Past Events

World Town Planning Day is an international day celebrating the accomplishments of planners and their contributions to their communities.  Join us for the Rural Planning and Development guest lecture, Dr. Gary Davidson, who will be speaking on "Reflecting on the Evolution of Rural Planning and Development".  

Please feel free to join us for the Fall 2019 SEDRD Speaker Series with Ebru Ustundag, Brock University discussing “Gendered Social Citizenship: Ethics of Care and Praxis of Planning” .  No registration is required.   A light lunch will be available at the start of the presentation.  The discussion will also be available on Zoom. 

The Winter 2019 SEDRD Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA) positions have now been posted. The deadline for applications is November 4, 2019. In order to be considered for a position, you must apply online at www.uoguelph.ca/sessional_ta/ for each of the positions you are interested in. You must be logged into the site in order to apply for the positions.  Instructions are on the home page. You must use your uoguelph.ca email account or you will not be able to apply. Do not create a new account.

Visit the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture booth at the University of Guelph Fall Preview Day on Sunday, November 3rd. Meet our Bachelor of Landscape Architecture program faculty and student reps.   The Landscape Architecture Studio Drop-Ins will be held from 11:00am - 1:00pm.  Stop by to see the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture studio space, and talk with current students about their design projects.

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Ph.D. in Rural Studies QUALIFYING EXAM SEMINAR by Winifredo Dagli "Village Approach in Agricultural and Rural Development Prospects and Pitfalls for Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture". Helen Hambly, Advisor, SEDRD Craig Johnson, Advisory Committee, Political Science Leith Deacon, Graduate Faculty, SEDRD Carmen Ho, Graduate Faculty, Political Science & Institute of Development Studies. Karen Landman, Exam Chair, SEDRD All our welcome to attend.

Stephen Lindley, MSc Rural Planning, USRPD 1983 Stephen Lindley will be speaking about Indigenous engagement from the perspective of his 35 years as a professional planning practitioner working with Indigenous communities across the country.  He will also provide insight into the future of community engagement and trends in engagement practice.  A discussion will follow his presentation.  All are welcome to attend!

Please join us tomorrow for SEDRD Speaker Series #4, where Heather Reid will be joining us to share her talk: “The Representations and Realities of Agritourism in Essex County, Ontario” The session will take place in the LA Pit from 12pm-1pm, and everyone is welcome! Please feel free to bring your lunch. Feel free to join the discussion via video on Zoom for those who are unable to attend in person. We look forward to seeing you there!

The Rural Policy Learning Commons is hosting a free online webinar titled, "Nurturing Ethics in Governance: Taming Our Rascals” on October 21, 2019 from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT. The webinar will feature Dr. Peter Apedaile, professor emeritus at the University of Alberta. A brief description of the webinar is listed below: 

Join us for the University of Guelph's Graduate Studies Preview Day, at the Gryphon Athletic Centre. Meet with graduate faculty and current graduate students in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development in the following graduate programs:

Are you interested in participating in the 2020 International Comparative Rural Policy (ICRPS) Summer Institute? Join us on October 16 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an information session. The session will discuss the ICRPS Summer Institute program, the specific themes for the 2020 edition, logistics, financing, and application process. The session will be held in Room 127 of the Landscape Architecture Building. If you are not on campus but interested in participating you can join via Zoom (http://zoom.us/j/3495095810).