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From large first-year lecture courses to small interdisciplinary PhD methods seminars, Dr. Steffi Hamann has a full schedule of teaching responsibilities. And through them all, her contagious enthusiasm for the material she is teaching is ever-present.

Recipient of the 2019 CSAHS Teaching and Learning Excellence Award for Early Career Faculty, Hamann is a professor affiliated with the political science department, with teaching duties in the Guelph Institute of Development Studies (GIDS).

Student life at the University of Guelph is more than just classes and exams. Ask any student on campus and they will rattle off a list of extra-curricular activities that they are involved in.

“Many students volunteer both on and off campus, help administrate student representative bodies, play varsity athletics, assist professors with research and so on,” said student Nathaniel Brown in his recent speech at the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences (CSAHS) award ceremony.

Students in the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences (CSAHS) don’t wait until they graduate to put the University motto “Improve Life” into action. They are encouraged from day one to make a difference in their school, community and around the world. Courses are designed around this concept, faculty lead by example and resources are used to support students in making a difference.

Canadian households can lose up to $1,600 a year through avoidable food waste, and a University of Guelph research team has received a prestigious international award for their unique approach to the problem.

"Harry was the bridge that put us on the course to what the department is today."

On Tuesday, November 5th of 2019, an unveiling of a memorial bench was attended by family and colleagues of the late University of Guelph psychology department chair, Dr. Harry Hurwitz. The memorial bench was donated by the Hurwitz family, and long-time friend and colleagues, Dr. Hank Davis and Dr. Andrew Winston.

The class of MAC 1967 celebrated a reunion in Canmore, Alberta, September 23 - 27, 2019. Classmates from all across Canada, and even one who journeyed from England, came together to enjoy reconnecting and experiencing the beauty of the area around Canmore and Banff. 

Highlights of the four-day reunion were an all-day coach trip through Kananaskis Country and a tour of the Bar U Ranch National Historic Site, as well as a western wind-up dinner and dance at the Mount View Barbeque venue in Banff.

“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts,” is an axiom oft’ attributed to Aristotle, one of the greatest teachers in history. The College of Social and Applied Human Science’s Hub for Teaching and learning Excellence, established in 2018, is an embodiment of this notion.

Two new and innovative graduate programs have been unveiled recently by the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences – a PhD in Social Practice and Transformational Change and a Master in Conservation Leadership. These leading-edge programs are unique in the Canadian academic landscape ­– both in their composition and program design.

In 1914, International Women’s Day was held on March 8^th for the first time. Since then, the world has come a long way in recognizing the need for equality – not just for women but for all people. Despite the progress that’s been made, the fight is far from over. This year during International Women’s Day, the theme Balance for Better asks us to both celebrate women’s achievements and continue to challenge bias.