​In order to communicate effectively, individuals have to master the techniques of effective listening and self expression. These skills involve verbal and non-verbal behaviours as well as the ability to speak with persuasion and confidence. This session will look at both sides of the communication equation. This session offers helpful strategies to: · Develop techniques to communicate assertively. · Speak effectively when conversing about conflict. · Recognize the barriers that can get in the way of listening. The Effective Communication at Work session has been rescheduled to Tuesday, April 28 from 12:00-1:00 pm in Andrew Hall, Room 142. If you would like to attend the session, please pre-register by contacting Megan at mgee@upei.ca.

The Biology Honours students will be giving 15-minute presentations about their research this coming Saturday, April 11, from 10:00 am until approximately 3:00 pm in the Duffy Science Centre, Room 204. All are welcome. A schedule of the talks is available at: http://tinyurl.com/upeibio04072015 For more information, contact Dr. Larry Hale at 902-566-0551 or lhale@upei.ca

The Human Biology and Environmental Sciences research seminars will wrap up for the year on Friday, April 10 at 12:30 pm in Duffy Science Centre 204. Graduate students will present the following talks: “Phytochemical profiling and anticancer analysis of select woody plants," presented by Colin Stetson (HUB), co-supervised by R. Hurta and J. McCallum ​ “Examining pain anxiety in young adult athletes,” presented by Gillian Potter (HUB), supervised by W. Montelpare All are welcome.

NOTE: There is a change of location for this session, it will now take place in the Health Sciences Building, Room 105 on April 8 from 3:30-5:00 pm. The academic planning process is meant to build on the reflection, wayfinding, and planning that began with the work done on the UPEI Strategic Plan. The Academic Planning Group is currently in its fifth month of work since being created by Senate. We are currently still collecting data through public consultation and reviews being conducted by programs on campus. We expect to present our plan to Senate for the first Senate Meeting of the 2015-2016 academic year in September 2015. The Academic Plan that is shaping up from our analysis of the data and from our deliberations is both about setting goals for our institution and about taking a practical look at the work that needs to be done to make UPEI an even better place to live and learn. We used the directions listed in the strategic plan as our starting point and will be using our various feedback mechanisms to contextualize those directions and uncover new and interesting directions for our university. In the coming months, we encourage you to participate in the academic planning process, both during formal events and through direct communication with any of the members of the committee. Each item of feedback will be considered in the development of the Academic Plan. We are working towards a plan that we can use to help shape our future directions and make real immediate change to our University. During these consultations, we will consider some of the more complex elements and shape the document accordingly. Due to the number of cancellations due to weather, we have delayed the submission of program reviews to May 31, 2015. To register for session: https://docs.google.com/a/upei.ca/forms/d/1qaS8hotfNLH8X5Z-hIx8YSQ5h6Nl…

Beginning in Fall 2015, UPEI will offer a new degree in Environmental Studies. An information session about the Bachelor of Environmental Studies (BES) program will be held on April 16 from 12:30-1:30 pm in HSB 105. Please share with anyone thinking about transferring into this program or just interested in learning more about it. For further information, contact Dr. Carolyn Peach Brown, hcpbrown@upei.ca.

The campus community is invited to a public presentation by Dr. Ali Bonakdar, entitled “Challenges in Advanced Manufacturing Process Simulation with Application in Gas Turbine Engine”. Dr. Bonakdar is currently a Senior Gas Turbine Manufacturing Engineering Specialist at Siemens Canada and an Adjunct Professor at Concordia University. He is a candidate for a tenure-track faculty position in the School of Sustainable Design Engineering. The presentation will take place Friday, April 10 at 2:45 pm in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium (room 242), Don and Marion McDougall Hall. Everyone is welcome.

The UPEI School of Sustainable Design Engineering invites the campus community to its annual Engineering Design Expo and Awards Ceremony, on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at McMillan Hall in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. Engineers PEI will make a special announcement at 5:30 pm that greatly benefits UPEI engineering students. 12:00–4:00 pm Design Expo, Tours, and Judging 4:30–5:30 pm Engineers PEI Reception 5:30 pm Engineers PEI Special Announcement 5:30–7:00 pm Awards Ceremony (UPEI Engineering Individual Awards, Engineers PEI Design Team Awards, and the Noel MacAleer Award will be presented) For more information or to RSVP for the reception and/or awards ceremony, contact upeiengineer@upei.ca or 566-0764.

