Campus Notices

The UPEI Faculty of Business will host an information session for those interested in its Executive MBA program. The event will be Wednesday, November 22 at 5:00 pm in the Gallery of The Guild in Charlottetown.

Click here for further details.

Learning is an action that only the student can own and control. As an instructor, what can be done to help a student maximize his/her learning capabilities? In this workshop, instructors will learn about three key skills that contribute to more efficient and effective learning. Those skills are how to take notes, how to read for learning, and how to study effectively.

Offered by the E-Learning Office, this workshop is available on two separate dates. Wednesday, November 22 or Tuesday, November 28 from 1:00-2:00 pm in Rm 265, Robertson Library. Register!

Join the UPEI Faculty of Nursing and Graduate Studies Coordinator, Dr. Janet Bryanton, for the Master of Nursing Open House on Wednedsay, November 22, 2017 from 6:00–8:00 pm in the Health Sciences Building, Room 105.

Click here to view full event listing.

PhD student Logan MacIntyre will give a presention entitled "Mining for 'chemical gold': The role of natural products in 21st century antibiotic discovery" at the November Research on Tap event. Click here to read more about the presentation.

The event will take place at The Wave (campus pub) in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre on November 16 at 6:30 pm. Any questions or comments may be directed to gsa@upei.ca.

Interested in a career in dentistry? Curious about how to apply?

Have all your questions answered this afternoon at the Dal Dentistry Info Session! Representatives from the Dalhousie Dentistry Program will be on campus today from 12:00-1:00pm in AVC room 286B North.

All students welcome!

In an upcoming talk to be presented at the Macphail Homestead in Orwell, Dr. James Moran will draw on a collection of correspondence between Macphail and Osler stretching between 1909 and 1919, examining the “McGill Connection” between two famous physicians who had more than just Montreal in common.

Click here for further details on the annual Sir Andrew Macphail Memorial lecture.

The UPEI Multicultural Choir and Song Circle meets regularly from 4:30 to 5:30 pm on Wednesday in the SDU Main Building Lounge. Join students, staff, and faculty from all over the world, share songs of many cultures, relax, have fun. All welcome!

Those warm October temperatures were too good to last, now it's time to start thinking about winter!

The E-Learning Office is hosting a session on some strategies and tools for helping your course avoid those winter woes. The session will be offered at 10:00 am November 16 in the LINC Computer Lab (Rm 265), Robertson Library.

Click here to sign up!

For more information, contact Jason Hogan at jbgogan@upei.ca.

The UPEI Department of Music wishes to inform the University community of a number of upcoming recitals this semester.

Please click one of the following dates for further details:

Enjoy a recital and support musicianship at UPEI!

Representatives from Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Dentistry will be on campus for an admission presentation. The presentation will run from 12:00 - 1:00 pm on Wednesday, November 15 in the Atlantic Veterinary College, Room 286B N.

Click here for more information. All are welcome!

UPEI continues to offer a variety of printing services on a user-pay basis. When UPEI migrated its networks from Novell to Microsoft Active Directory this past spring, there was an issue with the PaperCut system that collects payments from the printers. In order to maintain printing capabilities and avoid any service disruption, UPEI waived printing fees on a temporary basis.

The issue with PaperCut has now been resolved and UPEI will resume collecting fees on Monday, November 20, 2017.

Students requiring printing services at the UPEI may click here for more information, to ensure they have funds available, or to add money to their PaperCut account.

The UPEI School of Sustainable Design Engineering is hosting an open house on Friday, November 17 from 12 noon to 3 pm for prospective students and their parents. It is a great opportunity to explore a future-focused engineering degree that leads to a multitude of career opportunities. SSDE faculty and staff will be showcasing UPEI’s unique program through presentations and tours of the state-of-the-art facility. Students will learn how sustainable design engineering is about solving real problems for real clients, broadening horizons with global experiences, connecting with the community, and improving the environment. Current student projects will be on display, and first-year students will be competing in the concourse with gravitational-powered cars they have created, designed, and built. Admissions staff will also be onsite to answer any application-related questions. All are welcome so please spread the word.

Interactive videos can increase student engagement and interest. Our latest version of Moodle is now equipped with interactive video creation capability. Instructors are invited to attend a workshop, offered by the E-Learning Office, on how to create a basic interactive video. This workshop will be offered on two separate dates. Tuesday, November 14 11:00 am to 12:00 pm or Friday, November 17 1:00 to 2:00 pm; in the Robertson Library, Room 265. REGISTER

A big "Thank-you!" to the group that gathered a few weeks back to ponder options for the popular exam chili lunches. Thanks to them, the Chaplaincy Centre Exam Chili tradition will be back for its twentieth year with a few new twists!

The menu will be internationalized, nutrition will be increased, and garbage decreased. This year the UPEI Student Union has stepped up as chefs from The Wave will take on the coordination of an event that fed more than 700 students during the last examination period.

Members of the University community who are looking to part with bowls and soup size spoons, please feel free to bring them to the Chaplaincy Centre!

Each semester 30-35 staff and faculty members volunteer to set up, serve and clean up - stay tuned for ways to get involved!

PhD student Logan MacIntyre will give a presention entitled "Mining for 'chemical gold': The role of natural products in 21st century antibiotic discovery" at the November Research on Tap event. Click here to read more about the presentation.

The event will take place at The Wave (campus pub) in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre on November 16 at 6:30 pm. Any questions or comments may be directed to gsa@upei.ca.

The Robertson Library now has a 3D printer that is available for public use, and from November 7 - 21 printing is free! Stop by Robertson Library to use the printer or just to see it in action. 

For more information contact Keltie MacPhail at kmacphail@upei.ca.

The next deadline for submitting Biosafety applications including new applications, renewals and/or amendments is Friday, November 24, 2017. These applications will be reviewed at the December 2017 meeting.
Please ensure that you use the new electronic forms available here.

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 the following month. For more information, please contact Joy Knight at 620-5104 or reb@upei.ca.

Ethics protocols that involve ‘more than minimal risk’ must be reviewed by the full UPEI Research Ethics Board. The next deadline for submitting these protocols is Friday, December 1, 2017. They will be reviewed at the December meeting. Protocols involving ‘more than minimal risk’ that are received after December 1 will be reviewed at the January 2018 meeting.

Other ethics protocol submissions, including new applications that do not involve ‘more than minimal risk’, renewals, and amendments may be submitted at any time. They will be sent for delegated review as soon as all necessary forms are received.

Please ensure that you download and use the current forms found here. Use Adobe Reader to complete forms.

Submit the following:
• one hard copy of the signed application form 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

For more information, please contact Joy Knight at 620-5104 or reb@upei.ca.

The Kinesiology Program welcomes the UPEI community to tour the new Kinesiology Teaching Lab. Equipment demos and light refreshments will be provided. Door prizes include t-shirts and a personalized fitness assessment/program!

The open house will take place on Wednesday, November 22, 2017 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm in Steel Building, Rm128.

For more information, contact Katie Beck at kbeck@upei.ca.

The flags at the plaza in front of Kelley Memorial Building and at UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place will be lowered to half-mast on Saturday, November 11 on the occasion of Remembrance Day.  Lest we forget.