This professional development course that will take place on October 17, 2016 will explore how to create a culture of respect and trust in the workplace. Through lectures and exercises (which may include role plays), participants will:

• Examine the characteristics of a respectful workplace;
• Explore the causes and consequences of incivility and disrespect in the workplace;
• Examine discriminatory and personal harassment in the workplace (laws, policies and impact);
• Explore the meaning of trust and the characteristics of a high trust workplace;
• Learn how trust can be eroded and the behaviours that can be used to build and repair trust in the workplace;
• Assess their own workplace culture and explore how each individual can contribute to a climate of respect and trust.

The cost is $339. For more information, email sdl@upei.ca or call (902) 566-0336

Please head to http://projects.upei.ca/scent/ to read and comment on the fourth article of the term on the SCENT blog: "Tests and Writing, Not Tests or Writing." This provocative article suggests some interesting ways of thinking about how we assess our students' work. Questions? Write to Gerald at fdo@upei.ca.

There will be a UPEI biosafety refresher training session on Friday, October 21, 2016 from1:30 pm – 3:30 pm in AVC McCain Foundation Learning Commons, Room 287N.

This session is required for those who attended the Basic Biosafety course in 2013 or earlier. It is not a substitute for Basic Biosafety. Topics to be covered include a review of basic biosafety principles, a practical approach to spill cleanup, and an update on what’s new at UPEI in the field of biosafety. To attend the Biosafety Refresher course, you must pre-register by contacting Kathryn Harrison, before October 14, 2016 by email (kharrison@upei.ca) or by phone (902-566-0901). Please include your name, department, email address and phone number in your email or voice message.

If you have any questions about this training session, please contact Kathryn or Dr. Rhoda Speare (rspeare@upei.ca or phone 902-620-5071).

There will be a UPEI basic biosafety training session on Friday, October 14, 2016 from 9:00 am -12:00 noon in the AVC McCain Foundation Learning Commons, Room 287N. Topics to be covered include basic biosafety principles and how they are applied at the University of Prince Edward Island, as well as biosecurity training. This session is open to graduate students. 

Please note: those who have not attended a training session since 2013 are currently due for the Biosafety Refresher Course. To attend the Basic Biosafety course, you must pre-register by contacting Kathryn Harrison, before October 7, 2016 by email (kharrison@upei.ca) or by phone (902-566-0901). Please include your name, department, email address and phone number in your email or voice message. If you are a graduate student, please indicate this and include your supervisor’s name.

If you have any questions about this training session, please contact Kathryn or Dr. Rhoda Speare (rspeare@upei.ca or phone, 902-620-5071)

The UPEI Rainbow Alliance will be hosting a craft fair to help send Island high school and university students and their chaperones to OUTSthine 2017 in Windsor, Ontario. OUTShine 2017 is an International LGBTQI2S+ Youth and Ally Summit.

The craft fair will take place on Saturday, October 1, 2016 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm in McMillan Hall at the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. Admission is FREE!

Vendors include: PEI Reach Foundation; Nerdy Jewels; Nevada Jay, Graphic Designer; Houndstooth Bakery; Avon; One Earth with Consultant, Kathy L Burt; Of The Earth; Zak T Court Candle Creations; Renee's Epic Cosmetics; Oragami Owl; Arbonne; Autumn and Fall Decor by Ashley Greening; Melanie Hutchins Artistry; Namaste PEI; Steeped Tea Inc (who will also be doing a fundraiser of which we get 40% of the proceeds!)

We will also be selling raffle tickets (click here for prize list) for $2 each, 3 for $5, 15 for $10. All proceeds from the vendor tables, and the raffle will go towards our fundraising initiative. Come support our vendors who have helped support us! For more info on the Craft Fair: http://upeira.wixsite.com/fair/vendor-list or https://www.facebook.com/events/904978959648202/ or contact Elyse at ecottrell@upei.ca

The University community is cordially invited to join the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development; the Honourable H. Wade MacLauchlan, Premier of Prince Edward Island; and Dr. Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Prince Edward Island, for a special announcement regarding a strategic investment on the UPEI campus. The announcement will take place on Friday, September 30, 2016 at 1:15 pm outside in the Quadrangle, in front of Dalton Hall. To view the official invitation, visit the UPEI Events Calendar listing.

