U of G News

Music Symposium
2019-03-12 12:00 - 14:30 (America/Toronto) | MacKinnon Building, 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The 13th Annual Music Symposium runs March 12 to 14!
Mackinnon Building, Room 107 and 203
Free admission
Presented by the Music Students’ Association at the University of Guelph

Rural Symposium 2019
2019-03-13 09:00 - 16:00 | Canada
The Rural Symposium is an opportunity for University of Guelph graduate students to showcase their rural research to policy makers, policy analysts, and program staff from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). The event facilitates knowledge mobilization and network building between graduate students at the University of Guelph, researchers, and OMAFRA .
The 2019 Rural Symposium will take place on March 13, 2019 from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm at the Conference Centre at 1 Stone Road in Guelph.
The Rural Symposium, co-hosted by SEDRD and OMAFRA, is an opportunity for graduate students to share their research with policy makers, local practitioners, and rural organizations. The Rural Symposium facilitates knowledge sharing, networking, and an opportunity for our students to gain experience in knowledge mobilization.

Equity In...Event Planning - Speakers Panel
2019-03-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Canada
Join us for an interactive conversation on how to think about equity and inclusion when planning events on campus. Featuring:

Melissa Tanti, Community Engaged Learning Coordinator
Tommy Mayberry, Educational Developer
Prof. Francesco Leri, Chair of the Department of Psychology.
Moderated by Omorowa Eguakun, MA student

Panelists will address topics such as:

the importance of inclusivity and equity in event planning
advice for thinking about equity in event planning
barriers to access that should be considered
dealing with criticism

Please bring your lunch. Coffee, tea and cookies will be available.
Register online.
Location PAHL 1800
Sponsored by GenEQ: Advancing the Status of Women at the University of Guelph
This is the first in a series of Equity In…presentations sponsored by GenEQ.

Community Sustainability Panel: Pathways to Lasting Solutions
2019-03-13 18:30 - 20:00 | OVC Pathobiology AHL, 419 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
How can resource companies, neighbouring communities and others work together to build real, long-lasting sustainability outcomes? Come hear experts explore this compelling question.
Presented by the Kinross Chair in Environmental Governance, the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences and Net Impact.
OVC Pathobiology AHL, Room 1800

Student Print Show and Sale
2019-03-15 - 2019-03-17 | Zavitz Hall
Students from the School of Fine Art and Music Department will be showing and selling their original lithographs, etchings, relief and screen prints.
March 15 and 16 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
March 17 from noon to 5 p.m.
Admission is free.
Zavitz Hall, Room 207

Regenerative Medicine at Guelph Faculty Lecture Series: Angiogenic Mechanisms Associated with Tissue Regeneration
2019-03-15 10:00 - 11:30 | OVC Biomedical Sciences
This session of the RM@Guelph lecture series is titled “Angiogenic Mechanisms Associated with Tissue Regeneration.” All are welcome to attend.
Presented by Prof. Jim Petrik, Department of Biomedical Sciences, OVC.
Hosted by the Regenerative Medicine at Guelph (RM@Guelph) Network as part of graduate course BIOM*6712
OVC Biomedical Sciences, Room 1642
RM@Guelph Faculty Lecture Series W19 hosted by the Comparative and Translational Regenerative Medicine Network, a cross-disciplinary research network within the University of Guelph. This network acts as a platform to promote collaborative work among U of G faculty members conducting research within the emerging research areas of stem cells, tissue-engineering and regenerative medicine.

Project SOY Finale
2019-03-15 14:00 - 15:00 | Canada
Project SOY (Soybean Opportunities for Youth) is an annual contest that harnesses students’ creative power to develop new products and marketing strategies for soybeans. Contestant entries are judged by industry representatives, in a science fair format. During the March 15 finale, cash rewards of up to $2,500 will be awarded to contestant winners in three categories – diploma, undergraduate and graduate.
All are welcome to attend our Project SOY open house on March 15 at the OMAFRA building, 1 Stone Rd.
Malcolm Campbell, Vice-President (Research) will be announcing contestant winners.
Light refreshments to be served.
For more information, please visit www.projectsoy.ca.

