ONLINE: Control Academic Stress - Procrastination and Perfectionism
2020-11-16 15:30 - 16:20 (America/Toronto) | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Procrastination and perfectionism are common challenges for many students. In this live online workshop, we’ll discuss the links between procrastination and perfectionism, identify strategies to decrease procrastination, and learn techniques for managing perfectionism.

ONLINE: University of Guelph’s Equine Industry Symposium – Pandemic Impacts on Equine Communities
2020-11-16 19:00 - 2020-11-20 20:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The fifth annual Equine Industry Symposium will be hosted by BBRM Event Management students held virtually Nov. 16 to 20, 2020 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. ET each evening.
In the wake of the global pandemic, the focus of this year’s Symposium will be ‘RESILIENCE: Rethinking, Restructuring, Re-evaluating due to COVID-19’. Join us each evening as we explore the challenges presented by the pandemic and the opportunities to re-evaluate and restructure our equine industry.
This event is free and open to anyone involved in the equine industry looking to discuss changes in the industry. Advanced registration is required and the virtual link will be provided to the registrants.
Certified coaches can receive 1 PD point from this event.

ONLINE: Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture - Daniel Roehr
2020-11-17 13:00 - 14:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The Landscape Architecture program in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development presents a digital design lecture by Daniel Roehr, Associate Professor in Landscape Architecture at the University of British Columbia speaking on “Hand Drawing Practice in Unprecedented Times”. All are welcome to attend this virtual lecture.

ONLINE: MSc in Marketing and Consumer Studies Information Session
2020-11-17 17:30 - 18:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Learn more about Lang’s M.Sc. in Marketing and Consumer Studies (MCS) at our information sessions, hosted by the Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies. This is your opportunity to ask questions about the program and hear from associate professor and graduate coordinator Vinay Kanetkar, and other marketing faculty, current and past students.
The M.Sc. in Marketing and Consumer Studies is a two-year, research-focused graduate program that will equip you with the skills and expertise needed to manage large-scale and complex research projects for a career in marketing including marketing research, brand management.

ONLINE: Cooking on a Budget Webinar
2020-11-18 11:00 - 11:45 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
November is Financial Literacy Month! #FLM2020 is all about providing you with the financial tips and resources to better manage your money and feel confident in your future.
Hosted by Student Financial Services, this webinar includes a cooking demonstration by a U of G chef as well as money-saving tips when it comes to food and grocery purchases.
By attending this webinar, you will have the opportunity to win great prizes, including U of G swag, and the grand prize of $500 towards your Winter 2021 tuition and fees. For additional entries to the prize draw, attend our other webinar about Financial Literacy and test your financial knowledge in the Financial Literacy Quiz that is posted on the Student Financial Services website.
Visit https://uoguel.ph/flm2020 to complete the quiz and access a link to the webinar on the day of the event.

ONLINE: Implicit Bias Reflections - Raising Consciousness to Enhance Academic Culture, Climate and Community - With Prof. Candace Croney
2020-11-18 12:30 - 13:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Implicit bias reflections: raising consciousness to enhance academic culture, climate, and community – with Prof. Candace Croney, Director, Purdue University’s Center for Animal Welfare Science
Academics are typically taught to avoid bias in their work. The need to do so is especially critical in science and medicine, but is no less important to other disciplines, such as those pertaining to history, politics or communications. Incorrect assumptions or snap judgments can lead to poor choices that impair the quality of our work, tarnish reputations, and worse, cause harm to those we intend to serve and others with whom we interact in society. While we all hold biases, those we are unaware of or reluctant to acknowledge can severely damage our interactions and professional culture.
Implicit bias is particularly insidious in this regard. Implicit bias, reflected in attitudes or stereotypes we may not even realize we hold, can impact our judgements about others and behaviors towards them. These types of unconscious beliefs are so deeply rooted that they may cause us to unintentionally demonstrate prejudice even when we genuinely mean well and openly reject prejudicial ideas and behaviors. This can affect both the workplace climate and the quality of work we do. While debate exists about how to address implicit bias, greater awareness and mindfulness about our thought processes may be key to minimizing its detrimental effects.
Register online.
About Prof. Candace Croney
Prof. Candace Croney is director of Purdue University’s Center for Animal Welfare Science and professor of animal behavior and well-being in Comparative Pathobiology and Animal Sciences. She earned her PhD in animal sciences from Pennsylvania State University. She has served as assistant director of conservation education at the American Zoo and Aquarium Association and has held faculty appointments in animal sciences at Oregon State University and preventive medicine at Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Her research and engagement programs focus on evaluating and improving the welfare of companion and agricultural animals, understanding public perceptions of animal agriculture, and exploring the ethical implications of animal care and use decisions. Her work has been featured in national and international broadcast programs by National Geographic, Animal Planet and the BBC.
She serves as scientific advisor on animal welfare to numerous groups, including the American Humane Association, Bob Evans Farms, Good Dog, Fairlife and Tyson Foods. She has recently developed a new voluntary national certification program for the care and welfare of breeding dogs, Canine Care CertifiedTM.

