Past Events

Panelists from Canada, the United States of America, and the United Kingdom will explore how different jurisdictions bring attention to rural within their policy making processes. Dr. Jackson-Smith will present on the changing symbolic and material importance of ‘rural’ places in governance and policy across different levels of government in the United States.

School of Environmental Design & Rural Development (SEDRD) Fall 2018 Orientation Day for New Students in SEDRD including: Landscape Architecture | Rural Planning and Development  | Capacity Development & Extension  | Rural Studies Wednesday, September 5th:   SEDRD Orientation Day 9:30 am:   Landscape Architecture Student Society (LASS); for landscape architecture students.    Information provided on the LASS student association—goals, plans, activities, fees, building tour etc.   Location:   LA 125.

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Rural Planning & Development Program M.Sc. Thesis Defense by Neil Stoop "Understanding Rural: A Comparison of Academic, Political and Lay Discourses of Rurality" Examination Committee: Ryan Gibson, Advisor Wayne Caldwell, Advisory Committee Al Lauzon, Graduate Faculty Helen Hambly, Exam Chair All welcome to attend.

Landscape Architecture – MLA Master’s Examination Sanya Hung, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis on "Skateparks as Places for Young People".    Cecelia Paine, Co-Advisor Sean Kelly, Co-Advisor Martin Holland, Examination Committee Member Larry Harder, Chair of Examination Committee All welcome to attend.

Landscape Architecture – MLA Master’s Examination Sarah Luce-Andreyko, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis on "Burning Man:  A Guiding Light for Participatory Community Design".    Nathan Perkins, Co-Advisor Martin Holland, Co-Advisor John FitzGibbon, Examination Committee Member Nadia Amoroso, Chair of Examination Committee All welcome to attend.

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Capacity Development & Extension M.Sc. Thesis Defense by Olalekan Temowo "Rural Institutions in Agricultural Development:  A Case Study of the Second National Fadama Development Project in Nigeria" Exam Committee: Helen Hambly, Advisor John FitzSimons, Advisory Committee Ataharul Chowdhury, Graduate Faculty member TBA, Exam Chair

PhD in Rural Studies - School of Environmental Design and Rural Development Thesis Defence by Heather Sansom "Rural Recreation for Resilience:  Youth Development and Life Skill Outcomes in 4-H Ontario Horse Clubs"

PhD in Rural Studies - School of Environmental Design and Rural Development Thesis Defence by Mary Ferguson "Rural and Remote Municipalities as Practitioners and Intermediaries in Social Enterprise Development:  A Case for Place-Based Policy Development"

June convocation for SEDRD students will be held on Wednesday, June 13, 2018.

Matthew Cooper, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend his thesis on "Establishing the Urban Park's Street Edges:  Examining the Form and Function of the Edge for the 21st Century Park Street Edge Zone".    Sean Kelly, Advisor Brendan Stewart, Co-Advisor Larry Harder, Examination Committee Member Nathan Perkins, Chair of Examination Committee All welcome to attend.