ONLINE: Thinking Spaces with Aruna Antonella Handa
2022-03-25 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Toronto) | 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.

ONLINE: Deep Dish Dialogues with Chitra Saravanan
2022-04-21 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Join us remotely for the next episode of Deep Dish Dialogues. This month features Chitra Saravanan of Krisha Indian Cooking School and Katherine Eckert, Arrell Scholar and Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Guelph. Chitra is the owner and instructor at Krisha Indian School and she will show us how to make peas pulao and coconut chickpea curry. Our discussion will revolve around nutrition and how culture and cooking education impacts acceptance of a plant-based diet.
This event will be broadcast live from the Anita Stewart Memorial Food Laboratory at the University of Guelph. Register now and you will receive the link to watch the day before the event. Register online.
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.
View previous episodes of Deep Dish Dialogues.

ONLINE: Thinking Spaces - "Why Music Festivals Now? Ellen Waterman and Ajay Heble in Conversation"
2022-04-21 15:00 - 16:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Thinking Spaces: The Reading Group and Speaker Series is pleased to present “Why Music Festivals Now? Ellen Waterman and Ajay Heble In Conversation.” The event will take place via Zoom. A moderated Q&A will follow the talk. Please note the Thursday day change from our usual Fridays.
If you are interested in attending, please register online. A Zoom link will be sent the day before the event.
Festival studies has become a vital and growing field of research that draws insights from cultural studies, music, sociology, anthropology, ecology, geography and history, among others. It has arguably emerged as a discipline in its own right. The socio-musicologist Simon Frith pertinently notes that “Festivals seem to attract more academic attention across more disciplines than any other popular music topic.” Drawing on their histories of involvement as festival organizers and researchers, Ellen Waterman and Ajay Heble will engage one another in conversation about the opportunities and challenges that music festivals can offer to our understanding of how, where and why we (as artists, academics and arts presenters) do our work. In light of recent international crises – the COVID-19 pandemic, protests against racialized violence, ecological degradations spurred by climate change, sustained threats to democratic governance – might festivals play a role in positioning us to respond to the social, political, and ecological threats we face, and to meet the challenges, and the unknowns, of the future? Please join us for this session about the role that music festivals can play in our current moment.
Biographies
Ellen Waterman is professor in the School for Studies in Art and Culture and holds the Helmut Kallmann Chair for Music in Canada at Carleton University. She is both a music scholar and a flutist specializing in creative improvisation. With Gillian Siddall, she is co-editor of Negotiated Moments: Improvisation, Sound, and Subjectivity (Duke). Ellen is founder and director of the Research Centre for Music, Sound, and Society in Canada, dedicated to exploring the complex and diverse roles that music and sonic arts play in shaping Canadian society. Between 2003 and 2019, Ellen conducted a cross-Canada comparative research project on experimental music festivals. Currently, she is the primary investigator for two collaborative research-creation projects on themes of accessibility and equity funded by the SSHRC and the Canada Council for the Arts.
Ajay Heble is the founding Director of the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI), and professor of English in the School of English and Theatre Studies at the University of Guelph. His research has covered a full range of topics in the arts and humanities and has resulted in 15 books published or in press, numerous articles or chapters, and over 100 graduate students and post-doctoral fellows trained and mentored. He was the founding Artistic Director of the award-winning Guelph Jazz Festival and Colloquium (he served in that capacity for 23 years, retiring in 2016), and is a founding co-editor of the peer-reviewed journal Critical Studies in Improvisation/Études critiques en improvisation. Dr. Heble is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2016 SSHRC Impact Award in the Partnership category, the 2014 Dr. Winegard Exemplary Volunteer Award, and a Teaching Excellence Award from the Student Senate Caucus at the University of Guelph. In 2019, he was awarded an honorary degree (Doctor honoris causa) from 17, Instituto de Estudios Criticos in Mexico.
As always, Thinking Spaces is free and open to all!
http://improvisationinstitute.ca/

The University of Guelph Choirs Present: Here the Bird Abides and Sings
2022-04-23 12:00 - 18:00 | Arboretum Centre, 250 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
The University of Guelph Choirs present: Hear the Bird Abides and Sings!
Featuring the World Premiere of Hear the Bird Abides and Sings by James Harley!
The University of Guelph Choirs team up with the birds of The Arboretum to immerse you in song! Optional walking tours (weather permitting), bird-song games, glorious choral music, and the World Premiere of Here the Bird Abides and Sings by James Harley – offer an uplifting experience for music/nature enthusiasts of all ages.
Featuring: Henry Janzen, Viola; Ben Grossman, Hurdy-Gurdy; Betty Maher, Piano; Marta McCarthy and Lanny Fleming, Conductors.
Find more information and register online for a specified time on April 23:
Noon concert; 1 p.m. – Guided nature walk*
2 p.m. concert; 3 p.m. – Guided nature walk*
4 p.m. concert; 5 p.m. – Book launch
Ticket prices: $0-$11.34
*We suggest wearing comfortable shoes for the optional nature walk.
(Please note that proof of vaccination and medical-style masks are needed to attend the performance, as per University of Guelph policy.)

