Take Your Break: Free Hot Beverage for All Employees
Taking regular breaks during the workday can help you de-stress and re-charge. Stop by Brass Taps or the OVC Cafeteria between 9:30 and 11 a.m. for a free hot beverage.
ONLINE: Skills for Research Impact – Approaches to KMB – Examples from U of G
How can you share research and engage with non-academic audiences? During this workshop, you will hear from a panel of projects and programs here at the University of Guelph about
Applying to Graduate School in Psychology – Panel for students from under-represented communities, including first generation and racialized students
This event aims to provide insight into the application process for graduate school in Psychology to enhance opportunity and access for students from traditionally underrepresented groups. It will consist of
ONLINE: Better Sleep for Mid-Life Women
Learn drug-free tips to help cope with mid-life sleep changes, hot flashes and the frustration of being awake through the night. This two-hour skills workshop meets online with Kathy Somers
Working With Vulnerable People in Turbulent Times
Learn about Development Workshop's trajectory starting from group of students working on research on development all the way to an international NGO. Guest Speaker: Allan Cain Director of Development Workshop,
Employees: Easy Food Skills and Planning for Healthy, No Waste Meals
This Healthy Workplace Month, faculty and staff are invited to join Amar Laila in this interactive workshop to learn key food skills to help you plan healthy, no waste meals
Emotional Resiliency and Customer Service
Whether it's registering new students, supporting technology, or checking out workout equipment, customer service is one of the most common, important and challenging roles on campus. It takes perseverance and commitment to meet with staff, faculty and students all day, every day to keep the wheels turning. The role can be very rewarding, but the
Kerala Return Migrant Survey 2021: The Case of COVID-19 Return Migrants
The Canada India Research Centre for Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) hosts a presentation by S Irudaya Rajan, Chair, International Institute of Migration and Development Return migration is an optional yet natural consequence of emigration. Considering the Kerala migration pattern which results in a large number of migrants located in the Gulf, where permanent residence remains
Vote on Campus in the Municipal Election
University Centre 150 Research Ln, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaThe University will be hosting a polling station in October in the basement of the University Centre (Room 004 – across from Peter Clark Hall): During advanced voting on October 14, 15 and 16, any eligible voter can vote at the University polling station (or any other advanced location). On Election Day October 24, the
BBRM Teaching Herd Grand Opening
The Equine Management program has added a new teaching herd to the curriculum! Come meet our new horses, meet current equine students, learn about equine research, and more. Located at the Equine Sports Medicine and Reproduction Centre, 50 McGilvray Street, Guelph, ON.
Arts and Science Connections: Career Possibilities
ONLINE Ontario, CanadaCreate your own conference by attending one, a few or all six presentations, workshops and panels that have been carefully chosen and thoughtfully packaged to create “Arts and Science Connections: A Deconstructed Conference about Career Possibilities”. Broaden your perspective and learn how to find your way and build your unique career path with a compass
Virtual Paint Fall Leaves in Watercolour – Arboretum Event
This class covers basic watercolour techniques such as colour mixing, glazing and the wet in wet technique. We will learn how to mix a variety of fall colours and paint beautiful fall leaves. Perfect for absolute beginners. Format: Online via Zoom. Instructor: Candice Leyland A supply list is provided in your confirmation. Please ensure you
Study Abroad Fair
Join the Centre for International Programs at the Study Abroad Fair to learn about the different programs available to go abroad and the supports available to make it happen. Over the course of three days, you can join various in-person and virtual sessions. The main event is our poster fair happening on Wednesday, October 19
Grief in the Workplace for Employees
Grief in the Workplace will help participants gain a better understanding of how grief shows up at work. We will discuss the facts and myths around grief and will also provide practical tips and techniques on how to support yourself and others in the workplace. From this session you will: Gain a high-level understanding of
Learning and Development for Employees: Assertiveness in the New Virtual Work World – Speak up
This webinar is designed to explore how to practice deliberate and clear assertion in the online work world. This webinar is a great way to increase your on-the-job influence and rates of persuasion. It will teach you how to get the results you want through connections with your audience. It will also teach you how
Pandemic Puppies: A Canine Welfare Timebomb?
The second of CCSAW's Research Seminar Series of 2022-2023 features Dr. Rowena Packer (Lecturer and BBSRC Fellow, Royal Veterinary College, UK: https://www.rvc.ac.uk/about/our-people/rowena-packer) who will present on the topic: Pandemic Puppies: A Canine Welfare Timebomb? Join us in person at 1714 LLC (with coffee and dessert afterwards!) or on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/96523604564
CIRCLE Fall 2022 Get Together
Join us for the Canada India Research Centre for Learning and Engagement's (CIRCLE) first in-person social event to catch up with colleagues, network and discuss upcoming activities. All are welcome. Learn more at https://canadaindiaresearch.ca/events/2022/10/circle-fall-2022-get-together
ONLINE: Take the Stress out of IBS
Learn strategies that decrease symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), or a nervous/stressed stomach, by tackling the two greatest triggers of IBS symptoms: diet and stress. This five-part skills program with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic and Lindzie O'Reilly, dietitian, meets online at 12:30 p.m. for an hour on Fridays
Oceans and Migration in Works of Dionne Brand and Lawrence Hill
University of Bremen - University of Guelph Lecture Series 2022 Professor Kerstin Knopf | University of Bremen In their fiction both Dionne Brand and Lawrence Hill write about the history of enslavement of African people, the experience of African Canadian communities, the forging of African diasporas and Black Atlantic cultures. Hence, their literature often revolves
Faculty and Staff: Supporting the Caregiver
Many of us are caregivers for our elderly parents. The stress experienced by caregivers can have negative consequences on our physical and psychological well-being. This session will provide participants with support and resources to help them take care of their loved ones and, at the same time, sustain a healthy quality of life themselves. Register