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Call for Participants: “Open Sessions” with Jimmy Weinstein and Lilly Santon (Padua, Italy) – IICSI’s Improvisers-in-Residence Fall 2024 (ImprovLab)

Recurring
ImprovLab Guelph, Ontario, Canada

IICSI’s Improvisers-in-Residence "Open Sessions" When: Tuesdays and Thursdays, Oct. 3 to Oct. 22 (Six Workshops) Where: ImprovLab (108 MacKinnon Building) Time:  2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Who: Ages 16 and up—all skill levels and experience welcome! Cost: Free! Jimmy Weinstein and Lilly Santon (Padua, Italy), IICSI’s Improvisers-in-Residence for the Fall 2024 season, invite you to

Writing Tune-Up: Style

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Have you ever written a sentence or paragraph that was grammatically correct, but just didn't sound great? Issues with style may be holding you back. Join us to learn about writing style rules and how to apply them so you can communicate more clearly and directly. Questions? Please email writing@uoguelph.ca.

Intro to GIS using ArcGIS Pro: Data Skills

ONLINE Ontario, Canada

In this workshop we will learn how to navigate ArcPro, kinds of GIS data, how to add data to a map, basic symbology, and labelling, how to filter data, and how to create a finished map. ArcGIS is a Geographic Information System (GIS); a software program for working with maps and geographic data. ArcGIS Pro

Putting the Transfer in Transferable Skills

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

This workshop for transfer students is a collaboration between Student Experience and Writing & Learning Services in the Library. This workshop focuses on strategies that will allow you to: Identify the skills you're bringing that can help you at U of G. Understand how to use Course outlines for knowing 'what' AND 'how' to study

Creative Writing Series: Writing Stories: Description through Character

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Experience the world through a character’s point of view using the principles of cartooning! Through this hands-on workshop, you will find out what cartoons can teach us about describing settings through the perspectives of your characters. This in-person workshop will be delivered by visiting instructor, Michael Melgaard. Please note: Registration for this event is limited.

Presentation Skills for Graduate Students and Upper Year Undergrads

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Would you like to learn more about presentation skills and strategies to use in academic settings? The workshop for graduate students will offer strategies and information for academic presentations, including: Preparing to present at defenses and conferences Engaging the audience Designing slides Answering audience questions This workshop is best suited for grad students and upper-year

Hopper Lecture 2024 – Restless Earth

OVC Enhanced Clinical Learning 415 Gordon St., Guelph, Ontario, Canada

In this talk Nanjala Nyabola​ gives insight and stimulates thought around the language and metrics that will define our digital future. As our world becomes increasingly digital, digital-rights advocates often struggle to convey rapid technological changes to those who need to understand them quickly to protect themselves. The Internet now dominates our public lives, and

Open Scholarship and RDM Brown Bag Series: Depositing Your Research Data in a Repository

ONLINE Ontario, Canada

Sharing your data improves your visibility as a researcher, increases citations for your publications, gives you recognition for your work, attracts new collaborations, and most importantly allows for reproducibility and verification of results. This brown bag will cover: Benefits around depositing your research data into a repository. Impact of the Tri-Agency Policy influences how data

Call for Participants: “Open Sessions” with Jimmy Weinstein and Lilly Santon (Padua, Italy) – IICSI’s Improvisers-in-Residence Fall 2024 (ImprovLab)

Recurring
ImprovLab Guelph, Ontario, Canada

IICSI’s Improvisers-in-Residence "Open Sessions" When: Tuesdays and Thursdays, Oct. 3 to Oct. 22 (Six Workshops) Where: ImprovLab (108 MacKinnon Building) Time:  2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Who: Ages 16 and up—all skill levels and experience welcome! Cost: Free! Jimmy Weinstein and Lilly Santon (Padua, Italy), IICSI’s Improvisers-in-Residence for the Fall 2024 season, invite you to

Reasoning and Artificial Intelligence: A Talk by Dr. Mariam Thalos

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Join us in The Humanities Interdisciplinary Collaboration (THINC) Lab for the first Digital Humanities at Guelph, DH@Guelph, talk of the 2024/2025 academic year. We welcome Dr. Mariam Thalos, visiting as the Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Digital Humanities, to the University of Guelph. All are welcome! Refreshments will be provided. Abstract: The concept of intelligence

