Welcome To ICON

First proposed by Dr. Shoshanah Jacobs and Dr. Daniel Gillis in early 2014, ICON brings together undergraduate students from across the University of Guelph to work in teams on real-world challenges. Due to budget cuts at the University of Guelph, the ICON Classroom will no longer be offered.

Eligible Courses

Students from any year and any major or graduate program can get involved with ICON in a number of different ways. First-year students who wish to take part in ICON for credit should enrol through the First Year Seminar program (search for ICON). Senior students who wish to take part…Continue reading “Eligible Courses”

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The ICON Team

The ICON team includes Dr. Shoshanah Jacobs (Department of Integrative Biology), Dr. Daniel Gillis (School of Computer Science), and Dr.…

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Join us this fall. We’ll be working with another amazing community partner to solve real world problems connected to sustainability…

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ICON: Our Partners

8 Nov 20182 Aug 2022

The ICON Transdisciplinary Classroom is proud to have worked with the following partner organizations. Continue reading "ICON: Our Partners"

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ICON Student Success

13 Feb 20178 Nov 2018

Congratulations to Monique Chan, Ryan Schott, and Matea Andonova, for winning 2nd, and 3rd place at the recent Ryerson Social xChange (RSX). The former ICON students took part in the event during…

Science Communication

29 Jan 20178 Nov 2018

[Reposted from Dr. Daniel Gillis] One of the goals of the Ideas Congress (ICON) Transdisciplinary classroom is to encourage students to develop skills in science communication. This is essential if they…

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ICON Alum Success Story: The Coffee Cup Waste Warriors

13 Jul 20168 Nov 2018

Originally posted at FeedingNineBillion.com. Students Marion Davies, Monique Chan, Tasia Wong and Alison Tindall were concerned about the staggering number of coffee cups that are disposed of at the university…

My ICON

19 Apr 20168 Nov 2018

The following post is taken from reflections by Ena Ristic - a Biological Sciences student who began her Winter 2016 ICON experience by registering for last fall's Feeding 9 Billion challenge.…

ICON: Cooperate Or Collaborate

18 Apr 20168 Nov 2018

The following reflection was written by Maude Stephany. This is the third guest post by Maude, one of this semester's ICON students. Continue reading "ICON: Cooperate Or Collaborate"

Innovation in the Classroom: Gabe’s ICON experience

14 Apr 20168 Nov 2018

Reposted from Feeding 9 Billion. Feeding 9 Billion partners with & supports the innovative new Ideas Congress (ICON) course. This course offers students a chance to work with a “community partner” on…

ICON: The Gift Of Failure

22 Mar 20168 Nov 2018

The following post was written by Maude Stephany, one of the students enrolled in the 2016 ICON classroom. The following post originally appeared here. Continue reading "ICON: The Gift Of Failure"

ICON: Yorklands Green Hub

2 Feb 20168 Nov 2018

Given the success and demand of the pilot ICON Transdisciplinary Classroom, co-creators Dr. Daniel Gillis (School of Computer Science) and Dr. Shoshanah Jacobs (Department of Integrative Biology) offered to lead…

ICON: What Is “Knowledge Translation And Transfer”?

26 Jan 20168 Nov 2018

The following is collection of thoughts on knowledge translation and transfer by Maude Stephany, one of the students enrolled in the 2016 ICON classroom. The following post originally appeared here. Continue reading…