Guelph University

University of Guelph

Motto	Rerum cognoscere causas
Motto in English	"to learn the reasons of realities"; literally, "to know the causes of things"
Established	May 8, 1964 As constituents: OAC: 1874 Macdonald Institute: 1903 OVC: 1922
Type	Public university
Endowment	$218.0 Million
Chancellor	David Mirvish
President	Alastair Summerlee
Academic staff	869
Undergraduates	19,400
Postgraduates	2,515
Location	Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Campus	Urban/Suburban 1,223 acres (495 ha)
Colours	Red, Gold and Black
Sports	Guelph Gryphons
Mascot	Gryphon
Affiliations	AUCC, CARL, IAU, COU, CIS, CUSID, Fields Institute, OUA, Ontario Network of Women in engineering, CBIE
Website	www.uoguelph.ca

The University of Guelph is a comprehensive public research university in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1964 after the amalgamation of Ontario Agricultural College, the Macdonald Institute, and the Ontario Veterinary College, and has since grown to an institution of more than 21,000 students and academic staff. It currently offers over 94 undergraduate degrees, 48 graduate programs, and 6 associate degrees in many different disciplines. The University of Guelph is consistently ranked as a top comprehensive university in Canada by Maclean's magazine, and given top marks for student satisfaction among medium-sized universities in Canada by The Globe and Mail. It has held these rankings with its reputation, innovative research-intensive programs, and lively campus life cited as particular strengths. The University of Guelph has also been ranked 50 among the top 100 universities under 50 years old by Times Higher Education Currently, the faculty at the University of Guelph hold 39 Canada Research Chair positions in the research areas of natural sciences, engineering, health sciences and social sciences. Recent academic achievements include the first scientific validation of water on Mars, Alpha particle X-ray spectrometer (APXS) on board the Mars Exploration Rovers and the Barcode of Life project for species identification. University of Guelph is home to the birthplace of DNA barcoding by Dr. Paul D. N. Hebert for species identification.

History

The University of Guelph traces its origins back to when the Ontario government bought 500 acres (200 ha) of farmland and opened the Ontario School of Agriculture on May 1, 1874, which was renamed the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) in 1880. Its first building was Moreton Lodge, located where Johnston Hall now stands, which included classrooms, residences, a library, and a dining room. The Macdonald Institute was established in 1903 to house women's home economics programs, nature studies, and some domestic art and science. It was named after its financier, Sir William Macdonald, who worked to promote domestic sciences in rural Canada, and founded Macdonald College and McGill University College. The Ontario Veterinary College (OVC), originally founded in Toronto in 1862, was moved to Guelph in 1922. These three adjacent colleges would be amalgamated into the single body of the University of Guelph by the Ontario Legislature on May 8, 1964. The University of Guelph Act also brought about the Board of Governors to oversee administrative operations and financial management, and the Senate to address academic concerns. The non-denominational graduate and undergraduate institution was, and remains known especially for the agricultural and veterinary programs that shaped it. Wellington College was established shortly after the University of Guelph Act, and five years later, was split three ways into the College of Arts (COA), which exists in the present day, the College of Physical Science and the College of Social Science. The Macdonald Institute would also be renamed the College of Family and Consumer Studies during the split. After this split, the University of Guelph started reorganizing into its present day form, starting from the establishment of the College of Biological Sciences (CBS) in 1971. The College of Physical Science would be married to the OAC's School of Engineering in 1989, creating the College of Physical and Engineering Sciences (CPES). The College of Social Science and the College of Family and Consumer Studies were joined to create the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences (CSAHS) in 1998. Finally, the College of Management and Economics (CME) would be established from the segregation of offered business, management and economic degrees and courses in 2006.

Academics

Profile and programs

The University of Guelph offers over 90 majors in 13 degree programs and 63 Open Learning/Distance Education Opportunities. The overall average for all students entering Guelph is 82%. Guelph students also have the highest graduation rate among Canadian comprehensive universities (at 89%), 5.8% higher than the national average. As well, University of Guelph has been stated to be the best comprehensive university of Canada by Macleans magazine in 2006 and 2007. The school is noted for receiving the most health related research funding than any other Canadian university without a medical school and for having one of the highest proportions of life science expertise per capita than any other university in North America. This has ultimately led to the current focus of the University in the areas of health, food, environment and community.

Faculties

Atrium in science complex

The University of Guelph consists of seven faculties (or colleges, as they're known at Guelph):

College of Arts
College of Biological Science
College of Management and Economics
College of Physical & Engineering Science
College of Social & Applied Human Sciences
Ontario Agricultural College
Ontario Veterinary College

Other areas of academic specialization include the:

School of Computer Science
School of Engineering
School of English and Theatre Studies
School of Environmental Design and Rural Development
School of Environmental Sciences
School of Fine Art and Music
School of Languages and Literatures
School of Hospitality and Tourism Management
Centre for Open Learning and Educational Support
University of Guelph-Humber

The University of Guelph, along with University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University is a member of the Tri-University History group, which combines the history departments of the three universities at the graduate level. Graduate students are registered at one of the three universities according to their supervisor, but can take courses at any of the campuses. This allows the group to have more diverse course offerings more efficiently. The University of Guelph specializes in Scottish History, as well as local and rural history.

