Tour the University of Guelph's 2018 Ornamental Trial Garden during their annual open house! Aug. 17, noon - 8 p.m. Aug. 18, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. View next year’s annuals and perennials and pick your favourites Participate in a Consumer Preference Study for ornamentals Evaluate pollinator activity in the trial garden – citizen science

Many researchers, administrators and service providers use surveys to collect data. With the tools available to us, it is easy to create and distribute a survey. However, there are a number of important issues to consider when creating a survey. In this session we will use Qualtrics, our online survey software, to explore the fundamentals

The deadline to submit the Graduate Settlement form for the Fall 2018 semester is Aug. 26. Graduate students must complete the form on WebAdvisor to indicate if they will be paying their tuition and fees by payroll deduction, departmental trust fund, awards or sponsorship. Students paying their account directly in full do not need to

Guelph Bug Day is a fun, free, educational event for community members of all ages. Our goal is to cultivate a fascination for the very cool and very small world of insects!  

Trout Unlimited Canada has partnered with the University of Guelph to present a stream rehabilitation training program. Learn best practices of rehabilitating stream ecosystems and their associated watersheds. The workshops are designed for students, conservation volunteers and environmental professionals that wish to learn and implement successful rehabilitation projects. This series of workshops guides students through

  The Graduate Student University Teaching Conference (GSUTC) is a day dedicated to teaching and learning for University of Guelph graduate students. This year's theme is 'Enhancing the Classroom Experience: Teaching, Guiding and Inspiring.' By participating in this conference, graduate students will learn how to: Build valuable teaching skills applicable to a variety of different environments by

All U of G faculty and staff are invited to the annual Community Breakfast to celebrate the start of the academic year. Tuesday, September 4, 2018 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre (GGAC) Breakfast is served in the W.F. Mitchell Centre gym starting at 8:30 a.m. Then, make your way to the

  All new graduate students are invited to the fall 2018 New Graduate Student Orientation Session to learn about resources available across campus. There will be a resource fair in the Rozanski Hall Atrium where you can chat with staff representing the units on campus that provide resources for graduate students. A free pizza lunch

  All new international graduate students are invited to the fall 2018 New International Graduate Student Orientation Session to learn about the resources available across campus. Light refreshments will be served.  A bus tour of the city follows at 5 p.m.  Family members are welcome to attend. Please RSVP online at http://bit.ly/2KN52A5

Attendees will have the opportunity to "Meet the Trees" while taking part in tours, demonstrations, research exhibits, full-family activities, live music and plant sale.

This two-day Grammar Writing Tune-up series is open to graduate  students, undergraduate students, post-doctoral students, visiting scholars and researchers, faculty, staff and community members. Topics covered include: Structuring sentences Using verbals and modifiers Punctuating sentences During this day-long workshop, a half-hour meal break (at 2 p.m.) and snack breaks will be on your own. McLaughlin

- SOLD OUT - The Eden Mills Writers Festival and University of Guelph present In Conversation with Jann Arden Join the beloved Canadian icon and multiple Juno award-winning singer-songwriter as she shares her story and explores the inspiration behind her memoirs, including Feeding My Mother (2017) and Falling Backward (2011). Feeding My Mother is a frank, funny, inspirational and piercingly honest

This two-day Grammar Writing Tune-up series is open to graduate and undergraduate students, post-doctoral students, visiting scholars and researchers, faculty and staff at the University of Guelph, as well as Guelph community members. Although you can attend either day, it is recommended that you start with Day 1. Visit the Day 1 description to register

  Participants will have the opportunity to engage in an eight-week program that explores the principles of Ecopsychology and Eco Art Therapy. Walking through this program, participants gradually gain a deeper sense of self-value, one’s relationship with nature, and a desire to engage with nature as a trusted and valued aspect of one’s own life.

Ever wonder what sort of data you will be dealing with? Do you find yourself lost when it’s time to prepare your data for analysis? In this workshop, you will be introduced to the different types of data you can collect and/or create as well as the various ways you can collect, describe and visualize

The Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium returns September 12-15 featuring curated panels, speakers and performances. Hosted by the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI) in partnership with the Guelph Jazz Festival, the University of Guelph and the Art Gallery of Guelph, this year’s Colloquium explores the interplay between literature and music through the theme

  Learn fascinating life stories and identification tips about our most important invertebrate predators: spiders. We’ll venture outside for part of the day, learning how to discover and identify some of our amazing local arachno-fauna (be prepared for current weather). We’ll find outdoor “web-sites,” but also many free-ranging spiders that hunt like cats, wolves or

Every researcher begins a research project by formulating a research question and devising a methodology in which to undertake the project. What if you began your project with a plan detailing the actual mechanics of what needs to be considered during every step of the project: from data collection during the initial stages through to

The School of Fine Art and Music presents its Thursday at Noon concert series, featuring: Agusti Fernandez Pianista, improvisador, professor MacKinnon Building, Room 107

How many different types of data are there? What’s most important about the data you want to find? Come to this workshop and we’ll explore these questions together! Strategies and resources for finding data will be introduced and developed. Some of our more popular data sources will be showcased. Bring a laptop to allow for