ONLINE: Navigating COVID-19 with Confidence
2020-11-18 13:00 - 13:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Wellness@Work invites faculty and staff to join Prof. Andrew Papadopoulos for a brief talk on the current COVID-19 pandemic. He will provide details about the state of current pandemic both locally and across Canada as well as review the latest science on prevention. The talk will provide some perspective about the potential path of the pandemic over the coming weeks and months. This brief talk will be followed by Q & A.
Register online!
About the Facilitator: Papadopolous is a professor in the Department of Population Medicine and the coordinator of the Master of Public Health Program. His research focuses on environmental public health issues and public health policy.

ONLINE: Financial Literacy Webinar
2020-11-18 14:00 - 14:45, 2020-11-24 14:00 - 14:45 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
November is Financial Literacy Month! #FLM2020 is all about providing you with the financial tips and resources to better manage your money and feel confident in your future.
Hosted by Student Financial Services, this webinar covers topics such as budgeting, lowering your expenses, interest and credit cards. Additional time will be provided at the end of the webinar for a Q&A session.
By attending this webinar, you will have the opportunity to win great prizes, including U of G swag, and the grand prize of $500 towards your tuition and fees. For additional entries, attend our other webinar about cooking on a budget and test your financial knowledge in the Financial Literacy Quiz that is posted on the Student Financial Services website.
Visit https://uoguel.ph/flm2020 to complete the quiz and access a link to the webinar on the day of the event.

ONLINE: Arrell Food Summit
2020-11-18 14:00 - 2020-11-20 14:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Arrell Food Summit: Thriving Beyond 2020
2020 has been a year like no other. This year’s Summit is designed to spark conversations around moving forward, building resilience and thriving following the events of this year. Agri-food leaders will reflect on 2020, explain how they have adapted to changing circumstances, and share how this year’s pandemic and cultural shifts are an opportunity to thrive in the new year and beyond. You’ll leave this digital experience with new ideas and a stronger network for the future.
Speakers include:

Agnes Kalibata, Special Envoy, United Nations Food Systems Summit
Ertharin Cousin, Former Executive Director, United Nations World Food Programme
Tareq Hadhad, Founder and CEO, Peace by Chocolate

ONLINE: Soka Education Research Centre on Global Citizenship Third Annual Special Lecture
2020-11-18 19:00 - 20:30 | Ontario, Canada
The Soka Education Research Centre on Global Citizenship at the University of Guelph-Humber is hosting its 3rd annual special lecture. This year’s event features Dr. Namrata Sharma, published author and adjunct professor at State University of New York. The title of Dr. Sharma’s talk is “Value-creating Global Citizenship Education for Sustainable Development: Strategies and Approaches.” Strategies for the practice of value-creating global citizenship will be explored through such topics as climate change, human rights, peace and dialogue.
Please join us via Zoom on Wednesday, November 18 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Register online.

