ONLINE: Experiences of Discrimination in Guelph Wellington - A Discussion of Research Findings and Community Reflections
2022-03-21 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Toronto) | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The Guelph Wellington Local Immigration Partnership (GWLIP), the Community Engaged Scholarship Institute, and the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences at the University of Guelph are hosting a webinar on the International Day of the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. This webinar will discuss the findings and methodology of a recent study entitled “Discrimination Experienced by Immigrants, Visible Minorities, and Indigenous Peoples in Guelph and Wellington County”. This research was developed in partnership with the Network for Economic and Social Trends (NEST), Western University, and the City of Guelph. It explores the extent and context of discrimination experienced by the residents of Guelph and Wellington County with the goal of supporting the development of evidence-based anti-discrimination initiatives at the local level.
This session will include the following panelists:

Hoda Ghonim, Newcomer Health Programs | SHORE Centre
Ingrid Brand, Principal | Brand Intercultural
Kayla, CEO | The Kween Company
Sara Sayyed, Senior Advisor of Equity, Anti-Racism and Indigenous Initiatives | City of Guelph
Hosted by Samantha Blostein, Global Engagement Specialist, Community Engaged Scholarship Institute / Guelph Institute of Development Studies / College of Social and Applied Human Sciences

Register online.

ONLINE: Exploring Careers Impacting the Environment
2022-03-21 12:00 - 16:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Create your own event experience by attending one, some or all sessions at the Exploring Careers Impacting the Environment: Career Series. Attend a presentation, information session, career panel, even a job fair featuring employers hiring students who want to have an impact on the environment!
Broaden your perspective and make new connections about the possibilities in your environmental career journey.

Hear about career journeys from alumni
Learn to leverage experiential learning opportunities for your resume
Develop an understanding of the environmental labour market and resources to help you maximize your success in this field

This event is open to ALL students and U of G alumni who have a talent, passion, and curiosity for making an impact on the environment!
Learn more online.

World Water Day 2022
2022-03-22 09:00 - 17:30 | Thornbrough Building, 80 South Ring Road East, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Join the Morwick G360 Groundwater Research Institute for World Water Day 2022 at the University of Guelph! The theme for this year is Groundwater: Making the Invisible Visible. Join us for a campus-wide and community event!
Registration is mandatory for both in-person and virtual attendance. There is no cost for this event.
Groundwater provides 30% of Canada’s water supply and more than half of all drinking water worldwide, but little is known about this critically important resource, and it is threatened by contamination, overuse, and climate change. To bring awareness to this vital but unseen resource, the United Nations has declared 2022 the year of groundwater, dedicating its annual World Water Day event to Groundwater: Making the Invisible Visible. We invite you to join us on March 22 to amplify the importance of sustainable groundwater management.
More information, including call for posters, speakers, and the full agenda can be found on the Morwick G360 Groundwater Research Institute website.

Arboretum Workshop: The Art and Practice of Pruning
2022-03-22 13:00 - 16:30 | Arboretum, 250 Arboretum Road, Guelph, N1G 2W1
This half-day indoor/outdoor practical workshop teaches the principles of easy and correct pruning in the home landscape. Participants learn how to choose the right equipment and how to keep it sharp and clean. Pruning techniques will be shown and practiced on a variety of shrubs and small trees.
Fee: $60 (plus HST) per person if booked before the early bird deadline of Monday, March 14, 2022. After the early bird deadline the fee is $70 (plus HST).
In-person – Proof of vaccination required.

