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Data Skills Workshop: SAS Part 2
2018-09-27 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Toronto) | Canada
SAS is a statistical software package that is widely used in many disciplines. After this workshop you will be ready to impress friends and family with this easy to use software.
You will learn how to:

Maneuver in the SAS interface
Import data
Clean data
Generate descriptive, exploratory and simple inferential statistics

Please note that for this session, we will be using the SAS University edition which features an easy to use point-and-click interface.
This is an introductory workshop for students with minimal to no knowledge of SAS. Basic knowledge and understanding of statistics would be a great asset.
Please bring a laptop for your own use during the workshop with SAS University installed on it.
Please note: All software installation must be done before the workshop. Please ensure that you followed any account creation or software installation instructions.
McLaughlin Library, Room 289

Inspiring Eco-Solutions: The Power of Partnerships
2018-09-27 17:00 - 18:30 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
Join us for a lively eco-conversation! Learn how new partnerships are driving big results and environmental governance solutions.
Special Guests:

Aaron Freeman, Pivot Strategic
Allan Taylor, Sustainable Waterloo Region

University Centre, Brass Taps

Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture: Ken Smith
2018-09-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Arboretum Centre, 250 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
The Landscape Architecture program in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development presents a guest lecture by Ken Smith, Founder and Principal of Ken Smith Workshop, NYC. His talk is titled “Vertical Landscapes, Social Urbanism & Camouflage.” All are welcome to attend.

Introducing Mushrooms Workshop
2018-09-29 08:00 - 15:00 | Arboretum Centre, 250 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
Explore the mysterious, weird and wonderful world of fungi! From giant puffballs emerging from the ground to strange little bird’s nests growing on wood. Learn to distinguish editble Agaricus from deadly Amanita.
The morning will begin with a short classroom discussion of general categories of fungi: slime moulds, moulds, sac, club, jellies, corals, toothed, puffballs, stinkhorns, polypores, boletes and mushroom. We will then set out for a morning foray in the deciduous forested areas of The Arboretum. After a few hours of collecting, we will return to the classroom to sort, identify and assemble the species list, noting habitat and host substrate for each species. In the afternoon we will do another foray into the cedar – spruce – hemlock dominated forest on the nature reserve of The Arboretum and then assemble a species list for this area. At this time of year, in the autumn, it is likely that we will encounter 75 – 100 or more different species representing a wide range of both slime mould and fungi. There will also be discussions ranging from the crucial roles mushrooms play in the environment to cool natural history facts.
Each person will be provided with checklists to record the day’s finds and a list of suggested resources. Please bring a collecting basket of some sort. You are encouraged to bring a field guide, such as George Barron’s field guide, Mushrooms of Ontario and Eastern Canada as well as a digital camera and jump drive for sharing photos. You should also bring sunscreen, insect repellent, water, snacks and a lunch.
Register online
Guest Instructor: Tim Myles.
Early Bird Fee: $75 per person by Sept. 20.
Regular Fee: $85 per person.
Note: If we don’t have enough registrations by the early bird deadline the course may be cancelled. Maximum 16 participants.

Evolutionary Technologies for Additive Manufacturing Seminar
2018-10-01 09:30 - 15:30 | Richards Building, 101 Reynolds Walk
Enabling Advanced Solutions by Connecting Universities and 3D Printing Industries
Since the introduction of 3D printing in the 1980s, manufacturers have well understood its benefits in producing complex parts. Now, many companies are turning to additive manufacturing.
However, to further realize the advantages of additive manufacturing, these technologies require more discussion between academia and industry:

Reduce cost of entry
Reduce waste in building 3D-printed engineering compliant parts
Increase affordability
Reduce waste
Production savings on energy costs

This seminar will discuss these topics collaboratively between academia and industry to better understand current and upcoming technologies.
Richards Building, Room 3504

Data Skills Workshop: GIS
2018-10-01 10:00 - 12:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
ArcGIS is a Geographic Information System (GIS), a software program for working with maps and geographic data. A GIS allows you to work with any data that you know a location for (e.g., addresses, latitude/longitude, census locations, name of a place, etc.). ArcGIS is available on all the Library computers, and by download to the University community. Although similar in some ways to online mapping sites, ArcGIS has greater analytical capabilities and allows you more input and control over your map. We’ll learn some GIS fundamentals and how to get started using ArcGIS.
In this workshop we will learn how to navigate ArcMap, kinds of GIS data, how to add data to a map, basic symbology and labelling, how to filter data and how to calculate new data and map it.
McLaughlin Library, Room 289