ONLINE: Thinking Spaces Speaker Series with Joni NehRita
2020-11-20 15:00 - 16:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Thinking Spaces: The Reading Group and Speaker Series is pleased to present singer, songwriter, and musician Joni NehRita for a talk titled Love + Protest.
This event will take place via Zoom.
A moderated Q&A will follow the talk.
Thinking Spaces is free and open to the public.
Please register at https://bit.ly/JoniNehRita to receive the Zoom room link.
Jamaican-Canadian artist Joni NehRita writes songs about unity, hope and social justice. Her jazz-tinged brand of soul is infused with rhythms and sounds from her Afro-Caribbean background. A multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer, she has a gift for writing infectious, well-crafted songs that are deeply personal.
Thinking Spaces is Hosted by the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI).

ONLINE: Control Academic Stress - Planning and Prioritizing
2020-11-23 15:30 - 16:20 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
In this live online workshop, you will learn practical planning and prioritization strategies to help achieve school-work-life balance and to help prepare for exams. The workshop will also review tools to use for short-term and long-term planning.

ONLINE: Cooking on a Budget Webinar
2020-11-24 11:00 - 23:45 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
November is Financial Literacy Month! #FLM2020 is all about providing you with the financial tips and resources to better manage your money and feel confident in your future.
Hosted by Student Financial Services, this webinar includes a cooking demonstration by a U of G chef as well as money-saving tips when it comes to food and grocery purchases. Additional time will be provided at the end of the webinar for a Q&A session.
By attending this webinar, you will have the opportunity to win great prizes, including U of G swag, and the grand prize of $500 towards your Winter 2021 tuition and fees. For additional entries, attend our other webinar about cooking on a budget and test your financial knowledge in the Financial Literacy Quiz that is posted on the Student Financial Services website.
Visit https://uoguel.ph/flm2020 to complete the quiz and access a link to the webinar on the day of the event.

ONLINE: Richard Pound Honorary Degree Celebration and International Institute of Sport Business and Leadership Think Tank
2020-11-24 13:00 - 15:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The 3rd Annual International Institute of Sport Business and Leadership Think Tank will take place Tuesday, November 24. This year, the event will be online and open to the public. The agenda for the event can be found below.
The Think Tank discussions will immediately follow the Honorary Degree Ceremony for Richard W. Pound, chair of the IISBL executive advisory board, who will be awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa.
Agenda:

1 p.m. -1:30 p.m. – Honorary Degree Ceremony
1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. – International Institute of Sport Business and Leadership Think Tank
Welcome from Dean Lysa Porth, Lang School of Business and Economics
Keynote: How are Major NCAA Schools Dealing with COVID-19? Dr. Bob Boland, Athletics Integrity Officer, Penn State University & IISBL Executive Advisory Board Member
Women in Sport in Canada: An in depth interview with Karen O’Neil, CEO of the Canadian Paralympic Committee & IISBL Executive Advisory Board Member and Dr. Heather Lawrence, Professor, Ohio University & IISBL International Fellow.
Questions and Answers
Closing remarks by Dr. Richard W. Pound, LLD

Register online, then click JOIN EVENT and create a Hopin account. Add the event to your online calendar.
For the best experience, we recommend running a desktop browser of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. If you have any problems registering please contact zhende01@uoguelph.ca.

ONLINE: Advantage Workshop - Intellectual Property (IP) Essentials
2020-11-24 14:00 - 15:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Useful for researchers at all career stages, this workshop helps inventors and creatives understand the options they have to maximize the financial potential of their work. Insights on current Canadian and International IP law as well as University of Guelph services and rules will be discussed.
In this workshop, research teams will:

discover how various types of IP can be protected
identify common mistakes that can jeopardize IP protection.

Register for this FREE online workshop. A webinar link will be emailed to registrants prior to the workshop date.

ONLINE: Dairy at Guelph Virtual Showcase 2020 - Day 1
2020-11-25 10:00 - 11:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Day 1 of the virtual edition of what used to be the annual Dairy at Guelph’s “Dairy Research and Innovation Day”
Pre-recorded presentations are available and will lead to live panel discussions on November 25 and November 26.
Each discussion will be broadcast with Webex Events and will start at 10 a.m. During each discussion, questions can be sent to the panelists through a Q&A box. Please view the pre-recorded presentations before attending the panel discussions.
To view the presentations, please go to the Events page on our Dairy at Guelph website and click the title you want to watch. To attend the live panel discussions, you can click on their names in the same page. This will open a Webex page with a “Join” button that will allow you to attend the discussion once it has started, at 10 a.m. each day.