ONLINE: A Conversation with Dr. Jane Goodall - Breaking Bias, Breaking Barriers
2022-03-23 13:00 - 14:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
In celebration of International Women’s Day, join the University of Guelph’s Diversity and Human Rights AVP, Indira Naidoo-Harris for a conversation with Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, about women in research, gender equity, environmentalism and building a strong future for all of us.
A presentation and Q&A by Alex Johnson of the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada will follow.
Hosted on Zoom – Register online

School of Fine Art and Music MFA Open Studios
2022-03-23 15:00 - 17:30 | Ontario, Canada
MFA students in our Studio Art program will host Open Studios, giving the community a chance to tour studios and become acquainted with this dynamic, unique program and its award-winning students. This year’s students include: Megan Arnold – Alicia Barbieri  – sophia bartholomew  – Yan Wen Chang  – Rihab Essayh  – Julien Fisher  – Samuelle Grande – Meg Ross  – Chelsea Ryan  – Michael Thompson  – Kelly Uyeda  – Thomas Weir
MFA Open studios takes place in Alexander Hall, Blackwood Hall and Fire Hall. There is a free shuttle bus service between parking lots, Blackwood Hall and Alexander Hall, every fifteen minutes from 2 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. and from 7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.
Please plan to join us for the MFA Open Studios before and after the Shenkman Lecture: 3 to 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The Dasha Shenkman Lecture in Contemporary Art
2022-03-23 18:00 - 19:30 | War Memorial Hall, 390 Gordon Street, Guelph
14th annual Dasha Shenkman Lecture in Contemporary Art
Featuring artist, writer and film maker Chris Kraus – “Art Outside the Centre”
War Memorial Hall
Admission Free – Everyone Welcome!
Register online.
Presented by the College of Arts, the School of Fine Art and Music, Manulife and Corus

ONLINE: Introduction to the Professional and Career Development Record (PCDR)
2022-03-24 10:30 - 12:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The Professional and Career Development Record (PCDR) is a tool built into Experience Guelph launched in November 2021. The PCDR formally recognizes a student’s involvement in on- and off- campus professional and career development activities, most notably experiential learning.
The University of Guelph recognizes professional and career development as the unique and sometimes overlapping aspects of:

Academic Programme Learning and Curricular Experiential Learning, established by faculty and academic curriculum committees, and supported through the institutional quality assurance process.
Co-curricular Experiential Learning, offered by departments across all divisions of the U of G, and supported through the Co-curricular Experiential Learning Integrity Committee.
Career and Professional Development, offered through the Experiential Learning Hub and academic departments.

Join the Experiential Learning Hub to learn about the purpose and benefits of the PCDR; the critical components of a validated experience; how to use the Experience Guelph catalogue to search for validated opportunities; and how to locate resources on the PCDR Online Resource Centre.
Learn more online.

Community Presidential Installation Celebration
2022-03-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Waasamowin – Summerlee Science Complex Atrium, 474-570 Gordon St, Guelph, ON, N1G 1Y2, Canada
Students, faculty and staff are invited to join an in-person celebration as we mark the installation of the University’s ninth president and vice-chancellor, Dr. Charlotte Yates.
Thursday, March 24
Noon to 1 p.m.
Summerlee Science Complex Atrium

Noon to 1 p.m. – Light refreshments and conversation boards – share your hopes for U of G’s future

12:30 p.m. – Remarks from President Charlotte Yates

RSVP by 4 p.m. on March 21 for the community presidential installation celebration.
Send a message of congratulations to President Yates.

Thriving in Action: Finding Balance
2022-03-24 13:00 - 14:30 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
How do we find a balance between being a student, a worker, a friend, a family member? How do we find joy in our many roles? In this Thriving in Action session, we will explore how we can integrate the many facets of our lives together. We will identify habits that help us thrive and learn practical time management strategies to help us build new habits.
Pending public health guidelines, this workshop may move online. Registrants will be notified.
Register online at https://cal.lib.uoguelph.ca/event/3663904
This workshop is offered by Learning Services and Student Wellness.

