Dr. Jennifer Taylor will be leading this seminar on the challenges of implementing nutrition policies in the PEI school system, and why it matters. Presented as part of the 2010-2011 UPEI Centre for Education Research Seminar Series. These seminars are open to the entire UPEI campus community.

"The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: The Value and Challenges of Publishing Your Teaching Ideas." Facilitated by: Dr. Brian D. Wagner Department of Chemistry and Office of Graduate Studies The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning has varying definitions and descriptions, but typically it is seen to “involve the systematic study of teaching and/or learning and the public sharing and review of such work through presentations or publications” (http://www.sotl.ilstu.edu/downloads/pdf/definesotl.pdf ). This brown-bag lunch interactive session will involve a presentation and open discussion forum about all aspects of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). The topics for discussion will include (but not be limited to) such areas as descriptions of what SoTL is and what it involves, some sense of its history at Canadian Universities, the impacts it can have, issues around the recognition of SoTL as a scholarly research pursuit across disciplines and institutions, SoTL research funding, issues relevant to the use of student data, the engagement of Faculty in SoTL, and challenges and approaches to publishing SoTL research. This session will be of particular interest to Faculty and staff contemplating entering into SoTL pursuits, and to those already undertaking such scholarly work (the latter of whom will be called upon to share their experiences and advice!).

To be completed. For now, prepare to see the best UPEI has to offer, along with the annual AVC Open House.

All faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of UPEI are invited to attend the annual Panther Classic in support of UPEI students.

All alumni of PWC, SDU, and UPEI are invited to join events to celebrate their reunion years. Milestone reunions are already being planned for SDU'61, UPEI'81, and AVC'01. If you want to start planning yours, please get in touch with us.

All graduating students are encouraged to attend Countdown to Convocation at the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. It's a one-stop shop on preparing to graduate. Free food.

SPEAKER: Gailene Tobin, Department of Biomedical Sciences TITLE: The Effect of IL-18 on the Activation of Natural Killer Cell Immunity and Its Relevance in Breast Cancer Progression.

Vagabond Productions is proud to present The Magdalene Variations, a new play created by Drs. Catherine Innes-Parker and Greg Doran. Through the various stories of Mary Magdalene, the play looks at the place of compassion and forgiveness in the modern world. The show runs March 16 to 19 at the Chaplaincy Centre. The doors open at 7, and the show will begin at 7:30 p.m.. Admission is by donation. For more information, you can contact Greg Doran at 566-6013 or gdoran@upei.ca.

Building Connections in the first-year experience In this session June Countryman and Andrew Zinck will mediate a discussion exploring essential academic and personal issues that first-year students in all programs need to know. We are in the third year of running an "immersion" program with our first-year students to help them make a successful transition from high school to university. We will share what we are learning from that experience as a springboard to the discussion.

Is this the end for traditional media? This is the question that UPEI journalism students will be asking professional journalists on Wednesday, March 9 at 7 pm at the Atlantic Veterinary College, Lecture Theatre C. With a strong line up of journalists representing the media from different perspectives, including Paul McNeill from the Eastern Graphic, Wayne Thibodeau and Jocelyne Lloyd from the Guardian, Marcia Enman from La Voix Acadienne, and Andy Walker from the Canadian Association of Journalists, the forum is shaping up to be an event that Islanders will not want to miss. UPEI journalism students Samantha MacKinnon and Ross Mair will frame the discussion, raising important questions about how the media has evolved over the last two decades, and what media will look like in the years to come. “How we communicate the news, be it local, national, or global, has changed so dramatically in recent years. This event offers an opportunity to come to terms with the scope and scale of all this change,” said Richard Kurial, Dean of Arts at UPEI. Sponsored by the UPEI Dean of Arts and the Canadian Association of Journalists – PEI Chapter, they have partnered to present this forum as a first in a series of discussions relating to the impact of technology on journalism and the media. Everyone is welcome to attend this inaugural event. For additional information, please contact: Dr. Richard Kurial, Dean of Arts, University of Prince Edward Island, (902) 566-0310 / rkurial@upei.ca