U of G News

Gryphon Football Game vs. Carleton
2024-08-24 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Toronto) | Alumni Stadium, Alumni Stadium, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
August 24 @ 1 p.m. | Guelph vs. Carleton | Alumni Stadium
On Saturday August 24 the Gryphon Football team will open their 2024 campaign at home against the Carleton Ravens. This game is in support of United Way and $1 from every ticket sold will support the U of G United Way campaign. The Community Hero for this game is Michael Treadgold from Guelph Big Brothers Big Sisters who will be honoured at the end of the first quarter. Gates open at 11:30 a.m. with tailgating, lawn games, and food trucks available at the front of the stadium.
Single-game tickets are on sale now at gryphons.ca/tickets
Watch the game webcast on OUA.TV and the tape delayed broadcast on Rogers.TV.
Need new gear for the upcoming season? Visit the official team shop Gryph’s Locker.

Gryphon Football Game vs. Waterloo - Homecoming
2024-08-24 13:00 - 16:00 | Alumni Stadium, Alumni Stadium, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
September 28, 1 p.m., Guelph vs. Waterloo, Alumni Stadium
The 2024 Gryphon Homecoming will take place on September 28 versus the Waterloo Warriors. The Community Hero who will be honoured at halftime of the game is U of G professor John Walsh. Stadium gates open at 11:00 a.m. with tailgating, lawn games, and food trucks available at the front of the stadium.
Single-game tickets should be purchased in advance at gryphons.ca/tickets. Homecoming typically may sale out in advance of the game.
Watch the game webcast on OUA.TV and the tape delayed broadcast on Rogers.TV.
Need new gear for the upcoming season? Visit the official team shop Gryph’s Locker.

Advanced Survey Creation in Qualtrics: Data Skills
2024-08-25 10:00 - 12:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
This workshop will explore the more advanced question types and features of Qualtrics including:

Various question types and methods like logic, piped text, loop & merge, timed questions, scoring, embedded data, and randomization
How to use Survey Flow to meet complicated research designs
How to create and edit messaging in your survey

NOTE: It is expected that attendees have attended Introduction to Qualtrics – Creating Data with Online Surveys or are already competent with the software.
Please note:
You must use a University of Guelph login to self-register for this workshop. If you don’t have a U of G email address, please contact library@uoguelph.ca to request registration for this workshop. When you register for this workshop you are committing to attend the entire workshop unless otherwise confirmed with the instructor. This workshop is limited. If you are suddenly not able to attend, please contact us as soon as possible so that we can offer your spot to someone on our waiting list.
You must have a University of Guelph Qualtrics account working ahead of the workshop. We cannot troubleshoot software or accounts during the session. If you are not able to get it working ahead of the meeting, please contact us as soon as possible so that we can offer your spot to someone on our waiting list. You must access the workshop from a computer and participants will find they are able to participate more fully if they have two screens available.
If you have any issues with your install, please contact the IT Help Desk.
Please note: this workshop will take place online via Zoom. A reminder email with the meeting link will be emailed to you 24 hours before the workshop.

Community Breakfast for Faculty and Staff
2024-09-04 09:00 - 10:30 | Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre, AZ
Join colleagues to celebrate the start of the new academic year at our annual Community Breakfast!
Formal remarks will provide overview of our community’s goals for the year ahead. We will also be recognizing the recipients of the 2024 President’s Awards for Exemplary Staff Service, Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Advising Medallion and Long-Term Service Awards.
Visit the Community Breakfast website for more event details and RSVP instructions.
Deans, directors, chairs and supervisors will be asked where possible to provide time for all those who wish to attend.

Open Scholarship and RDM Brown Bag Series: Open Access, Open Data, and the Tri-Agencies
2024-09-05 12:00 - 12:45 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Open Access, Open Data, and the Tri-Agencies will explore:

Benefits of open access
Use of open data generally and in our context here at the University of Guelph
Questions from audience members.

Hunters, Fishers and Trappers: The Amazing Life of Spiders (In-person)
2024-09-06 09:00 - 16:00 | Arboretum Centre, 250 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
In this day-long workshop, participants learn about the fascinating life stories and identification tips about our most important invertebrate predators, the spider. Participants will venture outside for part of the day learning how to find and identify some of our amazing local arachno-fauna, discover first-hand why most insects are arachnophobic, and how we can (and should) help our local spider population. Registrants in attendance will receive a copy of our Spider Booklet.
*Maximum 18 adults.
Fee: $100 (plus HST) per person if you register by the early bird deadline of August 29, 2024. After August 29 the fee is $110 plus HST. Note: If we don’t have enough registrations by the early bird deadline the course may be cancelled.

