Past Events

Networking for social and environmental change globally is the motivation for the Glocal Online Classroom.  We are four universities on four continents who have decided to build a global platform for collaboration and interchange in web-based learning, Starting in Stellenbosch, South Africa, in March, continuing in Guelph, Canada, in May, Malmö, Sweden, in September and ending at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia, in November, we shall be carrying out a world series of seminars hosted by the participating universities.

Rural Planning and Development  MSc Thesis Defense by Padraic O’Brien Tuesday, May 20, 2014 2:00 P.M. Landscape Architecture Room 133 Thesis Title:  Planning and Social Movements:  A Comparison of Venezuela’s CRBZ and Brazils’ MST Examination Committee: John Devlin, Advisor Lisa Kowalchuk, Anthropology, Committee Member Helen Hambly Odame, Chair of Exam All are welcome to attend.

Capacity Development & Extension MSc Thesis Defense by Aleisha Cherrie Apang "An Ounce of Prevention:  Understanding the Barriers and Motivations to HIV Testing among Women in Trinidad and Tobago". Thursday, May 8, 2014 1:30 P.M. Landscape Architecture, Room 133 Examination Committee: Helen Hambly, Advisor Nancy Muturi, Advisory Committee Member Glen Filson, Chair of Exam All are welcome to attend.  

Landscape Architecture - MLA Master's Examination The final examination for Kathleen Corey will be held on Friday, May 2, 2014 at 3:00 pm in Room 125 of the Landscape Architecture building. The thesis is "Making Space for Parklets in Vancouver". Advisor:  Nathan Perkins Advisory Committee Members:  Karen Landman and Paul Krueger Chair of Exam:  Lise Burcher All welcome to attend.

Landscape Architecture - MLA Master's Examination The final examination for Benjamin Vander Veen will be held on Friday, May 2, 2014 at 1:00 pm in Room 143 of the Landscape Architecture building. The thesis is "An Interactive Plant List Mode for Bio-Rentention Facilities:  Using the HPM to Predict Preferred Plant Species". Advisor:  Karen Landman Advisory Committee Member:  Robert Corry Chair of Exam:  Sean Kelly All welcome to attend.

Landscape Architecture - MLA Master's Examination The final examination for Zenan Zhang will be held on Friday, May 2, 2014 at 10:00 am in Room 143 of the Landscape Architecture building. The thesis is "Landscape Infrastructure as a Catalyst in Urban Design:  A Case Study Exploration of the West Donlands, Toronto". Advisor:  Lise Burcher Advisory Committee Member:  Cecelia Paine Chair of Exam:  Sean Kelly All welcome to attend.

Capacity Development & Extension - MSc Thesis Defense by Akpene Afenyadu Thursday, May 1, 2014 12:00 noon Landscape Architecture Building, Room 133 Title:  “Informal Golden Years:  A Study of Petty Traders in Ghana to Identify Barriers to Participation in ISF Pension Scheme” Examination Committee: Al Lauzon, Advisor Helen Hambly, Committee Member Nathan Perkins, Chair of Exam All are welcome to attend.

Ph.D. in Rural Studies - Qualifying Exam by Anna (Christy) Hempel Thursday, May 1, 2014 10:00 a.m. Landscape Architecture Room 143 Title:  “Planning in the Face of Renewable Power:  Exploring Diverse Visions of Working Rural Landscapes” Examination Committee: Al Lauzon, Chair Karen Landman, Advisor John Devlin, Committee Member John FitzGibbon, SEDRD, Examination Committee Member Robert Feagan, Laurier University (Brantford), Examination Committee Member All are welcome to attend

Rural Planning & Development - MSc Thesis Defense by Mollie Kuchma Wednesday, April 30, 2014 2:00 pm Landscape Architecture Building, Room 143 Title:  “Recommendations for Shoreline Development & Management within the Areas of Inferference Adjacent to the Lake Huron Bluff Hazard in the Maitland Valley Watershed, Huron County”. Examination Committee: John FitzGibbon, Advisor Wayne Caldwell, Committee Member Nathan Perkins, Chair of Exam All are welcome to attend. 

Landscape Architecture - MLA Master's Examination The final examination for Elizabeth Nowatschin will be held on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at 10:00 am in Room 143 of the Landscape Architecture building. The thesis is "Educational Food Landscapes:  Developing Design Guidelines for School Gardens". Advisor:  Karen Landman Advisory Committee Member:  Erin Nelson Chair of Exam:  Lise Burcher All welcome to attend.