A presentation will be given in the Molecular and Macromolecular Sciences Seminar Program Series Presentation on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at 12:30 pm in Duffy Research Centre, Room 212. The Presenter is Aleya Quilty, Master of Science student in Chemistry. The title of her talk is "Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) used in Carbon Capture and Storage". 

All are welcome to attend!

All are welcome to attend this talk by Mount Allison University Professor of Philosophy Jane Dryden. Her talk on “Vulnerability, Control, and the Gut as Ambiguous Other” is aa paart of the UPEI Department Of Philosophy 2017-18 Speaker Series. View abstract and full event details by clicking here.

“Freedom to Read Week" runs from February 25 to March 3. It is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms”--that includes having access to all reading materials!

Learn more about what the staff at the Robertson Library are doing for Freedom to Read Week by clicking here!

Curious about experiential learning? Wondering what it means in different classrooms and disciplines?

Experiential learning is a hot topic in education these days. Bring your lunch and join faculty from across campus for a fun showcase of 5 minute Lightning Talks on some of the various experiential opportunities and learning experiences that UPEI classrooms offer. There will be coffee, and a gong to keep things moving! 

Join us from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm on March 7 in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge.

All are welcome!

The UPEI Multicultural Song Circle meets every Tuesday in SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge from 4:30 - 5:30. This is a non-audition singing group that shares songs of the many cultures and countries on the UPEI campus for fun, friendship,relaxation, and music-making.

All students, staff, faculty and community are welcome. Come when you can!

Come to the Atlantic Veterinary College this summer for an interactive, fun, and engaging venture into the world of veterinary medicine! At the college’s annual Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Vet Camp, you will learn about animals, meet others who share your love of animals, and participate in fun, educational activities. You’ll get a taste of what being a veterinarian is really like!

Junior camps (grades 7–9) are scheduled for July 9–13 and July 16–20; senior camps (grades 10–12) take place from July 23–27 and July 30–August 3.
For more information and to apply, visit upei.ca/avc/camp, or call 902-566-0589. Deadline for applications is Friday, March 9, 2018.

The SJDAWC is calling for applications from potential graduate students for the 2018 Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Graduate Scholarship. This scholarship will support the training of researchers at the masters or doctoral level to pursue animal welfare research at the University of Prince Edward Island. Both applied or more fundamental approaches to research pertaining to animal welfare are welcome.

Applications for 2018 will be accepted until 5:0 pm (AST) Monday, March 5, 2018, with decisions to be announced in April. Students may take up their award at any time of the year but must do so within 12 months of the date of the letter of offer.

Click here for further application informition.

Please note: All potential graduate students must identify a graduate faculty member willing to supervise the student should the application be successful. This must be included with the application.

Have you enjoyed watching the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics in Korea? Here is another fantastic opportunity for you to enjoy knowing more about Korean culture!

The UPEI Faculty of Arts, Asian Studies Program, and its Korean Studies Project are pleased to announce the following special public talk by the first invited speaker of our new Asian Studies International Seminar and Korean Studies Speaker Series:

Professor Don L. Baker from the Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia, will deliver a presentation called “From the Mountains into the Cities: The Transformation of Korean Buddhism in the Twentieth Century” on March 8 from 2:30 to 3:45 pm in the Faculty Lounge (room 201), SDU Main Building.

As the first of our international seminar and speaker series, this is a wonderful lecture topic for understanding the religious-cultural transformation of Buddhism in modern Korea under the influence of Japan, changing Korean values, Christianity, and Western ideas.

Everyone is invited to attend! For further information and details, click here to view the UPEI Event Calender listing.

Canadian Blood Services is looking for people to join their OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network, a registry that is responsible for finding and matching volunteer donors to patients requiring stem cell transplants. For more information about OneMatch and the registration process check out the following link.

Canadian Blood Services will be set up on Tuesday February 27th from 11am-2pm in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre Concourse for those who are interested in joining. Anyone between the ages of 17-35 are eligible to register, and the registration process only takes 10 minutes and a cheek swab.