The Human Biology and Environmental Sciences research seminars will wrap up for the year on Friday, April 10 at 12:30 pm in Duffy Science Centre 204. Graduate students will present the following talks: “Phytochemical profiling and anticancer analysis of select woody plants," presented by Colin Stetson (HUB), supervised by R. Hurta; co-supervised by J. McCallum ​ “Examining pain anxiety in young adult athletes,” presented by Gillian Potter (HUB), supervised by W. Montelpare All are welcome.

Dr. Truis Smith-Palmer, Department of Chemistry, St. Francis Xavier University will present a seminar on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 12:30 pm. Dr. Smith-Palmer’s presentation is entitled "Towards antifouling solutions: Raman studies of bacterial biofilms, and Surfactants which inhibit the settling or development of tunicate larvae." The seminar will be held in the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Lecture Theatre, Room 212.

Dr. Kathleen MacMillan, Ambulatory Equine Service, Atlantic Veterinary College at UPEI, will give a community workshop titled “The Truths and Myths of Equine Animal Welfare” on Tuesday, April 14, at 7 pm, in Lecture Theatre A. She will present the guidelines for minimum standards of care for the welfare of the horse, including proper nutrition, appropriate shelter, disease prevention and treatment, humane handling, and when necessary, end of life decisions and humane euthanasia. She will also provide information about recognizing signs for concern, such as how to score a horse’s body condition and what individuals can do if they suspect a horse is in distress and at risk. Everyone is welcome. Admission is free, and refreshments will be served. For information, call (902) 566-0589, or visit avc.upei.ca.

The academic planning process is meant to build on the reflection, wayfinding, and planning that began with the work done on the UPEI Strategic Plan. The Academic Planning Group is currently in its fifth month of work since being created by Senate. We are currently still collecting data through public consultation and reviews being conducted by programs on campus. We expect to present our plan to Senate for the first Senate Meeting of the 2015-2016 academic year in September 2015. The Academic Plan that is shaping up from our analysis of the data and from our deliberations is both about setting goals for our institution and about taking a practical look at the work that needs to be done to make UPEI an even better place to live and learn. We used the directions listed in the strategic plan as our starting point and will be using our various feedback mechanisms to contextualize those directions and uncover new and interesting directions for our university. In the coming months, we encourage you to participate in the academic planning process, both during formal events and through direct communication with any of the members of the committee. Each item of feedback will be considered in the development of the Academic Plan. We are working towards a plan that we can use to help shape our future directions and make real immediate change to our University. Public consultations will occur in the Robertson Library "Sun Room". Signage by the stairs in the Robertson Library will direct you to the room on the second floor. April 7, 2015, from 2:30 - 4:00 pm April 8, 2015 from 3:30 - 5:00 pm During these consultations, we will consider some of the more complex elements and shape the document accordingly. Due to the number of cancellations due to weather, we have delayed the submission of program reviews to May 31, 2015. Registration link for public consultation sessions: https://docs.google.com/a/upei.ca/forms/d/1qaS8hotfNLH8X5Z-hIx8YSQ5h6Nl…

Drs. Peter Koritansky and Malcolm Murray from the UPEI Philosophy department will debate the question: "Does God Exist," and if so, what is the best argument for God's existence? Dr. Koritansky will be taking the affirmative position, that God exists with the cosmological argument as his justification. Dr. Murray will be taking the negative position, affirming that belief in God has no rational basis. Come and vote for the winner of the argument! The debate takes place Friday, April 10 at 6:30 pm in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium (Room 242), Don and Marion McDougall Hall. Doors open at 6:00 pm. All are welcome.

On Tuesday, April 7, Louise Roux, Department of Biomedical Sciences, will present "Effect of water temperature on the immune response of American lobster (Homarus americanus) and the pathogenicity of White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV)" while Walaa Nasry, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, will present "Investigating the relationship between inflammation and CD147 in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC)". The seminar begins at 3:30 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre C. Everyone is welcome.

