Past Events

The School will be hosting a reception in the Landscape Architecture building foyer for SEDRD graduates and their guests before the convocation ceremony on Thursday, June 13, 2013.  Light refreshments will be available between 1:30 - 3:30 pm. We look forward to celebrating with our SEDRD graduates.

The PhD in Rural Studies thesis defense for Lynne Mitchell, will be held on Monday, June 10th, 2013 at 1:00 P.M. in Rozanski Hall, Room 106.  The thesis title is “Career and Community Possible Selves:  How do Small-town Youth Envision their Futures”  All Welcome to Attend. Defence Examination Committee: John FitzGibbon, SEDRD - Chair Al Lauzon, SEDRD - Co-Advisor Andrea Breen, FRAN - Committee Member Blythe Shepard, University of Lethbridge - External Examiner Nathan Perkins, SEDRD - Internal Examiner

The MLA final examination for Jordan Vander Klok will be held on Monday, May 6, 2013 at 1:30 pm in Room 125 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is “Participatory Design and Public Space:  Catalysts for Community Development.  A Case Study in Barrio Grenad”.  Advisor:  Larry Harder; Advisory Committee Member:  Nathan Perkins; Chair of Exam:  Lise Burcher. All welcome to attend.  

The final examination for Lucie Švecová, will be held on Monday, May 6, 2013 at 1:00 P.M. in Room 127 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is entitled:  “Equine Trail Development in Wellington County”  Advisor:  Harry Cummings; Committee Member: John FitzSimons; Chair of Exam:  Wayne Caldwell. All Welcome to Attend.

The final examination for Angela Saunders, will be held on Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 at 10:00 am in Room 143 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is “Small Island, Big Talk:  A Study of the Republic of The Marshall Islands’ Capacity to Respond to Social Change Issues”  Advisor:  Glen Filson; Committee Member:  Helen Hambly; Chair of Exam:  Al Lauzon All Welcome to Attend.  

The final examination for Mading Lok, will be held on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 10:00 am in Room 143 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is “Agriculture and Land Tenure:  A Strategy for Rural Sustainable Livelihood in Lakes State, Southern Sudan”  Advisor:  Glen Filson; Committee Member: Bamidele Adekunle; Chair of Exam:  Helen Hambly All Welcome to Attend.    

The final MLA examination for Jonathan Epp will be held on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 10:00 am in Room 125 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is “Feeling is Believing:  Landscape as Communal Influence on Behaviour and Belief”.  Advisor:  Karen Landman; Advisory Committee Member:  Robert Brown; Chair of Exam:  Sean Kelly. All welcome to attend.  

The final MLA thesis examination for Lian Liu will be held on Tuesday, April 30th, 2013 at 9:00 am in Room 203 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is "Lost in Translation:  An Exploration of Professional Values in Cross-Cultural Design Practice".  Advisor:  Cecelia Paine; Advisory Committee Member:  Nadia Amoroso; Chair of Exam:  Lise Burcher. All welcome to attend

The final examination for Richard Valenzona will be held on Monday, April 29th, 2013 at 1:00 pm in Room 125 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is “Designing with Sharing in Mind:  An Exploration of Shared Space and Its Application to Downtown Yonge Street in Toronto”.  Advisor:  Cecelia Paine; Advisory Committee Member:  Sean Kelly; Chair of Exam:  Lise Burcher. All welcome to attend.  

The final examination for Masha Kazakevich will be held on Friday, April 19th at 10:00 am in Room 203 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is "Commercial Urban Farm Models for Guelph, Ontario".  Advisor:  Karen Landman; Elliott Currie, Advisory Committee Member; Chair of Exam:  Lise Burcher. All welcome to attend.