U of G News

ONLINE: Virtual Interaction Conference
2021-04-28 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario, Canada
Two-day conference introducing academic and student life opportunities to university-bound grade 10 and 11 students. Participants choose to attend one of the two days. Registration required. Free to attend. Learn more at admission.uoguelph.ca/events.

ONLINE: U of G Spring Social for Faculty and Staff
2021-04-29 10:00 - 10:45 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The U of G Spring Social is a reimagined virtual event for staff and faculty to celebrate the end of the academic year.
Join President Charlotte Yates and the senior leadership team online for brief remarks and a little fun.
THERE WILL BE PRIZES!
RSVP for the event.

ONLINE: Rhyze Ventures Info Session
2021-04-29 12:00 - 12:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Attention entrepreneurs! Please join us for a virtual information session about Innovation Guelph’s programming. Our community partner from Innovation Guelph, Rama Walid, will provide information about Innovation Guelph’s Rhyze Ventures Program. This is a custom-designed program created by women entrepreneurs, for women entrepreneurs. They have crafted a balance of in-class learning, practical hands-on project work, mentorship, and peer-to-peer networking to address your biggest business challenges, push your boundaries, and see you through to implementation.
Agenda:

Welcome and introduction (2 minutes)
Overview of the Guelph Guide to Entrepreneurship resource (3 minutes)
Innovation Guelph’s Rhyze Ventures Program presentation (15 minutes)
Q&A and discussion (10 minutes)

Register online.
Questions? Contact accel@uoguelph.ca.

ONLINE: Arboretum Workshop - Virtual Constellation "Walk"
2021-04-29 19:00 - 20:00, 2021-05-27 19:00 - 20:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Learning the night sky is like getting to know a new neighborhood. At first, it may seem big and confusing, but as you strike out and become more and more familiar with prominent landmarks, the day comes when you realize that the neighborhood is no longer new. It’s home.
Join the Arboretum for monthly online sessions as we get to know the night sky a little better. Participants will be introduced to prominent stars and constellations, where to look for them and how the motions of planet Earth cause them to appear to shift from hour to hour and month to month. You will receive a downloadable star map to help you make your way through the stars. We’ll learn a half dozen or so constellations every month and you will be invited to discuss your observations with the group as we each get to know the neighborhood a little better.
Fee: $10 (plus HST) per person, per session.

ONLINE: Every Day is Earth Day - Imagining Climates Launch
2021-04-29 19:30 - 21:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Imagining Climates and the Guelph Institute for Environmental Research invite you to join us on April 29 at 7:30 p,m, ET as we celebrate the launch of Imagining Climates, a new interdisciplinary project exploring the role of imagination in our response to the climate crisis.
Register online.
Every Day is Earth Day: Imagining Climates Launch will be hosted by acclaimed climate fiction novelist and Imagining Climates team leader, Catherine Bush, and will feature short readings of micro-climate stories from award-winning writers and scientists Liz Howard, Canisia Lubrin, Sheung-King, and Dr. Alex Smith, and our first climate conversation between environmental artist Diane Borsato and interpretive biologist Chris Earley.

ONLINE: Library Workshop - Data Skills: Advanced Survey Creation in Qualtrics
2021-04-30 10:00 - 12:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Data Skills: Advanced Survey Creation in Qualtrics is an online workshop that will explore the more advanced question types and features of Qualtrics.
Topics discussed in this workshop include: question types and methods like logic, piped text, loop and merge, timed questions, scoring, embedded data and randomization, how to use Survey Flow to meet complicated research designs, and how to create and edit messaging in your survey.
It is expected that attendees have attended Introduction to Qualtrics – Creating Data with Online Surveys or are already competent with the software.

ONLINE: Love and Liberation - Blueprints for a BIPOC Future with Keynote Robyn Maynard
2021-05-01 12:00 - 19:00 | ImprovLab, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Love and Liberation is a series of workshops and discussions that centre BIPOC student experiences as we develop concrete strategies for change within and between our communities. The conference will bring together community leaders, activists and those engaged in practices of liberation who will invite BIPOC students to deconstruct current realities while providing tools and resources for building an anti-racist future.
Participants will have the opportunity to choose from 10 interactive online dialogues that explore various themes including cultivating food justice, navigating racialized trauma, building Black and Indigenous solidarity, celebrating Black love, engaging in transformative justice and more.
Following the workshops, we welcome participants to engage in a wellness session led by anti-racist educator Selam Debs, who will guide us in a practice to embody movement and center our well-being as we engage in this work of decolonization.
Keynote | Looking Back to Look Forward: Beyond Police and Policing with Robyn Maynard
The conference will feature a keynote address by activist and author Robyn Maynard that explores the legacy of racialized violence in Canada and advocates a vision for a Black feminist and abolitionist future. Through critical dialogue and information-sharing, the Love and Liberation Conference will empower participants to develop sustainable approaches to driving systemic and intersectional change.
Event Schedule (EDT):

noon to 4 p.m. – Conference Sessions
4 to 5 p.m. – Debrief/Wellness Session
6 to 7 p.m. – Keynote by Robyn Maynard