Arboretum Workshop: The Art and Practice of Pruning
2022-03-24 13:00 - 16:30 | Arboretum, 250 Arboretum Road, Guelph, N1G 2W1
Mask (medical grade or higher), proof of vaccination and screening required to attend this event.
This half-day indoor/outdoor practical workshop teaches the principles of easy and correct pruning in the home landscape. Participants learn how to choose the right equipment and how to keep it sharp and clean. Pruning techniques will be shown and practiced on a variety of shrubs and small trees.
Fee: $60 (plus HST) per person if booked before the early bird deadline of Monday, March 14. After the early bird deadline the fee is $70 (plus HST).
MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND.

ONLINE: Thinking Spaces with Aruna Antonella Handa
2022-03-25 10:00 - 11:30 | ImprovLab, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Thinking Spaces: The Reading Group and Speaker Series is pleased to present “Untitled or how free is free anyway? Unpacking the ceteris paribus clauses in free improvisation,” a talk by Aruna Antonella Handa. The event will take place via Zoom. A moderated Q&A will follow the talk.
If you are interested in attending, please register online.
A Zoom link will be sent the day before the event.
Description
I want to be free, but so often i feel embarrassed as i find myself grasping for the scaffolding. I want to be free and then i hear the tropes i hear so often and it’s me, my voice. I want to be free and yet somewhat paradoxically, i need to be tied up in rules to experience freedom, to break free of the invisible limits to my expression. I spy those ceteris paribus clauses in the world of free improv though. I can see that they are super packed, the contents all pressed and folded with such precision that it’s actually staggering when you see how much they managed to fit in there. So, how free is free anyway?
More about Aruna
Aruna Antonella Handa creates theatre, music and performance art, exploring the nexus of social justice, environmental and intimate themes. Her work investigates fault lines between composed and improvised, personal and social, addictive and temperate, artist and audience, here and somewhere there. Salonnière of the Future Food Salon, Aruna plans to launch the third series in Guelph at the Arboretum in late 2022 (Covid Mist Date: late 2023). A five-act immersive musical comedy, Voyage to Anthropocene will explore the third kingdom of life: Fungi. Previous series which toured Toronto, New York, Austin and Montreal explored edible insects. With ensembles and as a solo artist, Aruna has performed in Canada and the US at festivals and venues including the Mariposa Folk Festival, Tarragon Spring Festival, Nuit Blanche Toronto, Canadian Music Week, the Monarch Club, and the Tranzac in Toronto. This year, Aruna & the Sirens, will release the LP Of Bones & Addicts, and two singles including “City Hotel” which chronicles racist attacks in Ontario following the Trump electoral victory. Extending the work on gender-based violence she began with Have You Seen My Sister?, which launched at Nuit Blanche in 2017, Aruna addresses what the UN has labelled the ‘shadow pandemic’, the global surge in domestic violence, with a series of live performances of her song cycle, and the release of a single recorded in socially distanced ways with musicians from across Canada and the US. Aruna had three degrees in philosophy (BA at McGill and an MPhil and PhD from University of London (King’s) but she ate them.
Websites:
www.futurefoodsalon.com
www.haveyouseenmysister.ca
www.aruna.ca
This event is being co-presented with the Music Students’ Association (MSA) during their 16th Annual Creative Music Symposium.
As always, Thinking Spaces is free and open to all.

Project SOY Plus Competition Finale
2022-03-25 10:00 - 13:00 | University Centre, 150 Research Ln, Guelph, Ontario, N1G2W1, Canada
After months of work, student teams involved in the 2021-2022 Project SOY Plus competition are ready to showcase their creative and potentially industry-altering plant-based products. Contestant entries will be open for viewing by the public and judged by industry representatives. Cash rewards of $2,500, $1,000 and $500 will be awarded to first, second and third place, respectively in three categories.
Initially introduced in 1996, Project Soy served as a way to help maintain the momentum of the soybean industry, raise the production and awareness of the crop, and find diversified uses and markets for soybeans. Since then, the program has expanded into Project SOY Plus and now includes a wide variety of plant-based products with the ultimate goal of making a positive and lasting impact on the environment.
The Project SOY Plus Finale takes in the University Centre on Friday, March 25 with an open house to showcase projects from 10 a.m. until noon and an awards announcement between 12:30-1 p.m. The event is free to attend.