Subject

Arts
• Architecture
• Drama & Theatre
• Film Studies
• Fine Arts
• Landscape Architecture
• Music
• Music Therapy

Biology & Life Sciences
• Agriculture & Plant Agriculture
• Animal & Poultry Science
• Animal Behaviour
• Animal Welfare & Rights
• Bioethics
• Biology (General)
• Biotechnology
• Botany
• Forestry
• Horticulture
• Ichthyology, Limnology & Aquaculture
• Laboratory Animal Science
• Microbiology
• Molecular Biology & Genetics
• Planning
• Science (General)
• Zoology

Business & Economics
• Accounting
• Business (General)
• Economics & Agricultural Economics
• Finance
• Management
• Marketing
• Tourism & Hospitality

Engineering
• Architecture
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil & Environmental Engineering
• Electrical & Computer Engineering
• Materials Science
• Mechanical Engineering
• Systems Design Engineering
• Technology (General)

Global Studies
• Anthropology
• Business (General)
• Economics & Agricultural Economics
• Geography
• History
• Political Science
• Religious Studies
• Sociology

History & Culture
• Archaeology
• Canadian Studies
• Classical Studies
• Cultural Studies
• History
• Jewish Studies
• Medieval Studies
• Women's Studies

Humanities
• Animal Welfare & Rights
• Archaeology
• Bioethics
• Canadian Studies
• Classical Studies
• Communication Studies
• Cultural Studies
• Drama & Theatre
• English
• French
• German and Germanic
• History
• Italian
• Jewish Studies
• Linguistics
• Medieval Studies
• Music
• Philosophy
• Religious Studies
• Russian & Slavic
• Spanish
• Women's Studies

Literature & Languages
• Communication Studies
• Drama & Theatre
• English
• French
• German and Germanic
• Italian
• Linguistics
• Russian & Slavic
• Spanish
• zOther Languages & Literatures
Mathematics
• Actuarial Science
• Computer Science
• Mathematics
• Statistics

Medicine & Health
• Anatomy & Physiology
• Cancer
• Food Science & Nutrition
• Kinesiology
• Medicine & Health (General)
• Music Therapy
• Optometry & Ophthalmology
• Pharmacology
• Public Health
• Veterinary Medicine

Physical Sciences
• Astronomy
• Chemistry
• Earth Sciences
• Environmental Science
• Geology
• Physics
• Science (General)
• Technology (General)

Social & Behavioural Sciences
• Anthropology
• Archaeology
• Canadian Studies
• Communication Studies
• Criminology
• Cultural Studies
• Economics & Agricultural Economics
• Education
• Environmental Studies
• Family Relations
• Geography
• Gerontology
• Government Information
• History
• Jewish Studies
• Legal Studies
• Library Science
• Planning
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Recreation & Leisure Studies
• Social Work
• Sociology
• Sport
• Tourism & Hospitality
• Women's Studies

Programs

Graduate Programs

Animal and Poultry Science
Art History and Visual Culture
Bioinformatics
Biomedical Sciences
Biophysics
Business Administration
Capacity Development and Extension
Chemistry
Clinical Studies
Computer Science
Creative Writing
Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy
Economics
Engineering
English
Environmental Sciences
European Studies
Family Relations and Applied Nutrition
Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics
Food Safety and Quality Assurance
Food Science
French
Geography
History - Tri-University Program
Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
Integrative Biology
International Development Studies
Landscape Architecture
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Leadership
Literary Studies/Theatre Studies in English
Management
Marketing and Consumer Studies
Mathematics and Statistics
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Neuroscience
Pathobiology
Philosophy
Physics
Plant Agriculture
Political Science
Population Medicine
Psychology
Public Health
Public Issues Anthropology
Rural Planning and Development
Rural Studies
Sociology
Studio Art
Theatre Studies
Toxicology
Veterinary Science
Other Departments

