U of G News

PhD defense - Elnaz Latifi
2017-09-05 13:30 (America/Toronto) | MacNaughton Building, 482 Gordon Street
PhD candidate Elnaz Latifi will defend her thesis “Iridium-4′-Phenyl-Terpyridine, Ruthenium-Triphos, and Ruthenium-N-Triphos Complexes as Homogeneous Catalysts for Hydrogenation of Biomass-Derived Substrates in Aqueous Acidic Medium at High Temperature” on Sept. 5. All are welcome.
Room 222, MacNaughton Building

Community Breakfast
2017-09-06 08:30 - 10:00 | Athletics Centre, 150 Reynolds Walk, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
All University of Guelph faculty and staff are invited to come together for breakfast in the bleachers as we celebrate the start of the academic year at our annual Community Breakfast. This year’s event takes place in our new Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre – come check out this fantastic new space!
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre (GGAC)
8:30 a.m.
You will be served breakfast in the W.F. Mitchell Centre gym, then make your way to the event centre in the new GGAC to connect with colleagues.
9:00am
Take a seat in the stands for an update from President Vaccarino and presentation of Exemplary Staff Awards
Facility tours will also be available. Please book a time using the RSVP link below.
Deans, directors, chairs and supervisors will be asked, when possible, to provide time for all those who wish to attend.
RSVP online at http://bit.ly/CommunityBreakfast2017 or contact Claire Alexander at extension 53098.
Please indicate in your reply if you have accessibility issues and seating will be reserved for you.

MLA Thesis Defense: Nadine Bohner
2017-09-07 09:00 | Landscape Architecture, 124 Reynolds Walk, Guelph, Ontario, N1G2W1, Canada
Nadine Bohner, a Master of Landscape Architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development will defend her thesis on “Landscape Effects on Turtle Road Trauma.” The advisor is Professor Robert Corry. All are welcome to attend.
Room 202, Landscape Architecture Building

M.Sc. Defence - Laszlo Visontai
2017-09-07 14:30 | Science Complex, 488 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Master of Science candidate Laszlo Visontai will present his thesis “Organometallic host materials based on antimony (III, V) and bismuth (III, V) compounds” on September 7. All are welcome.
Summerlee Science Complex, Room 2315

- SOLD OUT - In Conversation with Naomi Klein: No is Not Enough
2017-09-09 13:00 - 15:00 | War Memorial Hall, 390 Gordon Street, Guelph
The Eden Mills Writers’ Festival and the College of Arts at the University of Guelph present In Conversation with Naomi Klein at War Memorial Hall Sept. 9 at 1 p.m.
Klein, a journalist, syndicated columnist, documentary filmmaker and best-selling author, will be speaking on her most recent book, No Is Not Enough: Resisting the New Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need.
The discussion will be led and moderated by award-winning Toronto Star journalist Tanya Talaga.
Tickets can be purchased at The Bookshelf in downtown Guelph, or at emwftix.ca.
General admission tickets are $10. Student tickets are $5 (with student ID).

The Strumbellas with The Belle Game
2017-09-09 21:30 | University Centre – Peter Clark Hall
The Strumbellas with special guests The Belle Game.
All-ages concert in Peter Clark Hall, Level 0 in the University Centre.
Tickets available online at ticketfly, at the Orientation Box Office in Branion Plaza and at the The Brass Taps.
Doors open at 9:00 p.m. This concert is open to everyone. Tickets are $29.50 for general admission.
Presented by University Centre Programming, the Central Students Association and Hillside Festival.

M.Sc. Defence - Andy Tsang
2017-09-11 14:00 | MacNaughton Building, 482 Gordon Street
Master of Science candidate Andy Tsang will defend his thesis “Cyclic Dipeptides and Alpha Lipoic Acid Forms for the Design of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Co-crystals” on September 11. All are welcome.
MacNaughton Building, Room 222

Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium
2017-09-13 - 2017-09-15 | ON
Partnering for Change: Learning Outwards from Jazz and Improvisation
Join us September 13 to 15 for the annual Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium! Free of charge, you can view panels, workshops, interviews and performances that explore partnerships as models for social mobilization.

