With more than 10% of students at UPEI registering with Accessibility Services, as well as UPEI's duty to accommodate these students, Accessibility Services is inviting you to participate in a session on creating academic accommodations or thinking about how to redesign course materials to remove accessibility barriers. This session will also include the use of design personas to think about how students may experience your course.

This event will take place in the Faculty Lounge (Rm 201) of SDU Main Building on November 15, 2017 at 1:00 pm. For more information, contact Gerald Wandio at fdo@upei.ca or 902-620-5217.

Do you have a yellow, orange, or green emergency vest in your office? The UPEI Emergency Management Team is performing an audit of where emergency vests are located on campus.

If you have an emergency vest in your office or area please email Kathryn Harrison at kharrison@upei.ca with the following information:

• What colour is the vest (send a picture if possible)
• Where it/you are located
• Who is currently the building warden or guardian?

If you do not need the vest (you are not serving as a warden or guardian for evacuation purposes) skip the email and send the vest directly to Kathryn Harrison in Kelley Memorial Building room 309 for redistribution.

Thank you for your assistance!

The UPEI Biology Department is pleased to welcome back alumna Dr. Lisa Purcell, Senior Scientist at Regeneron, USA. Lisa graduated from UPEI with a BSc, Honours Biology, in 2001. She will present the next seminar in the ESC-HUB seminar series.

Dr. Purcell’s talk is entitled “Stopping the leak: Targeting the host to treat cerebral malaria” and will be presented on Friday, November 10, 2017 at 12:30 pm in room 204 Duffy Science Centre.

Contact Sharon Martin for more information at samartin@upei.ca or 902-566-0301. 

All are welcome!

The UPEI Music Department Recital Series 2017-2018 is pleased to present Jane Coop, piano performing works by piano giants Beethoven and Rachmaninov on Thursday, November 16, 2017 begining at 7:30 pm in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, UPEI Campus. Tickets (Adults: $20 and Students: $15) are available at the door or online by clicking here.

For more information, contact Susan Stensch sstensch@upei.ca or 902-566-0507.

The Rotary Club of Charlottetown and the UPEI Internal Relations Office invite UPEI students interested in joining a Rotaract Club (youth aged 18-30) to come hear Martin Ruben speak about having helped initiate a Rotaract Club in the Cayman Islands. Mr. Ruben would like to help UPEI students understand what is involved in starting a club here, and how this is a fantastic opportunity for students to make local connections, find mentors and contribute to the community. This information event is open to all UPEI students and recent graduates!

This even will take pace Friday, November 17, 2017 from 4:00 to 5:00 pm in room 243 of Don and Marion McDougall Hall.

For more information, contact Richelle Greathouse at rgreathouse@upei.ca or 902-566-0443.

All UPEI students, faculty and staff are invited to come and take part in UPEI Global Village 2017. Global Village is a family friendly event featuring performances from talented UPEI international students. Bring a friend and join in this celebration cultural diversity at UPEI.

For more information, contact Richelle Greathouse at rgreathouse@upei.ca or 902-566-0443.

UPEI will induct Barb Mullaly (posthumously) as a builder, Alanna Taylor as a player, and George Morrison as a coach member of the UPEI Sports Hall of Fame at its Gala Reception and Dinner on Thursday, November 9 in the UPEI Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. The reception begins at 6:15 pm with dinner at 7:00 pm. Tickets for the UPEI Sports Hall of Fame Gala are $50 each and can be purchased by dropping by or calling the Panther Central desk at 902-566-0368. Read announcement

TONIGHT!!! Free Movie Screening with snacks and give-aways! North 49 Films and Campus Life Lounge present: "Closet Monster"

"A closeted Newfoundland teen named Oscar (Connor Jessup) dreams of becoming a special-effects makeup artist, and is terrified of his macho father finding out the truth about his sexuality. When he falls for Wilder (Aliocha Schneider), a handsome, worldly co-worker at the hardware store, he is forced to confront his fears. Written and directed by Stephen Dunn "Closet Monster" made its world premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.

Come on over tonight to the Campus Life Lounge in Student Affairs, W.A. Murphy Student Centre; doors open at 6:00 pm and the movie begins at 6:15 pm. Enjoy the snacks and have a chance to win one of two $50 UPEI Bookstore gift cards!

For more information click here or contact Anne Bartlett at ambartlett@upei.ca, 902-894-2835.

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

As part of Health and Fitness Week 2017, Piecing Together a Healthy Lifestyle is an interactive learning experience for UPEI students, staff and faculty. We will give you hands on activities to help you better understand how to eat nutritiously and incorporate physical activity into your busy lifestyle.

This hour long session on November 24, 2017 from 12:00 to 1:00pm will leave you feeling more competent in the overwhelming areas of nutrition and physical activity. Please pre-register by emailing otheriault@upei.ca with your Campus ID number.

