ONLINE: Virtual Fall Landscape Watercolour Painting
2020-09-21 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Learn how to translate any landscape into watercolour step by step with watercolour artist Candice Leyland. Each class we will be working through a full landscape painting based on a photograph taken in the Guelph Arboretum. We will explore painting water, foliage, trees and composition. Students will be able to receive feedback on their paintings at various parts of the class. All levels welcome – some watercolour experience is helpful.
Learn more and register online.

ONLINE: Data Skills - Research Data Management
2020-09-22 10:00 - 11:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Research Data Management (RDM) involves a set of strategies to ensure that the data you collect to inform your research will have the following protections:

your data will not be lost or corrupted, your data will not be inadvertently exposed to people who shouldn’t have access to it
your data will be properly documented to ensure you will interpret it correctly and not confuse various versions
to the extent that it is appropriate your data will be made available for use by other scholars, your data will be preserved for future analysis
your data will adhere to the requirements of funders and publishers

This workshop will introduce you to best practices to ensure that your research data is appropriately managed during the life of your research project and beyond.

ONLINE: Fall Equinox Yoga
2020-09-22 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Special Event: Fall Equinox Yoga with special guest and seasoned meditator Sri Hans
Everyone welcome: faculty, staff, students, alumni and retirees – No experience required.
How can we find calm in the midst of chaos? Where do we turn to access the voice of our deepest wisdom? What can we do to unplug and heal from within?
Program:
Noon to 12:15 p.m. – Warm Up with Mona
12:15 – 12:35 p.m. – Classical Asanas with Lalit
12:35 – 12:50 p.m. – Classical Visual Meditation with Sri Hans
Join Zoom meeting. Meeting ID: 954 8412 8908
https://zoom.us/j/95484128908
As we harvest the fruits of summer, the natural world begins to fall away. At this precise moment, we invite you to turn toward the eternal light (inner sun) within us as the physical light outside starts diminishing. Harmony, balance and the opportunity to let go of what no longer serves us are the offerings of the equinox and our practice.
Be Safe. Be Well. Stay Calm. Practice COVID-19 safety guidelines and rules. Practice Classical Yoga!
Wish you all a successful Fall Semester in mind, body and spirits.
Looking forward to seeing you all!
Improve Life
Classical Yoga for Total Health and Awareness – CYTHA
A Total Health U of G Initiative
Wellness@Work

ONLINE: Open Scholarship - Open Data, Open Access and the Tri-Agencies
2020-09-23 10:30 - 11:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Part of the Library’s ongoing Open Scholarship workshop series, “Open Access, Open Data and the Tri-Agencies” will explore the benefits of open access and open data generally, and in our context here at the University of Guelph.

ONLINE: Circular Economy Workshop 2020 - Sustainable Materials - Innovating our future beyond the pandemic
2020-09-23 13:00 - 17:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world in fundamental ways and opened real possibilities to building a more sustainable industry sector in a broader ecosystem.
This free virtual workshop is hosted by the Bioproducts Discovery and Development Centre (BDDC) and is co-chaired by Prof. Amar Mohanty and Prof. Manju Misra.
The panelists from academia, industry, government and NGOs will explore exciting possibilities for sustainable materials and innovative technologies to boost a recovery for a “greener” post pandemic world.
Focus Areas:

Sustainable Materials – Opportunities & Markets
New Directions on Carbon Footprint Reduction
Perspectives on Innovation and Commercialization
Circular Economy, Policy and Consumers

ONLINE: Planning for Success - Strategies for Maximizing Your Productivity
2020-09-23 16:30 - 17:20 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
How can you learn efficiently and effectively? How can you make the most of your study time? Come to this workshop for strategies and ideas on:

Using your course outlines for planning and studying purposes
Creating — and sticking to — a study schedule
Study techniques that make the most impact

ONLINE: Data Skills - Analysis - Introduction to Using Python
2020-09-24 10:00 - 12:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Interested in using Python but don’t know where to start? Join us for a hands-on, beginner-level workshop will introduce you to the basic concepts of the world’s most popular programming language, Python. We’ll cover reading-in data from an external source followed by some simple manipulation and analysis using the built-in capabilities that are provided by base Python language.
By the end of this workshop you will be able to:

Explain how to read and write files
Generate different formatted text and code blocks
Write core Python scripting elements including variables and flow control structures

When you register for this workshop you are committing to attend the entire workshop unless otherwise confirmed with the instructor. If you are suddenly not able to attend, please contact us as soon as possible so that we can offer your spot to someone on our waiting list.

ONLINE: Dial Down Academic Stress and Anxiety
2020-09-24 17:30 - 18:30 | ONLINE, 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 semester.
This free, one hour workshop for university students meets from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. with Kathy Somers from the Stress Management Clinic.
E-mail ksomers@uoguelph.ca for the virtual link to this workshop.

ONLINE: Virtual Getting into Astronomy
2020-09-24 19:00 - 20:00 | Ontario, Canada
Astronomy Foundations is an online course designed to introduce and orient astronomy enthusiasts to the night sky. Over 12 sessions, we will cover a wide range of topics, including understanding our place in space, finding our way in the sky and understanding a little more of the wide variety of astronomical objects that await your discovery. Each session will cover a specific astronomical topic in detail.
Guest instructor Trevor Chandler.
Registration: $130 + HST for registrations by September 16, 2020
Find more information and register online.

