Prof. Jeji Varghese, Sociology and Anthropology, has been named the recipient of the University’s inaugural Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award. The award is funded by the integrated planning process, administered by Prof. Serge Desmarais, associate vice-president (academic), and supported by Teaching Support Services (TSS). Interested faculty submit proposals for projects aimed at improving teaching […]

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The Office of Research will introduce new guidelines for faculty and researchers applying for external funding. The changes aim to promote better planning, preparedness, and high-quality applications and proposals. Beginning June 1, the Office of Research will begin a new schedule of internal deadlines for external funding applications. The deadlines range from one week to […]

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Six projects aimed at strengthening undergraduate engagement and academic success at U of G have received support from the University’s Learning Enhancement Fund (LEF). Created in 2006, the fund supports initiatives arising from the integrated planning process and the curriculum renewal process. About $150,000 is available to be allocated each year. LEF grant proposals can […]

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The University of Guelph’s 2011/2012 Integrated Plan, including the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) operating budget, has been approved by Board of Governors. The budget and integrated plan were presented as a single document by John Miles, assistant vice-president (finance), and Prof. Maureen Mancuso, provost and vice-president (academic). The 2011/2012 MTCU budget includes […]

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Two new students have been elected to serve on the University’s Board of Governors, and one student member has been reappointed. Guillaume Blais, a fourth-year student in the bachelor of science program studying biomedical science and political science, has been reappointed as an undergraduate member. He also serves on the University Senate, co-chairs the Student […]

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A year-long internal review of the structure and functionality of the Office of Research is complete, and the office will be adding capacity to better serve both internal clients and external funding sponsors. The changes were approved Wednesday by the Board of Governors as part of the 2011/2012 base operating budget for the Office of […]

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The University of Guelph’s Board of Governors has voted to extend provost and vice-president (academic) Maureen Mancuso’s second term in office by 12 months. The goal is to provide a one-year time frame between the end of president Alastair Summerlee’s second term and the completion of Mancuso’s term in office. Previously, the Board decided to […]

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The cost of parking on campus is increasing. Commuting permits will go up by 15 per cent to $508 a year, or to about $42 a month. Premium and service vehicle parking rates will increase three per cent to $734 and $619 a year respectively. The rate increases were approved at the April 20 Board […]

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University of Guelph-Humber justice studies students Courtney Carter, Muhammad Waqas Abbas and Mike Schwartz placed first in the annual Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) competition at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Maryland, reclaiming the title Guelph-Humber students first won in 2009. When presented with the staged crime scene, team members collected forensic evidence that required […]

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Archives at the University of Guelph Library set the stage for The Shaw Festival: The First Fifty Years, a history of one of the world’s most successful theatre companies. Written by Leonard Conolly, former U of G drama professor, chair of the Department of Drama and associate vice-president academic, the book tells the tale of […]

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