ONLINE: Advantage Workshop – Communicating the Value of Your Research
This workshop introduces research teams to tools that will clearly communicate the potential impact of their work and enable them to write value-focused grant applications. Teams will also discover how clear communication and persuasive value propositions can mobilize teams and external partners more successfully. In this workshop, research teams will: Craft project descriptions to effectively
Senate Meeting
Senate meetings are open to the public. Please e-mail univsec@uoguelph.ca to register. For more information about the agenda, location and timing of the meeting please visit the Secretariat's Governance Portal to access the agenda package. Agenda packages are published approximately one week in advance of the meeting.
ONLINE: Using Gratitude to Boost Student Wellbeing
The challenges associated with COVID-19 can exacerbate the stressors that many students experience. It can be easy to get trapped in a sense of despair. Yet, there remains much to be grateful for and research shows that gratitude practices have myriad benefits personally, professionally, and pro-socially. Join Prof. Dr. Andria Jones-Bitton in this interactive webinar
ONLINE: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women – Video ceremony
The University of Guelph community will mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women with an online event. The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women commemorates the anniversary of the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre, in which fourteen women were murdered and ten others injured. The 2020 video
ONLINE: Thinking Spaces Speaker Series with Dong-Won Kim
Thinking Spaces: The Reading Group and Speaker Series is pleased to present percussionist, pedagogue, vocalist, composer and improviser Dong-Won Kim for his talk "Time to Plant Seed." This event will take place via Zoom. A moderated Q&A will follow the talk. If you are interested in attending, please register online. “Time To Plant Seed”: Now,
ONLINE: Self-Directed Writing Tune-up – Grammar (Day 1 of 2)
ONLINE Ontario, CanadaIn response to programming moving online due to COVID-19, materials from this two-day workshop on grammar are available anytime as self-directed slides and worksheets, through self-registration in CourseLink’s Writing Tune-up: Grammar. This two-day Writing Tune-up: Grammar series provides grammar instruction for all levels of writers. The workshop materials are useful for participants wanting to improve
ONLINE: Self-Directed Writing Tune-up – Grammar (Day 2 of 2)
ONLINE Ontario, CanadaIn response to programming moving online due to COVID-19, materials from this two-day workshop on grammar are available anytime as self-directed slides and worksheets, through self-registration in CourseLink’s Writing Tune-up: Grammar. This two-day Writing Tune-up: Grammar series provides grammar instruction for all levels of writers. The workshop materials are useful for participants wanting to improve
ONLINE: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women – Zoom vigil
You are invited to join our community memorial in honour of The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, where we will mourn and remember the women killed at the L'École Polytechnique in Montreal in 1989 and women killed by femicide in 2020. Every year, we take time to remember women who
ONLINE: Soil Health Research Forum: Behaviour Change, Baseline Data and BMPs
A U of G - OMAFRA Knowledge Exchange Event The Promoting Behavior Change for Soil Health: Insights From Recent Social Science Research event will share recent research findings related to soil health, spotlight projects supporting implementation of Ontario’s soil strategy, and promote knowledge-sharing between researchers and decision-makers. Researchers will provide research findings, including those funded
ONLINE: Guelph Guide to Entrepreneurship Presents – Hit Your Business Milestones with U of G Business Consultants
Please join us for an information session hosted by Melanie Lang, Executive Director, John F. Wood Centre for Business and Student Enterprise Leverage the expertise of U of G student business consultants to solve your business problems! The areas in which our students can offer support to local businesses are: Strategic Planning Business Planning Market
ONLINE: Self-Directed Academic Writing Style – Writing Style Choices in Sentences
ONLINE Ontario, CanadaIn response to programming moving online due to COVID-19, some materials from this two-part workshop on improving academic writing style are available anytime as self-directed videos and worksheets, through self-registration in CourseLink's Online Instruction Resources from the Library. Once you have self-registered, navigate to Content > Writing > Improving Your Writing: Sentences and Word Choice
ONLINE: Thinking Spaces Speaker Series – “Improvising and Listening”
Thinking Spaces: The Reading Group and Speaker Series is pleased to present "Improvising and Listening," a session on the Interactive Improvisation in Times of Isolation project featuring IICSI Researcher Dr. James Harley and students from the Critical Studies in Improvisation graduate program. This last event of the semester will take place on Dec. 18 from
ONLINE: New Year 30-day Yoga Challenge
ONLINE Ontario, CanadaDe-stress, foster balance, and promote enjoyment through Classical Yoga "We need yoga and community now more than ever." - Sivananda Namaste and Happy New Year 2021! You are invited to join our 30-day Yoga Challenge that will help you establish a routine and deepen your practice. Start the new year in a healthy, invigorating way!
ONLINE: Virtual Nature in Winter Series
ONLINE Ontario, CanadaAre you looking for ways to get out and enjoy nature in the winter? Join our Interpretive Interns, Kitty and Jenny as they explore Nature in Winter. Topics include: animal signs animal adaptations winter seed heads animal tracking trees in winter Each course will finish with a short discussion period so you can ask all
ONLINE: Conversations About “The Commonwealth of Cricket”
Kanta Murali in conversation with Ramachandra Guha, the author of the recent book The Commonwealth of Cricket. Following the narrative of his life intertwined and in love with the sport, Guha captures the magic of bat and ball that has ensnared billions. Register online. Ramachandra Guha, Author Kanta Murali, Associate Professor, Political Science, University of
ONLINE: Proteus Innovation Competition
The Proteus Innovation Competition is a four-month long competition that challenges you to create a commercialization plan for 1 of 6 technologies developed out of southwestern Ontario’s top research institutions (University of Guelph, Western University, McMaster University, the University of Windsor, the University of Waterloo, and Wilfrid Laurier University). This challenge offers teams the opportunity
ONLINE: Data Skills – Introduction to Qualtrics
This online workshop from the McLaughlin Library will demonstrate how to use Qualtrics to explore the fundamentals of survey creation. Topics discussed in this workshop include: how to create a Qualtrics account how to find and use Qualtrics tutorials and training how to create a basic Qualtrics survey methodology tips for good survey design common
ONLINE: Advantage Workshop – Innovation Toolkit
Giving U of G research teams the tools they need to maximize the impact of their research and to produce innovative products and tools. Hosted by the U of G's Research Innovation Office. Presenters: Sima Gandhi and Amy Skeoch This free online workshop enables researchers and their teams to elevate their dynamic problem solving and
ONLINE: Data Skills – Introduction to GIS using ArcMap
Want to learn the basics of working with maps and geographic data? This workshop from the McLaughlin Library will teach you how to navigate ArcMap, the different kinds of GIS data, how to add data to a map, basic symbology, labelling, how to filter data, and how to create a finished map. This online workshop
ONLINE: Arboretum Workshop – All About Owls with Jenny and Kitty Lin
Owls are mysterious and fascinating creatures, and the best part of all...they live right here in Ontario! However, they're secretive and sneaky, so seeing or hearing one can be a special treat. Join us in learning about our native owls and some tips on finding them in your own neighborhood!