The Department of Companion Animals at the Atlantic Veterinary College, UPEI, will be interviewing candidates to fill a tenure-track faculty position in Anesthesiology. As part of the interview process, each candidate has been asked to present two (2) thirty-minute seminars; one that should be geared towards 3rd year DVM students and one a presentation of their research interests.

First Candidate – Dr. Adrianna Sage, April 15th & 16th, 2019

Dr. Sage OVC (2018) has a Master of Science in Veterinary Clinical Medicine – Anesthesiology from the University of Illinois (2018). She completed a Small Animal Rotating Internship at VCA Southpaws Veterinary Specialists & Emergency Center and is currently completing an Anesthesia and Analgesia Residency at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois.

Peri-Operative Pain Management in Large Animal Species
Equine Total Intravenous Effects and Recovery Characteristics of Propofol in Combination with Ketamine and Xylazine
Monday April 15th @ 12:30pm, Lecture Theatre ‘B’, AVC

Any interested faculty / staff are invited to attend. A copy of each candidate’s CV and letter of application are available by contact Sonia Stewart- O’Neill (sostewart@upei.ca) in the Department of Companion Animals. 

The Departments of Health Management and Companion Animals are interviewing candidates for the tenure-track faculty position in Animal Welfare. As part of the interview process, each candidate has been asked to present two brief seminars; one suitable for DVM students and the other a presentation of their research.

Dr. Stephanie Torrey is the second candidate for the tenure-track faculty position in Animal Welfare. Dr. Torrey is a Senior Research Associate and Associate Graduate Faculty at the University of Guelph with two decades of experience in applied animal behaviour and welfare. She has a B.S. in Biology from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, an M.S. in Animal Science from Purdue University and a PhD in Animal Science from the University of Guelph. She worked as a Research Scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada for 9 years before returning to the University of Guelph. Her research focuses on applied poultry behaviour and welfare. Dr. Torrey’s current and recent research includes studies into feed restriction strategies for fast growing broiler breeders, on-farm methods of euthanasia for chickens and turkeys, and the welfare of broiler chickens that have different rates of growth.

Companion Animal Welfare: How Are Fido and Fifi Really Doing?
Science to Inform Practice: Improving the Welfare of Poultry Species

Tuesday, April 16th @ 12:30pm
Lecture Theatre "A", AVC

Any interested faculty/staff are invited to attend. A copy of the candidate's CV and letter of application are available by contacting Tracy O'Flaherty (toflaherty@upei.ca) in the Department of Health Management.

The Department of Psychology is pleased to present the second candidate for a tenure-track position. Please join us for the following presentations:

On Tuesday, April 16th at 9:45am, Dr. Jessica Strong will present her research talk entitled “Understanding the Intersection of Cognition, Health, and Aging Through Music”. The presentation will take place in MCDH328.

On Wednesday, April 17th at 10:00am, Dr. Jessica Strong will present “The World Is Your Lab: Developing Research Excellence in Clinical PsyD Graduate Students”. The presentation will take place in MCDH328.

The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering’s annual Design Expo and Awards Ceremony is Thursday, April 18. Student projects will be set up for public viewing at various stations around the first floor of the FSDE building. Each project is the result of collaboration between FSDE students and an industry or community partner. Students were tasked with designing and creating solutions to their partner’s unique challenges. Projects range in scope from advanced optical imaging for use in national defence technology, to technology to capture and re-use energy used to cook lobster in a commercial cannery.
Projects are available for viewing from 1-4 pm on Thursday, April 18. All are welcome!

Another event in the joint Faculty Development Office and Indigenous Education Advisory Circle faculty development group series! Join a group of colleagues from across campus in reading and discussing Bob Joseph's 2018 book, 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality. We'll split the book into two parts: April 25, 12:00-1:00 we'll discuss pp 3-63, and May 2, 12:00-1:00, we'll finish with pp 64-105 and Appendix 3, pp 130-161 (the TRC's Call to Action). You're welcome to join in even if you can make only one of the sessions. The book is easily available: the UPEI Bookstore has copies, and it's widely available online too (and perhaps also at other local bookstores). Grab your copy soon and let's read a book together!

The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, May 3rd for the May meeting. 

Ensure you download the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/research-services/research-certifications/animal-care, use the most current Adobe Reader to complete forms (only current forms will be accepted). To view any UPEI ACC SOPs and Polices, they can be accessed through myUPEI at https://portal.upei.ca/facultystaff/administrativeservices/AVCAnimalCare/Pages/default.aspx. 

