Past Events

Capacity Development & Extension MSc Thesis Defense by Joel Aitken Wednesday, August 27, 2014 10:00 A.M. Landscape Architecture Room 143 TITLE:  Ethno-Cultural Vegetable Value Chain Structure and Supply Characteristics in Ontario Examination Committee: Glen Filson, Advisor Isabelle Lesschaeve, Committee Member Karen Landman, Chair All are welcome to attend.

Landscape Architecture - MLA Master's Examination  The final examination for Sarah Osborne will be held via Skype on Monday, August 25, 2014 at 1:30 pm in Room 133 of the Landscape Architecture building. The thesis is "Defining and Designing the Literary Landscape Sites of Lucy Maud Montgomery. Advisor:  Cecelia Paine Advisory Committee Member:  Jessica Tivy Chair of Exam:  Karen Landman All welcome to attend.

Capacity Development & Extension MSc Thesis Defense by Bahktawar Khan Thursday, August 21, 2014 1:00 P.M. Landscape Architecture Room 143 TITLE:  A Place for Youth to Come and Become:  A Mixed Methods Study of How Fusion Facilitaes Youth Development Examination Committee: Al Lauzon, Advisor Nathan Perkins, Committee Member John FitzSimons, Chair All are welcome to attend.

Rural Planning & Development MSc Thesis Defense by Xiao Zhang Thursday, August 14, 2014 9:30 A.M. Landscape Architecture Room 143 TITLE: Comparative Evaluation of the Water Taking Permit and Compliance Management System in Ontario and Gansu Examination Committee: John FitzGibbon, Advisor Harry Cummings, Committee Member Nathan Perkins, Chair All are welcome to attend.

Ph.D. in Rural Studies – Thesis Defense BY:  João-Paulo (John-Paul) Sousa TITLE: "Re-working Community: Industrial Restructuring and the Challenges for Sustainable Development" TIME:    Tuesday, August 12, 2014  2:00 P.M. LOCATION:  Landscape Architecture Bldg.  Room 143 -- Examination Committee: Belinda Leach, Sociology & Anthroplogy, Advisor Vivian Shalla, Sociology & Anthroplogy, Committee Member John Holmes, Queen’s University, External Examiner John FitzGibbon, Internal Examiner Al Lauzon, Chair 

Rural Planning and Development Program - MSc Thesis Defense by Desiree Pinkney "Mobile Abattoirs in the Context of Canadian Local Food System Resiliency" Monday, July 28, 2014 2:00 P.M. Landscape Architecture Room 143 Examination Committee: Wayne Caldwell, Advisor Chris Bryant, Committee Member John FitzGibbon, Chair All are welcome to attend.

The SEDRD Graduate Teaching Assistantship Job Postings for Fall 2014 are available.  To apply for these positions, graduate student candidates should apply directly through the TA and Sessional webpage.  Deadline for applications is Friday, July 25 by noon. If you have any questions please contact Anna Gallina, SEDRD Administrative Assistant at agallina@uoguelph.ca

The Sessional Instructor Job Postings for Fall 2014 are available.  To apply for these positions, candidates should apply directly through the TA and Sessional webpage.  Deadline for applications is Friday, June 27, 2014.  If you have any questions please contact Anna Gallina, SEDRD Administrative Assistant at agallina@uoguelph.ca These positions are truly available: LARC*2100 Landscape Analysis LARC*3320 Principles of Landscape Ecology EDRD*3120 Educational Communication (DE)

Monitoring & Evaluation are key to program planning and management. According to the needs and interests of participants, the session could provide participants with:

The Spring Convocation ceremony for Undergraduate Students of the Ontario Agricultural College will be held on Thursday, June 9th, 2014 at 4:30 pm in War Memorial Hall.