ONLINE Arboretum Workshop: An Introduction to Anishinaabe Bimaadiziwin ‘Path/ Life' - Workshop 1
2022-03-25 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
This series of online workshops from the Arboretum will offer an introduction to Anishinaabe culture, science, language and knowledge. The Anishinabek are the Indigenous peoples of the Great Lakes region.
Workshop 1- Akinoomaagewin, A Brief Introduction to Anishinaabe Science and Education
In this workshop an explanation of what Anishinaabe science will be discussed, and how this is different from Western science. But by focusing on the strengths of each type of science, various scientific disciplines can be informed. The conversation will flow naturally into a discussion of Anishinaabe education.
Fee: $10 (plus HST) per person, per 1 hour session.
Proceeds from this program will go towards Indigenous-led initiatives at The Arboretum.

ONLINE: Effective Studying - A Balanced Approach
2022-03-25 13:00 - 14:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
This workshop is for undergraduate students who would like to learn how to balance staying healthy while studying for exams.
During the session, students will learn about the importance of balanced mental/physical health for studying; tools, strategies, and activities to help prioritize and promote these elements; and academic resources and supports available for them at the Library.
Learning Peer Helpers from McLaughlin Library will lead the workshop.
Learn more and register online.

ONLINE: Campus Day
2022-03-27 12:00 - 15:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
This event is open to all future students! You do not need an offer of admission to participate. It is your chance to get more familiar with our academic programs and student services! Attendees will have the opportunity to connect with faculty, staff and current U of G students.
Register now!

ONLINE: Skills for Research Impact workshop - Evaluating Knowledge Translation and Transfer (KTT) Activities
2022-03-29 13:00 - 14:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
When all is said and done, how do you know it worked? Go beyond the anecdote and learn to use evaluation techniques to assess the impact of your knowledge mobilization efforts.
By the end of this Skills for Research Impact workshop, participants will be able to:

Summarize the steps involved in evaluating KTT
Discuss common challenges and best practices in KTT evaluation
Use strategies to identify KTT measures and indicators
Explain trade-offs in deciding what and how to measure
Select appropriate KTT evaluation goals
Build a logic model or theory of change to explain KTT rationale
Create a basic evaluation framework for their own KTT work

Learn more online.

ONLINE: Tips to Prepare for Final Exams
2022-03-29 18:00 - 19:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Join this workshop led by Learning Peer Helpers from McLaughlin Library on study and preparation tips for final exams! The workshop will cover techniques to prepare for different types of exams (multiple choice, short answer, essay questions)!
Learn more and register online.

ONLINE: Deep Dish Dialogues with Nourish by 10C
2022-03-31 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Join us for the next episode of Deep Dish Dialogues. This month features Jess Barrie and Kalia Lenaghan of Nourish, Mike Oosterveld of Fixed Gear Brewing and Dr. Audrey Jamal of the University of Guelph. Nourish will be showing us how to bake bread using spent grain from Fixed Gear Brewing while we discuss circular food systems.
This online event will be broadcast live from the Anita Stewart Memorial Food Laboratory at the University of Guelph. To receive the viewing link, please register.
Deep Dish Dialogues is a monthly live web series designed to showcase chefs and food experts diving into impactful subjects. The series is brought to you by the University of Guelph’s Arrell Food Institute and the School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management at the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics.

ONLINE: Provost Budget Townhall
2022-03-31 12:00 - 13:15 | ImprovLab, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Provost and Vice-President (Academic), Dr. Gwen Chapman, will host a public forum on 2022-2023 priorities and the current budget plan. This is an opportunity for the University community to ask questions and learn more about U of G’s fiscal position and plans.
Thursday March 31, 2022
Noon to 1:15 p.m.
Important Information:

Event link will be posted on the Provost website.
Attendees can ask questions using the moderated Q&A.
This presentation will be recorded and posted on the Provost website for those unable to attend.
If you have questions after the presentation, please email budget@uoguelph.ca.

