The Department of Psychology is pleased to present the second candidate for the position of Faculty Member and Director of Training for UPEI’s new Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) program. Dr. Butler will give two talks: the first is a simulated classroom presentation about his research and the second will outline his vision for the PsyD at UPEI.

Please join us for the following presentations:

The first presentation on Thursday, March 15 at 2:30 pm where Dr. Stephen Butler will present his research talk entitled “The role of treatment evaluations in improving young people’s mental health: The case of Multisystemic Therapy (MST)”. It will take place in McDougall Hall, room 243.

The second presentation will take place on Friday, March 16 at 9:45 am where Dr. Stephen Butler will present "Achieving excellence: A blueprint for the PsyD program at UPEI". It will take place in Memorial Hall room 417. (Please note that this is a room change.)

The next deadline for submitting Biosafety applications including new applications, renewals and/or amendments is Friday March 30 2018. These applications will be reviewed at the April 2018 meeting. 

Please ensure that you use the new electronic forms available at http://www.upei.ca/research/forms. 

Submit the following: 
• one hard copy of the application form with signatures and associated documents to Joy Knight at the Office of Academic and Research, 200 Kelley Memorial Building and 
• one e-copy of all documents to reb@upei.ca

Please note that applications received after this deadline will be reviewed at the May 2018 meeting. For more information, please contact Joy Knight at 620-5104 or reb@upei.ca

UPEI Mental Health Week 2018 is a five-day event jam-packed with a variety of events and sessions for all members of our UPEI community. Connect with friends and colleagues; relationships matter! Friday events include:

Dodgeball Fun (11:30 am–1:30 pm, Gym B, Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre)
Glow Flow Yoga (12:05–12:50 pm, Fitness Studio #1, Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre)
Therapy Dog Visit (1:00–2:00 pm, W.A. Murphy Student Centre Concourse) 
Let’s Listen (2:30–4:30 pm, The Wave, W.A. Murphy Student Centre)

For more details on each event, view the UPEI Mental Health Week 2018 Schedule

Calling all Grade 7-10 girls!

Go CODE Girl Day is a hands-on opportunity for girls in Grades 7 to 10 to learn about the exciting world of computer programming and software development. We will introduce and inspire girls with the skills needed to pursue interests in the fastest growing industries of technology, computing and engineering. UPEI SSDE is excited to be a participant in Go CODE Girl Day, which is an initiative that takes place at 20+ universities with Engineering programs across Canada! Registration is free but space is limited. Sign up here.

The event runs from 1:00-5:00 pm April 7 in SSDE rooms 128A / 212.

Wednesday, March 21, 6:00-8:00 pm

The spotlight is on you! Sign up for your 10 minutes of fame!

Present your short story, poem, excerpt from your novel or journal, a song you have written, play your instrument, perform stand-up comedy, etc. – whatever you like – in front of a friendly audience.

Register online at library.upei.ca to book your performance.

Don’t want to perform? Come, relax & be part of the audience.

Free popcorn! Everyone is welcome!

Research on Tap is returning on March 20 at 6:30-7:30 pm in The Wave (located in the W.A. with a presentation by Dr. Andrew Carrothers entitled, "The impact of public scrutiny on executive compensation: Evidence from the financial crisis."

The event is open to all students, faculty, and staff at UPEI as well as the broader PEI community.

This event is brought to you by the Graduate Students' Association with support from the UPEI Student Union. There will be free nachos for graduate students who attend!

Wanting to learn how to knit, have a passion for knitting and want to teach others, or do you want to knit in a social environment? If so, this event is for you! We will have knitting needles and yarn to spare, or bring your own items if you wish. There will be students present who know how to knit and are ready to teach you!
Knitting is an excellent stress reliever, and you can use or wear whatever you make.

Located in the Campus Life Lounge, which is in Student Affairs (above the Bookstore). We usually have tea, hot chocolate, coffee and snacks in the Campus Life Lounge as well. Join us on March 15 from 6:00 to 10:00 pm.

Interested in working in the healthcare sector? Then you will not want to miss this event!

On Wednesday, March 21st, the UPEI Pre-Med Society will be hosting a “Health Career Conference” in Don and Marion McDougall Hall (Room 242) from 6:00-8:00pm. The theme of this evening is “Informing the Next Generation of Healthcare Workers” and the conference will showcase different health professions, shed light on current healthcare issues, and educate students and community members interested in a career in healthcare about the realities of working in the healthcare system.

There will be four exciting presentations by influential healthcare workers that you won’t want to miss if you are considering working in the healthcare system.

CLICK HERE to view full details on the UPEI Events Calendar.

Learning is an action that only the student can own and control. As an instructor, what can be done to help support the development of student core skills, like learning how to learn? In this workshop, instructors will be introduced to three key skills that contribute to more efficient and effective learning. Those skills are how to take quality notes, how to read for learning, and how to study effectively. This is information instructors can take away and share with their students.

Offered by the E-Learning Office, this workshop will take place on March 26th from 10:00 to 11:00 am in Room 265 of the Robertson Library. REGISTER

Lets Talk Science is a volunteer-based program offering a wide variety of meaningful science, technology, engineering, and mathematics learning experiences to kids.

Take your kids and spend St Patricks Day at the Campus Life Lounge (located in Student Affairs above the bookstore) for science experiments with the Let's Talk Science volunteer group, St Patty's Day crafts and same diving in our super-fun BALL PIT!

The science activities planned for the day are "Elephant Toothpaste," which is a fun bubble-filled activity and "Ozobots"; easily programmable robots for kids.

Come on out on March 17 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm in the Student Affairs offices located in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre.

