U of G News

Town Hall on University Pension Plan - Specifically for Members of the Non-Professional Pension Plan and Retirement Pension Plan
2018-11-15 11:30 - 13:30 (America/Toronto) | Athletics Centre, 150 Reynolds Walk, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Join us for a Town Hall meeting to get the latest details on the proposed University Pension Plan (UPP) that is being developed by university administrations, faculty associations, unions and non-unionized staff at University of Guelph, University of Toronto and Queen’s University.
Learn the most current details. Ask questions to legal representatives and plan actuaries. Find out details on how this affects you and other non-unionized university employees.
November 13

Specific to members of the Professional Pension Plan: UGFA Unit 1 &2, Professional and Managerial, ONA, Senior Executives, Other non-union members
Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre (Mitchell Gym)
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

November 15

Specific to members of the Retirement Pension Plan and Non-Professional Pension Plan: CUPE1334, CUPE3913 Unit 2, UNIFOR, Exempt, OSSTF, Food Services Unit 1 &2, OPSEU, Other non-union members
Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre (Mitchell Gym)
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

All employees are welcome to attend any of the sessions.
UNABLE TO ATTEND IN PERSON?
To view the webinar online, go to http://uoguelph.adobeconnect.com/uppnov2018/. A recording of the town hall will be available afterward at https://www.uoguelph.ca/hr/university-pension-plan-upp.
You can find more about the proposed UPP and register to receive updates on the plan at www.universitypension.ca or at https://www.uoguelph.ca/hr/university-pension-plan-upp.

Thursday At Noon Concert: Accordion Postcards from the Baroque
2018-11-15 12:00 - 13:00 | MacKinnon Building, 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Thursday At Noon (TAN) Concert Series: Accordion Postcards from the Baroque with Joseph Petric and Andrew MacDonald.
This event is free and open to the public.
MacKinnon Building, Room 107 (Goldschmidt Room)
Presented by the University of Guelph, College of Arts, and the School of Fine Art and Music.

Lunch & Learn: Strategic Evaluation Trends
2018-11-15 13:00 - 14:30 | MacKinnon Building, 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Join us for a a lunch and learn session about the trends and opportunities in the world of strategic evaluation, hosted by the Hub for Teaching and Learning Excellence, the Community Engaged Scholarship Institute, the Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, and the Kinross Chair in Environmental Governance.
Program evaluation – the use of social research approaches to make evidence-based decisions about programs – is changing in complex ways. Guest speakers will share how evaluation can be utilized to inform research excellence and academic programs.
This event is free. Coffee and a light lunch will be provided. All members of the University community are welcome to attend. A recording of the session will be made available.
MacKinnon Building, Room 224

Lion in the Streets: A play by Judith Thompson
2018-11-15 19:30, 2018-11-16 19:30 | George Luscombe Theatre – MacKinnon Building
Judith Thompson wrote Lion in the Streets as a delayed, and largely unconscious response to the murder, in 1983, of nine-year-old Sharon Morningstar Keenan in the neighborhood in Toronto where she lives with her family. The play initially explored moments of crisis in the lives of a diverse and changing community. Soon enough “Isobel,” who is the ghost of a girl murdered seventeen years before the action of the play, asserted herself and entered the play. Lion in the Streets charts Isobel’s returning to earth to hunt down her killer and take revenge.
Written and directed by Judith Thompson; designed by Troy Hourie.
Lion in the Streets “is so harsh that it makes you feel like you’ve been stripped, beaten and abandoned, and so compassionate that it releases floods of grief and gratitude with its touch.” Colin Thomas, The Georgia Strait
Warning: This play contains coarse language and content which may not be suitable for all members of the audience, particularly those fourteen or under.
November 10, 15, 16 and 17 at 7:30 p.m.
November 11 and 18 at 2 p.m.
George Luscombe Theatre, MacKinnon Building

Student Print Show and Sale
2018-11-16 - 2018-11-18 | Zavitz Hall
Students from the School of Fine Art and Music Printmaking Department will be showing and selling their original lithographs, etchings, relief and screen prints.
Nov. 16 and 17 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Nov. 18 from noon to 5 p.m.
Admission is free.
Zavitz Hall, Room 207

