Please feel free to join the last SEDRD Speaker Series event of the academic year with Dr. Chris Fullerton (Department of Geography and Tourism Studies, Brock University) on April 3. Chris will be speaking about rural tourism initiatives taking place in the Niagara region. No registration is required, please feel free to bring your lunch!
You are invited to attend an Open House Exhibition of the work of the 2nd year Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA) program. The students have been engaged in a conceptual project in which they have focussed on Indigenous Peoples in Canada. They have been asked to self-select a site on the University of Guelph Campus, and to a design an intervention that respectfully acknowledges and honours the Indigenous Peoples of Canada.
School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Rural Planning & Development Program
MSc Thesis Defence by Nathaniel Garland
"Stormwater Management through a Rural Lens"
Exam Committee:
John FitzGibbon Advisor, SEDRD
Sheri Longboat, Advisory Committee, SEDRD
Leith Deacon, Graduate Faculty, SEDRD
Nic Brunet, Exam Chair, SEDRD
Everyone is welcome.
The Rural Policy Learning Commons is hosting a free webinar titled, “Governance in Rural Contexts: Concepts and Challenges". The webinar will feature Brendan O’Keeffe, Francisco Navarro, and David Douglas. A brief description of the webinar is listed below:
School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Rural Planning & Development Program
M.Sc. Thesis Defence by Emma Drake
“The Leap-frog Effect in the Context of Ontario’s Greenbelt: An Analysis of Farmland Loss in the Unprotected Countryside”.
Examination Committee:
Dr. Wayne Caldwell, Advisor, SEDRD
Dr. John Smithers, Advisory Committee, Geography, Environment and Geomatics
Dr. Dave Guyadeen, Faculty, SEDRD
Dr. Nic Brunet, Exam Chair, SEDRD
All welcome to attend.
The 4th year Bachelor of Landscape Architecture students will be holding a public display of their final design projects for the LARC*4710 Integrative Design Studio course. These projects were supervised by Professors' Sean Kelly and Nadia Amoroso. All are welcome to attend.
School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Capacity Development & Extension
M.Sc. Thesis Defense
by Paighton Smyth
"Ontario Guidance Teacher-Counsellors’ Understanding of the Agri-Food Industry and Agricultural Careers"
Examination Committee:
Helen Hambly, Advisor, SEDRD
Al Lauzon, Advisory Committee, SEDRD
Sean Lyons, Graduate Faculty, Management, CBE
TBA, Exam Chair
The theme of the 2019 Ontario Association of Landscape Architects conference is: BIGthinking: Watershed-Scale Landscape Perspectives. With the Niagara Escarpment and the shores of Georgian Bay as the backdrop for this year’s Conference, we look beyond the local to the potential offered by big data, large-scale contextual analysis and foundational ideas for landscape architecture.
For more details please visit the OALA website.
The Rural Policy Learning Commons is hosting a free webinar titled, “Weaving Indigenous Wellbeing, Research & Ethics: Community and Campus Perspectives in Canada”. A brief description of the webinar is listed below.
School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture
MLA Master's Thesis Examination
Kaja McDonald, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis on "Exploring the Application of Environmental Communication Strategies in Landscape Architecture"
Thursday, April 25, 2019 @ 1pm in LA 143.
The University of Guelph Landscape Architecture Alunni Association (LAAA) will be hosting a reception at the Ontario Association of Landscape Architects (OALA) 51st annual AGM and Conference. This event will include speakers from the OALA, LAAA, UofG Ontario Agricultural College and the Landscape Architecture program faculty and students. Landscape architecture students will be rotating a variety of presentations throughout the evening.
School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture
MLA Master's Thesis Examination
Tamara Freeman, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis on "Designing for Therapeutic Care Farms”.
Karen Landman, Advisor, SEDRD
Sean Kelly, Advisory Committee Member, SEDRD
Nathan Perkins, Examination Committee Member, SEDRD
Sheri Longboat, Chair of Examination Committee, SEDRD
All welcome to attend.
School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture
MLA Master's Examination
Carleigh Pope, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis on "Landscape Architecture for Hyper-Diverse Cities: Renewing Toronto's Tower Housing Stock in a Time of Unprecedented Diversity".
PhD in Rural Studies - School of Environmental Design and Rural Development
Thesis Defence by Mery Perez
"Music as Discourse for Indigenous and Environmental Justice: A Study of Nicaragua’s Unidos por BOSAWAS Festivals"
School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture
MLA Master's Thesis Examination
Kira Burger, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis on "A Designed Landscape Pattern to Increase Urban Food Security and Optimize Ecological Integrity in Ottawa, Canada"