U of G News

Scholarly Book Publishing
2017-11-28 12:00 - 13:15 (America/Toronto) | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
James MacNevin, senior editor at the University of British Columbia Press, is holding a book publishing talk at U of G Nov. 28. All faculty and PhD students are welcome to attend.
The talk will focus on scholarly book publishing in the humanities and social sciences. It will provide an opportunity to learn about the process of publishing with a university press.
Topics of discussion include:

What distinguishes university presses from other publishers
Finding a publisher for your work
How to prepare an attractive prospectus
Turning your thesis into a book
Sources of funding e-Books and open access
What to expect of your publisher and what your publisher will expect of you

If you are unable to attend but would like to set up a separate meeting to discuss a specific book proposal, please email James MacNevin at macnevin@ubcpress.ca.
McLaughlin Library, Scholars Studio, Room 289

2017 Ann Oaks Lecture in Biological Sciences
2017-11-28 13:00 | University Centre – Peter Clark Hall
The College of Biological Sciences is pleased to host the Ann Oaks Lecture in Biological Sciences with presenter Julie LaRoche, CRC Tier 1 at Dalhousie University. LaRoche will discuss the multifaceted role of diazotrophs in the ocean during her presentation on Nov. 28.
All are welcome to attend.

Workshop: Stress Less for Tests - Part 1
2017-11-28 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 takes place Nov. 28. Part Two takes place Nov. 30, from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. The fee is $5 for U of G students.
University Centre, Room 335

University of Guelph Concert Winds Ensemble Performance
2017-11-29 19:00 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
Conductor John Goddard and the 45-piece University of Guelph Concert Winds Ensemble perform a variety of music from movie themes to classic Christmas songs. Free admission, everyone welcome.
University Centre Courtyard

Mechanical Engineering Machine Design Trade Show
2017-11-30 17:00 - 19:00 | Thornbrough Building, 80 South Ring Road East, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Mechanical engineering students in the Machine Design course (ENGG3280) will showcase their creative designs and manufacturing skills at the Mechanical Engineering Trade Show. Over 30 groups of mechanical engineering students will present machines designed and built for food and agriculture applications. Everyone is welcome.
Thornbrough Building, Atrium

Application Deadline: Hospitality Leadership Certificate
2017-12-01 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
In partnership with Cornell University, the Hospitality Leadership Certificate program is designed to help you strengthen your leadership skills to advance your career within the hospitality industry. Complete five online courses offered through eCornell and a three-day on-campus leadership workshop at the University of Guelph to earn this certificate. Register by December 1.

University of Guelph Choirs - Messengers of Grace: Angels in Song
2017-12-02 20:00 | Ontario
Conductor Marta McCarthy and the University of Guelph Choirs present Messengers of Grace: Angels In Song.
Musical offerings: Magnificat by Gabrieli, Gospel Magnificat by Patti Drennan, Alleluia by Whitacre, Haleluya by Glick … and much more!
General admission $15. Students and seniors $10.
Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate, 28 Norfolk St., Guelph. Doors open at 7:15 p.m.
Tickets available at the door or in advance through Vicki Isotamm at ext. 52991 or visotamm@uoguelph.ca.

Violence Against Women Memorial Event
2017-12-06 13:45 - 14:15 | Thornbrough Building, 80 South Ring Road East, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The U of G community is invited to attend a memorial for the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, Dec. 6 to commemorate the 14 female engineering students who were killed at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal on Dec. 6, 1989. Campus flags will be at half-mast in memory of the 14 women who lost their lives.
Thornbrough Building, Adams Atrium

Building Canada Lecture: James Raffan presents "Canada One Five Oh Em Gee: Celebration of nation and community in story and song"
2017-12-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Ontario
Set for the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Guelph Civic Museum, this lecture series will feature topics about nation building. Presented in partnership between Guelph Museums and the University of Guelph.
Dec. 13, Professor James Raffan presents “Canada One Five Oh Em Gee: Celebration of nation and community in story and song”.
Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph.

Graduate Settlement Deadline
2017-12-17 | Ontario
The deadline to submit the Graduate Settlement form for the Winter 2018 semester is December 17. 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 submit the form.

Registration deadline: Prud'homme Beer Certification® Level 2 - Beer Specialist
2017-12-20 | Macdonald Stewart Hall, 42 Macdonald St, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Prud’homme Beer Certification® is designed and developed for participants who wish to further their knowledge of beer. The focus is to provide more detailed insights into the history, styles and taste profiles of beer. This course will be held for 10 weeks on Mondays starting January 15, 2018. Register by December 20.