Degree Programs

Specializations		Honours			General	Co-op
Specializations		Major	Minor	Area of Emphasis	General	Co-op
Accounting	ACCT	BCOMM
Adult Development	ADEV	BASC				BASC
Agriculture	AGR		BSAG BAS
Agricultural Science	AGRS	BSAG
Animal Biology	ABIO	BSC
Animal Science	ANSC	BSAG
Anthropology	ANTH	BA	BA BAS		BA
Applied Human Nutrition	AHN	BASC
Applied Mathematics & Statistics	APMS:C					BA BSC
Applied Plant Science	APSC			BSCH.PLSC
Art History	ARTH	BA	BA BAS
Biochemistry	BIOC	BSC	BAS BSC			BSC
Biodiversity	BIOD	BSC
Biological & Medical Physics	BMPH	BSC				BSC
Biological and Pharmaceutical Chemistry	BPCH	BSC				BSC
Biological Engineering	BIOE	BENG				BENG
Biological Science	BIOS	BSC			BSC
Biology	BIOL		BAS BSC
Bio-Medical Science	BIOM	BSC
Biomedical Engineering	BME	BENG				BENG
Biotechnology	BIOT		BAS BSC
Botany	BOT			BSCH.PLSC
Business Administration	BADM		BA BAS BSC
Chemical Physics	CHPY	BSC				BSC
Chemistry	CHEM	BSC	BAS BSC			BSC
Child, Youth and Family	CYF	BASC				BASC
Classical Studies	CLAS	BA	BA BAS
Computer Engineering	CENG	BENG				BENG
Computer Science	CS	BCOMP				BCOMP
Computing					BCOMP
Computing & Information Science	CIS		BA BAS BSC
Criminal Justice & Public Policy	CJPP	BA	BA BAS
Crop, Horticulture and Turfgrass Sciences	CHAT	BSAG
Ecology	ECOL	BSES	BAS BSC			BSES
Economic & Business Development	EBD			BAH.ID
Economics	ECON	BA	BA BAS			BA
Engineering Systems & Computing	ESC	BENG				BENG
English	ENGL	BA	BA BAS		BA
Environmental Biology	ENVB	BSC
Environment & Development	EAD			BAH.ID
Environmental Economics & Policy	EEP	BSES
Environmental Engineering	ENVE	BENG	BENG			BENG
Environmental Geoscience & Geomatics	EGG	BSC
Environmental Governance	EGOV	BA
Environmental Management	EM	BBRM
Environment and Resource Management	ERM	BSES				BSES
Environmental Sciences	ENVS	BSES				BSES
Equine Management	EQM	BBRM
Ethics in Life Sciences	ELS		BA BAS
European Culture & Civilization	ECC		BA BAS	BAH.EURS
European Business Studies	EBS			BAH.EURS
European Studies	EURS	BA
Experimental Ecology	EECO			BSCH.ECOL
Family & Child Studies	FCS		BA BAS
Finance	FIN			BCOMM.MEIF
Food and Agricultural Business	FAB	BCOMM				BCOMM
Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics	FARE	BA
Food Engineering	FENG		BENG
Food Science	FOOD	BSC				BSC
French Studies	FREN	BA	BA BAS		BA
Gender and Development	GAD			BAH.ID
General Ecology	GECO			BSCH.ECOL
GIS & Environmental Analysis	GIS		BAS BSC
Geography	GEOG	BA	BA BAS		BA
German	GERM		BA BAS
Hispanic Studies	HISP	BA	BA BAS		BA
Historical Perspectives in Development	HPD			BAH.ID
History	HIST	BA	BA BAS		BA
Hotel & Food Administration	HAFA	BCOMM				BCOMM
Human Kinetics	HK	BSC
Human Resources Management	HRM	BCOMM
Individual Studies	IS	BA
Information Systems & Human Behaviour	ISHB	BA
International Development	ID	BA	BA BAS		BA
Interpretive Ecology	IE			BSCH.ECOL
Italian	ITAL		BA BAS
Landscape Architecture		BLA
Latin American Studies	LAS			BAH.ID
Marine & Freshwater Biology	MFB	BSC
Management Economics & Finance	MEF	BCOMM				BCOMM
Marketing Management	MKMN	BCOMM	BA BAS			BCOMM
Mathematical Economics	MAEC	BA				BA
Mathematical Science	MSCI		BAS BSC
Mathematics	MATH	BA BSC	BA BAS BSC		BA
Microbiology	MICR	BSC	BAS BSC			BSC
Mechanical Engineering	MECH	BENG				BENG
Molecular Biology & Genetics	MBG	BSC	BAS BSC
Museum Studies	MS		BA BAS
Music	MUSC	BA	BA BAS		BA
Nanoscience	NANO	BSC				BSC
Neuroscience	NEUR		BAS BSC
Nutritional & Nutraceutical Sciences	NANS	BSC	BAS BSC
Organic Agriculture	OAGR	BSAG
Philosophy	PHIL	BA	BA BAS		BA
Physical Science	PSCI	BSC			BSC
Physics	PHYS	BSC	BAS BSC			BSC
Plant Biotechnology	PBTC			BSCH.PLSC
Plant Environmental Science	PESC			BSCH.PLSC
Plant Science	PLSC	BSC	BAS BSC
Political Economy & Administrative Change	PEAC			BAH.ID
Political Science	POLS	BA	BA BAS		BA
Psychology	PSYC	BA	BA BAS			BA
Psychology: Brain & Cognition	PBC	BSC	BAS BSC
Public Management	PMGT	BCOMM				BCOMM
Real Estate & Housing	REH	BCOMM				BCOMM
Resource Conservation	RC			BSCH.ECOL
Rural & Agricultural Development	RAD			BAH.ID
Sociology	SOC	BA	BA BAS		BA
Software Engineering	SENG	BCOMP				BCOMP
Statistics	STAT	BA BSC	BA BAS BSC		BA
Studio Art	SART	BA
Theatre Studies	THST	BA	BA BAS		BA
Theoretical Physics	THPY	BSC
Tourism Management	TMGT	BCOMM
Toxicology	TOX	BSC				BSC
Veterinary Medicine		DVM
Water Resources Engineering	WRE	BENG				BENG
Wildlife Biology & Conservation	WBC	BSC
Zoology	ZOO	BSC	BAS BSC

