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MacKinnon Groundbreaking Ceremony

Construction on the MacKinnon Building aimed at building a new ImprovLab and updating the existing theatre, student spaces and main entrance will launch with an official groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 24, 2019 at 9:30 a.m.

The University community, architects, funders and supporters are invited to attend the event to be held in the MacKinnon quadrangle.

Renovations will cover 45,000 sq. ft of space that currently houses performing arts.

Congratulations to Karen Houle and Marianne Micros!

Congratulations are in order for Karen Houle, whose latest book of poetry has received significant recognition:

It has been selected as a 2019 Finalist in the Poetry Category for the Governor General's Literary Award (https://ggbooks.ca/#poetry)

College of Arts students win top Classical Association of Canada Undergraduate Essay Competition prizes

Wednesday, October 2^nd – 9:45 A.M., MCKN 265

https://news.uoguelph.ca/2019/09/after-greta-thunbergs-un-address-an-ethicist-weighs-in-on-our-moral-failure-to-act-on-climate-change/

The Department is delighted to announce that we have a new faculty member: Assistant Professor Dr. Kimberley Martin. 

Dr. Martin is a Digital Humanties specialist and is crucial to our growing strength in that subfield:
https://www.kim-martin.ca/community/dh-guleph/

Welcome Kim!

The University of Guelph announces the 3^rd Annual Gryphons Read program

Featuring: Eden Robinson

1, 2 October 2019

Congratulations to Karen Houle on the publication of her new book of poetry, The Grand River Watershed, and to one of the alumni of our PhD program, Lindsay Lerman, on the publicaion of her novel, I'm from Nowhere.

A book launch for both will be held at Fixed Gear Brewery (20 Alma St., Guelph) on October 9th.

Please see the details here