U of G News

Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture: Alpa Nawre
2018-10-10 11:30 - 12:30 (America/Toronto) | Landscape Architecture, 124 Reynolds Walk, Guelph, Ontario, N1G2W1, Canada
The Landscape Architecture program in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development presents a guest lecture by Alpa Nawre, Assistant Professor (Landscape Architecture), University of Florida. Her talk is titled “Landscape Architecture in Rural India”. All are welcome to attend.

Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level 1 Award in Wines
2018-10-12 | Macdonald Stewart Hall, 42 Macdonald St, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level 1 in Wines is an entry level qualification providing a straightforward introduction to wine. It is ideal for boosting the confidence of new or inexperienced front line staff in the hospitality and retail sectors. It is also a great course for those wanting to know the main grape varieties and food and wine matching.
Application deadline: October 12, 2018

Lunch and Learn: The Power of Inclusive Research
2018-10-12 12:00 - 13:30 | Rozanski Hall, 98 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1
U of G’s Centre for Families, Work and Well-being is hosting a lunch and learn on The Power of Inclusive Research.
Presenter Julianne Acker-Verney will share key findings from her work and highlight research methods that share power with, and give a voice to, diverse women with disabilities.
This is an interactive 90-minute workshop designed to identify and model inclusive practices. Julianne will draw from Hankivsky’s 2014 primer on intersectionality, as well as Rosemarie Garland-Thomson’s critical concept of misfitting (2011), to explore how women with disabilities are regularly marginalized and silenced by research. Attendees are encouraged to bring developing research ideas to refer to during a practical exercise aimed at illustrating methods and strategies for doing inclusive research that shares power with, and gives voice to, diverse women with disabilities.
Please bring your lunch. Coffee and light refreshments provided.
RSVP as space is limited
Rozanski Hall, Room 108

Special Monday edition of the Thursday At Noon Concert Series: Yazz Ahmed's Hafla Band
2018-10-15 12:00 - 14:00 | MacKinnon Building, 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Special Monday edition of the Thursday At Noon (TAN) Concert Series: Yazz Ahmed’s Hafla Band
Yazz Ahmed will also participate in a post-concert talk-back conversation from 1 – 2 p.m. with Jonathan Campbell (Aga Khan Museum).
This event is part of the “Thinking Spaces,” The Improvisation Reading Group and Speaker Series.
Free admission. All are welcome to attend.
MacKinnon Building, Room 107 (Goldschmidt Room)
Presented by the University of Guelph, College of Arts, the School of Fine Art and Music, and the Central Students Association (CSA).

Arboretum Workshop: Plants, Stars, Galaxies and the University
2018-10-15 19:00 - 21:15 | Arboretum Centre, 250 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
The Arboretum’s Plants, Stars, Galaxies and the University workshop series includes 12 lectures (two per evening for six weeks) that explore many of the wonders of the night sky. On clear nights, telescopes will be available to observe the night sky. Series runs Oct. 15 to Nov. 19.
Early Bird Fee: $125 before Oct 7.
Regular Fee: $140.

Relaxation and Stress Management Skills Workshop
2018-10-16 17:30 - 18:30 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
Learn to relax tight muscles, calm anxiety, settle a busy brain, cope effectively, and have more energy.
This skills training program meets twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., for 12 sessions (six weeks).
The fee is $40 for U of G students, $120 for members of USW Local 4120 and $240 for all others.
University Centre, Room 429

Public Presentation – Associate Vice-President (Academic)
2018-10-17 08:30 - 09:30 | MacKinnon Building, 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
A schedule for the public presentation by the short-listed candidate for the position of Associate Vice-President (Academic) has been established as follows:

Wednesday, October 17, 2018
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
MacKinnon Building, Room 120
Dr. Cate Dewey, DVM, MSc, PhD, Professor, Ontario Veterinary College, Population Medicine, University of Guelph

The public presentation and question session for the candidate will be podcast and made available on the Decanal & Other Academic Searches website at http://www.uoguelph.ca/vpacademic/decanalsearch/
The committee invites written comments as part of this search; these should be directed to Charlotte Yates either by regular mail or email to provost@uoguelph.ca by November 1, 2018. Your comments will be dealt with in strict confidence.

She's Got Game Launch
2018-10-18 10:00 - 11:30 | Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre – Events Centre
Join us as we celebrate the exciting launch of U of G’s She’s Got Game initiative! She’s Got Game is committed to fostering gender equity and encouraging women and girls to excel in sports. It aims to help girls and women acquire tools to succeed on and off the field of play by engaging the community, informing policy and fundraising.
Food and beverages will be provided.
Learn more about the initiative at www.shesgotgame.ca.