Course

Accounting
Agriculture
Anatomy
Animal Science
Anthropology
Art History
Arts and Sciences
Biochemistry
Biology
Biomedical Sciences
Botany
Business
Chemistry
Chinese
Classical Studies
Computing and Information Science
Co-operative Education
Crop Science
Economics
Environmental Design and Rural Development
Engineering
English
Environmental Biology
Environmental Management
Environmental Sciences
Equine
European Studies
External Courses
Family Relations and Human Development
Food Science
Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics
French Studies
Geography
German Studies
Greek
Hispanic Studies
History
Human Kinetics
Horticultural Science
Human Resources and Organizational Behaviour
Hospitality and Tourism Management
Humanities
Interdisciplinary Physical Science
Interdisciplinary Social Science
Interdisciplinary University
Integrative Biology
International Development
Italian Studies
Landscape Architecture
Latin
Linguistics
Management
Marketing and Consumer Studies
Mathematics
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Microbiology
Molecular Biology and Genetics
Music
Nanoscience
Neuroscience
Natural Resource Studies
Nutrition
Organic Agriculture
Pathology
Pharmacology
Philosophy
Portuguese
Physics
Physiology
Plant Biology
Political Science
Population Medicine
Psychology
Real Estate and Housing
Sociology
Sociology and Anthropology
Statistics
Studio Art
Theatre Studies
Toxicology
Veterinary Medicine
Women's Studies
Zoology

Joint Graduate Programs

Guelph-Waterloo Center for Graduate Work in Chemistry and Biochemistry (GWC2) is one of Canada’s largest and most successful graduate schools
Guelph-Waterloo Physics Institute (GWPI) is a joint graduate program offered by the Departments of Physics at the University of Waterloo and Guelph
Guelph-McMaster Collaborative MA Program in Public Policy and Administration
The Guelph-Waterloo MA Program in Public Issues Anthropology
Tri-University Graduate History Program (Waterloo, Laurier, Guelph)

Facilities and Plans

Several buildings constructed during the establishment of the OAC still exist as part of the main campus today. These include the President's Residence, Raithby House, and Day Hall. From the turn of the century to the movement of the OVC, many more buildings were added to the campus: MacDonald Hall, Massey Hall, the Bullring, Mills Hall, and Food Science. The War Memorial Hall, established in 1924, is a landmark building on the campus of the University of Guelph designed by Harry Reginald Coales (architect) as a lecture hall or theatre to honour students who had enlisted and died in the First World War. Two bronze tablets in the Memorial Chapel remembers the alumni who died in the First World War and in the Second World War. Johnston Hall, a signature symbol of the university, was constructed in 1931, taking the place of the torn-down Moreton Lodge and becoming the home for the OAC Administration. The Johnston Clock tower overlooks Winegard Walk and is visible from much of the campus. The building also overlooks Johnston Green, a popular location for recreational sporting activities and outdoor concerts. Rozanski Hall is located in the heart of the University of Guelph campus. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology, including electronic white boards, laptop sound, picture and wireless internet and high luminance video/data projectors, Rozanski Hall accommodates over 1,500 students in several lecture halls. The Science Complex opened for the 2007/2008 academic year. It is the largest integrated science teaching and research facility in North America. This facility houses 150 faculty and 4500 students, and centralizes physical, biological and computational sciences. The Pathobiology and Animal Health Laboratory was opened in 2010. Its goal is to strengthen Canada's ability to prevent diseases and solve health issues at the human/animal interface. Supporting the growing role of veterinarians in research and educational initiatives related to public health, this four-storey building includes a lecture theatre, seminar rooms, a teaching lab, and research and laboratory facilities.The Biodiversity Institute of Ontario is the world’s first centre for high-volume DNA barcoding – the rapid identification of millions of species. It is anticipated that faculty will enter over 500,000 barcode analyses per year. The University's School of Engineering is in the midst of an approximately $50 million expansion between 2009 and 2011 in the form of new construction and renovations. This is in response to recently introduced Mechanical, Biomedical and Computer Engineering programs, increased enrolment in existing undergraduate and graduate programs and expanding fields of research especially in areas related to sustainability. Alexander Hall is an nvironmental teaching and research centre. The Animal Cancer Center is Canada's first institute for comparative cancer investigation. It includes a linear accelerator offering animal radiation treatment available. It is anticipated that discoveries in animal cancer will help study cancer treatment in humans as well. Originally built in the 1940s and expanded in the 1950s, the current W.F. Mitchell Athletic Centre is to be upgraded and expanded to keep up with university and community needs. 70% of Guelph students currently participate in athletics, recreation or fitness programming, and the demand continues to grow. The full build-out of the proposed plan includes a total of 800,000 square feet (74,000 m²), 11 fields, site improvements and parking; mostly to be implemented over the next 10 years.

