Past Events

Ezekiel Martin,  a Master's student in Capacity Development and Extension in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend his thesis on "From the Brink:  Jamaica’s Oracabessa Bay Fish Sanctuary Processes".

The Rural Planning and Development program is accepting applications for the Master of Planning program to start in January 2021. The Master of Planning is a one-year degree program intended for students with a completed undergraduate degree and 4-5 years of planning and development experience. The program consists of both required and elective courses and concludes with a major research paper.

University of Guelph - Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture Series presents:

The Centre for International Programs (CIP) - Education Abroad Advisor, Mike Lafleur; and BLA Program Counsellor, Melinda Vanryn will be discussing the exchange opportunities in Winter, Summer and Fall of 2022.

The first Fall 2020 SEDRD Speaker Series event will take place on Wednesday, September 23rd from 12.00-1.00 pm EDT. We are excited to have Angela Penagos from the Latin American Centre for Rural Development (RIMISP) join us and discuss “The Transformation of the Rural Territories: A Challenge for Latin American Institutions”. The Speaker Series event will take place via Zoom.

University of Guelph - Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture Series presents: KOFI BOONE, FASLA Professor of Landscape Architecture at North Carolina State University, College of Design and

The Landscape Architecture Student Society (LASS) will hold the second session for new BLA students on Wednesday, September 9th at 7:30pm via videoconference.   Link will be provided via your UofG email address prior to event. Members of the Landscape Architecture student society will be on hand to help you get to know your classmates through icebreaker and team activities. Details on O-Week GryphLife website.

Orientation for new graduate students to the MSc in Rural Planning and Development (RPD) and the MPlan is scheduled for Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 1:30 pm via Videoconference.  Details and link will be provided closer to the event date via your UofG email.  

Orientation for new graduate students to the Master of Landscape Architecture program is scheduled for Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 1:30 pm via Videoconference.  Details and link will be provided closer to the event date via your UofG email. 

Orientation for new graduate students to the Capacity Development and Extension program is scheduled for Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at noon via videoconference. Details and link will be provided closer to the event date via your UofG email.  This introductory session with faculty and staff will provide more information about the start of the CDE graduate program.  This will also be an opportunity for new students to meet other students in their co-hort.