The CBaSE Couch - Entrepreneurial Information
2017-10-26 12:00 - 16:00 (America/Toronto) | Science Complex, 488 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Come meet CBaSE (the Centre for Business and Student Enterprise) and learn about entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial programming that we offer.

Canada 150 Symposium: Reflect and Envision - Food Security/Borders/Indigenous Resistance
2017-10-27 - 2017-10-28 | War Memorial Hall, 390 Gordon Street, Guelph
U of G’s Canada 150 Symposium: Reflect and Envision – Food Security/Borders/Indigenous Resistance takes place Oct. 27 and 28. The symposium is an opportunity to reflect on what we can learn from our collective past to envision Canada’s role in the 21st century. A portion of the event will be recorded for CBC’s Ideas.
War Memorial and Creelman Hall

Mock Crash on Johnston Green
2017-10-27 10:00 - 12:00 | Ontario
The College of Business and Economics Students’ Association (CBESA) has partnered with Mothers Against Drunk Driving to demonstrate the dangers and consequences of impaired driving. The CBESA will be running a Mock Crash October 27 from 10 a.m. to noon on Johnston Green. A car that was involved in an impaired driving collision will be on display. Come out for music from Magic 106.1 and Uber discount codes good for Halloween weekend in Guelph! Support from the Wellness Centre will be available during the event.

One Health Poster Day
2017-10-31 10:00 - 15:00 | Science Complex, 488 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses (CPHAZ) is excited to host its second annual One Health Poster Day on October 31 in the Summerlee Science Complex Atrium.
In celebration of Global One Health Day (November 3), CPHAZ is looking to highlight examples of U of G research, services and teaching (happening on campus or with our collaborators) that link human, animal and ecosystem health.
To register your poster, please send an email to cphaz@uoguelph.ca, and include the name of the person who will be displaying the poster, the poster title, authors and affiliations. Funding is available to print posters for students.

Workshop: What a Pain
2017-11-01 19:00 - 21:00 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
Stress escalates pain! This workshop explores the pathways through which stress feeds pain, possible hacks, examples of biofeedback in pain management and some pain management tips.
This free session marks International Stress Awareness Day.
University Centre, Room 335

Thursday At Noon Concert Series presents Elinor Frey
2017-11-02 12:00 - 13:00 | MacKinnon Building, 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Cellist Elinor Frey will perform Bach’s Suites and a newly commissioned work, Ricercar. Free concert, everyone welcome. Donations are gratefully accepted.
MacKinnon Building, Room 107.

School of Witchcraft and Wizardry with Let's Talk Science
2017-11-04 12:00 - 17:00 | Science Complex, 488 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Hosted by Let’s Talk Science at the University of Guelph, this fantastic magical and science-filled day is based on the popular Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling. By attending our School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, children of all ages will have an exciting, fun-filled day of learning the “magic of science”.

Fall Preview Day
2017-11-05 | Athletics Centre, 150 Reynolds Walk, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Visit our campus on Fall Preview Day and meet with faculty and students. Learn what the University has to offer by taking part in our campus tours, academic and student life displays, and information sessions on residence, co-operative education, admission and finance.

Holocaust Education Week: Cattle Car Exhibit
2017-11-06 - 2017-11-10 | Branion Plaza, Branion Plaza, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
For the third consecutive year, Guelph Hillel will showcase a replica of a German cattle car in Branion Plaza, similar to the ones used by the Nazis to transport Jews and others to concentration camps during World War II. The cattle car houses an exhibit giving students, faculty and other members of the campus and Guelph community the opportunity to learn about the atrocities of the Holocaust in a powerful way.
Holocaust Education Week runs Nov. 6 – 10

The Derry Dialogues: Living Among Intelligent Machines
2017-11-06 17:30 - 19:00 | Thornbrough Building, 80 South Ring Road East, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
As artificial intelligence (AI) moves into our homes, workplaces and public spaces, everyone wants to know: What will our future look like, living amongst intelligent machines?
On November 6, a diverse set of experts, all working in various facets of AI, will converge on Guelph to discuss, debate and explore our future during the second annual Derry Dialogue. Our panel will include one of the few economists focused on AI, a Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce law, a roboethicist, a researcher who studies the social implications of technology, and a member of the newly formed Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence.
Panel Members:

