The summer 2013 timetable https://secure.upei.ca/cls/dropbox/SummerTime.html is now available for viewing. Please note that information presented in the course timetable is subject to change and students are reminded to double-check these timetables for the most up-to-date changes. Andrea Trowbridge Registration & Scheduling Coordinator Office of the Registrar 566-0506

The elevator in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre will be shut down today, January 24 for the majority of the day. This is required to perform necessary repairs. We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause.

Drs Kathy Ling and Anne Marie Carey, veterinarians with AVC’s Community Practice Clinic, will give a community workshop entitled “Overweight Pets: An Expanding Problem” on Tuesday, January 29, from 7-8:30 pm in the Atlantic Veterinary College’s Lecture Theatre A. Overweight pets are prone to weight-related illnesses that can shorten their lives, such as diabetes, arthritis, or kidney disease. Drs Ling and Carey will discuss causes of weight problems in pets, health problems that overweight pets may face, and ways to help pets lose weight. Weight control and management has been cited by veterinarians as one of the most important things pet owners can do to increase the length of the lives of their pets, says a pet wellness report published in 2011 by the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association and Hill’s Pet Nutrition. According to veterinarians, overfeeding is the most common mistake pet owners make in feeding their dogs or cats. Sponsored by AVC Friends and Family, the workshop is part of AVC’s Community Workshop Series, which won a silver medal from the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education in 2011 for Best Community Outreach Initiative. Everyone is welcome. Admission is free and refreshments will be served. For information, contact (902) 566-0589 or visit upei.ca/avc

The summer 2013 timetable https://secure.upei.ca/cls/dropbox/SummerTime.html is now available for viewing. Please note that information presented in the course timetable is subject to change and students are reminded to double-check these timetables for the most up-to-date changes. Andrea Trowbridge Registration & Scheduling Coordinator Office of the Registrar 566-0506

The elevator in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre will be shut down today, January 24 for the majority of the day. This is required to perform necessary repairs. We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause.

Drs Kathy Ling and Anne Marie Carey, veterinarians with AVC’s Community Practice Clinic, will give a community workshop entitled “Overweight Pets: An Expanding Problem” on Tuesday, January 29, from 7-8:30 pm in the Atlantic Veterinary College’s Lecture Theatre A. Overweight pets are prone to weight-related illnesses that can shorten their lives, such as diabetes, arthritis, or kidney disease. Drs Ling and Carey will discuss causes of weight problems in pets, health problems that overweight pets may face, and ways to help pets lose weight. Weight control and management has been cited by veterinarians as one of the most important things pet owners can do to increase the length of the lives of their pets, says a pet wellness report published in 2011 by the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association and Hill’s Pet Nutrition. According to veterinarians, overfeeding is the most common mistake pet owners make in feeding their dogs or cats. Sponsored by AVC Friends and Family, the workshop is part of AVC’s Community Workshop Series, which won a silver medal from the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education in 2011 for Best Community Outreach Initiative. Everyone is welcome. Admission is free and refreshments will be served. For information, contact (902) 566-0589 or visit upei.ca/avc

"Infectious Salmon Anemia poses no risk to humans" Dr. Larry Hammell, Professor of Health Management at the AVC, speaks with CBC Radio's Information Morning in Halifax http://www.cbc.ca/informationmorningns/2013/01/24/infectious-salmon-ane… Dave Atkinson Research Communications Officer 620-5117

We've planned two, half days over the break to introduce you to some of the possibilities. Faculty from around campus have been invited to show you what they are doing online. There will also be support staff to give you a sense of what services you can use to help you get started. The sessions will take place from 1:00-4:30 pm on February 19 and 9:00 am-12:30 pm on the morning of February 20. The workshops will be held in McDougall Hall 328 with light refreshments provided. There is no cost for the workshop, but faculty are invited to register with the Centre for Life-Long Learning through Lisa Mackinnon-Laybolt at: lmmackinnon@upei.ca Questions about the event? Contact Daniel Lynds at dlynds@upei.ca

*We've planned two, half days over the break to introduce you to some of the possibilities. Faculty from around campus have been invited to show you what they are doing online. There will also be support staff to give you a sense of what services you can use to help you get started. The sessions will take place from 1:00-4:30 pm on February 19 and 9:00 am-12:30 pm on the morning of February 20. The workshops will be held in McDougall Hall 328 with light refreshments provided. There is no cost for the sessions, but faculty are invited to register with the Centre for Life-Long Learning via email: Lisa Mackinnon-Laybolt at lmmackinnon@upei.ca We also want to make it clear that the session is divided in two parts and both are meant to be attended. Questions about the event? Contact Daniel Lynds at dlynds@upei.ca

Similar to last year, we will be having a "Pie Your Prof" event on Thursday, January 31, as part of the Student Union's Frost Week 2013 . Students have the chance to place bids on the prof they would like to pie, and the highest bidder gets to pie their prof. Money raised goes towards a "Pimp My Lounge" contest. Frost Week is an important week for the Student Union, as it brings students, faculty, and staff together in a friendly, interfaculty rivalry. If you'd be interested in or willing to be pied in the face, please email Jon at vpactivities@upeisu.ca. We would really appreciate your support!

