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Are you considering a career in the equine industry? Are you passionate about working with horses? We are excited to be offering two Equine program options this fall. We will be launching our Associate Diploma in Equine Care and Management (two-year program) and will be continuing to offer our Performance Horse Handler Certificate (one-year program) We are still accepting applications to both programs if you are looking for a post-secondary option for September 2017! For more course details on our diploma check out: http://www.ridgetownc.com/future/programs_decm.cfm For more details on our certificate check out: http://www.ridgetownc.com/future/programs_cphh.cfm

Celebrating Canada with our beautiful 150th Canada Birthday Tulips! Our sincere appreciation to Ridgetown's Carter Home Hardware for donating these beautiful tulips to the campus! They are beautiful blooming in our flower bed in front of our DJ Pestell Student Service and Alumni Centre. Thanks Mark Carter.

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We are happy to welcome our Summer Students to campus! Meet Evan - a Horticulture Diploma student working on our grounds this summer. Did you know that we hire 70 - 90 Summer Students on campus each summer to assist with our research programs and ground maintenance? If you are a Ridgetown Campus student or local to Ridgetown consider applying to a summer job on campus. We typically hire students in January or February so be sure to get your resume in by then!

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Sod Buster Friends - at this years 5K Walk/Run we will be having a 150th Canada Birthday cake made with shortcake and strawberries! We hope you will be joining us for CAKE! To register to be part of the 3rd Ridgetown Campus Sod Buster on Sunday, July 9th register online at www.ridgetownc.uoguelph.ca/5ksodbuster Be sure to register soon - early bird fees are available for those that register by June 1st!

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We are excited to celebrate the achievements of our Class of 2017! Graduation ceremonies will take place in the Rudy H Brown Rural Development Centre on campus on Friday, June 2nd. Please note: All Grads MUST RSVP online on our campus website to attend graduation and print their tickets to bring with them for the guests to enter the event! For all of the event details please see the link on our website. http://www.ridgetownc.com/current/GradInformation.cfm

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Are you passionate about the equine industry? We currently are looking for applicants for a College Professor in Equine Care & Management, 2 positions available. The College Professor will be responsible for teaching courses to students in the Equine Care and Management Diploma program and the Performance Horse Handler Certificate program for the Ridgetown Campus. Instruction will be located at the Regional Equine and Agricultural Centre of Huron, in Clinton, Ontario. The successful candidate will be expected to teach a variety of topics to help students develop proficiency in the equine industry. Specific topics could include anatomy, physiology, reproduction, nutrition, conditioning, health, and management. The deadline has been extended for this posting - if interested please be sure to apply by May 15th. For more information on the posting please visit: http://www.uoguelph.ca/facultyjobs/postings/ad17-23.shtml

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Plan to Attend Your Graduation! A special Invite to all Performance Horse Handler Certificate Students. We are looking forward to seeing all of our program graduates at our June 2, 2017 Graduation and want to send a special invitation to the Performance Horse Handler Certificate students and their guests, as for many it will be your first-time on campus. Hope that everyone can make it to Graduation 2017! It will be a great day to make memories and celebrate your accomplishments as a student at the University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus!

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Dan is a Dairy Farmer at his family farm, Stone Lane Farm. Dan is a 2006 graduate of our Associate Diploma in Agriculture. #MyAgJob #Westag

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We are happy to welcome our Veterinary Technology Alternative Delivery students to campus for their summer semester! All the best with your semester!

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University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus: Signs of Spring are everywhere around the campus; in the gardens, the farm fields, and baby lambs in the sheep barn. Meet Professor Paul Luimes, an enthusiastic livestock instructor and researcher in our Agriculture Diploma program. Applications to our Agriculture Diploma still welcome. For more information on the Agriculture Diploma check out http://www.ridgetownc.uoguelph.ca/future/programs_dagr.cfm

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Gordon is a Dairy Farmer at his family farm, Carpediem Holsteins. Gordon is a 2011 graduate of our Associate Diploma in Agriculture.