Past Events

There are some available Undergraduate Teaching Assistantship (UTA) positions for the Fall 2026 semester on the Academic Staff Work Assignments website. Select School of Env. Design and Rural Dev. for SEDRD/BLA courses. Applications are due by August 4, 2026. To apply, be sure to:

The SEDRD Sessional Instructor positions in landscape architecture have been posted for Fall 2026.  Candidates should apply directly through the Academic Staff Work Assignments website.  The deadline for applications is July 14, 2026.

Adam Medeiros, a MSc student in Rural Planning and Development in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend their thesis on "Cracking the (Policy) Window: Resilient Rural Economic Development Transitions Following Disruption."

Join Rural Planning and Development students, faculty and alumni for a spring gathering at Sonnen Hills Brewery in Caledon.  Drinks will be available for purchase, and light snacks will be provided. 

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture MLA Master's Thesis Examination Conor Spencer, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend his thesis on "Identifying Railway Right-of-Ways for Designed Landscape Interventions and Improved Urban Ecology."

The spring convocation ceremonies for the graduate students of the Class of 2026 (MLA, RPD, CDE and PhD graduates) in the Ontario Agricultural College will be held on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at 4:30 pm, at the Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre.   We hope the School's graduates look forward to returning to Guelph for your ceremony.  SEDRD graduates and their guests are welcome to stop by the Landscape Architecture building prior to the ceremony.  This is a good opportunity to pick up school items,

The spring convocation ceremonies for the Class of 2026 Bachelor of Landscape Architecture graduates in the Ontario Agricultural College will be held on Monday, June 8, 2026, at 1:00 pm, at the Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre.   We hope the School's graduates look forward to returning to Guelph for your ceremony.  SEDRD graduates and their guests are welcome to stop by the Landscape Architecture building prior to or after the ceremony.  This is a good opportunity to pick up school items, take ph

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture MLA Master's Thesis Examination Chiara Nicolini, a master of landscape architecture candidate, will defend their thesis on "Design Guidelines for Outdoor Green Social Infrastructure in Urban Cores of Mid-Sized Southern Ontario Cities." Examination Committee: Brendan Stewart, Advisor - SEDRD Karen Landman, Advisory Committee Member - SEDRD Heather Schibli, Examination Member - SEDRD Kearney Coupland, Chair of Examination - SEDRD

Ernest Fordjour, a MSc student in Capacity Development and Extension in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend their thesis on "When Precision Goes Wrong: Economic, Ethical, and Legal Perspective on Failures in Drone-Enabled Precision Farming among Small-Scale Farmers in Ghana’s Eastern Region.”

Jayden Cote, an MSc student in Rural Planning and Development in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend their thesis on "Rural Economic Development in the Iron Cage: Exploring Pressures on Economic Identity and Political Autonomy in Ontario's Municipalities.” Examination Committee: Ryan Gibson, Advisor - SEDRD Silvia Sarapura, Advisory Committee Member - SEDRD Mollie Kuchma, Examination Member - SEDRD Nicolas Brunet, Chair of Examination - SEDRD