*We've planned two, half days over the break to introduce you to some of the possibilities. Faculty from around campus have been invited to show you what they are doing online. There will also be support staff to give you a sense of what services you can use to help you get started. The sessions will take place from 1:00-4:30 pm on February 19 and 9:00 am-12:30 pm on the morning of February 20. The workshops will be held in McDougall Hall 328 with light refreshments provided. There is no cost for the sessions, but faculty are invited to register with the Centre for Life-Long Learning via email: Lisa Mackinnon-Laybolt at lmmackinnon@upei.ca We also want to make it clear that the session is divided in two parts and both are meant to be attended. Questions about the event? Contact Daniel Lynds at dlynds@upei.ca

Similar to last year, we will be having a "Pie Your Prof" event on Thursday, January 31, as part of the Student Union's Frost Week 2013 . Students have the chance to place bids on the prof they would like to pie, and the highest bidder gets to pie their prof. Money raised goes towards a "Pimp My Lounge" contest. Frost Week is an important week for the Student Union, as it brings students, faculty, and staff together in a friendly, interfaculty rivalry. If you'd be interested in or willing to be pied in the face, please email Jon at vpactivities@upeisu.ca. We would really appreciate your support!

"Infectious Salmon Anemia poses no risk to humans" Dr. Larry Hammell, Professor of Health Management at the AVC, speaks with CBC Radio's Information Morning in Halifax http://www.cbc.ca/informationmorningns/2013/01/24/infectious-salmon-ane… Dave Atkinson Research Communications Officer 620-5117

We've planned two, half days over the break to introduce you to some of the possibilities. Faculty from around campus have been invited to show you what they are doing online. There will also be support staff to give you a sense of what services you can use to help you get started. The sessions will take place from 1:00-4:30 pm on February 19 and 9:00 am-12:30 pm on the morning of February 20. The workshops will be held in McDougall Hall 328 with light refreshments provided. There is no cost for the workshop, but faculty are invited to register with the Centre for Life-Long Learning through Lisa Mackinnon-Laybolt at: lmmackinnon@upei.ca Questions about the event? Contact Daniel Lynds at dlynds@upei.ca

The summer 2013 timetable https://secure.upei.ca/cls/dropbox/SummerTime.html is now available for viewing. Please note that information presented in the course timetable is subject to change and students are reminded to double-check these timetables for the most up-to-date changes. Andrea Trowbridge Registration & Scheduling Coordinator Office of the Registrar 566-0506

The elevator in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre will be shut down today, January 24 for the majority of the day. This is required to perform necessary repairs. We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause.

Drs Kathy Ling and Anne Marie Carey, veterinarians with AVC’s Community Practice Clinic, will give a community workshop entitled “Overweight Pets: An Expanding Problem” on Tuesday, January 29, from 7-8:30 pm in the Atlantic Veterinary College’s Lecture Theatre A. Overweight pets are prone to weight-related illnesses that can shorten their lives, such as diabetes, arthritis, or kidney disease. Drs Ling and Carey will discuss causes of weight problems in pets, health problems that overweight pets may face, and ways to help pets lose weight. Weight control and management has been cited by veterinarians as one of the most important things pet owners can do to increase the length of the lives of their pets, says a pet wellness report published in 2011 by the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association and Hill’s Pet Nutrition. According to veterinarians, overfeeding is the most common mistake pet owners make in feeding their dogs or cats. Sponsored by AVC Friends and Family, the workshop is part of AVC’s Community Workshop Series, which won a silver medal from the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education in 2011 for Best Community Outreach Initiative. Everyone is welcome. Admission is free and refreshments will be served. For information, contact (902) 566-0589 or visit upei.ca/avc

Dr. Daphne Gill, Department of Biomedical Sciences will give a seminar entitled "Lab Rats Speak Out: Designing a behavioural test battery for assessing autism-like symptoms in rodents" on Tuesday, January 29 at 1:30 pm in AVC, Lecture Theatre "C". Everyone is welcome.

Please bring your lunch and join Dr. Ed MacDonald (History) next Thursday, January 31 from 11:30 am-12:20 pm in the Faculty Lounge in the Main Building for a brown-bag lunch discussion of best practices in selecting students for class group work. We often talk about the pedagogical thinking behind group work, and we occasionally discuss how best to evaluate individual group members for what is essentially communal work. But we seldom talk about a related aspect of group work, the assembling of the groups themselves. How do we select group members? Randomly? By perceived abilities? Congruent schedules? Compatibility? What is the optimal size? How big is too big? Let's compare notes and see if we can come up with some best practice principles. Questions? Email gwandio@upei.ca at the Faculty Development Office. We hope to see you next week!

Get out of the cold and into the rink for some great AUS hockey. Friday, January 25 UPEI Men's Hockey vs StFX 7:00 pm Saturday, January 26 Alumni Day Green & White Games 4:00 pm over 40 alumni taking part UPEI Hockey Honours Michael O'Brien 6:50 pm UPEI Men's Hockey vs SMU 7:00 pm UPEI Women's Hockey vs STU 7:30 pm Lynn Boudreau UPEI Athletics & Recreation Communications & Events 566-0991 gopanthersgo.ca Donate your Aeroplan Miles to the UPEI Panthers today, visit: http://beyondmiles.aeroplan.com/eng/charity/123