Bioinstrumentation Design Trade Show 2018
2018-11-16 09:00 - 13:00 | Thornbrough Building, 80 South Ring Road East, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Come out to connect with industry representatives and support our senior bio and biomedical engineering students who have developed prototypes and products to solve practical problems in biomedical, health care, food and agricultural industries.
All are welcome and admission is free.
A.A. Thornbrough Building, SOE Atrium

A Lion in the Streets: A play by Judith Thompson
2018-11-17 19:30 | George Luscombe Theatre – MacKinnon Building

Lion in the Streets: A play by Judith Thompson
2018-11-18 14:00 | George Luscombe Theatre – MacKinnon Building
Judith Thompson wrote Lion in the Streets as a delayed, and largely unconscious response to the murder, in 1983, of nine-year-old Sharon Morningstar Keenan in the neighborhood in Toronto where she lives with her family. The play initially explored moments of crisis in the lives of a diverse and changing community. Soon enough “Isobel,” who is the ghost of a girl murdered seventeen years before the action of the play, asserted herself and entered the play. Lion in the Streets charts Isobel’s returning to earth to hunt down her killer and take revenge.
Written and directed by Judith Thompson; designed by Troy Hourie.
Lion in the Streets “is so harsh that it makes you feel like you’ve been stripped, beaten and abandoned, and so compassionate that it releases floods of grief and gratitude with its touch.” Colin Thomas, The Georgia Strait.
Warning: This play contains coarse language and content which may not be suitable for all members of the audience, particularly those fourteen or under.
November 10, 15, 16 and 17 at 7:30 p.m.
November 11 and 18 at 2 p.m.
George Luscombe Theatre, MacKinnon Building

Control Academic Stress Series: Planning and Prioritizing
2018-11-20 13:00 - 14:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
In the fourth session of the Control Academic Stress Series, you will learn practical planning and prioritization strategies to help achieve school-work-life balance. The workshop will also review tools to use for short-term and long-term planning and strategies for self-care.
Participants in all four workshops in the Control Academic Stress series will receive a letter of recognition for their participation.
McLaughlin Library, Room 384

Geocoding in Google Sheets and R
2018-11-20 13:00 - 15:00 | Canada
Are you interested in enhancing your research with a geographical aspect, but all you have is a list of addresses? Join us to learn how to use free tools like Google Sheets and R to transform your list of addresses in to geographic coordinates.
McLaughlin Library, Room 289

SEDRD Speaker Series: Rural Development in China
2018-11-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Landscape Architecture, 124 Reynolds Walk, Guelph, Ontario, N1G2W1, Canada
Join us for the fifth School of Environmental Design and Rural Development Speaker Series.
Tony Fuller (retired professor of Rural Planning and Development) will share his experiences of rural development in the Chinese landscape.
All are welcome to attend. Please feel free to bring your lunch.
Landscape Architecture Building, Pit Lobby

University of Guelph-Humber's SERI-GC Inaugural Lecture
2018-11-21 12:45 - 14:00 | University of Guelph-Humber
On Nov. 21 join UofGH’s Soka Education Research Initiative on Global Citizenship (SERI-GC) for its lecture on “The Presence and Role of Dialogue in Soka Education,” with Jason Goulah of DePaul University, Chicago.
Register online.

Thursday At Noon Concert: Student Soloist Day
2018-11-22 12:00 - 13:00 | MacKinnon Building, 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Thursday At Noon (TAN) Concert Series: Student Soloists Day, featuring the talented Applied Music students from the School of Fine Art and Music (SOFAM).
This event is free and open to everyone.
MacKinnon Building, Room 107 (Goldschmidt Room)
Presented by the University of Guelph, College of Arts, and the School of Fine Art and Music.