Both the signed hard copy and electronic protocol submission must be submitted by the deadline date.
• Submit one copy of original protocol with signature to AVC - North Annex, Biomedical Sciences Dept., Rm 2302
• Submit an electronic copy to animalcare@upei.ca 

Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. The Committee requires at least one month for processing applications.

For more information, please contact Sherri Pineau, ACC Administrative Assistant at 902-566-0973.

The AARMS 2019 Summer School, taking place June 17 to July 12, 2019 at UPEI, is intended for graduate students and promising senior undergraduate students from all parts of the world.  Each participant is expected to register for at least two of the four courses. 

Courses offered:

Fractals: Using Iterated Function Systems (IFS) to Construct, Explore, and Understand Fractals
Instructor:  Franklin Mendivil from Acadia University
June 17 to June 28, 2019

q-Series in Analysis and Combinatorics
Instructor:  Mourad Ismail from the University of Central Florida, USA
June 17 to July 12, 2019

The Mathematics and Science of Chaos
Instructor:  James Yorke from the University of Maryland, USA
June 17 to June 28, 2019

Rough Paths Theory
Instructor: Laure Coutin from the Institut de Mathématiques de Toulouse, France
July 2 to July  12, 2019

Please visit the AARMS 2019 Summer School website for course prerequisites and details.

For further information, please visit the AARMS 2019 Summer School website or contact Dr. Shafiqul Islam sislam@upei.ca or SMCS smcs@upei.ca

To apply, please visit the AARMS 2019 Summer School website. Application deadline is April 15, 2019.

Do you have library fines? Would you like to help a fellow student or family on Campus?

Bring non-perishable food or grocery items (e.g. canned goods, pasta, light bulbs, toilet paper, etc.- please no damaged, expired, or opened goods) for the UPEI Campus Food Bank to the Service Desk at the Library from Saturday, April 6th to Saturday, April 27th, 2019 and we’ll deduct $2.00 per item from your library fines.

And, if you don't have any Library fines??? We will gladly accept your items (as mentioned above) to support the Campus Food Bank.

If you have any questions, please contact the Service Desk, 902-566-0583.

The Faculty Development Office and E-Learning Office are partnering to host the 2nd UPEI Teaching Community Conference on May 7th, 2019. This is a conference for UPEI faculty and staff to present on their teaching and how they support teaching here at UPEI. 

The call for teaching and teaching support proposals is open for 30 minute presentations. If you are interested in presenting, please see our presentation proposal form: https://forms.gle/g4jsGsGYA1U581zV9. Final deadline for proposals is April 18th, 2019. 

Les Wagner, Canadian Mental Health Association will provide a general overview of depression and anxiety disorders, including symptoms, risk factors, and resources for yourselves and others. The presentation will also include strategies for helping others who may be experiencing a mental health problem. Presentations will be held at the Health Science Building Room #104 on Thursday, April 18 9:30 am - 11:30 am and Monday, April 29 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm. To register for one of these dates, please contact Angela Marchbank, Fitness & Wellness Coordinator at amarchbank@upei.ca or 566-0606. Presentation is free for UPEI Faculty and Staff. Provided by the Healthy Campus Committee as part of the Employee Wellness Strategy.

Please join your colleagues in congratulating UPEI's latest 3M National Teaching Fellow, Dr. Sue Dawson. We will celebrate her achievement with a get-together on April 16th at 2:00 in the Main Building Faculty Lounge. Speeches will be brief, conversation will be jovial, and refreshments will be delicious, so please mark your calendars and come out to congratulate Sue!

The monthly meeting of the UPEI & Friends Neuroscience Journal Club will be held Friday, April 12th from 3-4 pm in the "Fishbowl" of the Duffy Research Centre (NRC). All faculty, staff and students with an interest in neuroscience research are welcome. For a copy of the paper to be discussed please contact Paul Bernard (pbernard@upei.ca) or Andy Tasker (tasker@upei.ca)

Staff and Faculty - thank you for the great response to the request for volunteers, April 9 for set up and April 10 and 12 for the event itself. Special call for volunteers who don't wind washing the large pots and pans at the end of the day. Please email Sister Sue at sukidd@upei.ca.

Please submit requests for updates for student computer labs for the fall semester by June 1. In order to accommodate changes to software installed on computers in the student computer labs and/or classrooms, we must receive requests including any installation media (CDs, DVDs, etc.) and any related licensing information such as serial numbers before this date.

