover the cost of equipment and services.
Humber‟s Peer Tutoring program offers one-on-one assistance to any
student who wants to improve his/her grades. Extra practice and review
of previously taught material is provided by fellow students outside of
regularly scheduled class time. Tutors are students who have
demonstrated high levels of competence in the subject to be tutored
and they have the necessary interpersonal skills to be effective tutors.
Tutors receive specific training in teaching and group skills, and they
are monitored and supported by Humber staff during their employment
as tutors. Tutors also take on the role of mentors to the students that
they work with and in this role they may identify other issues or
concerns and either provide peer advice or refer to appropriate Humber
services.
Peer Tutors are available in all learning labs where they provide on-call
support.
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