Call for Participants: “Open Sessions” with Jimmy Weinstein and Lilly Santon (Padua, Italy) – IICSI’s Improvisers-in-Residence Fall 2024 (ImprovLab)

Recurring
ImprovLab Guelph, Ontario, Canada

IICSI’s Improvisers-in-Residence "Open Sessions" When: Tuesdays and Thursdays, Oct. 3 to Oct. 22 (Six Workshops) Where: ImprovLab (108 MacKinnon Building) Time:  2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Who: Ages 16 and up—all skill levels and experience welcome! Cost: Free! Jimmy Weinstein and Lilly Santon (Padua, Italy), IICSI’s Improvisers-in-Residence for the Fall 2024 season, invite you to

ArcGIS Pro 2 – More Analysis in GIS: Data Skills

ONLINE Ontario, Canada

In this workshop, we’ll learn further GIS tools, work with tables, and begin working with raster data. Participants are expected to have strong familiarity with ArcGIS before registering in this workshop. ArcGIS is a Geographic Information System (GIS); a software program for working with maps and geographic data. A GIS allows you to work with

English Language Workshops: Everyday Writing (5 sessions)

Recurring
McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

What are English Language Workshops: Everyday Writing? This five-part program provides support in academic written communication for graduate-level students who speak English as an Additional Language (EAL). This program provides students an opportunity to improve their writing in typical academic and professional scenarios. The scenarios include: Writing emails to professors and/or advisors Providing written feedback

Sharing Insights: Computer Science is more than you believe!

Waasamowin - Summerlee Science Complex Atrium 474-570 Gordon St, Guelph, ON, Canada

Hear from the renowned Dr. Joanna McGrenere, Professor and Co-Head of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia. She shares stories from her professional journey as a specialist in Human-Computer Interaction and prepares aspiring computer scientists for what the field really entails. This event is open to members of the community and is especially

Diverse Voices Shaping the Digital Future

University Centre 150 Research Ln, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Join the conversation about the impact of computer science and technology on academia, enhancing diversity, mentorship, human centered approaches and other engaging areas. Hear from Drs. Dan Gillis, Stacey Scott, Graham Taylor and Joanna McGrenere as they share their valuable expertise and perspectives on these important issues. This event is open to members of the

Call for Participants: “Open Sessions” with Jimmy Weinstein and Lilly Santon (Padua, Italy) – IICSI’s Improvisers-in-Residence Fall 2024 (ImprovLab)

Recurring
ImprovLab Guelph, Ontario, Canada

IICSI’s Improvisers-in-Residence "Open Sessions" When: Tuesdays and Thursdays, Oct. 3 to Oct. 22 (Six Workshops) Where: ImprovLab (108 MacKinnon Building) Time:  2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Who: Ages 16 and up—all skill levels and experience welcome! Cost: Free! Jimmy Weinstein and Lilly Santon (Padua, Italy), IICSI’s Improvisers-in-Residence for the Fall 2024 season, invite you to

U of G Campus Ghost Walking Tour

Recurring
Alumni Walk Ontario, Canada

Ever get the feeling like the U of G campus is haunted? Join Ghost Walk of Guelph and find out! Physical Resources presents U of G Campus Walking Tours for

Documentary: Butterflies on the Brink: The Story of the Mottled Duskywing

Recurring
Princess Twin Cinemas 46 King St N, Waterloo, ON, Canada

A University of Guelph project to reintroduce an endangered butterfly is the feature of a new documentary, Butterflies on the Brink: The Story of the Mottled Duskywing, which will have its first public premiere at the Princess Twin Cinemas in Waterloo in October. The documentary follows the research and recovery team, led Dr. Ryan Norris

Graduate Accountability Group – Online

Recurring
ONLINE Ontario, Canada

The Graduate Student Accountability Group provides a welcoming, safe and productive online space for graduate students to do their work. The group is facilitated by a learning specialist and is

Break the Anxiety-Procrastination Cycle

ONLINE Ontario, Canada

Although many people think that procrastination is a time management issue, most often it is an emotional response. We'll tackle the "complicated failure of self-regulation" in the anxiety-procrastination cycle by