Past Events

Landscape Architecture - MLA Master's Examination The final examination for Alasandro Bartolo will be held on Friday, January 8th, 2016 at 12:00 noon in Room 125 of the Landscape Architecture building.  The thesis is "Resorts as Cities:  Assessing Blue Mountain Resort Using Lynch's City Design Theory".  Advisor:  Sean Kelly Advisory Committee Member:  Cecelia Paine Chair of Exam:  Larry Harder All welcome to attend.

Congratulations Prof. Glen Filson on your retirement! We thank you Glen for your many contributions to the Capacity Development and Extension program and the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development. SEDRD Staff and Faculty are invited for a luncheon on Friday, December 11, 2015 at 12:30 pm in the LA Pit. RSVP by November 30th to Joanne Gillis at gillisj@uoguelph.ca  

The Ontario Association of Landscape Architects - Social Committee is hosting a holiday party in Guelph! December 9, 2015 7:00 P.M. Albion Hotel, 2nd Floor 49 Norfolk St, Guelph, Ontario This Holiday Party is sponsored by MKV Dundas. Be sure to wear your ugly sweater! Attendees will receive one free beverage ticket. Web details can be found here.  If you will be attending the holiday party, please RSVP to coordinator@oala.ca

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Capacity Development & Extension program M.Sc. Thesis Defense by Warsame J. Warsame "Comparative Analysis of Agricultural Extension in Ontario, Yaroslavl Oblast and Crimea" held on: Monday, December 7, 2015 10:00 A.M. Landscape Architecture Building, Room 133 Glen Filson, Advisor Bamidele Adekunle, Committee Member Jim Mahone, Chair of Exam All welcome to attend.    

Ph.D. in Rural Studies - Qualifying Exam by Donna Sheppard Tuesday, November 24, 2015 9:30 am Landscape Architecture Room 127 “Exploring the Concept of Cultural Change Through Communities of Practice and the Theory of Planned Behaviour with Reference to Belief Based Sacred Forests in Ghana and Liberia” Examination Committee:

The Winter 2016 SEDRD Graduate Teaching Assistantships (GTA) positions have now been posted. The deadline for applications is Tuesday, November 24, 2015. Please apply online at www.uoguelph.ca/sessional_ta/  Questions can be directed to Kim Thorne, SEDRD Administrative Officer at kthorne@uoguelph.ca The following positions are available within SEDRD: RPD*6280*01     Advanced Planning Practice    0.5 GTA RPD*6380*01     Quantitative Techniques 0.5 GTA LARC*2020*01   Design Studio     2 x 0.5 GTA LARC*2230*01   Planting Design I     2 x 0.5 GTA

The School of Environmental Design and Rural Development presents: SEDRD's Winter 2015 Social Party "GREASE" Gala which will be held on: Friday, November 20th, 2015   Doors open at 6:30 pm Dinner at 7:00 pm sharp Italian Canadian Club 135 Ferguson Street, Guelph $40 per ticket - dj - music| dancing | dinner

First year Master of Landscape Architecture student, Daniel Rotsztain publishes adult colouring book titled All the Libraries Toronto.  All the Libraries Toronto is an adult colouring book featuring illustrations and descriptions of all 100 branches of the Toronto Public Library (and two bookmobiles), recently published by Dundurn Press. See more about the book here.

SEDRD hosts Grad Program Information Open House Night. The School of Environmental Design and Rural Development will host a Graduate Program Information Night for prospective graduate students on Thursday, November 19, 2015 from 5:30 - 7:00 pm in the Landscape Architecture Building Lobby (LA Pit). Pizza will be provided. This is a chance to learn about the graduate degrees we offer in SEDRD:

2015 Integrated-Media Workshop for Landscape Architecture Students  The Landscape Architecture Programs Present: 2015 Integrated-Media Workshop:  A 3+2 Day Intensive In-class Hand-with-Digital Cross Training for Landscape Architecture Students with Instructor: Mansoor Ma November 6th, 7th and 8th with the Optional Extra 2 days training on November 14th and 15th. Location:  Landscape Architecture Fee:  $125 (cheque or cash) for Nov. 6, 7 and 8; $50 Extra for Nov. 14 and 15