Past Events

Orientation to the Rural Planning and Development program for incoming graduate students.  

At noon, the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (SEDRD) will be hosting a free lunch for all new SEDRD Graduate and Undergraduate Students (BLA, MLA, RPD and CDE). 

Before lunch, there will be a brief introduction for all new students by faculty and staff in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (BLA, MLA, RPD, CDE).  

The Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA) degree program meeting (meeting of major) for new BLA students will be held on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at 10:00 am.   

This is an opportunity for new BLA students to meet members of the Landscape Architecture Student Society.  Find out about the LASS organization and how to get involved.  There will also be a question-and-answer period and "tips and tricks" to help get settled in the program.

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development – Capacity Development and Extension Uduak Edet, a master student in Capacity Development and Extension within the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend their thesis on "The Influence of Information Disorder on Climate Change Adaptation Practices of Farmers in Lagos State, Nigeria.”

The School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (SEDRD) invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level.

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development – Capacity Development and Extension Takudzwanashe Mundenga, a master student in Capacity Development and Extension within the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend their thesis on “Examining Media as a Stakeholder in Soil Health-Related Climate Change Mitigation."

Postings for SEDRD's Fall 2023 GTA positions are now available on the Academic Staff Work Assignments website (https://www.uoguelph.ca/sessional_ta/). Select "School of Env. Design and Rural Dev" for SEDRD courses. Applications are due by July 21, 2023.  To apply, be sure to:

Michael Kvern, a Master of Science in Rural Planning and Development student, will defend their thesis research title “It comes down to what they value: Understanding how energy is integrated into rural Manitoba land use plans”. A brief description of their thesis research is listed below: