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Black History Month: Tinder Tales with QTPOC Guelph

Brass Taps - University Centre Ontario, Canada

Have you ever been on a date so awkward, weird, funny or disastrous but your friends and family wouldn't get it cause they're white, straight, allo and cis, or you're

Playing With Pressbooks Publishing Software (Beginner) Workshop

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Do you have course notes, a textbook or other educational materials that you want to publish online? Are you unsure of where to start or which tool to use? Come

An Introduction to Podcasting Workshop

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Join this two-hour workshop to walk through the steps of creating a podcast: from planning, scripting, gathering music and sound effects. This session will provide instruction on free, open-source software

Data Skills Workshop: Data Visualization – Tableau Intro

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

A picture is worth a thousand words! Especially when you don’t have to read the thousand words it would take to explain the patterns and trends in your data. There

Data Skills Workshop: Getting Data – All Types of Data

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

How many different types of data are there? I need data for my project, where do I start looking? What’s most important about the data you want to find? Come and we’ll explore these questions together in this workshop. Strategies and resources for finding data will be introduced and developed. Some of our more popular

Tell a Story with Digital Media Workshop

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Digital storytelling can be used for explaining concepts, reflecting on an idea, retelling an event or making an argument. You will have the opportunity to try both the planning and technical aspects of digital storytelling. After this workshop, you’ll be able to: Describe what digital storytelling is Recognize how to write a script using best

Black History Month: Closing Ceremony with Shay Lia

Black History Month at U of G wraps up with a closing ceremony featuring Shay Lia. Shay Lia is a Djiboutian-French artist based in Montreal. Best known for her collaborations on artist Kaytranada's hit records Leave me Alone and Chances, Shay Lia recently put out her own seven-track debut project Dangerous through AWAL. Shay has

Designing and Creating Infographics Workshop

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Infographics are a unique way to organize and showcase research or complicated information. This two-hour workshop will walk you through the steps for designing and creating an effective infographic including graphic design principles, accessibility considerations and an introduction to free tools for creation. After this workshop, you’ll be able to: Describe what an infographic is

Black History Month Keynote: A Talk With Miss J. Alexander

Athletics Centre 150 Reynolds Walk, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Hear the renowned J. Alexander - model, author, designer and former judge on America's Next Top Model - deliver a keynote address as the cornerstone event of Black History Month. Exploring how the intersections of blackness, gender, and femininity uniquely affect the lives of black queer folks, the keynote will focus on experiences with personal

Data Skills Workshop: Data Analysis – Text Analysis using NLTK and Python

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

The Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK) is a suite of libraries and programs used for mining and analyzing very large amounts of textual data using computational methods. This two-part workshop will introduce beginners interested in analyzing text to NLTK and common text analysis tasks. Whether you’re a literature scholar or a bioinformatics major researching your literature

Data Skills Workshop: Data Analysis – Text Analysis using NLTK and Python (part 2)

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

The Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK) is a suite of libraries and programs used for mining and analyzing very large amounts of textual data using computational methods. This two-part workshop will introduce beginners interested in analyzing text to NLTK and common text analysis tasks. Whether you’re a literature scholar or a bioinformatics major researching your literature

Playing With Pressbooks Publishing Software (Beginner) Workshop

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Do you have course notes, a textbook or other educational materials that you want to publish online? Are you unsure where to start or which tool to use? Come to this hands-on workshop to learn how to get started with Pressbooks, an easy and straightforward self-publishing software that can be used to create digital books,

Designing and Creating Infographics Workshop

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Infographics are a unique way to organize and showcase research or complicated information. This two-hour workshop will walk you through the steps for designing and creating an effective infographic including graphic design principles, accessibility considerations and an introduction to free tools for creation. After this workshop, you’ll be able to: Describe what an infographic is

– SOLD OUT! – CSA Presents: Bill Nye the Science Guy

Athletics Centre 150 Reynolds Walk, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

This event is sold out. BILL NYE IS COMING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH! Your Central Student Association presents: Bill Nye the Science Guy! March 5, catch Bill Nye giving a presentation at the Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre at the University of Guelph. Moderated by The Great Orbax, with a special experiment by Orbax and

Improve Life Challenge: Hack the Farm

Arboretum 250 Arboretum Road, Guelph

The Improve Life Challenge: Hack the Farm is a one-day immersive experience where interdisciplinary student teams will work together with community partners to tackle real problems and come up with possible solutions. At the end of the day, student teams will present their solution in a pitch-style competition. This year, the Improve Life Challenge is

International Women’s Day: Research and Revolt Conference

Recurring
University Centre 150 Research Ln, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

In honour of International Women's Day, the Research Facility for Women's Health and Wellbeing (Psychology Department) will be holding the fourth annual two-day interdisciplinary conference to showcase innovative research related to women and girls. Stay tuned for our call for abstracts in January! Friday, March 6: Keynote address from Prof. Paulina Garcia-Del Moral (Department of

Pitch Yourself Workshop: How to Develop and Film a Pitch Video

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Film a pitch video to document your employability skills and stand out to employers! This two-hour workshop will provide you with the necessary skills in scripting and filming a pitch video. Participants will have the chance to watch and assess examples, while also scripting their own. Participants will also be provided with tips on filming

Exhibit Launch – Illuminating Life: Manuscript Pages of the Middle Ages

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Following From Parchment to Pixels colloquium, we are launching our newest exhibit, Illuminating Life: Manuscript Pages of the Middle Ages. At the launch you'll get to browse the new exhibition and be addressed by members of the University community, including: Prof. Susannah Ferreira, history Melissa McAfee, special collections librarian Amanda Etches, associate university librarian, research