U of G News

Virtual Paint Fall Leaves in Watercolour – Arboretum Event
2022-10-17 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
This class covers basic watercolour techniques such as colour mixing, glazing and the wet in wet technique. We will learn how to mix a variety of fall colours and paint beautiful fall leaves. Perfect for absolute beginners.
Format: Online via Zoom.
Instructor: Candice Leyland
A supply list is provided in your confirmation. Please ensure you have the supplies on hand for the workshop.
Supplies:

Watercolours – Any will work,a variety of colours – artist grade is best
Watercolour Paper (140lb Coldpress)
Palette with a mixing area for paint
Watercolour Brushes – Round, 2,4 and an 8
Water Cup
Paper Towels
Masking Tape Board to Tape Paper Down
Waterproof Pen (optional)
A Hairdryer (optional, but helps with drying times)

Fee: $25 (plus HST) per person.
Register Online at https://secure.e-registernow.com/cgi-bin/mkpayment.cgi?state=3285

Study Abroad Fair
2022-10-18 08:30 - 16:30 | Ontario
Join the Centre for International Programs at the Study Abroad Fair to learn about the different programs available to go abroad and the supports available to make it happen. Over the course of three days, you can join various in-person and virtual sessions. The main event is our poster fair happening on Wednesday, October 19 in the UC Courtyard! At the poster fair we will have our incoming exchange students and CIP staff available to answer your questions.
The week of October 17-21, CIP will be at the UAIC front desk on the first floor of the UC to answer your questions!

Grief in the Workplace for Employees
2022-10-18 10:30 - 12:00 | Ontario, Canada
Grief in the Workplace will help participants gain a better understanding of how grief shows up at work. We will discuss the facts and myths around grief and will also provide practical tips and techniques on how to support yourself and others in the workplace.
From this session you will:

Gain a high-level understanding of what grief in the workplace may look like
Better understand the impact of grief on your co-workers
Learn tools and techniques to support yourself and others who are grieving
Learn how to create a culture of compassion that promotes empathy and understanding
Gain knowledge of additional resources and supports in the community

Register through Qualtrics at: https://uoguelph.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8AZDiliJxTyRyhU

Learning and Development for Employees: Assertiveness in the New Virtual Work World - Speak up
2022-10-19 10:00 - 11:30 | Ontario, Canada
This webinar is designed to explore how to practice deliberate and clear assertion in the online work world. This webinar is a great way to increase your on-the-job influence and rates of persuasion. It will teach you how to get the results you want through connections with your audience. It will also teach you how to maintain your comfort with assertively communicating in a virtual environment.
You will learn to:

Increase your confidence; practice of using the screen body language techniques
Handle interruptions, confused priorities, last-minute deadlines
Increase your effectiveness as a communicator in every online interaction
Ask probing questions to clarify positions
Respond to the virtual struggle of finding your voice online
Organize your speaking as purpose-driven: successfully clarify and challenge
Express your ideas confidently without fear of ridicule

Register at: https://www.uoguelph.ca/learningmatters/eventreg/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1841

Pandemic Puppies: A Canine Welfare Timebomb?
2022-10-19 12:30 - 13:30 | OVC Lifetime Learning Centre, 25 McGilvray Street
The second of CCSAW’s Research Seminar Series of 2022-2023 features Dr. Rowena Packer (Lecturer and BBSRC Fellow, Royal Veterinary College, UK: https://www.rvc.ac.uk/about/our-people/rowena-packer) who will present on the topic: Pandemic Puppies: A Canine Welfare Timebomb?
Join us in person at 1714 LLC (with coffee and dessert afterwards!) or on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/96523604564

CIRCLE Fall 2022 Get Together
2022-10-20 16:00 - 17:30 | Interdisciplinary Hub – MacKinnon 019, University of Guelph MacKinnon Bldg, Guelph, N1G 2W1
Join us for the Canada India Research Centre for Learning and Engagement’s (CIRCLE) first in-person social event to catch up with colleagues, network and discuss upcoming activities. All are welcome.
Learn more at https://canadaindiaresearch.ca/events/2022/10/circle-fall-2022-get-together

ONLINE: Take the Stress out of IBS
2022-10-21 12:30 - 13:30 | 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 five-part skills program with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic and Lindzie O’Reilly, dietitian, meets online at 12:30 p.m. for an hour on Fridays for five weeks.
Your link will be e-mailed to you upon registration in the program. Register online.

