Past Events

The Rural Planning and Development program is hosting a virtual town hall meeting with all current RPD students on January 26 from 12.00-1.00 pm EST. The meeting is an opportunity to check-in, receive program updates, discuss upcoming opportunities, celebrate achievements, and ask your questions. Instructions for joining the discussion will be circulated via email. If you didn’t receive the instructions, please contact Lorena Barker. 

The StudioV Journal 2019-2020 has just been released, and it looks amazing. Congratulations to all the landscape architecture students whose work was showcased, and of course to the fantastic team who were able to pull it all together despite the many obstacles that 2020 brought. 

Nic Brunet and Alex Anaviapik deliver Speaker Series talk at Wilfrid Laurier University's Cold Regions Research Centre Join us on Thursday at 2PM EST as Dr. Nicolas Brunet from the University of Guelph and Alex Anaviapik of Pond Inlet, NU deliver an engaging talk about the importance of Inuit youth engagement in scientific research in Nunavut! Details can be found at the Cold Regions Reseach Centre link.

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture MLA Master's Thesis Examination Joel Sypkes, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend his thesis on "Engaging Ecologies: A Design Framework for Resilient and Immersive Bioretention Plantings".

Orientation for new graduate students starting in Winter 2021 semester to the MSc in Rural Planning and Development (RPD) and the MPlan is scheduled for December 15, 2020 from 1.00-2.00 pm EST. Orientation will be held online. Further details and a hyperlink will be provided closer to the event date via your UofG email address.  

The Rural Planning and Development program is hosting a virtual town hall meeting with all current RPD students on December 15 from 12.00-1.00 pm EST. The meeting is an opportunity to check-in, receive program updates, discuss upcoming opportunities, celebrate achievements in the fall semester, and ask your questions. Instructions for joining the discussion will be circulated via email. If you didn’t receive the instructions, please contact Lorena Barker.   

Pam Duesling, a PhD student in Rural Studies in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will be presenting her Qualifying Exam on "The Impacts of On-Farm Diversification to the Family Farm and the Intersection of Land Preservation through Public Policy in Ontario".

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture MLA Master's Thesis Examination James Hughes, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend his thesis on "Theme Parks:  A Model of Best Practice for Streetscape Design". Martin Holland, Advisor, SEDRD Steven Clarke, Advisory Committee Member, SEDRD Sean Kelly, Advisory Committee Member, SEDRD Karen Landman, Chair of Examination, SEDRD  

Amanda Hutter, a master student in Capacity Development and Extension in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis on "Braiding knowledge:  Creating an environmental communications process for Farmers and Anishinaabe Using Drones".

The Rural Planning and Development graduate program is hosting a virtual open house for all prospective students on Thursday November 26 from 5:30-6:30 pm. At this event, you can expect the following: