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Cast of The Office gives shout-out to U of G grads

Portico Staff — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 13:00:46 +0000

Cast members from the acclaimed television series The Office offered congratulations to this year’s U of G graduating class. “Congrats on all your hard work and, most importantly, on your perseverance. You’re graduating during an unprecedented time,” says actor Kate Flannery. Along with actors Leslie David Baker and Brian Baumgartner, she encouraged grads to get busy and put their new-found knowledge to work to make the world a better place. The Office ran for nine seasons until 2013.

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Grads receive convocation keepsake boxes

Portico Staff — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 13:00:21 +0000

COVID-19 forced postponement of in-person summer convocation ceremonies at U of G, but the University still marked the occasion for its Guelph and Ridgetown campus grads. All winter and summer 2020 graduates were mailed a convocation “keepsake box” prepared by the Office of Ceremonies and Events. Students graduating this fall will also receive keepsake boxes.

Adorned with the University crest, the box contained each graduate’s degree, a souvenir program, a red and gold tassel, a congratulatory letter from the college dean and a biodegradable confetti cannon. An event ticket directed grads to a website for a video featuring the University’s outgoing president, Franco Vaccarino, and incoming president Charlotte Yates.

“Our graduates will never forget the year when they had to move from on-campus and in the classroom to at-home and online,” says Ray Darling, University registrar. “I hope they have learned what is possible when we are challenged and how to turn a crisis into an opportunity.”

For more information go to our Convocation website.

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People – Spring 2019

Portico Staff — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 18:07:00 +0000

Physics professor Joanne O’Meara has won a prestigious 3M National Teaching Fellowship, sponsored by 3M Canada and the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. O’Meara is known for using active-learning techniques in her classes and exploring teaching ideas.

Cate Dewey has been appointed as U of G’s associate vice-president (academic). She chaired the Department of Population Medicine for 11 years and has been a U of G professor since 1995.

Emma Nishimura, an instructor in the School of Fine Art and Music, received Norway’s prestigious Queen Sonja Print Award. She was chosen from a field of 42 artists worldwide.

Tamara Friesen, MA ’97, was appointed a judge of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta in Edmonton. Previously she served as legal counsel for the Law Society of Alberta and Nugent Law Office and as director of legal research and writing at the University of Alberta Faculty of Law. She studied Canadian literature at U of G.

Alex Charette, a former B.Sc. student, was signed by the Toronto Argonauts. The wide receiver was a standout player for the Guelph Gryphons for four seasons. He also played for the Montreal Alouettes.

Ian Dohoo, DVM ’76, PhD ’83, received the Order of Canada for his contributions to animal and human epidemiology. He is a professor emeritus at the University of Prince Edward Island.

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