Past Events

Into the Wind: Environmental Decision Making in the Face of Political Change Join authors of the book Tax is Not a Four Letter Word for a panel discussion and Q&A on how environmental programs and decision making are deeply affected by changes in government. Alex Himelfarb Former Clerk of the Privy Council (Canada) and Chair, World Wildlife Fund Jordan Himelfarb Politics Editor and Manager of Queen’s Park, Ottawa and Washington bureaus, Toronto Star

Join us for a panel discussion. Explore the nature of the migration crisis originating in Central America, capacity for response and the wider implications of the crisis on the political and social stability in the region. Speakers: Dr. Patricia Romero-Lankao, Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation - Hopper Lecture 2019 Speaker Dr. Lisa Kowalchuk, Department of Sociology and Anthropology Dr. Sally Humphries, Guelph Institute of Development Studies Dr. Stephen Henighan, School of Languages and Literatures

Join us and special guests to discuss the role community action plays in addressing climate change. Guests: Dianne Saxe, Environmental Commissioner of Ontario Lloyd Longfield, MP, Guelph Mike Schreiner, MPP, Guelph Cam Guthrie, Mayor, Guelph Panel discussion Q&A, and a sustainability tradeshow, featuring exhibits from community organizations, will help you decide how to take direct action on local climate change and community sustainability. Stay tuned for more details and an Eventbrite invitation.

Enhancing Sustainable Transitions Through an Understanding of Risk Urban areas play a key role in the transformations required to respond to climate and sustainability challenges. Urban planners, social and physical scientists, business leaders and others all play a part in this process. Prof. Romero-Lankao will discuss how climate and urbanization contribute to intra- and interurban inequalities in risk, and how urban areas shape risk.

Join us for the second annual Graduate Student Mental Health Conference. This conference will address mental health concerns specific to graduate students.  The day will include talks by experts in mental health, resources to care for your own mental health, and opportunities for participants to present their own research. Lunch will be provided. Registration and abstract callout coming soon.   Contact gradmhconf@uoguelph.ca for more information.

Innovating Course Delivery: Showcasing Blended Course Design Presented by the Hub for Teaching and Learning Excellence This Lunch and Learn session will showcase the collaborative design, development, and blended delivery model of the first year Political Science course POLS*1150 Understanding Politics.

Celebrating 20 Years Over its 20-year history, the Centre for Families, Work and Well-being led and collaborated on significant projects that influenced policy and programs, motivated workplaces and communities to adapt to the changing needs of individuals and families, fostered interdisciplinary research and provided new ways of learning for students and communities. We are proud to celebrate and honour 20 years of research innovation and impact.

Join us for a brown bag lunch and learn with the Kinross Chair in Environmental Governance and the Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics. Learn about Guelph's partnership bid to create Canada's first circular economy, and the new Circular Economy Leadership Coalition with special guests: Barbara Swartzentruber - City of Guelph's Executive Director of Strategy, Innovation and Intergovernmental Relations Alan Young - Managing Director of the Circular Economy Leadership Coalition

The ocean contains the switch of life…and that switch can be turned off. In Sea Sick, acclaimed science journalist ALANNA MITCHELL shows us why we should care. Using science and her delicate wit, this is a deep dive into how the pieces of this huge global puzzle fit together. Alanna delivers a powerful and often humorous solo performance, inspired by her international bestseller and award-winning book. Sea Sick will take you to the bottom of the ocean and deliver you back up into hope and redemption.

Join us for an informal dialogue with Stephanie Cairns about exciting sustainability solutions. Stephanie Cairns of the Smart Prosperity Institute – a national green-economy think tank and research network – is an expert on policy and market-based instruments for climate change action.