Data Analysis Workshop - SAS Part 2
2019-10-08 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Toronto) | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Look and feel like a pro with SAS! SAS is a statistical software package that is widely used in many disciplines. In just a few hours 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 (Part 1)
Clean data (Part 1)
Generate descriptive, exploratory and simple inferential statistics (Part 2)

Please note that for this session, we will be using the SAS University edition which features an easy to use point and click interface.
Audience: This is an introductory workshop intended 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 you follow any account creation or software installation instructions. Out of courtesy to the class, we will not be able to troubleshoot software set up during the class time. If you have any issues, please contact the IT Help Desk.
Register online.

Gandhi and the Quest for Truth
2019-10-08 17:00 - 19:00 | Arboretum Centre, 250 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
Mr. Vikas Swarup, High Commissioner of India to Canada and author of Q&A, adapted as the multiple Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, will give talk at U of G titled Gandhi and the Quest for Truth.
5 p.m. – Reception
6 p.m. – Talk
RSVP online.
Shuttle to the venue at 5 p.m. from UC bus loop.
Mr. Swarup will speak about the relevance of Mahatma Gandhi in the 21st century. He will examine Gandhi’s concept of truth and the impact of social media and fake news in today’s world. Using examples from Gandhi’s own life and his experiments with truth, the talk will highlight the importance of the individual self at the heart of all political enterprise and public life. It will also touch upon elements of Mahatma Gandhi’s environmental philosophy, his model for sustainable development and the basis of his ideal society Sarvodaya.

Data Analysis Workshop – NVivo (Intro)
2019-10-09 10:00 - 12:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
NVivo is a qualitative data analysis (QDA) computer software package that is designed to help you manage and analyze qualitative data. In this workshop we will work on bringing your sources in, creating nodes, coding and running queries.
Please bring a laptop for your own use during the workshop with the latest version of NVIVO installed.
Please note: All software installation must be done before the workshop. Please ensure you follow account creation or software installation instructions. Out of courtesy to the class, we will not be able to troubleshoot software set up during the class time. If you have any issues, please contact the IT Help Desk.
Register online.

Broadband to the Farm and the Politics of Rural Connectivity in America
2019-10-09 10:00 - 12:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Hear Prof. Christopher Ali, Media Studies (University of Virginia) discuss his current research project, Farm Fresh Spectrum: Rural broadband and the future of connectivity. Ali’s research examines the complicated terrain of rural broadband policy in the United States. Farm Fresh unpacks the politics of broadband policy, asking why millions of rural Americans lack broadband access and why the federal government, and large providers, are not doing more to connect the unconnected. It explores different business structures, focusing on the importance of co-operatives to provide rural broadband. It contemplates the technologies of rural broadband—from the “future proof” fibre, to the tried-tested-and-true digital subscriber line (DSL) and the rollout of the advanced cellular networks of 4G, LTE and 5G. It examines the uses of rural broadband, focusing on precision agriculture. Finally, it analyzes the policies of rural broadband, interrogating issues of regulatory jurisdiction, authority, legitimacy and subsidy.
This seminar is organized by the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (SEDRD) Speaker Series and R2B2 Project with the support of Food from Thought, a partnership of the University of Guelph and Canada First Research Excellence Fund.

Data Analysis Workshop – NVivo (Advanced)
2019-10-09 13:00 - 15:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
NVivo is a qualitative data analysis software package that helps you manage and analyze qualitative data. In this workshop we will work on generating advanced queries including matrix coding and crosstab. We will also generate visualizations including charts, hierarchy charts, mind maps, concept maps, cluster analysis diagrams and sociograms. Finally, we will touch on sentiment analysis.
Please bring a laptop for your own use during the workshop with the latest version of NVIVO installed.
Please note: All software installation must be done before the workshop. Please ensure you follow account creation or software installation instructions. Out of courtesy to the class, we will not be able to troubleshoot software set up during the class time. If you have any issues, please contact the IT Help Desk.
Register online.