Sea Sick: The Play
2018-11-22 19:30 - 20:45 | George Luscombe Theatre – MacKinnon Building
Acclaimed science journalist Alanna Mitchell takes us on a deep dive through the science of climate change and how it is affecting our oceans. This powerful performance will take you to the bottom of the ocean and deliver you back up into hope and redemption.
MacKinnon Building, George Luscombe Theatre

Lunch and Learn: Guelph's Circular Food Economy bid
2018-11-23 11:30 - 13:00 | H. L. Hutt Building
Come learn about Guelph’s partnership bid to create Canada’s first Circular Food Economy and the newly-launched national Circular Economy Leadership Coalition.
Speakers are:

Barbara Swartzentruber, the City of Guelph’s Executive Director of Strategy, Innovation and Intergovernmental Relations
Alan Young, Managing Director of the Circular Economy Leadership Coalition
Natalie Vasilivetsky, University of Guelph’s Composting Co-ordinator

Light lunch provided.
H.L. Hutt Building, Room 234

Introduction to Author Rights
2018-11-26 14:00 - 15:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
So you want to publish your work. Whether it’s in a traditional peer reviewed journal, or through github, there are things to consider when publishing to make sure you retain the rights you need. Come and learn about how you can share your work with the world, increase your research impact and retain your rights.
McLaughlin Library, Room 289

Thinking of Grad School? Undergrad and Grad Mixer
2018-11-26 16:30 - 18:00 | The Fifth, 50 Stone Road East, University Centre, 5th floor, Guelph, Ontario, N1G2W1, Canada
Are you thinking about graduate school, but have questions? Come Nov. 26 or 27 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. to The Fifth (5th Floor, University Centre) to chat with current graduate students in an informal atmosphere while enjoying some free food and drinks.
If you plan to attend, please RSVP to gradinfo@uoguelph.ca or just drop in anytime.

Control Academic Stress Series: Learning from Failure
2018-11-27 13:00 - 14:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
In the fifth session of the Control Academic Stress Series, we will discuss how failure affects us and how we can learn from failure. We will learn strategies to help us cope with failure and identify how experiencing failure can help us in the future.
Participants in all four workshops in the Control Academic Stress series will receive a letter of recognition for their participation.
McLaughlin Library, Room 384

Student Wellness/J.T. Powell Building Feedback Sessions
2018-11-27 16:00 - 17:00, 2018-11-28 12:30 - 13:30 | Athletics Centre, 150 Reynolds Walk, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Don’t you think the J. T. Powell building has been looking good lately? Help make it even better! Attend a feedback session and have your voice heard about the new Student Wellness building!
Free pizza provided for those who RSVP by emailing daponte@uoguelph.ca.
Feedback sessions:

Nov. 27 at 4 p.m. – Athletics Centre, Room 3123
Nov. 28 at 12:30 p.m. – Athletics Centre, Room 241

Stress Less for Tests
2018-11-27 17:30 - 19:30 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
Learn practical skills to decrease test anxiety and enhance energy and performance during exam periods.
Part One of this program meets Nov. 27, and Part Two meets on Nov. 29, from 5:30 – 7 p.m.
The fee is $10 for U of G students.
University Centre, Room 332

Contemporary/Creative Music Ensemble Concert
2018-11-27 19:30
University of Guelph CME (Contemporary/Creative Music Ensemble)
Where: 10C, 42 Carden St., Guelph
Admission: By donation
Presented by the University of Guelph, College of Arts, College of Social and Applied Human Sciences, and the School of Fine Art and Music

Financial Literacy Fair
2018-11-28 10:30 - 14:00 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
Student Financial Services is hosting its annual Financial Literacy Fair in the UC Courtyard Nov. 28. Here’s why you should attend!

Learn more about managing your finances from on-campus groups and external organizations.
Ask Student Financial Services questions about bursaries, scholarships, Work Study, Undergraduate Research Assistantships, deadlines, student accounts and more.
Grab some FREE cotton candy and popcorn.
Try out our popular Tuition Tornado to win great prizes, including U of G swag, gift cards AND a grand prize of $500 towards your Winter 2019 semester tuition and fees.

Free Tools for Digital Scholarship
2018-11-28 13:00 - 14:00 | Canada
There are a number of free tools available to help you manage your work digitally. The library offers information about managing digital images, sorting out citations, and publishing and sharing your work.
McLaughlin Library, Room 289

Wine and Cheese Event to Support U of G Lyme Disease Research Lab
2018-11-28 15:30 - 17:30
Please join us at a special launch of Magnotta Winery’s Venture Series, a new generation of 100% Ontario wines that support Lyme Disease research at the University of Guelph.

