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MLA Thesis Defence - Scott Cafarella

Landscape Architecture - Master of Landscape Architecture Thesis Examination The final examination for Scott Cafarella will be held on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 9:30 am in Room 125 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is "Urban Open Space Planning in Southern Ontario:  Lessons from the Red Hill Valley Project".  Advisor:  Karen Landman Advisory Committee Member:  James R. Taylor Chair of Examination:  Robert Brown All welcome to attend.

MLA Thesis Defence - Laura Williams

Landscape Architecture - Master of Landscape Architecture Thesis Examination The final examination for Laura Williams will be held on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 10:00 am in Room 125 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is "Floral Lawns:  Developing and Evaluating a Residential Lawn Alternative for Southern Ontario".  Advisor:  Robert Brown Advisory Committee Member:  Youbin Zheng, SES Advisory Committee Member:  Rodger Tschanz, Plant Agriculture  Chair of Exam:  Larry Harder All welcome to attend.

MLA Thesis Defence - Paul Chorley

Landscape Architecture - Master of Landscape Architecture Thesis Examination The final examination for Paul Chorley will be held on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 1:00 pm in Room 125 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is "A Model for Sustainable Design:  An Urban Agriculture Autoethnography".  Advisor:  Robert Brown Advisory Committee Member:  John FitzGibbon Chair of Exam:  Karen Landman All welcome to attend.

Ground Magazine - Round Table Discussion at UofT

Ground Magazine invites you to attend the round table discussion on the future of landscape architecture for Ground's upcoming issue, QUESTION. We have gathered a panel of young and experienced professionals and educators to ask and answer the key questions surrounding the future of the profession, including:

PhD Qualifying Exam - Mery Perez

Ph.D. in Rural Studies - Qualifying Exam Seminar by Mery Perez Monday, April 25, 2016 1:30 p.m. Landscape Architecture, Room 143 “Indigenous Music Festivals as Communication for Social and Environmental Change:  The Case of Nicaragua’s Unidos Por Bosawas Festival” Examination Committee: Helen Hambly Odame, SEDRD, Advisor Anders Hög-Hansen, Malmö University, Committee Member Jim Shute, SEDRD, Examination Committee Larry Harder, SEDRD, Examination Committee Al Lauzon, SEDRD, Chair

Presentation by Dr. Sheri Longboat, candidate for Rural Planning & Development faculty position

You are invited to a presentation by Dr. Sheri Longboat, candidate for a Rural Planning & Development faculty position in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development.    Date: Friday, April 22nd, 2016 Time:  10:30 am - 12:00 pm Location: Landscape Architecture Building, Room 143   Collaborating with Indigenous Communities:Renewed Relationships and Shared Responsibilities

MLA Thesis Defence - Alison Maxwell

Landscape Architecture - MLA Master's Examination The final examination for Alison Maxwell will be held on Thursday, April 21st, 2016 at 1:30 pm in Room 125 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is "Investigating the Performance of Simple Rain Gardens Created in Existing Soils:  An Assessment of 5 Case Study Rain Gardens in Guelph, Ontario".  Advisor:  Larry Harder  Advisory Committee Member:  Youbin Zheng, SES  Chair of Exam:  Robert Brown All welcome to attend.

MLA Thesis Defence - Luc Palmer

Landscape Architecture - MLA Master's Examination The final examination for Luc Palmer will be held on Wednesday, April 20th, 2016 at 9:30 am in Room 125 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is "A Critique of Corktown Common's Planting Design Based on Principles of Ecologically-Informed Plant Communities in the Urban Core".  Advisor:  Cecelia Paine Advisory Committee Member:  Larry Harder  Chair of Exam:  Robert Brown All welcome to attend.

PhD Thesis Defence - Leah Soroka

Ph.D. in Rural Studies – Thesis Defense By:  Leah Soroka Thesis Title:  "How Foresight can Operationalize the Notion of Sustainability” Date:  Tuesday, May 24, 2016 Time:  1:00 pm Location:  Landscape Architecture Building, Room 143 Examination Committee: Al Lauzon, SEDRD, Advisor Arden Brummell, Scenarios to Strategy Inc., Committee Member Lars K. Hallstrom, Univ. of Alberta, (External Examiner) Wayne Caldwell, Interim Dean OAC, (Internal Examiner) Harry Cummings, SEDRD, Chair of Exam

SEDRD Student Research Day "Navigating Knowledge"

On April 15, 2016, the "Navigating Knowledge" conference will be held for SEDRD Ph.D students and alumni, providing them the opportunity to present their research and share their individual fields of research with other SEDRD students.  Navigating Knowledge: Rural Studies Colloquium April 14 and 15, 2016 University of Guelph School of Environmental Design and Rural Development Landscape Architecture Building Day Two - 15th April - Ph.D. Students and Alumni Venue: Landscape Architecture, Room 143

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