Upcoming Events

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Rural Planning and Development M.Sc. Thesis Examination Timothy Hunting, a master student in Rural Planning and Development in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend his thesis on "Local Trail development along Rural Canada's share of the Great Trail". Ryan Gibson, Advisor, SEDRD Wayne Caldwell, Advisory Committee Member, SEDRD

Please join us in celebrating the retirement of Cheryl FitzGibbon from the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development. Please RSVP to Christina Voll at sedrd.clerk@uoguelph.ca.    

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Rural Planning and Development M.Sc. Thesis Examination Isabelle Ouellette, a master student in Rural Planning and Development in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis on "Barriers to Implementing Multi-Modal Transportation Strategies in Two New Brunswick Case Studies:  An Exploratory Research" Wayne Caldwell, Advisor, SEDRD Ryan Gibson, Advisory Committee, OMAFRA Sean Kelly, Examination Committee, SEDRD Leith Deacon, Exam Chair, SEDRD

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture MLA Master's Thesis Examination Megan Blay, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis on "A Wellness Design Framework for High-rise Housing". Nathan Perkins, Advisor, SEDRD Nadia Amoroso, Co-Advisor, SEDRD Martin Holland,  Advisory Committee Member, SEDRD Sean Kelly, Chair of Examination Committee, SEDRD All welcome to attend.

Please join us in celebrating the retirement of Professor John FitzGibbon from Rural Planning and Development program in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development. Please RSVP to Lorena Barker by Friday, August 16th.  

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture Series Landscape Architecture Symposium Representing Landscapes:  Advancements in Visual Communications and Data Visualization Details to be announced. Jose Alfredo Ramirez Director of GroundLab UK, and Co-Director of Landscape Urbanism Program -  The Architectural Association, London UK Andrea Hansen-Phillips Principal of Datum Digital Studio and Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture - University of Virginia

The 2019 Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation (CRRF) Conference is all about bringing together practitioners, policy makers, community leaders, and researchers interested in rural issues.  This conference is a unique opportunity to share your own successes, learn from a diverse group of individuals, and hear the latest on issues that matter to communities and people who call rural Canada home.

The Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI) will host their annual conference from October 1-3, 2019 in Toronto. The conference will focus on understanding the challenges facing planning over the next 25 years, such as uneven growth, climate change, and technology. Each year the School coordinates opportunities for graduate students to attend the OPPI conference. Watch the list serve for more details in the early fall.

University of Guelph - Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture Series presents: Jerry Van Eyck, ING, RLA, ASLA Founder and Principal of !melk , New York City Event details to be announced shortly. Lecture is kindly supported by Maglin Site Furniture. All welcome to attend. Contact:  Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture Coordinator:  Nadia Amoroso, Assistant Professor.  

University of Guelph - Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture Series presents: Michael Brightman, ASSOC. AIA, M.ARCH, Brightman Designs Trimble SketchUp Professional Visiting Scholar Event details to be announced. Lecture and workshop events kindly supported by a gift from Trimble SketchUP and STEM grant. All welcome to attend. Contact:  Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture Coordinator:  Nadia Amoroso, Assistant Professor.