Campus

Main campus

The main university campus spans 1,223 acres (495 ha), including the 408 acres (165 ha) University of Guelph Arboretum and a 30-acre (12 ha) research park. The campus mixes old-fashioned brick buildings with mid-century Brutalism, as well as more contemporary stone structures. It is well-populated with trees, including those which line the main walkways, many of which are paved with red brick. The campus includes an arboretum. Campus safety is provided by the University of Guelph Campus Police, First Response Team and Fire Prevention officers.

Regional campuses

The Ontario Agricultural College has a network of campuses and research stations throughout Ontario, which were formerly operated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs. Courses are offered in English in Guelph, Kemptville and Ridgetown, and in French at Campus d’Alfred. Campus d'Alfred is located in the eastern Ontario, in the town of Alfred, Ontario close to Canada’s capital city, Ottawa. It offers diploma and certificate programs which are all taught in French. The Kemptville Campus of Ontario Agriculture College is located in Kemptville, Ontario. It has been serving the residents of Eastern Ontario since 1917. The campus and research station is located on over 800 acres (320 ha) and features 21st century facilities. The Ridgetown Campus is located on over 450 acres (180 ha) in Ridgetown, Ontario.

University of Guelph-Humber

The University of Guelph-Humber is a university-college partnership between the University of Guelph and Humber College. It is located on Humber's North Campus in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The school offers eight regular four-year academic programs, each of which grant both a university honours degree and college diploma.

Student residences

A large portion of students reside on campus in co-ed residences. Those that do typically live in the East Residence (610 residents), East Townhouses (645), Johnston Hall (315), Lambton Hall (400), Lennox/Addington Hall (520), Macdonald Hall (150, female only), Maids Hall (50, also known as Artz Haüs), Mills Hall (160), Watson Hall (67, also known as International House), West Residences (110 students living amongst the Family Housing community), and South Residence (1700 residents evenly distributed across Mountain, Prairie and Maritime Halls).

The LLC (Living Learning Centre) community is made up of Maids and Watson Halls, as well as two sections of the Dundas area in East known as Eco House and French House sometimes linked together as Freco. The program is conducted such that students who are interested in extracurricular development of their interests peripheral to academic achievement can cohabitate among others with the same goal. Each individual community has Residence Life Staff personnel assigned to facilitate programming and community development centred on their respective focuses.

Also on campus are the East Village Townhouses that were opened during the fall of 2001. The townhouses consist of 164 four-, five- and six-bedroom self-contained units. These primarily house upper-year students and international students.

West Residences, consisting of the 78 College Avenue and 252 Stone Road (also referred to as Wellington Woods) locations, is home to 110 upper-year students. These students live amongst the Family Housing residents in either two bedroom townhouses, or one to two bedroom apartments (only available at the College Avenue location). West Residences promote diverse programs and includes many opportunities for community involvement.

South Residence, the largest residence on campus, is home to 1800 students, as well as over 50 Residence Life Staff members. South Residence is split into three self-contained Halls with independent fire alarm grids. It was built in 1968 by Australian architect John Andrews, a brutalist architect who has designed several Canadian university residences, as well as Toronto's iconic CN Tower. The persistent rumour that the residence was designed by the same architect as the Kingston Penitentiary is false. This would be all but impossible, as the iconic Canadian prison was constructed over a century before South Residence.

With 14 different campus living environments, U of G has one of the largest university housing systems in Canada. The University is planning to construct a new student residence on campus with assistance from a private-sector builder that would provide the capital for the new building.

Library

The six-storey McLaughlin Library provides students with more than 400 computers in the library and access to books, periodicals, films, audiovisual and archival materials, government documents and maps. The library provides support for everyone's research needs, from undergraduate essays to specialized graduate-level investigations. The library has more than 1 million visitors annually.

The Library has student-centred services from building hours, computer access, individual and group study space, and a main floor lounge serving food and refreshments. The Learning Commons also offers resources and services to help users with research, technology, writing, and learning with locations on the main floor of McLaughlin Library, the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) Learning Commons and Guelph-Humber Learning Commons. The Tri-University Group of Libraries (TRELLIS) is part of a partnership involving the libraries of the Universities of Guelph, Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier. Students have access to library resources totaling 7.5 million items through the automated library system. Guelph students, faculty and staff also have access to electronic resources from any location at any time. The Library is a leader in offering electronic resources, including nearly 10,000 e-journals as well as databases, reference resources, and live online help.