Building Canada Lecture: Lawrence Hill presents "Faction: The merging of fiction and Canadian History"
2017-09-13 19:00 - 21:00 | ON
Set for the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Guelph Civic Museum, this lecture series will feature topics about nation building. Presented in partnership between Guelph Museums and the University of Guelph.
On September 13, Professor Lawrence Hill presents “Faction: The merging of fiction and Canadian history”.
Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph

Thursday At Noon Concert Series and the Guelph Jazz Festival & Colloquium present Tar and Tombak Duet
2017-09-14 12:00 | MacKinnon Building, 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The fall 2017 Thursday At Noon Concert Series kicks off with Araz Salek on tar and Pedram Khavazamini on tombak, performing classical Iranian music infused with rhythmically free and modally structured improvisation. Presented in partnership with the Guelph Jazz Festival and Colloquium.
Doors open at 11:45 a.m. Free concert. Everyone welcome.
MacKinnon Building, Room 107

Registration deadline: WSET Level 1 Award in Spirits
2017-09-15 | ON
The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level 1 Award in Spirits will introduce you to the basic principles of spirit production and the main types and styles of spirits available.
This offering of the WSET Level 1 Award in Spirits will take place October 15, 2017 in PJ’s Restaurant.

M.Sc. Defence - Melissa Ignacio
2017-09-15 13:30 | MacNaughton Building, 482 Gordon Street
Master of Science candidate Melissa Ignacio will defend her thesis, “Molecular Composition, Solid State Structure and Properties of Industrial Waxes and Peptide Inclusion Materials” on September 15. All are welcome to attend.
MacNaughton Building, Room 222.

United Way Kick-Off Barbecue
2017-09-18 11:00 - 13:00 | Branion Plaza, Branion Plaza, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
Join your fellow Gryphons for a barbecue lunch in Branion Plaza on September 18 as we kick off the University of Guelph’s 2017 United Way campaign! Catch a lift in a Guelph Fire Department fire truck bucket for $10 – just $8 for students.
Fill up for a good cause!

Hot dog, pop and a cookie = $5
Popcorn, candy floss or apple = $1
Pop or cookie = $2

Meal plans accepted.

English Language Program Buddy Kick-Off Night
2017-09-19 17:00 | University Centre – Peter Clark Hall
The English Language Program (ELP) invites you to the Fall 2017 Buddy Program Kick-Off Night! This speed-dating style event allows you to meet tons of potential ELP Buddies and decide who your best match is. This is a great opportunity to support, engage and get to know someone who really appreciates it!

The Bigger Picture Series presents: Sustainable Development
2017-09-20 17:30 - 19:00 | Macdonald Hall
Come to this free event and be inspired by our panelists as they describe how they are using their business as a force for good! The panelists include Lucky Iron Fish and more. Enjoy complimentary pizza and bring your favourite water bottle! Support local companies and purchase a Cupanion bottle.
Macdonald Hall, Room 232

Night at the Atrium
2017-09-20 18:30 - 21:00 | Science Complex, 488 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Join us in the Science Complex Atrium with some of the University of Guelph’s brightest scientific minds! This event is for high school students who are interested in pursuing post-secondary education in a scientific field. This is your chance to meet and mingle with professors and graduate students to learn about what we are actively researching here at the University of Guelph.

Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture by Roberto Rovira
2017-09-21 12:00 | Landscape Architecture, 124 Reynolds Walk, Guelph, Ontario, N1G2W1, Canada
The landscape architecture program in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development presents a guest lecture by Roberto Rovira, principal and landscape architect of Studio Rovira and Associate Professor at Florida International University. His talk is titled “Temporary Permanence: Landscapes, Ecology and Public Space.”
The event will be held in the Pit Lobby of the Landscape Architecture Building.

Thursday At Noon Concert Series Presents: A Journey To The Romantics Vienna (Through Song)
2017-09-21 12:00 | MacKinnon Building, 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Soprano Sarah Marie Kramer and pianist Carl Phillipe Gionet present works by composers who lived and worked throughout the Romantic period of the Imperial City of Vienna. Free 50-minute concert. Everyone welcome.
MacKinnon Building, Room 107

"The Genetic Revolution"Animal Behaviour and Welfare Seminar
2017-09-21 12:30 | OVC Pathobiology AHL, 419 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
“The Genetic Revolution” presented by Teun van de Braak, Geneticist, Hendrix Genetics.
The first selective breeding of farm animals started with the domestication of their wild ancestors. Both conscious selective breeding (selecting for desirable traits) as well as unconscious selection have led to our modern breeds. If we look back into history we can identify some key periods where genetic selection played an important role in the evolution of our modern breeds:
The 17th and 18th centuries are known for the impressive selection on desired phenotypes. In the 20th century huge genetic increases in animal production efficiency were established by the recognition and the use of Mendel’s theories on inheritance, as well as the development of high performance computers and the discovery of DNA.
The aforementioned have all led to significant changes in the animals’ physiology and needs, but, unfortunately, not only always as a positive change. With the help of explaining the Hendrix Genetics breeding program for Laying Hens, van de Braak will describe the steps that the company is taking to overcome the downside of the genetic revolution.
OVC Pathobiology AHL, Room 1800
Meet and Greet afterwards in ANNU 101/lobby – please join us!

