ONLINE: Virtual Bird ID with Chris Earley
2020-10-23 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto) | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Birding has become an even more popular hobby since more people are home and enjoying nature. Why not take it to the next level? Join Chris Earley, Arboretum Interpretive Biologist and author of five bird field guides, for a series of eight virtual noon-hour lectures on eight different bird groups. ID techniques, field marks, shapes, behaviour clues and more will all be covered. Each course will finish with a 10 – 15 minute discussion period so you can ask all your bird-related questions. You can sign up for individual courses for $8 (plus tax) each or take all eight at the discounted cost of $56 (plus tax) – that’s eight courses for the price of seven!
Courses will be held on Fridays from noon to 1 p.m. from October 23 to December 11, 2020. Bird groups covered include: hawks, ducks, sparrows, sandpipers, gulls, spring warblers, fall warblers and spring migrants.

ONLINE: Take the Stress out of IBS
2020-10-23 12:30 - 13:30
Learn strategies to decrease symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome or a stressed stomach.
This skills program, offered by the Stress Management Clinic and the dietitian at Student Health Services, meets weekly on Fridays, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., for five sessions.
Registration:

$20 for U of G students
$50 for members of USW Local 4120
$100 for all others

ONLINE: Dissertation Boot Camp (DBC) - Registration Deadline
2020-10-26 08:45 - 16:00
This intensive one-week (Nov. 23 to 27 from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.) program is designed to help graduate students accomplish their thesis writing goals and accelerate their time to completion. Participants are expected to participate in all five days.
DBC offers graduate students focused and supported individual time to write, as well as lessons on writing issues and access to one-on-one support with writing experts. We recommend that students attend DBC early in their thesis or dissertation writing process.
Registration deadline is Oct. 26. Boot Camp runs Nov. 23 to 27.

ONLINE: Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture - Mitchell Joachim
2020-10-26 12:00 - 13:00
The Landscape Architecture program in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development presents a guest lecture by Mitchell Joachim of Terreform ONE speaking on “Design Against Extinction: Animal Aided Design in the Urban Landscape.” All are welcome to attend this virtual lecture.

ONLINE: Create Posters with Canva
2020-10-26 13:00 - 14:30
Canva is a web-based graphic design tool to create posters, infographics, social media posts and more. Use templates or create from scratch. Join staff from the library’s media studio to learn about this tool and practice creating a poster.
During the end of the workshop, participants will:

discuss strengths and limitations of Canva
identify strategies for designing your project
create a Canva account
practice creating with Canva

ONLINE: STOP Worrying!
2020-10-26 19:00 - 21:00
Learn to curb the worry habit and how to avoid the five pitfalls that perpetuate worrying. This two-hour workshop includes brain training exercises and a variety of other techniques to decrease worrying.
Registration:

$5 for U of G students
$20 for members of USW Local 4120
$40 for all others

ONLINE: Government of Canada Employment Networking Event for Students
2020-10-27 - 2020-10-29
Interested in a career in the public sector? Engage with government departments and agencies from the comfort of home! This unique opportunity is exclusive to U of G students and includes opportunities to:

Learn about employment in the public sector
Meet U of G alumni and other Government of Canada employees to hear about their career paths
Learn and ask questions about the Federal Student Work Experience Program (FSWEP)
Connect with Human Resources representatives from government departments and agencies

This event is open to all undergraduate and graduate students from all year levels, programs and colleges!
Learn more online.

ONLINE: Finding and Using OER in the Classroom - Business and Social Sciences
2020-10-27 11:00 - 12:00
Access to electronic versions of textbooks got you down? Looking to switch up your course materials for the winter semester? Consider using open educational resources (OER)!
OER are educational materials (including textbooks, modules, streaming media, simulations and much more) that are an exciting alternative to commercially published textbooks and other course materials.
Whether you’re looking for an open textbook or you’d like to curate a number of resources to align with your learning outcomes, this workshop will equip you with tips and best practices on how to find OER that are appropriate for use in your teaching.

ONLINE: Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture - Paul Cureton
2020-10-27 12:00 - 13:00
The Landscape Architecture program in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development presents a guest lecture by Paul Cureton of Lancaster University, UK. He will be speaking on “Design Futures: Visualization, Mapping and Strategies“. All are welcome to attend this virtual lecture.