University of Guelph Library

Our students have access to an extraordinarily wide range of information through the main Library's many electronic resources and borrowing partnerships. 400 computers in the library provide access to books, periodicals, films, audiovisual and archival materials, government documents and maps.

Library Accessibility Services

The Library Centre for Students with Disabilities (LCSD) is located in the Learning Commons, on the Main Floor of the Library. The LCSD offers a range of services, software, and technology that enables students with disabilities to read, write and research more effectively. In order to use the LCSD, students must be registered with the Centre for Students with Disabilities on the 3rd Floor of the University Centre.

Ranking and reputation

University rankings
University of Guelph
ARWU World	201-300
ARWU Life Sciences	101-150
THE-WUR World	301-350
Canadian rankings
ARWU National	8-17
HESA Social.Sci/Humanities	5
Maclean's Comprehensive	4
THE-WUR National	17-19

The University of Guelph ranks 14th among the top 50 research Universities in Canada, the highest spot for a Canadian University without a medical school. In 2012, the Higher Education Strategy Associates ranked the university 5th nationally in Social Sciences and Humanities. In the Canadian University Report by the Globe and Mail, Guelph was ranked in the top 3 in 15 of 19 categories among medium-sized universities. This included the top spot in course registration, academic counselling, student residences, information technology, campus atmosphere, environmental commitment and work-play balance. The University of Guelph is currently ranked by Maclean's magazine as the fourth best comprehensive university in Canada ("comprehensive" indicating institutions with significant research activity and a range of programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including professional degrees). The University of Guelph has ranked as a top 3 of comprehensive universities in Canada ranking #1 in 1999, 2002, 2003, and 2006. According to a study in 2012 by The Impact Group, the University of Guelph is Canada's most inventive university in terms of invention disclosures per full-time faculty member, and the number of inventions per million dollars of research funding.

Student life

Student government on campus is governed officially through the university's Student Organization Policy or "SOP". This document, created initially in 2005 provides the basis for accrediting student groups on campus. The Student Groups listed as Primary Student Organizations under the policy are:

The Central Student Association (CSA)
The Graduate Students' Association (GSA)
The College of Arts Student Union (CA-SU)
The College of Biological Science Student Council (CBS-SC)
The College of Management & Economics Student Association (CME-SA)
The College of Physical & Engineering Science Student Council (CPES-SC)
The College of Social & Applied Human Sciences Student Alliance (CSAHS-SA)
The Student Federation of the Ontario Agricultural College (SF-OAC)
The Central Veterinary Students' Association (CVSA)
Interhall Council (IHC)

Each of the above PSOs accredit and thus are held accountable for many of the various clubs and student groups on campus. By and large the CSA accredits the most student groups with approximately 70 accredited today. Generally CSA-accredited groups are special interest groups like CHAT (a multi-lingual group), the Jewish Students' Organization (JSO), the Muslim Students' Association and more, catering to those who wish to begin new interest-specific clubs on campus. The College Governments (CA-SU, CBS-SC, CME-SA, CPES-SC, CSAHS-SA, SF-OAC and the CVSA) accredit academically focused groups while IHC accredits 14 groups (includes the temporary residence Brock House for the 2011/2012 year) as hall councils, one for each residence hall on campus. The University also has a department called Student Life which offers a comprehensive package of programs and services that help students make a successful transition to, through and from university life and study. The curricular and co-curricular initiatives, advising and support activities are set out to serve as vehicles through which students can explore their leadership capacity, make long lasting connections, and optimize opportunities to learn through experiences. As well as develop a sense of civic/community responsibility, and be engaged in the campus and community life of the University. Across campus, members of the Residence Student Government, known as Interhall Council, contribute to the programming in each hall. This group of 62 elected members works with students within their halls and are also responsible for facilitating a hall council for hall members to attend. During the 2011/2012 year, a council was stricken at the West Residence Family Housing units and the temporary Brock House residence, bringing the total number of councils to 14. Interhall Council also acts as a liaison between students and Student Housing Services, University Administration, and other on-campus organizations.

Research

The University's Research Park Centre.

The Office of Research oversees a $158 million research enterprise across seven colleges, four regional campuses, 10 research stations and the University of Guelph/Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs partnership. We are committed to supporting the research programs of University of Guelph faculty across all disciplines. From the three founding Colleges: the Ontario Veterinary College (1862), the Ontario Agriculture College 1874) and the MacDonald Institute 1903), the University of Guelph, established in 1964, has grown to be one of Canada’s top comprehensive universities. Dedicated faculty and staff are at work making communities, environment, food and health better. The Office of Research provides services to help further the research capacity of the University. This includes Research Support Services, Animal Care Services, the Catalyst Centre and the OMAFRA/UofG Partnership, Laboratory Services, Research Communications, Research Infrastructure programs, and Research Financial Services.

