[1] Its first building was Moreton Lodge, located where Johnston Hall now stands, which included classrooms, residences, a library, and a dining room.
(Several buildings constructed during this time period are still a part of campus life today, including President's Residence, Raithby House, and Day Hall.)
[3] The OAC offers a wide range of degree and diploma programs based on four main pillars: food, agriculture, environment, and rural communities.
For a weekend each March, every part of the campus and its programs are exhibited to the public, from the barns to the sugar bush in the Arboretum.
For students, College Royal is a 12-day long experience including events such as Fashion Show, Kick-Off Pub and Super Thursday.
The annual charity event raises funds for youth organizations each year by having teams pay to compete against each other in pulling tractors down Reynolds Walk.
[12] Good Times is annual banquet held for OAC students, staff, donors and alumni.
[13] The LABash is an annual conference originally started by three landscape architecture students at the University of Guelph.