Oceans and Migration in Works of Dionne Brand and Lawrence Hill
2022-10-24 16:00 - 18:00 | MacKinnon Building, 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
University of Bremen – University of Guelph Lecture Series 2022
Professor Kerstin Knopf | University of Bremen
In their fiction both Dionne Brand and Lawrence Hill write about the history of enslavement of African people, the experience of African Canadian communities, the forging of African diasporas and Black Atlantic cultures. Hence, their literature often revolves around sea voyages, forced migration of the enslaved, and migration of people across oceans and seas, not seldom forced by natural and economic crises and exploitive or totalitarian regimes. In this talk, Prof. Knopf will discuss the novels At the Full and Change of the Moon and The Illegal and their representation of oceans and migration.
More info: https://www.uoguelph.ca/arts/BG-lectures
Learn more at: https://www.uoguelph.ca/arts/BG-lectures

Faculty and Staff: Supporting the Caregiver
2022-10-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Ontario, Canada
Many of us are caregivers for our elderly parents. The stress experienced by caregivers can have negative consequences on our physical and psychological well-being. This session will provide participants with support and resources to help them take care of their loved ones and, at the same time, sustain a healthy quality of life themselves.
Register through Qualtrics at: https://uoguelph.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6wYKghoNF3l6iii

ONLINE: Skills for Research Impact - Clear Language Writing
2022-10-25 13:00 - 14:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Hone your clear communication skills! Get tips on how to structure and write clear language summaries of your research for dissemination to lay audiences.
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

Define what clear language communication is
Recall why clear language communication is important in knowledge mobilization
Explain the importance of identifying and understanding the needs of your audience
Evaluate the clarity of various communication pieces
Construct clear language communication using organization, language and formatting strategies

Register for the Clear Language Writing session.
This workshop series is a collaboration between the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance, the Community Engaged Scholarship Institute (CESI) and the Research Innovation Office at the University of Guelph. For more information, contact us at kttadmin@uoguelph.ca.
Skills for Research Impact
KMb Planning
Sept. 21 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
KMb Examples From U of G
Oct. 11 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Clear Language
Oct. 25 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Infographics
Nov. 2 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Evaluating KMb
Nov. 22 from 1 to 2:30- p.m.
Free virtual Knowledge Mobilization (KMb) workshops and practical skills to increase the impact of your research. Graduate students, faculty and staff from all disciplines welcome.
Sign up here: https://uoguel.ph/research-impact

ONLINE: Stop Worrying
2022-10-26 19:00 - 21:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Learn to curb the worry habit and how to avoid the five key pitfalls that perpetuate and escalate worrying.
This two-hour skills workshop meets ONLINE with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic and includes brain training exercises and a variety of other techniques to decrease worrying.
Your link will be e-mailed to you upon registration in the workshop. Register online.

Deep Dish Dialogues with butcher Brian Schmeler
2022-10-27 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
We’re diving into butchery in our upcoming session of Deep Dish Dialogues! We’ll be joined by butcher Brian Schmeler of Valeriote’s Market. Brian will be preparing a meat-based dish while we learn why cooking methods will vary depending on the cut of the meat. We’ll also discuss how to shop for meat and what qualities you should be looking for. Register now to watch the event live.
Deep Dish Dialogues is an online monthly event series that showcases chefs and food experts diving into impactful subjects. Each episode features new guests and a recipe connected to the topic. In the session, the audience has the chance to learn how to make new dishes while learning more about food, sustainability and our communities. This series is brought to you by the University of Guelph’s Arrell Food Institute and the School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management at the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics.

Halloween Food Drive
2022-10-31 10:30 - 15:30 | Ontario
Help end student food insecurity! Visit the Wellness@Work booth in the UC Courtyard on October 31 between 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to donate a non-perishable food item or toiletry. All donations will go to the Guelph Student Food Bank to support U of G students.
Items in need of most include but are not limited to:

tuna
pasta
dry beans and lentils
peanut butter
jam
flour
sugar
cooking oil
coffee/tea
cereal
chocolate
snacks
shampoo/conditioner
laundry detergent
bar soap
oral hygiene products such as toothpaste
toilet paper

Enter to win a prize!
For each item you donate you will be entered into a draw to win a $25 Hospitality Services gift card. There is no limit to the number of donations, nor the number of times you are entered into the prize draw.
Questions?
Email wellnessatwork@uoguelph.ca.

