| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
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| Campus size: |
1,017 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| Population of city/town: |
121,668 |
| Locations of branch/satellite campuses: |
Branch campuses in Ridgetown and Toronto. |
| Nearest major city: |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
55 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
2,615,060 |
| Online campus map: |
www.uoguelph.ca/campus/
map |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms
- women's dorms
- single-student apartments
- married-student apartments
- special housing for disabled students
- special housing for international students
- other housing including Theme housing. Academic clusters. Living, Learning communities.
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| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, Human rights, sexual assault, and academic misconduct policies. |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
1500 |
| Other computer facilities/services: |
Wireless network. |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Archives. Special collections. Student learning groups. Writing services. Data Resource Centre. Research help. Library accessibility services/ lap top rentals. |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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reading, writing, math, study skills |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance, Aboriginal Resource Centre. Student Accessibility Services. Diversity & Human Rights. Centre for New Students. Computing Services Wellness. Student Support Housing. Safe Walk. |
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| Counseling services: |
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older student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, carer/university fairs, employer networking events, job postings. |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, adaptive equipment, braille services |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
mostly |
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| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Ontarion, published weekly; Carousel, published twice per year; The Peak, published once per month; Kaleidoscope, published twice per year. |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
150 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Campus for Christ, Interfaith Student Council, Save the Children Canada, University Catholic Community, Hillel, Multi Faith Resource Team, Pagan Society, The Methodists; Campus and Ecumenical Campus Ministries; Asian, Chinese, InterVarsity Chrisitan Fellowships; Baha'i, Ismaili Muslim, and Muslim Student Associations |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Aboriginal Resource Centre |
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| International student organizations: |
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International Student Organization; Chinese Showbox Radio and African Societies; Arab, Chinese Scholars, Indian, Korean, Pakistani, Tamil, Vietnamese, and West Indian Student Associations |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Women's, men's, and symphonic/philharmonic choirs; concert winds instrumental ensemble, chamber singers, Best Buddies, Trivia and Quizbowl Team, Jugglers¸ Toques for Impoverished Toronto, Fine Arts Network, Drama Students Federation, Curtain Call Productions, V-Day, TEDx, Improvs, Harry Potter Alliance, Right to Play, FLASH, Students Offering Support, Universities Fighting World Hunger, Red Cross Group, Students for Environmental Change, Oxfam, The Food Fighters, Habitat for Humanity, Free the Children, Future Dentists and Optometrists, Falundafa and Friends, Space Interdisciplinary Project, Multi-Disciplinary Roundtable, Global Youth Network, End Poverty Now, VIDA, Critical Knowledge Collective, AIESEC, UNICEF, Canadian Undergraduate Conference on Healthcare, Get REAL, Engineers Without Borders, Power to Change, Tin Roof Global, Life Choice, Off Campus University Students, Relay for Life, Federation of Charitable University Students, DECA, Commerce Women in Business, Because I am a Girl, Women in Science and Engineering, Animal Interest Network, Students for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Promoters of Exotic Animal Companionship, Orientation Week, Peer Helper Program, LEAD, La Maison Français, Canadian Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow, Junior Farmers, Project SOY, OAC Winter Games, Tractor Tug for Tots, OAC Leadership Conference, Campus Conservatives, Greens @ UofG, Young Liberals, Young Communist League, Student Volunteer Connections, First Response Team, Safewalk; Frontier College Literacy and Electronic Gaming Organizations; jazz, Creative Writing, College Royal, Debating, Pre-Law, Entrepreneurship, Secular Humanist, and Innovation Societies; Music Students', Mature Student, Canadian Agri-Marketing, Diabetes, and Environmental Water Resource Associations; photo arts, sign, medieval/renaissance, chess, games, ringette, Egypt Friendship, 250 Mile, diversity, astronomy, outdoor, theriogenology, Alzheimer's, pre-med, swine, veterinary integrative medicine/alternatives, international veterinary medicine, veterinary lab medicine, veterinary pathology, veterinary community outreach, veterinary business, future vets, animal welfare, wildlife, zoo/exotic/wildlife, small animal, agricultural judging, bovine, equine, and botany clubs |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Tom Kendall,
Director of Athletics |
| School colors: |
red, gold, and black |
| School mascot: |
Gryphon |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Canadian Interuniversity Sport , Ontario University Athletics |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | no | |
| Men's basketball | no | |
| Men's crew | no | |
| Men's cross-country | no | |
| Men's football | no | |
| Men's golf | no | |
| Men's ice hockey | no | |
| Men's lacrosse | no | |
| Men's Nordic skiing | no | |
| Men's rugby | no | |
| Men's soccer | no | |
| Men's swimming | no | |
| Men's track and field (indoor) | no | |
| Men's volleyball | no | |
| Men's wrestling | no | |
| Women's basketball | no | |
| Women's crew | no | |
| Women's cross-country | no | |
| Women's field hockey | no | |
| Women's figure skating | no | |
| Women's golf | no | |
| Women's ice hockey | no | |
| Women's lacrosse | no | |
| Women's Nordic skiing | no | |
| Women's rugby | no | |
| Women's soccer | no | |
| Women's swimming | no | |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | no | |
| Women's volleyball | no | |
| Women's wrestling | no | |
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| Athletic facilities: |
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beach volleyball and squash courts; ruby and soccer pitches; baseball and multi-purpose fields; arena, cross-country trails, gymnasiums, ice rinks, fitness center, hot tub, studio, track, wrestling room, swimming pools |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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badminton, basketball, dodgeball, equestrian sports, flag football, floor hockey, ice hockey, inner-tube water polo, soccer (indoor/outdoor), snow flag football, table tennis, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, underwater hockey, volleyball (indoor/sand) |
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| Club sports for men: |
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badminton, cheerleading, climbing, dance, dragon boat, figure skating, hip hop, karate, laido, nerf, ninjitsu, running, squash, synchronized swimming |
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| Club sports for women: |
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badminton, cheerleading, climbing, dance, dragon boat, figure skating, hip hop, karate, laido, nerf, ninjitsu, ringette, running, squash, synchronized swimming |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada (35 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (30 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Guelph, Ontario, Canada (1 mile) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Guelph, Ontario, Canada (1 mile) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
excellent |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: |
93% within six months of graduation, 95% within two years of graduation |
| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Dr. Roberta Bondar, Canada's first female astronaut aboard 1992 shuttle Discovery
- Tim Bray, director, Web Technologies, co-founder, Open Text Corporation
- John Kenneth Galbraith, economist, professor, Harvard University.
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