The Environmental Sciences and Human Biology Seminar Series continues on Friday, September 30, 2016 at 12:30 pm in the Duffy Science Building, room 204. Graduate students Derek Ellis and Hannah Gehrels will present the following talks:

Derek Ellis (PhD-c), “Development of PEI’s climate change adaptation strategy:  A comparison and evaluation of local and international approaches”

Hannah Gehrels (MSc-c), “Habitat mediated predation:  How habitat structure affects green crab (carcinus maenas) predation rates”

All are welcome!  The next seminar is on October 14 when Dr. Ruth Cox will present: “Field expeditions with Operation Wallacea: ecological and conservation research on the Aegean Island of Greece.”

Join us on October 12 at 7 pm in the UPEI Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building, for the first History of Medicine Society event for the fall, as Master of Arts (Island Studies) student Sara Underwood presents some of her research on the more than 200 children who were settled in Prince Edward Island between 1893 and the early 1920s, as part of the child emigration movement by Middlemore Home in Birmingham, England. She will present information from reports and correspondence related specifically to the children’s health. All are welcome!

The Harry MacLauchlan Scholarships in Entrepreneurial Leadership are open to full-time UPEI students entering their third year in any school/faculty, who have demonstrated entrepreneurial initiative through past or current experience, have plans to undertake an entrepreneurial career on PEI, and have achieved a minimum of 75% or greater in their first two years of study. The three, renewable $5,000 awards were created by the MacLauchlan family to honour the memory of the late Harry MacLauchlan, one of PEI's greatest entrepreneurs.  Deadline to apply is October 1, 2016.

For more details regarding this awards program, please feel free to contact Keith Lawlor in the Scholarships, Awards and Financial Aid office at kjlawlor@upei.ca or (902) 620-5187.

UPEI Student Affairs and the International Relations Office are hosting a public panel discussion to help address the issue of drink tampering and what to do if you suspect your or your friends’ drinks have been drugged. The event will take place on Tuesday, October 4 from 6–8 pm at McMillan Hall in the W. A. Murphy Student Centre.

Victims are not responsible for their drinks being drugged nor are they responsible to prevent the situations that can arise from this illegal behaviour. The discussion—featuring panelists from the medical, legal, and law enforcement communities—is aimed at equipping the audience with the know-how on how to avoid a dangerous situation and to stay as safe as possible. Lawyer Gary Demeulenaere from Stewart McKelvey, Constable Tim Keizer with Charlottetown Police Services, QEH emergency room physician Joanne McGinn, and PEI Victim Services Manager Susan Maynard will also help guide participants about what to do if they suspect their or their friends’ drinks have been tampered with. They will explain the reporting process and describe the services available for victims on PEI.

All are welcome.

In July 2011, the family of Harry and Marjorie MacLauchlan of Stanhope, PEI made another leadership gift to UPEI to create a substantial program of awards to encourage and recognize student writing achievement. The gift is to honour H. Wade MacLauchlan’s twelve years of service as UPEI president and vice-chancellor, and to recognize the importance of effective writing as a foundational skill for academic success and lifelong learning.

The MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing is the largest such student-oriented program in Canada. There are up to 60 prizes available for returning undergraduate students who produced outstanding written work in the previous academic year (September 1–August 31), as a substantive role in their academic course work or for the broader community audience, and who showed most improvement through a writing support program coordinated through the Webster Centre.

There are also up to 3 prizes available for faculty or staff members, who have shown exceptional leadership in the development of writing among students at UPEI.

For application information, please check out the following links:

MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing (Academic) – up to 35 prizes
MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing (Community) – up to 11 prizes
MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing (Webster) – up to 11 prizes
MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing (Staff/Faculty) - up to 3 prizes

For more details regarding this awards program, please feel free to contact Keith Lawlor in the Scholarships, Awards and Financial Aid office at kjlawlor@upei.ca or (902) 620-5187.

UPEI Athletics and Recreation is pleased to partner with award-winning Prince Edward Island band, The Paper Lions. They will be performing on campus following the UPEI Basketball home openers on November 4, 2016.

Support our friends (and alumni) - the Paper Lions - this month at their "Super Show" on September 30, 2016 at the PEI Convention Centre (Delta Prince Edward Hotel). Some expect it to be the largest show by PEI-based artists in history. Tickets can be purchased at Panther Central at the UPEI Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre for only $20.