College Royal Open House
2019-03-16 - 2019-03-17
Come out and see all the excitement of College Royal Open House 2019! Open House is a chance for the surrounding Guelph community to have a fun, FREE weekend on campus, checking out all that the University of Guelph has to offer. It’s fun for all ages, and this year is expected to be our best yet as we celebrate our 95th year!
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 16 and 17

Health and Performance Centre Open House
2019-03-17 10:00 - 15:00 | Health and Performance Centre – J.T. Powell building, Ontario, Canada
In 2018, the Health and Performance Centre (HPC) entered its 20th year of keeping people healthy and active. The HPC is proud to serve the students, staff and faculty of the University of Guelph and members from the surrounding community.
At the end of 2018, the clinic moved into a wonderful new and expanded clinic space in the J.T. Powell building.
To celebrate the 20th year of the Health and Performance Centre and to showcase our brand new location, the HPC will be hosting an open house during College Royal on March 17. Throughout the event, our practitioners will be available to speak with attendees about the new clinic and the services we offer.

Sex Is a Funny Word: Re-imagining Sex Education for a Better World
2019-03-19 19:00 | Cutten Fields, 190 College Avenue East, Guelph, ontario, Canada
Sex education is long overdue for a fundamental redesign. We need sex ed that is about justice, that addresses consent, violence and pleasure – not just procreation and disease. Award-winning writer and sexuality educator Cory Silverberg, co-author of three books including the children’s book Sex Is a Funny Word, will discuss the type of approach to sex education that is needed today.
RSVP by March 11 to frandept@uoguelph.ca.

Legalization of Cannabis in Canada: The Insider's View
2019-03-19 19:00 - 20:00 | Rozanski Hall, 98 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1
Guest speaker Senator Tony Dean, sponsor of Bill C-45 – the bill that legalized cannabis in Canada -, will take listeners on an inside tour of the policy behind legalization and the process that was followed to achieve it.
Rozanski Hall, Room 102

Stop Worrying! Workshop
2019-03-19 19:00 - 21:00 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
Learn to curb the worry habit and how to avoid the five pitfalls that perpetuate worrying.
This two-hour workshop includes brain training exercises and a variety of other techniques to decrease worrying.
The fee is $5 for U of G students, $20 for members of USW Local 4120, and $40 for all others.
University Centre, Room 430

1Day Stand to Go Smoke-Free
2019-03-20 - 2019-03-21 | Canada
Join with friends and colleagues across campus – and institutions across Ontario – in a 1Day Stand on March 20 or 21.
On March 20 (all day in the UC Courtyard) and March 21 (over the lunch hour by the OVC cafeteria):

Take a 1Day Stand and choose not to smoke on campus for the day
Take a 1Day Stand and support your friends and colleagues who have chosen to quit or cut back
Take a 1Day Stand and show your support for a smoke-free campus policy

Drop by for information, resources and giveaways to help you quit, cut back or get through the day without smoking. Learn more about U of G’s progress toward becoming a smoke-free campus, and share your thoughts.
Share your 1Day Stand experience on social media with #1DayStandUofG. Visit www.uoguelph.ca/smokefree for more information about U of G’s smoke-free campus initiative.

SEDRD Speaker Series: Improving Public Amenity Through the Suburban Strip-Mall
2019-03-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Landscape Architecture, 124 Reynolds Walk, Guelph, Ontario, N1G2W1, Canada
Join this SEDRD Speaker Series event with Brendan Stewart, Daniel Rotsztain and Karen Landman. Speakers will discuss the plazaPOPS initiative. No registration is required, please feel free to bring your lunch!

Multi-Faith Vigil
2019-03-20 12:30 - 13:30 | Science Complex, 488 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Join together in solidarity as we remember the victims in New Zealand and those of other acts of religious violence.
Summerlee Science Complex Atrium

Free Tax Clinic - Student Financial Services
2019-03-20 16:00 - 19:00 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
Need help filing your 2018 tax return? Look no further! Student Financial Services at the University of Guelph is offering a free tax clinic as part of the Canada Revenue Agency’s Community Volunteer Income Tax Program. If you have a simple tax situation and have received only T2202A, T4, T4A, and/or T5 slips, you are eligible to have one of our volunteers file your return. More information on eligibility can be found at the registration link below.
Appointments are available:
March 20

4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Peter Clark Hall

March 28

4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
UC 442

Register for an appointment to secure a spot before they run out!