Trick or Trivia for United Way
2022-10-31 11:30 - 13:00 | University Centre – Peter Clark Hall
Join the U of G community for a costume contest, trivia and lunch!
Tickets are $15 with proceeds going to the University’s 2022 United Way campaign. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Event runs noon to 1 p.m.
Win prizes for best group and individual costume and for winning trivia!
Get your tickets: https://app.kambeo.io/event/trick.or.trivia

Developing an Indigenous-led Approach to Environmental Health Risk Assessment
2022-11-02 12:30 - 13:30 | OVC Pathobiology AHL, 419 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The One Health Institute (OHI) presents Dr. Diana Lewis, Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics speaking on “Developing an Indigenous-led approach to environmental health risk assessment” as part of OHI’s fall 2022 seminar series. All are welcome!

Thinking Spaces with Hilary Bradbury: "Action Research Transformation: Liberating the Spirit of Yes/And at a Time of Eco-Social Crisis"
2022-11-02 15:30 - 17:00 | ONLINE and IN-PERSON, Ontario, Canada
Thinking Spaces: The Improvisation Reading Group and Speaker Series is pleased to present “Action Research Transformation: Liberating the Spirit of Yes/And at a Time of Eco-Social Crisis,” a talk by Hilary Bradbury. This event will take place on Wednesday, November 2 at 3:30 p.m. in person (9 University Avenue, University of Guelph) as well as streamed online (via Zoom). A moderated Q&A will follow the talk. Please note that Hilary will be joining this session online.
If you are interested in attending online, please register at https://uoguel.ph/thinkingspaceshilarybradbury. A Zoom link will be sent to your email the day before the event.
In this talk, Hilary Bradbury will highlight where Action Research for Transformations (ART) is directed: towards a relational response to climate change and achieving global sustainability goals together. Using examples and allowing time for reflection and dialogue, her talk will pay particular attention to how interweaving our own developmental edges regards personal maturity can help meet the demands of social justice. Hilary’s recent book (Bradbury 2022, Elgar Publication) offers further background and examples of the impact ART offers.
MORE ABOUT OUR SPEAKER
Hilary Bradbury, Ph.D., is founder and curator at AR+ | Action Research Plus Foundation. She plays a global community organizing role among action researching ARTists reflected in her position as Editor in Chief of the premier, international peer reviewed Action Research Journal. As a Professor for over twenty years (Case Western, USC and OHSU), Hilary’s expertise brings a transformative action research (“learn by doing”) approach to change. As curator at AR+ Foundation, she supports educator-change leaders and universities become more responsive to our eco-social crisis.

ONLINE: Getting Out Again - Decreasing re-entry anxiety
2022-11-02 19:00 - 21:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Learn how to apply Stress Inoculation Training concepts for decreasing re-entry anxiety and stress as COVID-19 restrictions ease and attendance at in-person activities increases.
Relaxation and self-calming strategies will also be practiced.
This free public workshop on International Stress Awareness Day meets ONLINE from 7 to 9 p.m. with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic.
E-mail Kathy at ksomers@uoguelph.ca for the link to this free workshop.

One Health Research Day
2022-11-03 08:30 - 13:00 | Arboretum Centre, 250 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
The University of Guelph’s One Health Institute and the One Health Student Committee are excited to be collaborating with the Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses (CPHAZ) at the University of Guelph and the One Health Program in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at Western University to host this year’s in-person One Health Research Day at The Arboretum Centre on the morning of Thursday, November 3.
This in-person event will give attendees the chance to interactively learn about One Health and its real-world applications across diverse fields, as well as explore a cross-section of innovative research taking place at the interface of human, animal and environmental health. The event is free and open to all students, faculty and staff!
The schedule for the day can be found on the One Health Research Day website: https://ohresearchday.uoguelph.ca/schedule
Registration is appreciated and can be done at: https://uoguelph.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aXyxZdelb1XzMYC
We hope you can join us!

Landcape Architecture Guest Lecture: "The Works of Carl Borgstrom" by Alexander Topps
2022-11-03 13:00 - 14:00 | 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 entitled “The Works of Carl Borgstrom” by Alexander Topps. Topps is a retired landscape architect and a founding partner of the firm the MBTW Group. He has devoted his spare time to researching and locating the lost works of Carl Borgstrom, who was one of the nine founding members in 1934 of the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects. He is also a board member of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Historical Society and is actively engaged in managing an ambitious museum expansion.
All our welcomed to attend.

