U of G News

Chili Chow Down at College Royal
2016-03-19 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
The Chili Chow Down is part of College Royal open house weekend.
The University of Guelph and downtown Guelph share a common passion for delicious, nutritious local food. We are food innovators. Downtown Guelph is a culinary destination. This is where creativity in food preparation happens.
The Great Town and Gown Chili Chow Down is an opportunity to showcase downtown and U of G Hospitality restaurants. Hundreds of people are expected to come by for samples.
A $2 donation to the Guelph Food Bank will purchase one sample tasting ballot.
Location: University Centre Courtyard

Memorial Service for U of G Student Eric Nielsen
2016-03-20 | Ontario
The School of Engineering is hosting a memorial service to celebrate the life of engineering student Eric Nielsen on Sunday, March 20 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. in the atrium of the Thornbrough Building.
Eric was a dedicated member and leader of the Gryphon Racing team. His love of motors extended into his personal life, making him the go-to friend who could help you fix your car. Known for his persistent smile and contagious laugh, Eric’s presence will be dearly missed.
Please join Eric’s family, friends, colleagues and classmates for a special evening filled with sharing memories and refreshments.

ICON Transdisciplinary Classroom: Transcend Your Discipline
2016-03-22 | Ontario
The ICON Transdisciplinary Classroom returns this fall to address food system sustainability. Join course creators Profs. Shoshanah Jacobs and Daniel Gillis to learn about ICON, why it was created, why transdisciplinary education matters, how it transcends disciplines and how you can get involved.
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Thornbrough Building, Room 1307

World Water Day Water Research Showcase
2016-03-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Thornbrough Building, 80 South Ring Road East, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The University of Guelph will celebrate World Water Day with an interactive Water Research Showcase, including brief formal remarks and a video, followed by an information and networking session with faculty and staff currently engaged in water research and related fields
Location: Thornbrough Atrium

AUTO21 KTT Workshop
2016-03-23 | Ontario
The Corporate Average Fuel Economy standard mandates 54.5 mpg for all vehicles by 2025. Lightweighting will be crucial to achieving this standard level. Additional benefits of light-weight automotive materials from renewable sources are reduced dependence on fossil fuels and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
Biomaterials are essential for transitioning towards global sustainable development.
Speakers include Udo Reichling, Hamdy Khalil and Minh-Tan Ton-That.
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Arboretum Centre

MFA Open Studios Tour
2016-03-23 | Ontario
The MFA Open Studios tour provides a rare opportunity to visit the working art studios of U of G’s master of fine art candidates.
Time: 3 to 5 p.m. and 7:30 to 9 p.m.
Location: Blackwood Hall, Fire Hall and Alexander Hall

Dasha Shenkman Lecture in Contemporary Art
2016-03-23 | Ontario
The 10th annual Dasha Shenkman Lecture in Contemporary Art features American artist Fred Wilson. His talk is titled “Looking Through Glass Darkly: Exhibition Projects and Sculpture by Fred Wilson.”
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: War Memorial Hall

CSA Noon Hour Performance: Guelph Poetry Slam Team
2016-03-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Ontario
The 2016 Guelph Poetry Slam team is in the kitchen cooking everything from calamity cuisine to sizzling serenity for a fantastic feast of fellowship. Bassam, Erratic, Fannon, Eitan and Elise are masterful word chefs, preparing awareness entrées and poetic pastries with stovetop speech and knife-sharp wit. Their oven-hot talents will roast microphones and have listeners tantalized with scorched poems so savoury, your ears and tastebuds will be burning with gratitude and delight.
Welcome to the kitchen. We got somethin’ cooking.
Location: University Centre Courtyard

MCB Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series
2016-03-23 12:30 - 13:30 | Ontario
Prof. Dominique Bergmann, Department of Biology, Stanford University, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, presents “Global and Local Scale Transcriptional Regulation of Stomatal Development.” The U of G faculty host is Prof. Annette Nassuth. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Location: MacKinnon Building, Room 120