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

In recognition of the outstanding performance and dedication of our faculty and staff, a number of annual awards have been created to acknowledge their efforts and achievements. 

Up to 10 Presidential Awards of Merit for UPEI Faculty, Librarians and Clinical Veterinary Professionals and four Presidential Awards of Merit for UPEI Staff will be awarded in 2018. These awards will be presented during a Celebration of Colleagues to be held on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 from 2:00-4:00 in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre. 

Susan Connolly, Associate Vice-President, Human Resources & Legal, will lead the process and chair the committee to select award recipients. 

Nominations for both faculty and staff awards close on Wednesday, April 4, 2018. For further details on the awards and the nomination process, please visit here.

All are welcome to attend on Tuesday, February 27 for the SMCS candidate presentations for the tenure-track Data Analytics position.

Dr. Serene Wong will present her "Teaching Talk" and "Research Presentation" at 3:00 pm in the ICC 104.

Interactive videos can increase student engagement and interest. Our latest version of Moodle is now equipped with interactive video creation capability. Offered by the E-Learning Office, instructors are invited to attend a workshop on how to create a basic interactive video. The workshop will be offered on two dates: February 27 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm and then again on March 22 from 10:00 to 11:00 am. Location is room 265 of the Robertson Library.

REGISTER!

The University is in the process of updating the 2006 UPEI Campus Plan. The 2018 Campus Plan Update will enable the University to plan for the location, appearance, and design of new buildings and open space on campus.

What Is Your Vision for the Campus?
Your feedback will be central to the development of the UPEI Campus Plan Update. At upcoming consultation events, you will be able to review the draft directions, provide feedback and tell us more about how the Campus functions today. Opportunities to provide your input and shape the Master Plan Update are coming up, they include:

A Campus Visioning Workshop
Following an overview presentation with draft directions, attendees will be asked to complete a series of discussion-based exercises. These exercises will allow attendees to provide direction on the Campus Master Plan Update and to comment on the preliminary directions. This will take place on Tuesday, February 27, 2018, from 9:30-11:30 pm, SDU Main Building, Faculty Lounge (Rm. 201).

Two Pop-Up Workstations
The Consultant Team will be facilitating two pop-up workstations around Campus. The workstation will include large maps of the campus, a summary of the existing guiding principles and precedent photos to identify what you like.

• Monday, February 26, 12:00-2:00 pm, W.A. Murphy Student Centre Concourse
• Tuesday, February 27, 12:00-2:00 pm, Schurman Market Street, Don & Marion McDougall Hall

All are welcome to join!

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

Please join us for the following presentations:

• On Friday, March 2 at 10:00 am, Dr. Julie Gosselin will present her research talk entitled “Women mothering in diverse family situations: Emerging research questions”. The presentation will take place in Main Building, room 213.

• On Friday, March 2 at 2:00 pm, Dr. Julie Gosselin will present “Planning for a successful and sustainable PsyD program at UPEI”. The presentation will take place in McDougall Hall 328.

• On Thursday, March 15 at 2:30 pm, 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.

• On Friday, March 16 at 9:45 am, Dr. Stephen Butler will present "Achieving excellence: A blueprint for the PsyD program at UPEI". It will take place in Main Building, room 213.

All are welcome to attend!

The School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences presents Dr. Trung Ngo, Associate Professor at UPEI, "Socially Aware Robot Navigation with Guaranty of Human Safety and Comfort. This is the first presentation in the UPEI Artifical Intelligence and Machine Learning series.

The talk will take place on February 26 at 3:15 pm, Cass Science Hall room 101.

All are welcome!

The UPEI Women’s and Men’s Basketball teams will play their final games of the regular season this weekend at home versus St. FX (Friday night) and Dal (Saturday night). To coincide with the on-court action, the Panthers are holding a weekend-long food drive at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre to collect donations for the UPEI Campus Food Bank. A collection box will set up in the lower lobby beginning Thursday evening, February 22. For game times and information about other game-day activities, read Panthers at Home. Go Panthers Go!

