Local Government: A Social Ontology of Care
2024-02-13 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto) | MacKinnon Building, 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
What is ‘local government’? How can it be understood?
Join our guest speaker JS (Kobus) Wessels, University of South Africa, who takes a theoretical lens to question, study and challenge our underlying assumptions about good or bad local government within different contexts.
The day-to-day well-being of people worldwide is affected in dissimilar ways and intensity by local governments. in some countries, residents are barley aware of this sphere of government, while in other countries, they live through vivid experiences of good or bad local government.
When: Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 from noon to 1:00 p.m.
Where: MacKinnon 019
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Skills for Research Impact Series: Evaluating KTT Activities
2024-02-13 13:00 - 14:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
When all is said and done, how do you know it worked? Go beyond the anecdote and learn to use evaluation techniques to assess the impact of your knowledge mobilization efforts.
After attending this workshop, participants will be able to:

Summarize the steps involved in evaluating KTT
Discuss common challenges and best practices in KTT evaluation
Use strategies to identify KTT measures and indicators
Explain trade-offs in deciding what and how to measure
Select appropriate KTT evaluation goals
Build a logic model or theory of change to explain KTT rationale
Create a basic evaluation framework for their own KTT work

Register to attend.

Human Rights & You: Addressing Discrimination and Harassment on Campus
2024-02-14 13:30 - 15:00 | University Centre, 150 Research Ln, Guelph, Ontario, N1G2W1, Canada
This workshop encourages participants to move beyond the text of Ontario’s human rights legislation to understand how legal requirements affect our day-to-day work.
How do we identify when behaviour is harassment or discrimination? How do we know when behaviour rises to the level of a human rights violation? What is a reasonable response to a complaint in the circumstances? How do we prevent human rights violations from occurring in the first place?
This workshops provides tools and strategies to respond to each of these questions.

Winter Tree I.D. (In-person)
2024-02-15 09:00 - 16:00 | Arboretum Centre, 250 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
No leaves? No problem!
In this hands-on, interactive workshop you will learn about the variety of tree features that are useful for identifying trees in winter. From buds and twigs to leaf scars and bark, we will take an in-depth look at the surprisingly distinctive characteristics that let us unlock the identities of trees in their dormant season. We will focus on native Ontario tree species, with some common introduced species included as well.
Part of the session will be held outdoors, so be sure to dress for the weather! Each registrant that attends the workshop will receive a copy of The Arboretum’s Tree Bud Biodiversity Sheet.
Fee: $94 (plus HST) per person if you register by the early bird deadline of February 7, 2024. After February 7 the fee is $104 plus HST.

U of G on Tour: Ontario Veterinary College Complex
2024-02-15 12:30 - 13:20 | University of Guelph
This tour travels through the OVC anatomy museum and the non-clinical areas of the Large and Small Animal Clinics for about 50 minutes. Maximum 30 participants.
Due to biosecurity and confidentiality concerns, a guided tour is required, and participants are not permitted to “wander around” or explore within the clinics without a guide. Please note that there is a strict no photography or video recording policy in the clinics or in areas where animal patients are present.

Wellness Friday - Calming Your Mind During Challenging Times
2024-02-16 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Today’s life is fast-paced and leaves little time to relax and decompress. Greater pressure is being put on all of us to do more. The result is that many of us have lost the ability to sit still and simply be with ourselves.
This session will explore personal stress triggers and review some practical, easy techniques to make brief relaxation moments a natural part of everyday life.

Winter Birdwatching at The Arboretum
2024-02-17 09:00 - 11:00 | Arboretum Centre, 250 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
It may seem cold and dark, but winter can be an incredible time for birdwatching!
Join us for a winter stroll through The Arboretum in search of our toughest birds and learn about how they persevere through our most challenging season. We’ll also be on the lookout for visitors from the north, as several birds from our northern forests sometimes visit The Arboretum on their winter travels.
This walk is a great introduction to birding for new birders or an opportunity to hone your skills if you have some experience, and we will have binoculars available to borrow. Please dress warmly, as birding requires lots of standing still and it may be chilly!
*Maximum 18 adults.
Fee: $12 (plus HST) per person, per day.

