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Graduate Accountability Group – Online
Graduate Accountability Group – Online
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 designed to help you identify small goals and accomplish them during short work periods. Comments from previous participants: "The group is a great way to
6 events,
Cyber Security Awareness Month
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month (CSAM) and Computing & Communications Services (CCS) is running online activities all month long with so many chances to win! We have 90 U of G gift cards to be won through fun activities including an escape room, scavenger hunt, Kahoot trivia event, quizzes and more. So update your
Research Questions (in-person) – Thesis Writing Workshop Series
Research Questions (in-person) – Thesis Writing Workshop Series
Set yourself up for success by scoping your research project with succinct and realistic research questions. For more information about this workshop series, please visit our writing, learning, and research skills workshops page.
Data Visualization Best practices – Data Skills Workshop Series
Data Visualization Best practices – Data Skills Workshop Series
In today’s data-driven world, effective data visualization is essential for making information more consumable, conveying important concepts and ideas, and even making your arguments more persuasive. Whether you’re a researcher, analyst, or professional who deals with data, mastering the art of visualization can significantly enhance the impact of your work. This workshop will equip you
Open Scholarship and RDM Brown Bag: Navigating Academic Publishing: Contracts (lite), Article Processing Charges, and Predatory Journals
Open Scholarship and RDM Brown Bag: Navigating Academic Publishing: Contracts (lite), Article Processing Charges, and Predatory Journals
We will help you navigate the complexities of copyright, open access, APCs, and predatory (or just low quality) journals. Questions from audience members.
5 events,
2024 Smart Villages Symposium
2024 Smart Villages Symposium
Join us for the 2024 Smart Villages Symposium! We are thrilled to announce the 2024 Smart Villages Symposium (SVS) on October 2 at the University of Guelph, Arboretum Centre. This event will bring together experts, researchers and practitioners to discuss innovative solutions for sustainable rural development and smart village initiatives. Speakers will include representatives from
Writing Tune-Up: Paragraphs and Papers
Writing Tune-Up: Paragraphs and Papers
Join us for some grammar fun! This session will focus on paragraph and paper structure. We will also talk about strategies for revising and editing your drafts. These topics are helpful for anyone who needs to write formally in English irrespective of their language background. Whether you're learning English or you speak English as your
Intro to GIS using ArcGIS Online: Data Skills
Intro to GIS using ArcGIS Online: Data Skills
In this workshop we will learn how to navigate ArcGIS Online, kinds of GIS data, how to add data to a map, basic symbology and labelling, how to manually add data to your map, and how to access analysis functions. ArcGIS is a Geographic Information System (GIS); a software program for working with maps and
6 events,
Open Scholarship and RDM Brown Bag: Negotiating Publishing Contracts
Open Scholarship and RDM Brown Bag: Negotiating Publishing Contracts
Negotiating Publishing Contracts expands on material covered in Navigating Academic Publishing, but it is not a prerequisite. In this session, you will learn more about your rights as an author, and will develop skills you can use when negotiating your academic publishing contracts. We will look at sample contracts together as well as suggested language
Project SOY Plus: Information Session
Project SOY Plus: Information Session
Join us for an information session on the Project SOY Plus competition! This historic U of G competition empowers students to unleash their creativity and innovation through two streams: Project and Creative. If you're interested in learning how to turn your ideas into impactful solutions, sharing your creative concepts, or looking for more details about
Outlining Your Thesis (in-person) – Thesis Writing Workshop Series
Outlining Your Thesis (in-person) – Thesis Writing Workshop Series
Establish a roadmap for your thesis and make the most of your writing time by creating an outline. In this session, students will explore different options for structuring their theses and access resources for organizing their projects. For more information about this workshop series, please visit our writing, learning, and research skills workshops page.
