Dr. Debbie R. De Rantere, a candidate for the two-year term small animal surgery lecturer position in the Department of Companion Animals will be interviewing on Monday, May 14. As part of this interview process, Dr. De Rantere has been asked to provide a seminar to the AVC community. 

Her seminar on "Prevention and Management of Surgical Site Infections" will be given on Monday, May 14 at 8:30 am in Lecture Theatre B, AVC.

All are welcome!

The University of Prince Edward Island invites applications from emerging leaders for a Tier II Canada Research Chair in Climate Change and Adaptation. This position is subject to final budgetary approval.

This will be a tenure stream appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor at the University of Prince Edward Island in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, conditional on the successful applicant being approved as a Tier II Canada Research Chair by the CRC Secretariat. Further information about the CRC program and nominee eligibility is available at https://www.chairs.gc.ca.

Salary is commensurate with experience and in accordance with the UPEI Faculty Association Collective Agreement. Full-time faculty members at UPEI receive a comprehensive benefits package.

Call for applications and UPEI job listing.

The next deadline for submitting Biosafety applications including new applications, renewals and/or amendments is Friday May 25 2018. These applications will be reviewed at the June 2018 meeting.

Please ensure that you use the new electronic forms available here.

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 July 2018 meeting. For more information, please contact Joy Knight at 620-5104 or reb@upei.ca.

Do you work with families that are separated due to employment in oil and gas, construction, trucking, health care, or some other type of out-of-province employment? Are you part of a family impacted by this type of employment?

The Families, Mobility, and Work Atlantic Canadian Symposium will examine intersections between diverse families, work situations and employment-related geographical mobility in the Canadian context. This event will bring together policy and civil society leaders, researchers studying families and mobility, and families directly impacted by work-related mobility to facilitate dialogue and knowledge-sharing with a focus on leading and emerging policy and practices at home, at work and in the community.

This event is in partnership with the Vanier Institute in Ottawa and the On the Move Partnership at Memorial University, it is the first event of its kind in Canada.

Click here to register!

Ethics protocols that involve ‘more than minimal risk’ must be reviewed by the full UPEI Research Ethics Board. The next deadline for submitting these protocols is Monday June 4 2018. They will be reviewed at the June meeting. Protocols involving ‘more than minimal risk’ that are received after June 4 will be reviewed at the July 2018 meeting.

Other ethics protocol submissions, including new applications that do not involve ‘more than minimal risk’, renewals, and amendments may be submitted at any time. They will be sent for delegated review as soon as all necessary forms are received.

Please ensure that you download and use the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/forms. Use Adobe Reader to complete forms.

Submit the following:

• one hard copy of the signed application form 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

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

Build strength and balance on your mat in this fun,upbeat class. Challenging yet safe for beginners with lots of modifications. Wednesdays, 4:30–5:15 pm, May 16–June 20.

Yoga Instructor: Kelly Hughes. Fee: Sports Centre members #36 + hst, Non-Members $45 + hst. To register visit Panther Central desk, Sports Centre.

Pre-register at least 24 hours prior to start date of program. For more information contact Angela Marchbank, Coordinator Fitness and Wellness at amarchbank@upei.ca.

The next UPEI on-site training session in animal use and care will be held on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the McCain Foundation Learning Commons, AVC, Rm 278 N.

This will be a 3 hour training session with handouts, based on CCAC Recommended Syllabus (exam included). The Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) requires that all personnel involved with the use of animals in research, teaching, testing and service take this course. (A refresher course is required every 5 years).

Please notify Sherri Pineau by e-mail at animalcare@upei.ca by 12:00 noon on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 if you or any of your staff will be attending this session.

All faculty and staff are invited to attend the 2018 Celebration of Colleagues on Tuesday, May 15, 2018.

In recognition of the outstanding performance of our faculty and staff and their dedication to students and community, the annual Presidential Recognition Awards of Merit and 25 Year Service Awards will be presented at this event.

Please join us on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre. 

The regular May 2018 Island Studies Lecture takes place on Tuesday, May 15, at 7 p.m. in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge on the UPEI campus and will feature L.M. Montgomery scholar Dr. Kate Scarth speaking about “Anne of Charlottetown and Summerside: L.M. Montgomery’s Urban PEI.”

Read more on the UPEI Events Calendar.

ITSS has received reports of phone calls directed to staff/faculty on campus from a group reporting to be, or associated with, "Kaspersky Labs".

ITSS recommends that if you receive one of these calls, please do not provide the callers any information as it could be used for fraudulent or nefarious purposes.   

