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The Beginner’s Guide to Animated Videos Workshop

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Animated videos are a great way to engage your audience, share information and make information more "digestible." This session will provide instruction on free animation software called PowToon that is quick and easy to use. Learn tips and tools to plan and storyboard your video, write your script and make your video accessible. After this

Introduction to Citation Management Workshop

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

This presentation will walk you through the benefits of citation management and explain how you can use citation managers to keep track of your research and speed up the citation process. Participants are required to bring a laptop to the session. We will focus on using Zotero and Mendeley and recommend you come with them

Gryphon Pizza Day in Support of She’s Got Game

Branion Plaza Branion Plaza, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Join us for the second annual Gryphon Pizza Day in support of #ShesGotGameUofG. For every large Domino's cheese or pepperoni pizza sold ($7.99 each, pick-up only), $4 will be donated to female scholarships and funding at the University of Guelph. Visit the Domino's food truck in Branion Plaza from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (whole

Data Skills Workshop: Data Analysis – SAS Part 2

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Look and feel like a pro with SAS! SAS is a statistical software package that is widely used in many disciplines. In just three hours you will be ready to impress friends and family with this easy to use software. You will learn how to generate descriptive, exploratory and simple inferential statistics. Please note that

Data Skills Workshop: Data Analysis – Qualitative analysis using NVivo

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

NVivo is a qualitative data analysis (QDA) computer software package designed to help you manage and analyze qualitative data. In this workshop, we will work on bringing your sources in, creating nodes, coding and running queries. Please bring a laptop for your own use during the workshop with the latest version of NVIVO installed. Please

Black History Month: Noon Hour Concert – Lydia Persaud

During Black History Month, enjoy a noon hour concert featuring Lydia Persaud. A fixture of Toronto’s music community and a sought-after collaborator, Lydia Persaud stands alone with her debut album Let Me Show You, released on Next Door Records. A seasoned musician and member of renowned Toronto bands Dwayne Gretzky and The O’Pears, Lydia's work

Skills for Research Impact: Social Media Engagement

University Centre 150 Research Ln, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Learn all about the web 2.0! Discover how to choose social media platforms that are appropriate for your goals and audiences, and get tips on creating engaging posts.

Black History Month: Artist Talk with Sandra Brewster

Art Gallery of Guelph 358 Gordon Street, Guelph, Canada

During Black History Month, join us as Sandra Brewster conducts a walkthrough of her exhibit Token | Contemporary Ongoing, touching on themes of migration, representation and diaspora that emerge both in her Art Gallery of Guelph exhibit and her overall practice. See more Black History Month events supported by U of G.

Data Skills Workshop: Data Analysis and Visualization – Intro to GIS Part 1

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

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

Faculty: IT Strategy Workshop – Help Us Help You!

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Are you a faculty member or researcher at U of G? Do you have ideas to improve teaching, learning or research through IT? The IT strategy team wants to hear from you! Sessions are February 5 and 13. Contact ITstrategy@uoguelph.ca for more information.

Pitch Yourself Workshop: How to Develop and Film a Pitch Video

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Film a pitch video to document your employability skills and stand out to employers! This two-hour workshop will provide you with the necessary skills in scripting and filming a pitch video. Participants will have the chance to watch and assess examples, while also scripting their own. Participants will also be provided with tips on filming

Data Skills Workshop: Data Analysis and Visualization – Intro to GIS Part 2

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

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

CBG Science Seminar Series: Fundamentals of Metagenomic-Based Bioinformatics

Centre for Biodiversity Genomics Ontario, Canada

David L. Erickson, PhD delivers a seminar on Feb. 14 at the Centre for Biodiversity Gemonics (CBG) at U of G. Erickson is an associate research scientist at the University of Maryland in the Joint Institute for Food Science and Applied Nutrition, as well as founder of the biotechnology company DNA4 Technologies LLC. Erickson has

Black History Month: Tinder Tales with QTPOC Guelph

Brass Taps - University Centre Ontario, Canada

Have you ever been on a date so awkward, weird, funny or disastrous but your friends and family wouldn't get it cause they're white, straight, allo and cis, or you're not out to them? Did you already tell all your friends but want to share it with more people? Did you already to all the

Playing With Pressbooks Publishing Software (Beginner) Workshop

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Do you have course notes, a textbook or other educational materials that you want to publish online? Are you unsure of where to start or which tool to use? Come to this hands-on workshop to learn how to get started with Pressbooks, an easy and straightforward self-publishing software that can be used to create digital

Go Code Girl

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

Free on-campus event for girls from grades 8 to 12. Through hands-on workshops, this event is designed to encourage girls to investigate the fascinating world of coding and software development, and discover opportunities in the computing and engineering field. Registration required.

– CANCELLED – Rupture and Repair: A Conversation with Maria Hupfield and Prof. Kim Anderson (Art Gallery of Guelph)

Art Gallery of Guelph 358 Gordon Street, Guelph, Canada

- CANCELLED - Using her work KA-POW! as a starting point for discussion, artist Maria Hupfield will be joined by Kim Anderson, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Relationships at the University of Guelph, to explore how the piece serves as a platform that ignites discussion about the natural world, Indigenous feminisms, art and politics. KA-POW!

An Introduction to Podcasting Workshop

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Join this two-hour workshop to walk through the steps of creating a podcast: from planning, scripting, gathering music and sound effects. This session will provide instruction on free, open-source software called Audacity for recording and editing your podcast. After this workshop, you’ll be able to: Identify the steps for creating a podcast Recognize how to

Data Skills Workshop: Data Visualization – Tableau Intro

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

A picture is worth a thousand words! Especially when you don’t have to read the thousand words it would take to explain the patterns and trends in your data. There are many reasons why information is easier to explain, explore and convince in a visual format. This session will provide you with some introductory theory

Black History Month: In Conversation with Hon. Dr. Jean Augustine

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Join the office of Diversity and Human Rights as we welcome the Hon. Dr. Jean Augustine to the University of Guelph in celebration of Black History Month! As the first African Canadian woman elected to the House of Commons, Augustine promotes diversity, empowers women and encourages civic engagement. She is the recipient of the Order