Past Events

PhD in Rural Studies - School of Environmental Design and Rural Development Thesis Defence by Nael Thaher "Leveraging Intellectual Property Management for Crop Biotechnology Innovation" will be held on Monday, June 26, 2017 at 9:30 am Rozanski Hall, Room 106

Date: June 25 - July 8, 2017 Location: Barcelona, Spain

The summer convocation ceremonies for students in the Rural Planning and Development, Capacity Development and Extension and Rural Studies programs within the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development will be held on Friday, June 16, 2017 and 2:00 pm at War Memorial Hall.   We hope all SEDRD graduates are looking forward to returning to Guelph for this ceremony.  For more information regarding convocation please visit the Convocation Website.

The summer convocation ceremonies for students of the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture and Master of Landscape Architecture will be held on Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 7:00 pm at War Memorial Hall.  We hope all SEDRD graduates are looking forward to returning to Guelph for this ceremony.  For more information regarding convocation please visit the Convocation Website

Meet book editors Professors Karen Landman & Ashlee Consolo on Tuesday May 30 at 7 pm in the Bookshelf bookstore at 41 Quebec Street, Guelph, Ontario.

Landscape Architecture - MLA Master's Examination The final examination for Daniel Ruffo will be held on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 2:30 pm in Room 143 of the Landscape Architecture building. The thesis is "Resiliency and Community Development:  A Landscape Framework". Advisor: Cecelia Paine, SEDRD Advisory Committee Member: Sean Kelly, SEDRD Examination Committee Member: Sheri Longboat, SEDRD Chair of Exam: Robert Corry, SEDRD All welcome to attend.

Ph.D. in Rural Studies - Qualifying Exam Seminar by Renee Le Roux Goretsky Thursday, May 25, 2017 11:00 a.m. Landscape Architecture Room 143 “Social Justice for Rural Indigenous Peoples in Water Governance” Examination Committee: Sheri Longboat, SEDRD, Advisor John FitzGibbon, SEDRD, Advisory Committee Member Tad McIlwraith, Sociology and Anthropology, Graduate Faculty Kim Anderson, FARE, Graduate Faculty Karen Landman, SEDRD, Exam Chair All welcome to attend.

The first SEDRD orientation meeting to discuss the Fall 2017 schedule will take place on May 24 at 11:00 am - 12:00 pm in LA 143. If you would like to join the discussion via technology, the Zoom platform has been set up. Simply click on the following website: https://zoom.us/j/723297577. Please feel free to share the details with other graduate students, staff, and faculty. Professor Ryan Gibson

Landscape Architecture - MLA Master's Examination The final examination for Leah Boyd will be held on Friday, May 5, 2017 at 11:00 am in Room 143 of the Landscape Architecture building. The thesis is "The Facilitation of Public Art Through Landscape Architecture". Advisor: Karen Landman, SEDRD Advisory Committee Member: Michelle Purchase, Special Graduate Faculty, SEDRD Examination Committee Member: James Carl, Fine Art Chair of Exam: Sean Kelly, SEDRD All welcome to attend.

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Rural Planning & Development Program M.Sc. Thesis Defense by Stephanie Worron "Rural Water Supply and Wastewater System Policy and Management:  Evaluating the Gaps and Issues" will be held on: Thursday, May 4, 2017 4:00 P.M. Landscape Architecture Building, Room 143 Examination Committee: John FitzGibbon, Advisor Wayne Caldwell, Advisory Committee Member Sheri Longboat, Graduate Faculty Member Nathan Perkins, Exam Chair