Dial Down University Stress & Anxiety
2017-09-21 17:30 - 18:30 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
Learn about the most common anxiety escalators and get proven tips and strategies that you can use to decrease stress and anxiety. This free, one-hour workshop for U of G students is provided by the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic.
University Centre, Room 335

Residence Speaker Series: Friendship, Stress Resilience and Self Care
2017-09-21 17:30 - 18:30 | ON
As part of the Residence Speaker Series, Karen Houle will be talking with students about stress resilience, self care and the importance of friendship. Learn how to manage and bounce back from stresses that university and life may throw at you!
Eccles Centre, South Residence

Ontario Universities' Fair
2017-09-22 - 2017-09-24 | ON
Join the University of Guelph and 20 other Ontario universities at the three-day Ontario Universities’ Fair at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Speak with representatives about programs, campus life, finances and any other questions you have that will help you in choosing a university.

MBA/MA Leadership Information Session
2017-09-22 19:00 - 21:00 | ON
Learn more about the MA (leadership) and MBA programs offered at the University of Guelph, including the program structure and schedule, associated fees and application process. Talk to faculty, administrators and alumni from both programs.
Contact Alicia Cronsberry at acronsb@uoguelph.ca to register.
Location: Holiday Inn, Guelph

Registration Deadline: WSET Level 1 Award in Spirits
2017-09-25 | Macdonald Stewart Hall, 42 Macdonald St, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The Wine and Spirit Education Trust Level 1 Award in Spirits will introduce you to the principles of spirit production. You will also learn how to serve spirits and distinguish factors affecting their flavor. This offering of the WSET Level 1 Award in Spirits will take place October 15. Register by September 25.

Engineering Lecture Series
2017-09-25 12:00 | Richards Building, 101 Reynolds Walk
Faycal Saffih will be visiting the School of Engineering to deliver his presentation “Bio-Intelligence for Biomedical Smart CMOS Imaging and STEM Engineering Education.” All are welcome.
Richards Building, Room 3504

Relaxation and Stress Management Skills
2017-09-26 17:30 - 18:30 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
Learn to really relax tight muscles, calm emotions, settle a busy brain, have more energy and perform better in a busy world.
This 12-session program meets at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays for six weeks. The fee is $40 for U of G students, $60 for members of USW Local 4120 and $120 for everyone else.
University Centre, Room 335.

An Evening with Zoe Whittal
2017-09-26 19:30 | War Memorial Hall, 390 Gordon Street, Guelph
Join us for an evening with inaugural Gryphons Read Common reading project author Zoe Whittal. In conversation with Chatelaine columnist and writer Rachel Giese, Whittall, a Guelph alumna and Giller shortlisted author, will discuss her book The Best Kind of People and life as an author.

2017 P4E Career Fair
2017-09-27 10:00 - 15:30 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
The 2017 Partnerships for Employment (P4E) Career Fair will take place at RIM Park in Waterloo on September 27. Free bus transportation leaves the University Centre every 30 mins, starting at 9:30 a.m. Buses will pick up at the doors by the bus loop.
This is the largest career fair of its kind in the country. It is open to students and alumni from the University of Guelph, Wilfrid Laurier University, University of Waterloo and Conestoga College.
Students from all programs and all years are encouraged to attend and meet with more than 200 employers

Launch of Re•Vision: The Centre for Art and Social Justice
2017-09-27 19:00 - 21:00 | ON
Join us for the launch of Re•Vision: The Centre for Art and Social Justice. The Re•Vision Centre for Art and Social Justice is a newly established social science and arts-informed research centre at the University of Guelph in the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences. Re•Vision has a mandate to use arts-informed and community engaged research methods to foster inclusive communities, well-being, equity and justice. We investigate the power of the arts, and especially story, to positively influence decision-makers, to build intersectional alliances and to imagine more just futures.
The evening will include light refreshments, a cash bar and riveting talks from Indigenous education leader and scholar Dr. Susan Dion, cutting-edge disability artist and academic Dr. Eliza Chandler, and artistic performance by the brilliant Indigenous and disability-identified artist Vanessa Dion Fletcher.

Fair Trade Bake Sale
2017-09-28 08:00 - 13:00 | Branion Plaza, Branion Plaza, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
Hospitality Services is promoting Fair Trade Campus Week by selling fair-trade chocolate chip banana bread September 25 to 29. The Caffeine Canteen food truck will be in Branion Plaza on September 28 with goodies, including new Fair Trade Mint Smoothie coffee, and education on fair trade foods.
