UPEI Health and Fitness Week will be November 18 - 23. We have a Self Care Fair, Getting a Restful Sleep presentation, fitness classes, Succulent Plant Party, Mandala Workshop, Glucose/Cholesterol Clinic, and much, much more. Check out all details at https://www.upei.ca/ar/health-and-fitness-week

Does Fido or Fluffy have bad breath?  That odour may indicate a more serious health risk of periodontal disease, which is completely preventable  Good dental health is just as important for pets as it is for humans but is typically overlooked. By age 3, 70-80% of dogs and cats show signs of dental disease.

Dr. Mike West, community care clinician at the Atlantic Veterinary College, will discuss dental disease in our pets and how to help our pet’s teeth and gums stay healthy.

Everyone is welcome.  Admission is free, and refreshments will be served.

For information, contact (902) 566-0589 or upei.ca/avc

The decolonizing reading group is meeting again on Monday, November 18, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, in Memorial 308. Come join your colleagues in a discussion about knowledge and research and some important questions that a concentration on decolonizing raises around these central focuses of our profession. We'll be discussing the Introduction and Chapter One of Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples, by Linda Tuhiwai Smith (2012). It's available as an ebook on the Robertson Library website: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/upei/detail.action?docID=1426837. Co-organized by the Faculty Development Office and the Indigenous Education Advisory Circle faculty development group. For more information, contact Gerald Wandio, fdo@upei.ca or Ann Braithwaite, abraithwaite@upei.ca.

Online Employee and Spouse/Dependent Tuition Waiver fillable form can be found on the main page of MyUPEI under UPEI Forms.

The deadline for tuition deadline Winter 2020 Tuition Waivers is no later than December 6, 2019. Accounts for which waivers are received by HR after the deadline of December 6th, may be subject to late fees in accordance with the Academic Calendar. Please be advised Human Resources will no longer accept printed waiver forms.

If you have any questions please contact Kellie Nicholson at: (902) 566-0514 or HRgeneral@upei.ca.

The UPEI campus food bank has lots of fun things planned for the month of November. We will be having a different donation theme every week! We have “Fruits and Veggies”, “Donations by the Day”, “Soup for the Soul”, and “Study Snacks”! We are so excited to put this fun little twist on our donation drives and hope to increase student awareness of the food bank. Of course, don’t feel pressured to follow these themes as any donations are always welcomed and appreciated! Tune in to the UPEI Campus Food Bank Facebook page for more details about these themes and donation ideas. Thank you to all!

November 4th – November 8th: Fruits and Veggies

November 11th – November 15th: Donations by the Day

November 18th – November 22nd: Soup for the Soul

November 25th – November 29th: Study Snacks

And if you would like us to come to your department or to your desk for pick up, don't hesitate to ask!  Email us at foodbank@upei.ca

The UPEI 50^th Anniversary Alumni Speakers Series and the UPEI Faculty of Arts are pleased to present an evening with the Honourable Percy Downe (BA, ’77), the first graduate of the University of Prince Edward Island to serve in the Senate of Canada. The event is on Thursday, November 14, at 6:30 pm in SDU Main Building, room 213.

In 2019, the University of Prince Edward Island is marking 50 years as a leader in education and research in our province, and well beyond the Island’s shores. The university has developed a year-long celebration to reflect on UPEI’s contributions spanning the globe. The Alumni Speakers Series is an opportunity to celebrate each of UPEI’s eight faculties by inviting prestigious alumni to speak about their journey from UPEI to today. 

Percy Downe was appointed to the Senate of Canada on June 26, 2003, and lives in Charlottetown. He is current vice-chair of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association, vice-chair on the board of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF, and whip/liaison of the Senate Liberal Caucus. As a senator, he is a past member of the inaugural National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade (vice chair), the Standing Senate Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration, the Standing Joint committee on the Library of Parliament (joint chair), the Standing Committee on National Finance, the Standing committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, and the Standing Committee on Rules, Rights and Procedures of Parliament.

Prior to his career in the Senate, Downe was chief of staff to the Prime Minister of Canada, director of appointments in the Office of the Prime Minister, and executive assistant to the Minister of Labour, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, the Secretary of State for Veterans Affairs and ACOA, and the Premier of Prince Edward Island.

Calling all singing and music enthusiasts! Join us to share world music and songs from different countries and cultures represented on the UPEI campus. This is a non-audition singing group that meets Thursdays 4:30 to 5:45 pm in the Faculty Lounge of SDU Main Building.

Now in its 9th year. For more information, contact airs@upei.ca, Heather Barnick  hbarnick@upei.ca, or Annabel Cohen at 902-629-4325.

UPEI Korean Speech Contest is open to all UPEI students who speak Korean as a foreign or second language at the introductory (beginner) level.

