Need a Nap at Humber?

Have you ever been so tired of school assignments and difficult group members that you feel like you need a nap? Well I know I have those moments at Humber, where all I want to do is close my eyes and fall asleep for a while and wake up fresh for the busy day ahead.

I’ll let you know of some great napping spots that I have found over my 2 years at Humber. The most commonly thought about spots to nap are usually the library and of course in the back of classroom when your professor is speaking. But those places won’t work simply because Humber classrooms aren’t large enough for you to do that - your professor will easily see you - and the library is much more difficult as there are too many students making noise for you to sleep.

So you’re probably wondering where are the best places to sleep? Well it all depends on the time of day and how far you are willing to walk to get a quick nap. If you’re at school in the morning between 8-10 a.m., it is a bit difficult to pinpoint the best place. Right above the cafeteria is usually used for group projects but it is a perfect place to take a quick nap. There are also empty classrooms all around Humber at different times of the day but usually the D, E and H areas have plenty of empty classrooms.

I am not advising anyone to go to school to nap but if you’re tired at any point and need a quick nap to re-energize your mind and body so you can be a better student, then by all means, take a nap!

Hopefully these tips and locations, will help you!

What is OCMC

In business, like in every other aspect of life there are so my acronyms that it begins to get hard to keep track of what each acronym stands for.  Acronyms can come from anywhere; you use them all the time in conversations with friends TTYL, LOL, and LMAO. In business there are many different acronyms as well such as; GDP, PPP, GNI, and the list can go on! But the one I will be focusing on is one that it is important to Humber and marketing students in Ontario.

OCMC which stands for Ontario College’s Marketing Competition, OCMC consist of various competition formats such as quiz bowl where competitors are asked various marketing definitions. As well as a case analysis exists where each competitor looks at a case and tries to define the problem and come up with various solutions to that problem. It seems to me that not too many people outside of the marketing world, are aware of how much of a big deal it is to be apart of or compete in OCMC. Just picture all the best marketing students in Ontario competing with each other.

For business it’s a perfect opportunity to pick out the next Steve Jobs or the next person to have that million-dollar idea. It is important for OCMC to continue and to get the message across of how important it is for students to try out and participate in OCMC.

It is also an enjoyable experience to compete with other great marketing students! It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to both the team as well as to yourself, to put in the effort and long hours of reading, preparing as well as practising to become a great OCMC competitior.

I am looking forward to the OCMC, I will be competing in the case study analysis for retail I hope everyone will wish me luck as I prepare for the challenges a head!

What Can Happen in a Humber Minute?

Tuesday they are giving away popcorn and on Thursday you can play PS3 in the concourse. That’s crazy right? Well that’s Humber for you, always having something new and fun planned for students as they go through their day. You just never know what you’re going to see next when you walk by HSF (Humber Student Federation) stand right in front of the bookstore one day you can see fake beer pong and then another day they’re giving away free popcorn.

There is never a dull moment at Humber. As soon as you think, “finally we have a break from HSF” BAM, in your face is a new activity coming up or something that you might be interested in doing. Right away you can get flyers that will inform you of any pub nights and as well as when they are giving away free breakfast to students.

HSF will also let you know of the great places to hang out when you want to just relax with friends. They will point you to the direction of the Linx pub and of course the Games Room. I can not begin to tell you how many times I had to run through the halls of Humber, which can be extremely difficult during peak times, to make sure I wasn’t late for class. You can get a little carried away. It’s a great atmosphere to hang out with friends and meet new ones as well.

Humber is an exciting and diverse college there is always something happening as well as something for everyone to do.

You never know what will happen next!!

Why Humber College is #1 for me

 When applying to a post secondary institution, what are some of the first things you do? Do you look at the program outline, the faculty, and actual location of the school? And don’t lie to yourself as you’re reading this, because I know you don’t do any of these things - I didn’t!

As a 20 year old, and with 1 year of University under my belt, I wanted to make a choice that I was actually going to be happy with. So I did the most logical thing and that was to ask friends who were currently at potential schools as well as people who graduated from that school, how difficult it was for them to get a job once they had finished their studies? This was the key for me.

