The Art and Practice of Pruning
This half-day workshop will introduce you to the fundamentals of pruning and aims to provide you with basic skills to confidently approach pruning in your own landscape. We begin with how to form pruning strategies, including choosing and maintaining equipment and understanding plant growth and timing. Pruning cuts and techniques will be discussed, demonstrated, and
Constellations, Milky Way and Telescopes
This in-person hour-long session will have a little bit for everyone. First, we’ll learn a few of the prominent winter constellations and how to find them (maps provided). Then we will look at photographs of several fascinating objects inside these constellations, with photographs taken by talented local astrophotographers. We’ll cap off the evening by observing
Virtual Gardening Fundamentals
Arboretum Centre 200 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, CanadaGarden Fundamentals will focus on ornamental gardens including trees, shrubs, perennials, bulbs and grasses. You will gain a good understanding of how these plants grow and their relationship with the soil. Robert Pavlis will cover lots of practical topics such as planting, maintenance, plant selection, sun/shade requirements, and give you some of his top picks.
Working Through Menopause
Although the transition from peri-menopause to menopause is a normal part of every woman’s life, many of the changes can be very disruptive. It doesn't have to be that way! Women may experience symptoms of peri-menopause beginning in their early 40's and continue to experience symptoms into their 50’s. Simple nutritional and lifestyle modifications can
Graduate Accountability Group
ONLINE Ontario, CanadaThe 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
Stress Less for Tests
Learn practical skills and strategies to decrease test anxiety and enhance energy & performance throughout the semester and during exam periods. Stress Less for Tests is an online, on-demand skills program with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management & High Performance Clinic. The lessons arrive in your e-mail box upon registration in the program so
Anxiety Skills & Strategies
Learn powerful, drug-free strategies, tips, and information on how to respond and calm down the uncomfortable sensations of anxiety. A variety of long and short self-calming strategies are introduced, along with behaviours that can help prevent escalation of anxiety. This three-part skills program with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management & High Performance Clinic meets
Providing Feedback to Graduate Student Writers: Rethinking Traditional Approaches
This workshop for faculty shares approaches to providing feedback on academic writing projects such as theses and dissertations. We discuss ways to anticipate and prepare for the challenges that graduate writers, including writers for whom English is an additional language (EAL), may experience as they receive, interpret, and respond to feedback. We show how you
Science of Happiness (Homewood Health)
This International Day of Happiness, join our EFAP provider, Homewood Health, to learn about the Science of Happiness. Scientific studies have shown that 50% of our individual differences in happiness are determined by our genes, 10% by our life circumstances, and 40% by our intentional activities. This one-hour session will introduce participants to some of
Women’s Only Swim
Athletics Centre 150 Reynolds Walk, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaAthletics is opening their Women’s only swim in March for staff and faculty to attend for free! No membership is required. Staff should enter through Client Services to register for their free swim pass. Everyone should enter the pool through the changerooms. Locks are available for rent for $1 or you may bring your own
Stop Worrying!
Worrying is a component of anxiety and you can do something about it! Learn to curb the worry habit... and how to avoid the 5 key pitfalls that perpetuate and escalate worrying. This two-hour skills workshop meets online with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management & High Performance Clinic and includes brain training exercises and
Dances of the Cure-abbean: Kaiso and breast cancer disparities in Black women
Dr. Juliet Daniel, a cancer biologist and the associate dean of research and external relations in the Faculty of Science at McMaster University, will present Dances of the Cure-abbean: Kaiso and breast cancer disparities in Black women as part of the College of Biological Science's Community Seminar Series. The event will be held in the
Interactive Cooking with Hospitality Services: Sustainable and Affordable Eating (In-Person)
Join Hospitality Services Registered Dietitian, Jessie, and Sous Chef, Dale, for a low cost and low waste interactive cooking class. Jessie will start with a presentation reviewing some of the considerations for sustainable and affordable cooking at home, followed by a demonstration from Chef Dale and an opportunity for attendees to cook recipes themselves. Register
Navigating the Fierce Debate: Democracy and Contentious Politics
Policy changes in contentious policy areas tend spark fierce debates that touch on essential aspects of democratic legitimacy and citizenship. This panel explores the relationship between recent changes in the regulation of sex work and assisted dying and debates over democratic governance in Canada. Speakers: Dr. Anna Drake, University of Waterloo Dr. Thomas McMorrow, Ontario
Graduate Accountability Group
ONLINE Ontario, CanadaThe 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
World Water Day 2024
World Water Day is next Friday, March 22! 🌎 This years theme is "Water for Peace". Come join Morwick G360 Groundwater Research Institute and U of G Engineering from 1:30 to 3:30p.m. in the Adams Atrium, School of Engineering for three engaging presentations and student posters. All are welcome! Presenters: Dr. Jonathan Munn, Assistant Professor,
Balance: Improvised Music Masterclass at ImprovLab
Please join us on Friday, March 22 at 2 p.m. (ET) for a Masterclass with the boundary-pushing jazz duo, Balance. This presentation will take place in person at ImprovLab, MCKN 108 at the University of Guelph. As always, our Masterclass events are free! The duo will also be performing a ticketed concert at Silence, at
Go PHYS Girl
Building upon the success of the Go ENG Girl and Go CODE Girl models, Women in Engineering and Physics outreach teams at the University of Guelph are piloting the first of its kind Go PHYS Girl on March 23. This event will be designed for all girl and non-binary students in Grades 7 to 10
14th Annual OTS Dog Jog in Support of OVC Pet Trust
The 14th Annual OTS Dog Jog is a family friendly 2/5km walk/run taking place in The Arboretum at the University of Guelph on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Time: Registration starts at 9:30 a.m.; Walk takes place from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Location: The Arboretum, University of Guelph (Arboretum Rd off East Ring Rd, Guelph,
OVC White Coat Ceremony
The White Coat Ceremony celebrates the transition a student veterinarian is making from pre-clinical learning to the applied learning they will experience in their final year, working with veterinarians in managing clinical patients both within OVC and at external placements with our community partner practices. Speeches are given by the Ontario Veterinary College dean, Ontario