Local Government: A Social Ontology of Care
What is 'local government'? How can it be understood? Join our guest speaker JS (Kobus) Wessels, University of South Africa, who takes a theoretical lens to question, study and challenge our underlying assumptions about good or bad local government within different contexts. The day-to-day well-being of people worldwide is affected in dissimilar ways and intensity
Judging Disagreements: Reflections from Justice Huscroft
Join the Department of Political Science and the Justice and Legal Studies team to hear Justice Huscroft from the Court of Appeal of Ontario discuss his remarkable career as scholar,
Diplomacy, Geopolitics and Development: An Interaction with Vikas Swarup
Students are invited to join an open dialogue session hosted by U of G’s Guelph Institute of Development Studies on diplomacy, geopolitics and development with the University’s Global Thought Leader in Residence, Vikas Swarup. Mr. Swarup is the former Indian High Commissioner to Canada and a best-selling author. Coffee, tea and goodies will be served. RSVP
CIRCLE Get Together
CIRCLE get together on May 10 at 4:15 p.m., 9th Floor Foyer, Mackinnon. Meet and greet over chai and snacks. Please RSVP to help us accurately order catering.
3MT® – Three Minute Thesis Campus Finals
3MT® is a university-wide competition for graduate students in which participants present their research, creative activity, and its wider impact in 3 minutes or less to a panel of non-specialist judges. The challenge is to present complex research in an engaging, accessible and compelling way, using only one slide. For the 2023 3MT® Competition, each
The Art of Health Winter Workshop Series, Workshop #3: Introduction to Music Therapy
An informative and experiential introduction to the use of Music Therapy in healthcare settings. Music therapy is a discipline in which Certified Music Therapists (MTAs) use music purposefully within therapeutic
Xenakis @ 100
Xenakis @ 100: Music for percussion and multi-channel electroacoustics with video by acclaimed composer-architect Iannis Xenakis. Learn more about the event here. When: March 17, 2023 Time: Workshop @ 4:00
The Art of Health Winter Workshop Series: Workshop #2
Come and learn about the exciting intersections between theatre and psychotherapy! Curiosity is encouraged. It is difficult for many to find words to express the healing qualities that theatrical processes
Seminar with Nanditha Narayanamoorthy
Seminar with Nanditha Narayanamoorthy Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life, School of Information and Library Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Presented by: Canada
Rethinking “Untapped” Value: Gender and Predatory Inclusion in India and Beyond
Smitha Radhakrishnan, Luella LaMer Professor of Women’s Studies and Professor of Sociology, Wellesley College. The seminar will examine how the Indian microfinance industry leverages “success stories” of women clients to
‘Amaryllis’ by Pascal Brullemans, presented by Theatre Studies at U of G
MacKinnon Building 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaTheatre Studies at U of G presents Amaryllis It’s Amaryllis’ birthday and she is on a mission: to spread the ashes of her dead sister. However, her sister appears, begging Amaryllis
Imagining a More Just University
How can we create more just academic spaces that eliminate barriers to access and ensure equity for everyone in the University community? In this hybrid event, we will explore how
Oceans and Migration in Works of Dionne Brand and Lawrence Hill
University of Bremen - University of Guelph Lecture Series 2022 Professor Kerstin Knopf | University of Bremen In their fiction both Dionne Brand and Lawrence Hill write about the history
Women in Indian Films, Media and Beyond: Representations and Aesthetics
With Dr. Aysha Iqbal Viswamohan, Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras, India. The talk will explore representation of women in Indian media and what image of a
Thinking Spaces – Jazz Libre: The Musical-Political Praxis of the Quebec Left
The International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI) and the University of Guelph Department of History are excited to present historian Eric Fillion. A part of IICSI’s “Thinking Spaces”
Taking Responsibility for Climate Change: Prof. Brooke Ackerly
On Jan. 24, the Department of Philosophy welcomes Prof. Brooke Ackerly who will present her talk "Taking Responsibility for Climate Change: What People in Extreme Poverty Can Teach Big Donors (and the Rest of Us)". Ackerly is a professor in the political science department at Vanderbilt University. She is the author of Just Responsibility: A
Shifting Landscapes: Humanitarian Action in the 21st Century
Part of the World in 2030 Event Series Jessie Thomson discusses humanitarian action in the 21st century. Thomson will speak about the role of humanitarian aid in today's international development
Groundbreaking for MacKinnon Building Renovations
Construction on the MacKinnon Building aimed at creating a new ImprovLab and updating the existing theatre, student spaces and main entrance will launch with an official groundbreaking ceremony. The University community, architects, funders and supporters are invited to attend the event to be held in the MacKinnon quadrangle. Renovations will cover 45,000 sq. ft of
GenEQ Staff Mentorship Conversation Cafe
The GenEQ: Advancing the Status of Women at the University of Guelph initiative is interested in learning more about women staff members’ needs around mentorship. We are hosting a conversation
FULL – GenEQ Staff Leadership Conversation Cafe
The GenEQ: Advancing the Status of Women at the University of Guelph initiative is interested in learning more about women staff members' needs around leadership. We are hosting a conversation