ONLINE: Data Skills - Analysis - Data Manipulation Using Python
2020-09-25 10:00 - 12:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Join us for a hands-on, two-part workshop for folks with little experience programming.
Data cleaning and manipulation usually takes up 80 per cent of the time allotted to data analysis project. We will cover how to handle unstructured and structured data, data manipulation and cleaning tasks using Numpy and Pandas libraries.
Please have a laptop with for your own use during the workshop. The laptop will need to have following software installed: Anaconda – Python 3.7 version, PyCharm – Community Edition

ONLINE: Book Panel - Karine Gagné's 'Caring for Glaciers'
2020-09-25 11:00 - 12:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Based on research in the high-altitude Himalayan region of Ladakh, in northwest India, ‘Caring for Glaciers:Land, Animals, and Humanity in the Himalayas’ looks at the causes and consequences of a transformation in people’s relationship with the environment.
Panel members:

Sara Shneiderman, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of British Columbia
Tanya Richardson, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Global Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University
Travis Steffens, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Guelph
David Borish, PhD candidate in Public Health and International Development, University of Guelph

Discover U of G
2020-09-26 12:00 - 16:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Where will you be next year?
On Saturday, September 26, let us bring U of G to you!
Learn about degree programs, admission requirements, how to apply and all things Guelph, from the comfort of your home.
Will this year lead you to becoming a Gryphon?
Learn more at https://admission.uoguelph.ca/DiscoverUofG

ONLINE: Public Presentation by Short-Listed Candidates for Dean, College of Biological Science
2020-09-28 09:30 - 10:30, 2020-09-29 08:30 - 2020-09-30 09:30, 2020-09-30 08:30 - 09:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
A schedule for the public presentations by the three short-listed candidates for the position of Dean of the College of Biological Science (CBS) has been established as follows:
Candidate #1:
Monday, September 28, 2020 – 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. – Join the presentation on Microsoft Teams
Candidate #2:
Tuesday, September 29, 2020 – 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. – Join the presentation on Microsoft Teams
Candidate #3:
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 – 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. – Join the presentation on Microsoft Teams
Meetings will be scheduled with the CBS chairs/directors, faculty, staff, students, alumni and the Council of College Deans. The public presentation and question session will be video recorded and made available on the Decanal & Other Academic Searches website. You will need a U of G email address to access this site.
The committee invites written comments as part of this search; these should be directed to the Provost by email to provost@uoguelph.ca by October 15, 2020. Comments will be dealt with in strict confidence.

ONLINE: Data Skills - Introduction to GIS Using ArcMap
2020-09-28 10:00 - 12:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
ArcGIS is a Geographic Information System (GIS): a software program for working with maps and geographic data. ArcMap is the desktop mapping software of ArcGIS. A GIS allows you to work with any data that you know a location for (e.g., addresses, latitude/longitude, census locations, name of a place, etc.). ArcMap is available for download to the University community. Although similar in some ways to online mapping sites, ArcGIS has greater analytical capabilities and allows you more input and control over your map.
In this workshop we will learn how to navigate ArcMap, kinds of GIS data, how to add data to a map, basic symbology and labelling, how to filter data, and how to create a finished map.
When you register for this workshop you are committing to attend the entire workshop unless you confirm otherwise with the instructor. If you are suddenly not able to attend, please contact us as soon as possible so that we can offer your spot to someone on our waiting list.
You must have ArcGIS installed on your computer prior to the workshop. You will not have time during the session to install the software. You must attend this workshop on a computer (not a mobile device).

ONLINE: Pronunciation Group Online - Dialogues and Expressions
2020-09-29 09:30 - 11:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
This program is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students, post-doctoral students, visiting scholars/researchers, staff and faculty with English as an additional language who would like to practice their English pronunciation and improve their communication skills for speaking English in everyday situations. Discussion of context-specific vocabulary and idioms will allow participants to create dialogues which will then be reviewed as a group for appropriate language, pronunciation and sentence stress. Participants will then practice the dialogues in class and have access to them at home for further practice.
Although it would benefit students to have participated in one or more of the other Pronunciation Groups (Sounds, Words or Sentences) offered in the Fall and Winter semesters, it is not a requirement.

ONLINE: Data Skills - Intro to GIS Part 2 - Data Analysis and Visualization
2020-09-29 10:00 - 12:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
ArcGIS is a Geographic Information System (GIS): a software program for working with maps and geographic data. A GIS allows you to work with any data that you know a location for (e.g., addresses, latitude / longitude, census locations, name of a place, etc.). ArcGIS is available on all the Library computers, also by download to the University community. Although similar in some ways to online mapping sites, ArcGIS has greater analytical capabilities and allows you more input and control over your map. In this workshop we’ll learn further GIS tools, work with tables, and begin working with raster data.
You must have ArcGIS installed on your computer prior to the workshop. You will not have time during the session to install the software. You must attend this workshop on a computer (not a mobile device).

