ONLINE: Director’s Fundraising Challenge to Support Student Athletes
The Manulife and TD Insurance Director's Fundraising Challenge - Give to Gryphons is a four-day giving challenge to support student-athletes. The challenge takes place the week of July 20 and culminates in an hour-long virtual event and celebration presented by Swish at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 23. Due to the health concerns surrounding COVID-19,
ONLINE: Live 3MT Winner Announcement
The Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is pleased to invite you to an online event to announce the winners of the University of Guelph's 3MT (Three-Minute Thesis) competition. The two top students from each college moved on to the University final, which was held online from June 29 to July 12. We hope that
ONLINE: Virtual Tree Identification
ONLINE Ontario, CanadaJoin Shelley Hunt, U of Guelph course instructor and former Arboretum Director, for a virtual, interactive tree identification workshop! Over the course of three Zoom sessions, with hands-on challenges to complete in between, you will learn the basics of tree ID with a focus on native Ontario species. Registration: Early Bird Fee - $40 +
ONLINE: Farewell to President Franco Vaccarino
Join us for President Vaccarino’s Online Farewell on Wednesday, July 29 at 3 p.m. Click to join the celebration! All are welcome to watch. Want to express your gratitude for the great work President Vaccarino has done to Improve Life? Here's your chance! Leave a personalized message, add a GIF, attach a photo or post
ONLINE: Indian International Students in Canada – Migration Trajectories, Educational Experience and Economic Outcomes
This webinar presented by the Canada India Research Centre for Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) will have a panel consisting of Prof. Binod Khadria, Professor of Economics and Education, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Prof. Sutama Ghosh, Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Ryerson University; and Prof. Margaret Walton-Roberts, Professor, Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier
ONLINE: IF 2020 – All-night, online celebration of the arts!
An all-night, online celebration of the arts! IF 2020 is a 24-hour online event featuring 150+ unique, original performances by international artists of all disciplines. This free, all-night celebration of the arts will feature improvisational performance videos by musicians, spoken word poets, dancers, theatre practitioners and multi-disciplinary artists from 15+ countries captured in response to
ONLINE: Data Skills Boot Camp
The library will be offering its first Data Skills Boot Camp from Aug. 10 to 13, 2020. During this 4-day, online workshop, attendees will participate in hands-on activities that will introduce them to or remind them of the key stages of the research data lifecycle. Topics covered in this workshop series include: data basics, data
ONLINE: U of G Entrepreneur Meet and Greet
Join us for our first online U of G Entrepreneur Meet and Greet hosted by Accelerator Guelph and the Wood Centre. This is a social gathering for early and established entrepreneurs to meet and network. This meeting will be led by U of G staff David Hobson of Accelerator Guelph and Tyler Zemlak of the
GryphRun 5K Summer Series
Promote mental well-being through physical activity, engage with an online audience, and raise money for student athletic scholarships! Walk, run or bike - inside or outside! LAST run of the series! Learn more and register online.
ONLINE: OVC Graduate Research Symposium
The OVC Graduate Research Symposium will be held August 25. This online event will include oral and poster presentations by graduate students and a speaker panel on a One Health approach to the COVID-19 pandemic. Research achievements of current graduate students will be showcased at this annual Graduate Student Research Symposium. All OVC graduate students
ONLINE: Panel talk – OVC experts tackle a One Health approach to the COVID-19 pandemic
On Aug. 25, the OVC Graduate Student Symposium hosts a Teams Live panel discussion on ‘A One Health Approach to the COVID-19 Pandemic’. Panelists will discuss what is “One Health”? Why is a One Health approach useful to respond to this pandemic? As well as, top recommendation to policymakers and other stakeholders for preventing future
ONLINE: Webinar with the Hon. David C. Onley
"The Progress of the AODA and COVID-19's Impact on Accessibility in Ontario" Join David C. Onley, former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, for another free, thought-provoking webinar hosted by The Accessibility Conference.
ONLINE: Webinar on Potential Commercial Applications of Bio-carbon from Biomass of Ontario
BRIL - KTT Webinar on Potential Commercial Applications of Bio-carbon from Biomass of Ontario Speakers Ted Todoschuk, Ka Wing Ng, Hayat Raza, David Gordon, David Smith, Animesh Dutta Webinar Highlights Sustainable production and marketing of bio-carbon from Ontario based biomass is essential for transition towards a sustainable circular economy. Canada’s trade balance is consistently negative
ONLINE: GenEq Webinar – Gender Equity in the Time of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly created a multitude of pressures for everyone in our community. At the same time, the burdens presented by the pandemic are not equally experienced, and often exacerbate existing inequalities. GenEQ is working to understand the burdens faced by women on our campuses at this time. COVID-19 has laid bare and
ONLINE: Live chat sessions with staff for new graduate students
New graduate students will have the opportunity to chat with staff from campus units such as Student Wellness, the Library, Career Services, the Graduate Student Association, the Office of Teaching and Learning, International Student Experience and more. There will be three one-hour sessions at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. The live chat schedule
ONLINE: 2020 Community Breakfast for Faculty and Staff
All U of G faculty and staff are invited to the 2020 Community Breakfast! Connect as a community online as we celebrate the start of the academic year together. Learn more and RSVP online!
ONLINE: Inhale Courage. Exhale Fear – Live Classical Yoga and Pranayama
Ontario, CanadaCOVID-19 has brought the focus right back to the Breath and Pranayama. During this Classical Yoga and Pranayama class, we will practice Pranayama - controlled breathing exercises. Prana is basic vital currents, the life force, the life energy, the consciousness. Breath is direct manifestation of Prana and is the underpinnings of connecting with our
Tech Meet and Greet – Employers and Upper-year Students
Meet online with tech companies for a casual networking event for upper year students in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering and engineering systems and computing. Create your profile, upload your resume, and meet one-on-one with employers or in larger group chats to ask questions, learn about industry trends and career options, and land your
ONLINE: Virtual Ecopsychology
ONLINE Ontario, CanadaThis program is aimed at providing an experience where you will interact with an online community and share nature-based experiences to help bring hope, resilience and positivity to your life right now. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in an 8-week course that explores hands-on components of Ecopsychology as well as Eco-Art Therapy. Such
ONLINE: Data Visualization – R using ggplot2
In this workshop, you will learn how to produce scatter plots, boxplots and time series plots using ggplot2. Also, you will learn the tools and knowledge to create any figure/graphic to describe your data and customize your graphics with titles, legends, colours, etc. This workshop is aimed at individuals who conduct statistical analysis. Advanced knowledge