Past Events

Elijah Dalton, a master student in Capacity Development and Extension in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend his thesis on "The Influence of Cash Transfers and Remittances on Children's Human Capital Accumulation".

The final SEDRD Speaker event features Amy Barnes sharing a presentation titled "Heritage & Conservation Planning – Determining the Value of the Past with Present Day Planning Tools”. All are welcome to attend. 

The School of Environmental Design and Rural Development at the University of Guelph and the OPPI invite you to the 5th Annual Rural Romp! As a nod to the City of Guelph and Wellington County being awarded the Smart Cities Challenge Prize, the theme of this year's Rural Romp is Smart Cities: The Circular Food Economy. This social event is open to everyone!

Landscape Architecture welcomes Guest Speaker, Lorraine Johnson.  Lorraine will be speaking on "Unsettling the Garden: Reconciliation, Restoration and Landscape"

The OAC Graduate Student Council invites you to join us for the 9th Annual Graduate Colloquium! Registration is now open at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2020-oac-graduate-student-colloquium-tickets-90413875335

The 4th biennial GIS in Education and Research Conference will be held on March 4 and 5, 2020, at Hart House, University of Toronto. The School of Environmental Design and Rural Development is supporting interested students from SEDRD, all programs to attend this conference (BLA, MLA, RPD, CDE). 

Please join University of Guelph BLA Alumnus, Amanda Berry for a Digital Brown Bag on Thursday, Feb 13, 2020. Amanada will highlight the usefulness of LandF/X, an Autocad plug-in, that provides numerous time saving features relating to creating and maintaining planting plans. The presentation will start at noon in the Pit, and please bring your own lunch. Contact:  Prof. Martin Holland

The Rural Planning and Development graduate program at the University of Guelph is hosting an open house for all prospective students on Monday February 10th. The event will be held in the Landscape Architecture building from 5:30 – 7:00 pm and pizza will be provided. At this event, you can expect the following:

University of Guelph - Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture Series presents:

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 .