In August, the Physics department moved its teaching labs from the Duffy Science Centre to the new School of Sustainable Design Engineering building. Many items were identified as surplus and are currently being stored in DSC309 and DSC310. Examples include old electronics equipment such as oscilloscopes, function generators and analog meters, etc.; glassware; metal weights; metal stands; scales; and some office items. UPEI faculty and staff are invited to view these items for potential use elsewhere on the campus. Please contact Lisa Steele (ldsteele@upei.ca) or Megan Glover (mglover@upei.ca) to view the items by Wednesday, October 5.

The campus community is invited to visit with and watch second-year engineering students on Thursday, September 29 from 3:30-5:00 pm in the hallways of the School of Sustainable Design Engineering building, as they attempt to make the most efficient machines possible in a sustainable way. Free energy? Not quite, but certainly sustainable and efficient.
 

The Psychology Department is pleased to announce the first talk of the 2016 Dr. Fiona Papps Colloquium Series. On Friday, September 30 at 12:30 pm in MCDH 328, Dr. Chris Sears will present, "Making students happy: What are the factors that contribute to students’ satisfaction with their psychology degree program?"

Dr. Sears is a Cognitive Psychology professor at the University of Calgary.

Please pass the message along to your classes.  All are welcome to attend. For more information, please contact Stacey MacKinnon at smackinnon@upei.ca

The Comptroller's Office wishes to remind the campus community that effective October 1, 2016, the HST rate will increase from 14% to 15%. The new rate will consist of the provincial component of 10% and the federal component of 5% for the combined rate of 15%.

If you have any questions about how this change may affect your functions on campus, please contact Danny Jenkins, Manager-Financial Services at 566-0470 or by email at drjenkins@upei.ca.
 

The UPEI Rainbow Alliance will be selling raffle tickets(lottery license 13997) for a draw on October 8th.  All proceeds go to help island high school students, and UPEI students, attend the International GSA Conference in Windsor, Ontario in Spring 2017.  Tickets are $2 each, 3 for $5 or an armlength for $10.  There are over 25 prizes to be won, including items from UPEI, Happy Potter, Starbucks, Timothy's, Beanz, Butcher & Butcher, Upstreet Craft Brewery, The Reach Foundation, Melanie Hutchins Artistry, Confederation Centre for the Arts, Red Island Baked Potato, Liquid Gold, Of The Earth PEI, Nevaday Jay Graphic Design, One Earth, and more!  To see a list of items for donation (we are still accepting donations so more will be added) go to: http://upeira.wixsite.com/fair/raffle.  You can purchase tickets from Zak Court or Elyse Cottrell in Student Affairs, or at the UPEI Craft Fair which has free admission, and is on Saturday October 1st from 10am to 4pm in McMillan Hall, there are over 16 vendors, view: http://upeira.wixsite.com/fair/vendor-list

Please join facilitator Jamie MacSwain from Morneau Sheppell who will deliver a 1-hour Employee and Family Assistance Programs (EFAP) Seminar.

EFAP Seminar - "Effective Communication at Work"

WHEN: Tuesday, October 4, 2016 - 12:00PM-1:00PM

WHERE:  Kelley Board Room, Second Floor Room 234

SPACE IS LIMITED so don't delay, sign up today!

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 of these essential sides of the communication equation. It will address key communication elements such as active listening and show participants how to present messages in a way that is more compatible with the receiver’s style.

Learning objectives:
At the end of this session, participants will be able to do the following:
• Understand the three major communication styles.
• Develop techniques to communicate assertively.
• Speak effectively when conversing about conflict.
• Recognize the barriers that can get in the way of listening.

SIGN UP: 

Release-time from your department is generally needed to participate.

Space is limited so please pre-register by contacting Glenda Burgoyne by email at gburgoyne@upei.ca or telephone 902-566-0605, no later than Monday, October 3, 2016. 

Faculty and staff are asked to encourage get 4th year students interested in a career with Stats Can, to attend an information session being held on Tuesday Sept. 27 in AVC A- N at 4:00 pm. The session will help with the application process and help answer any questions students may have regarding working with Stats Can. This is the first time Stats Can will be to UPEI so it's a great opportunity to take advantage of. 

Stats Canada is part of the Post Secondary Recruitment (PSR) campaign. For application and information on the PSR, including testing, please visit: http://jobs-emplois.gc.ca/psr-rp/index-eng.php . For further information visit: 
https://emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/applicant/page1800?tog…