Winter Birdwatching at The Arboretum
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
U of G on Tour: Get to know your Athletics and Recreation Facilities!
Looking to start a new fitness or wellness journey? Did you know that all staff/faculty on campus have access to a subsidized rate to use the on-campus facilities? Join us on a tour of what programming/services and equipment are available to our staff/faculty members and why the Athletic facilities might just be the best fit
Virtual Gardening Fundamentals
Arboretum Centre 200 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, CanadaGarden Fundamentals will focus on ornamental gardens including trees, shrubs, perennials, bulbs and grasses. You will gain a good understanding of how these plants grow and their relationship with the soil. Robert Pavlis will cover lots of practical topics such as planting, maintenance, plant selection, sun/shade requirements, and give you some of his top picks.
WSET Level 3 Award in Wines Certification
This advanced level certification is designed to give a more comprehensive coverage of the wines of the world. Students will benefit from in-depth high-quality tastings and detailed understanding of grape
Drop-In Blood Pressure Clinic
High blood pressure can increase your risk for serious health problems including stroke, heart disease, and heart attacks. As faculty and staff, you can take an easy step to improve
Virtual (Zoom) Wildlife Garden Design Course
Learn how to design a diverse garden space that attracts native wildlife species through key design elements, plant choices and maintenance needs. This course will draw from concepts found in
Skills for Research Impact Series: Community Engagement
Actively engaging your audiences in your research process is one of the most effective ways to increase the uptake and impact of your research. But how does that work? By
Social Reproduction and One Health on the Farm: Feeding the World as if People Mattered
Hear from anthropologist, instructor and award winning science writer Dr. Andrew Flach. Dr, Flach is a renowned professor at Purdue University and will join the One Health Institute, Guelph Institute
Equity Essentials: Call it Out? Identifying and Responding to Microaggressions
This workshop session will identify the systems and attitudes that contribute to microaggressions and discuss strategies for responding effectively. Gain a broader awareness of how oppression affects the lived experience
Canada’s Constitution: 1982 wasn’t 1789
Join us to hear from Justice Malcolm Roe, Supreme Court of Canada to discuss the evolution of Canada's constitution. In revolutionary France, 1789 became Year One in the new constitutional
Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture: Kona Gray of EDSA
The Landscape Architecture program in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development presents a guest lecture by Kona Gray, FASLA. Principal of EDSA and President of the American Society
Community-centered conservation and One Health in action: the Jane Goodall Institute’s work
Marie Meloche has worked with grassroots organizations, local and international NGOs in Canada and the Middle East before joining the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada team in 2018. As the
Hibernate: A virtual, creative workshop on caring for our mental health in winter
Winter is a hard season for many of us. The days are shorter, the quality of light is not as brilliant as the spring & summer months, the cold temperatures
Owl Prowl (In-Person)
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,
Owl Prowl (In-Person)
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. We'll end the evening with an outdoor owl prowl on The Arboretum grounds. The Adults only program is for adults
UC Agriculture Day
Come on out to the UC for UC Ag Day happening on February 12th, 2024. Learn about different agriculture industries in Canada such as dairy, poultry, swine, beef and cash crop farming. You will have the opportunity to speak with students who are involved in many areas of agriculture, and voice your questions and inquiries
Virtual Gardening Fundamentals
Arboretum Centre 200 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, CanadaGarden Fundamentals will focus on ornamental gardens including trees, shrubs, perennials, bulbs and grasses. You will gain a good understanding of how these plants grow and their relationship with the soil. Robert Pavlis will cover lots of practical topics such as planting, maintenance, plant selection, sun/shade requirements, and give you some of his top picks.
Local Government: A Social Ontology of Care
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
Skills for Research Impact Series: Evaluating KTT Activities
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
Human Rights & You: Addressing Discrimination and Harassment on Campus
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