Family Pond Study (In-person)
2024-09-06 14:00 | Arboretum Centre, 250 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
Discover the hidden wonders of pond life with our Family-oriented Pond Study!
This aquatic adventure is perfect for parents and kids alike, offering a hands-on exploration of the fascinating creatures that call our ponds home. From frogs to backswimmers, you’ll get an up-close look at a variety of pond dwellers and learn about how their interesting adaptations allow them to thrive in such a unique environment. Bring appropriate footwear, as it can get a little muddy!
*Maximum 20 people.
Fee: $10 (plus HST) per person.

Trees. Listen
2024-09-06 19:00 - 20:00 | Arboretum Centre, 250 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
Kicking off Arboretum Expo Weekend 2024, The Arboretum presents the world premiere of a new composition for harp! Trees. Listen by Sharlene Wallace and Frank Horvat is inspired by Dr. Diana Beresford-Kroeger’s knowledge of trees and the Celtic tree-based Ogham alphabet.
The 9-part composition will premiere the evening of Friday, September 6, and outdoor installations of the music will be on-site starting Saturday, September 7. Tickets are $35 per person.

Arboretum Expo: Tree Day! + Plant Sale
2024-09-07 10:00 - 15:00 | Arboretum Centre, 250 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
A community celebration of trees and the many exciting things happening in the Arboretum lands!
Join us for tours of the grounds, trails, gardens, research projects, tree climbing demonstrations, and an in-person Plant Sale. Take home an interesting woody plant, grown in the Arboretum greenhouse and tended to by our dedicated staff and volunteers.

Graduate Accountability Group - Online
2024-09-09 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-09-16 13:00 - 15:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The Graduate Student Accountability Group provides a welcoming, safe and productive online space for graduate students to do their work. The group is facilitated by a learning specialist and is designed to help you identify small goals and accomplish them during short work periods.
Comments from previous participants:
“The group is a great way to work in community and accomplish tasks in a set amount of time.”
“DO IT! I was able to tackle lack of motivation and be productive in each session. The group helped me progress through the semester more than I would have on my own.”
The format for each two-hour session is:

Introductions and micro goal setting in group
25 minutes of independent work
Review micro goal with group and set goal for next 25 minutes
25 Minutes of independent work
Review micro goal with group and set goal for next 25 minutes
25 Minutes of independent work
Debrief and share main goal to be completed before next accountability group

Questions? Email learning@uoguelph.ca.
Please note that you are registering for the entire semester of the Graduate Student Accountability Group, which meets September 9 to December 2, 2024. We encourage regular participation throughout the semester.
Once you sign up you will be invited to the weekly Teams meeting. Please use the rsvp function each week to confirm attendance.
Thank you and we look forward to working with you!

Open Scholarship and RDM Brown Bag Series: Creating and Using ORCID iDs
2024-09-10 12:00 - 12:45 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
In this brown bag, you will learn what ORCID iDs are and how to use your ORCID iD to improve your research workflow. You’ll also have time to set one up in the session (it takes under 5 minutes!).
Specifically, this brown bag will cover:

Setting up an ORCID iD
Benefits of ORCID and persistent identifiers in research
Using ORCID in your research and publication workflows
Questions from audience members

The Frank Watson Book Prize 2023 - Virtual Lecture
2024-09-10 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
We invite you to join the Centre for Scottish Studies online on Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at noon (EDT) for the Frank Watson Book Prize Virtual Lecture, ‘Máel Coluim III, ‘Canmore’: An Eleventh-Century Scottish King’, with Dr. Neil McGuigan, winner of the 2023 award.
Dr. McGuigan will give a lecture that provides an overview of the book, its origins and aims, along with a summary of some of the main problems tackled and some of the solutions and conclusions offered. The talk will also try to provide a broader picture of Malcolm III’s importance to Scottish history.
More details and registration are available on Eventbrite.

