Past Events

Ph.D. in Rural Studies – Thesis Defense by Mark Juhasz Friday, January, 24, 2014 1:00 P.M. Rozanski Hall, Room 106 TITLE:  “Agri-Environmental Management in Southern Ontario:  Enhanced Program Participation Through Better Understanding of Dairy Farmer’s Social Dynamics” Examination Committee: Al Lauzon, Chair Harry Cummings, Co-Advisor Glen Filson, Co-Advisor Douglas Jackson-Smith, Utah State Univ. (External examiner) Jeji Varghese, Sociology & Anthropology (Internal examiner)

James Tuer of JWT Architecture, Landscape Architecture + Planning will be offering a Graphic Workshop on Friday, 24 January, 2014 for those students requiring 'basic skills' development to enhance their graphic work.  He will provide a graphic styles presentation, demonstrations of line drawing fundamentals, working with colour, and drawing types, and will engage participants in 3 skill development exercises throughout the day.

Landscape Architecture Program - OALA Guest Lecture Series presents: James W. Tuer, AIA, MAIBC, BCSLA, CSLA, NCARB Principal, JWT Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Planning "Bridging Architecture and Landscape Architecture - Observations from a Small Firm" Thursday, January 23, 2014 12:00 to 1:00 pm Room 125, Landscape Architecture Pizza at 11:45 am  

Landscape Architecture Program - OALA Guest Lecture Series: John Hillier, FCSLA, OALA Principal, DTAH "RECENT WORKS" Monday, January 20, 2014 12:00 to 1:00 pm Room 125, Landscape Architecture Pizza at 11:45 am

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture: "Synthesis and Process" by Roberto Rovira Wednesday, January 15, 2014 Pizza lunch @ 11:45 am Lecture @ 12:00 noon Location:  Landscape Architecture, Room 125

We are having 'surprise' OALA guest lecture this week. Andrew Anderson, Landscape Architect and a Guelph BLA graduate is in town to give a lecture on: Oman Botanic Garden Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman Wednesday, January 8th, 2014 @ noon in LA 125 Pizza at 11:45 am. For more information please visit the Oman Botanic Garden website.

Rural Planning & Development MSc Thesis Defense by Jessica Martin Monday, January 6, 2014 10:00 A.M. Landscape Architecture Room 203 Thesis Title:  A Policy Option for Invasive Species:  A More Focused Framework for Ontario’s Approach to Invasive Species Management Examination Committee: Nathan Perkins, Chair John FitzGibbon, Co-Advisor Karen Landman, Co-Advisor All are welcome to attend.

Ph.D. in Rural Studies - Qualifying Exam by Ingrid Ng Friday, January, 3, 2014 1:30 P.M. Landscape Architecture Room143 TITLE:  “Decolonizing Ecology:  Science and Values Through a Feminist Lens” Examination Committee: Al Lauzon, Chair Karen Landman, Co-Advisor Karl Cottenie, Co-Advisor Sally Humphries, Examination Committee Member Alice Hovorka, Examination Committee Member All are welcome to attend

Capacity Development and Extension MSc Thesis Defense by Carolyn Robertson Friday, December 20, 2013 11:00 am Landscape Architecture Room 143 Thesis Title:  The Role of Gender in Urban Agriculture:  A Case Study of Cape Town’s Urban and Peri-Urban Townships. Examination Committee: Al Lauzon, Chair Glen Filson, Advisor Helen Hambly, Committee Member All are welcome to attend.  

Rural Planning and Development MSc Thesis Defense by Daniel Levay Thursday, December 19, 2013 2:00 P.M. Landscape Architecture Room 143 Thesis Title:  Leisure in the Production of Social Capital:  Evaluating Sport Participation as a Method for Increasing Volunteerism in Rural Communities Examination Committee: Al Lauzon, Chair Nonita Yap, Advisor John Devlin, Committee Member All are welcome to attend.