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U OF G MEAL PLAN DONATIONS ARE TOPS IN CANADA AGAIN
U of G students have donated $22,000 from their meal plans this semester to buy food for 17 local charities through the national student-run charity Meal Exchange. Once again, Guelph has raised the highest amount of any Canadian university or college. On Oct. 31, the annual “Trick or Eat” program will see U of G students going door to door collecting food for the Guelph Food Bank. All food donations will be delivered Nov. 25.
TURN TO RADIO, WEB WHEN WINTER WEATHER HITS
When a winter storm arrives and you want to know if the University is open, the best information sources are the radio and U of G's home page. Radio stations in Guelph, Kitchener-Waterloo and Toronto are immediately notified if the president decides to shut the University because of bad weather or an emergency. Area TV stations are also notified, and U of G's home page will contain up-to-date information. The University's policy on inclement weather/emergency procedures can be found on the web at www.uoguelph.ca/hr/hrmanual/512.htm.
RENOWNED VIROLOGIST TO DISCUSS AVIAN INFLUENZA
The College of Biological Science hosts the 2006 Roy C. Anderson Memorial Lecture in Parasitology Oct. 30 at 12:10 p.m. in Room 1714 of OVC's Lifetime Learning Centre. World-renowned virologist Albert Osterhaus of Erasmus University Medical Centre in the Netherlands, whose group was the first to identify the avian influenza strain H5N1 in humans, will discuss “H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus: A Real Threat to Animal and Human Health.” A reception begins at 11:45 a.m.
FALL PREVIEW DAY SET
Fall Preview Day, U of G's annual open house for prospective students and their parents, runs Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. This year's event is expected to draw more than 1,500 participants. The opening session begins at 10 a.m. in the Athletics Centre. The afternoon will feature academic and student service resource displays and information sessions on housing, co-op education, admissions and finance.
PHASE 2A TOURS OCT. 26
The U of G community is invited to tour Phase 2A of the science complex Oct. 26 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tours will depart from the foyer of the main entrance of the complex on the north side of the building. It can be reached from Alumni Walk between the MacLachlan and Reynolds buildings. Refreshments will be served.
COME TO THE FAIR
Fair November, U of G's annual exhibition and sale of fine Canadian crafts, runs Nov. 16 to 19 in the University Centre. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.