U of G News

5 Days for the Homeless
2017-03-19 16:30 - 2017-03-24 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
The College of Business and Economics Students’ Association (CBESA) will hold its annual 5 Days for the Homeless campaign from March 19 to 24. During this time, students will be stationed in Branion Plaza to accept donations for Wyndham House in Guelph. This year’s goal is $10,000.

Thursday at Noon Concert Series Presents Student Soloist Day
2017-03-23 12:00 - 13:00
The Thursday at Noon Concert Series and the Guelph Jazz Festival present Student Soloist Day, featuring the talented music students in the School of Fine Art and Music. This is a free 50-minute concert that everyone is welcome to attend.
Location: MacKinnon Building, Room 107

The Bigger Picture Series: Work Happy
2017-03-23 17:30 - 19:00
Find balance. Beat burnout.
“You wake up early. You pack the lunches. You commute, work, study, reply to emails, keep up with friends, clean the house, tick something else off the list. If the stresses of daily life have left you feeling exhausted, you are not alone. Some would say that being ever-exhausted is a mark of modern life today.” ~ Anna Maria Tremonti, CBC Radio
Want to learn how to break the cycle? We’ve put together a panel that will teach you how to become your most productive self and help you deal with the daily stresses of modern life. These lessons apply for students, entrepreneurs, young professionals, parents and anyone who feels like they’ve just got too much going on.
Meet our fantastic panelists:

Prof. Donna Lero in the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition at the University of Guelph is the Jarislowsky Chair in Families and Work. She co-founded U of G’s Centre for Families, Work and Well-Being, where she leads a program of research on public policies, workplace practices and community supports. Lero has authored or co-authored more than 35 major reports and book chapters on a range of topics related to the integration of work and care-giving roles across the lifespan, including care giving, parental leave, child care and flexible work arrangements.
Jonathan Knowles, vice-president, Tradeforce Tech
Jean Thompson, wellness educator, Wellness Education Centre, University of Guelph

Location: Macdonald Hall, Room 232

Equine Research Day
2017-03-23 18:00 - 21:00
Find out about the latest research from equine scientists and how their findings apply to your horse.
Location: University Centre, Peter Clark Hall (lower level)

2017 Stewart Lane Commemorative Lecture
2017-03-24
The 2017 Stewart Lane Commemorative Lecture presents “The Agricultural Growth Act and Future of Crop Research in Canada.”
Join the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics for a discussion by Prof. Richard Gray on the future of crop research in Canada. Gray is a professor and Canadian Grain Policy Chair in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Saskatchewan.
Admission is free, and all welcome. To register for this event, please RSVP by March 17 to Debbie Harkies at dharkies@uoguelph.ca.
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: OVC Lifetime Learning Centre, Room 1714

Campus Day
2017-03-26
Join us for this full-day open house! You are invited to go on a campus tour, check out our residences, attend academic information sessions and chat one-on-one with current students, staff and faculty who are in the programs to which you’ve applied.

Ontario's Attorney General Yasir Naqvi Presents Truscott Lecture in Justice
2017-03-27 18:30 - 19:30
Attorney General for Ontario the Honourable Yasir Naqvi will present the 2017 Truscott Lecture in Justice, “Challenging the Status Quo.” All are welcome to attend.
Location: Alexander Hall
An open reception will be held after the lecture in the Summerlee Science Complex atrium from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

3-Minute Thesis University of Guelph Finals
2017-03-28 13:00 - 15:00
3MT is a university-wide competition for graduate students in which participants present their research and its wider impact in three minutes or less to a panel of non-specialist judges. The challenge is to present complex research in an engaging, accessible and compelling way using only one slide.
The winner of the University of Guelph 3MT competition will move on to represent the University at the provincial competition hosted by the University of Waterloo on April 12.
Location: University Centre, Room 442

Stress Less for Tests
2017-03-28 17:30 - 19:00
Learn practical skills to decrease test anxiety and enhance energy and performance during exam periods. Part one of this program meets today, and part two meets on Thursday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The fee is $5 for U of G students.
Location: University Centre, Room 335

Winegard Exemplary Volunteer Awards
2017-03-29
Established in 2007, these awards are presented each year to U of G staff, faculty and students who volunteer in the community. Presented by the University of Guelph, the United Way of Guelph Wellington Dufferin and the Volunteer Centre of Guelph/Wellington, the awards are named after William Winegard, former U of G president and former Guelph MP who served as Canada’s first minister of science and as parliamentary secretary to the minister of international trade.
Student Yousr El Sharawy, computer science professor Dan Gillis and physical resources manager Paul Mesman are the 2017 recipients.
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Gryphon Centre, UGAA Student Lounge