2019 Dasha Shenkman Lecture in Contemporary Art featuring Phyllida Barlow
2019-03-20 18:00 | War Memorial Hall, 390 Gordon Street, Guelph
The University of Guelph, College of Arts and the School of Fine Art and Music present the 13th annual Dasha Shenkman Lecture in Contemporary Art.
This year’s lecture features UK-based, award-winning sculptor, Phyllida Barlow, who has taken inspiration from her surroundings to create imposing installations that can be at once menacing and playful. She creates anti-monumental sculptures from inexpensive, low-grade materials such as cardboard, fabric, plywood, polystyrene, scrim and cement. These constructions are often painted in industrial or vibrant colors, the seams of their construction left at times visible, revealing the means of their making.
Please join us for the MFA Open Studios, before and after the lecture (2 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.):

Alexander Hall, 2nd & 3rd floors
Blackwood Hall
Old Firehall Building

The MFA students in the School of Fine Art and Music at the University of Guelph are pleased to welcome the public to their annual Open Studios, offering a rare inside look at the development of new work within the environment of an art program and a chance to chat with artists about their work in progress.
Admission Free – Everyone Welcome!
Free parking in P23/24 and P19 after 5 p.m.

The Art of Craft - A Special Form on Landscape Materials and Techniques
2019-03-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Landscape Architecture, 124 Reynolds Walk, Guelph, Ontario, N1G2W1, Canada
The Landscape Architecture program presents: A Special Forum on Landscape Materials and Techniques. A series of short presentations followed by a panel discussion and Q&A brought to you by LARC*2420 – Materials and Techniques class with Assistant Professor Brendan Stewart. Light refreshments will be provided. Guest include:

STONE – Eric Landman
METAL – Robert Cram of Robert Cram Workshop
WATER – Steve Euser of Dan Euser Waterarchitecture Inc.
WOOD – Ben O’Hara of Ben O’Hara Design

Graduate Teaching Community Workshop – What is SoTL?
2019-03-21 13:00 - 15:00 | Day Hall
Come out to the Graduate Teaching Community’s “What is SoTL?” workshop March 21 to learn more about what the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) is and how to get involved and use SoTL!
Day Hall, Room 118
Register online

The Art and Practice of Pruning Workshop
2019-03-21 13:00 - 16:30 | Arboretum Centre, 250 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
This half-day indoor/outdoor practical workshop will teach you the principles of easy and correct pruning in the home landscape. We will cover how to choose the correct equipment and how to keep it sharp and clean. Pruning techniques will be shown and practised on a variety of shrubs and small trees. This is a very popular course, so register early!
Arboretum Horticultural Staff: Polly Samland
Early Bird Fee: $60 by March 13. Note: If we don’t have enough registrations by the early bird deadline the course may be cancelled.
Regular fee: $70. Maximum 16 adults per session.

We Are Weather Panel Discussion
2019-03-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Art Gallery of Guelph, 358 Gordon Street, Guelph, Canada
Join us for a panel discussion featuring artist Lisa Hirmer in conversation with:

Madhur Anand – poet and ecologist
Elwood Jimmy – writer, facilitator and gardener

In response to the AGG’s exhibition We Are Weather, panelists will discuss human relationships with weather.

Deadline to Drop Courses
2019-03-22 | Canada
The deadline to drop Winter 2019 courses is 11:59 p.m. on March 22 for diploma, undergraduate and graduate students on all campuses.
This applies only to one-semester courses. Courses can be dropped using WebAdvisor.

Campus Day
2019-03-24 | Athletics Centre, 150 Reynolds Walk, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Join us for Campus Day: U of G’s full-day open house! You are invited to go on a campus tour, check out our residences, attend academic information sessions and chat one-on-one with current students, staff and faculty who are in the programs to which you’ve applied.