Ajay Agrawal, Peter Munk Professor of Entrepreneurship, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, MA
Rozita Dara, Assistant Professor, Computer Science, University of Guelph
Rebecca Finlay (Moderator), Vice-President, Engagement & Public Policy, CIFAR
Michael Geist, Canada Research Chair, Internet and E-commerce Law and Law professor, University of Ottawa
AJung Moon, Director of the Open Roboethics Institute (ORi); Technology Analyst and CEO, Generation R Consulting; and Vanier Scholar, UBC
Graham Taylor, Associate Professor, School of Engineering, University of Guelph and Academic Director, Next Al

Thornborough Building, Room 1200

Workshop: Stress and Sleep Tips for Mental Health
2017-11-07 14:30 - 15:30 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
This free one-hour workshop offers tips and strategies to decrease stress and improve sleep. This workshop is offered by the Stress Management & High Performance Clinic as part of University of Guelph’s 1-in-5 Week.
University Centre, Room 334

2017 Hopper Lecture: How Change Happens
2017-11-07 17:30 - 19:00 | OVC Pathobiology AHL, 419 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Join us on November 7 as Duncan Green presents the 2017 Hopper Lecture, “How Change Happens: How power analysis and systems thinking transform the understanding and practice of change.”
Duncan Green is Senior Strategic Advisor, Oxfam Great Britain, UK; Professor in Practice in International Development, London School of Economics, UK; and Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK.
OVC Pathobiology AHL, Room 1800

Cafe Philosophique, Guelph GoGo Grandmothers and The Bookshelf present Powered By Love
2017-11-07 20:00 | War Memorial Hall, 390 Gordon Street, Guelph
Powered By Love is a book that documents the story of African grandmothers creating a social movement focused on empowering women and children who have been impacted by the AIDS pandemic. The Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmother To Grandmother campaign has raised over $25 million to date that has directly supported these African grandmothers and their organizations working on the frontlines.
The book will be for sale at this event. Royalties from the sales will be directed to the Stephen Lewis Foundation to support these organizations and for African grandmothers who are raising children orphaned by AIDS. Free admission. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.

Recruit Guelph Career Fair
2017-11-08 10:00 - 15:00 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
The Recruit Guelph Career Fair is an opportunity to meet employers who are actively recruiting students from all programs. Many employers in attendance have full-time, part-time and co-op opportunities posted on Recruit Guelph.
Students of all years and programs are encouraged to attend this fair to network with employers to find out more about current and upcoming job opportunities.
Free professional headshots available!
Visit the event website to see a full list of employers attending the fair. Don’t forget to bring updated copies of your résumé to the fair.

Registration Deadline: HFTM Chardonnay Seminar
2017-11-08 13:00 - 15:00 | Macdonald Stewart Hall, 42 Macdonald St, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
This seminar from the School of Hospitality, Food & Tourism Management will explore the many styles of Chardonnay while we discuss how one grape varietal can taste drastically different from product to product. The topics will include oaked versus unoaked wines, hot and cold growing regions and why Chardonnay is grown in so many places across the world.
Macdonald Stewart Hall – Room 121

Building Canada Lecture: Research Matters, Canada's global DNA Detectives panel discussion
2017-11-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Ontario
Set for the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Guelph Civic Museum, this lecture series will feature topics about nation building. Presented in partnership between Guelph Museums and the University of Guelph.
Nov. 8, Research Matters presents “Barcoding Canada: What does it mean for the future of biodiversity in Canada?” Canada’s Global DNA detectives panel discussion with U of G’s Bob Hanner and Amanda Nauum.
Conserving biodiversity in Canada for the future depends on understanding the past and the strategic role DNA barcoding plays in helping to protect millions of species that share our planet.
Moderated by Owen Roberts, Director of Research Communications, University of Guelph
Panel Speakers:
Bob Hanner is an associate professor at the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario (BIO) and Centre for Biodiversity Genomics.
Amanda Nauum works for TRU-ID, a new startup spun out of BIO. She also has her own educational consulting business and continues to work one day a week as a post-doc in the BIO lab.
Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph.