Blood Donor Clinic
2017-03-29 10:00 - 16:00
Roll up your sleeves and give blood at U of G’s blood donor clinic. No appointment necessary. Visit blood.ca for more information.
Location: University Centre, Peter Clark Hall

Arrell Family Foundation Gift to U of G
2017-03-29 16:30 - 17:30
Join us to celebrate the Arrell Family Foundation gift to the University of Guelph. All staff, faculty and students are invited to celebrate the largest single gift to the University in its history.
Join U of G president Franco Vaccarino and the Arrell family to celebrate a transformational gift from the Arrell Family Foundation. Matched by the University of Guelph, the gift leverages the recent support of $77 million from the Government of Canada.
The formal announcement will take place in Toronto at 12:15 p.m. You are invited to watch the live webcast at www.uoguelph.ca/celebrate. Light refreshments will be served.
Location: Summerlee Science Complex

Thursday at Noon Concert Series Presents Student Soloist Day
2017-03-30 12:00 - 13:00
The Thursday at Noon Concert Series and the Guelph Jazz Festival present Student Soloist Day, featuring performances by the talented music students in the School of Fine Art and Music. This is a free 50-minute concert that everyone is welcome to attend.
Location: MacKinnon Building, Room 107

Seminar on Wildlife Rehabilitation: Welfare and Ethical Considerations
2017-03-30 12:30 - 13:30
Animal Behaviour and Welfare presents “Introduction to Wildlife Rehabilitation: Welfare and Ethical Considerations,” a seminar by Sherri Cox, executive director of research innovation at U of G.
All are welcome. Join the speaker for a meet and greet in ANNU 230 after the talk.
Location: OVC Pathobiology AHL, Room 1800

University of Guelph Concert Winds Recital
2017-03-31
The University of Guelph Concert Winds Ensemble will perform “A Few of My Favourite Things” with conductor John Goddard. The concert marks the 25th anniversary of Goddard at the helm. General admission is $10, students/seniors are $5.
Time: 8 p.m. (doors open at 7:15 p.m.)
Location: Harcourt Memorial United Church, 87 Dean Ave., Guelph

University of Guelph Chamber Ensemble Concert
2017-04-02
The U of G Chamber Ensemble with conductor Henry Janzen will perform classical repertoire. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. Admission is free.
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: MacKinnon Building, Room 107

Engineering Design Day
2017-04-06
Check out the best of engineering design. Second-, third- and fourth-year students will showcase their design solutions.
Schedule of events:

8:30 a.m.: Design 3100 presentation competition. In a Dragon’s Den-style competition, third-year students compete for cash prizes.
11 a.m.: 41X showcase. Fourth-year students show off their capstone design ideas.
2:30 p.m.: Design 2100 students show off their 3D-printed, science fiction-themed toys in a Dragon’s Den-style competition.

Location: Thornbrough Building and Atrium

2017 Chappel Memorial Lecture
2017-04-06 15:30 - 16:30
The 2017 Chappel Memorial Lecture presents Dr. Rocky Tuan, distinguished professor, Departments of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Pittsburgh. He will discuss “Engineering and Regeneration: Stem Cells, Biomatrix and Biomimetic Scaffolds.”
Tuan is director of the Cellular and Molecular Engineering Lab, located in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in the School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh. He is also a professor and the executive vice chairman for orthopaedic research and serves as the Arthur J. Rooney, Sr. Chair Professor in Sports Medicine in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Location: OVC Lifetime Learning Centre, Room 1714

Last Lecture 2017
2017-04-06 17:30 - 19:00
Join the graduating class of 2017 as they gather one last time to reflect and be inspired by a graduating student, faculty member and alumnus/alumna. Reception to follow.

Alumna: Jacqueline Swaisland, BA ’03, LL.B., LL.M., barrister and solicitor
Faculty: Prof. John Walsh, School of Languages and Literatures
Student: Nicole Murphy, B.Sc. H.K. ’17

Location: War Memorial Hall

Take A Paws With Therapy Dogs
2017-04-12
As part of the library’s Exam Stress Busters programming, we’re hosting Take A Paws once again. Take A Paws gives students the opportunity to spend some time with therapy dogs to help reduce stress.
Students can sign up for a 15-minute session to spend quality cuddle time with St. John Ambulance therapy dogs. Registration is required for this event. Please sign up on the library’s website.
This event is sponsored by the McLaughlin Library, Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) and OVC Pet Trust.
Please note that due to library renovations, we’re hosting Take A Paws at the Athletics Centre this semester.
Date: April 12 and 13
Location: Athletics Centre