ONLINE: Relaxation and Stress Management Skills
2020-09-29 17:30 - 18:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Learn how to decrease anxiety, relax tight muscles, settle a busy brain, cope effectively and have more energy.
This mind/body skills training program meets twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., for 12 sessions (six weeks).
There are no sessions during Semester Break.

ONLINE: Data Skills - Introduction to GIS using ArcGIS Online
2020-09-30 10:00 - 12:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
ArcGIS is a Geographic Information System (GIS); a software program for working with maps and geographic data. A GIS allows you to work with any data that you know a location for (eg. addresses, latitude / longitude, census locations, name of a place…). ArcGIS Online can be used in your browser on any computer and is available to the University community by requesting an account. ArcGIS Online has less mapping capability than ArcMap but is easier to use and to learn. Please note that ArcGIS Online is not recommended if you want to save or download your finished map for publication as it is intended for creating online maps.
In this workshop we will learn how to navigate ArcGIS Online, kinds of GIS data, how to add data to a map, basic symbology and labelling, how to manually add data to your map, and how to access analysis functions.
When you register for this workshop you are committing to attend the entire workshop unless otherwise confirmed with the instructor. If you are suddenly not able to attend, please contact us as soon as possible so that we can offer your spot to someone on our waiting list.
You must attend this workshop on a computer (not a mobile device).

ONLINE: Open Scholarship - Using Open Data in your Research
2020-09-30 10:30 - 11:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Part of the library’s ongoing Open Scholarship workshop series, “Using Open Data in your Research” will explore the benefits of incorporating existing open data into your research. We will pay particular attention to the finding, evaluating and uploading open data.

ONLINE: Planning for Success - Preparing for Your Midterms
2020-09-30 16:30 - 17:20 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
In this workshop, we’ll discuss how to prepare for midterms, including:

Study strategies to help you assess what you already know and what you still need to know
Preparation for online assessment
Approaches to studying when you’re short on time

ONLINE: Data Skills - Analysis - Introduction to using NVivo
2020-10-01 10:00 - 12:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
NVivo is a qualitative data analysis (QDA) computer software package is designed to help you manage and analyze qualitative data. In this workshop, we will work on bringing your sources in, creating nodes, coding and running queries.
Please have a laptop for your own use during the workshop with the latest version of NVIVO installed. All software installation must be done before the workshop, please ensure that you followed any account creation or software installation instructions.

ONLINE: Anxiety Skills and Strategies
2020-10-01 12:30 - 13:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Learn practical techniques, new tips and information on how to respond to the uncomfortable sensations of anxiety.
This skills program meets weekly on Thursdays, from 12:30 to 1:30 pm, for three sessions.

ONLINE: Wrongful Conviction Day 2020 Webinar
2020-10-01 17:30 - 19:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Join us for a webinar in support of exonerees and to bring attention to the injustices faced by the wrongfully convicted.
Guest speaker: Robert Baltovich, exoneree
Presented by the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences

ONLINE: Data Skills - Analysis - Intermediate Use of NVivo
2020-10-02 10:00 - 12:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
NVivo is a qualitative data analysis software package that helps you manage and analyze qualitative data. In this workshop, we will work on generating advanced queries including matrix coding and crosstab. As well, we will generate visualizations including charts, hierarchy charts, mind maps, concept maps, cluster analysis diagrams and sociograms. Finally, we will touch on sentiment analysis.
Please have a laptop for your own use during the workshop with the latest version of NVIVO installed. All software installation must be done before the workshop, please ensure that you followed any account creation or software installation instructions.

ONLINE: Self-Directed Writing Tune-up - Grammar (Day 1 of 2)
2020-10-03 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
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.
Topics covered include: structuring sentences, using verbals and modifiers, and punctuating sentences.
Self-register on CourseLink.

ONLINE: Self-Directed Writing Tune-up - Grammar (Day 2 of 2)
2020-10-04 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
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.
Topics covered include: correcting grammar errors, avoiding errors of misuse, and going beyond basic grammar.
Self-register on CourseLink.

ONLINE: Cyber Security Awareness Roadshow Kick-Off
2020-10-05 09:00 - 17:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Our COVID edition (100% digital) Cyber Security Awareness Roadshow starts today and runs all month long! Great games, tons of prizes, panel discussions and more!
Click to learn more!

ONLINE: Data Skills - Analysis - Using R and RStudio
2020-10-05 10:00 - 12:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
R is an open source software environment for data manipulation and statistical analysis. Used in a variety of disciplines, R has become a popular tool because of its power, flexibility, and active community. Join us as we teach the R language fundamentals and basic syntax, major R data structures and generate basic statistical analysis.
By the end of this workshop you will be able to:

describe the difference between R and RStudio
explain when to use the command line and script file
use functions in R

Before starting the workshop, please complete the following:

Download and Install R
Install RStudio Desktop

When you register for this workshop you are committing to attend the entire workshop unless otherwise confirmed with the instructor. If you are suddenly not able to attend, please contact us as soon as possible so that we can offer your spot to someone on our waiting list.