Visiting Fulbright Specialist Melody Graulich, Utah State University
2018-10-18 14:30 - 16:30 | Canada
At the junction between personal memory and social history: Using family photographs to create cultural memories.
Part of the Rural History Roundtable talk series featuring Visiting Fulbright Specialist on Western North American Cultural Studies.
Sponsored by The Francis and Ruth Redelmeier Professorship in Rural History, The College of Arts and Fulbright Canada
McLaughlin Library, Room 246

Take the Stress Out of IBS
2018-10-19 12:30 - 13:30 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
Learn strategies to decrease symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome or a stressed stomach.
This skills program, offered by the Stress Management Clinic and the dietitian at Student Health Services, meets weekly on Fridays, 12:30 – 1:30 pm, for four sessions.
The fee is $20 for U of G students, $40 for members of USW Local 4120, and $80 for all others.
University Centre, Room 334

Open Access Week: Keynote Speaker
2018-10-22 11:00 - 12:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Come kick off this year’s Open Access Week with our opening keynote, Kelsey Merkley. Merkley is a Senior Policy Advisor at Ontario Digital Service and an open innovation practitioner with several years’ experience working with local, national and global organizations. Formerly a Public Lead for Creative Commons Canada and Creative Commons South Africa, she has launched numerous community-building projects, including UnCommon Women and Open Textbooks for Africa, and is an expert in all things Open. Her talk will address this year’s Open Access theme, “Designing Equitable Foundations for Open Knowledge.”
McLaughlin Library, Room 246

Better Sleep for Peri-Menopausal Women
2018-10-22 19:00 - 21:00 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
This two-hour workshop offers drug-free tips to help cope with mid-life sleep changes, hot flashes and the frustration of being awake through the night.
The fee is $5 for U of G students, $20 for members of USW Local 4120, and $40 for all others.
University Centre, Room 430

Beyond Graduation Educational Opportunities Fair
2018-10-23 10:00 - 15:00 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
Meet representatives from educational institutions in Ontario, across Canada, the United States and international locations to explore post-graduation opportunities including certificate, post-diploma and graduate programs. A wide variety of educational fields and programs will be represented such as:

teacher education
MBA programs
social work
accounting
law
college post-diploma programs
homeopathic medicine
applied sciences
and more.

Anxiety: Skills & Strategies Workshop
2018-10-23 12:00 - 13:00 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
Learn practical techniques, new tips and information on how to respond to the uncomfortable sensations of anxiety.
This skills program meets weekly on Tuesdays, from noon – 1 p.m., for three sessions.
The fee is $10 for U of G students, $30 for members of USW Local 4120, and $60 for all others.
University Centre, Room 430

Writing the African City: A conversation with Angolan author Ondjaki
2018-10-23 19:00 - 21:00
Join us for a compelling conversation with Angolan author, Ondjaki, who will discuss his multiple award-winning novel, Transparent City. Co-hosted by the College of Arts, the School of Languages and Literatures, and the Bookshelf.
This event is free and open to the public.
The Bookshelf, 41 Quebec St., Guelph

Ondjaki, chosen by The Guardian in 2012 as one of their “Top Five African Writers,” is one of the most widely read younger writers in Africa. Born in 1977, he is the author of more than twenty books which have been published in more than a dozen languages. Ondjaki’s latest novel, Transparent City, a wrenching, sometimes surreal and always deeply human portrait of his native city of Luanda, Angola, won the coveted José Saramago Prize in Portugal, the Best African Novel Prize in France and a World Literature Prize from the St. Malo Literary Festival. As part of an extensive North American tour, Ondjaki will be visiting The Bookshelf in Guelph, where he will discuss Transparent City with his English translator, Stephen Henighan.

