U of G News

Ecological and Heritage Walking Tour
2024-07-31 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-07-28 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-07-25 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-07-23 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-07-21 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-07-17 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Toronto) | The Boathouse, 116 Gordon St, Guelph, Ontario, N1H 4H6, Canada
OPIRG invites you to the Ecological and Heritage Tour.
Embark on a fascinating exploration of Guelph’s natural and cultural heritage as we delve into the stories and significance of the Speed River while walking along the Royal Recreation Trail. Led by knowledgeable guides, this tour will give you an insight of the histories and ecological life that define our community.
Come along to enjoy stories of historical significance and cultural heritage sites along the banks, and have opportunities to observe local wildlife in their natural habitat. Learn how people have affected the river over the century.
Register to attend.
Tours will run from 6 to 8 p.m. on July 17, July 23, July 25, and July 31.
Tours will run from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Sundays, July 14 and July 21.
Tours held on the Royal Recreational Trail. Meet at the Boat House, 116 Gordon St.

English Language In-Person Writing Meet-Ups
2024-07-31 09:30 - 12:00, 2024-07-24 09:30 - 12:00, 2024-07-17 09:30 - 12:00, 2024-07-10 09:30 - 12:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Connect with colleagues while working on your writing skills! On Wednesday mornings in July, participants will get together to socialize, learn about writing skills, and spend time working on a their writing projects.

Location: McLaughlin Library, Room 384
Dates: July 10, 17, 24, 31
Time: 9:30 – 12 pm
Schedule:

9:30 to 10 a.m.: Group discussion
10 to 10:30 a.m.: Short lesson on an academic writing skill
10:30 a.m. to noon: Focused writing time

Note: The event facilitator will be available for writing consultations during focused writing time.
After registering for this event, you will be invited to join an Academic Support Community for English language learners on Microsoft Teams. Writing and Learning Services staff will post regular updates about events to the group. You can also use the group to make friends and connections. We hope to see you there!
Do you have questions about this event? Email Mary McCaffery mmccaffe@uoguelph.ca.

Graduate Accountability Group
2024-07-30 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-07-23 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-07-16 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-07-09 13:00 - 15:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The Graduate Student Accountability Group provides a welcoming, safe, and productive online space for graduate students to do their work. The group is facilitated by a learning specialist and is designed to help you identify small goals and accomplish them during short work periods.
Comments from previous participants:
“The group is a great way to work in community and accomplish tasks in a set amount of time.”
“DO IT! I was able to tackle lack of motivation and be productive in each session. The group helped me progress through the semester more than I would have on my own.”
The format for each two-hour session is:

Introductions and micro goal setting in group
25 minutes of independent work
Review micro goal with group and set goal for next 25 minutes
25 Minutes of independent work
Review micro goal with group and set goal for next 25 minutes
25 Minutes of independent work
Debrief and share main goal to be completed before next accountability group

Questions? Email learning@uoguelph.ca.
Please note that you are registering for the entire semester of the Graduate Student Accountability Group, which meets May 14 to July 30, 2024. We encourage regular participation throughout the semester.
Once you sign up you will be invited to the weekly Teams meeting. Please use the RSVP function each week to confirm attendance.
Thank you and we look forward to working with you!

A Nation's Table Documentary Premiere
2024-07-25 17:00 - 19:00 | Arboretum Centre, 200 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
Ask a farmer, a fisher, a chef and a home cook to define ‘Canadian food’ and you’ll get four different answers. After all, the food found in Canada is as diverse as the people who live here.
A brand new documentary short film, A Nation’s Table, explores the life’s work of Anita Stewart, the “patron saint of Canadian food”. Thanks to her boundless tenacity and enthusiasm, she contributed more than ever imaginable to uncovering untold stories that celebrate Canadian cuisine, ultimately leading to the nationally recognized “Food Day In Canada.” Through her life of activism on food and the people who bring it to us, she turned crisis into opportunity, setting the table for Canada to build its culinary traditions into an evolving food system that’s the envy of the world.
Join us for a premiere screening of A Nation’s Table documentary celebrating the legacy of Anita Stewart. Your ticket will include a film screening, a panel discussion, and a post-screening reception catered by University of Guelph’s Hospitality Services. This premiere is taking place at the University of Guelph Arboretum on July 25 from 5 to 7 p.m. and will feature a panel discussion with local food systems experts following the screening. Admission is free, and registration is required via Eventbrite to reserve a seat.
Event Speakers

