U of G students Brandon Raco, Kurt Schneider, Nick Fegan, Paul Wartman, Kelly Hodgins and Sarah Stefoff have been selected to join other young leaders at a national conference on sustainability. The U of G students are among 175 college and university students chosen from more than 730 applicants across Canada to participate in IMPACT! […]

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Prof. Jean Harvey, Department of Philosophy, passed away April 20 after an illness. She is survived by her brother, who lives in England. Harvey was a respected philosopher and colleague. Her philosophical work often took a feminist approach to topics such as social justice, moral solidarity and the nature of oppression. For more information about her […]

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As part of a campus-wide phone system upgrade, the following telephony services will be unavailable April 26: – Essential telephony services, including inbound and outbound calls, auto attendant, call centre queues and after-hours greetings will be unavailable from 7:15 to 9:30 p.m. – Non-essential telephony services, including speech attendant and lab services paging will be […]

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During the week of April 21, the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) will begin renovations to the Companion Animal Hospital, OVC’s small-animal referral facility at 28 College Avenue West. Designed to improve client services, the construction project includes a new front entrance, lobby and reception area as well as five new exam rooms, a client comfort […]

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Student Life held its annual awards presentation March 20 at a banquet that began with a traditional aboriginal opening. Guests and award recipients were welcomed by U of G president Alastair Summerlee and Guelph Ward 5 councillor Leanne Piper. The keynote speaker was former associate vice-president (student affairs) Brian Sullivan, who is now senior adviser […]

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Walter Natynczyk, a retired Canadian general and president of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), visited U of G April 11. He met with president Alastair Summerlee, administrators, deans and U of G researchers doing work with potential CSA applications. Natynczyk toured labs in the physics building run by Profs. Ralf Gellert and Iain Campbell.  Gellert […]

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The University Centre’s four main elevators (two near the north side and two near the south side of the building) will be included in a modernization project starting April 21 that is expected to be completed by Aug. 29. The project includes replacing or refurbishing the elevators’ equipment, replacing the interiors of the elevators, and adding […]

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The U of G community is invited to participate in an online survey developed by the City of Guelph as part of its Open Government Action Plan. The City of Guelph aims to become a more “open” government to enhance its delivery of public services. Students, staff and faculty are encouraged to visit www.guelph.ca/opengov to […]

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