Volunteers Needed for English Language Buddy Program
2017-06-01 - 2017-08-31 | ON
The English language program (ELP) is currently seeking students who would like to participate in the buddy program this summer. If you are interested in helping an ELP student adjust to life on campus, while making a new friend and learning about a new culture, email eslevent@uoguelph.ca or fill out the online application.
As an international ELP student, moving to a foreign country to learn a new language and culture can be challenging, so this is a great opportunity to support, engage and get to know someone who really appreciates it. All you need to do is give one to two hours of your time per week.
Location: Johnston Hall, Room 154C

Final Oral Examination for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy of Jocelyn L. Smith
2017-08-16 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Toronto) | Crop Science Building
Jocelyn L. Smith a PhD candidate in the Department of Plant Agriculture, will defend her thesis on “Management of western bean cutworm Striacosta albicosta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and mycotoxins in Ontario maize.” All are welcome to attend.

Harnessing Analytics Symposium
2017-08-18 11:00 - 14:30 | Cutten Fields, 190 College Avenue East, Guelph, ontario, Canada
This symposium will explore how marketers can create effective campaigns and new product offerings for their customers by leveraging data and using analytics. Attendees will hear presentations from three University of Guelph researchers with expertise in marketing analytics and consumer insight.

Annual Trial Garden Open House
2017-08-18 12:00 - 2017-08-19 15:00 | Guelph Turfgrass Institute, 328 Victoria Rd. S., Guelph, ON, Canada
The annual open house for the Guelph Trial Garden will take place this Friday (noon – 8 p.m.) and Saturday (9 a.m. – 3 p.m.) on the grounds of the Guelph Turfgrass Institute (328 Victoria Rd. S.) in Guelph.
Come out and get a preview of what new annual and perennial flowers that may be on offer at garden centres for 2018. Vote on your favourites and help influence that outcome. Free parking and admission.

Writing Tune-up
2017-08-22 - 2017-08-23 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Writing Tune-up is a two-day workshop that focuses on grammar. This workshop is open to everyone – undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff, and community members.
If you’re looking to refresh your knowledge of the foundations of grammar to improve your writing, this workshop is for you! We’ll focus on topics like sentence structure, parts of speech, sentence fragments, punctuation and more!
Room 370 – McLaughlin Library

Celebration of Life of Founding CBS Dean
2017-08-24 13:00 - 14:00 | Arboretum Centre, 200 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
A celebration of life of Prof. Keith Ronald, founding dean of the College of Biological Science, will be held on his birthday, Aug. 24, at 1 p.m. at the Arboretum, University of Guelph. All are welcome.

M.Sc. Defence Notice - Melissa Ignacio
2017-08-24 13:30 - 14:30 | Science Complex, 488 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Melissa Ignacio, an M.Sc. candidate, will defend her thesis on “Molecular Composition, Solid State Structure and Properties of Industrial Waxes and Peptide Inclusion Materials.” All are welcome to attend.
Room 1504 – Summerlee Science Complex

M.Sc. Defence Notice - Sharon Abner
2017-08-25 14:00 | MacNaughton Building, 482 Gordon Street
M.Sc. candidate Sharon Abner will defend her thesis, “The interaction of solid water with methyl-terminated self-assembled monolayers of alkanethiols containing odd and even numbers of carbon atoms,” on August 25 in Room 222, MacNaughton Building.

Conversation with Matthew Moore
2017-08-30 18:30 - 19:30 | Art Gallery of Guelph, 358 Gordon Street, Guelph, Canada
Matthew Moore is a multimedia artist, fourth-generation farmer and food activist based in Phoenix, Arizona. Encompassing video, installation, public art, and architecture, his community-engaged practice addresses issues related to land, agriculture and sustainability.

Arboretum Wednesday Night Walk
2017-08-30 19:00 - 20:30 | ON
Join us for our weekly summer walk in the arboretum. Cost is $2 per person with children under five free. This week’s topic is Surfing the Web.
Contact arbor@uoguelph.ca.

Graduate Student University Teaching Conference
2017-08-31 08:15 - 15:30 | Science Complex, 488 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The Graduate Student University Teaching Conference (GSUTC) provides an opportunity for all graduate students to develop teaching and learning skills and to network with peers while meeting and learning from faculty members. The conference is offered at no cost to all graduate students on campus.

Registration deadline: WSET Level 2 Award in Wines & Spirits
2017-09-01 | ON
The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level 2 Award in Wines & Spirits will teach you about the key grape varieties grown around the world, tasting techniques, the different styles of wine produced and the production of spirits and liqueurs.
Please register early.
This course takes place Monday evenings from September 25 to November 27 in PJ’s Restaurant.

PhD defense - Elnaz Latifi
2017-09-05 13:30 | 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.