Rebecca Gordon, Destination Development Specialist, Culinary Tourism Alliance
Vijay Nair, Executive Chef, University of Guelph
Ohemaa Boateng, Executive Director, Black Creek Community Farm
Joyce Parslow, Consumer Marketing Director, Canada Beef Inc.
Sandy Clipsham, Producer, Ward 1 Studios
Garrett Smith, Director, Ward 1 Studios

About Anita Stewart
Anita Stewart was a trailblazing Canadian food champion who left an enormous impact on Canadian food and culture. As a culinary journalist, food historian, activist and University of Guelph Food Laureate, Anita brought together farmers, producers, researchers, writers, chefs and food lovers to highlight and push the boundaries of Canadian cuisine. Find more information about Anita Stewart, Food Day Canada, and how U of G is celebrating. If you have any questions about this year’s Food Day Canada event, feel free to reach out to afievents@uoguelph.ca.

Yours in Native Spirit: Richard Bedwash- Exhibition tour with Shauna McCabe and Colinda Clyne
2024-07-23 18:30 - 19:30 | Art Gallery of Guelph, 358 Gordon Street, Guelph, Canada
Explore the vivid paintings and symbol-rich stories of Anishinaabe artist Richard Bedwash presented this summer in the exhibition, Yours in Native Spirit. This conversational walkthrough with co-curators Shauna McCabe and Colinda Clyne explores the connection between Bedwash’s life experiences and the community of Guelph. Deeply impacted by the colonialism of incarceration from his experiences of residential school to his term in the Guelph Correctional Centre, Bedwash’s expressive paintings represent a reclamation of knowledge, drawing on traditional stories and oral histories that he was intent on preserving and passing on. All are welcome; no registration required.

Identification and Biology of Butterflies (In-person)
2024-07-23 09:00 - 16:00 | Arboretum Centre, 200 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
This workshop has been designed to educate participants about butterflies and how to identify them in the wild. Topics covered include, butterfly natural history, capture techniques, field identification, tagging, migration, and creating and maintaining butterfly habitat. The workshop concludes outside catching and identifying the butterflies of The Arboretum. Registrants in attendance will receive a copy of our Butterfly biodiversity sheet.
*Maximum 18 adults.
Fee: $94 (plus HST) per person if you register by the early bird deadline of July 15, 2024. After July 15 the fee is $94 plus HST.

Ontario Insects (In-person)
2024-07-22 09:00 - 16:00 | Arboretum Centre, 200 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
This workshop introduces participants to all the major groups of insects in Ontario with a focus on how to recognize major groups or families, with special reference to the common species one is likely to encounter in both the backyard and in the field. This is a great introductory course for educators, field researchers, and those who wish to simply become familiar with the mini-wildlife of Ontario. Registrants in attendance will receive one of our insect biodiversity sheets. Note that the majority of this workshop will be spent out of doors regardless of weather, so dress appropriately!
*Maximum 18 adults.
Fee: $94 (plus HST) per person if you register by the early bird deadline of July 15, 2024. After July 15 the fee is $104 plus HST.

Opening Reception Paul Nadeau: Gravel is the New Gold
2024-07-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Art Gallery of Guelph, 358 Gordon Street, Guelph, Canada
Join us for the launch of the exhibition Gravel is the New Gold, featuring the work of artist Paul Nadeau. Drawing together the visual language of cottage-country ephemera with references to practices of measuring, mapping, and surveying, Nadeau’s hyperreal paintings incorporate trompe l’oeil to underscore a certain perception of the Canadian wilderness that has both depended on and accelerated the continuous dispossession of Indigenous lands for resource extraction and leisure.
This exhibition represents the culmination of two years of focused work in the University of Guelph’s Master of Fine Arts program. The Art Gallery of Guelph’s annual exhibitions of graduating MFA students are presented in conjunction with the School of Fine Art and Music at the University of Guelph.

Beyond the Books: Mental Health Literacy Training
2024-07-18 13:00 - 14:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Beyond the Books is a mental health literacy training that provides participants with general information on the prevalence of mental challenges and illness in our university community, how to identify signs of troubling behaviour or distress, and how to engage in conversations to support and refer an individual as needed.⁠
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Beyond the Books is offered for free to all U of G students, staff and faculty.⁠
This session will be taking place online on July 18 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Registration for this training, as well as future offerings, can be found on the mental health training website.:

English Language Online Writing Meet-Up Online
2024-07-18 09:30 - 12:00, 2024-07-12 09:30 - 12:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Let’s get some work done in a virtual community! These online meet-ups will bring English language learners together on Friday mornings in July and early August. At each meeting, we will start with a short lesson on writing tips, do a writing warm-up activity, share our goals, and work on our writing projects independently.