ONLINE: The Influence of Cash Transfers and Remittances on Children - A case study of Madhepura District, India
2020-11-25 11:00 - 12:15 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Government cash transfers (CTs) are a common aid intervention and many households rely on familial remittances. Yet the link between this aid and children’s protection, health and education in disaster prone areas is not well understood. This seminar explores how these monetary flows affect children, through a case study of Madhepura District, India.
Guest speaker: Elijah Dalton, MSc. Capacity Development & Extension, University of Guelph
Presented by the Canada India Research Centre for Learning and Engagement

ONLINE: Dairy at Guelph Virtual Showcase 2020 - Day 2
2020-11-26 10:00 - 11:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Day 2 of the virtual edition of what used to be the annual Dairy at Guelph’s “Dairy Research and Innovation Day”
Pre-recorded presentations are available and will lead to live panel discussions on November 25 and November 26.
Each discussion will be broadcast with Webex Events and will start at 10 a.m. During each discussion, questions can be sent to the panelists through a Q&A box. Please view the pre-recorded presentations before attending the panel discussions.
To view the presentations, please go to the Events page on the Dairy at Guelph website and click on the title you want to watch. To attend the live panel discussions, you can click on their names in the same page. This will open a Webex page with a “Join” button that will allow you to attend the discussion once it has started, at 10 a.m. each day.

ONLINE: Advantage Workshop - Communicating the Value of Your Research
2020-11-26 10:00 - 11:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
This workshop introduces research teams to tools that will clearly communicate the potential impact of their work and enable them to write value-focused grant applications.
Teams will also discover how clear communication and persuasive value propositions can mobilize teams and external partners more successfully.
In this workshop, research teams will:

Craft project descriptions to effectively communicate pertinent information using a step-by-step process
Articulate, both verbally and in writing, why solving specific research problems matters and should be supported

Register on Eventbrite.

Senate Meeting
2020-11-30 17:30 | TBD – Check meeting package
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: Using Gratitude to Boost Student Wellbeing
2020-12-02 12:30 - 13:20 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The challenges associated with COVID-19 can exacerbate the stressors that many students experience. It can be easy to get trapped in a sense of despair. Yet, there remains much to be grateful for and research shows that gratitude practices have myriad benefits personally, professionally, and pro-socially. Join Prof. Dr. Andria Jones-Bitton in this interactive webinar to prioritize positivity, learn about the science of gratitude and its many positive impacts, and engage in simple gratitude practices that will leave you smiling and feeling uplifted.
Access the webinar online.

ONLINE: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women - Video ceremony
2020-12-04 11:00 - 2020-12-06 23:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The University of Guelph community will mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women with an online event.
The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women commemorates the anniversary of the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre, in which fourteen women were murdered and ten others injured.
The 2020 video ceremony will premier Friday, December 4 at 11 a.m. and will remain available online.
Remember. Reflect. Respond.