This event is a collaboration between the Cultural Diversity Office within Student Experience along with the Experiential Learning Hub, Guelph Black Heritage Society, U of T Scarborough’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Office, and Wilfrid Laurier University’s Centre for Student Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

ONLINE: Teaching and Learning Innovations Conference 2021
2021-05-04 11:00 - 16:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The Office of Teaching and Learning invites you to join us for the 2021 Teaching and Learning Innovations Conference.
Recognizing the ongoing impacts of the pandemic, the 2021 Teaching and Learning Innovations Conference will be delivered in a modified format. Instead of our usual two-day intensive concurrent sessions conference, we have put together a series of speakers and workshops to allow opportunities for Reflecting and Reconnecting on teaching and learning experiences this past year.
This year’s conference is free, with opportunities to engage in synchronous sessions distributed over several days, highlighting topics such as: Indigenization, Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Experiential Learning, Accessibility, Graduate Student Instructional Development, and opportunities to connect with initiatives emerging from the Provost’s Task force on Innovation.
We recognize that this continues to be a challenging period, and our speakers have designed opportunities for faculty, staff, and students to take time to reflect, to celebrate our successes, to acknowledge our challenges, and to identify how the post-pandemic university can become a more inclusive place of learning. Please register for any combination of sessions that you would like to attend by following the links in the session descriptions, or from the full registration page.
We are looking forward to reconnecting with you during TLI 2021!

ONLINE: U of GH Virtual Applied Business Conference "Evolution of Small and Medium Enterprises in the 21st Century and Beyond"
2021-05-06 - 2021-05-07 | University of Guelph-Humber
Evolution of Small and Medium Enterprises in the 21st Century and Beyond
https://www.guelphhumber.ca/Business-Conference2021
Email: businessconference@guelphhumber.ca
Important Dates:

Submission of Abstracts Deadline: March 29, 2021 – Please visit the conference website to submit abstract/paper/case study
Acceptance Notice Deadline: April 10, 2021
Early Bird Conference Registration Deadline: April 20, 2021 – Register on the conference website

As Charles Darwin once said, “It is not the strongest species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” While businesses constantly need to undergo regular transformations, there are some periods and incidents, such as the digital age and COVID-19, when businesses face an existential threat and need to drastically transform and evolve for their ultimate survival. Although the ability to successfully modernize an organization in our fast-paced, rapidly changing world is essential, most small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which make up over 98% of total businesses across the world and are a large contribution to value added and employment, are lacking any will and/or capacity to evolve, with most of them still following old business styles. Additionally, minorities, such as immigrants, women, BIPOC and LGBTQ2+ communities, etc., face relatively more barriers while exploring business opportunities.
In this backdrop, the University of Guelph Humber is pleased to host an international applied business conference on the evolution of small and medium enterprises. The conference will be held virtually on Zoom May 6 – 7, 2021.
This conference aims at bringing together academic scholars, researchers, entrepreneurs, policy makers and students from around the globe for an opportunity to present case studies and discuss applied research papers, as well as to foster research collaborations. It will be an international gathering where participants will explore possible ways for businesses to succeed in this continuously evolving and fast paced environment, while learning from successful case studies from various parts of the world and contributing to open innovation. Acknowledging the invaluable contributions of minority entrepreneurs to their communities, participants will also discuss the contribution and challenges of black communities, people of color and women in business.
Proposals for applied research papers, case studies and panel discussions in all fields of business are welcomed, especially, but not limited to, the following topics:

open innovation
impact of the Pandemic on SMEs
transformation and survival of SMEs during pandemic
role of government policies and financial sector in SMEs’ survival and growth
minorities (Black, Indigenous and women) entrepreneurship
entrepreneurship education
entrepreneurship in low income or emerging markets
international and transnational entrepreneurship
role of entrepreneurship in economic development
AI and other technology-based venturing