Owl Program
2024-02-17 14:00 - 15:30 | Arboretum Centre, 250 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
Discover how to use your eyes and ears to identify Ontario’s Owls. Through a wide variety of hands-on activities participants will learn about owl plumage, calls and behaviour, habitat requirements, migration patterns, and owl folklore. You’ll get a chance to meet some of Wild Ontario’s owl ambassadors, and then be shown tips and tricks for finding owls in the wild!
Please note this is an indoor program only in our Arboretum Centre. Pre-registration is strongly advised to ensure your spot. Should there still be space available we will also accept payment at the door the day of the event.
Fee: $12 (plus HST) per person

Family Day Crafternoon!
2024-02-19 13:00 - 16:00 | Art Gallery of Guelph, 358 Gordon Street, Guelph, Canada
Bring your young artists to the Art Gallery of Guelph this Family Day and explore our current exhibitions with activities that incorporate bright colour pastels to create unique DIY scratch art and a collaborative community banner! Inspired by the exhibition Tautuppaa | Long Looking featuring the distinctive work of Inuit artist Tim Pitsiulak, this drop-in program for children and caregivers will explore how to make images with black paint that is scraped away to reveal a colourful image, while also contributing to a community banner that will be displayed at the gallery, incorporating participants’ vibrant drawings on black paper that celebrate gratitude, family, and relationships to land and nature.
Drop in any time between 1 to 4 p.m. on Family Day! This program is designed for kids aged 4 to 14 with their caregiver(s), though all ages are welcome. Please note: children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Free; all materials are provided; no experience is required. Come dressed for a mess!

Take Your Break: Free Hot Beverage for All Employees
2024-02-20 09:30 - 11:00 | University Centre Courtyard, Ontario, Canada
Taking regular breaks during the workday can help you destress and recharge. Stop by the UC Courtyard or the OVC Cafeteria between 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. for a free hot beverage. Bring along your colleagues. This opportunity is available for all U of G employees.
The Take Your Break event is not just about recognizing our staff and faculty for all the amazing things they do by providing them with free drinks and snacks. It is also about making the space to engage in healthy work habits, step away from our workspaces to take a walk, and do it with our colleagues to support our mental and social well-being.

Conifer Workshop (In-person)
2024-02-22 09:00 - 15:00 | Arboretum Centre, 250 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
The world’s tallest, widest, oldest, and most primitive trees belong to this diverse group of plants.
Come learn about the dwarf evergreen in your backyard, the holiday tree in your living room and the stately giants towering in the forest. This indoor/outdoor workshop will discuss the evolution, identification, characteristics, and uses of conifers from both Ontario and around the world. A tour of the Arboretum’s extensive Conifer and Dwarf Conifer collections will be included in your day, so please dress for the weather.
Fee: $80 (plus HST) per person if you register by the early bird deadline of February14, 2024. After February 14 the fee is $90 plus HST.

U of G on Tour: Meeting the Animals that Help Us All
2024-02-22 12:30 - 13:20 | Central Animal Facility, 81 McGilvray Street
The Central Animal Facility houses a wide variety of animals for research and teaching including; mice, rats, rabbits, dogs, cats and turkeys.
The tour will visit various animal holding areas and procedural spaces while talking about the unique features of the facility, the guidelines that must be followed, some of the ongoing research and the care of the animals in the facility including environmental enrichment strategies.