Gaelic Influence in the Northumbrian Kingdom
2022-11-03 15:00 - 16:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Join the Centre for Scottish Studies for a virtual lecture delivered by Dr. Fiona Edmonds, winner of the Frank Watson Book Prize 2021.
Professor Fiona Edmonds will give a lecture that draws on the highlights of her book Gaelic Influence in the Northumbrian Kingdom: The Golden Age and the Viking Age, Studies in Celtic History 40 (Boydell and Brewer, 2019). Fiona Edmonds is a professor in Regional History and Director of the Regional Heritage Centre at Lancaster University (UK).
The book tells the story of Northumbria, a kingdom that encompassed northern England as well as parts of southern Scotland. It explores influences that emanated from the Gaelic-speaking world, including Ireland, the Isle of Man, Argyll and the Scottish kingdom of Alba. The book encompasses Northumbria’s ‘Golden Age’, the kingdom’s political and scholarly high-point of the seventh and early eighth centuries and culminates with the kingdom’s decline and fragmentation in the Viking Age, which opened up new links with Gaelic-Scandinavian communities.
The Frank Watson Book Prize is awarded by the Centre for Scottish Studies in odd-numbered years for the best monograph, edited collection and/or book-length original work on Scottish History published in the previous two years.
Registration is available on the event website and early registration is encouraged, as tickets are limited. The event is free and open to the public.
Please note:
This event will be hosted live on Zoom and the link will be posted on the event page and emailed to all registered attendants 24 hours before the event begins.

The Crisis in Ukraine
2022-11-04 12:30 - 13:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Join our panel as we discuss the war in Ukraine and its consequences.

Dr. Adam Kochanski – Incoming Assistant Professor, Law and Justice, Department of Political Science, University of Guelph
Dr. Edward Koning – Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Guelph
Dr. Ivan Jaworsky – Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, University of Waterloo
Moderator: Dr. Ian Spears – Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Guelph

Hosted by the Department of Political Science, University of Guelph.
Learn more at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-crisis-in-ukraine-tickets-451788831557

Wine and Spirit Education Trust Certification
2022-11-06 | Macdonald Stewart Hall, 42 Macdonald St, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The WSET Level 1 Award in Wines is intended for people who have little or no prior knowledge of wines. It is designed to provide a sound but simple introduction to wines.
The WSET Level 1 Award in Wines qualification will assist those who need a basic familiarity with the main types and styles of wines, for example people who work with wines
as part of a larger beverage portfolio in the retail and hospitality sectors or those just interested in learning more about wine.
Successful candidates will learn the key stages in grape growing and wine making, list the principal types and styles of wine, state the key characteristics of wines made from the principal grape varieties as well as other examples of wines, and know the key principles involved in the storage and service of wine.
Join our one-day in person certification on Nov. 6. See our link for details and registration.

Fall Preview Day
2022-11-06 10:00 - 15:30 | Guelph Campus, Ontario, Canada
Fall Open House event for prospective students and their families. Go on a campus tour, visit residences, drop in and explore academic buildings and labs, and speak with faculty, staff and students at our resource fair. Your one-stop shop for everything Guelph!

Reviving Ghosts: An Isotopic Investigation of Madagascar’s Extinct Lemurs
2022-11-07 11:30 - 13:00 | OVC Pathobiology AHL, 419 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The Department of Anthropology is pleased to host this free lecture by Dr. Brooke Crowley (PhD), a professor in the Department Geology and Anthropology and the Geology Graduate Director at the University of Cincinnati. She investigates ecological interactions among living and recently extinct animals (including humans) using stable isotope biogeochemistry. Her interests include niche partitioning, conservation biology and Quaternary paleoecology. She is particularly interested in the causes and consequences of recent extinctions, and the ecological repercussions of habitat fragmentation and degradation.

Indigenous Veterans Day
2022-11-08 09:00 - 09:15 | College Ave. and Gordon St., Ontario, Canada
Join the U of G community as we recognize Indigenous Veterans Day and honour the important contributions made by First Nations, Inuit and Métis Veterans in service to Canada.
Campus flags will be lowered to half-mast and a brief service will take place at the flag poles on the corner of College Ave. and Gordon St. (OVC side).