From Barn Raisings to Quilting Bees, Events That Define Rural Life in Canada
2017-04-12 19:00 - 21:00
The Building Canada Lecture Series presents a lecture by Prof. Catharine Wilson, Department of History. She began researching rural history, particularly in Ontario, and broadened the scope of her research to include immigration and settlement, and now focuses on family strategies for maintaining a life on the land in the 19th and 20th centuries.
She seeks to understand the creation, maintenance and definition of neighbourhood, its practical workings and imagined states to deepen our understanding of and challenge the much romanticized “pioneer days.”
Location: Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk St., Guelph

2017 Hammond Lecture and Sustainability Panel Discussion
2017-04-19
Ellen Schwartzel, deputy commissioner, Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, presents “Water Sustainability: A View From the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario.” All are welcome.
The panelists will include:

Prof. Brady Deaton, Food, Agriculture and Resource Economics (FARE), University of Guelph;
Prof. Sheri Longboat, School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (SEDRD), University of Guelph; and
Prof. Andrea Bradford, School of Engineering (SOE), University of Guelph.

Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Delta Guelph Hotel, 50 Stone Rd. W., Guelph

Poultry Health Research Network Hosts Research Day
2017-04-24 09:00 - 16:00
This year’s theme is “Antimicrobial Stewardship in Poultry Production.”
Location: Arboretum Centre auditorium

Interaction Conference
2017-04-26 - 2017-04-27
Interaction is a conference for university-bound Grade 10 and 11 students. Explore the University of Guelph community and learn more about our academic disciplines and student services. With a variety of sessions to choose from, this day will fly by!

AVPA Teaching Assistant Award Nominations Due
2017-04-27
Nominate an outstanding teaching assistant for the Associate Vice-President Academic (AVPA) Teaching Assistant Award of Excellence. Nomination packages are due by 4:30 p.m. on April 27. Please submit nomination packages to the OpenEd office in Day Hall, Room 125, or via email to teaching@OpenEd.uoguelph.ca.
Date: April 27, 2017
Location: Day Hall, Room 125

Teaching and Learning Innovations Conference
2017-05-02 - 2017-05-03
This year’s conference theme is “Enhancing Teaching and Learning: The Evolution of the Lecture.”
Highlights include:
– plenary speaker Prof. Joe Kim, McMaster University: “Teaching for Now and Later: Key Factors in Creating Durable Learning”;
– plenary panel: “Large Scale Successes: Winning Strategies for Big Classes”; and
– more than 50 concurrent presentations and workshops.
Location: Rozanski Hall

Biomedical Sciences Guest Seminar
2017-05-03
Dr. Carl Walkley, associate professor, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, presents “Application of Murine Models of Osteosarcoma for Preclinical Target Discovery and Validation.”
Walkley completed a bachelor of pharmacy at the University of South Australia in 1999 and a PhD at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, University of Melbourne, in 2003. He then undertook post-doctoral training with Prof. Stuart Orkin at the Dana-Farber Cancer Center, Children’s Hospital Boston.
In 2008, Walkley returned to Australia and now co-leads the Stem Cell Regulation Unit at St. Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne. His focus is on the generation and application of innovative preclinical models of human cancer as target discovery and preclinical validation platforms, myelodysplastic syndrome and osteosarcoma. His laboratory also has a long-standing interest in understanding RNA editing and the ADAR1 protein.
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Location: OVC Biomedical Sciences, Room 1642

Rain Barrel Fundraiser for Child Care & Learning Centre
2017-05-03 16:30 - 20:30
The Child Care & Learning Centre at the University of Guelph has partnered with RainBarrel.ca to host a rain barrel fundraiser.
Rain barrels are $55 each and must be pre-ordered online at www.RainBarrel.ca/uofguelph/. Rain barrels will be available for pick up on May 3 from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Child Care & Learning Centre.
For more information, contact Starlene Ruttan at sruttan@uoguelph.ca or 519-824-4120, ext. 52682
Location: Child Care & Learning Centre, 125 Arboretum Rd., Guelph

Join President Franco Vaccarino for Coffee
2017-05-04 10:00 - 12:00
To show appreciation for everyone’s hard work and contributions this year, all faculty and staff are invited to take a well-deserved break and enjoy coffee and snacks with U of G president Franco Vaccarino and members of the senior leadership team.
Drop by the Bullring for treats and hot beverages courtesy of the president. Come when you can and stay as long as you like.
To RSVP, visit http://bit.ly/CoffeeWithThePresident. Hope to see you there!
Location: Bullring Pub

Summer Exhibition Opening Reception at Art Gallery of Guelph
2017-05-04 19:00 - 21:00
Please join us for an opening reception to launch our summer exhibitions for Phil Irish (mount pile, When We Were, Landmade) and Hiba Abdallah (Th’an).
Location: Art Gallery of Guelph
