Campus Notices

Presentation: Planning for the next global pandemic
Professor Allen Ross, M.D., Ph.D., FRCPath, FACTM
Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 7 pm in the Health Sciences Building, Room 104
 
Prof. Ross will present on the challenges we face in planning for the next global pandemic. He will also present on his clinical trial work in Northern Samar, The Philippines. The talk is suitable for anyone with broad interests in medicine, public health, international health and community development.
 
Dr. Ross is originally from Nova Scotia. He is presently a tenured Professor of Tropical Medicine and Global Health at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia. Allen completed a BSc in Biology at Acadia University and MSc in Human Biology at the University of Guelph before proceeding to Brisbane were he completed a MD and an PhD at the University of Queensland. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathology (FRCPath) in the United Kingdom and Fellow of the Australian College of Tropical Medicine (FACTM). His current medical research focuses on the control of infectious diseases in Asia. He is presently coordinating a clinical trial in Northern Samar, The Philippines that involves 20,000 residents and 2,000 bovines (water buffalo, cattle) from 22 villages.
Dessert Table Fundraiser
Please stop by the main office for a slice of pie from Olde Towne Bakery in North Rustico and support the UPEI Engineering Team, led by the Year 3 students, in the CIBC Run for the Cure next weekend!  
 
For the next seven days, check out what we will be featuring at the table and support UPEI Engineering in the CIBC Run for the Cure!
 
9:00 to 4:30 pm
Main Office, Dalton 305
 
Thank you,
Amy & Year 3 Class
Reduce Program Fee for UPEI Staff - OSDL Professional Development Programs
A number of OSDL professional development certificate programs are beginning soon and we are offering a special reduced rate for UPEI staff. 
 
Collaboration and Facilitation - beginning September 30. Registration fee reduced to $1499 from $1895
 
Financial Management Certificate - beginning October 14. Registration fee reduced to $1199 from $1495
 
New Managers Series - beginning November 19. Registration fee reduced to $1399 from $1695
 
Also note the deadline for CUPE 1870 Professional Development Fund applications is October 31. 
 
For more information about these programs, visit http://www.upei.ca/skillsdevelopmentandlearning/professional-development or call 902-566-0336.
Notice from Facilities Management

Kings County Construction will be installing a new catch basin to improve storm water drainage between Kelley Memorial Building and Don and Marion McDougall Hall.  The work will begin on Wednesday, September 23 and will take approximately three days to complete.  The walkway between these two buildings will be closed during the construction.

While the contractors have been instructed that the work be executed with the least possible interference or disturbance to the campus community, a certain amount of disruption is inevitable. We thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail, Facilities Management at 6034 or jmacphail@upei.ca

Time to Write faculty writers retreat, November 11-15
If you have difficulty carving out uninterrupted time for writing, if you struggle with motivating yourself to write, or if you would simply like the supportive collaboration of a writing retreat, consider Time to Write, UPEI's faculty writers retreat.
 
When: Wednesday, November 11 to Sunday, November 15
 
Where: The Marshlands Inn, Sackville, NB
 
Cost to participants: $200, which includes four nights accommodation, meals and snacks
 
Your project must be at a stage where sustained writing timemakes sense. Your research and/or data collection and analysis must be completed to the point that you are ready to write. You must also be prepared to commit to the full program: a total of 3½ days focused on writing. The retreat is open to tenured and tenure stream University of Prince Edward Island faculty in any Department/Faculty/School.
 
Email datkinson@upei.ca with a brief summary of the project you plan to work and your writing goals for the retreat. There is room for six participants.
UPEI Personal Training Grants for UPEI Employees - 3 spots left
The Healthy Campus Committee is pleased to offer $100 subsidy grants for current UPEI employees (student staff not eligible for grant) for this academic year. We have a total of 16 grants left. The grant can be used towards the cost of the small group training programs. To apply, please fill out an application form and return to Angela Marchbank as soon as possible. Employees who have received the subsidy in previous years can apply again.  http://www.upei.ca/ar/wellness
 
Small Group Training – An eight-week, two times per week small group of seven working with a certified personal trainer. Fee: $135 + taxes per person. Cost for those receiving the grant will be $35 plus hst.
 
Group 4: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 4:45 pm – 5:30 pm. Trainer: Kris Lutwick (Start Date: September 29)

Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada to speak at UPEI

Larry Schembri, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, is coming to UPEI to provide an overview of the Bank and to discuss career opportunities with students.

