All University of Guelph faculty and staff are invited to come together for breakfast in the bleachers as we celebrate the start of the academic year at our annual Community Breakfast. This year’s event takes place in our new Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre – come check out this fantastic new space! Wednesday, September 6, 2017

The Eden Mills Writers' Festival and the College of Arts at the University of Guelph present In Conversation with Naomi Klein at War Memorial Hall Sept. 9 at 1 p.m. Klein, a journalist, syndicated columnist, documentary filmmaker and best-selling author, will be speaking on her most recent book, No Is Not Enough: Resisting the New

The Strumbellas with special guests The Belle Game. All-ages concert in Peter Clark Hall, Level 0 in the University Centre. Tickets available online at ticketfly, at the Orientation Box Office in Branion Plaza and at the The Brass Taps. Doors open at 9:00 p.m. This concert is open to everyone.  Tickets are $29.50 for general

Partnering for Change: Learning Outwards from Jazz and Improvisation Join us September 13 to 15 for the annual Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium! Free of charge, you can view panels, workshops, interviews and performances that explore partnerships as models for social mobilization.

Set for the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Guelph Civic Museum, this lecture series will feature topics about nation building. Presented in partnership between Guelph Museums and the University of Guelph. On September 13, Professor Lawrence Hill presents "Faction: The merging of fiction and Canadian history". Guelph Civic Museum, 52

The fall 2017 Thursday At Noon Concert Series kicks off with Araz Salek on tar and Pedram Khavazamini on tombak, performing classical Iranian music infused with rhythmically free and modally structured improvisation. Presented in partnership with the Guelph Jazz Festival and Colloquium. Doors open at 11:45 a.m.  Free concert. Everyone welcome. MacKinnon Building, Room 107

The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level 1 Award in Spirits will introduce you to the basic principles of spirit production and the main types and styles of spirits available. This offering of the WSET Level 1 Award in Spirits will take place October 15, 2017 in PJ's Restaurant.

Join your fellow Gryphons for a barbecue lunch in Branion Plaza on September 18 as we kick off the University of Guelph's 2017 United Way campaign! Catch a lift in a Guelph Fire Department fire truck bucket for $10 - just $8 for students. Fill up for a good cause! Hot dog, pop and a

The English Language Program (ELP) invites you to the Fall 2017 Buddy Program Kick-Off Night! This speed-dating style event allows you to meet tons of potential ELP Buddies and decide who your best match is. This is a great opportunity to support, engage and get to know someone who really appreciates it!

Come to this free event and be inspired by our panelists as they describe how they are using their business as a force for good! The panelists include Lucky Iron Fish and more. Enjoy complimentary pizza and bring your favourite water bottle! Support local companies and purchase a Cupanion bottle. Macdonald Hall, Room 232

Join us in the Science Complex Atrium with some of the University of Guelph's brightest scientific minds! This event is for high school students who are interested in pursuing post-secondary education in a scientific field. This is your chance to meet and mingle with professors and graduate students to learn about what we are actively

The landscape architecture program in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development presents a guest lecture by Roberto Rovira, principal and landscape architect of Studio Rovira and Associate Professor at Florida International University.  His talk is titled "Temporary Permanence: Landscapes, Ecology and Public Space." The event will be held in the Pit Lobby of

Soprano Sarah Marie Kramer and pianist Carl Phillipe Gionet present works by composers who lived and worked throughout the Romantic period of the Imperial City of Vienna. Free 50-minute concert. Everyone welcome. MacKinnon Building, Room 107

"The Genetic Revolution" presented by Teun van de Braak, Geneticist, Hendrix Genetics. The first selective breeding of farm animals started with the domestication of their wild ancestors. Both conscious selective breeding (selecting for desirable traits) as well as unconscious selection have led to our modern breeds. If we look back into history we can identify

Learn about the most common anxiety escalators and get proven tips and strategies that you can use to decrease stress and anxiety. This free, one-hour workshop for U of G students is provided by the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic. University Centre, Room 335

As part of the Residence Speaker Series, Karen Houle will be talking with students about stress resilience, self care and the importance of friendship. Learn how to manage and bounce back from stresses that university and life may throw at you! Eccles Centre, South Residence