Past Events

Are you passionate about starting a career in Finance? Do you want to work for a Tier 1 global organization and join a Finance team that prides itself on being a solid strategic partner and advisor to the business?  PepsiCo offers endless possibilities to drive your career!

All alumni are welcome to join U of G Business and Economics alumni for this second annual networking event co-hosted by Dian Chaaban (B.Comm. '08) and Professor Chris McKenna at the Char No. 5 Whisky Bar in the Delta Hotel (75 Lower Simcoe St.) Toronto, starting at 6 pm. Enjoy an evening of mingling and networking and you don't have to like whisky or work on Bay Street! Registration now open.

Golf Tournament and Non-Golfers Relaxation Day Golfers: Registration & Breakfast: 7:00am Shotgun Start: 8:00am Team Scramble Format (fun for all skill levels) Indoor and Outdoor swimming pool, whirlpool, sauna, and fitness centre access included with golf registration Lunch following golf Non-Golfers: Indoor and outdoor swimming pool, whirlpool, sauna, and fitness centre available from 8:00 a.m. Limited number of 1-hour golf lessons with Golf Pro

The Food Institute has developed the Food and Agriculture Business Seminar to bring together a diverse group of current and emerging leadership in the industry to collectively examine trends and issues in today’s global marketplace. By working together in strategically dynamic groups, the participants will benefit from each other’s expertise as they critically examine real cases and interact with the executives of the featured businesses in a non-competitive environment.

Location - War Memorial Hall Convocation Details - http://www.uoguelph.ca/convocation/timing/#CBE

Former NHL player and child advocate, Sheldon Kennedy, will receive this year's Lincoln Alexander Outstanding Leader Award. The Lincoln Alexander Outstanding Leader Award recognizes a Canadian who has exhibited exemplary leadership within, and more importantly beyond, the boundaries of his or her profession. It is named after the award’s first recipient, the late Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander, former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and Chancellor Emeritus of the University of Guelph.

This workshop is by invitation only.  Please contact Kimberly Thomas-Francois at kthoma08@uoguelph.ca OR Tanya MacLaurin at tmaclaur@uoguelph.ca Innovative Best Practices to Foster Sustainable Tourism in Ontario’s Rural Communities

This workshop will include grant writing tips for the Insight Grant 2015 competition (registration deadline anticipated in August 2015) and the Insight Development Grant 2016 competition (application deadline anticipated in January 2016); mock reviews of sample grant applications led by SSHRC review committee members, and information regarding internal review and associated deadlines, provided by colleges and Office of Research Services.