2 events,
Creative Writing Series: Writing Stories: Redefining Narrative Structure
Creative Writing Series: Writing Stories: Redefining Narrative Structure
Try something new with this experimental short story workshop! Using shapes in nature as inspiration, you will draw and diagram a structure for your own story using coloured pencils and markers. Please brainstorm a story idea that includes a character and problem/basic plot before the workshop so we can jump right into developing the narrative
3 events,
Gryphon Football Game vs. Windsor
Gryphon Football Game vs. Windsor
October 5, 1 p.m., Guelph vs. Windsor, Alumni Stadium * Think Pink/ Senior Night The last regular season home game for Gryphon Football will take place on October 5 and will be the Think Pink and Senior Day game for the Gryphons. Gates open at 11:30 a.m. with lawn games, and food trucks available at
Make-a-thon
Make-a-thon
Calling makers of all ages and stages! Join us at the Art Gallery of Guelph for an afternoon of creative activity using the simplest of materials: paper, glue, and scissors. Projects are inspired by the artwork currently on view by artist Justin Favela who uses everyday materials to ingeniously to “make something out of nothing,”
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START Skills – Midterm Study Skills
START Skills – Midterm Study Skills
Have midterms coming up? Don't know how to study for them? Join the START Team and The Library for our workshop on midterm study skills. This workshop will cover some helpful tips and tricks to improve your studying! *This is a hybrid workshop - you can either attend in-person or online. In person will be
Graduate Accountability Group – Online
Graduate Accountability Group – Online
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 designed to help you identify small goals and accomplish them during short work periods. Comments from previous participants: "The group is a great way to
3 events,
Open Scholarship and RDM Brown Bag: Research Data Deposit: Best practices in preparing data for deposit
Open Scholarship and RDM Brown Bag: Research Data Deposit: Best practices in preparing data for deposit
Are you considering depositing your research data in the University of Guelph Research Data Repositories (housed in Borealis, The Canadian Dataverse Repository)? In this brown bag, participants will learn about best practices for preparing data for deposit in the U of G Research Data Repositories. These practices support creating FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable
Call for Participants: “Open Sessions” with Jimmy Weinstein and Lilly Santon (Padua, Italy) – IICSI’s Improvisers-in-Residence Fall 2024 (ImprovLab)
Call for Participants: “Open Sessions” with Jimmy Weinstein and Lilly Santon (Padua, Italy) – IICSI’s Improvisers-in-Residence Fall 2024 (ImprovLab)
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
7 events,
Writing Tune-Up: Style
Writing Tune-Up: Style
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
Intro to GIS using ArcGIS Pro: Data Skills
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
Putting the Transfer in Transferable Skills
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
3 events,
Open Scholarship and RDM Brown Bag Series: Depositing Your Research Data in a Repository
Open Scholarship and RDM Brown Bag Series: Depositing Your Research Data in a Repository
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)
Call for Participants: “Open Sessions” with Jimmy Weinstein and Lilly Santon (Padua, Italy) – IICSI’s Improvisers-in-Residence Fall 2024 (ImprovLab)
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
2 events,
Reasoning and Artificial Intelligence: A Talk by Dr. Mariam Thalos
Reasoning and Artificial Intelligence: A Talk by Dr. Mariam Thalos
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
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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)
Call for Participants: “Open Sessions” with Jimmy Weinstein and Lilly Santon (Padua, Italy) – IICSI’s Improvisers-in-Residence Fall 2024 (ImprovLab)
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
4 events,
ArcGIS Pro 2 – More Analysis in GIS: Data Skills
ArcGIS Pro 2 – More Analysis in GIS: Data Skills
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)
English Language Workshops: Everyday Writing (5 sessions)
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!
Sharing Insights: Computer Science is more than you believe!