Stories as a Nurse and a Nomad
2024-02-22 13:00 - 15:00 | Art Gallery of Guelph, 358 Gordon Street, Guelph, Canada
Available in person AND online.
Join the AGG Volunteer Association as they welcome Renata Mares for a talk and presentation at 1 p.m. on Feb. 22. An AGG volunteer, Renata works as an adaptation consultant and nurse educator. With a focus on public health, Renata has been committed to assessing and improving the way the Canadian healthcare system functions and supports its workers, especially nurses, in the face of a healthcare crisis and pandemic. With a career that has taken her to four continents and thirty countries, she lived and worked in Nunavut and the Yukon between 2015 and 2020, a residency that transformed how she thinks about creative practice and wellbeing, art and science.
Living within Inuit communities and engaging in community projects offered Renata direct engagement with artists in the North and their work across varied media, as well as a deeper appreciation of the personal and social roles art plays. Living among northern communities also allowed Renata to build conversations with artists, collecting not only art, but stories of their motivation. Renata will speak about these experiences that have shaped her insight into building trust and resilience among individuals and communities, as well as the profound impact of artistic exploration on health, healing, and wellbeing.
Join in person at the Art Gallery of Guelph, or virtually on Zoom.

Better Sleep workshop for Peri-Menopausal Women
2024-02-22 19:00 - 21:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Learn drug-free tips to help cope with mid-life sleep changes, hot flashes, and the frustration of being awake through the night.
This two-hour skills workshop meets online with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management & High Performance Clinic.
Full details and registration.
Fees:

$10 for University of Guelph students (due to a subsidy from U of G Student Health Services)

$20 for members of United Steelworkers Local 4120 (due to a subsidy from Local 4120)

$37 for all others

Animal Tracking (In-person)
2024-02-24 09:00 - 16:00 | Arboretum Centre, 250 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
Have you ever wondered what made those marks in the snow?
In this full day program, we will be learning how to track animals and study the tracks and signs of Ontario mammals and other types of wildlife. By the end of the day you will learn to identify and interpret animal tracks by looking at track patterns and gait analysis. The workshop will also include an introduction to scat identification. There is an outdoor component that will have us looking for and following animal tracks and trails. Please dress in layers to be outdoors and wear comfortable, warm boots. Recommended: Bring a notebook and a measuring tape to help with track identification.
The Arboretum Mammal booklet is included in the registration fee.
Fee: $97 (plus HST) per person if you register by the early bird deadline of February 16, 2024. After February 16 the fee is $107 plus HST.

Rock / Paper / Scissors Book + Print Fair with PS Guelph
2024-02-25 11:00 - 16:00 | Art Gallery of Guelph, 358 Gordon Street, Guelph, Canada
Join us for Publication Studio Guelph’s Rock / Paper / Scissors: Book + Print Fair on Sunday, February 25 at the AGG! This annual event is devoted to small-scale publishing and the social life of the book. This year, zinesters, printmakers, poets, and publishers from across Ontario will join us for a print media lover’s dream. Peruse hand-made and locally published books and print media while supporting small bookmakers, artists, and publishers.
This event is part of a weekend of programming hosted by PS Guelph, including a series of bookmaking and writing workshops on Saturday, February 24. Stay tuned to PS Guelph for workshop announcements and sign-up as well as the Book + Print Fair vendor list.
The Book + Print Fair event space is accessible by both a ramp and stairs leading to the front entrance.

Morning Mindful Moment
2024-02-26 10:00 - 10:15 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Join this short mindful moment or the entire series to kick start your Monday morning and your week.
This mindfulness exercise will be a guided activity focused on guided breathing. Join to sit back, relax and follow along to the guided script to start your day in a positive way. All levels of experience are welcome!
But first… what is mindfulness?
Mindfulness is moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, and experiences without judgment. It is taking a closer look at the right here and right now. A well-known researcher in this field, Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, has stated that mindfulness is, “the awareness that arises from paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment and non-judgmentally” (2015).