ONLINE: Editing and Creating Video with WeVideo
2020-10-27 14:00 - 15:30
WeVideo is a web-based video editing and creation tool. Join staff from the library’s media studio to learn about this tool and practice editing and creating video.
During the end of the workshop, participants will:

learn what WeVideo is and what it can do
discuss the process for creating a video
list tools for recording and editing audio
create a WeVideo account, and
practice editing skills in WeVideo

ONLINE: Undergraduate Writing Camp / Night of the Living Essays
2020-10-27 18:00 - 21:00
Having trouble getting started on your next paper? Want advice on improving your academic writing?
For two nights only, Writing Peers are hosting the first online Undergraduate Writing Camp / Night of the Living Essays event.
Choose from a variety of 20-minute online writing workshops designed to help you develop useful academic writing strategies for improving your essays, lab reports and other writing assignments. Mini-workshop topics include Structuring your Essays, Writing Lab Reports, Crafting Strong Thesis Statements, Writing Clearly, Avoiding Common Grammar Errors and Getting Started on Your Writing.

ONLINE: Anxiety - Skills and Strategies
2020-10-27 19:00 - 20:00
Learn practical techniques, new tips and information on how to respond to the uncomfortable sensations of anxiety. This skills program meets weekly on Tuesday evenings, from 7 to 8 p.m., for three sessions.
Registration:

$10 for U of G students
$30 for members of USW Local 4120
$60 for all others

ONLINE: A new India, a new China? The politics of Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping
2020-10-28 11:00 - 12:15
Since the mid-twentieth century, Asia’s two giants have represented alternative models of political modernity. The dramatic political rise of Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping, two self-avowed strongmen, has seen remarkable changes in the aims, structure and exercise of power in both regimes. This seminar examines striking commonalities and the ramifications of these historic developments.
Speaker: Sanjay Ruparelia, Jarislowsky Democracy Chair, Ryerson University
Presented by the Canada India Research Centre for Learning and Engagement

ONLINE: Creating Videos with PowToon
2020-10-28 11:00 - 12:30
PowToon is a web-based tool to create professional videos. It has a library of animated characters, objects and text that you can combine with your own media to create a video. Join staff from the library’s media studio to learn about this tool and practice creating videos.
By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

discuss best practices for creating PowToon videos
identify tools for recording and editing audio
create a PowToon account
practice creating videos in PowToon

ONLINE: Panel Discussion - Ask the InfoSec Team!
2020-10-28 12:00 - 13:00
Interested in how the CCS Information Security team protects U of G? Now is your chance to ask your most burning questions, like what happens when someone falls for phishing scam? Why are universities a big target for cyber crime? What is one thing I can do to protect myself and my identity? Join us online on Oct. 28, part of the 2020 Cyber Security Awareness Roadshow.

ONLINE: CCSAW Seminar - Human-directed Behaviour in Farm Animals: The Goats who Stare at Scientists
2020-10-28 12:30 - 13:30
Dr. Christian Nawroth will summarize recent advances in studies on the cognitive capacities of domestic goats, focusing on how goats interact with humans. Based on these findings, he will outline how applied research could benefit from these results, considering that subtle human behavioural changes can affect the behaviour of farm animals.
Dr. Nawroth is a postdoctoral researcher at the Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN) in Dummerstorf, Germany. After completing his PhD in Halle, Germany, he was a research fellow at the Queen Mary University, London where he has worked on goat-human interactions. In 2017, he moved to the FBN where he is now part of a project that investigates the effects of domestication and specific selection objectives on learning and cognition in goats.
This seminar will be delivered via Zoom
Register by noon, Oct. 27 to receive the link.

