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Unfortunately, due to budget cuts at the UofG, ICON will no longer be offered.

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  • What Is ICON?The ICON classroom brings together students from all years and disciplines to develop solutions to real world challenges.
  • ICONDuring the fall semester of ICON, we work with a community partner to develop solutions to local sustainability challenges.
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  • Eligible CoursesIf you are interested in participating in the ICON classroom, you can find a list of eligible course codes here.
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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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Fall 2020: #RecoverTogether

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ICON: Net Zero

2 May 20158 Nov 2018
During winter 2015, 24 students from 15 disciplines in 5 colleges at the University of Guelph took part in the first ICON classroom. Continue reading "ICON: Net Zero"

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Acknowledgment

The ICON classroom resides in the ancestral and treaty lands of the Attawandaron people and the Mississaugas of the Credit, and we recognize and honour our Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, and Métis neighbours.

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Dr. Shoshanah Jacobs
Associate Professor
Department of Integrative Biology
@ShoshanahJacobs
Pronouns: they/them/their

Dr. Daniel Gillis
Associate Professor
School of Computer Science
@DrDanielGillis
Pronouns: he/him/his

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