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September 6: Marketing Professor Educates Baltic Sea Cruisers

Dr. Brent McKenzie of the Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies was recently the featured lecturer on the ship Black Watch on a Baltic Cities cruise.  Brent, who is an expert on the Baltic Sea region, conducted public presentations on the people and food culture of the Baltic sea region; Soviet Dark tourism; and the history of Tallinna Kaubamaja, a leading Estonian department store.  

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Wine Course Offers Bouquet of Knowledge

Wine, says hospitality and tourism management professor Bruce McAdams, is incredibly complex. “There are so many types and styles. It can be very confusing.” But there is a method to sort out the madness of wine, and it will soon be available at U of G.

September 5: Music Can Help Make the Meal, University of Guelph Research Suggests

To university students, a restaurant’s musical taste is important as its décor, says a University of Guelph researcher.

Kevin Chang, a master’s student and researcher in U of G’s Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies, says music can subconsciously affect diners’ experiences, in addition to food and service quality.

In his research, he found the music must not only be good – however diners define it – but it must be appropriate for the establishment.

August 29: Olympic Runner Returns Home to Hamilton

CBC News interviewed Reid Coolsaet, Olympic marathoner and CME Alumnus, about his return from the Olympics and his plans for the future.

The next milestone in Olympic marathoner Reid Coolsaet's life doesn't involve running.

“I'm looking to buy a house over there,” he said, pointing to a row of backyards that lines Westdale's Churchill Park.

The 33-year-old Hamiltonian returned home last week from the Olympics after a little bit of traveling.

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Entrepreneur-in-Residence Shares Business Sense

Petra Kassün-Mutch left the glamorous world of publishing to start a successful cheese making company. Now she’s helping U of G students become their own “big cheese” as the new entrepreneur-in-residence at the College of Management and Economics.

“You can harness the power of business to do good,” says Kassün-Mutch, adding that she will not only advise students on how to start their own business, but how to build enterprises that help address social and environmental problems.

August 22: The Harvard Model United Nations Conference

Attn: Guelph students

Guelph's delegation to the Harvard Model United Nations Conference is currently seeking delegates for the upcoming year. This program allows for delegations coming from 65+ countries from all over the world to attend a Mock United Nations conference, representing committees including UNICEF, WHO, WTO etc.  

The conference this year will be held in Melbourne, Australia on March 18-22, 2013.   

For more information, please visit the Harvard World Model United Nations website.

August 21: More to Sustainability than Buying Local

Restaurateurs committed to buying local food are contributing to an environmentally, socially and economically sustainable food system, says a University of Guelph expert on the restaurant business. But buying local is far from a complete sustainable approach to food service.

August 20: 2nd Annual UGSRP Forum on "Topics in Sustainability"

The School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) and the University of Guelph Sustainable Restaurant Project (UGSRP) present the 2nd Annual UGSRP Forum on "Topics in Sustainability", Wednesday October 10th, 2012. The event is free of charge and will be held at the University of Guelph with a reception to follow. 

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