I knew that I wanted a school that would give me hands-on experience as well as a solid foundation in the fundamentals - so I could get that job. My first choice was Humber College, followed by George Brown and Seneca. I weighed my options and after discussing it with alumni, I knew Humber was the right choice for me! Humber could give me the blend I was looking for.

Humber understands that each student has a different needs and varied reasons for coming to Humber. Some come to Humber on their path to University, others come to get the skills and knowledge needed to get a job! This flexible approach also appealed to me.

So here I am - on my way to graduating - and loving it!

Welcome Back!

As the last weekend of summer draws to a close it is time to start thinking about back to school and what the 2012/2013 school year has in store. There is always a lot to think about as the new school year begins; what classes to take, how many classes to take, what books to buy, what events to attend, what clubs to join and if you are new to campus how to find out where you have to go!

Humber has some great resources for new and returning students to help with all of these back to school questions:

1) The registrar and program coordinators can tell you what classes are required for your diploma or degree or you can also go online and take a look at your specific program. See the Business Marketing Program link below:
http://www.humber.ca/program/business-marketing#curriculum

2) The bookstore has a list of required textbooks for each program and you can also order your textbooks online and pick them up from the bookstore once classes start!
http://www.bkstr.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StoreCatalogDisplay?catalogId=10001&langId=-1&demoKey=d&storeId=10303

3) Finally, the Humber Students' Federation or HSF offers many events and clubs that you can participate in throughout the year. The events are listed in a calendar on the HSF website by month. In September, be sure to check out Frosh Week from September 4-7 and Clubs Fair at North Campus September 19 and at Lakeshore Campus September 20.
http://humberlife.com/

For marketing students, there are a number of great conferences and events that can be attended depending on which classes you are taking in a given semester, but each year Humber participates in The Ontario Colleges Marketing Competition or OCMC, which takes place each year in the fall semester with recruitment taking place each April. The team for OCMC 2012 has already started actively preparing to show off their skills at this year's competition in November!

The Humber OCMC team is selected each year in April and the selection process consists of 'tryouts' or presentations for each event toward the end of the winter semester. Those interested in joining the Humber OCMC team must attend a mandatory information session where they are told about the competition and what each event entails. From there, each person selects the top two events that they wish to participate in. The audition process differs for each event. For the case events each person must present a solution to a problem with a given marketing case to a panel of faculty followed by a short Q&A session. The entire presentation can only be 5-7 minutes. For the job interview and sales presentation, students are given a job posting or item that they must prepare a presentation or interview for. Quiz Bowl consists of tryouts where the top 4-5 people who acquire the most points are selected for the team.

OCMC takes place over two days in November and allows students the opportunity to improve their public speaking, presentation and networking skills through a series of events. The two day competition consists of the following events:

• Quiz Bowl: this event is kind of like Jeopardy. This year's team consists of 5 members. 
• Sales Presentation: 1 member of the team is responsible for this presentation. 
• Job Interview: 1 member of the team is responsible for the job interview. 
• Case Competitions: there are 8 case competitions  which take place on day two of the event. Each case topic is prepared by a team of two.  The topics for the case competition include:
• Marketing 
• Retail 
• Entrepreneurship
• Integrated Marketing Communications
• Account Management 
• International Marketing 
• Market Research 
• Direct Marketing 

The Humber OCMC team is selected each year in April and the selection process consists of 'tryouts' or presentations for each event. Those interested in joining the Humber OCMC team must attend a mandatory information session where they are told about the competition and what each event entails. From there, each person selects the top two events that they wish to participate in. The audition process differs for each event. For the case events each person must present a solution to a problem with a given marketing case to a panel of faculty followed by a short Q&A session. The entire presentation can only be 5-7 minutes. For the job interview and sales presentation, students are given a job posting or item for which they must prepare a presentation or interview. Quiz Bowl consists of tryouts where the top 4-5 people who acquire the most points are selected for the team.

As a member of the 2012 OCMC team I am very excited that we are underway with this year's competition preparations.

As you can see, Humber offers students many opportunities to get involved and make the most of their time on and away from campus, so get involved and take advantage of these great opportunities

-Rachel