We have further information on the announcement section of our website.
Email requests to smahar@upei.ca

The Department of Companion Animals at the Atlantic Veterinary College, UPEI, will be interviewing candidates to fill a tenure-track faculty position in Anesthesiology. As part of the interview process, each candidate has been asked to present two (2) thirty-minute seminars; one that should be geared towards 3rd year DVM students and one a presentation of their research interests.

First Candidate – Dr. Adrianna Sage, April 15th & 16th, 2019

Dr. Sage OVC (2018) has a Master of Science in Veterinary Clinical Medicine – Anesthesiology from the University of Illinois (2018). She completed a Small Animal Rotating Internship at VCA Southpaws Veterinary Specialists & Emergency Center and is currently completing an Anesthesia and Analgesia Residency at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois.

Peri-Operative Pain Management in Large Animal Species
Equine Total Intravenous Effects and Recovery Characteristics of Propofol in Combination with Ketamine and Xylazine
Monday April 15th @ 12:30pm, Lecture Theatre ‘B’, AVC

Any interested faculty / staff are invited to attend. A copy of each candidate’s CV and letter of application are available by contact Sonia Stewart- O’Neill (sostewart@upei.ca) in the Department of Companion Animals. 

Come celebrate your fellow colleagues' Academic Achievements at the Faculty Recognition Night on Wednesday, April 24th, 2019 @ The Culinary Institute of Canada (2 Sydney Street, Charlottetown) 6:30 pm reception, 7:00 pm dinner.

Faculty Association Award Recipients for 2018-2019 are as follows:
Hessian Recipients:
Charlene VanLeeuwen (Sessional) Science/Applied Human Sciences
David Hickey (Full-time) Arts/English
Jennifer Taylor  (Full-time) Science/Applied Human Sciences

Scholarly Achievement Recipients:
Bishnu Acharya - Engineering
Collins Kamunde - AVC/Biomedical Sciences

Outstanding Service Recipients:
Ann Braithwaite - Arts/Diversity & Social Justice
Shannon Murray - Arts/English

We will also be celebrating the following Faculty Association Retirees:
Mian Ali - Arts/Economics
Tim Goddard- Education
Deborah Good - Business
Stephen Howard - Science/SMCS
Gregory Irvine - Arts/Music
James Kemp - Science/Biology
P.Jeffrey Lewis - AVC/Path&Micro
Geoffrey Lindsay - Arts/English
David Seeler - AVC/Companion Animals

Ticket Prices: Member $30.00 (members' guests $30.00 each) Non-member $55.00

* Registration through the FA Office, upeifa@upeifa.org *  TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE for purchase & pickup from Heather or Kate in the FA OFFICE.  Stop in during the hours of 10:00 am - 12:00 noon OR 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm.  Duffy Science Centre (DSC) Room 415

*Cash or Cheque (made out to the Faculty Association)*

As part of ongoing efforts by IT Systems and Services to be more responsive and engage with the UPEI user community, an End-User Survey has been commissioned to provide additional input to update the campus IT strategy. UPEI has engaged Info-Tech Research Group, an independent third-party research firm, to create, collect, and compile the data for this survey.

We hope that you will take the 10-15 minutes to complete it and highlight issues which are relevant to you and your work here at UPEI. Please complete the survey at this link: https://surveys.infotech.com/end-user/register_cac/26b25ac1376939e359798f0925c654f3fb5764d0

Please join us for a celebration of UPEI’s new Canada Research Chair in Geospatial Humanities, held by Dr. Josh MacFadyen.

The Canada Research Chairs Program (CRCP) was established in 2000 by the Government of Canada. It stands at the centre of a national strategy to make Canada one of the world's top countries in research and development. It invests approximately $265 million per year to attract and retain a diverse cadre of world-class researchers, to reinforce academic research and training excellence in Canadian postsecondary institutions.

Chairholders aim to achieve research excellence in engineering and the natural sciences, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences. They improve our depth of knowledge and quality of life, strengthen Canada's international competitiveness, and help train the next generation of highly skilled people through student supervision, teaching, and the coordination of other researchers' work.

A reception will immediately follow.

When: Wednesday, April 17, 2019, 11:00 am

Where: Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building, UPEI 

The next deadline for submitting Biosafety applications including new applications, renewals and/or amendments is Friday April 26, 2019. 
These applications will be reviewed at the May 2019 meeting. 
Please ensure that you use the new electronic forms available at http://www.upei.ca/research/forms. 

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 at the June 2019 meeting. For more information, please contact Joy Knight at 620-5104 or reb@upei.ca