Past Events

Guelph Institute of Development studies and Arrell Food Institute present: Timothy A. Wise takes us on a journey to understand the prevalence of hunger amid plenty. If the world has record levels of grain production, why does it also have rising indices of hunger and malnutrition? Wise shows how increasing the industrial production of agricultural commodities does almost nothing for the world’s hungry but, oddly enough, can even make things worse.  

The Department of Political Science and the Courts & Politics Research Group presents a Book Talk by Professor Kent Roach on his recently published book: Canadian Justice, Indigenous Injustice: The Gerald Stanley and Colten Boushie Case. Informed and timely, Canadian Justice, Indigenous Injustice is a searing account of one case that provides valuable insight into criminal justice, racism and the treatment of Indigenous peoples in Canada.

Come celebrate the end of the 2018/19 academic year! Connect with colleagues, enjoy the food and join the fun! All University of Guelph faculty and staff are invited to attend. Gryphon Fieldhouse RSVP online at https://uoguel.ph/communitybbq2019 Please indicate in your reply if you require any accessibility accommodations to fully participate.

Your work, Your research, your passion, in 180 seconds of brilliance. It's time for the Three-Minute Thesis competition. Refine your thesis, distill your research down to 180 seconds, showcase your work, network and grow.

Join us for a discussion with Justice Robert J. Sharpe Twenty years as a Court of Appeal judge; former Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto; and author of a number of well-regarded books, Justice Robert J. Sharpe is an expert in the Canadian judicial system. Justice Sharpe will share some of his experiences and discuss how judges should, and do, make decisions in Canada’s liberal democratic system.

Please join us for a lecture by guest speaker Senator Tony Dean. He was the Senate of Canada sponsor of Bill C-45 – the bill that legalized cannabis in Canada. He will take listeners on an inside tour of the policy behind legalization and the process that was followed to achieve it. Bio:

Sex education is long overdue for a fundamental redesign. The promise of value-neutral sex education is a dangerous fairy tale that ignores the world we live in. The fact is that public sex education – like sex itself – has always been political. We need sex ed that is about justice, not just procreation and disease. While young people are the ones driving new language and new ways of thinking about gender and sexual identity, they need education that addresses consent, violence, and pleasure.

Hear a Panel of Experts Discuss Sustainability Solutions How can resource companies, neighbouring communities and others work together to build real, long-lasting sustainability outcomes? Come hear experts explore this compelling question. Presented by the Kinross Chair in Environmental Governance, the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences and Net Impact. For tickets visit the event website.

This lunch and learn session hosted by the Hub for Teaching and Learning Excellence and the Community Engaged Scholarship Institute (CESI) features an interactive panel of faculty, staff and community partner experts. Panelists will share information and provide insights into their own community engaged learning partnerships across undergraduate and graduate courses.

What does the future of justice look like? Senator Kim Pate speaks of the future of Canada's legal and penal system. Public lecture with a reception to follow The lecture series is part of the Truscott Initiative launched at U of G in 2009 to commemorate the struggles of Guelph resident Steven Truscott and his family.