Leadership Workshop on Finessing Your Future: The Information Interview and Other Proven Strategies for Finding Work
2016-03-23 17:30 - 19:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Take charge of your transition from university to your next adventure. Prepare yourself to make the best choices in a competitive global market by using strategic search strategies and conducting information interviews. In this interactive skill development workshop, you will learn how to identify, seek and use the information you need to understand the labour market, research employers and identify relevant job opportunities. Push your strategy to the next level with an information interview. You will get results! For University of Guelph students only.
Presented by Peggy Pritchard, associate librarian, McLaughlin Library
By participating in leadership workshops you will either be beginning or well on your journey with Student Life at Guelph. Add yourself to the Student Life at Guelph organization on GryphLife (www.gryphlife.ca) today.

One Health Seminar Series
2016-03-24, 2016-03-31 | Ontario
The Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses presents a seminar series on “One Health” research at the University of Guelph.
Dates: March 24, March 31, April 5 and April 7
Time: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Location: OVC Lifetime Learning Centre, Room 1713

Lecture on the Psychology of Territorial Disputes: Cases from East Asia
2016-03-24 11:30 - 13:00 | MacKinnon Building, 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Prof. David Welch, chair of global security at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and professor of political science at the University of Waterloo, presents “The Psychology of Territorial Disputes: Cases from East Asia.”
Location: MacKinnon Building, Room 224

Thursday at Noon Concert Series Presents Student Soloists
2016-03-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Ontario
Everyone is welcome to this concert featuring students in the School of Fine Art and Music.
Location: MacKinnon, Room 107

MLA Graduate Student Conference
2016-03-28 08:00 - 17:00 | Ontario
The master of landscape architecture (MLA) program in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development presents the 25th annual MLA Conference. Third-year graduate students will present their thesis work, providing insight into contemporary research in landscape architecture. All are welcome to attend.
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Arboretum Centre

Cafe Philosophique Presents Author Yann Martel
2016-03-29 08:00 - 17:00 | Ontario
Cafe Philosophique, The Bookshelf and the Eden Mills Writers’ Festival present Canadian author Yann Martel. He will be interviewed by Prof. Sandra Sabatini from the College of Arts about his writing and newest book, The High Mountains of Portugal. Book sales and signings will conclude the event. Martel is also the author of international bestseller The Life of Pi. Tickets are $8 for general admission and $6 for students.
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Lakeside Hope House, 25 Norfolk St., Guelph

Poultry Health Research Network Hosts Research Day
2016-03-29 09:30 - 15:30 | Arboretum Centre, 250 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
The Poultry Health Research Network’s research day will feature brief presentations by students and postdocs about their poultry research, followed by a post-lunch session of academic and industry presentations. The overall goal of the event is to share, understand and discuss various poultry research findings and make use of this platform to explore future collaborative opportunities.
Location: Arboretum Centre

Stress Less for Tests
2016-03-29 17:30 - 19:00 | Ontario
Learn practical skills to decrease test anxiety and enhance energy and performance during exam periods. Part one of this program meets today, and part two meets on Thursday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The fee is $5 for U of G students.
Location: University Centre, Room 442

CSAHS Career Night
2016-03-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Ontario
Thinking about your next steps after graduation? Network, learn about different career options and meet with some amazing alumni from the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences. Enjoy free food and the opportunity to win an iPad mini.
Location: University Centre, Grad Lounge, fifth floor

Graduate Students' Association AGM
2016-03-30 | Ontario
Grad students are encouraged to attend the Graduate Students’ Association annual general meeting. Prizes will be awarded to the department with the largest number of students in attendance. Please e-mail gsa@uoguelph.ca for information regarding the proxy vote process.
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: University Centre, Grad Lounge, fifth floor (north)

Winegard Exemplary Volunteer Awards
2016-03-30 15:00 - 16:00 | Ontario
Named after former U of G president and Guelph MP Bill Winegard, these awards recognize members of the University community who have devoted volunteer time and effort in Guelph and Wellington County.
Current staff, faculty and students who volunteer with community organizations, including municipal boards, community fundraising, non-profits, and community social health and service agencies are eligible for the awards.
Location: McLaughlin Library, Town Hall, main floor

