The Island Lecture Series February lecture features a lecture by Dr. Ed MacDonald (History): The Goose and the Golden Egg: The Environmental Turn in Island Tourism, 1970-1990. Based on Dr. MacDonald's forthcoming history of Island tourism, the lecture explores how the Island's natural landscape became a tourist asset. Admission is free and all are welcome.

You are invited to attend The Blackest Trivia hosted by PRIDE PEI’s 2SBIPOC Committee. Fun and Informative! Come learn the little known (and underappreciated!) black history of PEI and across the country.  

For more information, call PEERS Alliance at 902-566-2437 or email outreach@peersalliance.ca. 

For the 2SLGBTQ+ Adult Drop In, PEERS Alliance recognizes and appreciates the support of UPEI Student Affairs, Holland College, PRIDE PEI, and the Women's Network.

Please be advised that Accessibility Services will now be accepting referrals for students from Faculty and Staff through a new Accessibility Services Referral Form available on myUPEI under the UPEI Forms section. 

All staff and faculty should use this tool when making a referral as it will help us gather the appropriate information to support the student. 

If you have any questions, please contact Nicole Wadden Garland, Coordinator, Accessibility Services via email at nwadden@upei.ca

The E-Learning Office is hosting a Moodle Gradebook drop-in clinic. Want to set up grades in Moodle? Need to adjust some grade weights? Want some help making sure things are set-up correctly? Come visit the E-Learning Office on the morning of Tuesday, Feb 18 for dedicated help with your Moodle Gradebook. 

If you have any questions about the session, or need help at another time, please email moodle@upei.ca 

Call for Feedback on Dean of Science Candidates

The Search Committee for the Dean of Science position is posting the video presentations for candidates Nola Etkin and Bill Whelan. They can be viewed at the following links:

Nola Etkin

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10jxu1uT-1y7Tk9tAAZtpl1MqG9br2J-t/view?usp=sharing

Bill Whelan

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IrXGpnB2i7Riu58amMYKbzIPV3caOJRL/view?usp=sharing

The Committee welcomes your feedback on the two candidates and requests that it be forwarded by email to vpar@upei.ca by 4:00 pm on Tuesday, February 18, 2020

All feedback remains confidential.

Thank you

Attention Dads, Moms and Guardians:

Do you want to learn how to stay positive and confident as a parent and reduce stress in your
family? Free Triple P-Positive Parenting Seminars will be held February 18th, 25th and March
3rd at Murphy’s Community Centre (room 207) from 7:00-8:30pm. Triple P is an international
project promoted and supported by the Government of Prince Edward Island. There are three
sessions in the seminar series, and each session addresses a different theme. Fathers,
mothers, grandparents, foster parents and guardians are welcome!

For more information, contact Catherine Noseworthy at cnoseworthy@upei.ca

Mitacs Training and Synapse are co-hosting a free "Practice Your Presentation Skills I" workshop for UPEI graduates and postdoctoral fellows in Room 142 of Andrew Hall on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm 

There are still a limited number of spots open for registration in the course. 

Course registration is on first-come, first-served basis and can be made on EDGE. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided to all participants.

Practice Your Presentation Skills I – Charlottetown, PE (February 25, 2020)

In this one-day course, theory is introduced in short bursts and participants spend the majority of time practicing their presentation skills while receiving onsite feedback. The focus on extensive practice and feedback is what makes the program meaningful, and is what makes the learning stick.

Learning Outcomes:

Through completing this course, participants will: 

• Broaden their understanding of presentation logistics
• Gain a greater ability to persuade and motivate others
• Understand how to plan and structure presentations
• Understand how (and how not to) use visual aids
• Learn to engage others through genuine and authentic presentation
• Learn tools to overcome and manage fears of public speaking
• Gain onsite practice and receive expert and peer feedback
• Be perceived as an expert in their topic area

To learn more and register for this course, please click here or sign in to EDGE if you already have an account. Questions? Email Diego at training@mitacs.ca

The Island Lecture Series February lecture features a lecture by Dr. Ed MacDonald (History): The Goose and the Golden Egg: The Environmental Turn in Island Tourism, 1970-1990. Based on Dr. MacDonald's forthcoming history of Island tourism, the lecture explores how the Island's natural landscape became a tourist asset. Admission is free and all are welcome.

The UPEI Multicultural Choir and Song Circle resumes rehearsals Wednesday 4:30, Faculty Lounge,  SDU Main Building. This is a non-audition group that learns and sings songs from the many cultures represented at UPEI.  All members of the UPEI community - students, staff, and faculty are welcome.  Instruments also welcome.  Take this opportunity to have a break, relax, meet new friends, and share the cultures of the world through song.  