Final grades available on WebAdvisor
2017-12-22 | Ontario
Details: Final grades for the Fall 2017 term that have been received in the Office of Registrarial Services will show on WebAdvisor beginning December 22, 2017. Grades will continue to be updated on WebAdvisor throughout the day on December 22.

PhD Thesis Defence: Vedran Grahovac
2018-01-05 10:00 | MacKinnon Building, 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Vedran Grahovac, a PhD candidate in the Department of Philosophy, will defend his thesis on “The Promise of Circularity in Husserl’s Phenomenological Investigations.” His advisor is Prof. Andrew Bailey and his co-advisor is Prof. Jay Lampert.
MacKinnon Building, Room 346

Owl Workshop
2018-01-12 09:00 - 20:00 | Arboretum Centre, 250 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
Learn how to use your eyes and ears to identify Ontario owls. Through a wide variety of hands-on activities, you’ll learn about owl plumage, calls, behaviour, habitat requirements, migration patterns and folklore. The event includes an evening “Owl Prowl”.
Register by Jan. 4 to take advantage of the $95 early bird fee. After Jan. 4, registration is $105 per person. Maximum 18 adults.

TEDxGuelphU Annual Conference: Brick by Brick
2018-01-14 10:30 - 15:00 | Ontario
In the spirit of TED, TEDxGuelphU is excited to announce our 9th annual TED-licensed event dedicated to sharing ideas worth spreading. This year’s event, “Brick by Brick”, includes a day of connecting with members of the University and Guelph community through speaker sessions and engagement breaks. The team at TEDxGuelphU invites you to attend and connect with the creative minds of Guelph to build upon the foundations of our greatest ideas.
To attend, please complete a short application by Dec. 18.
Guelph Youth Music Centre
75 Cardigan St, Guelph

Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture by Gina Ford
2018-01-17 12:00 | Landscape Architecture, 124 Reynolds Walk, Guelph, Ontario, N1G2W1, Canada
The Landscape Architecture program in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development presents a guest lecture by Gina Ford, Principal of Sasaki Associates Inc. Her talk is titled “Designing for Resilience, Equity and Democracy.” All are welcome to attend.
Landscape Architecture, Pit Lobby

Political Science Speaker Series - Framed: Media and the Coverage of Race in Canadian Politics
2018-01-17 13:00 - 14:30 | MacKinnon Building, 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
In a lecture on her award-winning book, Erin Tolley (University of Toronto) argues that race influences electoral news coverage and politics in Canada. Tolley shows that racial minority politicians receive more negative and less prominent media coverage than their white counterparts. She argues that this is a function of racialized assumptions, institutional biases and organizational norms that undermine Canada’s commitment to inclusive democracy.
MacKinnon Building, Room 116

Thursday At Noon Concert Series presents SOFAM Faculty Showcase
2018-01-18 12:00 - 12:50 | MacKinnon Building, 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Enjoy a free noon-hour concert featuring the music faculty and instructors from the School of Fine Art and Music.
Concerts are 50 minutes in length. All are welcome.
MacKinnon Building, Room 107

FarmSmart Conference
2018-01-20 | Rozanski Hall, 98 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1
Join close to 1,000 people on campus for learning and discussion on all topics related to farming in Ontario. Special student pricing of $45 per person.
Choose from more than 50 individual sessions pertaining to a broad range of topics that engage in agricultural discussions and future gazing.

2018 Winegard Visiting Lectureship on International Development
2018-01-22 17:30 - 18:30 | Rozanski Hall, 98 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1
Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie will present the 2018 Winegard Visiting Lectureship on International Development Jan. 22. Minister Bibeau will present her lecture titled “The Future is Female: Canada’s first feminist international assistance policy.”
Rozanski Hall, Room 101
In her capacity as Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau has a mandate to refocus Canada’s international assistance on helping the poorest and most vulnerable people and on supporting fragile states. In June 2017, after several months of consultations, Minister Bibeau launched Canada’s new Feminist International Assistance Policy. This innovative new vision will make Canada a leader in the fight against poverty by prioritizing gender equality in the country’s international assistance programming.
Supported by this new policy, Minister Bibeau advocates for actions and initiatives that empower women and girls, and she defends their rights. As well, she is at the heart of Canada’s strategy for implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development objectives both at home and around the world.
Helping Canada exercise its leadership on global health issues, she played a key role in ensuring that Canada hosted the Fifth Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Montréal in September 2016, and that it will host the Women Deliver conference in Vancouver in 2019, which will bring together 6,000 people.
Finally, faced with the conflicts shaking the planet, Minister Bibeau intends to fight for the protection of civilians and humanitarian workers. In the House of Commons and elsewhere, she ardently defends the importance of respecting humanitarian principles: humanism, neutrality, impartiality and independence.

