Call for Submissions: Guelph Emerging Artist Mentorship Program
2018-05-20
A partnership of Guelph Arts Council and the School of Fine Art at U of G, the Guelph Emerging Artist Mentorship Program is now in its fourth call for submissions! Developed to support emerging artists’ transition into professional practices, the deadline for applications is May 20. Learn more!

Research Data Management/Preservation Workshop
2018-05-22 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Toronto) | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Every researcher begins a research project by formulating a question and devising a methodology in which to undertake the project. Join us as we review the basic steps involved in Research Data Management Planning.
McLaughlin Library, Room 289

Better Sleep Program
2018-05-22 18:30 - 19:30 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
Learn how to decrease insomnia, fall asleep (or back to sleep) more easily and get more energy from sleep using proven, drug-free strategies. This five-session program meets Tuesdays from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. An online program is also available.
The fee is $20 for U of G students, $25 for members of USW, $50 for everyone else.
University Centre, Room 335

Getting Data Workshop
2018-05-23 13:00 - 15:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
There are many different ways to obtain data to support one’s research needs. This workshop will help you find and make sense of data, by improving your searching techniques and summarizing datasets.
McLaughlin Library, Room 289

Creating Data - Survey Workshop
2018-05-24 09:00 - 11:00 | Canada
What is your research question? What will you do with the data that is collected? What decisions or actions will this data guide? In this workshop, we will use Qualtrics, our online survey software, to explore the fundamentals of survey creation.
McLaughlin Library, Room 289

Accessibility Conference: Designing for Diverse Abilities
2018-05-29 - 2018-05-30 | Rozanski Hall, 98 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1
Reach the goal of an accessible Ontario at the 10th Annual Accessibility Conference “Designing for Diverse Abilities”.
For people who work in information accessibility or universal design, diverse abilities raises the question of how to create accessible content, spaces and devices for users who vary widely with respect to mobility and dexterity, as well as the ability to perceive and process information.
The 10th Annual Accessibility Conference offers presentations from speakers who are actively engaged in studying, planning for, or promoting diverse abilities and universal access, as well as sessions on the following topics:

AODA standards
Web, document, and media accessibility
Adaptive technology
Disability research and accommodation
Inclusive design
Accessible teaching and learning
National and international accessibility issues

The Accessibility Conference at the University of Guelph welcomes persons with disabilities, and accessibility novices and experts, both as presenters and attendees, encouraging participants to build communities and exchange ideas.

Creating Data - Web Scraping Workshop
2018-05-29 13:00 - 15:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Learn how to extract valuable data from blog posts, news sites, social networks, Wikipedia and more! Web scraping is a powerful tool for pulling data that’s locked away in web content.
Throughout the workshop, you’ll learn how to use web scraping to automatically extract data from a variety of web sites. You’ll start by extracting structured table data from Wikipedia, then move on to more advanced tasks like scraping social networks and doing scrapes that follow links to scrape data from multiple pages.
McLaughlin Library, Room 289

ICCI Cancer Research Symposium
2018-05-30 09:00 - 17:00 | OVC Lifetime Learning Centre, 25 McGilvray Street
The 11th annual ICCI Cancer Research Symposium will be held on May 30 at OVC and is free to attend! Come share and discover the cancer research taking place at U of G.
The deadline for abstract submissions is April 30.
The registration deadline is May 18.
OVC Lifetime Learning Centre, Room 1714

Arboretum Wednesday Night Walks - Arboretum Creek Creatures
2018-05-30 19:00 - 20:30 | Arboretum Centre, 250 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
Discover and celebrate the biodiversity found in aquatic environments like the Eramosa and Speed Rivers. Come out to catch, identify and study the plant and animal life we have in the Arboretum Creek!
$2 per person. Free for children under 5.
This week’s walk is running as part of the 2Rivers Festival. Check out their www.2riversfestival.org for more events.

Creating Data - API Workshop
2018-05-31 13:00 - 15:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
APIs have emerged as a new form of delivering data to end users. Rather than downloading large bulky outdated snapshots of data that are only partially relevant to your needs, APIs enable individuals to issue specialized requests from data sources in real time.
In this workshop, you’ll get an introduction to one of the most common kinds of API, the REST API. You’ll interact with a number of APIs along the way toward the final goal of the Twitter API. No coding or engineering degrees required. By the end of the workshop you’ll know everything you need to start exploring other REST APIs.
McLaughlin Library, Room 289

Public Presentation: Candidate 1 - Associate Vice-President (Research Services) Search
2018-06-01 08:30 - 09:30 | Thornbrough Building, 80 South Ring Road East, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
A public presentation by one of the two short-listed candidates for the position of Associate Vice-President (Research Services) has been scheduled for Friday, June 1, 2018.
The presentation and question session will be podcast and made available on the Office of Research website.
A.A. Thornbrough Building, Room 1307

Public Presentation: Candidate 2 - Associate Vice-President (Research Services) Search
2018-06-04 08:30 - 09:30 | Thornbrough Building, 80 South Ring Road East, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
A Public presentation by one of the two short-listed candidates for the position of Associate Vice-President (Research Services) has been scheduled for Monday, June 4, 2018.
The presentation and question session will be podcast and made available on the Office of Research website.
A.A. Thornbrough Building, Room 1307

NVivo Data Skills Workshop
2018-06-05 08:00 - 17:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
NVivo is a qualitative data analysis (QDA) computer software package produced by QSR International. In this workshop, we will work on bringing your sources in, creating nodes, coding and running queries.
McLaughlin Library, Room 289

Cleaning and Preparing Data Workshop
2018-06-05 13:00 - 15:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Explore the topic of data cleaning and preparation, and learn best practices that’ll help you work effectively. This workshop will teach you how use the free open source tool, OpenRefine, to get that messy data in order.
McLaughlin Library, Room 289