Vision

To enable and create opportunities in support of people and partnerships that advance the quality, pre-eminence and societal value of the University of Guelph’s research and creative endeavours

Mission

To foster our vision by supporting our people, our partnerships, and our community. We are committed to: Providing professional and efficient service to University scholars, colleagues, stakeholders and partners. Communicating the opportunities, procedures, outcomes and societal benefits of our research, scholarship and creative endeavours. Promoting and supporting ethical responsibility, integrity, regulatory compliance and performance in all aspects of research

Office of Research

The Office of Research oversees a $158-million research enterprise. The office is engaged in managing grants and contracts, research ethics and communications, animal care services and protocols, technology transfer, infrastructure and major funding programs, sponsor negotiations, as well as overseeing strategic partnerships, including the OMAFRA - U of G Agreement, among others.

Research Financial Services

Mandate Research Accounts & Infrastructure Programs administers the financial aspects of:
* Research accounts
* Infrastructure accounts
* Intellectual Property accounts

From budget preparation to account set-up to financial reporting, Research Accounts & Infrastructure Programs supports the University community by ensuring compliance with University policies and procedures, government regulations, and the requirements of all funding partners.

Research Funding Summaries Annual summaries of funds received from internal and external research sponsors.

Use of Tri-Council Funds
The above address will link you to guidelines to assist researchers and Institutional administrators in their interpretation of the acceptable use of NSERC, SSHRC and CIHR funds. The list of examples is not exhaustive. Researchers are encouraged to communicate with Research Financial Services. In the absence of a clear understanding of a Federal Granting Agency's policy, the Institution is to seek a ruling from that Agency's Finance Division.

Research Publications

Research Magazine:

Research magazine highlights the University’s diverse research strengths in a concise news format. Published twice a year, each issue focuses on a specific area of research activity. Research is student written and produced through the Integrated Agricultural Communication Initiative at the University, which includes the SPARK program.

The Insider Newsletter

The INSIDER is the internal e-communiqué from the Office of Research, the administrative centre and service unit for University of Guelph research. The INSIDER highlights new programs, services, policy revisions and other developments of interest to faculty, students and staff involved in research across our main campus, three regional campuses and 14 provincial research stations. Watch for the INSIDER every three weeks.

Awards

Since its inception in 1989-90, SPARK has grown to be an essential part of the research communication network at the University of Guelph. In this time, SPARK has gained national and international recognition and realized many achievements. For example, SPARK was deemed "Best New Idea" in Canadian university and college communication units by the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education (CCAE) in 1994. A year later, SPARK snagged the silver award from other Canadian and American university programs in the Council for Advancement and Support of Education's (CASE) "Individual Student Involvement Program" category. And in 2005, SPARK was the Agri-Food Innovation Award recipient in the Communications category from the Government of Ontario.

Scholarships and Other Awards

Bachelor of Applied Science
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts and Science
Bachelor of Bio-Resource Management Degree
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Computing
Bachelor of Engineering
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Technology
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Other Forms of Financial Assistance

Organization

The governance of the University of Guelph is a bicameral system consisting of:

The Senate
The Board of Governors

Chancellors

At its first convocation on May 21, 1965 George Drew was installed as chancellor of the University.

George Drew (1965–1971)
Emmett Matthew Hall (1971–1977)
Pauline Mills McGibbon (1977–1983)
William Atcheson Stewart (1983–1989)
Edmund Bovey (1989–1990)
Lincoln Alexander (1991–2007)
Pamela Wallin (2007–2011)
David Mirvish (2012-present)

Presidents

John Douglas MacLachlan (1964–1967)
William Winegard (1967–1975)
Donald Forster (1975–1983)
Burton Matthews (1983–1988)
Brian Segal (1988–1993)
Mordechai Rozanski (1993–2003)
Alastair Summerlee (2003–Present)

Athletics

The university is represented in the Ontario University Athletics and the Canadian Interuniversity Sport by the Guelph Gryphons. The school colors are red, black and yellow or gold. The UG's mascot is a Gryphon named Gryph. The University offers 15 varsity sports for men and 15 for women. OUA only sports include baseball (men), figure skating (women), golf, Nordic skiing, rowing, and rugby union (men). Currently 7 out of every 10 Guelph students participate in athletics, recreation or fitness programming. Nationally, the OUA is one of the CIS conferences, along with Atlantic University Sport, Canada West Universities Athletic Association, and the Quebec Student Sports Federation. CIS sports which UG participates in include basketball, cross country running, field hockey (women), Canadian football (men), ice hockey, rugby union (women), soccer, swimming, track & field, volleyball and wrestling. The Gryphon's men's football team won its only national championship in 1984. In 2008 the Gryphon's Men's Lacrosse team won the Baggataway Cup at the Canadian national field lacrosse champions with a 14-9 win over McGill University at Ron Joyce Stadium in Hamilton. The Gryphons are particularly well known for their exploits in athletics, having won the men's and women's cross-country titles consecutively six (2006-present) and seven (2007-present) times respectively . In addition to this, the Gryphons won the men's track & field title in 2010, and both the men's and women's titles in 2008, and are seeking a resurgence in the year 2013.

