Friday Noon Hour Garden Walks
Arboretum 250 Arboretum Road, GuelphJoin Arboretum gardener Cael every other Friday at 12:15 p.m. for a tour of the Arboretum gardens. The tour will begin at the Hales McKay shelter (at the edge of
Arboretum: Mushrooms Through Summer and Fall Workshop
Explore the mysterious, weird and wonderful world of fungi! The course is open to students of any skill level, with the assumption that most will be beginners. Past courses have been taught in October, when mushrooms are most abundant. However, this year the course will focus on the seasonal changes in mushroom diversity. The course
Intro to Programming with Python Workshop Part 1
Interested in using Python but don't know where to start? Join us for a hands-on, two-part workshop for folks with little experience programming. Part 1 will cover the basics of working with data in Python. We'll cover reading-in data from an external source followed by some simple manipulation and analysis using the built-in capabilities that
Intro to Programming with Python Workshop Part 2
Interested in using Python but don't know where to start? Join us for a hands-on, two-part workshop for folks with little experience programming. Part 2 will go beyond the built-in. Participants will learn to iterate over data with loops, use conditional logic to make decisions on the fly and write reusable code with functions. We
Arboretum: The Sky Tonight…Featuring Hercules
Join guest instructor Trevor Chandler inside his portable planetarium for this amazing program. Families are welcome and encouraged to attend! This planetarium series highlights the night sky as it is appears that evening. The presentations will change from month to month and season to season as our planet “goes through the motions”. We’ll look at
Graduate Teaching Community: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Journal Club #4
Join us for the fourth summer meeting of the Graduate Teaching Community (GTC) Journal Club. We will discuss a recent teaching publication related to the scholarship of teaching and learning. If you missed the previous meetings, don't worry! We will send registered participants an email with the paper in advance. Please read the paper and
Arboretum Wednesday Noon Walks
Arboretum 250 Arboretum Road, GuelphCome out and explore the Arboretum on a walk led by an Arboretum Naturalists! Nature has no plan and neither do these walks. We'll discuss whatever we happen to find on the day! We will meet each week at the kiosk at the Arboretum entrance.
Frank Erschen’s Science of Pitching
The John F. Wood Centre For Business and Student Enterprise is hosting Frank Erschen for a pitching workshop on July 17. Join us to learn everything you need to know about creating the perfect pitch! Some call him Canada’s Best Pitch Coach. Others say he is a Startup Whisperer. Pitching to potential investors, partners, customers
Arboretum Wednesday Night Walks
Arboretum 250 Arboretum Road, GuelphThe Summer Naturalists at the Arboretum will host walks every Wednesday evening until the end of August. Walks start at the J.C. Taylor Nature Centre and run from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Walks are $2 per person and children under age five are free. Each week will focus on a different topic.
Art Gallery of Guelph: Picnic in the Park
Picnic and play the AGG way! Families are invited to the Donald Forster Sculpture Park at the Art Gallery of Guelph for crafts, games and fun in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Sculpture Park. Pack a picnic lunch and dress for mess. Free ice cream generously provided by the Department of Food Science,
Stories from the Shield: Visual Storytelling with Bonnie Devine
Join the Art Gallery of Guelph for a talk with Anishinaabe/Ojibwa artist Bonnie Devine as she explores the connection between art, activism and storytelling. Inspired by her bookwork Book of Transformation, on view in the AGG’s exhibition "The Drive", Devine will address the connections between oral traditions and visual narratives of the Anishinaabe and how
Arboretum: Tree Identification Workshop
This program will help you refine your skills at identifying trees in Ontario. The focus will be on learning important identification characteristics. Difficult groups such as the cherry, oak and walnut families as well as the easier groups such as ash and maple will be explored. The afternoon will be spent outside, identifying trees in
Science and Engineering Sunday 2019
On Science and Engineering Sunday, find out what science and engineering is all about at the University of Guelph. Visit our campus and meet with staff, faculty and students from different areas of science and engineering. The day includes a resource fair, open labs and facilities, campus tours and self-guided residence tours.
Arboretum: Shrub Identification Workshop
Neither great trees nor a carpet of bloom, the often overlooked but ecologically important shrubs and vines in our landscape will be our focus. Fresh specimens and an easy to use key for shrubs will be used. We will be outdoors for half of the day discovering southern Ontario's native and naturalized shrubs at The
Writing Tune-Up – Day 1 of 2
This two-day Writing Tune-up: Grammar series is open to graduate and undergraduate students, post-doctoral students, visiting scholars/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. (If you also wish to attend Day 2, visit
Writing Tune-Up – Day 2 of 2
This two-day Writing Tune-up: Grammar series is open to graduate and undergraduate students, post-doctoral students, visiting scholars/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 for that
Arboretum: Shorebirds Workshop
Take part in a workshop on one of the most difficult groups of birds to identify! Using plumage, shape, size, calls and behaviour, we will try to figure out all of those confusing sandpipers, plovers, phalaropes, turnstones, knots, godwits and whimbrels. If you are up for the challenge, this is the workshop for you! They
Hub Startup Showcase
Do you want to see what the John F. Wood Centre for Business and Student Enterprise's Hub Incubator Startups have been up to this semester? Join us at the Hub Startup Showcase to watch teams pitch to win cash for their business! Enjoy appetizers and refreshments Have your say in who takes home the People's
Arboretum: Mushrooms Through Summer and Fall Workshop
Explore the mysterious, weird and wonderful world of fungi! The course is open to students of any skill level, with the assumption that most will be beginners. Past courses have been taught in October, when mushrooms are most abundant. However, this year the course will focus on the seasonal changes in mushroom diversity. The course
Art Crunch: Tour at the Art Gallery of Guelph
Wellness@Work invites you to join us for “3 sets of 10” – three 10-minute guided tours at the Art Gallery of Guelph. The tour starts at 12:15 p.m. and will