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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Thousands of visitors will be on campus this week as the University welcomes record numbers of people for campus tours. Normally, about 10 to 20 people take part in ongoing, regularly-scheduled campus tours. But during March break, people sign up for tours by the dozens, says tour co-ordinator Marissa Phillips. Some tours may have upwards […]

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A team of U of G engineering students won third place at the national Canadian Engineering Competition held over the weekend at McGill University. Fourth year students Mike Beswick, Caleb Vandenberg, Nick Walters and David Wood competed in the Consulting Engineering category. Teams are given eight hours to develop a solution to a real-world technical […]

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Three U of G track and field athletes received major awards from the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) this week. Tim Henry was named the Most Valuable Male Field Athlete, Ross Proudfoot was named the Male Rookie of the Year, and Rob Jackson was awarded the Student-Athlete Community Service award. Henry, a third-year marketing student, is […]

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The Ontario Hostelry Institute (OHI) has named Prof. Kerry Godfrey a fellow of the institute for 2011. He is director of the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management in U of G’s College of Management and Economics. The honour recognizes men and women who have made substantial contributions to the culinary, hospitality and tourism industry […]

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Six alumni from the College of Management and Economics were named on the Ontario Hostelry Institute’s Top 30 Under 30 list for 2011. The award recognizes the hospitality industry’s top performers and celebrates their future potential. Nominees are selected from across the industry, including chain restaurants, entrepreneurs and tourism-based businesses. Those Guelph graduates who received […]

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