Jim Estill Presents "Seven Secrets of Business Success"
2016-03-30 18:00 - 19:30 | Ontario
Jim Estill, CEO of Danby, former director of BlackBerry, and sponsor of 50 Syrian refugee families, will discuss “Seven Secrets of Business Success.” Everyone is welcome.
This event is hosted by Ryan Martin, Commerce Cluster Leader, and Student Housing Services.
To RSVP, contact cecsns@gmail.com
Location: Landscape Architecture, Room 204

Celebration of Life, Learning Service
2016-03-30 18:30 - 20:00 | War Memorial Hall, 390 Gordon Street, Guelph
U of G’s human anatomy program holds a tribute for those who donated their bodies to the University for educational purposes.
The Celebration of Life and Learning Service gives faculty, staff and students involved in the program the opportunity to show their respect and gratitude to the donors and their families.

Animal Behaviour and Welfare Seminar: A Utilitarian Perspective on Companion Animals
2016-03-31 12:30 - 13:30 | OVC Lifetime Learning Centre, 25 McGilvray Street
The Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare presents an Animal Behaviour and Welfare Seminar titled “A Utilitarian Perspective on Companion Animals” by Prof. Gary Varner, Texas A&M University.
Location: OVC Pathobiology AHL, Room 1800

CSA Noon Hour Concert: Jordan Klassen
2016-04-01 12:00 - 13:00 | Ontario
On Jordan Klassen’s sophomore album Javelin, the Vancouver-based songwriter dissects his struggles, embraces his demons, digs up old ghosts, and comes out with his hands clean on the other end.
Klassen’s keen sense of mood and atmosphere date back to his youth. “I wanted to give a nod to a genre often overlooked but that shaped me thoroughly as a kid — ’80s/’90s new age music — most emphatically Enya. I think I’ve always utilized a sense of etherealism in my songs and I wanted to engage with it all the way.”
Location: University Centre, Courtyard

‘Why Veg?’ Panel Discussion
2016-04-04 18:00 - 20:00 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
Animal-rights activist Anita Krajnc will be a keynote speaker at an event promoting plant-based lifestyles.
Sponsored by the Guelph Students for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, “Why Veg?” is a panel discussion aimed at educating members of the Guelph community and fostering a discussion about animal consumption.
It will be held in the University Centre, Room 103.
This event will also feature free food and door prizes. Other speakers are University of Waterloo professor Andrew Hunt and a personal trainer from Boom Fitness.

One Health Seminar Series
2016-04-05 | Ontario
The Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses presents a seminar series on “One Health” research at the University of Guelph.
Dates: April 5 and April 7
Time: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Location: OVC Lifetime Learning Centre, Room 1713

Winegard Visiting Public Lectureship in Physics
2016-04-05 | Ontario
Thomas Ruth, emeritus senior research scientist at TRIUMF, will present the Winegard Visiting Public Lectureship in Physics. He will discuss how scientists at TRIUMF have been developing tools to help understand disease processes to provide better treatment modalities.
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Location: University Centre, Room 103

First-Year Seminar Exhibition
2016-04-06 13:30 - 15:00 | Ontario
The University community is invited to attend the First-Year Seminar Exhibition as students present what they learned this semester.
Location: Library, Academic Town Square

Pepsi Canada Design Day in Engineering
2016-04-07 08:30 - 16:30 | Ontario
Supported by PepsiCo Canada, this event celebrates the year in engineering design by bringing together second-, third- and fourth-year design classes to showcase their innovative solutions and designs. Students, faculty, staff and industry are invited to observe, participate and celebrate the design process at U of G’s School of Engineering.

8:30 a.m. – Design 3100 Competition (atrium)
10 a.m. – Design 41X Showcase (various locations)
2 p.m. – Design 2100 Competition (atrium)

Location: Thornbrough Building, atrium