ONLINE: Provost Dialogue on Teaching - Fall 2020
2020-10-28 14:30 - 15:30
On October 28, U of G’s Provost, Dr. Gwen Chapman, will host an engaging session for instructors that will provide an opportunity for all of us to reflect on teaching, learning and academic course delivery in the context of COVID-19. We recognize that shifting to primarily remote delivery was not easy for the fall semester and that many courses will continue in this fashion for winter 2021. The intent of this session is to bring to light successes and challenges experienced across the campus community, and to use this information to benefit future planning.
As a comprehensive, research-intensive university known to deliver an exceptional student experience, it is important that we use an evidenced-based reflective practice to inform our decision making. As such, Provost Chapman will present results from a fall ’20 student experience survey and reflect on prevalent themes. The aim of this is to highlight what is going well and to inform the work of instructors as they continue to learn about working in this mode.
After Provost Chapman’s presentation, we will hear from representatives of both the undergraduate and graduate student associations as well as two faculty colleagues who will share their personal successes and challenges from this fall.
We hope that this session will support our instructors as they continue their work to transition to largely remote learning. The session will be recorded and posted on the Provost website for those unable to attend.
Agenda
October 28, 2020 – 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Join the meeting online.
2:30 p.m. – Keynote Presentation: Provost Chapman
2:45 p.m. – Student and Instructor Panel
3:05 p.m. – Q&A, Discussion
3:30 p.m. – Session Conclusion

ONLINE: Finding and Using OER in the Classroom - Arts and Humanities
2020-10-29 11:00 - 12:00
Access to electronic versions of textbooks got you down? Looking to switch up your course materials for the winter semester? Consider using open educational resources (OERs)!
OERs are educational materials (including textbooks, modules, streaming media, simulations and much more) that are an exciting alternative to commercially published textbooks and other course materials.
Whether you’re looking for an open textbook or you’d like to curate a number of resources to align with your learning outcomes, this workshop will equip you with tips and best practices on how to find OER that are appropriate for use in your teaching.

ONLINE: Creating Videos with PowToon
2020-10-29 11:00 - 12:30
PowToon is a web-based tool to create professional videos. It has a library of animated characters, objects and text that you can combine with your own media to create a video. Join staff from the library’s media studio to learn about this tool and practice creating videos.
During the workshop, participants will:

discuss best practices for creating PowToon videos
identify tools for recording and editing audio
create a PowToon account, and
practice creating videos in PowToon.

ONLINE: Receiving and Incorporating Feedback on Your Writing
2020-10-30 11:30 - 13:00
As a graduate student, you can expect to spend a significant amount of time rewriting, revising and restructuring your thesis chapters. Although the prospect of completing multiple drafts and integrating feedback from multiple readers may be intimidating, revision is an essential part of the writing process. This interactive workshop for graduate students introduces strategies and tools that you can use to address and engage with feedback from your committee as you write and revise your thesis or dissertation.

ONLINE: The U.S. Election in Question
2020-10-30 13:00 - 14:00
Experts on American politics explore the issues at stake in the U.S. 2020 federal election.
Panel:

Clifford Orwin Professor, University of Toronto
Lori Hausegger Associate Professor, Boise State University
David Macdonald Professor, University of Guelph
Ian Spears Associate Professor, University of Guelph (moderator)

Registration is required (registration opens Oct. 23 at 12:30 p.m.)
Presented by the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences

ONLINE: Self-Directed Brain Food - Graduate Thesis Workshops
2020-11-01
At Brain Food Online, you’ll learn effective ways to approach your work as a graduate student. Undergraduate students who are writing an undergraduate honours thesis or writing extensive research papers may also attend.
Brain Food Online is delivered via CourseLink and you can complete the workshops at your own pace. Most workshops include pre-recorded lectures, short activities and access to supplementary resources.
Workshop topics include:

time management during the thesis process
formulating your research question
working with data
thesis structure and thesis mapping
advanced search strategies for gathering the literature
strategies for reading the literature
writing the literature review
writing the results and discussion sections
paraphrasing and summarizing

Self-register on CourseLink.

ONLINE: Decreasing Headaches
2020-11-02 19:00 - 20:30
Learn drug-free strategies to decrease tension and migraine headaches, and the pain of headaches.
This skills program meets weekly on Monday evenings, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., for four sessions.
Registration:

$20 for U of G students
$60 for members of USW Local 4120
$120 for all others

ONLINE: One Health Poster Day
2020-11-03 11:00 - 14:00
The Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses (CPHAZ) and the One Health Institute (OHI) at the University of Guelph, in collaboration with the One Health Program in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at Western University, are pleased to invite you to the One Health Poster Day.
Are you a student and does your research fall in the sweet spot – at the interface of human, animal, and environmental health? If so, we would like to feature your innovative and exciting research, highlighting current challenges and your leading-edge solutions across the One Health spectrum! The presentations will be virtual and be shared using Microsoft Teams.
Whether you would like to present or want to support the presenters we look forward to seeing you there!
To attend, register online by October 30.
For any questions and inquiries, please contact cphaz@uguelph.ca.

