Atlantic ConnecTions Conference: Sustaining Women in SETT

All are invited to register for the Atlantic ConnecTions Conference on Sustaining Women in SETT, to be held at UPEI on May 30 and 31. The ACT Conference is the regional conference for CCWESTT (Canadian Coalition of Women in Engineering, Sciences, Trades, Technology) and is held every other year when CCWESTT is not held. Women and men in SETT professions, students, faculty, and staff are welcomed to this one-and-a-half day conference that includes a workshop on communication and panel discussions on hiring, retention, and diversity and inclusion in SETT workplaces. Early bird registration is open now until April 19! Registration and more information can be found here: http://atlanticconnections.ca/  

Fundraising event for AVC Wildlife Service

On Monday, April 8, 2019, the AVC Wildlife Service and the AVC Wildlife Club will hold their annual Wildlife Art Silent Auction and Raffle during National Wildlife Week from 9:30 am-4 pm. The fundraiser will be held on AVC's main floor near the cafeteria. The AVC Wildlife Service provides veterinary care for sick, injured, and displaced wildlife, with over 300 admissions each year. Every year, our talented students, faculty, and staff generously provide art and wildlife-related items for the fundraiser. There will be delicious wildlife-themed cupcakes during the day and a prize draw at 4 pm. Please come and check it out!

Candidate Presentation -- Zoo, Exotic & Wildlife Animal Medicine

The Department of Companion Animals at the Atlantic Veterinary College, UPEI, will be interviewing the third, and final, candidate for a newly-created, tenure-track faculty position in Zoo, Exotic & Wildlife Animal Medicine. Each candidate has been asked to present two (2) thirty-minute seminars; one a topic of their choosing that should be geared toward 3rd year DVM students and aimed at delivering “core” information for veterinary students (i.e., information that a new graduate will need to possess to be successful on Day 1); and the other on their vision for building/expanding an exotic animal practice at the AVC. Our third candidate will be on-campus Monday & Tuesday of next week. April 8th and 9th, 2019 Dr. Ariane Santamaria-Bouvier (U of Montréal ’07) has completed an internship in Zoological Medicine at the Université de Montréal (2008); an internship in Wildlife & Conservation Medicine at the Wildlife Center of Virginia (2010) and a residency in Zoological Medicine at the Université de Montréal (2014). She obtained a Certificate in Laboratory Animal Medicine from OVC in 2017 and is currently working as an Associate Veterinarian at the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg, MB. Zoonotic Diseases of Exotic Pets Vision for Building/Expanding an Exotic Animal Practice at AVC Monday, April 8th @ 12:30pm, AVC Lecture Theatre ‘A’ Any interested faculty / staff are invited to attend. A copy of the candidate’s CV and letter of application are available by contacting Laurel Fisher (fisher@upei.ca) in the Department of Companion Animals.

Leaders' Forum on Environmental Issues

Leaders of the Green, Liberal, New Democratic and Progressive Conservative Parties of PEI will come together on Monday, April 8th for a discussion of environmental issues, moderated by Dr Carolyn Peach-Brown, Chair of Environmental Studies at UPEI. Twenty Island environmental groups have collaborated to organize this event and to develop a number of questions for the leaders. There will also be time for questions from the floor. The forum starts at 7 pm in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, Room 242 of McDougall Hall on the UPEI campus. For more informaton, see the event's Facebook listing.

Celebrate UPEI's Canada Research Chair in Geospatial Humanities

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.

Candidate Seminar for Anesthesia Tenure-Track Faculty Position

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. 
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