The 2019 Contest will be held on November 22 (Friday) from 1:00 to 3:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge (Main Building 201). Free food and beverage will be provided.

1. Deadline for application and speech draft submission:
Monday, November 15, 2019
Please send your submission to jeopark@upei.ca.

2. Eligibility:
Each contestant must satisfy all of the following criteria:

• Has studied or is studying Introduction to Korean at UPEI.
• Speaks Korean as a foreign or second language.

3. Category: Beginner

• Both parents/guardians are not native speakers of Korean
• Has not stayed in Korea for more than a total of 3 months
• Has studied or is studying Korean by taking beginner’s course of Korean

4. Speech Title and Content:
Choose your own title and subject. Speech topics may be drawn from any field.
Speech length: up to 3 minutes
Memorize the speech

5. Judges and Evaluation Criteria:

• Panel of 2-3 judges comprised of Korean-speaking and Korean language education professionals
• Speeches are assessed according to content and organization, grammar and pronunciation, manner of presentation and audience’s response. An appropriate length and delivery from memorization are parts of presentation.

NOTE:

• Reading the speech draft is subject to penalty. Placing the draft on the podium is for very discrete reference only
• The speech length limit is to be adhered to. Overtime will be subject to penalty. Overly short speeches will be penalized as well.
• Winners may not be declared if no contestants met the standard expected for the category.

6. Prizes:

• 1st prize: $500 scholarship
• 2nd prize: $300 scholarship
• 3rd prize: $200 scholarship
• All other participants will get a nice USB memory stick

Our annual UPEI Global Village Multicultural Festival takes place on Friday, November 15 at 6:00 pm in McMillan Hall of the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. The UPEI Global Village Organizing Committee is excited to invite the public to celebrate with us during our free multicultural event. It is an opportunity to celebrate campus diversity, community building, and friendships while learning about other cultures, enjoying performances, and dancing.

The festival brings together various ethnocultural groups and community organizations in an effort to build a stronger and supportive community. The Global Village is an exciting opportunity to bring domestic and international students and community members together to collaborate, promote, explore and learn about each other’s cultural backgrounds in an interactive and engaging way. “Not everyone has the opportunity to go out and see the world, so it’s nice to be able to bring a little bit of the world here for everyone to enjoy,” said Russell Kleinveldt, one of the members of the Global Village Organizing Committee and an international student from South Africa in the Master of Education program.

This September, the number of international students enrolled at UPEI is the highest in its history, amounting to over 28 percent of the student population. There are more than 93 countries represented in the international student body at the university. For more information on the UPEI Global Village, please contact Nouhad Mourad at the International Student Office at nmourad@upei.ca or (902) 566-6092.

Competition deadline: December 2, 2019

The IRG and SERG competitions provide research grants of up to $5000 to support stand-alone projects through the funding of fully developed research proposals. 

Note: As of 2019, the Internal Research Grants program for social sciences and humanities applicants has been rebranded as the “SSHRC Explore Research Grants” program, due to requirements imposed by the SSHRC Institutional Grants program.  Guidelines for the SSHRC Explore Research Grants program are identical to the Internal Research Grants program.  Therefore, applicants cannot apply for both an IRG and the SERG in the same competition year.

Eligible Applicants: Tenured, Tenure Track, Term and Sessional UPEI Faculty in Arts, Business, Education, Nursing, Science, or Sustainable Design Engineering, and Librarians, who are employed by UPEI at the time of application and for the duration of the award.  A professor emeritus or adjunct professor may apply as co-applicant with an eligible tenure/tenure-track UPEI faculty member.  Please consult the program guidelines for other eligibility considerations.

Program guidelines and application forms can be found here: https://www.upei.ca/research-services/resources-and-tools/internal-funding

For more information, please contact Leslie Cudmore, Research Grants Coordinator, at lcudmore@upei.ca. 

The Faculty of Nursing invites members of the campus community; students, faculty and staff to attend a public presentation by Margie Burns PhD(c), RN candidate for a tenure track position. Her public presentation on Linking Teaching, Learning and Research at the UPEI Faculty of Nursing will be held on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 in the Health Science Building, room 104 at 11:00 a.m..   

Friendship is the melody that connect us all. The Chaplaincy Centre and Buddhist Nuns from Great Wisdom Buddhist Institute will be hosting an evening filled with music from talented artists and friends. Join us in celebrating friendship, culture, and diversity. Drinks and snacks will be provided.