Wednesday, November 28, 3:30-5:30pm
University Club, 5th floor University Centre

Enjoy a tasting of the new Venture Series wines accompanied by assorted cheeses and specially created hors d’oeuvres selected to pair with the wines. Hosted by the G. Magnotta foundation and their University of Guelph Lyme Disease Research Lab. The Magnottas will be in attendance, as well as a representative from the winery to narrate the tasting.
Tickets: $25 per person ($15 for Students)
Tickets available:

http://tiny.cc/MagnottaWineCheeseUG
Contact Acacia Rose at acacia@uoguelph.ca
At the door on event day

Celebrating 20 years of the Centre for Families, Work and Well-being
2018-11-29 16:00 - 18:00 | Art Gallery of Guelph, 358 Gordon Street, Guelph, Canada
Join us as we celebrate the Centre for Families, Work and Well-being’s 20th anniversary and relaunch the Centre with a new strategic direction and vision for the future. We will gather to reconnect and share exciting plans for the Centre’s future, and honour and celebrate 20 years of research and impact.
This is an accessible, family friendly, non-alcohol event with activities for all ages.
Event details

4 – 4:50 p.m.: Doors open, music, explore activities and programs
4:50 – 5:30 p.m.: Drum Circle, welcome, and remarks
5:30 p.m.: Special announcement and closing remarks
5:30 – 6 p.m.: Explore activities and programs
6 p.m.: Event concludes

Please Register by November 22
To learn more about the celebration and the Centre, please visit our event site. We look forward to celebrating with you,

Tickets on sale for TEDxGuelphU
2018-11-30
Join us for U of G’s annual TEDx event. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxGuelphU, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxGuelphU event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group.
What is Solve For X?
This year we are focusing on assessing current issues and finding solutions, through collaboration. Our esteemed panel of speakers are Solving for (X) in their local communities and beyond. Whether you are looking for inspiration to solve for your own (x) or looking to experience a day of innovation we’ve got you covered! Join us on January 19, 2019 at Lakeside Hope House for our biggest conference yet! Ticket sales start November 30.
January 19
Lakeside Hope House, 10 Cork St E, Guelph

S2 Speaker Series: Rethink Everything, Or At Least Some Things
2018-11-30 13:30 - 14:30 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Let’s talk about how to have tough conversations. It feels as though open dialogue is a great next step to confronting biases, assumptions, and exploring unmet needs. How can we do it, though? How can we do it when we’re all so polarized? How can we do it and make sure it’s productive? What do we risk losing by not doing it? Let’s discuss…
Speaker: Jess Mitchell, manager, Inclusive Research Design Centre at OCAD University in Toronto
Everyone is welcome, please join!
McLaughlin Library, Room 289

University of Guelph Choirs Concert: "(un)Sung Heroes!"
2018-12-01 20:00 - 22:00
Join us for the University of Guelph Choirs Concert “(un)Sung Heroes!” Featuring:

Gryphon Singers and University of Guelph Symphonic Choir
Guelph Chamber Players Orchestra
Christopher Fischer, solo tenor
Antonio Joseph Kappos
Conductor Dr. Marta McCarthy

St. Nicolas is a 45-minute oratorio that tells the real story of the man we think of as “jolly old Saint Nick” from his early childhood, to his time in prison, his ordination as a Bishop, his miracles, his death and his sainthood. The audience is invited to join in some of the singing, accompanied by an orchestra of local musicians, and led by the University of Guelph Choirs and our esteemed soloists.
Children accompanied by an adult are welcomed for free to the first half of the concert and are encouraged to come as early as 7:30 p.m., at which time we will give them crayons to colour pictures from the life of St. Nicolas, and teach them the songs to sing along with the audience.
St. George’s Anglican Church, 99 Woolwich St., Guelph
Ticket prices:

Adults $20
Seniors $15
Students $10
Children 12 and under free

Tickets available through EventBrite.
Presented by the University of Guelph, College of Arts, and the School of Fine Art and Music