Please note: We welcome work in progress and unpublished working papers. Students are encouraged to submit their research papers or case studies to present in the students’ symposium.
Keynote Speakers:

Prof. Wim Vanhaverbeke, Professor of Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Surrey, UK
Dr. Nobuyoshi Yamori, Professor, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
Dr. Wendy Cukier, Professor & Director, Diversity Institute, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada
Mr. Rocco Rossi, President & CEO, Ontario Chamber of Commerce, Toronto, Canada

Awards:
The best papers will be awarded in each of the following categories:

Applied research
Case study
Student work

Publication Opportunities:

Selected papers will be reviewed for a possible publication in a SCOPUS indexed journal of Transnational Corporations Review, Taylor and Francis.
Papers can be submitted for a possible publication to the book ‘Disadvantaged Minorities in Business Entrepreneurship for Everyone’ published by Springer. See its Call for Chapters
Best papers and case studies will be considered for a possible publication in an edited book titled Impact of the Pandemic on Small and Medium Enterprises: International Case Studies, published by Routledge.
Full paper/abstract proceedings will be published in a digital format on the conference website.

Registration Fee:
There is no charge for authors with accepted papers to present in the conference, if they register by April 20.

Early Bird Registration (by April 20, 2021): Free
Regular Registration (after April 20): $100 CAD

For further inquiries about the conference, please feel free to contact Dr. Farkhanda Shamim at shamimf@guelphhumber.ca.

ONLINE: Arboretum Workshop -Spring Favourites: The Incredible Diversity of the genus Amelanchier (Serviceberries)
2021-05-11 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
While these beloved shrubs and small trees can be found in nearly every neighbourhood, the incredible diversity of serviceberries in the wild is a mystery to many (not to mention a bona fide identification challenge!). Come take a visual tour of some of the fascinating species that are hiding right under our noses, while also taking home a few tips and tricks about how to best distinguish them during your spring walks.
Fee: $10 (plus HST) per person.

ONLINE: Library Workshop - Data Skills: Introduction to Qualtrics - Creating Data with Online Surveys
2021-05-13 10:00 - 12:00 | ImprovLab, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
This online workshop will use Qualtrics, an online survey software, to explore the fundamentals of survey creation.
By attending, you will learn how to create a Qualtrics account, how to find and use Qualtrics tutorials and training, and how to create a basic Qualtrics survey. This workshop will also discuss methodology tips for good survey design, common errors to avoid, how to use surveys for data collection, and how to access your survey results.

ONLINE: Arboretum Workshop - Terrific Turtles of Ontario
2021-05-13 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Ontario is home to eight species of turtles and all of them are listed as Species at Risk. Learn lots of interesting facts about our beautiful native shelled species and meet many of them live on-screen. Find out how you can help these animals and hopefully ensure they remain here as beneficial residents in our province.
Fee: $10 (plus HST) per person.

ONLINE: Exhibit Launch - “From our Mothers’ Kitchens”: Cooking in Rural Canada
2021-05-13 12:30 - 14:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
U of G’s newest online exhibition is launching on Thursday, May 13 and we want you to join us! If you’re interested in Canadian food trends, this one’s for you. “From our Mothers’ Kitchens”: Cooking in Rural Canada explores how rural and agrarian areas have shaped Canadian food trends and preferences over the past 160 years.
This event will be presented in conjunction with the Rural Women’s Studies Association Triennial Conference and is a collaboration between Archival and Special Collections at the McLaughlin Library and the Department of History in the College of Arts.
If you’d like to attend, please email Dr. Rebecca Beausaert at rbeausae@uoguelph.ca by May 12 to receive a Zoom link for the launch.

ONLINE: Library Workshop - Data Skills: Cleaning and Preparing Data with Open Refine
2021-05-17 10:00 - 12:00 | ImprovLab, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Before analyzing or visualizing data we’ve collected, it’s important to clean and prepare it. Typical tasks include fixing spelling, removing duplicate rows, finding and replacing text, changing number formats and merging and splitting columns.
This workshop will familiarize you with OpenRefine, a powerful data manipulation tool that cleans, reshapes and edit batches of messy and unstructured data. When using OpenRefine to clean and transform data, you can easily facet, cluster, edit cells, reconcile and extend web services to convert a dataset to a more structured format.
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to explain the importance of cleaning your data and complete basic data cleaning tasks using OpenRefine.

ONLINE: Relaxation and Stress Management Skills
2021-05-18 19:00 - 20:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Learn to relax tight muscles, calm anxiety, settle a busy a brain and have more energy! A smorgasbord of techniques for thriving under pressure are practiced in and out of class to begin developing lifetime skills.
This 12-part program with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic meets online for an hour on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Sessions begin May 18.
Your link will be e-mailed to you upon registration in the program. Register online.