ONLINE: U of G Yoga Meditation Collective: The Science and Biomedical Research on Yoga
2022-03-31 12:00 - 13:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Get ready for our third speaker Dr. Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, Professor and Associate Neuroscientist, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston will be speaking about the Science and Biomedical Research on Yoga: Enhancing Mindfulness, Awareness and Global Consciousness.
Learn about cutting-edge Biomedical research on yoga’s effects on positive psychology characteristics, transcendence and spirituality, and their relevance to global consciousness.
Join on Zoom

ONLINE Arboretum Workshop: An Introduction to Anishinaabe Bimaadiziwin ‘Path/ Life' - Workshop 2
2022-04-01 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
This series of online workshops from the Arboretum will offer an introduction to Anishinaabe culture, science, language and knowledge. The Anishinabek are the Indigenous peoples of the Great Lakes region.
Workshop 2- Mishkiki, The Strength of Mother Earth and our Relationships with Plants
In this workshop a discussion of what Medicine is will be fostered. The four sacred Anishinaabe medicines and how they can affect your body, mind, spirit and emotions will be discussed. This discourse will lead to a conversation about Anishinaabe botanical knowledge.
Fee: $10 (plus HST) per person, per 1 hour session.
Proceeds from this program will go towards Indigenous-led initiatives at The Arboretum.

Taunton House - A Theatre Studies Ensemble performance
2022-04-01 19:00 - 2022-04-03 13:00 | U of G’s Massey Hall Theatre, 478 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Taunton House is the final product of the fourth year theatre students’ Ensemble creation – fully student-run, with support from the faculty.
ABOUT: Amelia Taunton is trying to publish her work in the 1890s and meets Serena Whitlock, an agent who can help her achieve her dream. Ambition and sexuality collide as they navigate their work and their relationship to each other.
Location: Massey Hall
Dates & Times:
April 1 – 7PM
April 2 – 1PM, 7PM*
April 3 – 1PM
* ASL Interpreter in attendance April 2, evening performance.
Vaccine QR Codes will be mandatory, audience members are expected to bring proof of vaccine and any type of government issued ID.
The event is pay what you can. All proceeds going to support the Red Cross, Black is Polish, and Queers for Ukraine, all doing humanitarian aid in Ukraine.
Reserve tickets online.
CAST:
Amelia Taunton – Colleen Moodie
Serena Whitlock – Megan van der Merwe
Edmund Taunton – Benjamin Rosenberg
Hugh Ashmore – Ryan Ahlers
Understudies
Amelia Taunton – Simone Shaw
Serena Whitlock – Chelsea Evason and Rainbow Kester
Edmund Taunton and Hugh Ashmore – Stephen McLellan
CREW:
Director: Emma Parsons (Assistant: Meagan Downes)
Stage Manager: Hayden Phillips (Assistant: Sophie Hughes)
Playwright: Megan van der Merwe
Dramaturge/Writing Support: Fiona Miller (Assistant: Chandra Menezes)
Costumes: Ash Buckley (Assistant: Catherine Leis)
Set Design: Hannah Catherine Carr (Assistant: Sophia Lavergne)
Lighting Design: Chelsea Evason (Assistants: Stephen McLellan and Gemma Kraehling)
FACULTY:
Dr. Peter Kuling – Professor
Chris Clifford – Set Supervisor
Yvan Castonguay – Costume and Hair Supervisor
Erin Boulter – Teaching Assistant

