Past Events

The Rural Policy Learning Commons is hosting a free webinar titled, "What’s the Evidence on Evidence-Based Policy? Reflections on Knowledge Mobilization in Provincial Rural Policy". The webinar will feature Ashleigh Weeden (PhD Candidate in Rural Studies, SEDRD) and Josh Barrett (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador). A brief description of the webinar is listed below: 

The Rural Symposium is an 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 2019 Rural Symposium will take place on March 13, 2019 from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm at the Conference Centre at 1 Stone Road in Guelph. 

Please feel free to join this SEDRD Speaker Series event with David Douglas (professor emeritus, School of Environmental Design and Rural Development) on March 6. David will be speaking about the challenges and opportunities confronting rural development. No registration is required, please feel free to bring your lunch! 

The Rural Policy Learning Commons is hosting a free webinar titled, "A Collaborative Approach to Recruitment and Retention of Registered Nurses in Rural Manitoba, Canada: Outcomes and Policy Implications". A brief description of the webinar is listed below: 

University of Guelph - Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture Series presents: Jeffrey Craft, BA, BLA, OALA, CSLA, ASLA Partner at Studio tla Landscape Architects "CITINESS" Above Image:  Dubai Design District courtesy of Jeffrey Craft.

Ever wondered how to design a poster for a conference presentation or what is the most effective way to share research findings through posters? On February 27 a poster design 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, how to effectively share findings, and discuss what types of information to be displayed. The session is being organized in preparation for the upcoming 2019 Rural Symposium, however, anyone interested in poster design is welcome to attend the session.

The Rural Policy Learning Commons is hosting a free webinar titled, "Service Provision and Rural Sustainability: Infrastructure and Innovation Webinar". A brief description of the webinar is listed below: 

Mansoor Ma, workshop author and instructor, will continue with his Design Workshop series for the Winter semester. Designing in 3D – Using Advanced SketchUp Techniques More details on the workshop to be announced shortly. This 5-day workshop will help participants incorporate 3D modeling into the design process, adjusting the long held tradition that 3D modeling is to be used towards the end of a project for producing beautiful rendering only. Two core objectives of this workshop: 

University of Guelph - Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture Series presents:

The University of Guelph’s Landscape Architecture programs in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development invite LA firms and public sector organizations to attend our 2nd annual LA Career Night on January 31st at the Arboretum.