Virtual Travels with a Nature Geek: Six Continents of Life
2024-02-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Arboretum Centre, 250 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
Since 1999, the Arboretum’s interpretive biologist Chris Earley has traveled the world as a nature tour leader for Worldwide Quest. Each of his six talks focus on a different continent and showcase the amazing life that is found there. You’ll meet wildlife you know such as whales, leopards and penguins, and wildlife you may not know, such as lorises, mobulas, silvereyes and geladas. Join Chris and his enthusiasm for these informative and entertaining forays into the nature of our planet.
Fee: $10 (plus HST) per person, per session or book all 6 at once and pay $55 ($5 off the series).
Birds and Beasts Abound (Brazil and the Galapagos)
Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, noon to 1 p.m.
Today we look at the wildlife of two different places on this incredibly biodiverse continent. In Brazil, see the elusive (Jaguar) and the stranger-than-strange (Giant Anteater). We will meet the world’s longest parrot and visit a church that has befriended a wolf taller than a Great Dane. The Galapagos hosts a wide variety of inhabitants than are both accepting and entertaining.
Asia: The Land where the Leopard is King (Sri Lanka)
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, noon to 1 p.m.
If you like safaris, Sri Lanka is the place for you. With some of the world’s largest Leopards, a variety of habitats and beautiful birdlife, this “drop in the ocean” off the coast of India is an entrancing place for wildlife watching. Dancing daddy longlegs, displaying peacocks and inquisitive monkeys are ready to grab your attention.
North America: Friendly Whales (Mexico’s Baja California)
Friday, March 1, 2024, noon to 1 p.m.
Picture this: You are in a small boat in a shallow bay. You hear a puff of air behind you and turn to see a whale… but not just any whale, one of the world’s friendliest whales. And this whale lifts her baby up to the surface to meet you. For no reward and for no reason other than that she seems to want you to meet her baby as much as you want to meet her baby. These are Baja’s Grey Whales. Oh, did we mention that there are a myriad of other whales to see here, too, as well as sea lions, whale sharks, elephant seals, hummingbirds, shorebirds, gulls…
Australia: Research on the Reef and more
Monday, March 4, 2024, noon to 1 p.m.
Imagine literally living on the Great Barrier Reef. As an undergrad student, I did just that while I was studying a small bird called the Silvereye. Learn about the life of a coral cay island sitting on one of the planet’s most diverse ecosystems. Egg-laying sea turtles, 60 000 nesting noddy terns, 40 000 howling shearwaters, giant spider roommates, shark faceoffs, sandwich-stealing rails and more, all on an island less than 1 km long.
Antarctica: Amazing Animals of the Last Continent
Wednesday, March 6, 2024, noon to 1 p.m.
There be penguins! Visit the vastness that is Antarctica. Incredible vistas and frozen seas where seals, whales and seabirds converge on a food chain based on algae and krill. A stop at South Georgia reveals a Serengeti-like congregation of mammals and birds… including hundreds of thousands of King Penguins. Was that a massive Wandering Albatross that just flew by?
Africa: The Ultimate Wildlife Safari (Tanzania, Kenya, Namibia and Botswana)
Friday, March 8, 2024, noon to 1 p.m.
A trip to Africa is like stepping into a wildlife documentary… you literally don’t know which way to look or what animal to focus your attention on. The intricate patterns on the zebras and giraffes. The sounds of the hippos and hyenas. Size of the eagles and storks. Meet the largest, noisiest and jaw-droppingest collection of creatures you could ever hope to see.
Register to attend.

IUPAC Global Women's Breakfast
2024-02-27 08:00 - 09:30 | Ontario
Catalyzing Diversity in Science.
Join us Tuesday, Feb. 27 for an amazing opportunity to celebrate what it means to be a woman in STEM. Also fun prizes and a raffle to be won.
The goal of this event is to bring people together from all genders and all science disciplines to learn from each other, and to raise awareness of the challenges women scientists face in academic, industry and government institutions.
Price: $10
Register now!
Can’t make breakfast? Join us after for an open seminar of panel speakers talking about what it means to be both a woman and a mom in a chemistry-based job.
This event is presented by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), held in conjunction with the U.N. Day of Women and Girls in Science.