ONLINE: Thinking Spaces Speaker Series with Dong-Won Kim
2020-12-04 19:00 - 20:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Thinking Spaces: The Reading Group and Speaker Series is pleased to present percussionist, pedagogue, vocalist, composer and improviser Dong-Won Kim for his talk “Time to Plant Seed.”
This event will take place via Zoom. A moderated Q&A will follow the talk.
If you are interested in attending, please register online.
“Time To Plant Seed”: Now, we all know that the world and music environment won’t be the same after the pandemic. Perhaps we have to define it as a crisis for musicians and performers. However, I’d suggest we pursue the value of improvisation in times of desperation. It’s like when farmers lose their harvest for some reason; they always go back to the stage of planting a seed. I believe that improvisation becomes more valuable in times of crisis because it always leads us to the most essential elements of artistry and humanity. We can start over from there. We have each other and technologies to keep us contacted. – Dong-Won Kim
Dong-Won Kim has studied the traditional music of the Korean masters and works to introduce the world to the beauty of Korean traditional culture and music via his participation in numerous intercultural projects. He has performed across the globe, most prominently as a member of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble. Kim is a music professor, teaching online through Wonkwang Digital University in Korea. In 2001, he wrote the fairy tale “Story of Salmunori,” and he features in the music documentary Intangible Asset Number 82 (2009). An activist, he was incarcerated as a political prisoner in 1987 after being part of an “illegal assembly” for the funeral of a young victim of police violence.
As always, Thinking Spaces is free and open to all. We hope to see you there! Thank you to the School of Fine Art and Music for sponsoring this event!
Hosted by the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI)

ONLINE: Self-Directed Writing Tune-up - Grammar (Day 1 of 2)
2020-12-05 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
In response to programming moving online due to COVID-19, materials from this two-day workshop on grammar are available anytime as self-directed slides and worksheets, through self-registration in CourseLink’s Writing Tune-up: Grammar.
This two-day Writing Tune-up: Grammar series provides grammar instruction for all levels of writers. The workshop materials are useful for participants wanting to improve their own writing skills as well as to provide more effective feedback on students’ writing as TAs or faculty.
The topics covered in this workshop include:

correcting grammar errors
avoiding errors of misuse, and
going beyond basic grammar

Self-register on CourseLink.

ONLINE: Self-Directed Writing Tune-up - Grammar (Day 2 of 2)
2020-12-06 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada

ONLINE: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women - Zoom vigil
2020-12-07 13:00 - 13:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
You are invited to join our community memorial in honour of The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, where we will mourn and remember the women killed at the L’École Polytechnique in Montreal in 1989 and women killed by femicide in 2020.
Every year, we take time to remember women who have died, reflect on the dynamic of men’s violence against women that disproportionately impacts women who belong to the BIPOC and the LGBTQ2I+ communities , and commit to our own action to end violence against women.
U of G’s SAFE (Sexual Assault Free Environment) team will host a vigil on Zoom December 7 at 1 p.m. Registration and vigil access is available via Zoom.

ONLINE: Soil Health Research Forum: Behaviour Change, Baseline Data and BMPs
2020-12-07 13:00 - 16:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
A U of G – OMAFRA Knowledge Exchange Event
The Promoting Behavior Change for Soil Health: Insights From Recent Social Science Research event will share recent research findings related to soil health,
spotlight projects supporting implementation of Ontario’s soil strategy, and promote knowledge-sharing between researchers and decision-makers. Researchers will provide research findings, including those funded through the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs open research programs and under the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance.

ONLINE: Guelph Guide to Entrepreneurship Presents - Hit Your Business Milestones with U of G Business Consultants
2020-12-09 12:00 - 12:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Please join us for an information session hosted by Melanie Lang, Executive Director, John F. Wood Centre for Business and Student Enterprise
Leverage the expertise of U of G student business consultants to solve your business problems! The areas in which our students can offer support to local businesses are:

Strategic Planning
Business Planning
Market Research
Competitive Analysis
Social Media Strategy
Communication Strategy

The Wood Centre offers an experiential learning course that allows students to gain real-world experience and provides local businesses with access to senior student consultants who can help them solve a business problem.
Please register for this FREE event by RSVPing to kziegler@uoguelph.ca.

ONLINE: Self-Directed Academic Writing Style - Writing Style Choices in Sentences
2020-12-12 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
In response to programming moving online due to COVID-19, some materials from this two-part workshop on improving academic writing style are available anytime as self-directed videos and worksheets, through self-registration in CourseLink’s Online Instruction Resources from the Library. Once you have self-registered, navigate to Content > Writing > Improving Your Writing: Sentences and Word Choice (WORKSHOPS) > Writing Style Choices in Sentences.
Topics covered in this workshop include:

writing style basics
logical order of sentences
emphasis in sentences, and
parallelism

Self-register on CourseLink.