"Toward a Pedagogy of Effective Thesis and Dissertation Feedback Processes" Workshop
2019-10-09 13:00 - 15:30 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Research shows that graduate students view feedback from their supervisors and committee members as critical to their successes with theses and dissertations—and not just with the content they are writing about, but with the actual writing and processes of writing as well. Providing feedback on multiple ongoing theses and dissertation projects, however, can be a challenging, time-consuming and even frustrating process for faculty.
In this workshop, we’ll draw on research from writing studies and the scholarship of teaching and learning to discuss effective approaches to mentoring and supporting your graduate students via feedback on their thesis and dissertation projects. Together with our workshop participants, we will offer strategies for providing effective feedback under time constraints and will identify approaches and tools that your graduate students can use (and that you can use with your graduate students) to address and engage with your feedback as they write, revise and polish their theses and dissertations.
This workshop will also be an opportunity for both new faculty and seasoned supervisors and committee members to share ideas, successes and failures with one another as we collectively work toward embodying and sustaining effective thesis and dissertation pedagogy processes at U of G.
Coffee and snacks will be provided.
Register at lib.uoguelph.ca.

Panel Discussion: UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
2019-10-09 13:30 - 14:30 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Plan to attend this panel discussion about the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, moderated by Prof. David Macdonald. This high-profile panel features:

Sheryl Lightfoot, Canada Research Chair in Global Indigenous Rights and Politics and Associate Professor of Political Science, Public Policy and Indigenous Studies, University of British Columbia
Paul Joffe, Human rights attorney specializing in Indigenous peoples’ rights, including international human rights, member of the Ontario and Quebec bars
Jennifer Preston, Indigenous rights coordinator, Canadian Friends Service Committee (Quakers)

Looking for more on this topic? Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde is on campus to present Honouring Promises: Advancing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples the same evening.

National Chief Perry Bellegarde: Honouring Promises- Advancing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
2019-10-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Alexander Hall
National Chief Perry Bellegarde uses the context of the federal election to explore why it is critical for Canada to implement Indigenous rights, starting with the need to implement the 2007 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Perry Bellegarde, re-elected National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations in 2018, holds a wealth of leadership experience. He’s spent the past thirty years putting into practice his strong beliefs on the laws and traditions instilled in him by the many Chiefs and Elders he has known over the years. Passionate and unrelenting in creating real, measurable progress on the priorities that matter most to First Nations, National Chief Bellegarde is a strong advocate for honouring and implementing Inherent and Treaty rights, title and jurisdiction.

Centre for Cardiovascular Investigations - Cardiovascular Scientist Seminar
2019-10-10 12:00 - 13:00 | OVC Pathobiology AHL, 419 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The next Centre for Cardiovascular Investigations (CCVI) Scientist Seminar will feature Profs. Sarah Alderman and Coral Murrant.
Seating is limited. Please RSVP to ccviguelph@gmail.com by Sept. 30.

Fall Convocation
2019-10-15 | Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre – Events Centre
Fall Convocation will be held Tuesday, October 15 in the Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre.
Visit the Convocation website for full details and ways to engage on social media.

2019 Hammond Lecture: Threats to Environmental Sustainability in an Increasingly Populist Climate
2019-10-15 17:00 - 18:30 | Arboretum Centre, 250 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
At the 2019 Hammond Lecture, Sarah Burch will discuss “Threats to Environmental Sustainability in an Increasingly Populist Climate”.
Burch holds the Canada Research Chair in Sustainability Governance and Innovation. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo. She is an expert in transformative responses to climate change at the community scale, innovative strategies for making progress on sustainability, and the unique contributions that small businesses can make to solving this complex challenge. She is a lead author of the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007), and was named one of Canada’s Top 40 under 40 in 2018.
The Hammond Lecture Series began in 2000 in honour of Kenneth Hammond, founder of Hammond Manufacturing and former member of U of G’s Board of Governors. Hammond was an advocate of environmental and resource issues and environmental education.

Political Science Speaker Series: Federal Election Panel Discussion
2019-10-16 11:30 - 13:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The Political Science Speaker Series presents a group of experts in Canadian politics exploring the issues at stake in the 2019 federal election.

Ian Spears – Associate professor of political science, University of Guelph
Tamara Small – Associate professor of political science, University of Guelph
Matthew Hayday – Professor of history, University of Guelph
Anna Esselment – Associate professor of political science, University of Waterloo

Introduction to Open Educational Resources Workshop
2019-10-17 13:00 - 14:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
In a recent survey of University of Guelph undergraduate students, 57 per cent of learners reported that they do not purchase the required resources for their courses, a finding that has serious implications for student success, learning outcome achievement and course design.
Open Educational Resources (OERs) provide an alternative to commercially published textbooks and other course materials. OERs are not only free of cost, but they are editable and adaptable to ensure that you’re able to provide the best curricular content for your course.
Participants will leave this workshop with an understanding of OERs, Creative Commons licensing, and how these resources can benefit the teaching and learning experience.
Register at lib.uoguelph.ca.

