In the spirit of diversity and inclusion, we provide the following Multifaith Holy Days & Festivals realizing that it is not exhaustive.

01 Sunday
Mnidoo-Giisoons (Aboriginal-Ojibwe)
Little Spirit Moon.
First Sunday of Advent (Christianity-Western)
Begins the four-week preparation for Christmas

03 Tuesday New Moon

05 Thursday
Hanukkah (Judaism) ends: Nov 28 to Dec 05
(The Festival of Lights and Feast of Dedication)
Commemorates the victory of Judah the Maccabee for religious freedom plus the rededication of the temple in 165 BCE. Hannukkah begins at sundown the prior day.

06 Friday
St. Nicholas Day (Christianity-Eastern)
Celebrates St. Nicholas (from third century Asia Minor) as the protector children and the bringer of gifts. Children leave shoes before a chimney or outside the front door of the home in the hope of obtaining Christmas treats.

08 Sunday
Bodhi Day(Buddhism)
Celebrates the day when Prince Siddharta Gautama) sat under the Bodhi tree vowing to remain there until he attained enlightenment.
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
(Christianity-Catholicism)
Celebrates the birth of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, as being conceived without sin.

12 Thursday
Masa’il (Baha’i)
Masa’il, meaning Questions, is the fifteenth month of the Baha’i year.

17 Tuesday
Full Moon

21 Saturday
December (Winter) Solstice
The time when the Winter season begins.
Yule (Wicca)
Celebrates the new year, in the Anglo-Saxon and northern traditions of Wicca, with the birth of the God as the Winter-born King symbolized by the rebirth of the life-giving and life-sustaining sun; a time for ritually shedding the dross of the past year to contemplate spiritual development for the year ahead.
Tohji-Tasai (Shinto)
Celebrates the end of the sun’s period of decline (Yin) and its forthcoming renewal of strength (Yang).

25 Wednesday
Christmas (Christianity-Western)
Celebrates the birth of Jesus, whom Christians worship as the Christ and Saviour of the world.

26 Thursday
Death of Zarathustra (Zoroastrianism)
Celebrates Zarathustra (Zoroaster), founder of the Zoroastrian faith (dates uncertain).
Kwanzaa to Jan 01/2013(West African / North American)
Celebrated by North Americans of West African descent in recognition of their African and family heritage.
St. Stephen’s Day (Christianity-Western)
Commemorates Stephen who died as the first Christian martyr.
Boxing Day (Christianity-Western)
Collections of gifts are given to those in need.

31 Monday
Sharaf(Baha’i)
Sharaf, meaning Honour, is the sixteenth month if the Baha’i year.
Ghambar Maidyarem to Jan 04(Zoroastrianism)
Celebrates the creation of the animals and is the time for equitable food sharing.
Omisoka (Shinto)
To celebrate the new year, Shinto temples ring bells 108 times to remove the worldly desires of persons seeking a long life.

Should you wish your faith’s days to be included, please contact the Chaplain for consideration.

Phone: 416.675.6622 ext.4427
Email: chaplain@humber.ca

All tests and exams which are submitted to the Test Centre must be accompanied by a completed referral form.

This referral form provides us with crucial information about the test or exam to ensure that we are following the rules and guidelines of the test/exam as set out by the faculty member. These rules and regulations of the test/exam include:

• The length of time the student is permitted to write the test/exam
• The final date the student has to write the test/exam
• Authorized materials which the student can use to write their test (calculators, open notes, exam booklet, etc.).

The lower half of the sheet allows instructors to fill out the testing accommodations which are relevant to the student, if they are registered with Disability Services and have a Memo to Faculty.

For your convenience, the Test Centre Referral Form can be found on our website at www.humber.ca/test-centre/faculty-guidelines-missed-test or hardcopies of the Referral Form are available in our Testing Centres or Divisional Offices. Gold Forms are for Humber exams, and green forms are for GH exams.

We appreciate all tests/exams being submitted to the Testing Centre at least 2 business days prior to the student test date. Please ensure all tests/exams you are submitting to the Test Centre have a completed Referral Form attached.

Should you have any questions regarding completing one of these forms, please contact us for more information.

Leah Barclay
Phone: 416.675.6622 ext. x4696
Email: leah.barclay@humber.ca

Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Ainsworth as Director, Professional and Continuing Education for the School of Media Studies and Information Technology, effective November 25, 2013.

Andrew has over 20 years of experience in television and film production, including teaching and administering film and media programs in both the public and private sectors. Andrew first joined Humber in August 2009 as the Program Coordinator and Professor for the Post Production for Film and Television Graduate Certificate program. In his role, he has also taught in the Film and Media Production degree as well as developed curriculum and established industry partnerships.

Most recently, Andrew was on a faculty secondment to the Centre for Teaching and Learning where he was developing the Centre’s multi-media capacity and web channel. He trained faculty on the flipped classroom and media practice as well as writing a framework for MOOCs. In 2012 and 2013, Andrew delivered his presentation “Making Class the Best Movie Your Students Have Ever Seen” to conferences in Toronto, Philadelphia and Dallas.

In his new role, Andrew will provide academic, management, and administrative leadership in the development and implementation of both funded and fee-for-service Professional and Continuing Education activities. He will be responsible for implementing and shaping the vision for the School in Professional and Continuing Education and creating dynamic and innovative learning environments. Andrew is currently enrolled in the Leadership Cohort of the M. Ed. Program at OISE. He holds an MA in Film and Video Production (University of Texas at Austin), a Post Graduate Diploma in Communications Studies (Concordia University) and BSc. in Renewable Resource Development (McGill University).

Please join me in congratulating Andrew on his most recent success!

Guillermo Acosta
Dean, School of Media Studies and Information Technology

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