Arboretum Workshop: Pond Workshop
2022-04-23 15:30 - 17:00 | Arboretum, 250 Arboretum Road, Guelph, N1G 2W1
Mask, proof of vaccination and screening required to attend this event.
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.
The outdoor workshop will begin with an examination of several species of pond organisms that Don Scallen will have on hand. We’ll then visit one of the Arboretum ponds to see what else we can discover. Dip nets and containers to briefly house the creatures will be supplied.
Fee: $55 (plus HST) per person, per session if booked prior to the early bird deadline of April 15, 2022. After the early bird date the fee is $65 plus HST per person. Please note that the virtual program on April 20 is included in this In-Person Pond Workshop. If you sign up for the In-Person Pond Workshop you do not need to sign up for the virtual program as you will automatically receive the link for the virtual portion in the In-Person confirmation.
MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND.

'Parasitic Oscillations' Guelph Book Launch
2022-04-23 17:00 - 18:00 | Arboretum, 250 Arboretum Road, Guelph, N1G 2W1
Join us for the official Guelph launch to celebrate School of Environmental Science (SES) professor Dr. Madhur Anand’s newest book, Parasitic Oscillations. We will have a short in-person public celebration of this new book of poems at the Arboretum. It is generously co-hosted by the Arboretum and SES.
The event will include readings by assorted literary and ecological friends. There will be a live performance by the author’s son, Kiran, on piano accompanying his original musical score written to accompany this book.
Register online.

RBC Training Ground Olympic Talent Search
2022-04-24 09:00 - 12:00 | Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre, AZ
The RBC Training Ground Olympic talent search, with scouts from nine Olympic sports, is holding a free event in Guelph for the first time ever.
Now entering its seventh year, RBC Training Ground has already found and funded seven Canadian Olympic medallists, and put hundreds more into Canada’s Olympic talent pipeline.
On Sunday April 24, area athletes are invited to see if they might be suited for an Olympic sport, even one they’ve never considered, and potentially earn funding for their own Olympic journey. At each qualifying event participants will perform speed, strength, power and endurance benchmark testing in front of National Sport Organizations
In year six of the program University of Guelph student Talia Hoffman was identified through the talent search and awarded Future Olympian funding by Rugby Canada.
The Guelph event is one of 14 happening across the country this Spring.
The top 100 athletes will be selected to compete in the RBC Training Ground National Final, and potentially earn funding support as an RBC Future Olympian. The National Final will take place in a time and format that places the utmost priority on the healthy and safety of participants.
WHEN AND WHERE: On Sunday April 24, this FREE opportunity for any local athlete (14-25) comes to the University of Guelph’s Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre, 175 Reynolds Walk, in Guelph. The event will run from 9 am.. to approximately noon.
Local athletes are encouraged to register at RBCTrainingground.ca and have the chance to meet and show their core speed, power, strength and endurance to Olympic talent scouts from nine different sports.

ONLINE: Virtual Plein Air Painting Talk
2022-04-25 19:00 - 20:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Plein air painting dates back to the French impressionists and it involves packing up your art supplies and creating in the great outdoors! There are so many reasons to take your art practice outside and watercolour artist Candice Leyland wants to inspire you to get started!
In this webinar, you will learn how to get started on your own plein air journey. The class will explore portable painting supplies – from affordable DIY options to plein air investment pieces and how to set up your portable outdoor studio. We will also look at setting up your watercolour palette and explore how to choose colours to suit your style and environment.
No special supplies are needed, this class is meant to inspire you to start your own watercolour plein air journey! I suggest bringing a notebook and pen.
$15 (plus HST) per person.
MUST register to attend

ONLINE: Virtual Insect Series
2022-04-27 09:00 - 10:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The Arboretum is hosting a series of online workshops about insects. Join us to learn more about butterflies, moths, dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic insects.
MUST PRE-REGISTER TO ATTEND
Fee: $10 (plus HST) per session. View the full list of topics and presentation dates.

ONLINE: Improve Life Conference for Prospective Students
2022-04-27 11:00 - 14:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
A great opportunity for grade 9, 10 and 11 high school students to attend a unique conference that offers four streams of learning:

Improve your Future – personal skill development and career planning
Improve your Health – human health, animal health, one health (human, animal, environment)
Improve your Community – issues of social justice
Improve the Planet – environment, sustainability, land resources

Join us individually, or with your class, for a virtual campus tour and to learn and engage with professors and faculty in their fields.
Topics include: Life of a co-op student, The power of functional food, Magnificent beasts in your local river, Behavioural neuroscience and drug addiction, and many more!
Register online.

Workers' Day of Mourning
2022-04-28 | Ontario, Canada
The University of Guelph will lower its flags to half-mast on April 28 to mark the Day of Mourning in Canada. The event is observed on April 28 each year to honour people who have died or been injured on the job.

A joint proclamation recognizing the day has been issued by U of G and the University’s employee groups. Learn more on the HR website.

ONLINE: Arboretum Workshop - Virtual Wonderful Spring Wildflower Workshop
2022-04-29 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
This session will introduce you to the beautiful world of wildflowers. We’ll cover identification features of spring ephemerals, along with taking a closer look at species that are common to the Guelph area. We’ll also touch on spring ephemeral natural history, lore, and helpful resources.
Fee: $10 (plus HST) per person.
Please note that this virtual program is included in the In-Person Wonderful Spring Wildflower Workshop. If you sign up for the In-Person Wonderful Spring Wildflower Workshop on Friday, May 6 you do not need to sign up for this program as you will automatically receive the link in the In-Person confirmation.