GTC Networking Event - Experiential Learning
2019-03-26 12:00 - 13:30 | Day Hall
The Graduate Teaching Community (GTC) is hosting a graduate student networking event on experiential learning. Join us March 26 for discussions about using experiential learning in your teaching.
Register online.
Day Hall, Room 209

2019 Master of Landscape Architecture Research Conference
2019-03-26 13:00 - 16:30 | Eccles Centre, Ontario, Canada
Join us for the Masters of Landscape Architecture Conference March 26. This event showcases landscape architecture thesis presentations that provide an insight into contemporary research by final semester MLA graduate students. Refreshments available at 12:45 pm. All are welcome to attend.

Families in Canada Conference 2019
2019-03-27 - 2019-03-28 | University Centre – Peter Clark Hall
The Live Work Well Research Centre is co-hosting a regional conference at the University of Guelph as part of the Ottawa-based Vanier Institute’s Families in Canada Conference 2019. Over two days, panelists in Guelph will focus on local issues and opportunities for diverse families.
The local panel sessions in Guelph will reflect the context of our regional location with the following four key themes: Care & Families, Food & Families, Work & Families, and Well-being & Families. Panel discussions will be followed by keynote speakers, live-streamed from the Ottawa conference location.
Check out our website for more information and to register.
Conference registration includes lunch, all panels and live-streamed sessions, and a reception at the University of Guelph.
Event runs 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on March 27 and 28
University Centre, Peter Clark Hall

GSA Annual General Meeting
2019-03-27 17:00 - 19:00 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
Graduate students are encouraged to attend the Graduate Students’ Association annual general meeting. Members will have the opportunity to provide feedback, share opinions, voice concerns, and most of all share successes and challenges related to their graduate studies at the University of Guelph. Executive and staff will present annual reports. Graduate Students will be asked to vote on the S/19 Working Budget and Amendments to the GSA by-laws.
Location: The Fifth, GSA Rooftop Patio and Lounge (University Centre, 5th floor)

Regenerative Medicine at Guelph Faculty Lecture Series: Pluripotent Stem Cells
2019-03-29 10:00 - 11:30 | OVC Biomedical Sciences
This session of the RM@Guelph lecture series is titled “Pluripotent Stem Cells: the Swiss Army knife of cell therapies.” All are welcome to attend.
Presented by Prof. Sarah Lepage, Department of Biomedical Sciences, OVC.
Hosted by the Regenerative Medicine at Guelph (RM@Guelph) Network as part of graduate course BIOM*6712
OVC Biomedical Sciences, Room 1642
RM@Guelph Faculty Lecture Series W19 hosted by the Comparative and Translational Regenerative Medicine Network, a cross-disciplinary research network within the University of Guelph. This network acts as a platform to promote collaborative work among U of G faculty members conducting research within the emerging research areas of stem cells, tissue-engineering and regenerative medicine.

Arabian Night 2019 -A Celebration of Arab Art and Culture
2019-03-30 18:00 - 20:00 | MacKinnon Building, 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Arabian Night 2019 celebrates Arab art and culture through theatre, poetry, dance and music. The School of Languages and Literatures is hosting Arabian Night 2019 featuring artists from Syria, Iraq, Palestine and Lebanon.

A creative space to learn and engage in artistic dialogue through poetry, music, dance and theatre.
Bridge differences and elevate human spirits through our common and shared language: poetry, theatre, music and dance.
Promote social connectedness through the arts and help create rich and diverse communities.
Build a bridge between the University and the community
Educate Canadians about Arabic language, literature, and arts
Foster community spirit and support the Arab Canadian community, especially the newcomers/refugees
Promote mutual understanding between the Arab community and the community at large
Engage students of Arabic in experiential learning experience

MacKinnon Building, Room 107
Learn more
Register to attend – seating is limited

Stress Less for Tests Workshop
2019-04-02 17:30 - 19:00 | 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 Apr. 2 and Part Two meets on Apr. 4.
The fee is $10 for U of G students.
University Centre, Room 430
