If you see a flock of pink flamingoes in your office, don’t panic. You’ve been flocked by Women Build, part of Habitat for Humanity. U of G’s first flocking target was Brenda Whiteside, associate vice-president (student affairs). Her office was decorated with all things pink, including a pink feather boa. For a $25 donation to […]

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President Alastair Summerlee is inviting U of G faculty and staff to attend the last Gryphons home game against the Laurier Golden Hawks on Oct. 22. One dollar from every ticket sold will be donated to the United Way, and employees who present a University of Guelph ID card at the concession stand will receive […]

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Graduate student Shane Neilson received a silver award in ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year Awards. He was honoured in the poetry category for his work Complete Physical. Neilson is in his first year of U of G’s MFA creative writing program. The awards were established to bring increased attention to the achievements of independent […]

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Seventeen early birds are enjoying great prizes like homemade salsa, brunch at the Aberfoyle Mill, and golf at Guelph Cutten Fields. The early birds are United Way donors who submitted their pledge forms in time for the Oct. 7 incentive draw. United Way volunteer Jennifer Beehler says additional incentive prizes will be given away each […]

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Prof. Amar Mohanty, Department of Plant Agriculture and School of Engineering, was honoured Sept. 29 in Vienna, Austria, during the international conference of the BioEnvironmental Polymer Society (BEPS). Mohanty, who is the Ontario Premier’s Research Chair in Biomaterials and Transportation, is an expert in the production of biomaterials, the technology to turn plant materials into […]

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Plans are underway for the new Integrated Planning and Budget Office that will support sustainable campus-wide integrated planning (IP). It will be headed by John Miles, currently assistant vice-president (finance). However, a longer transition period is required, said Maureen Mancuso, provost and vice-president (academic). As a result, Miles will serve as assistant vice-president (finance and […]

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Occupational Health and Wellness holds its fourth annual employee pedometer challenge Oct. 7 to 21. Find a team of five and call Ext. 52647 to confirm your participation and reserve pedometers. Pedometer packages can be picked up Oct. 11 and 12 at Occupational Health and Wellness, Alexander Hall, Room 179. Supplies are limited, so register […]

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