Click here for the full schedule of events and for more information!

Nutrition is a major component to good health, as part of Health and Fitness Week 2017 there are three events planned to improve your knowledge on nutrition and the best choices you can make!

The Intro to Cooking Healthy Session is open to UPEI students, staff and faculty - you do not need a meal plan to attend. Join us and Executive Chef Alan Paul of Chartwells for a cooking session - learn how to cook simple, healthy meals and have fun while doing it! Pre-registration is required. Please email otheriault@upei.ca to register with your Campus ID number and specify whether you will attend on November 20 at 1:30 pm or November 23 at 1:30 pm.

Click here for the full schedule and more information!

POWER SHUTDOWN

There will be a power shutdown for Memorial Hall on Friday, November 10, 2017 beginning at 8:30 pm. This power shutdown will also cause an interruption of power for approximately ½ hour at the beginning of the work and again when the work is completed for the Robertson Library, K. C. Irving Building, Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Duffy Science Centre, Cass Building, Chaplaincy Centre, Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall, Andrew Hall, Bernardine Hall and Blanchard Hall.

This shutdown is necessary to replace the main electrical panel in Memorial Hall, the work is expected to take approximately 10 hours to complete. Emergency power will not be affected.

Facilities Management apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca, or 902-566-6034.

The Robertson Library is offering an intro 30-minute presentation with further hands-on time on the RefWorks citation management system on Tuesday, November 7 at 2:00 pm and repeating on Friday, November 10 at noon in the LINC classroom in the Robertson Library.

This will be useful for students and faculty, whether you used the old RefWorks or are learning RefWorks for the first time. If you bring your laptop, we can help you set up the Word or Google Docs plugin following the main presentation. If you are unable to make these times but would like to learn about RefWorks, please contact Melissa Belvadi, mbelvadi@upei.ca.

Faculty are encouraged to share this announcement with their classes!

UPEI Athletics and Recreation invites all UPEI faculty and staff to the Panther Basketball Home Openers on Friday, November 10 for free! The UPEI Women's Basketball team tips off at 6 pm while the UPEI Men's Basketball team plays at 8 pm, both against the UNB Varsity Reds. Please present your Campus Card (employee ID card) for free admission.

While at the games, pick up your Panther Package for the 2017–18 AUS season. UPEI staff and faculty can purchase the Panther Package for just $20—a savings of $55 dollars from the regular price! The Panther Package gives access to all Men's/Women's Soccer, Women's Rugby, Women's Hockey, and Men's/Women's Basketball.

Go Panthers Go!

The Robertson Library is offering a presentation, with hands-on tutorial time, on Tuesday November 7 at 3:00 pm and again on Friday November 10 at 11:00 am in the LINC classroom (Rm 265) in the Library. Faculty, staff, and students that use Google Scholar, this is a chance to learn some useful time-saving tips!

If you are unable to make this time but would like to learn these tips, please contact Melissa Belvadi, mbelvadi@upei.ca to arrange another time.

PEI's Disability Support Program is making changes with the goal of creating a program that is more inclusive of all islanders. They are looking for feedback from Islanders with disabilities and their families, service providers who support people with disabilities, and employers. If this is you, please take the time to complete the survey found here.

The survey should only take 5 minutes to complete and is open until November 10 at 4:00 pm.

As an instructor, you’ve set up a syllabus that clearly explains your expectations for where students will end up. Then you set them on the journey to that destination. However, some will get off track along the way. The information you provide, how you provide it and when you provide it will be key to getting them back on the right path or in keeping them on the right path.

In this workshop, provided by the E-Learning Office, instructors will learn strategies for the use of feedback and rubrics that they can use to accompany student assessments. This workshop will be offered on two separate dates. Thursday, November 9 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm; Robertson Library, Rm 265 or Thursday, November 30 10:00 to 11:00 am; Robertson Library, Room 265.

Click here to register. For more information, please contact Joel MacDonald at joelmacdonald@upei.ca.

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!

Dylan Michaud, UPEI Department of Pathology and Microbiology, will give a seminar entitled "Expression and evolution of sex-biased genes and functional characterization of important louse pathways in the host-parasite interaction" on Wednesday, November 8 at 3:00 pm at the AVC in Lecture Theatre A.

All are welcome!

POWER SHUTDOWN

There will be a power shutdown for Memorial Hall on Friday, November 10, 2017 beginning at 8:30 pm. This power shutdown will also cause an interruption of power for approximately ½ hour at the beginning of the work and again when the work is completed for the Robertson Library, K. C. Irving Building, Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Duffy Science Centre, Cass Building, Chaplaincy Centre, Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall, Andrew Hall, Bernardine Hall and Blanchard Hall.

This shutdown is necessary to replace the main electrical panel in Memorial Hall, the work is expected to take approximately 10 hours to complete. Emergency power will not be affected.

Facilities Management apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca, or 902-566-6034.