Positive Space Project Filming
The Positive Space Project is an initiative on campus to develop an LGBTQ2SIA+ awareness and informational training (both online and in-person) for U of G faculty and staff. As part
Writing in the Sciences Workshop: Strengthening Your Scientific Writing Style
In this session, we discuss strategies for writing clearly and concisely. We practice revising individual sentences to reduce wordiness, improve word choice and increase clarity. For this session, you can
An Introduction to Podcasting Workshop
Join this two-hour workshop to walk through the steps of creating a podcast: from planning, scripting, gathering music and sound effects. This session will provide instruction on free, open-source software
Writing in the Sciences Workshop: Writing Research Articles
This session focuses on the purpose, organization and style of academic research articles in the sciences. With reference to the principles of genre and move structure analysis, we discuss strategies
Data Analysis in R Workshop
In this workshop, you will learn how to run descriptive statistics, perform simple statistical analysis including ANOVA and correlation. This is a great opportunity for students to learn how to
Fall IT Strategy Workshop
Did you know the University of Guelph is currently developing a new IT strategic plan for the next five years? We are, and we could use your help! IT has
Control Academic Stress Workshop: Planning and Prioritizing
In this session, you will learn practical planning and prioritization strategies to help achieve school-work-life balance. The workshop will also review tools to use for short-term and long-term planning and
Gaining Insight Over Fixing Problems: How Open-Ended Research Can Teach Us What We Need to Know
Join us for a talk by Donna Lanclos - researcher, writer, speaker and anthropologist - about open-ended ethnography and relationship-building as an antidote to being "ethnographish", surveillance and quantification in
Data Preservation and Sharing Workshop: Things You Need to Know
When making decisions about sharing or preserving your data there are many things to consider. This workshop will highlight some of the choices available to you as a researcher. Register
Shine Mental Well-being Awareness Week: Coping with Exam Anxiety Workshop
Feeling anxious about tests and exams? In this workshop run by the McLaughlin Library, learn strategies to help you cope with exam anxiety while preparing for exams. Registration required through
Control Academic Stress Workshop: Coping with Exam Anxiety
Feeling anxious about tests and exams? In this Control Academic Stress workshop, we will discuss strategies to help you cope with exam anxiety while preparing for exams. Participants in all
Introduction to Predatory Publishing Workshop
Predatory publishing has received a lot of news coverage in the last few years in places like CBC, the New York Times, and The Guardian. Predatory publishing is an opportunistic
Presidential Search Forum – Faculty and Staff Focused
The Presidential Selection Committee oversees the search for U of G’s ninth President and Vice-Chancellor. As it develops a position profile for the next President, the Committee is seeking input from the University community. All community members are invited to share their perspectives on the opportunities and challenges the University will face during the next
Presidential Search Forum – Student Focused
The Presidential Selection Committee oversees the search for U of G’s ninth President and Vice-Chancellor. As it develops a position profile for the next President, the Committee is seeking input from the University community. All community members are invited to share their perspectives on the opportunities and challenges the University will face during the next
Shine Mental Well-being Awareness Week – Workshop: Learning From Failure
In this workshop run by the McLaughlin Library, learn strategies to help cope with failure and identify how experiencing failure can help in the future. The Mental Well-Being Educational Programming Committee is proud to present Shine: Mental Well-being Awareness Week from November 11 to November 17. Students and staff at the University of Guelph developed
Control Academic Stress Workshop: Learning from Failure
In this Control Academic Stress workshop, we will discuss how failure affects us and how we can learn from failure. We will learn strategies to help us cope with failure and identify how experiencing failure can help us in the future. Participants in all four workshops in the Control Academic Stress series will receive a
Publishing with Pressbooks Workshop: Creating Content for the Classroom or Community
In this workshop, participants will be introduced to Pressbooks as a platform for content creation. Pressbooks is an online open-source publishing tool built on WordPress software that allows for the easy creation of clean, well-formatted books in multiple file types. We will start by giving the context around Pressbooks, including(use cases and advantages, then move
Data Skills Workshop: Intro to Programming With Python – Part 2
Interested in using Python but don't know where to start? Join us for a hands-on, two-part workshop for folks with little experience programming. Part 2 will go beyond the built-in. Participants will learn to iterate over data with loops, use conditional logic to make decisions on the fly, and write reusable code with functions. Join
Data Skills Workshop: Intro to Programming With Python – Part 1
Interested in using Python but don't know where to start? Join us for a hands-on, two-part workshop for folks with little experience programming. Part 1 will cover the basics of working with data in Python. We'll cover reading-in data from an external source followed by some simple manipulation and analysis using the built-in capabilities that
Control Academic Stress Workshop: Procrastination and Perfectionsim
Procrastination and perfectionism are common challenges for many students. In this session, we'll discuss the links between procrastination and perfectionism, identify strategies to decrease procrastination and learn techniques for managing