Brain Food Workshop: Outlining Your Thesis and Explaining Your Research Findings
2019-10-18 09:00 - 12:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
In this Brain Food workshop session, we analyze the common features and structures of the thesis/dissertation and then focus more specifically on the results and discussion sections. If possible, please bring your laptop to this workshop.
Topics covered include:

Outlining Your Thesis: This session offers a visual mapping strategy that you can use to organize your research and writing, structure your argument logically, manage your evidence, and ultimately create an outline of your entire thesis writing project
Data Visualization: A picture is worth a thousand words! It is time to explore or explain your research findings through visualizations. This workshop will introduce the data visualization process and examine the strengths and weaknesses of standard chart types.
Writing Results and Discussion: This session introduces strategies that will help you describe your data and communicate the significance of your research findings

Register online.

Take the STRESS out of IBS Workshop
2019-10-18 12:30 - 13:30 | University Centre, 150 Research Ln, Guelph, Ontario, N1G2W1, 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 p.m., for five sessions.
The program fee is $20 for U of G students, $50 for members of USW Local 4120 and $100 for all others.

Brain Food Workshop: Writing the Literature Review
2019-10-18 13:00 - 16:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
In this workshop session, we focus on one of the most difficult parts to write, the Literature Review. Please bring your laptop, if possible.
Topics covered will include:

Gathering and Reading Literature: A good thesis demands a good literature review, and that means finding and critically analyzing key literature in your field. In this session, learn some methods for finding and evaluating literature in order to select relevant and authoritative sources. We’ll also be discussing the use of Zotero for citation management.
Writing the Literature Review: Your literature review is a key component of your thesis or dissertation. This session will discuss how to connect the literature review to your argument, build the structure for your review, and avoid some of the common traps when writing.

Register online.

Go ENG Girl
2019-10-19 09:00 - 13:00 | Science Complex, 488 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Girls in Grades 7 through 10 are invited to attend Go ENG Girl – an opportunity to explore aspects of design, coding and engineering with games and challenges! This free annual event is hosted in collaboration with Ontario Network of Women in Engineering (ONWiE).
Register online.

OVC Animal Welfare Forum
2019-10-19 09:00 - 16:00 | OVC Pathobiology AHL, 419 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) Animal Welfare Forum, organized by the OVC Animal Welfare Club, is an educational event where speakers discuss topics related to the well-being of animals.

“Can the problem of puppy mills be better addressed by establishing high welfare standards for dogs in commercial breeding kennels?” Dr. Candace Croney, Purdue University
“Large brains in small tanks: The welfare of captive cetaceans” Dr. Lori Marino, President, Whale Sanctuary Project
“Animal welfare laws and enforcement in Ontario: A vision for the future” Camille Labchuk, Animal Rights Lawyer and Executive Director of Animal Justice, Dr. Kendra Coulter, Brock University.

Reserve your spot online today!
Registration by donation. Lunch & Coffee provided.

Grad Studies Preview Day
2019-10-19 10:00 - 13:00 | Mitchell Gym, Gryphons Athletic Centre, University of Guelph
Are you interested in learning more about graduate programs at the University of Guelph? We have more than 100 different graduate programs supported by world-renowned faculty and state of the art facilities.
If you are interested in learning more about graduate options or think you may want to pursue graduate studies in the future, come to Grad Studies Preview Day and explore the world of possibilities we have to offer you!
Sign up for an email reminder.
More information.

Data Analysis Workshop – R Part 3: Data Visualization with ggplot2
2019-10-21 10:00 - 12:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
In this workshop, you will learn how to produce scatter plots, boxplots and time series plots using ggplot2. You will also learn how to create figures and graphics to describe your data and customize your graphics with titles, legends, colours, etc.
This workshop is intended for individuals who conduct statistical analysis. Advanced knowledge of R is not needed, but some familiarity with R is needed.
Please bring a laptop for your own use during the workshop with R and RStudio installed.
Please note: All software installation must be done before the workshop. Please ensure you follow account creation or software installation instructions. Out of courtesy to the class, we will not be able to troubleshoot software set up during the class time. If you have any issues, please contact the IT Help Desk.
Register online.

