Past Events

Connecting the Dots in the Philippines: Disasters, Climate Change and Development - Panel Discussion Monday November 25th, 2013 11:00am - 1:00pm, Landscape Architecture Pit

The School of Environmental Design and Rural Development's Winter Social Party will be held on Friday, November 22, 2013 at the Italian Canadian Club.   Theme:  Masquerade Ball Date:  Friday, November 22, 2013 @ 6:30 pm Location:  Italian Canadian Club, 135 Ferguson Street, Guelph Price:  $35 each Your ticket includes:  Mask to Decorate / Dinner / DJ / Games / Prizes Tickets are now available during lunch time in the Pit or through Joanne Gillis (Room LA109). Don't wait until the last minute - buy your tickets now! 

The Winter 2014 SEDRD Graduate Student Teaching Assistantship application deadline for Monday, November 18, 2013 by 4:00 pm. Please apply through the on-line application system at the following link:  http://www.uoguelph.ca/sessional_ta/ and remember to attach a resume. If you have any questions or problems, please don't hesitate to contact Anna Gallina at agallina@uoguelph.ca

In the spirit of World Town Planning Day, the University of Guelph will be holding an event where MES students will embark on a day-long field trip to join us in fun planning-related challenging activities and then to explore the City of Guelph! The trip is in collaboration with the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, Rural Planning and Development Program and MES York Planning Alumni Association (MYPAC).

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development Landscape Architecture program presents: The Jack and Gerry Vandergrift Memorial Lecture: "The Iterative Process at MVVA" by Scott Streeb, Senior Associate Michael Van Valkenburgh and Associates Inc., Brooklyn, New York Wednesday, November 6, 2013 @ noon Landscape Architecture, Room 125

The Ontario Association of Landscape Architects 2013 Curling Bonspiel Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:00 - 9:00 pm Guelph Curling Club, 816 Woolwich Street Join us for an afternoon of Halloween themed fun and food with OALA members and students of Landscape Architecture. Try your hand at curling, enjoy some friendly competition, re-acquaint with old friends and make some new ones! Food provided / Cash bar / OALA members only Dress for Halloween.  Prizes will be awarded Brought to you by the OALA Social Committee

Explore Guelph's 90+ graduate programs. Meet with faculty and staff to learn more about current research opportunities. Speak with admissions and scholarship officers. Hear what current graduate students have to say about their program. Take a tour of the Guelph campus. For more information visit the Graduate Studies website.

Capacity Development and Extension Associate Professor Helen Hambly Odame presents a "lightening talk" at the Guelph Open Access Colloquium on October 25, 2013 from 14:30-15:15 at the Arboretum entitled "Addressing Copyright Issues in Sharing of Agricultural Research Data & Managing Intellectual Assets". http://openaccessguelph.ca/program/

Ontario Association of Landscape Architects (OALA) Guest Lecture Series Presents: Lecture by: George Dark, FCSLA, FASLA Principal, Urban Strategies Inc. "Rejuvenating The Ideas About Urban Landscapes" Tuesday, October 22, 2013 12:30 pm Landscape Architecture, Room 125 This lecture is in conjunction with the SEDRD United Way Chili Lunch at 11:30 am.    

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development's United Way Fundraiser Event Chili Lunch and Silent Auction Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at 11:30 am chili, roll, drink and treat for $6,00 proceeds to the United Way George Dark Lecture to follow lunch at 12:30 pm "Rejuvenating The Ideas About Urban Landscapes"