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
3 events,
Diverse Voices Shaping the Digital Future
Diverse Voices Shaping the Digital Future
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)
Call for Participants: “Open Sessions” with Jimmy Weinstein and Lilly Santon (Padua, Italy) – IICSI’s Improvisers-in-Residence Fall 2024 (ImprovLab)
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
1 event,
2 events,
Documentary: Butterflies on the Brink: The Story of the Mottled Duskywing
Documentary: Butterflies on the Brink: The Story of the Mottled Duskywing
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
1 event,
3 events,
Graduate Accountability Group – Online
Graduate Accountability Group – Online
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 designed to help you identify small goals and accomplish them during short work periods. Comments from previous participants: "The group is a great way to
Break the Anxiety-Procrastination Cycle
Break the Anxiety-Procrastination Cycle
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 learning tips, reviewing research insights, and practicing practical strategies to intervene when anxiety and procrastination are feeding each other. This new three-session skills program with
2 events,
Call for Participants: “Open Sessions” with Jimmy Weinstein and Lilly Santon (Padua, Italy) – IICSI’s Improvisers-in-Residence Fall 2024 (ImprovLab)
Call for Participants: “Open Sessions” with Jimmy Weinstein and Lilly Santon (Padua, Italy) – IICSI’s Improvisers-in-Residence Fall 2024 (ImprovLab)
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
4 events,
English Language Workshops: Everyday Writing (5 sessions)
English Language Workshops: Everyday Writing (5 sessions)
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
Better Sleep workshop for Peri-Menopausal Women
Better Sleep workshop for Peri-Menopausal Women
Learn drug-free tips to help cope with mid-life sleep changes, hot flashes, and the frustration of being awake through the night. This two-hour tips & strategies workshop meets online with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management & High Performance Clinic at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 23. Your link will be e-mailed to you after
Documentary: Butterflies on the Brink: The Story of the Mottled Duskywing
Documentary: Butterflies on the Brink: The Story of the Mottled Duskywing
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
5 events,
Open Scholarship and RDM Brown Bag: Negotiating Publishing Contracts
Open Scholarship and RDM Brown Bag: Negotiating Publishing Contracts
Negotiating Publishing Contracts expands on material covered in Navigating Academic Publishing..., but it is not a prerequisite. In this session, you will learn more about your rights as an author, and will develop skills you can use when negotiating your academic publishing contracts. We will look at sample contracts together as well as suggested language
Art and Aging: Inspiration Beyond Boundaries with Janice Mason Steeves
Art and Aging: Inspiration Beyond Boundaries with Janice Mason Steeves
Join the AGG Volunteer Association on Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. at the Art Gallery of Guelph for a talk by Janice Mason Steeves, a Saskatchewan-born artist and former clinical psychologist whose career has spanned international artist residencies and gallery representation. Janice will discuss how a transformative dream during an artist residency in Sweden inspired
The Literature and Libraries of L.M. Montgomery
The Literature and Libraries of L.M. Montgomery
Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942) published 20 novels and many short stories in her lifetime, most notably, the Anne of Green Gables series. To celebrate and to mark the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the birth of L.M. Montgomery, the McLaughlin Library at the University of Guelph is contributing digital images from the author’s private
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Take the Stress Out of IBS
Take the Stress Out of IBS
Learn strategies that decrease symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) by tackling the two greatest triggers of IBS symptoms.... diet and stress. This program teaches the most effective relaxation, diet, and lifestyle strategies to improve brain-gut relationship and positively impact IBS symptoms. These approaches are helpful for those with IBS and for people with a
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Graduate Accountability Group – Online
Graduate Accountability Group – Online
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
1 event,
3 events,
English Language Workshops: Everyday Writing (5 sessions)
English Language Workshops: Everyday Writing (5 sessions)
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
Stop Worrying!
Stop Worrying!
Worrying is a component of anxiety, and you can do something about it! Learn to curb the worry habit... and how to avoid the five key pitfalls that perpetuate and
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The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
Join us at the Royal and visit the University of Guelph exhibit the Future of Food. We are pleased to offer discounted admission tickets and a daily complimentary shuttle. November 1-10, 2024 8:30 a.m. prompt - Bus departs from the University Centre (space is limited) 5:30 p.m. prompt - Bus departs from the Royal Exhibition
BLAXPO
BLAXPO is a premier conference that celebrates and empowers Black talent across Canada. This event is designed to foster meaningful connections and opportunities among professionals, entrepreneurs, and students, as well as with progressive companies committed to diversity and equity. BLAXPO 2024 will focus on fostering and nurturing justice and equality where all communities have access
Jack-O’-Lantern Parade
Jack-O’-Lantern Parade
Don’t let your creative Halloween masterpieces go to waste! Bring your jack-o’-lanterns to the Art Gallery of Guelph on November 1st for a spectacular evening of light and creativity. Drop