2024 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium: “Sheets of Sound: Jazz, Improvisation, and Liner Notes”
2024-09-11 09:00 - 2024-09-13 16:00 | ImprovLab, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Please join us from Wednesday, September 11 to Saturday, September 13 for the “2024 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium, Sheets of Sound: Jazz, Improvisation, and Liner Notes.”
This colloquium will take place in person at ImprovLab (Room 108) in the MacKinnon Building. The event is free and open to everybody.
Since 1996, the Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium, co-presented by the University of Guelph in partnership with the Guelph Jazz Festival, has brought together diverse communities of interest by providing a scholarly forum for dialogue among researchers, creative practitioners, arts presenters, and members of the general public.
The focus of this year’s colloquium is “Liner Notes.”
In what ways have liner notes shaped the way the music is received? To what extent do liner notes contribute to the ways in which we negotiate and construct meaning about the music, how we understand history, how and why we listen? In what ways have digital dissemination and streaming services disrupted our notions of liner notes? And how has this shifted listener/audience understanding about their favourite artists?
Featuring keynotes by Daphne Brooks (Department of African American Studies, Yale University) and Ashley Kahn (NYU Tisch School of the Arts), this year’s edition of The Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium showcases panels, workshops, and artistic presentations that creatively respond to these tasks, and that take up the question of what it means to use the liner note genre to write about jazz and creative improvised music.

Shinrin - Yoku Walk (In-person)
2024-09-11 13:00 - 16:00 | Arboretum Centre, 250 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
Inspired by Shinrin-Yoku, a Japanese term that translates into “Forest Bathing” in English, discover a gentle way of moving mindfully through nature. Led by Canada’s Forest Therapy Guide and Trainer, participants experience a walk intended to open the senses, deepen a connection with the natural world, and enhance wellbeing.
Ben Porchuk is the co-founder of the Global Institute of Forest Therapy. He has led over 250 forest therapy walks in several countries around the world.
Fee: $60 (plus HST) per person if you register before the early bird deadline of September 3, 2024. After September 3 the fee is $70 (plus HST) per person. Note: If we don’t have enough registrations by the early bird deadline the course may be cancelled.

Open Scholarship and RDM Brown Bag: Research Data Management 101
2024-09-12 12:00 - 12:45 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
In this first RDM brown bag, you will learn all about how research data management (RDM) is being shaped at the national level through the Tri-Agency RDM Policy, on campus through the U of G RDM Institutional strategy, and how it might impact you. Here is a list of topics that will be covered:

What is Research Data Management?
Tri-Agency RDM Policy (Institutional Strategy, Data Management Plans, Data Deposit)
U of G RDM Institutional Strategy
Questions from audience members.

START Skills: Academic Skills
2024-09-12 13:00 - 14:30 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Calling all new students! Want to succeed in your University Academics?
Join the START Team and the Library for the Academic Skills Workshop. In this workshop, you will learn tips and tricks for note-taking, time management, and other key academic skills. You will also get a chance to meet some of our upper-year student team and connect with other new students!
*This is a hybrid workshop. This means you can attend in person, or online!
In-person, the workshop will take place in Room 384 in the McLaughlin Library.
PLEASE REGISTER ON GRYPHLIFE

Scottish-Canadian Academic Partnership Launch Reception
2024-09-12 15:00 - 17:00 | PJ’s Restaurant in the Atrium, 42 Macdonald Street, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 1Y1, Canada
Join the Scottish Government Office in Canada and the Centre for Scottish Studies at the University of Guelph to launch the Scottish-Canadian Academic Partnership—a catalyst for cooperation between scholars in the two countries.
S-CAP is an exciting partnership between the Scottish Government Office in Canada and the Centre for Scottish Studies at the University of Guelph. S-CAP aims to:

Promote communication between scholars in Canada and Scotland with mutual research interests
Highlight their research to the wider community
Bring them into closer contact to nurture new research agendas, across a broad range of disciplines and domains.

This partnership represents an opportunity to inspire a new generation of Scots and Canadians alike through involvement in a vibrant scholarly network that promotes mutual interests and nurtures new research agendas and collaborations.
The reception will take place at the University of Guelph, PJ’s Restaurant in the Atrium, located at the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics. PJ’s is located on the north side of the University of Guelph campus inside of Macdonald Stewart Hall off of Gordon St. and College Ave E.
The launch event will also be livestreamed on Zoom for those who wish to attend online. The Zoom link will be posted on the event page in Eventbrite and emailed to all registered attendants 48 hours before the event begins.
More details and registration are available on Eventbrite.

