In keeping with good governance practices, the governance committee of the Board of Governors is asking the U of G community for feedback about the recent presidential search process. “With the announcement in January of the University’s next president, it’s timely for the board to pause and reflect on the policy and approach used for […]

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Bachelor of engineering program counsellor Kim Thompson has been selected to receive U of G’s 2014 Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Advising Medallion. She has served as program counsellor for the School of Engineering since 2005 and is a 1993 graduate of the school’s program in environmental engineering. Thompson was nominated by undergraduate student Laura Christensen, […]

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Five of eight Landscape Architecture Canada Foundation (LACF) grants for 2014 were awarded to individuals and groups connected to bachelor and master of landscape architecture programs at the University of Guelph, as follows: Prof. Rob Corry, School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, $5,000, improving sustainability of farmland; MLA student Mark Affum, $2,000, Canadian landscape […]

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The Aboriginal Resource Centre (ARC) received the Outstanding Student Support Program Award from the NASPA Indigenous Peoples Knowledge Community for use of best practices for transforming higher education. ARC provides a culturally supportive environment that promotes academic excellence and the intellectual, spiritual, emotional and physical development of aboriginal students. Over the past 11 years, ARC […]

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The transition from high school to university can be difficult for some students. That’s why U of G offers a program called University Inroads to help first-year students adjust to a new academic environment. Students are invited to participate in small academic sessions during orientation. Among participants, 72 per cent said they had successfully adjusted […]

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Third-year psychology student Chantale Pomerleau has written and recorded a song to raise awareness and donations for the Autism Canada Foundation. Beginning today – World Autism Awareness Day – her song “Speechless” can be downloaded from www.chantalepomerleau.bandcamp.com for $1.20. Pomerleau’s twin brothers were diagnosed with autism at age three, and she says the song was […]

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Barry Smit, an emeritus professor in geography, is taking part in a public “think tank” discussion April 6 about how climate change will have affected the world seven years down the road. Part of the Spur Toronto festival happening this week, Smit’s event will be held at 4 p.m. at the Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 […]

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For the third year in a row, the University of Guelph received top marks among Canadian universities for its living and learning environment for international students, says a new survey. U of G ranked No. 1 for overall learning, living and student support, and had the highest overall average in the 2013 International Student Barometer. […]

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