Thursday At Noon Concert Series presents Autumn Colours
2017-11-09 12:00 - 13:00 | MacKinnon Building, 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Renowned mezzo-soprano Krisztina Szabó and pianist Anna Ronai perform works related to the beauty of autumn colours. Free concert, everyone welcome. Donations are gratefully accepted.
MacKinnon Building, Room 107.

Holocaust Education Week: Holocaust Survivor Speaker - Howard Chandler
2017-11-09 17:00 - 19:30 | University Centre – Peter Clark Hall
Guelph Hillel is honoured to have Holocaust survivor Howard Chandler share his testimony with the community on Nov. 9 in Peter Clark Hall. Doors open at 5 p.m.
Chandler is the grandfather of three students at the University of Guelph.
Holocaust Education Week runs Nov. 6 – 10.

Opportunity Knocks: Visual Art and Music - Finding and Responding to Creative Opportunities
2017-11-09 18:00 - 21:00 | Art Gallery of Guelph, 358 Gordon Street, Guelph, Canada
Guelph Arts Council is pleased to collaborate with the Art Gallery of Guelph and the University of Guelph’s School of Fine Art and Music in presenting Opportunity Knocks: Visual Arts & Music, an evening of conversation with experienced arts managers and artists that will help visual artists and musicians put their best foot forward in finding and responding to creative opportunities.
Artists of all ages and experience levels are welcome.
The three-hour session begins at 6 p.m. on Nov. 9, 2017 at the Art Gallery of Guelph, 358 Gordon St, Guelph, and includes a panel discussion, concurrent break-out sessions for visual artists and musicians, and networking. The break-out sessions will be led by Carmen Spada (music), and John Kissick and Barbara Hobot (visual arts). The panel discussion will also feature Shauna McCabe, Executive Director, Art Gallery of Guelph, and Petra Nyendick, Executive Director, Silence. Presenter bios are posted at guelpharts.ca.
The session is presented in association with the Guelph Young Artist Mentorship Project, a GAC/SOFAM partnership that is made possible with support from the Ontario150 Partnership Program. Thanks to Ontario150 and SOFAM, Young Artist Project participants and SOFAM students are free. The session is also supported by Silence.
Registration fees are $15 for GAC members and youth (25 and under), and $25 for non-members. Please register online or by calling Guelph Arts Council at 519-836-3280.

Decreasing Headaches
2017-11-09 19:30 - 21:30 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
Learn drug-free strategies to decrease tension and migraine headaches — and the pain of headaches — without medications.
This four-session program, offered by the Stress Management Clinic, meets on Thursdays for 90 minutes. The fee is $20 for U of G students, $30 for members of USW Local 4120 and $60 for everyone else.
University Centre – Room 334

Remembrance Day Service
2017-11-10 10:30 | War Memorial Hall, 390 Gordon Street, Guelph
The University of Guelph will hold its annual Remembrance Day Service on Friday, November 10 in War Memorial Hall. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Holocaust Education Week: Shabbat Dinner
2017-11-10 19:00 | University Centre – Peter Clark Hall
Guelph Hillel hosts an open Shabbat dinner with guest speaker Dr. Bernd Wollschlaeger.
Dr. Wollschlaeger’s book “A German Life: Against All Odds Change is Possible” describes his struggle growing up in Germany in the shadow of his father, a highly-decorated WWII tank commander and Nazi officer. He eventually converted to Judaism, emigrated to Israel and served in the Israel Defense Forces as a Medical Officer.
The topic of this dinner will be “Against All Odds, Change Is Possible”.
Register online.
Holocaust Education Week runs Nov. 6 – 10.