Department Heads and Chairs are reminded that the University's fiscal year-end is April 30, 2015. To ensure that 2014-15 expenditures are recorded in the 2014-15 operating budget, all external requisitions (both electronic and hard copy) to be processed for purchase orders must be received by the Procurement Services office no later than 12 noon Friday, April 24, 2015. Our auditors require that goods charged to the 2014-15 budget must be both invoiced and received on or before April 30, 2015 and as such, requisitions will be reviewed for acceptability prior to the April 24, 2015 final cut-off date. Goods invoiced or received after April 30, 2015 will be charged to the next fiscal year (2015-16). The April 24, 2015 cut-off date will be strictly enforced, so please make your plans now for the remaining weeks of the 2014-15 fiscal year. Hours worked and approved for the month of April will be charged to the 2014-15 fiscal year for students and other hourly-rate employees. Your cooperation on this matter will be appreciated by all concerned. Thank you. Office of the Comptroller

All faculty members planning to attend Convocation 2015 and participate in the procession are asked to email Eileen Kinch by April 17, 2015 in order to confirm seating: kinch@upei.ca Faculty must also register online to order academic hoods and gowns through Gaspard Gown Service. The cost to rent convocation regalia is $25.00 + taxes. Prepaid regalia can be picked up on Friday, May 8 from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, and on Saturday, May 9 starting at 8:00 am at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, room 114, upon presentation of a UPEI ID and the Gaspard online confirmation form. Regalia must be returned an hour and a half following the ceremony. REGISTER for your regalia on the UPEI Convocation webpage from now through April 17, 2015: www.upei.ca/convocation

There will be no weekday masses this week due to commitments at the diocesan and parish level, however, please see the below schedule for Holy Week services and events. Friday, April 3—1:00 pm at the Chaplaincy Centre—GOOD FRIDAY CELEBRATION OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD. Father Charlie will lead the service. This is often well attended, please be on time. Sunday, April 5—6:00 pm at the Chaplaincy Centre—EASTER SUNDAY MASS. Father Augustine will be with us. Tuesday April 7—11:30 am–1:30 pm at the Chaplaincy Centre—PANCAKES AND SAUSAGE LUNCH "Jesus rose and so will our pancakes!" Re-scheduled twice thanks to Mother Nature. We will serve!! Thank you! Sister Sue

The academic planning process is meant to build on the reflection, wayfinding, and planning that began with the work done on the UPEI Strategic Plan. The Academic Planning Group is currently in its fifth month of work since being created by Senate. We are currently still collecting data through public consultation and reviews being conducted by programs on campus. We expect to present our plan to Senate for the first Senate Meeting of the 2015-2016 academic year in September 2015. The Academic Plan that is shaping up from our analysis of the data and from our deliberations is both about setting goals for our institution and about taking a practical look at the work that needs to be done to make UPEI an even better place to live and learn. We used the directions listed in the strategic plan as our starting point and will be using our various feedback mechanisms to contextualize those directions and uncover new and interesting directions for our university. In the coming months, we encourage you to participate in the academic planning process, both during formal events and through direct communication with any of the members of the committee. Each item of feedback will be considered in the development of the Academic Plan. We are working towards a plan that we can use to help shape our future directions and make real immediate change to our University. Public consultations will occur in the Robertson Library "Sun Room". Signage by the stairs in the Robertson Library will direct you to the room on the second floor. April 7, 2015, from 2:30 - 4:00 pm April 8, 2015 from 3:30 - 5:00 pm During these consultations, we will consider some of the more complex elements and shape the document accordingly. Due to the number of cancellations due to weather, we have delayed the submission of program reviews to May 31, 2015. Registration link for public consultation sessions: https://docs.google.com/a/upei.ca/forms/d/1qaS8hotfNLH8X5Z-hIx8YSQ5h6Nl…

The deadline for nominations for the Presidential Recognition Awards of Merit has been extended to Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Categories include: Faculty, Librarians, and Clinical Veterinary Professionals -Teaching -Scholarly Endeavours -Service -Combined Achievements Staff -Exemplary Service -Campus Spirit -Volunteer and Community Service -Support and Student Success For further details on the awards and the nomination process, please visit: http://www.upei.ca/president/presidential-recognition-awards-merit Please take this opportunity to say thank you to a colleague or co-worker by submitting a nomination. -- Susan M. Connolly, BA, LLB Associate Vice-President, Human Resources & Legal University of Prince Edward Island 902.566.0704

Louise Roux, Department of Biomedical Sciences, will present a seminar called "Effect of water temperature on the immune response of American lobster (Homarus americanus) and the pathogenicity of White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV)" while Walaa Nasry, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, will present a seminar called "Investigating the relationship between inflammation and CD147 in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC)" on Tuesday, April 7 at 3:30 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre C. Everyone is welcome.

Drop by the Wanda Wyatt Dining hall and have your blood pressure taken, from 11:30 am- 12:30 pm, April 7. Danielle and Melanie, third-year nursing students will be providing helpful information and answer your questions about blood pressure. No appointment necessary. For more information, please contact Angela Marchbank, Fitness and Wellness Coordinator at (902) 566-0606.