Healthy Workplace Month Kick-Off: Campus Mile
2018-10-01 11:45 - 13:00 | Johnston Green
Staff, faculty and students are invited to celebrate the launch of Healthy Workplace Month with the U of G Campus Mile! Join us at The Portico on Johnston Green at noon, Oct. 1. Participants will walk, run or roll a mile through a marked route on our beautiful campus. This event officially launches Healthy Workplace Month.
This is a chance for you to engage in physical activity, connect with colleagues, take in the sights and sounds of our beautiful campus, and enhance your mood.
Register for this free event!
11:45 a.m. — Registration open for anyone who hasn’t pre-registered
Noon — Opening Remarks: Don O’Leary, Vice-President- Finance, Administration and Risk and Chair of the Wellness@Work Advisory Committee
12:10 p.m. – Warm-Up with Gryph
12:15 p.m. – Start your Campus Mile!
12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Snacks, refreshments, games, prizes and resource fair.
Wellness partners from United Way mental health agencies will be available with information and resources from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Portico.

SOLAL Presents: Italian Movie Night
2018-10-01 17:30 - 19:30 | MacKinnon Building, 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Sschool of Literature and Languages (SOLAL) movie nights are a great way to watch movies from Europe, meet some of our international interns and graduate students and have a good time. Movie will have English subtitles. Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome.
MacKinnon Building, Room 316

Data Skills Workshop: Excel
2018-10-02 13:00 - 15:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Excel is a popular tool that provides many powerful features that can assist you in managing your data and help to better understand small and large data sets. While not as robust as other data visualization tools, it can be used for visualizing your data through its charting features. Come learn how to create charts using Pivot tables.
Please bring a laptop for your own use during the workshop with the latest version of Excel installed.
Please note: All software installation must be done before the workshop. Please ensure that you followed any account creation or software installation instructions. Out of courtesy to the class we will not be able to troubleshoot software set up during class time. If you have any issues, please contact the IT Help Desk.
McLaughlin Library, Room 289

Wrongful Conviction Day Panel Discussion
2018-10-02 17:30 - 19:00 | Rozanski Hall, 98 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1
Did you know?
21 Innocent Canadians have been exonerated since 1993.
Please join us for a panel discussion in support of exonerees and to bring attention to the injustices faced by the wrongfully convicted.
Special guests will be William Mullins-Johnson (exoneree), David Milgaard (exoneree), and Kent Roach (University of Toronto, Faculty of Law). The discussion will be moderated by Carolyn Yule (University of Guelph, Criminal Justice and Public Policy professor).
All are welcome to attend.
Rozanski Hall, Room 102

U of G Women, Work and Wellness
2018-10-03 07:30 - 09:00 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
What are your challenges to living and working well? Join colleagues from across campus to share wellness ideas and practices for working women.

7:30 a.m. – Networking
8 a.m. – Wellness presentation
8:10 a.m. – Reflection and facilitated discussion

With support from a Wellness@Work grant, there are six sessions planned to connect you with women in a diversity of roles across campus with whom you can explore, exchange, discuss experiences, perspectives and ideas related to wellness. Our belief is that our connections and reflections will contribute to a campus culture of compassion, support and well-being with and for U of G women.
RSVP by Monday, October 1 or for more information contact Claire Alexander at Ext. 53098
A light continental breakfast will be served.
University Centre, Brass Taps

Data Skills Workshop: Tableau Part 1
2018-10-03 10:00 - 12:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
A picture is worth a thousand words! Especially when you don’t have to read the thousand words it would take to explain the patterns and trends in your data. There are many reasons why information is easier to explain, explore and convince with in a visual format. This session will provide you with some introductory theory and basic skills to make your data come to life using Tableau.
Please bring a laptop for your own use during the workshop with the latest version of Tableau Public installed.
Please note: All software installation must be done before the workshop, please ensure that you followed any account creation or software installation instructions. Out of courtesy to the class we will not be able to troubleshoot software set up during class time. If you have any issues, please contact the IT Help Desk.
McLaughlin Library, Room 289

OAC Job Fair
2018-10-03 10:00 - 15:00 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
The OAC Job Fair is an opportunity to meet employers who are actively recruiting students for exciting opportunities in the agricultural, business and environmental industries. Many employers in attendance have opportunities posted on Experience Guelph that you can explore prior to the day of the Fair.
Students of all years and programs are encouraged to attend this Fair to network with employers and find out about their current and upcoming opportunities.
Registration is not required to attend.
University Centre, Peter Clark Hall

