Past Events

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

Landscape Architecture - MLA Master's Examination The final examination for Chelsey Trendle will be held on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 12:30 pm in Room 143 of the Landscape Architecture building. The thesis is "Embracing Uncertainty:  A Study of Land Management Strategies for Conservation and Habitat Enhancement in Ontario". Advisor: Karen Landman, SEDRD Advisory Committee Member: Stephen Murphy, University of Waterloo Examination Committee Member: Wayne Caldwell, SEDRD Chair of Exam: Nathan Perkins, SEDRD All welcome to attend.

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development  - Capacity Development & Extension Program M.Sc. Thesis Defense by Pallak Arora "Immigrant Voices: An exploration of Immigrants’ Experiences in Rural Ontario" will be held on: Thursday, May 4, 2017 10:00 A.M. Landscape Architecture Building, Room 143 Examination Committee: Al Lauzon, Advisor Wayne Caldwell, Advisory Committee Ryan Gibson, Graduate Faculty, SEDRD Helen Hambly, Chair of Examination

Landscape Architecture - MLA Master's Examination The final examination for Alice Lee will be held on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 9:00 am in Room 125 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is "Improving Urban Soil Management Within the Profession of Landscape Architecture in Southern Ontario".  Advisor:  Karen Landman, SEDRD Advisory Committee Member:  Sean Kelly, SEDRD Examination Committee Member:  Paul Voroney, SES Chair of Exam:  Nathan Perkins, SEDRD All welcome to attend.

Landscape Architecture - MLA Master's Examination The final examination for Aislin Livingstone-White will be held on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at 9:00 am in Room 143 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is "The Use of Citizen Science in the Landscape Design Process:  Opportunities for Improved Monitoring and Evaluation".  Advisor:  Karen Landman, SEDRD Advisory Committee Member:  Sean Kelly, SEDRD Examination Committee Member:  Wayne Caldwell, SEDRD Chair of Exam:  Nonita Yap, SEDRD All welcome to attend.