Past Events

Join the Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph June 5-6th, 2017 for the 3rd Food & Agriculture Business Seminar. The Seminar is a dynamic environment where current and critical issues facing the food supply system are studied and discussed by emerging and established leaders in this sector. Animal welfare, traceability, efficiencies and environmental sustainability will all be discussed and debated during the five different case studies.

Join us on June 1 as we welcome Stephen Lewis, Canadian politician, public speaker, broadcaster and diplomat, to our Luminary Leader Speaker Series. RSVPs are required. For more information, please contact Alicia Cronsberry, acronsb@uoguelph.ca.

Gryphons on Bay Street is back. Join us on May 31 at Stratus Restaurant in downtown Toronto to network with fellow University of Guelph alumni. Please register early as this event often books up quickly.

Find out more information about the MA (Leadership) and MBA programs offered at the University of Guelph including the program structure and schedule, associated fees and application process. Talk to faculty, administrators and alumni from both programs. Email Alicia Cronsberry to register (acronsb@uoguelph.ca)

Open to the Public: This introductory course in beer education is designed for participants interested in furthering their knowledge and interest in beer. The focus will be on brewing ingredients and processes, tasting concepts, pouring and serving concepts (including an introduction to draught systems) and food and beer pairings. The registration deadline is May 24th, 2017.

Our Spring Academic Open Houses are full day, program-specific events for students who have received an offer of admission to the University of Guelph. Each day is specific to a degree program or grouping of programs and consists of program information sessions, sample lectures, career and co-operative education sessions, and tours of residences, the library, the Athletics Centre and more! Registration and schedules for each day will be provided in Spring 2017.

The Visiting Speaker Series is an opportunity for invited researchers and professionals, external to the University of Guelph, to present their research topic(s) to faculty and students. On May 12, the Department of Economics and Finance will welcome Shari Eli from the University of Toronto to speak on "Marrying the Right Man: The Effects of Cash Transfers on the Behavior and Outcomes of Poor Mothers ." Anyone from the University of Guelph is welcome to attend.

The Visiting Speaker Series is an opportunity for invited researchers and professionals, external to the University of Guelph, to present their research topic(s) to faculty and students. On April 13, the Department of Economics and Finance will welcome Michael Beenstock from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem to speak on "Spatial econometric analysis of spatial general equilibrium." Anyone from the University of Guelph is welcome to attend.

The Visiting Speaker Series is an opportunity for invited researchers and professionals, external to the University of Guelph, to present their research topic(s) to faculty and students. On April 7, the Department of Economics and Finance will welcome Sumon Majumdar from Queen's University to speak on "The Leader as Catalyst On Mass Movements and the Mechanics of Institutional Change." Anyone from the University of Guelph is welcome to attend.

Are you still seeking a summer or full-time opportunity?  It’s not too late to make sure you are job search ready!  Attend the Job Search Boot Camp to learn key tips on Resumes, Cover Letters, Interviews and Job Search Strategies. The Boot Camp will be seperated into 20 min overviews of each topic over one hour: