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The OAC Dean’s Office is pleased to announce Jordan Terpstra as the new Communications and Events Coordinator.

In this new role, Jordan will support OAC’s strategic initiatives through a variety of internal and external communication projects and events. He will work collaboratively with a variety of contacts across the College and University and play a key support role in maintaining and enhancing communication with OAC’s various stakeholders.

The Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) is pleased to announce that Prof. Mike von Massow has been appointed as the OAC Chair in Food Systems Leadership. He begins his five-year-term on June 1, 2018.

In this new position for the college, von Massow will provide academic leadership and leverage opportunities that will keep the University at the forefront of food sector analysis and outreach in Canada.

OAC is pleased to announce the appointment of Prof. Rebecca Hallett as the Associate Dean (Research and Graduate Studies). Her five-year term begins on June 1, 2018.

OAC is pleased to announce the appointment of Prof. John Cranfield as the Associate Dean (External Relations). His five-year term beings on September 1, 2018.

Warm, freshly baked bread. For some foodies, there isn’t a more delicious treat.

Daniel MacKinnon
Brewmaster and Co-Owner, MacKinnon Brothers Brewing Company
B.Sc. Agr. 2006, M.Sc.

The School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (SEDRD) is pleased to welcome Nicolas Brunet, Martin Holland, Brendan Stewart and Nadia Amoroso as new assistant professors. They all joined the school on July 1, 2017. 
The four new SEDRD faculty are providing leadership and support in the development and delivery of courses, studios, and field work at the graduate and undergraduate levels. 

The School of Environmental Sciences (SES) is pleased to welcome Dr. Scott Krayenhoff as an assistant professor in the area of atmospheric science. Krayenhoff began in his role on January 8, 2018.

"Scott’s expertise in regional climate and urban meteorology is an excellent complement to our existing strengths,” says Prof. Jon Warland, director of the School of Environmental Sciences. “I look forward to working with him on a broad range of questions about impacts and adaptations to climate change."

The Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (FARE) is pleased to welcome Sylvanus Kwaku Afesorgbor as an assistant professor in agri-food trade and policy. Afesorgbor began his role on October 2nd, 2017. 

The University of Guelph’s George III cannon named “Old Jeremiah” has been a fixture on campus since the 1880s when it was acquired by the Ontario Agricultural College and placed in front of Johnston Hall. It has moved around campus many times, but for a couple of years in the mid- 1950s it disappeared.