Indigenous Recognition Week: The First Step with Elders Dan and Mary Lou Smoke
"Purification ceremony is rather foundational to our way of life, since most Indigenous Peoples on Turtle Island practiced some form of purifying themselves with the smoke of various medicines. The act of clearing the air, mind, spirit and emotions may be accomplished in a variety of ways but according to practice, a smudge is led
Indigenous Recognition Week: Métis Dot Painting
The Indigenous Student Centre (ISC) invites all First Nation, Métis, Inuit students and friends to Métis crafting and socializing. Meet the staff and explore what ISC has to offer. This event is open to all students. Spots are limited. This event has two time options; 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. to 2:30
ONLINE: Virtual Bird ID with Chris Earley
ImprovLab Guelph, Ontario, CanadaBirding has become an even more popular hobby since more people are home and enjoying nature. Why not take it to the next level? Join Chris Earley, Arboretum Interpretive Biologist and author of five bird field guides, for a series of eight virtual noon-hour lectures on eight different bird groups. ID techniques, field marks, shapes,
ONLINE: Take the Stress out of IBS Program
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 for an hour on Fridays at 12:30 p.m.,
ONLINE: Thriving in Action: Coping with Difficulties
Join us for Thriving in Action, a new online program at the University of Guelph. Thriving in Action will help you move from languishing to flourishing throughout your time in university. Build motivation, optimism and resilience, and learn how to integrate those skills into your work as a student. In each workshop, you will learn
ONLINE: Stop Worrying Workshop
Learn to curb the worry habit... and how to avoid the five key pitfalls that perpetuate worrying. This two-hour skills workshop meets online with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic and includes brain training exercises and a variety of other techniques to decrease worrying. Your link will be e-mailed to you
ONLINE: Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture – “Seeking Landscape Justice”
The Landscape Architecture program in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development presents a guest lecture entitled "Seeking Landscape Justice", by Dr. Alison Hirsch. Dr. Hirsch is an associate professor and director of both the graduate program in Landscape + Urbanism and the Landscape Justice Initiative at the University of Southern California. Dr. Hirsch
ONLINE: Anxiety Skills and Strategies Program
Learn powerful strategies, new 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-session skills program with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic meets
ONLINE: Library Workshop – Create Posters with Canva
Canva is a web-based graphic design tool to create posters, infographics, social media posts and more. Use templates or create from scratch. Join staff from the library's media studio to learn about this tool and practice creating a poster. By the end of the workshop, participants will: Discuss strengths and limitations of Canva Identify strategies
Flu Shot Clinic
J.T. Powell Building (2nd floor) Ontario, CanadaStudent Health Services offers the flu vaccine to all students, faculty and staff. To promote a healthy campus, we encourage everyone to get their flu shot! This year options will include campus-wide flu clinics, evening clinics and booked appointments. Learn more about on-campus flu clinics.
ONLINE: Library Workshop – ArcGIS Pro 2 – More Analysis in GIS: Data Skills
ArcGIS is a Geographic Information System (GIS) - a software program for working with maps and geographic data. A GIS allows you to work with any data that you know a location for (e.g., addresses, latitude/longitude, census locations, name of a place, etc.). ArcGIS is available on all library computers, also by download to the
ONLINE: Library Workshop – Editing and Creating Video with WeVideo
WeVideo is a web-based video editing and creation tool. Join staff from the library's media studio to learn about this tool and practice editing and creating video. By the end of the workshop, participants will: know what WeVideo is and what it can do discuss the process for creating a video list tools for recording
ONLINE: Library Workshop – Introduction to SAS on Demand
Look and feel like a pro with SAS! SAS is a statistical software package that is widely used in many disciplines. In just two hours you will be ready to impress friends and family with this easy-to-use software. You will learn how to: Maneuver in the SAS interface Import data Clean data Generate descriptive statistics
ONLINE: Library Workshop – Intermediate SAS on Demand
In this workshop, you will learn how to conduct inferential statistics using SAS on Demand. SAS on Demand, is a cloud version of SAS that can be accessed for free by students and academics. At the end of this workshop, you will be able to: Conduct different types of t-tests Conduct a one-way ANOVA Conduct
ONLINE: Thriving in Action – Connections
Join us for Thriving in Action, a new online program at the University of Guelph. Thriving in Action will help you move from languishing to flourishing throughout your time in university. Build motivation, optimism and resilience, and learn how to integrate those skills into your work as a student. In each workshop, you will learn
ONLINE: Decreasing Headaches Program
More than three or four headaches a month are too many! Learn drug-free strategies to decrease tension and migraine headaches, and decrease headache pain. This four-part skills program with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic meets online for 90 minutes, once a week, for four weeks. Your link will be e-mailed
ONLINE: Government of Canada Virtual Career Networking Event
Engage with federal government departments and agencies from the comfort of home! Attend one, a few or all sessions to create your own networking experience. This unique opportunity is exclusive to U of G students and includes opportunities to: Learn about employment in the public sector. Learn about student opportunities in the public service, post-secondary
Flu Shot Clinics
J.T. Powell Building (2nd floor) Ontario, CanadaStudent Health Services offers the flu vaccine to all students, faculty and staff. To promote a healthy campus, we encourage everyone to get their flu shot! This year options will include campus-wide flu clinics, evening clinics and booked appointments. Learn more about on-campus flu clinics.
Treaties Recognition Week: Acknowledging Indigenous Lands
Have you ever wondered about the statements said at the beginning of events? Do concerns about making a mistake hold you back from trying? Despite becoming more common as an act of reconciliation, the context behind and process for acknowledging Indigenous lands are not always understood or discussed. Participants in this session will gain a
ONLINE: Hopper Lecture ft. Dr. Caroline Shenaz Hossein
The Hopper Lecture is sponsored by the International Development Research Centre in honour of its first president, David Hopper. Guest speaker Dr. Caroline Shenaz Hossein, associate professor of Global Development and Political Science (University of Toronto) will speak on the future of cooperation; acknowledging Black feminist economies in the Global South and beyond. Black women