Location: MCDH 242
Date: Thursday, September 24, 2015
Time: 1 to 2 pm

The Bank of Canada is hiring graduates (or soon-to-be graduates) with degrees in economics or business at the bachelor (and higher) levels. The Bank of Canada offers competitive pay and vacation, tuition assistance and training opportunities, flexible benefits, onsite site fitness centre, and language training. Come be challenged, motivated, energized and find out why the Bank has been named one of Canada’s top 100 employers five years in a row.

Inventory Update 2015

This is a reminder that the UPEI Biosafety Policy requires that all Principal Investigators confirm the security and complete inventory of all biohazardous materials (RG1 and RG2) being used or stored, due in November of each year. If you are not yet a user of this site, but store or use biohazardous materials, please contact me to arrange access.

Update your inventory as necessary at: http://biosafety.vre3.upei.ca/ This is a new site, but all contents of the original site have been transferred. Your login and password remain the same.

Confirm your annual verification of your inventory by following the steps listed below:
1. Select User Menu tab on the upper right side of the screen.
2. Select My Account, which appears on the upper left of your screen.
3. Click Edit, located under your user name.
4. Click on Information, on the upper right of the screen.
5. Scroll down this page. Below the box with the phone number, you will notice a box next to I accept. If you have not already done so, please read this section and, if you agree, please check this box.
6. To report your inventory is up to date, please enter the date that you confirm this in the November, 2015 box.
7. Hit Save! Task completed.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Rhoda Speare
Biosafety Officer
Phone 902-620-5071
E mail: rspeare@upei.ca

Panther Green Fridays!

Support UPEI's varsity teams by showing your Panther pride and wearing green on "Panther Green Fridays." Our Panther Crew will be roaming the campus - by wearing green you'll have chance to win prizes. The UPEI Bookstore is also offering special pricing on something green each week! 

Then come on out and cheer on your Panthers at the home games this weekend:

Friday, September 25
5:00 pm (W) Soccer vs UNB "Let's Kick Cancer Game"
7:15 pm (M) Soccer vs UNB
7:30 pm (M) Hockey vs UdeM (Exhibition)

Saturday, September 26
7:00 pm (W) Hockey vs Holland College (Exhibition)
7:00 pm (M) Hockey vs Queens University (Exhibition at Pownal Sports Centre)

Go Panthers Go!

Information Session: Dalhousie Faculty of Medicine

Are you planning to apply to Dalhousie Medical School? The Office of Skills Development and Learning and Dalhousie Faculty of Medicine invites prospective applicants to attend the presentation: "Admission requirements for the Faculty of Medicine".

Tuesday, September 29, 2015 12:00 to 1:15 pm
Atlantic Veterinary College - 287N

Jo Cullen
Career Counsellor  
jocullen@upei.ca

Retirement Open House for Eileen MacVittie

Our friend and colleague Eileen MacVittie recently retired from the University of Prince Edward Island after serving in various capacities on campus over the past twenty years. To recognize and celebrate this event, the Office of Skills Development and Learning will be hosting an open house for Eileen on Friday, September 25th from 10:00 am until noon. Please drop by Rm 230 in the Robertson Library on the 25th to pass along your best wishes to Eileen and share in some refreshments.

Departments of Biomedical Sciences & Pathology and Microbiology Seminar

Dr. Mark Fast, Department of Pathology and Microbiology will present a seminar called "Presenting to an audience: There are more ways than one to skin a catfish" on Tuesday, September 29 at 3:30 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre C.  Everyone is welcome!

Information Session: Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College

The Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College is holding an information session at UPEI's Health Sciences Building on Friday, September 25 from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm in Room 301. CMCC offers a four-year Doctor of Chiropractic degree program as well as the opportunity for advanced post-graduate studies in Clinical Sciences, Radiology, and Sports Sciences. Established in 1945, the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC) is the leader in chiropractic education and research in Canada. For more information, contact: 

Jo Cullen, MEd, CCC
Career Counsellor
UPEI Office of Skills Development and Learning
T (902) 620-5088        
E jocullen@upei.ca  

Retirement Open House for Cathy Toombs
After almost 30 years of service at UPEI, including 19 years with the Registrar's Office, Cathy Toombs is retiring!
 
An open house will take place on Thursday, October first from 2  to 4pm in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge. We invite the campus community to join us in congratulating Cathy and wishing her well as she begins this exciting next chapter!
Retirement Open House for Eileen MacVittie

Our friend and colleague Eileen MacVittie recently retired from the University of Prince Edward Island after serving in various capacities on campus over the past twenty years. To recognize and celebrate this event, the Office of Skills Development and Learning will be hosting an open house for Eileen on Friday, September 25th from 10:00 am until noon. Please drop by Rm 230 in the Robertson Library on the 25th to pass along your best wishes to Eileen and share in some refreshments.