Gryphon Football Game vs. McMaster
2024-09-14 13:00 - 16:00 | Alumni Stadium, Alumni Stadium, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
On Saturday, September 14 the Gryphon Football team will play the McMaster Marauders in a 1:00p.m. kickoff at Alumni Stadium. Gates will open at 11:30 a.m. with tailgating, lawn games, and food trucks available at the front of the stadium.
Single-game tickets are on sale now at gryphons.ca/tickets
Watch the game webcast on OUA.TV and the tape delayed broadcast on Rogers.TV.
Need new gear for the upcoming season? Visit the official team shop Gryph’s Locker.

All our Relations: Indigenous Staff and Faculty Circle
2024-09-17 10:00 - 11:30 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
Join us for the Indigenous Staff and Faculty Circle! This is a space for Indigenous voices to come together, share experiences, and foster community within our institution.
When: September 17, 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Where: UC 441
This event is exclusively for First Nations, Inuit and Métis staff and faculty at U of G with the aim of providing a supportive environment to connect and strengthen our bonds as a community!

Open Scholarship and RDM Brown Bag: How to Set up your Research Data up for Success
2024-09-17 12:00 - 12:45 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
In this RDM brown bag, you will learn the basics of RDM including:

File Naming and organization
Documenting and describing your data
Questions from audience members.

Writing in the Sciences: Research Articles (in-person)
2024-09-17 13:00 - 15:30 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
This session offers strategies for planning, outlining, drafting, and revising research articles in the sciences. We will explore the key components of the Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion sections. We will also provide a mapping tool that writers can use to organize their own scientific research articles.

Qualtrics - Introduction to Creating Online Surveys: Data Skills
2024-09-18 10:00 - 12:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Registration opens 4 weeks before the event.
In this virtual session, we will use Qualtrics, our online survey software, to explore the fundamentals of survey creation.
We will explore:

How to create a Qualtrics account
How to find and use Qualtrics tutorials and training
How to create a basic Qualtrics survey
How to access your survey results

Please note:
You must have a University of Guelph login to self-register for this workshop. If you don’t have a U of G email address, please contact library@uoguelph.ca to request registration for this workshop. Participants must have a computer to participate, they will find it easier to participate fully in this workshop if they have 2 screens available.
When you register for this workshop you are committing to attend the entire workshop unless otherwise confirmed with the instructor. This workshop is limited to 11 attendees. If you are suddenly not able to attend, please contact us as soon as possible so that we can offer your spot to someone on our waiting list.
We cannot troubleshoot software or accounts during the session. If you are not able to get it working ahead of the meeting, please contact us as soon as possible so that we can offer your spot to someone on our waiting list.

Workshop: Project Planning for Graduate Students and Upper Year Undergrads
2024-09-18 14:30 - 16:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
In this short workshop we will discuss strategies for managing your time and your tasks. We will aslo share strategies to help keep yourself on track. All grad students and upper year undergrads are welcome, whether you are working on a research paper, MRP for your program, or a dissertation.
This workshop is best suited to graduate students and upper-year undergradaute students.
Questions? Email learning@uoguelph.ca.

Critical Relationalism by Design
2024-09-18 15:00 - 16:30 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
Métis professor and architect Dr. David Fortin will discuss an emerging positionality in design away from human-centred thinking and instead towards the enhancement of all life. Framed as an evolution from earlier emphases in architecture focused on Critical Regionalism, or the emphasis on design informed by geography, Critical Relationalism instead asks what relationality means in design and how this can guide intentions when approaching the design process.
David Fortin is a Professor at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture and a registered architect in the provinces of Ontario, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Alberta. He completed his doctoral studies at the University of Edinburgh in 2009 and has since taught undergraduate and graduate courses in architectural design, history and theory, in the UK, USA, and Canada. David was the inaugural Associate Director of the Maamwizing Indigenous Research Institute and the Director of the McEwen School of Architecture at Laurentian University from 2018-2021. Raised in Alberta and Saskatchewan, he is now a citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario and member of the RAIC Indigenous Task Force. He has twice been selected with colleagues to represent Canada at the Venice Biennale (2018, 2023) and in 2024 was named an Emerging Voice by the Architectural League of New York. His research and practice focus on questions surrounding speculative futures, Métis architecture and design, and the relationship between design and reconciliation. As an architect and consultant, he has worked with Indigenous communities across the lands now known as Canada, prioritizing their values and voices throughout the various initiatives.

