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Arboretum Wednesday Night Walk

Join us for our weekly summer walk in the arboretum. Cost is $2 per person with children under five free.  This week's topic is Surfing the Web. Contact arbor@uoguelph.ca.

Graduate Student University Teaching Conference

Science Complex 488 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

The Graduate Student University Teaching Conference (GSUTC) provides an opportunity for all graduate students to develop teaching and learning skills and to network with peers while meeting and learning from  faculty members. The conference is offered at no cost to all graduate students on campus.

Registration deadline: WSET Level 2 Award in Wines & Spirits

The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level 2 Award in Wines & Spirits will teach you about the key grape varieties grown around the world, tasting techniques, the different styles of wine produced and the production of spirits and liqueurs. Please register early. This course takes place Monday evenings from September 25 to November

PhD defense – Elnaz Latifi

MacNaughton Building 482 Gordon Street

PhD candidate Elnaz Latifi will defend her thesis “Iridium-4'-Phenyl-Terpyridine, Ruthenium-Triphos, and Ruthenium-N-Triphos Complexes as Homogeneous Catalysts for Hydrogenation of Biomass-Derived Substrates in Aqueous Acidic Medium at High Temperature” on Sept. 5. All are welcome. Room 222, MacNaughton Building

Community Breakfast

Athletics Centre 150 Reynolds Walk, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

All University of Guelph faculty and staff are invited to come together for breakfast in the bleachers as we celebrate the start of the academic year at our annual Community Breakfast. This year’s event takes place in our new Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre – come check out this fantastic new space! Wednesday, September 6, 2017

MLA Thesis Defense: Nadine Bohner

Landscape Architecture 124 Reynolds Walk, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Nadine Bohner, a Master of Landscape Architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development will defend her thesis on “Landscape Effects on Turtle Road Trauma.” The advisor is Professor Robert Corry.  All are welcome to attend. Room 202, Landscape Architecture Building

M.Sc. Defence – Laszlo Visontai

Science Complex 488 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Master of Science candidate Laszlo Visontai will present his thesis "Organometallic host materials based on antimony (III, V) and bismuth (III, V) compounds" on September 7. All are welcome. Summerlee Science Complex, Room 2315

– SOLD OUT – In Conversation with Naomi Klein: No is Not Enough

War Memorial Hall 390 Gordon Street, Guelph

The Eden Mills Writers' Festival and the College of Arts at the University of Guelph present In Conversation with Naomi Klein at War Memorial Hall Sept. 9 at 1 p.m. Klein, a journalist, syndicated columnist, documentary filmmaker and best-selling author, will be speaking on her most recent book, No Is Not Enough: Resisting the New

The Strumbellas with The Belle Game

University Centre - Peter Clark Hall

The Strumbellas with special guests The Belle Game. All-ages concert in Peter Clark Hall, Level 0 in the University Centre. Tickets available online at ticketfly, at the Orientation Box Office in Branion Plaza and at the The Brass Taps. Doors open at 9:00 p.m. This concert is open to everyone.  Tickets are $29.50 for general

M.Sc. Defence – Andy Tsang

MacNaughton Building 482 Gordon Street

Master of Science candidate Andy Tsang will defend his thesis "Cyclic Dipeptides and Alpha Lipoic Acid Forms for the Design of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Co-crystals" on September 11. All are welcome. MacNaughton Building, Room 222

Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium

Partnering for Change: Learning Outwards from Jazz and Improvisation Join us September 13 to 15 for the annual Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium! Free of charge, you can view panels, workshops, interviews and performances that explore partnerships as models for social mobilization.

Building Canada Lecture: Lawrence Hill presents “Faction: The merging of fiction and Canadian History”

Set for the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Guelph Civic Museum, this lecture series will feature topics about nation building. Presented in partnership between Guelph Museums and the University of Guelph. On September 13, Professor Lawrence Hill presents "Faction: The merging of fiction and Canadian history". Guelph Civic Museum, 52

Thursday At Noon Concert Series and the Guelph Jazz Festival & Colloquium present Tar and Tombak Duet

MacKinnon Building 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

The fall 2017 Thursday At Noon Concert Series kicks off with Araz Salek on tar and Pedram Khavazamini on tombak, performing classical Iranian music infused with rhythmically free and modally structured improvisation. Presented in partnership with the Guelph Jazz Festival and Colloquium. Doors open at 11:45 a.m.  Free concert. Everyone welcome. MacKinnon Building, Room 107

Registration deadline: WSET Level 1 Award in Spirits

The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level 1 Award in Spirits will introduce you to the basic principles of spirit production and the main types and styles of spirits available. This offering of the WSET Level 1 Award in Spirits will take place October 15, 2017 in PJ's Restaurant.

M.Sc. Defence – Melissa Ignacio

MacNaughton Building 482 Gordon Street

Master of Science candidate Melissa Ignacio will defend her thesis, "Molecular Composition, Solid State Structure and Properties of Industrial Waxes and Peptide Inclusion Materials” on September 15. All are welcome to attend. MacNaughton Building, Room 222.

United Way Kick-Off Barbecue

Branion Plaza Branion Plaza, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Join your fellow Gryphons for a barbecue lunch in Branion Plaza on September 18 as we kick off the University of Guelph's 2017 United Way campaign! Catch a lift in a Guelph Fire Department fire truck bucket for $10 - just $8 for students. Fill up for a good cause! Hot dog, pop and a

English Language Program Buddy Kick-Off Night

University Centre - Peter Clark Hall

The English Language Program (ELP) invites you to the Fall 2017 Buddy Program Kick-Off Night! This speed-dating style event allows you to meet tons of potential ELP Buddies and decide who your best match is. This is a great opportunity to support, engage and get to know someone who really appreciates it!

The Bigger Picture Series presents: Sustainable Development

Macdonald Hall

Come to this free event and be inspired by our panelists as they describe how they are using their business as a force for good! The panelists include Lucky Iron Fish and more. Enjoy complimentary pizza and bring your favourite water bottle! Support local companies and purchase a Cupanion bottle. Macdonald Hall, Room 232

Night at the Atrium

Science Complex 488 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Join us in the Science Complex Atrium with some of the University of Guelph's brightest scientific minds! This event is for high school students who are interested in pursuing post-secondary education in a scientific field. This is your chance to meet and mingle with professors and graduate students to learn about what we are actively

Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture by Roberto Rovira

Landscape Architecture 124 Reynolds Walk, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

The landscape architecture program in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development presents a guest lecture by Roberto Rovira, principal and landscape architect of Studio Rovira and Associate Professor at Florida International University.  His talk is titled "Temporary Permanence: Landscapes, Ecology and Public Space." The event will be held in the Pit Lobby of