Canadian Blood Services is looking for people to join their OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network, a registry that is responsible for finding and matching volunteer donors to patients requiring stem cell transplants. For more information about OneMatch and the registration process check out the following link.

Canadian Blood Services will be set up on Tuesday February 27th from 11am-2pm in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre Concourse for those who are interested in joining. Anyone between the ages of 17-35 are eligible to register, and the registration process only takes 10 minutes and a cheek swab.

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

Have you enjoyed watching the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics in Korea? Here is another fantastic opportunity for you to enjoy knowing more about Korean culture!

The UPEI Faculty of Arts, Asian Studies Program, and its Korean Studies Project are pleased to announce the following special public talk by the first invited speaker of our new Asian Studies International Seminar and Korean Studies Speaker Series:

Professor Don L. Baker from the Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia, will deliver a presentation called “From the Mountains into the Cities: The Transformation of Korean Buddhism in the Twentieth Century” on March 8 from 2:30 to 3:45 pm in the Faculty Lounge (room 201), SDU Main Building.

As the first of our international seminar and speaker series, this is a wonderful lecture topic for understanding the religious-cultural transformation of Buddhism in modern Korea under the influence of Japan, changing Korean values, Christianity, and Western ideas.

Everyone is invited to attend! For further information and details, click here to view the UPEI Event Calender listing.

The University is in the process of updating the 2006 UPEI Campus Plan. The 2018 Campus Plan Update will enable the University to plan for the location, appearance, and design of new buildings and open space on campus.

What Is Your Vision for the Campus?
Your feedback will be central to the development of the UPEI Campus Plan Update. At upcoming consultation events, you will be able to review the draft directions, provide feedback and tell us more about how the Campus functions today. Opportunities to provide your input and shape the Master Plan Update are coming up, they include:

A Campus Visioning Workshop
Following an overview presentation with draft directions, attendees will be asked to complete a series of discussion-based exercises. These exercises will allow attendees to provide direction on the Campus Master Plan Update and to comment on the preliminary directions. This will take place on Tuesday, February 27, 2018, from 9:30-11:30 pm, SDU Main Building, Faculty Lounge (Rm. 201).

Two Pop-Up Workstations
The Consultant Team will be facilitating two pop-up workstations around Campus. The workstation will include large maps of the campus, a summary of the existing guiding principles and precedent photos to identify what you like.

• Monday, February 26, 12:00-2:00 pm, W.A. Murphy Student Centre Concourse
• Tuesday, February 27, 12:00-2:00 pm, Schurman Market Street, Don & Marion McDougall Hall

All are welcome to join!

The University is in the process of updating the 2006 UPEI Campus Plan. The 2018 Campus Plan Update will enable the University to plan for the location, appearance, and design of new buildings and open space on campus.

What Is Your Vision for the Campus?
Your feedback will be central to the development of the UPEI Campus Plan Update. At upcoming consultation events, you will be able to review the draft directions, provide feedback and tell us more about how the Campus functions today. Opportunities to provide your input and shape the Master Plan Update are coming up, they include:

A Campus Visioning Workshop
Following an overview presentation with draft directions, attendees will be asked to complete a series of discussion-based exercises. These exercises will allow attendees to provide direction on the Campus Master Plan Update and to comment on the preliminary directions. This will take place on Tuesday, February 27, 2018, from 9:30-11:30 pm, SDU Main Building, Faculty Lounge (Rm. 201).

Two Pop-Up Workstations
The Consultant Team will be facilitating two pop-up workstations around Campus. The workstation will include large maps of the campus, a summary of the existing guiding principles and precedent photos to identify what you like.

• Monday, February 26, 12:00-2:00 pm, W.A. Murphy Student Centre Concourse
• Tuesday, February 27, 12:00-2:00 pm, Schurman Market Street, Don & Marion McDougall Hall

All are welcome to join!