Campus traditions

Painting Old Jeremiah

Old Jeremiah is the name of an antique British naval gun that currently rests along Winegard Walk in Branion Plaza, at the heart of the University of Guelph campus. Rumoured to have seen battle during the War of 1812, Old Jeremiah was last fired in April 1913. After World War I, the gun's barrel was plugged and it was brought to campus by students as a sign of remembrance for those lost in battle. It is often referred to simply and affectionately as The Cannon. During the 1970s, Old Jeremiah was briefly relocated to Johnston Green and renamed The Big Johnston.

As a result of jovial rivalry between Engineering and Agricultural Science students ("Aggies"), the cannon has enjoyed plenty of movement around the Guelph campus in the past as a result of practical jokes between the two majors. Although it is nearly impossible to nail down the exact previous locations of the cannon, it is rumoured to have travelled all over campus, at one point even perching on top of MacNaughton (a prominent university building containing the Bookstore), and at another even disappearing altogether and showing up a day later on the University of Waterloo campus. Eventually, fed up with the movement of Old Jeremiah, university officials cemented the cannon in place where it sits today. However, as a final stab at humour, a group of students shifted the still-mobile direction of the cannon's face, and aimed it at the fourth floor of the University Centre, home of the institution's senior administration. Old Jeremiah rests in this position today.

Despite its movement, the cannon enjoyed relative tranquility until the 1950s when an aspiring entrepreneurial student came up with the idea of painting a message on the highly visible landmark. The act of "painting the cannon" has since become a campus tradition with students, residences, sports teams, clubs and others braving the early morning hours to paint messages on the cannon, most often about upcoming events but also including birthday announcements, wedding proposals and public insults. The etiquette governing "painting the cannon" is unofficial but well-understood: 1) do not begin painting the cannon until the sun has set, 2) be finished by the time the first students arrive for classes in the morning, and 3) avoid profanity or coarse language. It is well-accepted practice to "guard" the cannon until sunrise so as to avoid another person or group painting over one's message.

In the fall of 2010, Master of Fine Arts student and art teacher Dawn Johnston began to strip Old Jeremiah of all the layers of paint it had accumulated since the 1950s as an art project. Calling it "[her] form of sculpture," Johnston completed the project over a week's time within a wooden enclosure to avoid the watchful eyes of passing students. Some students were upset about the removal, claiming that Johnston was "taking away [their] history," although the project was done with the approval of university faculty. Upon completion, the enclosure was removed and the bare cannon was revealed, however the tradition of painting Old Jeremiah has since resumed.

The Pep Rally

During the University of Guelph’s Orientation program, which takes place each year at the beginning of Orientation Week, all new students within each residence are taught a dance - often referred to as the Hall Boogie - which is performed to a variety of mixed popular songs. Awards are presented to the Halls which demonstrate the best spirit, creativity, synchronisation and co-ordination. Many of the dances are very impressive, despite being practiced in typically an hour or less.

A University of Guelph dance move, Winding Your Toy, is almost always incorporated into each boogie, usually to a bass-heavy dance track. A winding motion is made with the rear hand - as if winding a wind-up toy - while the knees are bent in rhythm. The origins of "winding the toy" are not well known, yet it retains notoriety among students and friends of students at the university.

A team of Aggies during tug-of-war at College Royal.

The Rally is the kick-off to the remainder of Orientation activities. The University of Guelph must apply for a special noise permit for the event as the activity can often be heard for miles.

In 2004, "Student Power" was introduced as a low-key alternative event to the Pep Rally for anyone who may not be as inclined to participate in the highly energetic and boisterous Pep Rally.

College Royal

An annual feature of the university is its open house, known as College Royal. For a weekend each March, every part of the campus and its programs is exhibited to the public, from the barns of the Agricultural College to the sugar bush in the arboretum. It is highly popular with visitors of all ages, especially families with children who take advantage of the March break (the usual Ontario school break) to have an outing. The 2006 College Royal was visited by Rick Mercer, taping a segment for his show, the Rick Mercer Report.

Student media

Newspapers and magazines

The Ontarion - since 1951 and publishes every Thursday
The Peak
Hornblower: The HTM Magazine - since 1973, official publication of the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management
At Guelph - University's official newspaper
Herd The Werd - Interhall Council's seasonal publication for residence students
The Portico - This magazine is sent to University of Guelph alumni each semester to keep them in touch with the university
Osnap - A humours monthly publication put out by the engineering society covering events

The Cannon

The Cannon is an online website co-founded by The Guelph Campus Co-operative and the CSA created for, and funded by, undergraduate students. Although it has a paid editor, all students are encouraged to submit news articles, announcements for upcoming events, opinion pieces, digital photographs and other content that Guelph students may find interesting or useful. Founded in September 2002, the site has features such as Rate-a-Prof, where students share insight and opinions regarding professors, and a free classifieds section, available as a means of buying and selling used textbooks and course materials. The name of the site is a reference to Old Jeremiah, as the website parallels the use of the cannon as a campus-wide message board.