IN-PERSON and ONLINE: Are Politicians Democratic Realists?
2022-04-04 13:00 - 14:00 | ONLINE and IN-PERSON, Ontario, Canada
Please join the Political Science department for our next speaking event: Are Politicians Democratic Realists?
What do Canadian politicians actually think about democracy, voting and elections? Join us for a Presentation by Dr. Jack Lucas on the consequences of politicians’ theories of democracy.
Featuring: Dr. Jack Lucas, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Calgary
Where: Limited seating in MCKN 233, event will also be streamed over Zoom
Registration required: Please register at uoguel.ph/pols-Apr4

Modern Day Scotland: Moving Forward with a Sustainable Recovery for the Travel and Tourism Industry
2022-04-05 09:45 - 10:40 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
VisitScotland invites members of the University of Guelph community to attend an engaging discussion on modern and responsible tourism.
Join representatives from the Scottish Government and VisitScotland, together with a select panel of travel experts, for a presentation and Q&A session on the challenges and opportunities around sustainable recovery and responsible tourism in modern-day Scotland.
Venue: Whitelaw Room, McLaughlin Library (2nd floor), University of Guelph
Chair: Dr Malcolm Campbell, Vice-President (Research)
RSVP: Wednesday, 30 March 2022 via scottish@uoguelph.ca
Please do not hesitate to share this invitation with interested colleagues.
We are looking forward to seeing you all!
Presented by VisitScotland, in partnership with the Scottish Government Office in Ottawa and the University of Guelph’s Centre for Scottish Studies.

End of Year Celebration
2022-04-06 11:00 - 14:00 | Creelman Plaza, Branion Plaza and Johnston Green, Ontario, Canada
Book your calendar and come celebrate the end of the year with the University community! There will be food trucks with free food for the first 1,200 students, first-come first-served. Food will also be available to staff/faculty at a cost.
Food Trucks include:

Gryph N’ Grill
Fo Cheesy
El Milagro
Lady Glaze
Beavertails

Tents will be set up in front of Creelman Hall for food vouchers. Yard games will be available for the community to play on Johnston Green and banners will be available to write a note to the Class of 2022 or a favourite memory. The banners will be hung in the UC for everyone to see during finals. First-year and second-year students will receive free study kits to help get ready for finals (pick up in Branion Plaza).
Learn more online.

Thriving in Action - Coping with Difficulties
2022-04-07 13:00 - 14:30 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Difficulties are a normal part of life that we all experience. But that doesn’t mean that they are easy to deal with! In this Thriving in Action session, you will develop skills in resilience and self-compassion and identify strategies to help you learn from exam errors and cope in stressful academic situations. Pending public health guidelines, this workshop may move online. Registrants will be notified.
Registration is required: https://cal.lib.uoguelph.ca/event/3663909
This workshop is offered by Learning Services and Student Wellness.

Students Supporting Students - Fun Stress Busting Events
2022-04-07 13:30 - 14:30 | Branion Plaza, Branion Plaza, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
Feeling the end-of-semester burnout? Stressing about upcoming exams? Need a fun event to burn off some steam?
Come join a group of passionate, local, grade 9 students from St. John’s-Kilmarnock school and staff from Student Wellness Services for some short stress-busting events from 1 to 3 p.m. in Branion Plaza. There will be free short fun activities and prizes for all participants!
There is no need to register in advance and all are welcome!

Senate Meeting
2022-04-07 16:00 | TBA
Senate meetings are open to the public. Please e-mail univsec@uoguelph.ca to register.
For more information about the agenda, location and timing of the meeting please visit the Secretariat’s Governance Portal to access the agenda package.
Agenda packages are published approximately one week in advance of the meeting.

ONLINE: Arboretum Workshop - Virtual Pond Workshop
2022-04-20 19:00 - 20:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Ponds teem with a diversity of prey and predators that conduct their lives largely unseen below the surface. The online portion of this workshop will introduce you to some of these fascinating animals. The importance of vernal pools will be highlighted. These temporary ponds are crucial to the reproductive success of various creatures including wood frogs, fairy shrimp and spotted salamanders.
