The Graduate Student University Teaching Conference (GSUTC) is a day dedicated to teaching and learning for University of Guelph graduate students. This year's theme is 'Enhancing the Classroom Experience: Teaching, Guiding

All U of G faculty and staff are invited to the annual Community Breakfast to celebrate the start of the academic year. Tuesday, September 4, 2018 8:30 a.m. to 10:00

  All new graduate students are invited to the fall 2018 New Graduate Student Orientation Session to learn about resources available across campus. There will be a resource fair in

  All new international graduate students are invited to the fall 2018 New International Graduate Student Orientation Session to learn about the resources available across campus. Light refreshments will be served.  A bus tour of the city follows at 5 p.m.  Family members are welcome to attend. Please RSVP online at http://bit.ly/2KN52A5

Attendees will have the opportunity to "Meet the Trees" while taking part in tours, demonstrations, research exhibits, full-family activities, live music and plant sale.

This two-day Grammar Writing Tune-up series is open to graduate  students, undergraduate students, post-doctoral students, visiting scholars and researchers, faculty, staff and community members. Topics covered include: Structuring sentences Using

- SOLD OUT - The Eden Mills Writers Festival and University of Guelph present In Conversation with Jann Arden Join the beloved Canadian icon and multiple Juno award-winning singer-songwriter as she shares her story and explores the inspiration behind her memoirs, including Feeding My Mother (2017) and Falling Backward (2011). Feeding My Mother is a frank, funny, inspirational and piercingly honest

This two-day Grammar Writing Tune-up series is open to graduate and undergraduate students, post-doctoral students, visiting scholars and researchers, faculty and staff at the University of Guelph, as well as

  Participants will have the opportunity to engage in an eight-week program that explores the principles of Ecopsychology and Eco Art Therapy. Walking through this program, participants gradually gain a

Ever wonder what sort of data you will be dealing with? Do you find yourself lost when it’s time to prepare your data for analysis? In this workshop, you will

  Learn fascinating life stories and identification tips about our most important invertebrate predators: spiders. We’ll venture outside for part of the day, learning how to discover and identify some

Every researcher begins a research project by formulating a research question and devising a methodology in which to undertake the project. What if you began your project with a plan

The School of Fine Art and Music presents its Thursday at Noon concert series, featuring: Agusti Fernandez Pianista, improvisador, professor MacKinnon Building, Room 107

How many different types of data are there? What’s most important about the data you want to find? Come to this workshop and we’ll explore these questions together! Strategies and

  Join the Art Gallery of Guelph in celebrating the opening of three new exhibitions on September 13 at 7 p.m. Refreshments and cash bar available. All are welcome. Free admission.

This workshop will help you identify migrating hawks, falcons, vultures, eagles and osprey.  Through a wide variety of hands-on activities, you'll learn about plumage, body shape, foraging techniques, flight patterns and migration times of 15 species.  An information booklet will be provided. Presented by: Arboretum naturalist Chris Earley, author of Hawks and Owls of Eastern

Jane Ferguson, a Ph.D. candidate in the department of Chemistry, will defend her thesis “Aqueous Boric Acid Chemistry under Pressurized Water Reactor Coolant Conditions by AC Conductivity.” Her advisor is Prof. Peter Tremaine.  All are welcome to attend.

  Diversity is the emphasis of this full-day course. Grow your own native trees and shrubs. Characteristic seeds for the workshop will be collected while touring part of The Arboretum. We will carry out the techniques for cleaning, treating and sowing seeds and how to protect them as seeds and young plants. A tour of

In this interactive workshop you will discover, use and describe the benefits of open data. You will learn how you can use open data in your research. This workshop is for anyone that has little to some knowledge about open data. At the end of the workshop, you will know how to access free data

  The newly launched Canadian Chapter of the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides is proud to hold one of its first high-profile walks in Canada at The Arboretum. Forest Therapy originated from Japan's Shinrin-Yoku, which literally translates into“forest bathing” (taking in the air of a forest). It is a gentle way of moving