Any questions or concerns may be directed to the ITSS helpdesk at (902) 566-0465 or helpdesk@upei.ca.

Looking for an enriching volunteer experience this summer? The UPEI English Language Centre is looking for volunteers to join us in assisting with afternoon socio-cultural activities and acting as conversation partners in hosting this year’s English language Camps for International students!

This is a fantastic opportunity to learn and strengthen valuable skills, experience other cultures, and of course have a blast doing it! Activities may include things such as trips to Anne of Green Gables, scavenger hunts, tours, on-campus workshops, beach visits, and more! If you are interested, please email Owen Shaw at oshaw@upei.ca, or call 902-566-0529.

The offices of the UPEI Student Union will be closed all day today for staff training, and will re-open at 9:00am on Friday, May 11.

Sorry for any inconvenience!

As an instructor, you’ve set up a syllabus that clearly explains your expectations for where students will end up. Then you set them on the journey to that destination. However, some will get off track along the way. The information you provide, how you provide it and when you provide it will be key to getting them back on the right path or in keeping them on the right path.

In this workshop instructors will learn strategies for the use of feedback and rubrics that they can use to accompany student assessments. This workshop will take place on Thursday, May 17th from 2:00 to 3:00 pm in Room 265 of the Robertson Library and is put on by the E-Learning Office. REGISTER

Congratulations to Aimie Doyle for completing the Morneau Shepell Total Health Index survey (THI) for UPEI employees that was launched on April 16, 2018! Aimie is week three's winner of a wellness basket!

There is still time to complete the survey and chances to win more great prizes!

Click here to complete this important survey! You will land on a "Sign-in" page where you must select the "Don't have an account?" option. You will then be taken to a "create an account" page which will allow you to begin the survey.

All UPEI employees are encouraged to take the 20 minute survey. It is completely confidential and under no circumstances will your employer have access to individual answers or results. If you have any question/concerns, please contact the co-chairs of the UPEI Healthy Campus Committee Sue Connolly at smconnolly@upei.ca or Sondra Gantner at sgantner@upei.ca.

Interactive videos can increase student engagement and interest. Our latest version of Moodle is now equipped with interactive video creation capability. Instructors are invited to attend a workshop on how to create a basic interactive video.

This workshop, offered by the E-Learning Office, will take place on Thursday, May 24th from 2:00 to 3:00 pm in Room 265 of the Robertson Library. REGISTER

The UPEI Master in Global Affairs program welcomes Dr. Javier Esguevillas (Director, MGA URJC-Strasbourg) who will deliver a presentaion on "The Council of Europe and Graduate Studies in the XXI Century: Rule of Law, Democracy and the Refugee Crisis" on Thursday May 10, 3:00 pm McDougall Hall 329.

All are welcome to attend the lecture!

The monthly meeting of the UPEI & Friends Neuroscience Journal Club will be held on Friday May 11, 2018 from 3-4 pm in the "fishbowl" of the Duffy Research Centre (NRC). All neuroscience research students as well as faculty, scientists and staff with an interest in neuroscience topics are welcome to attend.

For a copy of the paper to be discussed please contact Rebecca Reed-Jones (rreedjones@upei.ca) or Andy Tasker (tasker@upei.ca)

The School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences welcomes the campus community to a tenure-track faculty candidate presentation by Mr. Kenneth Zhou, PhD candidate, on May 11 9:30 am in the Cass Science Hall, Room 101.

For more information, please email smcs@upei.ca.

The monthly meeting of the UPEI & Friends Neuroscience Journal Club will be held on Friday May 11, 2018 from 3-4 pm in the "fishbowl" of the Duffy Research Centre (NRC). All neuroscience research students as well as faculty, scientists and staff with an interest in neuroscience topics are welcome to attend. For a copy of the paper to be discussed please contact Rebecca Reed-Jones (rreedjones@upei.ca) or Andy Tasker (tasker@upei.ca)

Professional Development will be launching a second session of the very popular New Managers Certificate Program. This certificate program is designed for those who are new to the manager/supervisor’s role or aspire to be a manager/supervisor. Admission is open to all; there are no prerequisites and no application fees.

Courses include:

• The Leader in You May 18, 2018
• Introduction to Financial Management May 25, 2018
• Creating Effective Teams May 31 & June 1, 2018
• Performance Management June 14 & 15, 2018
• Communicating as a Leader June 21, 2018
• Strategic Thinking August 9, 2018
• Change Management September 6, 2018
• Managing Conflict in the Workplace October 24, 2018

Click here to learn more!