Nearly $35,000 was raised for the Guelph Jazz Festival during the eighth annual “Sounds Provocative Jazz Art Auction April 21. University of Guelph faculty, staff and alumni were among the artists whose work was auctioned. Robert Enright, a University research professor and one of Canada’s best-known cultural journalists and art critics, emceed the event. The […]

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University of Guelph track and field runner Rachel Aubry has been named one of Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Women of Influence for 2013. The award, now in its 10th year, honours female student-athletes who have excelled in their chosen sports and fields of study. She will be honoured May 7 along with the other 2013 […]

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Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne was at the University of Guelph Monday, making her first official visit to campus as the minister of agriculture. She was here to discuss the University’s partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF) and the Ministry of Rural Affairs (MRA), and to see an example of a successful […]

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The 2013/2014 Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) operating budget for the University of Guelph has been approved by Board of Governors. The budget — prepared within the second year of the University’s five-year Integrated Plan (2013-2017) — was presented by Maureen Mancuso, provost and vice-president (academic), and John Miles, associate vice-president (finance and […]

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A greener campus is the goal of the Green Gryphon Initiative, which was officially launched March 28 as part of Sustainability Week. The University hired Toronto-based MCW Custom Energy Solutions Ltd. to audit energy and water use on campus and find ways to conserve these resources, which helps save money and the environment. The University […]

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Despite a spinal cord injury that left him a quadriplegic, Drew Cumpson remains determined to complete his degree in hotel and food administration. The U of G undergrad was injured in a swimming accident during a volunteer trip in Lima, Peru, on May 10, 2011. As part of National Mobility Awareness Month, Cumpson entered an […]

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Jessica Kelly, a master’s student in Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, has received the 2013 Douglas McRorie Memorial Scholarship from the Agricultural Institute of Canada Foundation. Given to three graduate students in Canada each year, the $3,000 award honours the late Douglas McRorie, who was vice-president of agriculture for the Royal Bank of Canada and […]

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