Poultry Health Research Network Seminar
2018-01-23 12:30 - 13:30 | OVC Pathobiology AHL, 419 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Elijah Kiarie presents the 2018 Poultry Health Research Network seminar
Kiarie will discuss “The overused phrase ‘Gut Health’ in poultry nutrition: What is it, how is it measured and translated to applied nutrition metrics, research direction and gaps?”
Pathobiology-AHL Building, Room 1812

Dial Down University Stress & Anxiety
2018-01-23 17:30 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
Learn about the most common anxiety escalators (including a couple of surprising ones), along with practical, proven tips and strategies that you can use to decrease stress and anxiety.
This free, one-hour workshop for university students is provided by the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic.
University Centre, Room 335

Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management Job Expo
2018-01-24 11:00 - 15:00 | University Centre – Peter Clark Hall
The HFTM Job Expo is open to any student enrolled in an HFTM course and connects hundreds of students to over 25 organizations annually. Organizations offering full-time, part-time or summer employment to HFTM students at the University of Guelph are welcome to participate in the expo.

HAFA and HFTM Alumni Association Career Night
2018-01-24 16:30 - 21:00 | Macdonald Hall
Hotel and Food Administration and School of Hospitality Food and Tourism Management alumni, join us for dinner at PJ’s in the Atrium from 5:00-6:00 p.m. followed by sessions where you can share your knowledge and give guidance to the next generation of students.

Town Hall Meeting to Discuss Proposed Fall Reading Break Changes
2018-01-24 17:30 - 18:30 | Thornbrough Building, 80 South Ring Road East, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The University of Guelph is considering extending its fall break. The current break includes one day following Thanksgiving weekend. To accommodate additional fall study days, the University would need to adjust other key dates in the semester.
This matter has been discussed with student leaders, faculty, staff, as well as at Senate. There is currently no consensus regarding the best option for adjusting these key dates. A record of the deliberative discussion at Senate and additional comments received can be found on the University Secretariat website.
University Administration, taking into consideration all of the responses received to date, is recommending a proposal go forward through the governance process. The proposal attempts to address comments heard from all members of our community.
Proposal:
That the schedule of dates be revised so the fall study break is extended by one additional day to include the Wednesday following Thanksgiving weekend, and that classes start one day earlier (beginning the Wednesday after Labour Day weekend).
This updated proposal ensures that the end of the term remains as is and does not require exams on Sundays.
The main drawback of this proposal is the reduction of the orientation period by one day, which could impact transition and retention success of first-year students.
Town Hall Discussion – January 24 – 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. – Thornbrough Building, Room 1307
A town hall meeting is being held to present this proposal, to answer questions and to hear additional comments prior to the proposal being considered by the governing bodies. All students are welcome to attend this town hall meeting.
The proposal will be considered at a joint meeting of the Board of Undergraduate Studies and Board of Graduate Studies on January 25. It will then be considered by the Senate on February 5.

CBS Career and Networking Night
2018-01-24 18:00 - 21:00 | Science Complex, 488 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
College of Biological Science Alumni, join us for dinner in the Atrium of the Summerlee Science Complex followed by a fantastic career night. Share your experience, knowledge and networking advice with CBS students.

OVC Alumni Association Reception at OVMA
2018-01-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Ontario
Join the OVC Alumni Association for a fun night of networking together at The Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto. Enjoy complimentary appetizers, drinks and door prizes while connecting with fellow alumni, the Dean, OVC staff and faculty, and fourth-year DVM students at our annual Alumni Reception at OVMA!

Thursday At Noon Concert Series presents Romanza: Music of Spain and Latin America with the Azuline Duo
2018-01-25 12:00 - 12:50 | MacKinnon Building, 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Sara Traficante (flute) and Emma Rush (guitar) perform romantic music from Spain and Latin America at this edition of the Thursday at Noon Concert Series.
Free 50-minute concert. Everyone is welcome.
MacKinnon Building, Room 107

Owl Prowl - For adults
2018-01-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Arboretum Centre, 250 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
Learn about the behaviour and adaptations of owls in the Guelph area. The introduction to this program will take place indoors, but dress warmly in preparation for a walk outdoors. This program is for adults and teens age 14+.
Presented by guest naturalist Wild Ontario staff.
Fee: $15 by January 18
Maximum 25 people

Places of Worship Tour
2018-01-27 09:00 - 17:30 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
Join us as we travel to Toronto to visit a number of places of worship this semester! Our tour will include the BAPS Hindu Temple, Multi-Faith Centre at U of T, the Bahai Centre of Toronto and one other building. Together we will explore these places and learn a bit about the religions!
Meet us in front of the UC by the big yellow school bus that will leave at 9 a.m. sharp. Make sure to pack your lunch!