Data Analysis – SPSS Part 1 Workshop
2018-06-06 09:00 - 11:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Intimidated by statistical analysis? Do the words “data analysis” give you the chills? If so, this workshop is for you! Come and learn about SPSS! You’ll learn how to import date, generate basic descriptive statistics and graphs for data visualization.
McLaughlin Library, Room 289

Data Analysis - SPSS Part II Workshop
2018-06-06 13:00 - 15:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Know the basics of SPSS but feel overwhelmed when it comes to what test statistic to use? Look no further! Come to this two-hour interactive workshop to learn how to identify the right type, and how to conduct it using SPSS.
McLaughlin Library, Room 289

Arboretum Wednesday Night Walks - Community and Symbiosis
2018-06-06 19:00 - 20:30 | J.C. Taylor Nature Interpretive Centre
Every living thing, both plants and animals alike, belong to a community and are constantly interacting with one another. Some of these interactions are friendly, while some not so much. Let us fill you in on the latest gossip about all the complicated relationships found in nature.
$2 per person. Free for children under age 5.

Data Analysis - SAS Part I Workshop
2018-06-07 09:00 - 11:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Look and feel like a pro with SAS! You’ll learn what “SAS” stands for and start analyzing statistics. In two-hours you’ll be ready to impress friends and family with this easy-to-use statistical analysis software package.
McLaughlin Library, Room 289

Professional Staff Association AGM 2018
2018-06-07 10:30 | Rutherford Conservatory Gardens
Professional Staff Association annual general meeting for all professional and managerial employees.

BBQ lunch in the Conservatory Gardens.

Learn more at https://www.uoguelph.ca/psa/psa-agm-june-7

Comparative and Translational Regenerative Medicine Network at Guelph invited speaker: Frank Barry
2018-06-07 12:30 - 13:30 | OVC Lifetime Learning Centre, 25 McGilvray Street
The Comparative and Translational Regenerative Medicine Network at Guelph with the support of the Department of Biomedical Sciences hosts Prof. Frank Barry who will present a talk on “Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Therapy for Osteoarthritis: Obstacles in Translation”.
OVC Lifetime Learning Centre, Room 1713

Data Analysis - SAS Part II Workshop
2018-06-07 13:00 - 15:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
In two hours you’ll be on your way to becoming known as a “Statistics Rockstar” by learning how to run advanced statistical tests.
McLaughlin Library, Room 289

CFL Argos v. Redblacks at Alumni Stadium
2018-06-07 19:00 | Alumni Stadium, Alumni Stadium, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
U of G is proud to host the Toronto Argonauts preseason game against the Ottawa Redblacks, June 7 at Alumni Stadium.
Kick off at 7 p.m.
Tickets are on sale now!

2018 CPHAZ Symposium
2018-06-08 08:30 - 16:30 | Rozanski Hall, 98 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1
The Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses hosts a full-day of posters and presentations on current issues related to zoonotic disease and public health. Topics include food safety, One Health, vector-borne diseases, comparative medicine and more.
This is a free event, and everyone is welcome to attend.

Data Visualization - Excel and Pivot Tables Workshop
2018-06-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Canada
At this workshop you’ll learn how to modify and enhance charts created in Excel.
McLaughlin Library, Room 289

Data Visualization - Gephi Workshop
2018-06-13 13:00 - 15:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Network data is all around us, but it takes a keen eye to see the hidden structure and patterns in the data. By visualizing network data we can expose this hidden information and study it.Come to this workshop to learn how to use Gephi to create visualizations and learn about the structure of the network.
McLaughlin Library, Room 289

Arboretum Wednesday Night Walks - Mother Bird Knows Nest
2018-06-13 19:00 - 20:30 | J.C. Taylor Nature Interpretive Centre
Once upon a time there were three little birds. One bird made its nest out of sticks, the second made theirs out of moss, and the third made theirs out of its own saliva. Different species have unique ways of constructing their homes for different purposes. Let’s explore the incredible world of nest building and find some of these architects and their designs around the Arboretum!
$2 per person. Free for children under age 5.

Data Visualization - Tableau Workshop
2018-06-14 13:00 - 15:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Tableau is a powerful tool for creating interactive expressive data visualizations without using code. Come to this workshop to get started using Tableau.
McLaughlin Library, Room 289

Presentation Bootcamp: Fundamentals
2018-06-15 09:00 - 12:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Presentation Boot Camp: Fundamentals is for students who would like to learn more about presentation skills and strategies to use in academic settings.
McLaughlin Library, Room 384

Presentation Bootcamp: Put It In Practice
2018-06-15 13:00 - 15:30 | Canada
The most effective way to improve your presentation skills is through practice. Presentation Boot Camp: Put It In Practice is for students who would like to practice their presentation skills.
McLaughlin Library, Room 384

Graduate Brain Food Workshop: Getting Started on Your Thesis
2018-06-18 09:00 - 12:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
In this workshop session, we provide foundational skills and strategies that will carry you through the thesis or dissertation process. Topics covered will include:

Managing the Thesis Process: We discuss goal setting and time management strategies to keep you motivated throughout your graduate degree
Formulating Your Research Question: Your research question forms the basis of your research project. In this session, we discuss how to formulate an effective research question and how to use it to guide and inform your thesis or dissertation from start to finish
Working with Data: With so many ways to obtain data it’s difficult to make sense of it sometimes. Come to this workshop to learn techniques on how to start working with your data and better answer your research question.

Participants will have the opportunity to obtain a Graduate Writing and Research Skills Letter of Recognition in acknowledgment of their efforts to expand their knowledge and skills.

Check out the full list of Graduate Brain Food Workshops from the library.
McLaughlin Library, Room 384