Landcape Architecture Guest Lecture "Process & Practice at MNLA" by Molly Bourne
2022-11-08 13:00 - 14:00 | ImprovLab, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The Landscape Architecture program in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development presents a guest lecture entitled “Process and Practice at MNLA.” Bourne is a Landscape Architect and principal at MNLA in New York City. Bourne sees landscape architecture practice as a medium to celebrate and explore the environment and our place within it. She is deeply dedicated to elevated design thinking that advances the public good.
Since joining the firm in 1999, Bourne has led award-winning, multidisciplinary teams on high-profile projects for waterfront parks, cultural institutions, and urban revitalization. Her professional passions include activating public space dialogue, tackling climate change, reclaiming industrial sites and shorelines, and protecting pollinators.
All are welcome to attend.

ONLINE: Skills for Research Impact - Infographic Development and Design
2022-11-08 13:00 - 14:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Go beyond the academic poster: Learn all about best practices for designing engaging and visually appealing infographics.
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

Describe the principles of visual design
Select appropriate resources to help make visual layouts
Create a basic infographic using PowerPoint as a graphic design tool

Register for the Infographic Development session.
This workshop series is a collaboration between the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance, the Community Engaged Scholarship Institute (CESI) and the Research Innovation Office at the University of Guelph. For more information, contact us at kttadmin@uoguelph.ca.
Skills for Research Impact
KMb Planning
Sept. 21 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
KMb Examples From U of G
Oct. 11 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Clear Language
Oct. 25 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Infographics
Nov. 2 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Evaluating KMb
Nov. 22 from 1 to 2:30- p.m.
Free virtual Knowledge Mobilization (KMb) workshops and practical skills to increase the impact of your research. Graduate students, faculty and staff from all disciplines welcome.
Sign up here: https://uoguel.ph/research-impact

Guelph Food Safety Seminars 19th Annual Symposium
2022-11-09 10:30 - 12:00 | ImprovLab, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Welcome to the 19th (and 3rd virtual) Guelph Food Safety Seminars (GFSS) Symposium.
Inflation: The New Foodborne Illness?
What effect does inflation have on the safety and security of our food? Composed of a series of seminars, this year’s Symposium will examine how rising costs are affecting food safety along the food supply chain; the challenges and benefits of food rescue; and the role alternative protein sources play. A panel of experts will join our last session to address questions on how to safely stretch our food dollars.
Session 1: At what cost? Food safety and rising prices
Session 2: Waste Not; Want Not: Food Diversion at Its Finest
Session 3: Alternative proteins – Are we there yet?
Session 4: How to Stretch your Food Dollar Safely – Q&A Session
The Symposium is free but registration is required. Register for as many sessions as you would like. Details can be found at: https://www.uoguelph.ca/foodscience/19th-annual-guelph-food-safety-seminars-symposium
Contact Dr. Susan Sabatini, Food Science ssabatin@uoguelph.ca with any questions.
The Guelph Food Safety Seminars (GFSS) began in 2004 to provide a forum in which to share timely and pertinent food safety topics. The GFSS Organizing Committee plans seminars throughout the year and an annual symposium. Our objective is to bring together people from the Guelph Food Safety Network and others who are interested in the risk management approach to food quality and safety to learn, educate, illuminate, and discuss issues of common interest and broaden networks. The GFSS is a partnership in agri-food safety: AAFC, CFIA; CIPHI (Ontario); Health Canada; NSF International; OMAFRA; PHAC; University of Guelph (Department of Food Science and CRIFS).

ONLINE: Anxiety Skills and Strategies
2022-11-09 19:00 - 20:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Learn powerful strategies, tips and information on how to respond and calm down the uncomfortable sensations of anxiety. A variety of long and short self-calming strategies are introduced, along with behaviours that can help prevent escalation of anxiety.
This three-session skills program with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic meets online for an hour on three consecutive Wednesday evenings beginning at 7 p.m. tonight.
Your link will be e-mailed to you upon registration in the program. Register online.

2022 Health Services Flu Clinic
2022-11-10 09:00 - 12:30 | Mitchell Gym, Gryphons Athletic Centre, University of Guelph
Student Health Services will be offering the flu vaccine to all students, faculty and staff. To promote a healthy campus, we encourage everyone to get their flu shot. By getting the flu shot, particularly during the pandemic, you can help keep hospital resources open for those who need them the most.
2022 Flu Clinic Details:
No appointment is necessary.

Nov. 3 and 10 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Small Gym, Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre
Nov. 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Health Services in the J.T. Powell Building
Nov. 16 from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Small Gym, Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre

If you’re coming to an on-campus flu shot clinic, be sure to:

Bring a printed, completed Flu Vaccine Consent Form with you. Forms will be available at the clinics, too.
Plan to remain in the after-care area for 15 minutes after your vaccination.
Wear a mask
