Past Events

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development  - Capacity Development & Extension Program M.Sc. Thesis Defense by Pallak Arora "Immigrant Voices: An exploration of Immigrants’ Experiences in Rural Ontario" will be held on: Thursday, May 4, 2017 10:00 A.M. Landscape Architecture Building, Room 143 Examination Committee: Al Lauzon, Advisor Wayne Caldwell, Advisory Committee Ryan Gibson, Graduate Faculty, SEDRD Helen Hambly, Chair of Examination

Landscape Architecture - MLA Master's Examination The final examination for Alice Lee will be held on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 9:00 am in Room 125 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is "Improving Urban Soil Management Within the Profession of Landscape Architecture in Southern Ontario".  Advisor:  Karen Landman, SEDRD Advisory Committee Member:  Sean Kelly, SEDRD Examination Committee Member:  Paul Voroney, SES Chair of Exam:  Nathan Perkins, SEDRD All welcome to attend.

Landscape Architecture - MLA Master's Examination The final examination for Aislin Livingstone-White will be held on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at 9:00 am in Room 143 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is "The Use of Citizen Science in the Landscape Design Process:  Opportunities for Improved Monitoring and Evaluation".  Advisor:  Karen Landman, SEDRD Advisory Committee Member:  Sean Kelly, SEDRD Examination Committee Member:  Wayne Caldwell, SEDRD Chair of Exam:  Nonita Yap, SEDRD All welcome to attend.

Landscape Architecture - MLA Master's Examination The final examination for Patrick Gauvreau will be held on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at 1:00 pm in Room 143 of the Landscape Architecture building. The thesis is "How Mechanical Disturbances Affect Soil Respiration Rates in Urban Forests 5-11 Years After Development". Advisor: Robert Corry, SEDRD Advisory Committee Member: James R. Taylor, Associated Graduate Faculty, SEDRD Examination Committee Member: Youbin Zheng, SES Chair of Exam: Sean Kelly, SEDRD All welcome to attend.

Landscape Architecture - MLA Master's Examination The final examination for Amanda Lockwood will be held on Monday, May 1, 2017 at 2:00 pm in Room 143 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is "Balancing Perceived Sensory Dimensions and Biotopes in Urban Green Space Design".  Advisor:  Robert Corry, SEDRD Advisory Committee Member:  Cecelia Paine, SEDRD Examination Committee Member:  Karen Landman, SEDRD Chair of Exam:  Sean Kelly, SEDRD All welcome to attend.

Landscape Architecture - MLA Master's Examination The final examination for Andrew Ferguson will be held on Monday, May 1, 2017 at 10:00 am in Room 143 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is "Identifying Municipal Barriers Preventing the Adoption of Green Infrastructure Stormwater Management in Ontario, Canada". Advisor:  Nathan Perkins, SEDRD Advisory Committee Member:  John FitzGibbon, SEDRD Examination Committee Member:  Sean Kelly, SEDRD Chair of Exam:  Nonita Yap, SEDRD All welcome to attend.

PhD in Rural Studies - School of Environmental Design and Rural Development Thesis Defence by  Gussai Sheikheldin "Social Enterprises as Agents of Technological Change: Case Studies from Tanzania" will be held on Friday April 28, 2017 at 10:00 am Location:  Landscape Architecture, Room 143

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Capacity Development & Extension Program M.Sc. Thesis Defense by Andrew Rose "Implementing Gender-Responsive Farmer Business School with Smallholder Potato Farmers in Tungurahua, Ecuador" will be held on: Friday, April 28, 2017 @ 9:30 A.M. Landscape Architecture Building, Room 133 Examination Committee: Helen Hambly, Advisor John FitzSimons, Advisory Committee John FitzGibbon, Graduate Faculty, SEDRD Jim Mahone, Chair of Examination

Landscape Architecture - MLA Master's Examination The final examination for Johnny Junyi Zhang will be held on Thursday, April 27th, 2017 at 1:30 pm in Room 143 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is "Exploring the Application of Sponge City to Downtown Guelph".  Advisor:  Cecelia Paine, SEDRD Advisory Committee Member:  Sean Kelly, SEDRD Examination Committee Member:  Robert Corry, SEDRD Chair of Exam:  Karen Landman, SEDRD All welcome to attend.

Landscape Architecture - MLA Master's Examination The final examination for Erick Jianye Li will be held on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 9:30 am in Room 202 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is "Revitalizing Cities Through Design of Waterfront Brownfields".  Advisor:  Cecelia Paine, SEDRD Advisory Committee Member:  Robert Corry, SEDRD Examination Committee Member:  Karen Landman, SEDRD Chair of Exam:  Sean Kelly, SEDRD All welcome to attend.