Past Events

Details: Ever thought about starting a career working for the government? Wonder what types of qualifications and experiences you require? Are you curious what working for the government really means? Join Scott Duff (Director of Rural Policy, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs) for an interactive session on life in the public service. The session will have lots of opportunity for discussion – be sure to bring your questions! Monday, March 13, 2017 12:00 - 1:30 pm in LA133

Several experienced Landscape Architects will be coming to speak and give advice to the landscape architecture students regarding creating a professional portfolio.  Feel free to bring your own portfolio for a critique. Friday, March 10, 2017 4:00 - 5:00 pm Landscape Architecture, Room 125 Hosted by the Ontario Associaton of Landscape Architects Social Committee.  Light snacks and refreshments will be provided.

BLA student  ‘Town Hall’ meeting Friday, March 10 @ 10AM in LA125 This is an opportunity to ask questions and share perspectives. With Sean Kelly, SEDRD Director and Nate Perkins, BLA Coordinator All BLA’s welcome and encouraged to attend.

PhD in Rural Studies - School of Environmental Design and Rural Development Thesis Defence by Anna Christy Hempel "Planning for Change in the Ontario Countryside:  Using Visual Q‐methodology to Explore Landscape Preference" Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at 3:00 pm Rozanski Hall, Room 106

The Community Engaged Scholarship Institute invites you to explore 50 posters by researchers from community organizations, municipal staff, faculty, students – all presenting ‘what we know’ about Guelph-Wellington. From cats and deer to water usage and food waste, and everything in between, posters will cover a diverse range of topics. Come out to this event to meet the researchers and to learn what amazing work is going on in and about our communities!  Brief opening remarks will begin 1:30pm. Presenters will be available to discuss their posters from 1:30-4pm. 

The Landscape Architecture program is hosting a class of 30 high school students from Sir John A. MacDonald Collegiate Institute for a "Reach Ahead" day on Friday, February 24th.  In the morning, Professor Nathan Perkins will be giving a talk about the Landscape Architecture program and what landscape architects do.  In the afternoon, the students will be doing a mini design charrette in the studio. Students will be working on a design project on their school courtyard and we are looking for volunteers to help with everything from design concepts to graphics.

The Ontario Agriculutral Clollege Graduate Student Council (OAC GSC) is hosting an interdisciplinary conference for graduate students on Thursday, February 16th, 2017. The event will run from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm in the Arboretum Centre and is FREE to attend! Come on out and participate in discussions with graduate students from across the OAC and other departments in the 6th annual OAC-GSC Colloquium. FREE breakfast, lunch, snacks, and refreshments will be provided throughout the day.

Do you want to promote your research to rural policy and regional development specialists? Are you looking for an opportunity to connect with rural policy analysts? Here is your chance!

University of Guelph - Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture Series presents: Hitesh Mehta, FASLA, FAAK, RIBA, Associate AIA President, H-M Design, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida "Landscape Architecture as a Tool for Poverty Alleviation & Biodiversity Conservation"

The Rural Policy Learning Commons is hosting a webinar on February 7, 2017 starting at 10:00 am CST. The webinar will feature Emily Eaton from the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Regina discussing “Oil's Rural Reach: Social and Envirnonmental Impacts in Saskatchewan's Oil Producing Areas”. Below is a brief description of the upcoming webinar and a brief biography of the speaker.