This presentation is a part of the Guelph Accessibility Conference (2017). The attached speaker's notes (MS Word) provide supplmenetary information. Note that this is considered a work in progress and responses to the content are welcome.
Presented by Barry Praamsma-Townshend.
Do you identify as someone on the Autism Spectrum, or with similar developmental disabilities? Are you interested in a career in the financial sector?
Specialisterne Canada specializes in helping people on the autism spectrum, or who face similar challenges, to sustain meaningful employment. Presently, Specialisterne are recruiting for several emerging roles at CIBC in Toronto.
A new “friendship bench” intended to encourage discussion of mental health was unveiled today at the University of Guelph.
The bright yellow bench is located in Branion Plaza for community members to unwind and discuss their own mental health and that of others.
The Friendship Bench was created to encourage discussion of mental health challenges.
The bench contains a URL for campus and provincial resources, and services for mental health and suicide prevention.
The University community is invited to join President Vaccarino and the Arrell family to celebrate a transformational gift from the Arrell Family Foundation. Matched by the University of Guelph, the gift leverages the recent support of $77 million from the Government of Canada.
All staff, faculty and students are invited to celebrate the largest single gift to the University in its history. Wednesday, March 29 at 4:30 to 5:30 in the Summerlee Science Complex. Light refershements will be served.
March 21 at 5pm to 7:30 pm in UC 441
Join the SAS Peer Helper team for an awesome evening of tie-dye! Please bring your own white clothing item. Free pizza and cookies will be provided. We will be playing other games too if you want to come and hangout.
Please RSVP to saspeer@uoguelph.ca and include dietary needs.
Student Wellness is conducting a research study about post-secondary students' opinions and attitudes about alcohol consumption. Focus groups will be held on campus on March 21, 22, and 23. Each group should take about 60-90 minutes and all participants will receive a $25 gift card! Students wishing to register should contact Alison Burnett (x54333) or Melanie Bowman (x56046). Time commitment is about 60 to 90 minutes.
You are invited to our town hall on March 14 to discuss what we've learned so far about student wellness needs, capture your experience, get ideas on how we might improve things and get your wisdom on things we can take action on.
Drop-in any time between 5:30 and 7:30pm in Peter Clark Hall.
More information on the We're Listening website.
To celebrate International Women's Day on Wednesday, March 8, Co-operative Education & Career Services is hosting a panel presentation. Panelists include:
Executive Assistant to the Chieve Administrative Officer & Assistant Deputy Minister (Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs)
Assistant Brand Manager (Sleeman Breweries Ltd.)
Have you signed up to be an Orientation Volunteer for 2017 yet? The application deadline is this Friday (March 10)!
You can sign up now at guelphoweek.ca
Don’t forget to remind your friends of the deadline and let them know that they can request you to be on their team. We’ve heard great feedback from previous OVs that having their friends on their team was a blast!
Apply for this student leadership opportunity by March 17.