Mawadisidiwag | They Visit Each Other
2024-02-27 11:00 - 13:00 | University Centre, 150 Research Ln, Guelph, Ontario, N1G2W1, Canada
Reconciliation is all about relationships. This ‘tea and talk’ session is an opportunity to share, explore and learn together. Participants are invited to bring forward topics and questions to ignite conversations.
This session will be hosted by Cara Wehkamp, AVP (Indigenous Initiatives) and is open to all students, staff and faculty at the University of Guelph.

In Conversation: Anong Beam and Rhéanne Chartrand
2024-02-27 18:30 - 20:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
In response to the Art Gallery of Guelph’s Fall 2023 exhibition Carl Beam: Pieces of a Puzzle, AGG welcomes artist Anong Beam, Carl Beam’s daughter, in conversation with curator Rhéanne Chartrand, who has long been engaged with Beam’s oeuvre. Considering the stories and legacies of the Manitoulin Island-based M’Chigeeng artist, their dialogue will centre on The Columbus Suite, a compelling series of prints featured in the exhibition created by Beam in response to the discourses surrounding the quincentenary of European arrival on Turtle Island.
Probing the nuances with which the artist investigated and challenged narratives of world history, politics, science, ecology, materiality, and Indigeneity, the speakers will delve into Beam’s profound influence and its resonance on both personal and community levels. The contributions of the prolific artist continue to leave an indelible mark in the realms of both contemporary visual arts and Indigenous cultural resilience and representation.
Carl Beam: Pieces of a Puzzle was curated by Sally Frater and presented by the Art Gallery of Guelph with the support of the Ontario Arts Council and Canada Council for the Arts.
Image detail: Carl Beam, Lincoln and Ravens, 1990, photo-etching. Gift of Marion Oxley, 2006. Macdonald Stewart Art Centre Collection

Thinking Spaces: Zahra Habib "Lunar Rotations: Eternal Eleuthia"
2024-02-28 14:00 - 16:00 | ImprovLab, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Please join us on Wednesday, February 28 at 2:00 p.m. (ET) for Thinking Spaces: “Eternal Eleutheria” with Zahra Habib.
This presentation will take place in person at ImprovLab, MCKN 108 at the University of Guelph, as well as online via Zoom (please email ahadmin@uoguelph.ca for the Zoom link!).
As always, our Thinking Spaces events are free!
More about this talk:
Zahra takes you on the cosmic experience that is Lunar Rotations, blending musical selections with narrative overtones that connect the sounds with the theme of arriving at an eternally internal freedom: Eleutheria.
More about the speaker:
Any creation from Zahra Habib is an experience. Zahra is an award-winning DJ, producer, radio host, and multi-faceted creator. Her Lunar Rotations radio show and live experience is a performance of cathartic, creative force, and has rocked dance floors in London, Toronto, and New York. She has produced countless radio and podcast programs, and is known for her ability to inspire deep understanding and transformative ideas in her interviews, viewable on LunarRotations.TV. An advocate an expressive, creative life for all, she is a Board Member of TD Sunfest World Music Festival, the JUNOs Hip-Hop and Rap Advisory committee, and among many other distinctions, the owner of Shakti Creative Media Garden.
Keep up with Zahra via zahrahabib.ca, and Instagram: @Zahra.Shakti @Lunar.Rotations
More about the series:
The Improvisation Reading Group and Speaker Series, Thinking Spaces, considers the ways in which improvisation can provide us with new ways of thinking and acting. Throughout the year, this group organizes public talks, workshops, special events, and concerts, as well as reading sessions that may include music, performance, film, academic texts, fiction, etc., based around critical thinking on improvisation. Readings are circulated in advance, and may also include short informal presentations by current IICSI students, artists or community groups.