Dates: July 12, 19, 26, August 2
Time: 9:30 a.m. to noon
Schedule:

9:30 to 10 a.m.: Short lesson on an academic writing skill
10:00 to 10:30 a.m.: Writing warm up and goal sharing
10:30 a.m. to noon: Focused writing time

After registering for this event, you will be invited to join an Academic Support Community for English language learners on Microsoft Teams. Writing and Learning Services staff will post regular updates about events to the group. You can also use the group to make friends and connections.
Do you have questions about this event? Email Mary McCaffery mmccaffe@uoguelph.ca

Equine Health Event
2024-07-15 - 2024-07-16 | University of Guelph
The University of Guelph, a leader in equine education, is proud to announce its upcoming Equine Health Event. This two-day event, slated to be held on July 15 and 16, 2024, will provide horse owners, managers, trainers and enthusiasts with a comprehensive understanding of equine care through expert-led presentations and demonstrations.
The Equine Health Event is designed to cover various aspects of equine well-being, including massage therapy, behaviour and training, saddle fitting, nutrition, first aid, and chiropractic care. By offering a holistic approach to equine care, attendees will gain valuable insights into optimizing their horse’s health and performance.

CEPS NSERC Discovery - Faculty Writing Retreat and Workshops
2024-07-11 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-10 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-09 09:00 - 16:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
For CEPS faculty researchers who intend to apply for the NSERC Discovery Grant in Fall 2024.
Writing & Learning Services is collaborating with the CEPS Research Hub to host a three-day writing retreat for CEPS faculty and researchers. Set yourself up for success this NSERC Discovery Grant season! This retreat will provide you with dedicated training, structured writing time, and individual writing support. The retreat consists of five hours of training and eight hours of dedicated writing and consultation time.
** Register for the Retreat and Workshops!
For more information about this event and about the Discovery granting process, visit the CEPS Research Hub webpage.

#HopeAndHealingCanadaCommunity Weaving Workshops with Tracey-Mae Chambers
2024-07-10 18:30 - 19:30 | Art Gallery of Guelph, 358 Gordon Street, Guelph, Canada
Join Guelph’s 2024 Artist in Residence, Tracey-Mae Chambers, at the Art Gallery of Guelph to contribute to a community weaving project. Sparking conversations about reconciliation, her ongoing initiative called #HopeAndHealingCanada has developed through workshops and textile installations across the country since 2021. Add your favorite colour from the materials provided and help weave our community together! Participants can also create a 4-inch round weaving project to take home.
This is a drop-in program with no registration required; all necessary materials are provided by the artist. All ages are welcome, though participants under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Exhibition Walkthrough Catherine Chan: Fractures and Futures
2024-07-10 18:30 - 19:30 | Art Gallery of Guelph, 358 Gordon Street, Guelph, Canada
Join us at the Art Gallery of Guelph for a conversational walkthrough of the exhibition Fractures and Futures with artist Catherine Chan, whose work draws on her background in fine arts as well as biogeography and soil science. Learn about how she combines photography and geological materials in her installations to delve into ideas of deep time, exploring the convergence of Earth’s historical epochs and eras with more ephemeral moments of human experience.

Dragonflies and Damselflies (In-person)
2024-07-10 09:00 - 16:00 | Arboretum Centre, 200 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
Ontario is home to over 150 species of Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies), many of which are common in the Guelph area. Most species can be identified with a field guide and pair of binoculars. Participants learn about these beautiful creatures, their fascinating lives, and see why they are an important part of our local ecosystems. This workshop includes an outdoor component of catching and identifying the dragonflies of The Arboretum.
*Maximum 18 adults.
Fee: $97 (plus HST) per person if you register by the early bird deadline of July 2, 2024. After July 2 the fee is $107 plus HST.

Panel: Artificial Intelligence for Decision Making in Research
2024-07-10 08:30 - 22:30 | OVC Enhanced Clinical Learning, 415 Gordon St., Guelph, Ontario, Canada
As part of the annual OVC Graduate Student Research Symposium, we are pleased to invite everyone to attend our in-person panel on July 10, 2024 at 8:30 a.m.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a powerful tool that can tackle big research questions, including human and animal health and wellbeing. For example, AI can help generate data to build better models, augmented reality can simulate infection transmission, and digital twins can make clinical trials more efficient. But with big advances in AI technologies, there are also important ethical considerations, such as data security, privacy, and safety. Join our panelists—including experts in AI, epidemiology, immuno-oncology, and public health—to learn more about the potential for AI in research and to discuss critical ethical considerations.
Following the panel discussion, Kevin Matsui, the Managing Director of CARE-AI will speak about how AI might impact graduate student research.
