Past Events

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development – Rural Planning and Development MSc Thesis Examination Anab Siraj, a master student in Rural Planning and Development in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend their thesis on “How do Rural Youth Make their Voices Heard in Climate Change Planning in Andean Communities?  A Case Study from the Mantaro Valley, Central Peru"

Campus Day 2023 is the UofG’s spring Open House event.  Find out why the University of Guelph is the right fit for you! Join us in person with students, staff and faculty, and explore the campus through student service information sessions, academic program sessions, and residence and program tours.

Dear BLA and MLA students!  Returning this year, the University of Guelph Landscape Architecture programs are thrilled to be hosting our 5th annual student LA Networking Night, and you are invited! This isn’t a job fair — it’s a casual networking event where students and professionals can mix and mingle and make connections, and it will be hosted online. 

On behalf of the Rural Planning & Development Department, we are incredibly excited to extend an invitation to you to attend the Rural Romp, which will take place on March 17th!

The Canadian Society of Landscape Architects and the Landscape Architecture Canada Foundation members will be visiting the UofG BLA and MLA students on Monday, March 13, 2023, from 11:45 am to 1:00 pm in the LA Pit with a pizza lunch.  CSLA-LACF Visiting Team: Chris Grosset, NuALA, NWTALA, FCSLA, CSLA President.  Partner at NVision Insight Group Inc.

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development – Rural Studies Qualifying Examination Seminar Louis Helps, a PhD Rural Studies candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development will present his qualifying examination on “Explaining Agricultural Managed Migration Through The New Economics Of Labour Migration and Labour Market Segmentation Theory."

University of Guelph - Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture Series presents:

Mark your calendars for the 2023 Rural Symposium on March 2, 2023. The event will take in-person and available online. The Rural Symposium is an annual opportunity for University of Guelph graduate students to showcase their rural research to policy makers, policy analysts, and program staff from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) and community partners.

University of Guelph - Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture Series presents: Adriaan Geuze.  Principal and Founder of West 8, The Netherlands.  Lecture title:  "The Works of West 8" Image:  Vlaardingse Vaart Bridge, NL

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development – Rural Studies PhD Thesis Examination Katie Allen, a Rural Studies PhD candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis on “The Ecology of Place-Based Impact Investing: Examining Place-Based Impact Investing Ecosystems and Enabling Environments in Non-Metro Canada.”