Introduction to the Teaching Dossier The Faculty Development Office offers dossier workshops for faculty interested in compiling a file for tenure or promotion -- or simply for developmental purposes. This first workshop, delivered by Shannon Murray and Sue Dawson, introduces the principles of the teaching dossier, outlines the requirements for tenure and promotion in the Faculty Handbook, and suggests a variety of ways to present your teaching for others. This workshop is open to all, but registration is required. To register for this workshop, please email Krystal Mayne by January 17, 2011. If you have missed this deadline, please contact Krystal Mayne to see if there is space available.

SPEAKER: Reginald Adiele, Department of Biomedical Sciences TITLE: Mechanisms of cadmium- and calcium-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction in rainbow trout.

Writing a Statement of Teaching Philosophy In this Teaching Dossier Workshop participants will look at the statement of Teaching Philosophy, a standard but challenging item in a teaching dossier. Participants will begin the process of drafting that statement. This workshop is open to all, but registration is required. To register for this workshop, please email Krystal Mayne by January 17, 2011. If you have missed this deadline, please contact Krystal Mayne to see if there is space available.

Preparing a Research Dossier Facilitated by Dr. Katherine Schultz, participants will learn ways to make the research portion of their tenure and promotion file accessible to a broad readership. This workshop is open to all, but registration is required. To register for this workshop, please email Krystal Mayne by January 17, 2011.

UPEI Men's Hockey host SFX at 7 pm with a sledge hockey demo during the first intermission.

UPEI Men's Hockey team host the Saint Mary Huskies at 7 pm.

Widening Horizons: Integrating International Perspectives Ms. McBride has extensive experience promoting internationalization – experience gained by leading policy development and advocacy efforts at the federal level, research initiatives on the strengths and challenges of internationalization in the Canadian university context, as well as numerous workshops at the national and institutional levels on strategies to improve internationalization efforts. Join her for a discussion on how to bring an international perspective to your classroom or your curriculum. Facilitated by: Karen McBride, President of the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE)

SPEAKER: Heather Fenton, Department of Pathology and Microbiology TITLE: Not on porpoise: Estimating bycatch as a result of entanglement in fishing equipment as a cause of mortality of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phoceona) in Canada SPEAKER: Jessica Willis, Department of Biomedical Sciences TITLE: Foul oysters: Cryptosporidium sp. and Giardia duodenalis contamination and detection studies in the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica

This year's career fair has a new look! We are welcoming both Bachelor of Education school board recruiters and employer recruiters to one on campus fair. There is a great range and variety of employers attending this year. It is a free on campus event! Come by and put your networking skills to work!

The University of Prince Edward Island builds on its strong record of publication with the launch of eight new books from the Faculty of Arts. The launch is Friday, January 28 from 4-6 pm in the Faculty Lounge of UPEI’s Main Building. The titles launched at this event include books, journals, and CDs with Arts Faculty members as authors , performers, or primary editors. They are: "Island Enclaves” (McGQUP, 2010) by Godfrey Baldacchino. “Homecare: One woman’s Journey” (VDM Verlag, 2009) by Lorraine Begley. Volume 20 of the Journal “Psychomusicology: Music, Mind & Brain” (2010), edited by Annabel Cohen. The volume is a special double issue entitled “A history of music psychology in autobiography.” It includes a DVD (with the technical assistance of Robert Drew of the Psychology Department). “Soundscapes of Spain” (CD, 2010) by Frances Gray. “Burning House” (Wolsak and Wynn Publishers, 2010) by Richard Lemm. “The Landscapes of Confederation, Charlottetown 1864” (P.E.I.Heritage Foundation, 2010) by Ed MacDonald (with Catherine Hennessey and David Keenlyside). “The Atheist’s Primer” (Broadview, 2010) by Malcolm Murray. “Dreams of Nationhood: American Jewish Communists and the Soviet Birobidzhan Project, 1924-1951” (Academic Studies Press, 2010) by Henry Srebrnik. Each title will be available to purchase at the launch. Refreshments and a reception will follow. For more information, contact Lisa Chilton at lchilton@upei.ca, or 566-0692.