Past Events

The first Winter 2016 SEDRD Graduate Student event will be the highly awesome snowman building competition, from 12:30 to 1:30 pm in the LA Courtyard with hot chocolate and sweet treats to follow in LA room 143. There will be prizes awarded for two snowman categories: the most creative and the most impressive! All RPD, MLA, CDE and PhD students welcome!

On Wednesday, January 13th, 2016 the College of Business and Economics is hosting guest speaker Dr. Heather Mair from the University of Waterloo.  Dr. Mair's seminar is entitled "Tourism as Pedagogy?"   Dr. Mair's seminar is scheduled from 3:30 - 5:00pm in MACS 129. Please note Dr. Mair is currently spending her sabbatical in SEDRD and is housed in LA 144. Also Dr. Mair is a graduate of the Rural Studies PhD program.   Abstract:  

Landscape Architecture Programs - School of Environmental Design and Rural Development presents: Landscape Architecture 50th Anniversary Lecture Series: Natalie Walliser, CSLA, SALA Landscape Architect and Planner University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan  "The Road Less Traveled"   Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 11:45 am Landscape Architecture, Room 125

Rural Planning and Development - MSc Thesis Defense by Nafisa Sarwath Title:  “An Institutional Analysis of Ontario’s Endangered Species Act:  Investigating the Implementaion Challenges” Tuesday, January 12, 2016 1:30 p.m. Landscape Architecture Building, Room 143 Examination Committee: John FitzSimons, Chair John FitzGibbon, Co-Advisor Karen Landman, Co-Advisor All are welcome to attend.

Landscape Architecture - MLA Master's Examination The final examination for Alasandro Bartolo will be held on Friday, January 8th, 2016 at 12:00 noon in Room 125 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is "Resorts as Cities:  Assessing Blue Mountain Resort Using Lynch's City Design Theory".  Advisor:  Sean Kelly Advisory Committee Member:  Cecelia Paine Chair of Exam:  Larry Harder All welcome to attend.

Congratulations Prof. Glen Filson on your retirement! We thank you Glen for your many contributions to the Capacity Development and Extension program and the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development. SEDRD Staff and Faculty are invited for a luncheon on Friday, December 11, 2015 at 12:30 pm in the LA Pit. RSVP by November 30th to Joanne Gillis at gillisj@uoguelph.ca  

The Ontario Association of Landscape Architects - Social Committee is hosting a holiday party in Guelph! December 9, 2015 7:00 P.M. Albion Hotel, 2nd Floor 49 Norfolk St, Guelph, Ontario This Holiday Party is sponsored by MKV Dundas. Be sure to wear your ugly sweater! Attendees will receive one free beverage ticket. Web details can be found here.  If you will be attending the holiday party, please RSVP to coordinator@oala.ca

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Capacity Development & Extension program M.Sc. Thesis Defense by Warsame J. Warsame "Comparative Analysis of Agricultural Extension in Ontario, Yaroslavl Oblast and Crimea" held on: Monday, December 7, 2015 10:00 A.M. Landscape Architecture Building, Room 133 Glen Filson, Advisor Bamidele Adekunle, Committee Member Jim Mahone, Chair of Exam All welcome to attend.    

Ph.D. in Rural Studies - Qualifying Exam by Donna Sheppard Tuesday, November 24, 2015 9:30 am Landscape Architecture Room 127 “Exploring the Concept of Cultural Change Through Communities of Practice and the Theory of Planned Behaviour with Reference to Belief Based Sacred Forests in Ghana and Liberia” Examination Committee:

The Winter 2016 SEDRD Graduate Teaching Assistantships (GTA) positions have now been posted. The deadline for applications is Tuesday, November 24, 2015. Please apply online at www.uoguelph.ca/sessional_ta/  Questions can be directed to Kim Thorne, SEDRD Administrative Officer at kthorne@uoguelph.ca The following positions are available within SEDRD: RPD*6280*01     Advanced Planning Practice    0.5 GTA RPD*6380*01     Quantitative Techniques 0.5 GTA LARC*2020*01   Design Studio     2 x 0.5 GTA LARC*2230*01   Planting Design I     2 x 0.5 GTA