Open Access Week: OA Hackathon - Hack It Open
2018-10-24 10:00 - 15:00 | Canada
As the availability of open data through the Internet becomes more common, students are being asked to solve new and varied problems. Drop by Scholars Studio (2nd floor, library) for a fun and relaxed day of creative problem solving and community. Can’t stay for the whole event? No problem! Feel free to come and go as you please.
There will be three datasets on hand to choose from, catering to historical and contemporary areas of interest. Participants will work in groups to answer a question. A prize will be awarded to the team with the best answer.
Individuals and groups are welcome. Refreshments and lunch will be provided.
Library, Room 289

2018 Gairdner Lecture: Azim Surani
2018-10-24 10:30 - 12:00 | OVC Pathobiology AHL, 419 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Join us Oct. 24 for the 2018 Gairdner Lecture, “From Genomic Imprinting to the Human Germline” presented by Dr. Azim Surani.
Surani is the recipient of the 2018 Canada Gairdner International award for the discovery of mammalian genomic imprinting that causes parent-of-origin specific gene expression and its consequences for development and disease.
He is the Director of Germline and Epigenetics Research, Wellcome Trust Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, Marshall-Walton Professor, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge.
OVC Pathobiology AHL, Room 1800

SEDRD Speaker Series: Social Justice, Rural Policy and ICRPS 2019
2018-10-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Landscape Architecture, 124 Reynolds Walk, Guelph, Ontario, N1G2W1, Canada
Join us for the third School of Environmental Design and Rural Development Speaker Series event. Stephen Penner will share reflections from his participation in the 2018 International Comparative Rural Policy Summer Institute. The event, held in Tuskegee, Alabama, focused on social justice and rural policy. Information will also be shared about the 2019 International Comparative Rural Policy Summer Institute.
All are welcome to attend. Please feel free to bring your lunch.
Landscape Architecture Building, Pit Lobby

Open Access Week: Tri-Agency Policies - What You Need to Know
2018-10-25 11:00 - 12:00 | Canada
Join us for this informative session where we will provide an overview of current Canadian policies related to open access and data management, such as the Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications and the Draft Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy, and how these policies may impact your research. We will also highlight the services the library offers to support you in meeting your funding obligations.
McLaughlin Library, Room 289

Thursday At Noon Concert: Jesse Stewart, Solo Percussion
2018-10-25 12:00 - 13:00 | MacKinnon Building, 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
University of Guelph alumnus, Jesse Stewart, returns to his alma mater to perform a free concert of improvised solo percussion music on a variety of unusual instruments including the waterphone, handpan, wood flutes and more.
MacKinnon Building, Room 107 (Goldschmidt Room)

Open Access Week Film Screening: "Paywall"
2018-10-25 12:00 - 13:30 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Did you know that the library spends over $6 million annually to provide access to research outputs that researchers have provided freely to publishers? Globally, academic publishers earn over $25 billion US each year.
The documentary Paywall: The Business of Scholarship explores the world of academic publishing, challenging the rationale behind the for-profit academic publishing model and focusing on the need for open access to research.
Bring your lunch and join us for this free screening. Everyone is welcome! Running time is approximately 65 minutes.
McLaughlin Library, Room 289

CCSAW Seminar: Targeting problems in laboratory mouse welfare and biomedical animal model validity
2018-10-25 12:30 - 13:30 | OVC Pathobiology AHL, 419 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The CCSAW seminar “Targeting problems in laboratory mouse welfare and biomedical animal model validity” will be presented by Jamie Ahloy Dallaire, assistant professor of livestock behaviour and welfare in the Department of Animal Science at Université Laval.
During his postdoc in the Department of Comparative Medicine at Stanford University, Dallaire worked toward improving both laboratory animal welfare and the validity of biomedical animal research. He will be discussing his recent projects on laboratory mice, including research on evaluation of pain and analgesic efficacy, and on treatment of injurious aggression in group-housed males.
OVC Pathobiology AHL, Room 1800

QUofG Network Inaugural Meet and Greet
2018-10-25 16:30 - 18:30 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
The QUofG Network, a group of LGBTQ+ faculty and staff, will be holding its Inaugural Meet and Greet Oct. 25 in the Keg Lounge at Brass Taps. All LGBTQ+ faculty and staff are welcome to attend!
Snacks will be provided!
RSVP to quofg@uoguelph.ca.

Why India Matters with High Commissioner and Author Mr. Vikras Swarup
2018-10-25 17:00 - 19:15 | Art Gallery of Guelph, 358 Gordon Street, Guelph, Canada
The Canada Research Chair in Gender, Justice and Development invites you to “Why India Matters,” an interactive session with Mr. Vikras Swarup, High Commissioner of India to Canada.
In a careers spanning more than 30 years, Mr. Swarup has served in diplomatic assignments in Ankara, Washington DC, Addis Ababa, London, Pretoria and Osaka-Kobe. After serving as Joint Secretary United Nations (Political), he was appointed the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs in April 2015 in which capacity he was serving till being appointed as the High Commissioner of India to Canada.
Mr. Swarup is also the author of three novels, Q & A, which was adapted as the multiple Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, Six Suspects and The Accidental Apprentice. His books have been translated into more than forty international languages.
Reception: 5 – 6 p.m.
Talk and Discussion: 6 – 7:15 p.m.
Art Gallery of Guelph
Register