“Evil Isn’t Necessarily Wrong” will be presented by Dr. Todd Calder, Saint Mary’s University, on March 16 at 3:30 pm in SDU Main Building, room 211.

Most people (including most philosophers) assume that wrongdoing is an essential component of the concept of evil. This paper argues that this view is mistaken. A case is presented that appears to be evil and yet not wrongful on act-consequentialist, contractualist, and contractarian theories of wrongdoing. Proponents of these theories should accept that evil actions need not be wrongful. Furthermore, even if all evil actions are wrongful on the correct theory of wrongdoing, it does not follow that wrongdoing is an essential component of the concept of evil. Wrongdoing is an essential component of the concept of evil only if wrongdoing is, at least partly, what makes evil actions evil. A plausible theory of evil is offered that does not make wrongdoing (even partly) what makes evil actions evil. To explain how evil actions can be morally worse than merely wrongful actions without being more morally wrong, a distinction is made between the deontic right/wrong and the aretaic admirable/despicable moral spectrums. Evil actions are morally worse than merely wrongful actions by being more morally despicable, but not necessarily more morally wrong. 

All are welcome!

The Faculty of Business is pleased to present a candidate for a tenure track position in Marketing. On Friday, March 16, at 9:30 am in Kelley 211, Soyoung Kim will be presenting on 'Some Like It Warm: When and Why Warm Brands Make Better Partners'

All are welcome to attend. Please contact business@upei.ca with any questions.

The Atlantic Research Group on Economics of Immigration, Aging and Diversity (Argeiad), at the Saint. Mary's University, in Partnership With Upei, Epsi, Peianc and Afcc (Summerside), Will Present a Community Forum on Aging, Housing, and Diversity, at the Murchison Centre, St. Peter's Road, in Charlottetown, Pei, on March 16, 2018 from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm.

All are welcome, and rhere Is no cost to attend. Lunch and Refreshments Are Provided. However, Rsvp Is Required by Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Please Contact 902-206-1352 (Call/text) or agefriendlycoordinator@gmail.com.

Click here to view a tentative schedule of events on the  UPEI Events Calendar.

Cheer on former UPEI Basketball Panthers Brad States and Tyler Scott! Every UPEI Alumni who registers will receive one FREE Island Storm Basketball game ticket for the last home game of the season March 25th - 2pm when the Storm take on the Saint John Riptide! Get spotted in the crowd wearing UPEI gear and you could WIN a fantastic prize!

Register for your FREE ticket by contacting Kathy Weatherbie at krweatherbie@upei.ca or at 902-566-0687 before noon on March 19. You will receive a special promo code to take to the Eastlink Centre box office between March 20 and game day to pick up your ticket.

Enjoy the game!

UPEI Mental Health Week 2018 is a five-day event jam-packed with a variety of events and sessions for all members of our UPEI community. Connect with friends and colleagues; relationships matter! Thursday events include:

• Building Bridges—Collaborating at Work, presented by Morneau Shepell (12:00–1:00 pm Memorial Hall 308)
• Dear Inspiring Self: How to Write a Self-Reflective Narrative (1:30–2:30 pm, Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building 201)
• Therapy Dog Visit (2:00–3:00 pm, Robertson Library Breezeway)
• Glow Flow Yoga (6:00–7:00 pm, Fitness Studio #1, Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre)
• Personal Story & Performance by Problematic (8:00–9:00 pm, The Wave, W.A. Murphy Student Centre)

View the full UPEI Mental Health Week 2018 schedule

Build strength and balance on your mat in this fun, upbeat class. Challenging yet safe for beginners with lots of modifications. More fluid than static and set to modern music. Yoga Instructor - Kelly Hughes. Mondays 4:30 pm and Wednesdays 4;30 pm. Click here to find out more details. Pre-registration is required before the day of the class.

Alaina Roach O'Keefe will deliver her PhD Defence presentation "Remixing Digital Play in the Early Years: Learning Stories from the Nested Ecology of One Family" on March 16 at 10:00 am in AVC 286N.

All are welcome to attend! Click here to view full details on the UPEI Events Calendar.

The Canadian Cancer Society is gearing up for their annual fresh cut daffodil sales and UPEI is lucky to be a part of the pre-sale campaign. Daffodils will be delivered to UPEI on Tuesday March 20. Please consider purchasing daffodils in support of the research, education and patient services programs provided to Islanders and their families living with cancer.

Celebrate the first day of spring and support a great cause by purchasing a bunch of daffodils. One bundle of 10 daffodils is only $8. Please email or call Kathryn Harrison at kharrison@upei.ca (902-566-0901) by noon on Friday March 16 if you would like to pre-order daffodils. Money will be collected on March 20 when daffodils are delivered. 

All are welcome to attend UPEI's 3 Minute Thesis competition, where graduate students will present their research in 3 minutes or less. The competition will take place on March 19 at 6:30 pm in the Health Sciences Building, room105. All are welcome to attend.

Come support UPEI graduate students and enjoy hearing about diverse research studies happening on campus. If you have questions, you can email Colleen Gallant at cgallant@upei.ca.

Click here to view full details on the UPEI Events Calendar.

The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, April 6th for the April meeting.

Ensure you download the current forms, use the most current Adobe Reader to complete forms (only current forms will be accepted).

Both the signed hard copy and electronic protocol submission must be submitted by the deadline date.

• Submit one copy of original protocol with signature to AVC - North Annex, Biomedical Sciences Dept., Rm 2302
• Submit an electronic copy to animalcare@upei.ca

Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. The Committee requires at least one month for processing applications.

For more information, please contact Sherri Pineau, ACC Administrative Assistant at 902-566-0973.