ONLINE: Gryphon’s LAAIR Pitch Finale
2021-05-19 13:00 - 14:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The Gryphon’s LAAIR Innovation Showcase and Pitch Competition returns!
Join us online as five founders present their world-changing technologies for the first time! This interactive event will give attendees an opportunity to start conversations, network with agri-food professionals and business leaders and explore partnerships that have mutual benefit.
Online Event Timeline:

Live Stream Pitch Finale from 1 to 2 p.m.
Online After-Party from 2 to 3 p.m.

Host: Dan Clapson, Globe & Mail columnist and founder of Eat North
Five Teams led by Academic Entrepreneurs:

AstraRedex
BioFerm Functional Foods
DigiTrack Systems
Guelph Petrographic Imaging
Obi Veterinary

International Judging Panel will choose a $10,000 prize winner:

Harry Ghandi, Founder & Start-up Coach (Canada)
Jim Hardin, Senior Investment Manager, AVAC Group (Canada)
David Maasz, Co-founder & CEO, INPAPAMC (Hungary)
Jenn Smith, Program Director, Grow-NY (USA)
Suhas Narayanaswamy, Associate, Lewis and Clark Agrifood (USA)

ONLINE: Arboretum Workshop - Sensational Snakes of Ontario
2021-05-20 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Reptiles are the most at-risk group of animals in Ontario. Our often misunderstood and maligned native snake species are actually beautiful, beneficial and inoffensive creatures that need our help. You can meet and learn about many of these ectothermic legless friends in this engaging program with live specimens on-screen.
Fee: $10 (plus HST) per person.

ONLINE: 12th Annual Accessibility Conference
2021-05-25 - 2021-05-27 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The University of Guelph, in partnership with Open Learning and Educational Support (OpenEd), is hosting the 12th Annual Accessibility Conference virtually this year. The event is scheduled for May 25 to 27, 2021.
The conference includes interactive workshops, discussion forums, and concurrent sessions. Additionally, a panel presentation and closing capstone session—focusing on Accessibility, Inclusion and the Future of Work and Learning—will be part of this year’s itinerary.
Sessions will be hosted live via the Zoom videoconferencing platform.
There will be plenty of opportunities scheduled throughout the conference for delegates to connect with their fellow community members and colleagues.
This year’s registration fee offers an opportunity to attend more sessions than ever, including both conference/concurrent session days, plus post-conference access to concurrent session recordings.
The Annual Accessibility Conference welcomes both accessibility novices and experts, and encourages attendees to build communities and exchange ideas. Presenters share practical and theoretical knowledge of topics such as accessible teaching and learning, web accessibility, and accessibility theory, policy and compliance.
Visit the Accessibility Conference website for registration and session details.
Learn more about the 2021 Accessibility Conference.

ONLINE: Thriving in Action - Connections
2021-05-25 13:00 - 14:20 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Feeling a sense of connection is directly linked not only with positive wellbeing but with academic success. Connectedness helps reduce major risk factors that can be barriers to scholastic thriving.
This workshop will support the development of connection with our very selves, with friends and family, and with our campus, as well as tapping into our shared humanity can help us with healthy decision-making, genuine intimacy and self-compassion.
Thriving in Action, is a new online program at the University of Guelph. Thriving in Action will help you move from languishing to flourishing throughout your time in university. Build motivation, optimism, and resilience and learn how to integrate those skills into your work as a student. In each workshop, you will learn and practice both wellness and learning strategies that will help you be the student you want to be.

ONLINE: Brain Food Live - Welcome and Time Management During the Thesis Process
2021-05-25 13:00 - 14:30 | ImprovLab, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
This live, online workshop will welcome you to the Brain Food Workshop series (approximately 1:00-1:30 p.m.) and then lead to the popular workshop, Time Management during the Thesis Process. Learn more about how to manage your time, set goals and work efficiently as a graduate student.