Blazing the Trail of Black Excellence: Celebrating the Past and Building a Strong Future
2024-02-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Ontario
Join the Office of Diversity and Human Rights on February 29 for an exciting online panel discussion at noon, in celebration of Black History Month.
Join our AVP, Indira Naidoo-Harris and three amazing Black Canadian trailblazers as they share their stories, their perspectives and their hopes for the Black community in Canada.

Deep Dish Dialogues celebrates Caribbean Cuisine
2024-02-29 12:00 - 13:00 | MacDonald Institute, 68 MacDonald Street, Guelph, Ontario, N1G1Y1, Canada
Deep Dish Dialogues will be celebrating Caribbean cuisine with Chef Warren Ford from George Brown College and University of Guelph’s Chancellor, Dr. Mary Anne Chambers.
This hour-long event will include a discussion around Caribbean ingredients, cooking techniques and culture. In addition, Chef Ford will be demonstrating how to prepare his special dish of pan roasted jerk chicken with coconut rice and peas, coleslaw and guava vinaigrette. This free event can be attended in-person at the Anita Stewart Memorial Food Lab or you can tune in and watch online.
Registration is required through Eventbrite.

Cross-Border Dialogues: Ryan Rice and heather ahtone @ AGG Online
2024-02-29 18:30 - 20:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Cross-Border Dialogues is a series of conversations between arts programmers based in Canada and the United States. Participants will address a range of topics including the philosophies that inform their work, their methods for engagement, and the role of pedagogy and community outreach in their respective practices.
This iteration features Ryan Rice and heather ahtone.
Ryan Rice, Kanien’kehá:ka of Kahnawake, is a curator, critic and creative consultant based in Toronto. His institutional and independent curatorial career spans 30 years in community, museums, artist run centres, public spaces and galleries. Rice focuses his extensive curatorial research and writing on contemporary and Onkwehón:we art. In 2023, he co-curated the 2023 Bonavista Biennale (Newfoundland) and he was appointed to OCAD University’s Onsite Gallery as the Executive Director alongside his Curator, Indigenous Art post. He consistently contributes to multiple communities to advance leadership and organizational experiences in the arts and culture sector.
Dr. heather ahtone (Choctaw/Chickasaw Nation) is Director of Curatorial Affairs at First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Her research examines the intersection between Indigenous cultural knowledge, art and museum practice. Working in the Native arts community since 1993, she has curated numerous exhibits, publishes regularly, and continues to seek opportunities to broaden discourse on global contemporary Indigenous arts. In addition to serving the Native arts community, she is on the editorial board for American Art Journal, is on multiple boards, including the Clara Luper Civil Rights Center, Association of Art Museum Curators, and the Native American Art Studies Association.
Presented with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and Guelph Community Foundation Community Fund.

GREAT at U of G Presents: Employee Appreciation Day Celebrations
2024-03-01 | University Centre Courtyard, Ontario, Canada
Employee Appreciation Day is on Friday, March 1 and GREAT at U of G is delighted to invite you to join the festivities. Appreciation is the acknowledgement and enjoyment of the good qualities of someone or something.
This year, visit the UC Courtyard on Friday, March 1 from 12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. to socialize, enjoy live music, partake in specialty desserts and beverages, and enter your ballot for one of three exciting prizes!

12:15 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Opening and Remarks
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Live music, specialty desserts, beverages, and prizes

Registration
Visit the event page and register to help us estimate Hospitality orders.
Virtual Prize Draw
To get in the spirit, GREAT at U of G invites you to consider “What is one thing that you appreciate about your University of Guelph Community?” Post your answer on the Employee Appreciation Day Kudoboard by Friday, March 1, 5 p.m. to be entered for one of two prizes valued at approximately $100 each!

