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For five days, five CME students lived outside, braving the winter weather to raise awareness and money for the homeless. More than 20 universities participated in 5 Days for the Homeless, a nationwide campaign to raise $200,000 for local charities.

From March 13 to 18, the students lived in a cardboard shelter in Branion Plaza with no food, money or access to showers. They relied on the kindness of strangers, who donated meals. They were also required to stay on campus and attend all of their classes, extracurricular activities and work.

As an undergraduate academic advisor, Prof. Jane Londerville always has a sympathetic ear and kind words for students who come to her with academic or personal problems. Her ability to listen and empathize with students earned her the 2011 Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Advising Medallion from the Council on Undergraduate Academic Advising.

Course evaluations matter to our College. They matter so much that the College is giving away an iPad 2 to a lucky CME student who completes his or her evaluations! Over the last few years, response rates for online course evaluations have been dwindling.

Garden2Table took the cake and won best exhibit overall at last weekend’s College Royal. Partnering with a local organic farm and elementary school, the HTM-student-led program teaches children about where their food comes from.

Julia Withers, a fourth-year tourism management student and one of four student-managers of Garden2Table, took a unique approach to promoting their exhibit to College Royal visitors.

“I dressed up as a Royal Garden2Table Princess in a maroon ball gown and gold jewels,” she says.

At the Young Hoteliers Summit in Lausanne, Switzerland, Derek Beirnes’  team won the creativity challenge, which was to develop a new social media strategy for the Rezidor Group.  As a prize, he received an all-expenses paid trip to Copenhagen to complete a five day business program, developed by Rezidor.

Four students from the University of Guelph, David Humphrey, Vanessa Graves, Jordan Minaar and Derek Beirnes (all BComm HAFA students), attended the summit, which was held on March 21 and 22. 

On Tuesday March 22nd, Student Senate Caucus and representatives of the University's Undergraduate Academic Information Centre gathered to recognize 18 outstanding University of Guelph faculty who have made an exceptional contribution to student learning.

Back in Canada for this semester, he’s turning academic eyes on that grand edifice in the capital ─ and on other former railroad hotels that evoke part of this nation’s history.

Geoff Loughton hopes No Impact Week will make an impact. The Net Impact club Loughton belongs to has planned its event during Sustainability Week, March 19 to 26. They think it makes sense to join other campus groups also sponsoring events to increase environmental awareness.

Five Days for the Homeless is the longest standing charitable event that the College for Economics and Management Student Association (CMESA) partakes in. The Five Days movement, which began in 2005 by students from the School of Business at the University of Alberta, is a national event that occurs at nearly 20 universities and has raised over $500,000 for at risk youth and the local organizations that assist them.

Garden 2 Table will be running two exhibits for College Royal on March 19th and 20th. College Royal is the largest university open house event of its kind North America. Each March, the U of G opens its doors to the general public in a campus-wide open house that attracts over 30,000 visitors every year. For students, College Royal is also a 12-day long event that includes popular events like Super Thursday and the College Royal Ball.