Bike Month Kick-Off: Coffee Giveaway and Prize Draw!
We’re kicking-off Bike Month Guelph with a campus celebration in Branion Plaza! Come join us to learn about biking resources on campus, meet other people who bike to campus and have a chance to win a local-business prize pack. Hospitality Services has generously donated free coffee vouchers for the first 30 people who bike to
Anxiety Workshop: Skills and Strategies
Learn practical techniques, new tips and information on how to respond to the uncomfortable sensations of anxiety. This skills program meets weekly on Monday evenings, from 7 - 8 p.m., for three sessions. The fee is $10 for U of G students, $30 for members of USW Local 4120 and $60 for all others.
2019 Accessibility Conference
The Annual University of Guelph Accessibility Conference welcomes both accessibility novices and experts and encourages attendees to build communities and exchange ideas. While the majority of our attendees come from the post-secondary education sector, we seek to ensure that our programming is relevant and valuable to other attendees from the public and private sectors. We
ICCI Cancer Research Symposium
The 12th Annual ICCI Cancer Research Symposium is a free campus event highlighting local and regional cancer research. Trainees will be able to submit abstracts for short talks or poster presentations. More information about registration and abstract submission will be posted on the Symposium website. O.V.C. Lifetime Learning Centre, Room 1714
Data Visualization: Excel Workshop
Excel is a popular tool that provides many powerful features that can assist you in managing your data and help to better understand small and large datasets. While not as robust as other data visualization tools, it can be used for visualizing your data through its charting features. Come learn how to create charts using
Better Sleep Program
Learn how to fall asleep (or back to sleep) more easily, and get more energy from sleep using proven, drug-free strategies. This skills program meets weekly on Tuesday evenings, from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., for five sessions. An online program is also available. The fee is $20 for U of G students, $50 for members
Data Visualization: Gephi Workshop
Network data is all around us, but it takes a keen eye to see the hidden structure and patterns in the data. By visualizing network data we can expose this hidden information and study it. In this introductory workshop, you’ll learn to use Gephi to create visualizations and learn more about the structure of the
Data Analysis: SPSS Part 1 Workshop
SPSS is a statistical software package, used in various disciplines. The purpose of this workshop is to introduce students to the software as well as its different functions and commands. The basics of statistical analysis and interpretation using SPSS will be covered, in addition to topics like data entry, manipulation and interpretation. This is an
Data Analysis: SPSS Part 2 Workshop
SPSS is a statistical software package, used in various disciplines. The purpose of this workshop is to introduce students to the software as well as its different functions and commands. The basics of statistical analysis and interpretation using SPSS will be covered, in addition to topics like data entry, manipulation and interpretation. This is an
Graduate Teaching Community: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Journal Club #2
Join us for the second summer meeting of the Graduate Teaching Community Journal Club. We will discuss a recent teaching publication related to the scholarship of teaching and learning. If you missed the first meeting, don't worry. We will send registered participants an email with the paper in advance of the meeting. Please read the
Women, Work and Wellness: Listening to Your Body
This is the second of a three-part series that will explore the impact of our self-care habits on our day-to-day wellness. The overall goal for the series is to create a warm and engaging space for women to connect with one another to discuss their relationship with their body and their self-care habits. Sessions will
Pride Flag Raising
From May 31 to June 7, U of G will fly the Pride flag to celebrate and honour the LGBTQ2IA+ community. LGBTQ2IA+ represents Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Two-Spirit, Intersex, Asexual and many other identities that fall outside of heterosexual and cisgender paradigms. Take part in the official flag raising Friday, May 31 at
Fresh-Air Celebration: Tobacco- and Smoke-Free Campus
Please join us as we celebrate World No Tobacco Day and mark our Guelph campus’s first day as a tobacco- and smoke-free space. As we celebrate this important step to make a healthier campus for everyone, we support the efforts of Indigenous communities to become tobacco-wise and keep tobacco sacred. Drop by Johnston Green to
Broadband Analytics Workshop
The Regional and Rural Broadband (R2B2) Project hosts guests from Measurement Lab (M-Lab) which provides the largest collection of open Internet performance data on the planet. The workshop also considers new and existing tools for broadband infrastructure mapping, data visualization and analysis. Interested attendees are asked to contact Prof. Helen Hambly (hhambly@uoguelph.ca) or the R2B2
University Budget Town Hall Update
Join Provost Charlotte Yates for an update town hall discussion on the 2019-20 University budget. All are welcome to attend.
Pride, Activism and Dance: Movie Night Extravaganza!
Enjoy a double-feature movie night showcasing the struggles for the gay community during the AIDS epidemic, and the vibrant drag scene of New York in the 1980s! Movies: - Paris Is Burning - United in Anger: A History of ACT UP Registration is encouraged for this event, but walk-ins are welcome and space capacity can
2019 OFSAA Track and Field ChampionshipsÂ
Canada's largest high school sporting event comes to U of G! The Upper Grand District School Board and the University of Guelph Department of Athletics Track and Field Program are set to host the 2019 OFSAA Track and Field Championships at U of G. This is Guelph's first time hosting the annual meet - one
Intro to R and RStudio Workshop Part 1
R is an open source software environment for data manipulation and statistical analysis. Used in a variety of disciplines, R has become a popular tool because of its power, flexibility and active community. Join us as we teach the R language fundamentals and basic syntax, major R data structures and generate basic statistical analysis. This
Intro to R and RStudio Workshop Part 2
R is a programming language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. This workshop will introduce you to the dplyr package which makes tabular data manipulations easier by using a set of functions to extract and summarize insights from your data. The tidyr package works well with tidyr to quickly convert between different data formats
Professional Staff Association Annual General Meeting
The Professional Staff Association's annual general meeting will be held Friday, June 7. Registration opens at 10:15 a.m. Meeting runs 10:30 a.m. to noon. All Professional and Managerial Employees are invited to attend. Only PSA members can vote. Please join us for a BBQ in the Conservatory Gardens following the AGM, rain location is Peter