Open Scholarship and RDM Brown Bag Series: Creating a Data Management Plan (DMP)
2024-09-19 12:00 - 12:45 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
A data management plan (DMP) is a document describing how your research data will be collected, stored, analyzed, and shared throughout the research process. DMPs provide a clear plan to researchers on a team on how to responsibly handle data including where to store and locate their data, and how to share the data for future use.
This brown bag will cover:

What is a DMP?
Parts of a DMP
DMP Assistant
Questions from audience members.

Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture: "Process and Place"
2024-09-19 12:00 - 13:30 | 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 “Process and Place”, by Matt Williams.
Matt is a Principal and Senior Landscape Architect at 02 Planning + Design in Calgary, Alberta. He manages high-profile urban design, mixed-use, campus, facility, and large park projects, etc. Matt’s work emphasizes the development of multi-functional landscapes and public spaces that meet both the cultural and ecological needs of a site. He works collaboratively with clients, consultants, and junior colleagues through a design process of discovery and exploration to deliver award-winning projects that reflect a genuine sense of place. All are welcome to attend the lecture.

Writing in the Sciences: Scientific Writing Style [In-Person]
2024-09-19 13:00 - 15:30 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
We will focus on specific strategies and techniques that writers can use to strengthen cohesion, concision, and clarity. We recommend that participants bring an example of their own scientific writing to the workshop (e.g., draft of a research article, lab report, critical review of a scientific research article). However, instructors can provide an example text for participants.
NOTE: Your writing will not be shared with anyone; you will use it to practice techniques during the workshop.

Crafting Elegance: An Exploration of Jewellery with Michelle Miller
2024-09-19 14:00 | Art Gallery of Guelph, 358 Gordon Street, Guelph, Canada
Join the AGG Volunteer Association at the gallery on Tuesday, Sept. 19, at 2 p.m. for an engaging talk by the artist and designer behind Michelle Miller Jewellery. Michelle will highlight her exquisite collections of necklaces, earrings, and bracelets, showcasing the unique materials and designs that define her work.
Explore the elegance and originality of Michelle’s designs that are crafted from wire, beads, silicone, and leather and range from delicate pendants to bold statement pieces, versatile everyday earrings to striking designs for special occasions. This talk will offer a deep dive into her creative process behind her jewellery.
No registration required; all are welcome. Don’t miss this opportunity to pick up your very own Michelle Miller Jewellery designs, available in the AGG Gallery Shop.

Walking as Remapping | Marking Time: Tour of the Old Stone Quarry Site at the Guelph Correctional Centre
2024-09-19 17:00 | Guelph Correctional Centre, 785 York Road, Guelph, ON, N1L 1P4, Canada
Join us for a walk and conversation with AGG Director Shauna McCabe and researcher and past chair of Heritage Guelph, Brian Skerrett, as they discuss the layered histories at play in Guelph, with a focus on the site of the stone quarry on the grounds of the Guelph Correctional Centre (Ontario Reformatory). This dialogue will delve into the connections between geologies and geographies as well as between natural and built environments.
Worked by those incarcerated at the Reformatory, not only does the stone quarry expose layers of rock that reveal the earth’s stratigraphy and fossil records, in this case a prehistoric reef, the quarries became part of the cultural landscape as materials extracted were used to build local architecture, influencing the aesthetic and structural characteristics of the region.
This tour is presented in conjunction with the AGG’s recent exhibition Yours in Native Spirit: Richard Bedwash, curated by Shauna McCabe and Colinda Clyne, as the Anishinaabe artist served a term there in the 1970s, part of the intricate narrative that connects his work, his life, and the city of Guelph.
Note that to access this site, participants must walk over uneven ground for approximately 15 minutes and there are no washroom facilities on the site. In the case of extreme weather, this walk will be rescheduled and any changes will be communicated by email to those registered.
Partners
Presented by the Art Gallery of Guelph as part of AGG’s Walking as Remapping program with the support of the University of Guelph’s Wellness@Work program, in partnership with the Department of Geography and School of English and Theatre Studies.