Department of Music Recital Series brochures available
The Department of Music Recital Series 2015-2016 is pleased to present the brochures for the current season. Anyone wishing to have a brochure please contact Susan in the music department at (902)566-0507 or music@upei.ca. 
 
Also, anyone interested in the student Afternoon Recital Series please note that the series will start on Friday, October 23 at its new time of 12:40-1:30 pm in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall.
Parking notice
Please be advised that parking permits for UPEI have sold out. The parking kiosk is now closed and any inquiries should be addressed to the Parking Office located at Security Services in the Central Utility Building. You may also contact Katherine at 902-394-6852 or parking@upei.ca. Temporary daily parking permits can be purchased at Security Services at the Central Utility Building. The CARI Complex may have some availability in their parking lot. Please visit CARI front desk to find out. Have a terrific school year!
Science Literacy Week
UPEI and PEI Public Library Service
Public lectures on Science, Creativity and Innovation featuring:
 
September 22nd, 7 pm at Summerside Rotary Library
Cancer cells make sounds: who is listening?
Dr. Bill Whelan
Detecting cancer at its earliest stage is a significant challenge. A new approach to cancer imaging involves a great deal of listening. When you shine pulsed laser light on cancer cells, they can emit a symphony of sounds. The pitch or frequency of the sound created depends on the size and shape of the cell and the sound volume depends on its color. By listening to and studying the sounds, one can differentiate between normal and cancerous tissues. This is a breakthrough in medical imaging that is positioned to improve cancer management.
 
September 23rd, 7 pm at Confederation Centre Public Library
Embedded Systems Design: Smart Everything
Professor Christopher Vessey
Small programmable prototyping devices have become inexpensive and readily available to people; no longer do we require expensively-equipped laboratories to produce real-world designs. With these systems, people are free to express creative ideas in ways they never thought possible. Today's explosion of automated systems development is a direct result of these abilities, and the move towards the "Internet of Things" where common objects become Internet accessible in an interactive way is a major new direction of development.
 
September 24th, 6:30 pm at Montague Rotary Library
Creativity in the Engineering Design Process
Professor Elizabeth Osgood
A presentation on the role of the mentor, how to encourage creativity, as well as having participants to do a quick hands-on design so they can experience what we're talking about. Discussion will include some of the more creative engineering projects (walking on water, Rube Goldberg, and this year's project to get an athletic ball through obstacles in a life size maze on the beach without touching the ball).
Time to Write faculty writers retreat, November 11-15
If you have difficulty carving out uninterrupted time for writing, if you struggle with motivating yourself to write, or if you would simply like the supportive collaboration of a writing retreat, consider Time to Write, UPEI's faculty writers retreat.
 
When: Wednesday, November 11 to Sunday, November 15
 
Where: TBD
 
Cost to participants: $200, which includes four nights accommodation, meals, and snacks
 
Your project must be at a stage where sustained writing timemakes sense. Your research and/or data collection and analysis must be completed to the point that you are ready to write. You must also be prepared to commit to the full program: a total of 3½ days focused on writing.
 
The retreat is open to tenured and tenure stream University of Prince Edward Island faculty in any Department/Faculty/School. Email datkinson@upei.ca with a brief summary of the project you plan to work and your writing goals for the retreat. There is room for six participants at Time to Write.
 
Questions or Concerns?
 
We will be happy to discuss any questions or concerns you may have about Time to Write. Please contact Dave Atkinson, Research Communications Officer, at datkinson@upei.ca or 620-5117.

Indian School Road reading
Chris Benjamin is a well-known fiction and features writer. His latest book,Indian School Road: Legacies of the Shubenacadie Indian Residential School, won the 2013 Dave Greber Freelance Book Award.
 
On Friday, September 18, Chris Benjamin will be sharing his new book on campus at UPEI during a brown bag lunch to be held in the Main Faculty Lounge from 12:00 - 1:00. Everyone is welcome to attend.
 
The event takes place soon after the publication of the Summary Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.  In an interview with the CBC’s Peter Mansbridge on June 1, Justice Murray Sinclair stated, “Education is the key to reconciliation.”  t is in this spirit that the UPEI community and members of the public are gathering together with Chris Benjamin to discuss Legacies of the Shubenacadie Indian Residential School.
 
The Faculty of Education and the UPEI Aboriginal Students' Association are organizing the event.
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