News

SAS is moving to the J.T. Powell Building at the end of the month.  Our office will be closed for the move on Friday, April 27 and Monday, April 29.  We will reopen in our new location on Tuesday, April 30, 2019.

The University has extended to the drop deadline to March 22 - that's the last day to drop a course.  However, the deadline for booking with the SAS Exam Centre remains the same.  Friday, March 8 is the last day any tests or exams can be booked this semester.

Back by popular demand! We have more workshops to help you with using the new exam booking system.  If you think this would be helpful, please drop-in at a time and location that works for your schedule.  If you can email Stefanie (sferrant@uoguelph.ca) ahead of time, it would be helpful for knowing how many people to expect.

Monday, February 11
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, location: UC 430

Thursday, February 14
9:30 am to 10:30 am, location: UC 390

If you are registered with SAS and experience a mental health disability, you are invited to participate in a research study conducted by Dr. Margaret Lumley, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and graduate student Sarah-Lynn Boyle from the Department of Psychology at the University of Guelph.

Your participation in this quick 10-minute anonymous survey can help us make recommendations to better support students with diverse needs to participate and persist in the workforce. You don’t need to have any experience with work-integrated learning to contribute to this groundbreaking research.

Please note: If you are registered with both Student Accessibility Services (SAS) and Co-operative Education, you will be invited to complete two different surveys related to work-integrated learning.

When booking a test or exam, students are required to book to start writing at the same time and on the same date as the class.  If you require an alternate date or time as an accommodation, you must provide written confirmation that the instructor has approved the alternate scheduling to the Exam Centre.  This must be provided before the booking deadline, which is 7 days before the test or exam, and not later than the 40th Class Day (March 8, 2019).

Are you a student looking for a Co-op work term, summer job, or post-grad employment identifying as someone on the autism spectrum or with another neurodivergence*? If so, read on!

Specialisterne is working with the University of Guelph and employers to provide productive work experiences for students on the spectrum or others identifying as neurodivergent. Through a different hiring and interview process they offer students a new avenue to employment.

Applicatoins are due October 29 for this credit course, which may be counted towards your degree and is specifically for students with mental health disabilities who are registered with SAS. Offered in partnership with the Psychology Department. Please visit our PSYC*1400 web page for more information.

Sonocent comes at note-taking from a unique perspective: it's designed to capture lecture audio and enables users to colour-code it and break it into chunks on the fly.  Users can then add slides, images and/or written notes when they review it.

Powerful skills and strategies to help manage anxiety, stress less for tests, stop worrying, and more!  Many students have found the programs offered by Kathy Somers have helped them improve their academic performance.