Past Events

The SEDRD Speaker Series presents: Ben Reid-Howells Ben’s talk “Beyond Resilience: Stories from the Field” explores his three-year journey from India to Scotland in which he and his partner Kumar Prashant undertook projects of peace, sustainable living and community wellbeing. This session will take place on Wednesday January 29th at 12 pm in the Landscape Architecture Pit. Pizza will be provided. All are welcome to attend! About Ben:

The School of Environmental Design and Rural Development and Global Affairs Canada invite you to the magistral presentation of Dr. Paul Winters and Dr. Thouraya Triki from IFAD – United Nations. They will be accompanied by Global Affairs representatives; Mr. Stephen Potter, Director Agriculture and Food Systems and Mr. Anatoliy Shatkovskyy, Senior Analyst. After the presentation there will be small groups meetings.

Young Conservation Professionals Talk Want to grow as a leader?  Interested in conservation and the environment? Come out to a FREE pizza lunch in the LA Pit and learn about what Young Conservation Professionals (YCP) Leadership Program has to offer you! Co-founder, Peter Mitchell will be joined by YCP alumni to share experiences from past programs. To learn more about the YCP program visit the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority website.

Ever wondered how to deliver an effective presentation or design a poster for a conference? On January 15th, a capacity building session will be held from 12:00 - 1:00 pm in the LA Pit with Shannon Brown. The session will identify best practices for designing posters, discuss how to effectively share findings, and demonstrate why plain language is critical. The session is being organized in preparation for the upcoming 2020 Rural Symposium however, anyone interested is welcome to attend the session.

The School of Environmental Design and Rural Development – Landscape Architecture programs present:

The Rural Policy Learning Commons is hosting a free online webinar titled, "Exploring Lived Experiences of LGBTQ People Utilizing Healthcare Services in Rural Manitoba​” on January 13, 2020 from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT. The webinar will feature Nadine Henriquez and Nora Ahmad of Brandon University. A brief description of the webinar is listed below: 

PhD in Rural Studies  - School of Environmental Design and Rural Development PhD Thesis Defence by Lissel Hernandez Gongora  EXAMINATION COMMITTEE:          Dr. John Devlin SEDRD, Advisor Dr. Craig Johnson, Political Science, Advisory Committee  Dr. Matthew Hoffmann, Munk School of Global Affairs & Policy University of Toronto , External Examiner  Dr. Noella Gray, Geography, Internal Examiner Dr. Karen Landman, SEDRD Exam Chair      All welcome to attend.    

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Rural Planning & Development Program  M.Sc. Thesis Defence by Marc-Antoine Larrivee "Polanyian Protective Countermovements:  The Case of Organic Producers in Canada" John Devlin, Advisor, SEDRD Ryan Gibson, Advisory Committee Member, SEDRD Sara Epp, Examination Committee Member, SEDRD Wayne Caldwell, Chair of Examination, SEDRD All our welcome to attend.  

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture MLA Master's Thesis Examination Massimiliano Gatta, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend his thesis on "Immaterial Memorials". Martin Holland, Advisor, SEDRD Nadia Amoroso, Co-Advisor, SEDRD Brendan Stewart, Advisory Committee Member, SEDRD Nathan Perkins, Chair of Examination Committee, SEDRD All welcome to attend.

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). The event facilitates knowledge mobilization and network building between graduate students at the University of Guelph, researchers, and OMAFRA . The 2020 Rural Symposium will take place on February 5, 2020, from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm at the Conference Centre at 1 Stone Road in Guelph.