ONLINE: Concision and Precision - A Tour of Techniques for Writing Clearly
2020-11-03 13:00 - 13:45
“Write concisely.” “Be more specific.” “Awk.” “Unclear”. We’ve all seen comments like these at one time or another. How do you make sense of them and, more importantly, avoid them?
Come for a tour of one of the most under-appreciated Library Guides: the “Write Clearly” guide. We’ll talk about how to learn from comments like the ones above, and how to tighten up your writing to avoid such pitfalls as, “Throughout history” and “There are many explanations for this.”

ONLINE: Increasing Personal Resiliency through COVID-19
2020-11-04 19:00 - 21:00
Learn tips from the Hurricane Study and later research that can help us through COVID-19.
Develop a personal plan for five pillars of resilience, and sample a variety of relaxation techniques for mind and body in this two-hour workshop.
Celebrate International Stress Awareness Day with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management Clinic in this free online workshop.

ONLINE: Acknowledging Indigenous Lands
2020-11-05 11:00 - 12:00
Have you ever wondered about the statements said at the beginning of events?
Do concerns about making a mistake hold you back from trying?
Despite becoming more common as an act of reconciliation, the context behind and process for acknowledging Indigenous lands are not always understood or discussed.
Participants in this session will gain a greater understanding of:

The intention and meaning behind why land acknowledgements take place
How to develop their personal practice for acknowledging the land

ONLINE: Applying to Graduate School in Psychology - A Panel for BIPOC and 1st-Generation Students
2020-11-05 14:00 - 17:30
The Psychology Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Task Force at the University of Guelph is hosting a recruitment event targeted toward BIPOC and 1st-generation undergraduate students who are considering applying to graduate school in psychology (for eligibility, see below). Our goal is to help prepare prospective graduate students for the application process and life as a graduate student.
Who is eligible?
The University of Guelph is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion within our organization and within Canada more broadly. We recognize that certain groups are underrepresented in advanced degree programs, including BIPOC and 1st-generation students. These individuals may have access to less information about graduate school than their colleagues from more advantaged backgrounds through family members, social circles, etc. While we encourage all students who feel they could benefit from this event to attend, we ask you to be mindful that this event is geared toward students from underrepresented groups. Enrollment priority will be given to BIPOC and 1st-generation students.
How to Register
Registration is FREE. Spaces are limited so please register online. You will be asked to complete a short survey to help us prepare panelists for your questions and inform which components of the graduate school application we should focus on for the workshop. Following registration, we will be able to send you the link to our Zoom event via email.
Itinerary
Panel session (2 to 3:30 p.m.)
Our panel session features three BIPOC scholars who will share their personal experiences of graduate school: the application process, the training they received, the challenges and opportunities they’ve encountered and their current career path. Following their presentations, we will open the floor to questions from the audience.
Panel Q&A (3:30 to 3:50 p.m.)
Break (3:50 to 4 p.m.)
Breakout sessions (4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.)

Workshop on how to make a competitive grad school application (4 to 4:45 p.m.)
Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in one of two workshops focusing on different components of the application (e.g., writing a statement of interest, scholarship applications, structuring your CV, etc). Workshop topics will be decided based on interest demonstrated in the registration survey.
Networking/ Q&A with current graduate students (4:45 to 5:30 p.m.)
This section of the event is area specific. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with current graduate students in their field of interest (Applied Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Neuroscience and Applied Cognitive Science) and ask questions regarding their experiences and what to expect in graduate school.

For a full list of panel speakers and more information, visit our event website.
Registration is required for this event. Please register online.

ONLINE: Fall Preview Day 2020
2020-11-08
Ready to take the next step in becoming a Gryphon?
Join us Sunday, November 8 for our virtual Fall Open House.
Learn more at https://uoguel.ph/fallpreviewday

ONLINE: Self-Directed Writing Tune-up - Grammar (Day 2 of 2)
2020-11-08
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 grammatical errors, avoiding errors of misuse, going beyond basic grammar.
Self-register on CourseLink.