UPEI Health and Fitness Week will be November 18 - 23. We have a Self Care Fair, Getting a Restful Sleep presentation, fitness classes, Succulent Plant Party, Mandala Workshop, Glucose/Cholesterol Clinic, and much, much more. Check out all details at https://www.upei.ca/ar/health-and-fitness-week

Ethics protocols that involve ‘more than minimal risk’ must be reviewed by the full UPEI Research Ethics Board (REB).  The next deadline for submitting these protocols is Friday November 29 2019. They will be reviewed at the December meeting.  Protocols involving ‘more than minimal risk’ that are received after November 29 will be reviewed at the January 2020 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 (Compliance Coordinator) at 620-5104 or reb@upei.ca.

The next deadline for submitting Biosafety applications including new applications, renewals and/or amendments is Friday November 29, 2019. These applications will be reviewed at the December 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 January 2020 meeting. For more information, please contact Joy Knight at 620-5104 or reb@upei.ca.

Speaker:  Michael Isei, Biomedical Sciences

Title: Interactions of Copper with Temperature and Hypoxia on Reactive Oxygen Species Homeostasis in Rainbow Trout Heart

Everyone Welcome

The UPEI 50^th Anniversary Alumni Speakers Series and the UPEI Faculty of Arts are pleased to present an evening with the Honourable Percy Downe (BA, ’77), the first graduate of the University of Prince Edward Island to serve in the Senate of Canada. The event is on Thursday, November 14, at 6:30 pm in SDU Main Building, room 213.

In 2019, the University of Prince Edward Island is marking 50 years as a leader in education and research in our province, and well beyond the Island’s shores. The university has developed a year-long celebration to reflect on UPEI’s contributions spanning the globe. The Alumni Speakers Series is an opportunity to celebrate each of UPEI’s eight faculties by inviting prestigious alumni to speak about their journey from UPEI to today. 

Percy Downe was appointed to the Senate of Canada on June 26, 2003, and lives in Charlottetown. He is current vice-chair of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association, vice-chair on the board of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF, and whip/liaison of the Senate Liberal Caucus. As a senator, he is a past member of the inaugural National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade (vice chair), the Standing Senate Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration, the Standing Joint committee on the Library of Parliament (joint chair), the Standing Committee on National Finance, the Standing committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, and the Standing Committee on Rules, Rights and Procedures of Parliament.

Prior to his career in the Senate, Downe was chief of staff to the Prime Minister of Canada, director of appointments in the Office of the Prime Minister, and executive assistant to the Minister of Labour, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, the Secretary of State for Veterans Affairs and ACOA, and the Premier of Prince Edward Island.

UPEI Korean Speech Contest is open to all UPEI students who speak Korean as a foreign or second language at the introductory (beginner) level.

The 2019 Contest will be held on November 22 (Friday) from 1:00 to 3:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge (Main Building 201). Free food and beverage will be provided.

1. Deadline for application and speech draft submission:
Monday, November 15, 2019
Please send your submission to jeopark@upei.ca.

2. Eligibility:
Each contestant must satisfy all of the following criteria:

• Has studied or is studying Introduction to Korean at UPEI.
• Speaks Korean as a foreign or second language.

3. Category: Beginner

• Both parents/guardians are not native speakers of Korean
• Has not stayed in Korea for more than a total of 3 months
• Has studied or is studying Korean by taking beginner’s course of Korean

4. Speech Title and Content:
Choose your own title and subject. Speech topics may be drawn from any field.
Speech length: up to 3 minutes
Memorize the speech

5. Judges and Evaluation Criteria:

• Panel of 2-3 judges comprised of Korean-speaking and Korean language education professionals
• Speeches are assessed according to content and organization, grammar and pronunciation, manner of presentation and audience’s response. An appropriate length and delivery from memorization are parts of presentation.

NOTE:

• Reading the speech draft is subject to penalty. Placing the draft on the podium is for very discrete reference only
• The speech length limit is to be adhered to. Overtime will be subject to penalty. Overly short speeches will be penalized as well.
• Winners may not be declared if no contestants met the standard expected for the category.

6. Prizes:

• 1st prize: $500 scholarship
• 2nd prize: $300 scholarship
• 3rd prize: $200 scholarship
• All other participants will get a nice USB memory stick

Speaker:  Michael Isei, Biomedical Sciences

Title: Interactions of Copper with Temperature and Hypoxia on Reactive Oxygen Species Homeostasis in Rainbow Trout Heart

Everyone Welcome

The decolonizing reading group is meeting again on Monday, November 18, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, in Memorial 308. Come join your colleagues in a discussion about knowledge and research and some important questions that a concentration on decolonizing raises around these central focuses of our profession. We'll be discussing the Introduction and Chapter One of Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples, by Linda Tuhiwai Smith (2012). It's available as an ebook on the Robertson Library website: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/upei/detail.action?docID=1426837. Co-organized by the Faculty Development Office and the Indigenous Education Advisory Circle faculty development group. For more information, contact Gerald Wandio, fdo@upei.ca or Ann Braithwaite, abraithwaite@upei.ca.