SEDRD Speaker Series: Rural Life - Challenges and Opportunities
2018-10-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Landscape Architecture, 124 Reynolds Walk, Guelph, Ontario, N1G2W1, Canada
Please join us for the second School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (SEDRD) Speaker Series presentation. Prof. Al Lauzon (Capacity Development and Extension) will deliver a presentation titled “Rural Life: Challenges and Opportunities”. Everyone is welcome to attend the session. Please feel free to bring your lunch. The event will take place in Room 143 of the Landscape Architecture Building.
Landscape Architecture Building, Room 143

Data Skills Workshop: Tableau Part 2
2018-10-03 13:00 - 15:00 | Canada
A picture is worth a thousand words! Especially when you don’t have to read the thousand words it would take to explain the patterns and trends in your data. There are many reasons why information is easier to explain, explore and convince with in a visual format. This session will provide you with some introductory theory and basic skills to make your data come to life using Tableau.
Please bring a laptop for your own use during the workshop with the latest version of Tableau Public installed.
Please note: All software installation must be done before the workshop. Please ensure that you followed any account creation or software installation instructions. Out of courtesy to the class we will not be able to troubleshoot software set up during class time. If you have any issues, please contact the IT Help Desk.
McLaughlin Library, Room 289

Thursday At Noon Concert: Lili Boulanger; ses influences and ses contemporains
2018-10-04 12:00 - 13:00 | MacKinnon Building, 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Soprano Maghan McPhee and pianist Carl Philippe Gionet warm-up the crowd for the upcoming “Creative Women at the End of the First World War Conference” (Oct 5-7, 2018).
Songs of the influential Lili Boulanger, who is being celebrated for the centennial of her death and her creation “Clarieres dans le ciel” will be the focus. Her teacher Gabriel Faure and their contemporaries, Ravel, Duparc and the iconic Claude Debussy, also celebrating the centennial of his death, will be featured.
Free event. All are welcome.
Presented by the University of Guelph, College of Arts, and the School of Fine Art and Music.
Mackinnon Building, Room 107 (Goldschmidt Room)

Data Skills Workshop: Voyant Tools
2018-10-04 13:00 - 15:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Voyant Tools is a web-based text reading and analysis environment that allows you to do a number of straight-forward text analysis functions, including but not limited to: word counts, tag cloud creation, colocation and word trending.
Voyant Tools allows one to read a single document or an enormous collection of works “from a distance”, meaning it enables the reader to extract characteristics of a corpus quickly and accurately discovering underlying themes in texts or verifying propositions against them.
Register for this Library workshop.
McLaughlin Library, Room 289

Guelph Women in Leadership: Strategies for Building a Career in Real Estate
2018-10-04 17:00 - 19:30 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
U of G’s Guelph Women in Leadership (GWIL) is excited to announce our first panel event in partnership with CLV Group and InterRent REIT to talk about strategies to help build your early career in the different sectors of real estate.
Come out to listen to experts in sales, marketing, property management, human resources and customer care. This is a great opportunity for students to gain knowledge about various opportunities the real estate industry has to offer and network with industry reps.
Panelists are:

Jennifer Brownhill, Regional Marketing Manager
Stevee-Anne Bates, Sales Manager
Anja Gorrie, Recruiting Specialist
Reanne Ghadban, Property Manager

This event is open to all students from all majors. Free pizza will be served with opportunities to win prizes! Registration is required.
University Centre, Room 442

Better Sleep Program Workshop
2018-10-04 19:30 - 20:30 | 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 skills program meets weekly on Thursday evenings, 7:30 – 8:30 p.m., for five sessions. An online program is also available.
The fee is $20 for U of G students, $50 for members of USW Local 4120, and $100 for all others.
University Centre, Room 332

World premiere of composition "The Flag"
2018-10-06 20:00 - 23:00
Join us for the world premier of award-winning musical composition “The Flag”. The piece will be performed by Monica Pearce, winner of the School of Fine Arts and Music and School of Language and Literatures’ competition to encourage early-career Canadian women composers.
This SSHRC-funded competition was created to honour the legacies of women composers at the end of the First World War. Pearce based her piece on Georgia O’Keeffe’s painting The Flag (1918) –a powerful anti-war statement and the artist’s response to her brother’s service in World War I.
St. George’s Anglican Church, Guelph
Tickets for the concert are available through EventBrite.

Cyber Security Awareness Roadshow
2018-10-10 11:00 - 14:00 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
Free pizza!! Free stuff!!
Learn how to recognize a phishing scam, create strong passwords and protect yourself from bad actors online.
Come by the UC Courtyard and hang out with CCS – your campus IT department – and become cyber safe!

Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture: Alpa Nawre
2018-10-10 11:30 - 12:30 | 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