ONLINE: Ecopsychology-Arboretum Workshop
2021-05-25 18:30 - 20:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Ecopsychology is the area of study that explores the connective, holistic relationship of humans and the Earth. Amidst social distancing and physical isolation, the COVID-19 pandemic has invaded our lives in an unprecedented way. Experts have highlighted the complex toll this can take on our mental health. This programme is aimed at providing an experience where you will interact with an online community and share nature-based experiences to help bring hope, resilience, and positivity in your life right now. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in this eight-week course that explores hands-on components of Ecopsychology as well as some elements of Eco-Art Therapy. Participants will be introduced to some key concepts of Ecopsychology and then participate in some reflective and nature-connective activities. This course is completely conducive to all levels of social distancing and isolation.
Memona Hossain is a mother and wife. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Applied Ecopsychology program through Project Nature Connect, which is affiliated with Akamai University. Hossain has also completed her master’s in education at the University of Toronto and is working to complete her certification in art therapy. Hossain has been working in the field of mental health, addictions and developmental disabilities for over 15 years. She has taught ecopsychology at the University of Guelph Arboretum and Riverwood Conservancy. Hossain is involved in eco-diverse conversations, engaging with individuals and groups of diverse background as it pertains to climate action. She is currently involved in a global research project exploring women from around the world and their connection to the Earth and environmental activism.

ONLINE: Graduate Teaching Community - Teaching Dossier Writing Cafes
2021-05-26 09:30 - 11:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Thinking of developing your own Teaching Philosophy Statement or Teaching Dossier? Feeling inspired to get started but haven’t found the time? The Teaching Dossier Writing Cafés are for you!
These sessions aim to provide a space for grad students to come together and work on developing their teaching dossiers, including their teaching philosophy statements. Using breakout rooms there will be space to either work quietly or to discuss your ideas with your peers. If you’re not sure where to get started, we will also provide some prompts to help you break down the dossier into smaller tasks.
There are three 1.5 hour sessions happening this summer. We hope that you will try to join as many as you can in order to foster a sense of community and to encourage accountability within the group. We look forward to seeing you there!

ONLINE: Library Workshop - Data Skills: Introduction to GIS Using ArcMap
2021-05-26 10:00 - 12:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
In this workshop we will learn how to navigate ArcMap, kinds of GIS data, how to add data to a map, basic symbology and labelling, how to filter data and how to create a finished map.
ArcGIS is a Geographic Information System (GIS); a software program for working with maps and geographic data. ArcMap is the desktop mapping software of ArcGIS. Although similar in some ways to online mapping sites, ArcGIS has greater analytical capabilities and allows you more input and control over your map.

ONLINE: Better Sleep Program
2021-05-26 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Learn how to decrease insomnia, fall asleep (or back to sleep) more easily, and get more energy from sleep, using proven, drug-free strategies.
This five session skills program with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic is an online, on-demand program with lifetime access to the lessons.
Your link will be e-mailed to you upon registration in the program. Register online.

ONLINE: Brain Food Live - Gathering the Literature
2021-05-26 13:00 - 14:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
This live, online workshop will help you make the most of the library’s databases and other search tools for finding relevant information for your thesis or dissertation. This workshop is essential for developing efficient and effective strategies for reviewing the literature in your field of study.

ONLINE: 2021 ICCI Cancer Research Symposium
2021-05-27 09:00 - 15:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The annual ICCI Cancer Research Symposium is a free all-day event that highlights the cancer research taking place at the University of Guelph and from other nearby universities. The day consists of short talks from students and invited local speakers, poster presentations, and a keynote speaker to cap off an eventful day promising to demonstrate the wide variety and novelty of cancer research taking place at the University of Guelph.
Learn more and register online.

ONLINE: Brain Food Live - Outlining Your Thesis
2021-05-27 13:00 - 14:30 | ImprovLab, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
This live, online workshop will provide tools and templates to help you explore strategies for outlining your thesis, dissertation, or any large research project. Join us to learn more about an essential part of the thesis writing process.

ONLINE: Library Workshop - Data Skills: GIS 2 - Intermediate
2021-05-28 10:00 - 12:00 | ImprovLab, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Join us for Data Skills: GIS 2 – Intermediate. This workshop is designed to support the development of your GIS skills using ArcGIS.
ArcGIS is a Geographic Information System (GIS); a software program for working with maps and geographic data. ArcGIS is available on all the library computers, also by download to the University community. Although similar in some ways to online mapping sites, ArcGIS has greater analytical capabilities and allows you more input and control over your map. In this workshop we’ll learn further GIS tools, work with tables and begin working with raster data.

ONLINE: Library Workshop - Brain Food Live: Paraphrasing and Summarizing
2021-05-28 13:00 - 14:30 | ImprovLab, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
This live, online workshop will provide strategies for avoiding plagiarism, paraphrasing sentences and short passages, and summarizing longer passages. Come to learn more about writing techniques for your thesis or dissertation.
