Past Events

We are excited to have Dr. Michelle Porter, Aboriginal Post-doctoral Fellow at the University of Guelph, join the SEDRD Speaker Series to discuss “Approaching Fire: Arts-based Research and Other Crooked Methodologies”. The presentation and discussion will take place on October 21, 2020 from 12.00 - 1.00 pm EDT. This event will be held remotely. 

Capacity Development & Extension Career Pathways Speaker Series Upcoming speaker and CDE Alumnus: Aleisha Apang, Advisor, Peel Poverty Reduction Strategy

We are excited to have John Edison Ubaldo (Third World Studies Centre, the University of the Philippines) and Dominique Caouette (Université de Montréal), join the SEDRD Speaker Series to discuss “The Political Economy of Land, Natural Resources and Violence in the Philippines”. The presentation and discussion will take place on October 14, 2020 from 12.00 - 1.00 pm EDT. This event will be held remotely. 

Prof. Martin Holland and Melinda Vanryn, BLA Program Counsellor will be holding an information session for 3rd year Bachelor of Landscape Architecture students interested in the professional Internship in Landscape Architecture credit option - LARC*4620.

University of Guelph - Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture Series presents:

Ezekiel Martin,  a Master's student in Capacity Development and Extension in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend his thesis on "From the Brink:  Jamaica’s Oracabessa Bay Fish Sanctuary Processes".

The Rural Planning and Development program is accepting applications for the Master of Planning program to start in January 2021. The Master of Planning is a one-year degree program intended for students with a completed undergraduate degree and 4-5 years of planning and development experience. The program consists of both required and elective courses and concludes with a major research paper.

University of Guelph - Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture Series presents:

The Centre for International Programs (CIP) - Education Abroad Advisor, Mike Lafleur; and BLA Program Counsellor, Melinda Vanryn will be discussing the exchange opportunities in Winter, Summer and Fall of 2022.

The first Fall 2020 SEDRD Speaker Series event will take place on Wednesday, September 23rd from 12.00-1.00 pm EDT. We are excited to have Angela Penagos from the Latin American Centre for Rural Development (RIMISP) join us and discuss “The Transformation of the Rural Territories: A Challenge for Latin American Institutions”. The Speaker Series event will take place via Zoom.