Derry Dialogues: Improvisation for Social Change with actress Mary Walsh
2018-10-25 17:30 - 19:00 | Rozanski Hall, 98 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1
The pressing and complex problems of this age require creative and innovative solutions. Our success in responding to the problems we face depends on our ability to improvise, to adapt to the situations in which we find ourselves, to use the resources at hand to make right things transpire. At a time when diverse peoples and communities of interest struggle to forge historically new forms of affiliation across cultural and other divides, the participatory and civic virtues of engagement, dialogue, respect, and community-building inculcated through improvisational practices take on a particular urgency. On Thursday October 25th, a diverse set of experts—including an award-winning actress and activist, professors of improvisation, a community engaged scholar and facilitator, and members of a local improv education centre— will gather together to share inspiring stories of the power of improvisation for effective and lasting social change.
Panel Members:

Mary Walsh, Canadian actress (This Hour Has 22 Minutes), writer, comedian and social activist, Gemini Award winner, Governor General’s Performing Art Award recipient
The Making-Box, A hub for live comedy and improv education, empowering individuals and businesses through improv training and their one-of-a-kind live comedy events
Daniel Fischlin, Recipient of the Premier’s Research Excellence Award (Humanities), chairs the Board of Silence, a community art space in Guelph, founding Director of the University of Guelph MA/PhD program in Critical Studies in Improvisation
Ajax Heble, Director, International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation and Professor of English, University of Guelph, Artistic Director Emeritus, Guelph Jazz Festival
Elizabeth Jackson, critical community engaged scholarship, arts-based community making, storytelling for social change

The Derry Dialogues, made possible by the vision and support of Margaret and Douglas Derry, embody the idea and values of interdisciplinary approaches to the big issues of our time. The speakers in this annual series reflect the values of the University of Guelph and are engaged in holistic, rigorous, and interdisciplinary engagement as much in the public arena as in the academy.
Rozanski Hall, Room 101

Stop Worrying Workshop
2018-10-29 19:00 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
Learn to curb the worry habit and how to avoid the five pitfalls that perpetuate worrying.
This two-hour workshop includes brain training exercises and a variety of other techniques to decrease worrying.
The fee is $5 for U of G students, $20 for members of USW Local 4120, and $40 for all others.
University Centre, Room 430

Standing Together- A community-wide vigil
2018-10-30 17:30 - 18:30 | Branion Plaza, Branion Plaza, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
Please join the Jewish Community of Guelph, Mayor Cam Guthrie, University of Guelph administration, elected officials and community leaders in Branion Plaza as we come together to remember the 11 victims of the horrible anti-semitic attack in Pittsburgh this past weekend.
Lets stand together to condemn anti-semitism and hate and bring forth light in these dark times.

SEDRD Speaker Series: Attracting Physicians to Rural Ontario
2018-10-31 12:00 - 13:00 | Landscape Architecture, 124 Reynolds Walk, Guelph, Ontario, N1G2W1, Canada
Join us for the fourth School of Environmental Design and Rural Development Speaker Series event. Gwen Devereaux of the Gateway Centre of Rural Health Excellence will speak about the centre’s research and opportunities for student engagement.
All are welcome to attend. Please feel free to bring your lunch.
Landscape Architecture, Pit Lobby

Careers in the Real Estate Industry - Networking and Job Fair
2018-11-01 11:00 - 15:00 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
The Careers in the Real Estate Industry networking and job fair event is an opportunity to meet employers who are actively recruiting students for exciting co-op, part time, full-time and contract positions within the real estate and housing industry. Many employers in attendance have opportunities posted on Experience Guelph that you can research prior to the day of the Fair. Students of all years and programs and are invited to attend this Fair to network with employers and find out more about current and upcoming opportunities.
Registration is not required to attend.
University Centre, Peter Clark Hall

Deadline to Drop Courses
2018-11-02
The deadline to drop Fall 2018 courses is 11:59 p.m. on November 2 (the fortieth class day) for undergraduate students on the Guelph campus and all associate diploma and graduate students.
For Guelph-Humber students, the deadline to drop Fall 2018 courses is 11:59 p.m. on November 6.
Courses can be dropped using WebAdvisor.