Beyond Graduation Educational Opportunities Fair
2019-10-21 10:00 - 15:00 | Ontario, Canada
Meet representatives from 120+ 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, including business and MBA programs, law, teacher education, social work, medical, health, pharmacy and chiropractic colleges, alternative health, college post diploma programs, and more.
This is a two-day event with different institutions attending each day.
Students from all programs are encouraged to attend. This event is open to University of Guelph students and alumni.

Land-based Initiatives for Learning: Moving Beyond Food Security
2019-10-21 15:00 - 17:00 | University Centre, 150 Research Ln, Guelph, Ontario, N1G2W1, Canada
A Discussion Panel with: Prof. Brittany Luby, Prof. Hannah Tait-Neufeld, Dave Skene and Elisabeth Miltenburg
The panel will explore the concept of Indigenous food sovereignty, including a theoretical discussion of the subject, along with illustrations of research and practice in community contexts.
Local Community Groups will be present to provide resources and further information.

Better Sleep for Peri-Menopausal Women Workshop
2019-10-21 19:00 - 21:00 | University Centre, 150 Research Ln, Guelph, Ontario, N1G2W1, 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.

Meditation for Beginners Workshop
2019-10-22 12:00 - 13:00 | University Centre – Peter Clark Hall
U of G’s Classical Yoga for Total Health and Awareness Program hosts a free one-hour introduction to Isha Kriya yoga session. Learn this simple 12-18 minute practice to help you to become meditative effortlessly.

Data Skills: Data Visualization - Excel
2019-10-22 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. Click here for instructions on how to download the latest version of Excel.
Please note: All software installation must be done before the workshop. Please ensure you follow account creation or software installation instructions. Out of courtesy to the class, we will not be able to troubleshoot software set up during the class time. If you have any issues, please contact the IT Help Desk.
Register online.

Introduction to Citation Management Workshop
2019-10-23 13:00 - 14:30 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
This presentation will walk you through the benefits of citation management and explain how you can use citation managers to keep track of your research and speed up the citation process. Participants are required to bring a laptop to the session. We will focus on using Zotero and Mendeley (see this comparison chart) and recommend you come with them pre-installed. However, if you already use a different citation manager, the content we work through will still be relevant.
Register at lib.uoguelph.ca.

Redefining Waste: Stop Waiting for Change, Make Change!
2019-10-23 17:30 - 19:00 | Macdonald Hall
Join us as we celebrate local champions and innovators who are disrupting traditional business models to embrace waste reduction initiatives. Come hear the stories of local entrepreneurs that are moving the conversation on waste reduction forward. Leave with tips and tricks on how to reduce your waste.
This event is in celebration of national waste reduction week.

Groundbreaking for MacKinnon Building Renovations
2019-10-24 09:30 - 10:00 | MacKinnon Building, 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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 space that currently houses performing arts at U of G. Construction will begin in fall 2019 to create the foundations and enclosure of the new building. The project is expected to be completed in spring 2021.

College of Arts presents: "Modulating Love" with Dr. Megabyte
2019-10-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Waasamowin – Summerlee Science Complex Atrium, 474-570 Gordon St, Guelph, ON, N1G 1Y2, Canada
Born with the brain of a robot and the heart of a bull, Dr. Megabyte stretches technology to its limits in the pursuit of sound as sensation, emotion, and introspection. In his performances, you will hear found sounds mixed with synthesized sounds and noise, then transformed through time and frequency manipulation.
Matthew James Borland (a.k.a. Dr. Megabyte) is also giving open lectures and demonstrations in ALEX 071 on October 22-24 from 10 a.m. to 11:20 am.
All are welcome.
Free admission.

Women's Hockey Fall Faceoff
2019-10-24 19:00 - 21:30 | Sleeman Centre, 50 Woolwich St,, Guelph, N1H 3T9
Help us celebrate the national champion Gryphon Women’s Hockey Team. Join us October 24 in Downtown Guelph at the Sleeman Centre where the Gryphons will take on the Western Mustangs at 7 p.m. It’s a great chance for faculty, staff, alumni, junior Gryphons and families to connect and show their Gryphon Pride.
More information and tickets available online.
