Gryphons Read 2023 – What Strange Paradise, Omar El Akkad
Join us for the 2023 Gryphons Read event: Omar El Akkad What Strange Paradise Public Talk: Tuesday, September 26th @ 7 PM Robert Whitelaw Room, 2nd Floor, McLaughlin Library Register for this public event on Eventbrite! U of G’s annual common reading project – Gryphons Read – celebrates its seventh iteration. This year’s novel is What Strange Paradise, by
Truth and Reconciliation Week: Public Lunch and Learn
Join the NCTR for a series of virtual lunch and learn sessions throughout Truth and Reconciliation Week to facilitate learning for Canadians on topics related to Truth and Reconciliation. These sessions will feature a range of speakers and will provide audience members with the opportunity to ask questions and engage in further conversations. Sign up for one
Truth and Reconciliation Week: Public Lunch and Learn
Join the NCTR for a series of virtual lunch and learn sessions throughout Truth and Reconciliation Week to facilitate learning for Canadians on topics related to Truth and Reconciliation. These sessions will feature a range of speakers and will provide audience members with the opportunity to ask questions and engage in further conversations. Sign up for one
Meet Your Career Advisor
As a CSAHS student, you have a dedicated Career Advisor available to help you throughout your undergraduate studies with resume writing, interviewing and job search skills. Whether you are getting ready for a summer employment opportunity, co-op placement or job on campus. Jana is available to help you find a fulfilling employment opportunity that fuels
Drop-In Support for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Students
Join the Indigenous Student Centre community for support and a place to relax.
Walk for Reconciliation | Maada’oonidiwag (Coming together) in the Art Gallery of Guelph Sculpture Park
Come together at Maada'oonidiwag and walk to Branion Plaza. The sculpture is located on the lawn north of the Art Gallery of Guelph building. Individuals are encouraged to join us along the route - crossing at College Avenue and Gordon Street, across Johnston Green, along the Library and down Winegard Walk to Branion Plaza to arrive
Reflections on Truth and Reconciliation
Gather with the campus community to honour survivors, the children who never returned home and their families and communities. Hear words of truth from the experiences of survivors and reflections on reconciliation. Those unable to attend are encouraged to take a moment for personal reflection throughout their day.
Truth and Reconciliation Week: Public Lunch and Learn
Join the NCTR for a series of virtual lunch and learn sessions throughout Truth and Reconciliation Week to facilitate learning for Canadians on topics related to Truth and Reconciliation. These sessions will feature a range of speakers and will provide audience members with the opportunity to ask questions and engage in further conversations. Sign up for one
Indigenous Advocacy Talk with Genievieve Borg
Join the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences National Truth and Reconciliation Day Presentation and Discussion with Genievieve Borg, Ph.D Candidate, Department of Chemistry. Registration required.
Orange Shirt Day | Every Child Matters
Started in 2013, in Williams Lake, British Columbia, Orange Shirt Day is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission Residential School commemoration and reunion events. Phyllis Webstad shared the memory of her shiny new orange shirt, bought by her grandmother, that was taken from her on her first day at the school. The St. Joseph
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation was created in 2021 as a federal statutory holiday in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action # 80 which called for a day of commemoration. We call upon the federal government, in collaboration with Aboriginal peoples, to establish, as a statutory holiday, a National Day for
Campus Mile: Kick-Off to Healthy Workplace Month 2023
Staff, faculty and students are invited to celebrate the launch of Healthy Workplace Month with the sixth annual U of G Campus Mile! This year, we will be hosting the event in-person on Johnston Green and Parking Services has generously donated an Annual Red Parking Pass for one lucky participant of the Campus Mile !
Tremaine Visiting Speaker’s Series with Dr. Jennifer Heemstra: A chemical biology toolbox for probing A-to-I RNA editing
Research Seminar: “A chemical biology toolbox for probing A-to-I RNA editing.” RNA undergoes extensive modification through enzymatic post-transcriptional editing events. Adenosine-to-inosine (A-to-I) editing is one of the most widespread and impactful of these modifications and is catalyzed by adenosine deaminases acting on RNA (ADARs). Resulting inosines base pair with cytosine, essentially re-coding adenosine sites to
Tremaine Visiting Speaker’s Series with Dr. Jennifer Heemstra: Why success is more likely when you’re willing to fail
Mentorship seminar: “Why success is more likely when you’re willing to fail.” Failure can be a word that makes us cringe, yet most of us appreciate its value…at least in some areas of our lives. If we’re playing sports or busy at a hobby and find ourselves faced with a situation where failure is possible
Tremaine Visiting Speaker’s Series with Dr. Jennifer Heemstra: “Navigating the choices that shape your career.”
Public lecture: “Navigating the choices that shape your career.” Chemistry and other STEM fields can open the door to a wide range of career options, which then creates the questions such as “how do I choose the best career path for me?” and “what steps should I take if I want to pursue that career?”
CIRCLE 2023 Graduate South Asia Conference
The Canada India Research Centre for Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) is hosting a three-day, virtual multidisciplinary conference. The conference will showcase cutting-edge research related to India, South Asia, Indian and/or South Asian diasporas, structured around keynote lectures and panel sessions. There is no cost to attend the conference, and we ask those who are interested
Tremaine Visiting Speaker’s Series with Dr. Jennifer Heemstra: Women in STEM Speaker’s Panel
Dr. Jennifer Heemstra is joined by the former Dean of the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Guelph and current Dean of Engineering at the University of Waterloo, Dr. Mary Wells; Professor and Associate Director of Graduate Studies for the School of Computer Science, Dr. Stacey Scott; Professor and Second Year
Diplomacy, Geopolitics and Development: An Interaction with Vikas Swarup
Students are invited to join an open dialogue session hosted by U of G’s Guelph Institute of Development Studies on diplomacy, geopolitics and development with the University’s Global Thought Leader in Residence, Vikas Swarup. Mr. Swarup is the former Indian High Commissioner to Canada and a best-selling author. Coffee, tea and goodies will be served. RSVP
Philosophical Perspectives on One Health
The One Health Institute is pleased to welcome Dr. Gus Skorburg as the next speaker in our One Health seminar series. He will speak on "Philosophical Perspectives on One Health" on Wednesday, October 4, 12:30 to 1:20 in McLaughlin Library, Room 384.
Wrongful Conviction Day
Join Criminal Justice and Public Policy for a talk in support of exonerees and to bring attention to the injustices faced by the wrongfully convicted. Guest speaker is Ron Dalton, exoneree.