LEST WE FORGETU of G will hold its annual Remembrance Day Service Nov. 11 from 10:40 to 11:20 a.m. in War Memorial Hall. Although classes won't be cancelled for the service, the president requests that faculty grant consideration to students who miss some class time to attend the service. Supervisors are encouraged to allow employees sufficient time to participate as well.
HTM HOSTS GUELPH GRAD AS EXECUTIVE-IN-RESIDENCERyan Pennie, vice-president, Canada, of UBF Foodsolutions, is this semester's executive-in-residence in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. A 1990 consumer studies graduate of Guelph, Pennie joined Lipton Monarch, a Unilever Company, in national accounts in 1995 and was appointed to his current position in 2003. He will be on campus Nov. 1 to 3 to meet with students and participate in classes. He will also give a public talk Nov. 3 at 1:30 p.m. in Room 129 of Macdonald Stewart Hall.
PLANT PROPAGATION CENTRE TO OPEN AT NEW LISKEARDThe Ontario Berry Growers Association (OBGA) is holding the official opening of the Centre of Expertise for the Ontario Plant Propagation Program at U of G's New Liskeard Agricultural Research Station Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. The centre is the largest project undertaken to date by the OBGA and is supported by the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and U of G.
GOLF SUPERINTENDENT TO VISIT CAMPUS Rhod Trainor, superintendent of the Hamilton Golf and Country Club, will be superintendent-in- residence at OAC Nov. 1 to 3. A graduate of U of G's associate diploma program in horticulture, Trainor will meet with students in the associate diploma program in turfgrass management and will give a public talk on “The 2003 Canadian Open: An Old Lady Takes On the Young Lions” Nov. 3 at 5:30 p.m. in Room 102 of Rozanski Hall. The superintendent-in-residence program is hosted by the dean of OAC and the Guelph Turfgrass Institute.
CSA LAUNCHES FOOD BANKThe Central Student Association has opened a food bank to provide all members of the University community with emergency food supplies and referrals to other anti-poverty resources. Located in Room 217 of the University Centre, the food bank is open various hours Monday to Friday or by appointment. For details, call Ext. 54407.