Arab Spring and the Quest for New Metaphors Conference
2017-11-11 09:00 - 2017-11-12 17:00 | University Centre – Peter Clark Hall
This two-day conference hosted by the University of Guelph’s History Department explores the dynamics of the Arab Spring and its aftermath. Scholars focusing on this topic from around the globe will present papers in a setting conducive to reflection and critical development in this field.
Interested students and faculty are invited to attend, and can find tickets at http://newmetaphors.eventbrite.com
Find out more about the conference or get involved at http://newmetaphorsconference.weebly.com

Science and Engineering Sunday
2017-11-12 | Rozanski Hall, 98 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1
Find out what science and engineering is all about at the University of Guelph. Visit our campus and meet with staff, faculty and students from different areas of science and engineering. The day includes a resource fair, open labs and facilities, campus tours and self-guided residence tours.

International Education Week
2017-11-13 - 2017-11-17 | Ontario
The Centre for International Programs is celebrating International Education Week, an annual week-long celebration of international education designed to showcase the significant contribution that international education makes in preparing Canadians for the global world.
What’s on for International Education Week
November 12 – Curling with OIA
November 13 – Intercultural Navigation Skills Workshop
November 14 – Resume Workshop: Marketing Your Study Abroad Experiences
November 15 – USA Work and Visitor Visa Information Session | International Students Connections: i-Chat | Close To Home: Documentary Series | Venice Field School Info Session |
November 16 – International Students Connections: Conversation Cafe | Ontario/India Program (OIN) Info Session | “How Canadian Are You?”

Annual Bio-Instrumentation Tradeshow
2017-11-13 11:30 - 13:00 | Thornbrough Building, 80 South Ring Road East, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Connect with industry representatives and meet with senior bioengineers who have developed prototypes and products to solve practical problems in biomedical, health care, food and agricultural industries. All are welcome. Free admission.
Thornbrough Building, Atrium

Dial Down Academic Stress and Anxiety
2017-11-14 17:30 - 18:30 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
What are the most common anxiety escalators? Learn about these, along with proven tips and strategies you can use to decrease stress and anxiety in this free, one-hour workshop for University students, provided by the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic.
University Centre, Room 332

2017 Harshman Lecture: Talking About Death Won't Kill You
2017-11-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Cutten Fields, 190 College Avenue East, Guelph, ontario, Canada
Kathy Kortes-Miller, Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work and the Palliative Care Research Lead at the Centre for Education and Research on Aging and Health at Lakehead University, presents the 2017 Harshman Lecture Nov. 15 at Cutten Fields.
Kortes-Miller will present “Talking about death won’t kill you!” Kortes-Miller is committed to showing people that talking with family about death and dying is important. Using stories and research, Kortes-Miller extends an invitation to view death as not a taboo subject – but rather a shared life experience. She will explain that death is not a medicalized event but a social process and will offer some practical suggestions for having discussions about dying with those we love.
Free event – RSVP by emailing frandept@uoguelph.ca.
The Harshman Lecture Series is a speaker series presented by the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition in honour of the late Dr. J. P. Harshman and in recognition of the contributions of the Harshman Foundation. The lecture series are free, community-wide events, with speakers discussing issues relevant to families.

The Millennial Malcontent
2017-11-15 20:00 - 2017-11-19 14:00 | MacKinnon Building, 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The Millennial Malcontent: University of Guelph’s School of English and Theatre Studies stages new hipster satire by award-winning playwright Erin Shields. This year’s main stage production is directed by Prof. Alan Filewod. The production is performed and built by students enrolled in courses in Theatre Studies.
Showtimes:

Nov. 15-18 at 8 p.m.
Nov. 19 at 2 p.m.

Tickets $10 each at the door or from the Theatre Office (Massey Hall, Room 102)
MacKinnon Building – George Luscombe Theatre

Fair November 2017
2017-11-16 - 2017-11-19 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
The 43rd annual Fair November show is one of the Guelph community’s favourite annual events, bringing together some of the very best in Canadian handmade goods. For four days only, the University Centre becomes the temporary home to 75 of Canada’s most talented artisans and designers, providing the opportunity to shop for original fashion pieces, jewellery, pottery, natural soaps and lotions, delicious gourmet treats and more.
