Baked goods will be on sale in support of Child Care Services at Humber.
Plus be a pumpkin carving judge!
All treats $1 - $5
Diana Wilson, diwilson@trca.on.ca
Rain gardens are beautiful outdoor spaces specially designed to absorb excess rainwater, filtering it as it returns to the soil. Learn how to create the right rain garden for your property, and take a tour of a rain garden at the Humber Arboretum. Participants will receive a free copy of the Greening Your Grounds Homeowner's Guide.
Please come prepared to spend up to 30 minutes outdoors, rain or shine.
This free Greening Your Grounds Workshop is presented by Toronto and Region Conservation (TRCA) in partnership with the Humber Arboretum. Please visit the TRCA Stewardship website to register.
Register: trca.ca/event/rain-garden-talk-tour/?instance_id=1036
Daniel Hambly & Jennifer Marotta, Co-chairs of @HLA_IFOA
Humber College’s School of Liberal Arts and Sciences in association with the International Festival of Authors (IFOA) presents its third annual interdisciplinary conference “Truth, Lies, and Manufacturing Memory” October 28th and 29th at the Harbourfront Centre.
Our keynote is New York Times Reporter, Author, & Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges speaking on "The Price of Journalism in a Post-Fact World."
Chris Hedges has written for Foreign Affairs, Granta, The New Statesman, Harper’s, Mother Jones, The Nation, Adbusters, and The New York Review of Books. He writes a weekly column for Robert Scheer’s web magazine Truthdig.com and is a senior fellow at The Nation Institute.
In preparation for the event, the IFOA asked Chris Hedges 5 questions and his answers can be found here: ifoa.org/2016/five-questions-with/5-questions-chris-hedges
The conference aims to facilitate cross-disciplinary discussion among scholars and researchers who study topics on the themes of truth and lies. Some emergent themes to be explored include, but are not limited to: contested meaning, repressed truth, testimony studies, trauma, victimhood, distortion, “lies that tell the truth”, revisionism, selective memory, gaslighting. For full program information or to contact us directly please visit our website.
facebook.com/Humber-Liberal-Arts-Academic-Conference-at-IFOA-1808619899353569
Cost: keynote only $53.60, full conference registration $212.60
The Part-Time School of Media Studies & Information Technology, 416.675.6622 x4508, cesmsit@humber.ca
Get hands-on training in AODA compliance with this brand new Inclusive Design for Digital Media mini-certificate.
Beginning on October 29 and running for four consecutive Saturdays, this certificate will introduce students to inclusive design in digital media that complies with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). The curriculum focuses on how to write, design and format captions for video, write audio descriptions and alternative text for e-readers, and remediate and format accessible Word and PDF documents.
Taught by Juan Olarte, an IT and Accessibility Specialist with over 16 years of working experience in developing and designing accessible, rich, database driven websites, applications and Content Management Systems.
Register: humber.ca/continuingeducation/program/inclusive-design-digital-media
Daniel Hambly & Jennifer Marotta, Co-chairs of @HLA_IFOA
Humber College’s School of Liberal Arts and Sciences in association with the International Festival of Authors (IFOA) presents its third annual interdisciplinary conference “Truth, Lies, and Manufacturing Memory” October 28th and 29th at the Harbourfront Centre.
Our keynote is New York Times Reporter, Author, & Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges speaking on "The Price of Journalism in a Post-Fact World."
Chris Hedges has written for Foreign Affairs, Granta, The New Statesman, Harper’s, Mother Jones, The Nation, Adbusters, and The New York Review of Books. He writes a weekly column for Robert Scheer’s web magazine Truthdig.com and is a senior fellow at The Nation Institute.
In preparation for the event, the IFOA asked Chris Hedges 5 questions and his answers can be found here: ifoa.org/2016/five-questions-with/5-questions-chris-hedges
The conference aims to facilitate cross-disciplinary discussion among scholars and researchers who study topics on the themes of truth and lies. Some emergent themes to be explored include, but are not limited to: contested meaning, repressed truth, testimony studies, trauma, victimhood, distortion, “lies that tell the truth”, revisionism, selective memory, gaslighting. For full program information or to contact us directly please visit our website.
facebook.com/Humber-Liberal-Arts-Academic-Conference-at-IFOA-1808619899353569
Cost: keynote only $53.60, full conference registration $212.60
October 18, 2016 - 12:35 p.m. to 1:25 p.m. (Lake, D112 - Lab)
Register: humber.ca/centreforteachingandlearning/register.html?form=4&event=2270
October 27, 2016 - 6:05 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (North, D225J - Lab)
Register: humber.ca/centreforteachingandlearning/register.html?form=4&event=2271
October 31, 2016 - 10:45 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. (North, D225J - Lab)
Register: humber.ca/centreforteachingandlearning/register.html?form=4&event=2272
Kavelle Deonanan, 416.675.6622 x3251, kavelle.deonanan@humber.ca
It's time to celebrate after our planting a few months ago.
You're invited to The GARDENS Harvest Celebration on Oct. 27, 2016 at Humber Lakeshore Campus.
Celebrate what we have achieved together in South Etobicoke with our community partners.
RSVP today! eventbrite.ca/e/gardens-harvest-celebration-tickets-28368512986
RSVP: Nelia Louro, 416.675.6622 x4685, nelia.louro@humber.ca
On October 28th Nick Farnell will be leaving his Operations Manager position with Apprenticeship and Skilled Trades to become Niagara College’s Academic Business Manager for Business, Hospitality and Environment.
Nick has been with Humber since 2003 as a student (he’s a graduate of the Industrial Design Degree and the Rich Media post-graduate Certificate program and was President of the Humber Students’ Federation), part of the recruitment team (as the New Media Communications Specialist), a Community Manager, a part-time faculty and an Operations Manager.
Bill Angelakos has accepted a new job as Dean for the Technology and Visual Arts Division at Georgian College effective December 12th.
On October 27th, please join us in thanking Nick and Bill at a reception in the Humber Room at 3:30 p.m.
Antoniette DiMarco, 416.675.6622 x3662, antoniette.dimarco@humber.ca
Join TJX Canada & the Placement Centre for an info session to learn on how to work for a great company that has Winners, Homesense, Marshalls under its banner!
Part One - Come to this Portfolio workshop. Get a head start on creating content for a professional portfolio, using your teaching and learning philosophy, your teaching strategies and methods, and descriptions of your courses developed and delivered.
Part Two - eLearning follow-up session offered on November 17, 2016, North: D225J or November 16, 2016, Lake: D112.
See eLearning Workshops – Part Two: Creating Your Teaching and Learning Portfolio - to register
Note: Register separately for Part One and Part Two.
