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University of Guelph Choirs – Messengers of Grace: Angels in Song

Conductor Marta McCarthy and the University of Guelph Choirs present Messengers of Grace: Angels In Song. Musical offerings: Magnificat by Gabrieli, Gospel Magnificat by Patti Drennan, Alleluia by Whitacre, Haleluya by Glick ... and much more! General admission $15. Students and seniors $10. Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate, 28 Norfolk St., Guelph. Doors open at

Violence Against Women Memorial Event

Thornbrough Building 80 South Ring Road East, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

The U of G community is invited to attend a memorial for the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, Dec. 6 to commemorate the 14 female engineering students who were killed at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal on Dec. 6, 1989. Campus flags will be at half-mast in memory of the 14

MLA Thesis Defence: Emily French

Landscape Architecture 124 Reynolds Walk

Emily French, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis on "Designing Public Open Space to Support Seismic Resilience:  A Systematic Review." Her advisor is Prof. Karen Landman.  All are welcome to attend. Landscape Architecture, Room 143

Building Canada Lecture: James Raffan presents “Canada One Five Oh Em Gee: Celebration of nation and community in story and song”

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. Dec. 13, Professor James Raffan presents "Canada One Five Oh Em Gee: Celebration of nation and community in story and

PhD Thesis Defence: Pat McHugh

MacKinnon Building 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Pat McHugh, a PhD candidate in the Department of Philosophy, will defend his thesis on "Contrasts as the Condition for Relationality in the Metaphysics of Alfred North Whitehead." His advisor is Prof. Andrew Bailey and co-advisor is Prof. Jay Lampert. MacKinnon Building - Room 346

Graduate Settlement Deadline

The deadline to submit the Graduate Settlement form for the Winter 2018 semester is December 17. Graduate students must complete the form on WebAdvisor to indicate if they will be paying their tuition and fees by payroll deduction, departmental trust fund, awards or sponsorship. Students paying their account directly in full do not need to

M.Sc. Defense – Nicholas Milutinovich

MacNaughton Building 482 Gordon Street

Master of Science candidate Nicholas Milutinovich will defend his thesis "Reactivity Studies on Coenzyme Model Compounds" on Dec. 18. All are welcome. MacNaughton Building, Room 222

Registration deadline: Prud’homme Beer Certification® Level 2 – Beer Specialist

Macdonald Stewart Hall 42 Macdonald St, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Prud’homme Beer Certification® is designed and developed for participants who wish to further their knowledge of beer. The focus is to provide more detailed insights into the history, styles and taste profiles of beer. This course will be held for 10 weeks on Mondays starting January 15, 2018. Register by December 20.

M.Sc. Defense – Delaney Armstrong-Price

Science Complex 488 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Master of Science candidate Delaney Armstrong-Price will defend her thesis "Structure Activity Relationships of Novel Merocyanine Dye Derivatives: Effects on Acid-Base Chemistry and Fluorescence Energy Transfer Capabilities with G-Quadruplex Forming DNA with an Application for Detection" on Dec. 21. All are welcome to attend. Summerlee Science Complex, Room 1504

Final grades available on WebAdvisor

Details: Final grades for the Fall 2017 term that have been received in the Office of Registrarial Services will show on WebAdvisor beginning December 22, 2017. Grades will continue to be updated on WebAdvisor throughout the day on December 22.

M.Sc. Defense – Rebecca Boutin

MacNaughton Building 482 Gordon Street

Master of Science candidate Rebecca Boutin will defend her thesis "Synthesis and Ring-Opening Reactions of  Oxabenzonorbornadiene Derivatives" on Dec. 22. All are welcome to attend. MacNaughton Building, Room 222

PhD Thesis Defence: Vedran Grahovac

MacKinnon Building 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Vedran Grahovac, a PhD candidate in the Department of Philosophy, will defend his thesis on "The Promise of Circularity in Husserl's Phenomenological Investigations." His advisor is Prof. Andrew Bailey and his co-advisor is Prof. Jay Lampert. MacKinnon Building, Room 346

M.Sc. Defence – Katrina Tait

MacNaughton Building 482 Gordon Street

Master of Science candidate Katrina Tait will defend her thesis "Exploring the New Chemistry of 3-Aza-2-oxabicyclohept-5-enes" on Jan. 10. All are welcome to attend. MacNaughton Building, Room 222  

MA Thesis Defence: Sahand Farivar

MacKinnon Building 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Master of Arts candidate Sahand Farivar, Department of Philosophy, will defend his thesis "The Unhappy Consciousness in Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit: A Secular Reading" on Jan. 10. His advisor is Prof. John Russon. All are welcome to attend. MacKinnon Building, Room 346

Owl Workshop

Arboretum Centre 200 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, Canada

Learn how to use your eyes and ears to identify Ontario owls. Through a wide variety of hands-on activities, you'll learn about owl plumage, calls, behaviour, habitat requirements, migration patterns and folklore. The event includes an evening "Owl Prowl". Register by Jan. 4 to take advantage of the $95 early bird fee. After Jan. 4,

TEDxGuelphU Annual Conference: Brick by Brick

In the spirit of TED, TEDxGuelphU is excited to announce our 9th annual TED-licensed event dedicated to sharing ideas worth spreading. This year’s event, “Brick by Brick”, includes a day of connecting with members of the University and Guelph community through speaker sessions and engagement breaks. The team at TEDxGuelphU invites you to attend and

Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture by Gina Ford

Landscape Architecture 124 Reynolds Walk

The Landscape Architecture program in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development presents a guest lecture by Gina Ford, Principal of Sasaki Associates Inc. Her talk is titled “Designing for Resilience, Equity and Democracy.” All are welcome to attend. Landscape Architecture, Pit Lobby

Political Science Speaker Series – Framed: Media and the Coverage of Race in Canadian Politics

MacKinnon Building 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

In a lecture on her award-winning book, Erin Tolley (University of Toronto) argues that race influences electoral news coverage and politics in Canada.  Tolley shows that racial minority politicians receive more negative and less prominent media coverage than their white counterparts. She argues that this is a function of racialized assumptions, institutional biases and organizational

Thursday At Noon Concert Series presents SOFAM Faculty Showcase

MacKinnon Building 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Enjoy a free noon-hour concert featuring the music faculty and instructors from the School of Fine Art and Music. Concerts are 50 minutes in length. All are welcome. MacKinnon Building, Room 107

FarmSmart Conference

Rozanski Hall 98 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario

Join close to 1,000 people on campus for learning and discussion on all topics related to farming in Ontario. Special student pricing of $45 per person. Choose from more than 50 individual sessions pertaining to a broad range of topics that engage in agricultural discussions and future gazing.