Decreasing Headaches
2024-03-04 19:00 - 20:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
More than 2 or 3 headaches a month are too many!
Learn practical strategies to decrease tension and migraine headaches, and the pain of headaches, without the use of pain medications.
This four-part skills program with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management & High Performance Clinic meets online for 90 minutes, once a week, for 4 weeks.
Full details and registration.
Fees:

$ 20 for University of Guelph students (due to a subsidy from U of G Student Health Services)

$ 57 for members of United Steelworkers Local 4120 (due to a subsidy from Local 4120)

$119 for all others

Women's Only Swim
2024-03-06 15:05 - 15:50 | Athletics Centre, 150 Reynolds Walk, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Athletics is opening their Women’s only swim in March for staff and faculty to attend for free! No membership is required.
Staff should enter through Client Services to register for their free swim pass. Everyone should enter the pool through the changerooms. Locks are available for rent for $1 or you may bring your own lock. Bags are not permitted on deck and all belongings should be secured in a locked locker. For more details and swim policies see the Athletics Recreation Swim webpage.
Athletic Fee Subsidy, All Staff
Have you heard of the Athletic Fee Subsidy? This subsidy makes general recreation and fitness very affordable. With the Athletics Centre on campus, there is no initiation fee, and you can sign up month to month and pause anytime without penalty! You can also add on an NRG membership for fitness classes, the Fitness Centre and NRG Zone as part of the subsidy – so another very affordable rate for a state-of-the-art fitness centre and the best fitness classes in town! For more information, please visit the Fitness & Recreation membership page.
NRG Zone Information
NRG members have access to ‘NRG Zone’ – Athletics & Recreation’s new small-scale, sensory-reduced studio. This includes daily women’s only hours and hours specifically for staff, faculty, and grad students. View the NRG Zone website.

Take the Stress Out of IBS
2024-03-06 17:30 - 18:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Learn strategies that decrease symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), or a nervous/stressed stomach, by tackling the two greatest triggers of IBS symptoms…. diet and stress.
This program teaches the most effective relaxation, diet, and lifestyle strategies to improve brain-gut relationship and positively impact IBS symptoms. These approaches are helpful for those with IBS and for people with a stressed stomach who would like to better regulate their digestive system.
This practical, five-session skills program with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management & High Performance Clinic and Lindzie O’Reilly, dietitian at Student Wellness Services, meets online for an hour on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. for 5 weeks.
Full details and registration.
Fee:

$20 for University of Guelph students (due to a subsidy from U of G Student Health Services)

$47 for members of United Steelworkers Local 4120 (due to a subsidy from Local 4120)

$97 for all others

2024 International Women’s Day Breakfast and Panel Discussion, Presented by GenEq
2024-03-08 08:30 - 10:00 | Waasamowin – Summerlee Science Complex Atrium, 474-570 Gordon St, Guelph, ON, N1G 1Y2, Canada
Join the GenEQ committee to celebrate women’s achievements and reinforce commitment to women’s equality at the 2024 International Women’s Day Breakfast and Panel Discussion presented by GenEq.
What to expect
Starting at 8:30 a.m.
Come grab a bite to eat and a hot drink at the Summerlee Science Complex Atrium, then find your seat for the morning’s panel discussion.
8:55 a.m.
President Charlotte Yates will offer words of welcome and remarks for International Women’s Day.
9:10 a.m.
Leanne Son Hing will moderate a panel on Inspiring Inclusion: how to ensure the needs, interests and aspirations of women* are valued and included in academia, our workplaces, and our communities.
Please RSVP online by March 5 to help us minimize food waste. RSVP now.
About GenEQ
GenEQ (Gender equity at the University of Guelph) is an initiative to advance the status of women* at the UofG. We are all responsible for improving gender equity.
* The GenEQ Advisory Group use an inclusive definition of women that encompasses cisgender, transgender, intersex, and genderqueer women and encourage participation from individuals who are Two Spirit and/or gender nonconforming (e.g., non-binary, agender, bigender, and gender fluid).
Questions?
Contact the Office of Ceremonies and Events at uofgevents@uoguelph.ca.