Call for Feedback on Dean of Science Candidates

The Search Committee for the Dean of Science position is posting the video presentations for candidates Nola Etkin and Bill Whelan. They can be viewed at the following links:

Nola Etkin

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10jxu1uT-1y7Tk9tAAZtpl1MqG9br2J-t/view?usp=sharing

Bill Whelan

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IrXGpnB2i7Riu58amMYKbzIPV3caOJRL/view?usp=sharing

The Committee welcomes your feedback on the two candidates and requests that it be forwarded by email to vpar@upei.ca by 4:00 pm on Tuesday, February 18, 2020

All feedback remains confidential.

Thank you

Call for Feedback on Dean of Science Candidates

The Search Committee for the Dean of Science position is posting the video presentations for candidates Nola Etkin and Bill Whelan. They can be viewed at the following links:

Nola Etkin

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10jxu1uT-1y7Tk9tAAZtpl1MqG9br2J-t/view?usp=sharing

Bill Whelan

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IrXGpnB2i7Riu58amMYKbzIPV3caOJRL/view?usp=sharing

The Committee welcomes your feedback on the two candidates and requests that it be forwarded by email to vpar@upei.ca by 4:00 pm on Tuesday, February 18, 2020

All feedback remains confidential.

Thank you

The UPEI & Friends Neuroscience Journal Club will be held on Friday February 14, 2020 from 3-4 pm in the Fishbowl conference room of the Duffy Research Centre (NRC).  All faculty, students and staff with an interest in neuroscience are most welcome.  For a copy of the paper to be discussed please contact Jessica Rock (jrock@upei.ca) or Andy Tasker (tasker@upei.ca)

Dr. Karen Overall, a board-certified specialist in veterinary behavioural medicine, will give a public workshop on Tuesday, February 25, about the issue of behavourial problems in cats and dogs. Her presentation, titled “Help! I think my dog/cat needs a shrink! How the modern science of veterinary behavioural medicine saves lives, families, and sanity,” will take place at 7 p.m. in Lecture Theatre A, Atlantic Veterinary College, UPEI. 

Like people, animals are affected by mental illness, including anxiety and depression. Behavioral problems and complaints are the most common reasons why people abandon, relinquish, or euthanize companion animals. Dr. Overall will talk about some of the common problems that afflict cats and dogs, driving their owners crazy in the process. She will discuss how pet owners can understand and treat their animals’ needs so they can all live together happily.

All are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served. For information, call Janice MacWilliam at 902-566-0589.

February 19th is the inaugural I Read Canadian Day - a national day of celebration of Canadian literature.  

Celebrate I Read Canadian – go on a “blind date” with a Canadian book!

Visit our display in the Library highlighting the excellence of Canadian literature. The majority of books in our display are fiction, with a selection of children’s books.

We’ve gift-wrapped a number of books to hide the title and author – a “mystery” book to take home and discover your Canadian literature date.

Check one (or a few) out as your blind date or choose your own from our display. You may discover your next favourite author!

The I Read Canadian book display will be available until February 22nd.   Happy reading!

The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus community to the next Environmental Sciences/Human Biology seminar on Friday, February 14, 2020 at 12:30 pm in the Duffy Science Centre, room 204.

Nicholas Gaulton (MSc candidate in Human Biology) will present "Human Skeletal Muscle Contains Twist2 Expressing Progenitors"

and

Rimsha Khan (MSc candidate in Environmental Sciences) will present "An Investigation of the Carbon Footprint of Potato Cultivation under variable Environmental Conditions in PEI"

All are welcome

Call for Feedback on Dean of Science Candidates

The Search Committee for the Dean of Science position is posting the video presentations for candidates Nola Etkin and Bill Whelan. They can be viewed at the following links:

Nola Etkin

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10jxu1uT-1y7Tk9tAAZtpl1MqG9br2J-t/view?usp=sharing

Bill Whelan

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IrXGpnB2i7Riu58amMYKbzIPV3caOJRL/view?usp=sharing

The Committee welcomes your feedback on the two candidates and requests that it be forwarded by email to vpar@upei.ca by 4:00 pm on Tuesday, February 18, 2020

All feedback remains confidential.

Thank you

SPEAKER:  Haifaa Mahjoub, Pathology and Microbiology

TITLE:  Use of an In-vitro Larval Motility Assay evaluating anthelmintic efficacy against canine and feline metastrongyloids

Everyone Welcome

Please be advised that the Government of Canada is once again sponsoring the Canada Summer Jobs program designed to help employers create summer job opportunities for students.  Canada Summer Jobs provides funding to not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers and small businesses to create summer job opportunities for young people aged 15 to 30 years.

Public and private-sector employers are eligible for a wage subsidy of up to 50% of the provincial/territorial adult minimum hourly wage – in PEI the minimum hourly wage will be $12.85. For additional information and application information for this program please click here.

To apply for this Program you will need to contact Michelle Massiah, Human Resources, staffing@upei.ca or 628-4306. The closing date for applications is February 19, 2020.

Registration for the 2020 Summer Term begins on Tuesday, February 18.

The 2020 Winter Exam Schedule has been posted to myUPEI.