U of G students David Humphrey, Derek Beirnes, Jordan Minnaar and Vanessa Graves participated in the Young Hoteliers Summit at Ecole Hotelier de Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland, at the end of March. The summit is a gathering of students from the top hotel schools from around the world. The event included panel discussions, keynote speakers, […]

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Prof. Hans Bakker, Sociology and Anthropology, gave the presidential address at the North Central Sociological Association (NCSA) meeting held in Cleveland March 31 to April 2. His talk, “Pragmatic Sociology: Healing the Discipline,” discussed various writings on the subject of pragmatism. NCSA is one of five regional associations in the United States working under the […]

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The Department of Economics has a new name. The University of Guelph Senate voted Monday to change the name to the Department of Economics and Finance. Chair John Livernois says the name change more accurately reflects the teaching and research that are done in the department. It’s also important for the public profile of the […]

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The University of Guelph Choir, conducted by Marta McCarthy, will join the Guelph Chamber Choir and the University of Western Ontario Singers April 2 in a performance of Brahms’ German Requiem. The concert will be held at the River Run Centre at 8 p.m. Guelph Chamber Choir conductor Gerald Neufeld will introduce the performance during […]

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U of G geography professor Evan Fraser has been nominated for a James Beard Foundation Award — considered “the Oscars of food” — for his book Empires of Food: Feast, Famine and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations. Fraser was nominated in the writing and literature category. The awards are considered the most prestigious recognition […]

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Guelph Police report that the Begging Bear sculpture in front of the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre was knocked over sometime late on Friday, March 18. They are requesting the assistance of anyone who has information about the incident to contact Constable Julianna Murphy of the Guelph Police at 519-824-1212, Ext. 7224. You could also leave […]

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Computing and Communications Services will be upgrading various components of the telephone system. These components include the underlying call control software, the backup auto-attendant software used at the Guelph, Kemptville and Ridgetown campuses, as well as the call centre software used by a number of departments on campus. In addition to software upgrades, hardware will […]

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