APIs have emerged as a new form of delivering data to end users. APIs enable individuals to issue specialized requests from data sources in real time. This power and flexibility enables new approaches to data use. In this workshop, we’ll give you an introduction to one of the most common kinds of API, the REST

Madawaska String Quartet presents "Masterpieces by Great Masters" Featuring two early works by composers who would become great string quartet masters: Beethoven’s String Quartet Opus 18 no. 4, and Mendelssohn, String Quartet Opus 13 (“Frage.”) MacKinnon, Room 107 (Goldschmidt Room), University of Guelph Free event. Presented by the University of Guelph, College of Arts, and

Do you like to dance? Join the Community Engaged Scholarship Institute (CESI) for four free outdoor Zumba® classes this summer! These classes are for all ages and abilities and will be taught by a certified Zumba® instructor. We had a blast at the classes in June, July and August, and are looking forward to the

Partnerships for Employment (P4E) represents a collaborative effort between the University of Guelph, University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University and Conestoga College. Drop by the University Centre to get your employer Guidebook! Need a résumé update before the Fair? Get a five-minute résumé critique from one of our qualified peer helpers. No registration required! Be

Help us kick-off U of G's 2018 United Way campaign! Entertainment, delicious food, supporting our community Join us in Branion Plaza from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. as we celebrate the start of our United Way campaign. Come hungry! $5 lunch option: Delicious hot dog Corn on the cob with gourmet seasonings Drink $5 dessert

This workshop will teach you how use the free open source tool, OpenRefine, to get messy data in order. You will learn how to: Import data Standardize data Filter, split, replace, and extract data Manipulate textual data Understand the ethics of cleaning data Please bring a laptop for your own use during the workshop with

One book. One campus. One community. Join us Sept. 25 for coffee and conversation with David Chariandy, author of Brother, the 2018 Gryphons Read selection. Note: This event is for members of the University of Guelph community only. A separate event in the evening is open to the public. About Gryphons Read: The Gryphons Read common

NVivo is a qualitative data analysis (QDA) computer software package produced by QSR International. In this workshop, we will work on bringing your sources in, creating nodes, coding and running queries. Please bring a laptop for your own use during the workshop with the latest version of NVIVO installed. Please note: All software installation must

Learn about the most common anxiety escalators (including a couple of surprising ones), along with practical, proven tips and strategies that you can use to decrease stress and anxiety. This free, one-hour workshop for university students meets from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. and is provided by the Stress Management Clinic. University Centre, Room 429  

SPSS is a statistical software package, mainly used in the Social Sciences. The purpose of this workshop is to introduce students to the software as well as its different functions and commands. Topics such as data entry, manipulation and description will be covered as well as the basics of statistical analysis and interpretation using SPSS.

P4E stands for “Partnerships for Employment” and represents a collaborative effort between the University of Guelph, University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University and Conestoga College.  Students and alumni from all academic programs and semester levels are invited to network with over 200 employers from many different employment sectors.

SPSS is a statistical software package, mainly used in the Social Sciences. The purpose of this workshop is to introduce students to the software as well as its different functions

SAS is a statistical software package that is widely used in many disciplines. After this workshop you will be ready to impress friends and family with this easy to use

Learn practical techniques, new tips and information on how to respond to the uncomfortable sensations of anxiety. This skills program meets weekly on Thursdays, from noon - 1 p.m., for

Thursday At Noon (TAN) Concert Series: Faculty Jazz Ensemble + One An assortment of jazz standards from the American songbook tradition as well as more modern jazz compositions. MacKinnon Building,

  Explore the mysterious, weird and wonderful world of fungi!  From giant puffballs emerging from the ground to strange little bird's nests growing on wood. Learn to distinguish editble Agaricus from deadly Amanita.