Hibernate: A virtual, creative workshop on caring for our mental health in winter
Winter is a hard season for many of us. The days are shorter, the quality of light is not as brilliant as the spring and summer months, the cold temperatures limit our activities and often lead us to retreat inside. For these reasons and more, our mental health can really suffer during the winter months.
Owl Prowl (families)
Discover how to use your eyes and ears to identify Ontario's Owls. Through a wide variety of hands-on activities participants will learn about owl plumage, calls and behaviour, habitat requirements, migration patterns, and owl folklore. We'll end the evening with an outdoor owl prowl on The Arboretum grounds. The Adults only program is for adults
Owl Prowl (families)
Discover how to use your eyes and ears to identify Ontario's Owls. Through a wide variety of hands-on activities participants will learn about owl plumage, calls and behaviour, habitat requirements, migration patterns, and owl folklore. We'll end the evening with an outdoor owl prowl on The Arboretum grounds. The Adults only program is for adults
Rethinking “Untapped” Value: Gender and Predatory Inclusion in India and Beyond
Smitha Radhakrishnan, Luella LaMer Professor of Women’s Studies and Professor of Sociology, Wellesley College. The seminar will examine how the Indian microfinance industry leverages “success stories” of women clients to legitimize the unfair terms on which working class women are drawn into India’s microfinance industry. Professor Radhakrishnan is author of Making Women Pay: Microfinance in
Arboretum Workshop: Virtual Travels with a Nature Geek – Antarctica: Amazing Animals of the Last Continent
Since 1999, Chris Earley has traveled the world as a nature tour leader for Worldwide Quest. Each of his six talks focus on a different continent and showcase the amazing life that is found there. You'll meet wildlife you know such as whales, leopards and penguins, and wildlife you may not know, such as lorises,
Arboretum Workshop: Virtual Starting Vegetables from Seed
An introduction to growing vegetables from seed. This course will cover topics such as, selecting the best types of seed, maturity dates, GMO seeds, hybrids vs heirlooms, starting early indoors, and planting direct in the garden. The section on starting indoors will discuss different light systems, preventing leggy seedlings and how to harden off seedlings
HPC Physical Well-Being Series: Safely and Sustainably Increase Your Activity Levels
After the holiday season, many of us may be trying to get back into our typical routines and start incorporating more physical activity into our day-to-day. But it may be overwhelming to try and find where to start safely in a way that feels good for your body and also is sustainable in the long
Winter Season Launch at the Art Gallery of Guelph
Join us on Thursday, January 19, at 6:30 p.m., for the launch of the Art Gallery of Guelph’s winter season. This season features three exhibitions that consider the importance of expanding political, personal and perceptual imaginations at this moment. Together, Mary Kelly: To Witness the Future, Insoon Ha: Dirge, and Jason Lujan: Under a Star-Filled
Winter Season Launch at the Art Gallery of Guelph
Join us on Thursday, January 19, at 6:30 pm, for the launch of the Art Gallery of Guelph’s winter season featuring three exhibitions that consider the importance of expanding political, personal, and perceptual imaginations at this moment. Together, Mary Kelly: To Witness the Future, Insoon Ha: Dirge, and Jason Lujan: Under a Star-Filled Sky speak
Arboretum Workshop: Virtual Interpreting Animal Gaits
Interpreting an animal trail brings the story of the animal to life. This workshop will focus on animal gaits. How fast was the animal travelling? Gait analysis can even give insight into the mood of an animal. Fee: $10 (plus HST) per person.
Guelph Gryphons 13th Annual “Frosty Mug”
Guelph Gryphon Men's Hockey Team vs. the Laurier Golden Hawks "The Frosty Mug" is the Guelph Gryphons annual men's varsity hockey game played at the Sleeman Centre. This event helps students, alumni, families, faculty, staff and corporate partners to re-connect with the University of Guelph. The fan experience at this event is second-to-none as is
Arboretum Workshop: Virtual Travels with a Nature Geek – Africa: The Ultimate Wildlife Safari (Tanzania, Kenya, Namibia and Botswana)
Since 1999, Chris Earley has traveled the world as a nature tour leader for Worldwide Quest. Each of his six talks focus on a different continent and showcase the amazing life that is found there. You'll meet wildlife you know such as whales, leopards and penguins, and wildlife you may not know, such as lorises,
Discover Vet School
Discover Vet School is a two-day series of lectures and labs delivered in-person by veterinarians, faculty, employees, alumni, special guest speakers, and student veterinarians from the Ontario Veterinary College. This program will take aspiring veterinarians through subjects normally taught only in vet school. Learn about different aspects of veterinary medicine and animal science by experiencing
Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture “Re-Imagining Landscape Architecture Through Selected Projects from Field Operations” by Isabel Castilla.
The Landscape Architecture program in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development presents a guest lecture entitled “Re-Imagining Landscape Architecture Through Selected Projects from Field Operations” by Isabel Castilla. Isabel is a Principal at James Corner Field Operations in New York City. She is currently the lead designer and project manager for Section 3
Student Volunteer Fair
Join Student Volunteer Connections for the 2023 Volunteer Fair! This fair is an opportunity to speak face-to-face with local organizations about their current and upcoming volunteer opportunities. Open to all students. Learn more and register at: https://www.recruitguelph.ca/cecs/events/2023/01/volunteer-fair
ONLINE: Dial Down Academic Stress and Anxiety
Learn about the most common anxiety escalators, along with practical, proven tips and strategies that you can use to decrease stress and anxiety this semester. Begin drafting your personal Anxiety Action Plan in this free, one hour workshop for university students meeting online from 5:30 - 6:30 pm with Kathy Somers from the Stress Management
RDM Brown Bag #1: Research Data Management 101
In this first RDM brown bag, you will learn all about how research data management (RDM) is being shaped at the national level through the Tri-Agency RDM Policy, on campus through the U of G RDM Institutional strategy, and how it might impact you. Here is a list of topics that will be covered: What
Gathering Hope: Evidence and Inspiration for Environmental Action
Join the Kinross Chair in Environmental Governance for a virtual panel discussion on evidence-based hope and environmental solutions. Kinross Chair Stephanie Cairns will moderate a discussion with high-profile panelists, including keynote speaker Dr. Elin Kelsey, author of Hope Matters. "...because we only hear about problems, we're missing the evidence of things that are moving in
Gathering Hope: Evidence and Inspiration for Environmental Action
Join the Kinross Chair in Environmental Governance for a virtual panel discussion on evidence-based hope and environmental solutions. Kinross Chair Stephanie Cairns will moderate a discussion with high-profile panelists, including keynote speaker Dr. Elin Kelsey, author of Hope Matters. "...because we only hear about problems, we're missing the evidence of things that are moving in
Arboretum Workshop: Virtual Starting Plants from Seed
Arboretum Centre 200 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, CanadaThis is a two part course that will introduce you the wonders of growing all kinds of different plants from seed and will draw on Robert Pavlis’ experience growing over 2,000 species of plants from seed. Part 1: Fundamentals of Seed Germination This first part will look at the basics of seed biology to really