On the evening of Wednesday October 30, 2019, ITSS will be implementing a change affecting how UPEI faculty and staff access Microsoft Office 365. During this change, there may be intermittent access to log in to Office 365 services.

If you have previously logged in to Office 365 using a password which was different than your UPEI email password, you will need to start using your current UPEI email password to sign-in to Office 365 as of this change.

If you have any questions, please contact the ITSS Help Desk at 902-566-0465.

Please join Mat Larade for his Molecular and Macromolecular Sciences Seminar Program presentation of his business capstone project, in collaboration with the largest coding firm on Prince Edward Island: Thinking Big.  The project centers around a business plan applying artificial intelligence to solve a practical problem, and the business logistics behind bringing the product through development and to market.  We will discuss the market, supply, demand, and pricing with regard to software, and the specific challenges presented with regard to an artificial intelligence based product in 2019.

All are welcome to attend!

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.

Get into the Hallowe’en spirit at Robertson Library!

Join us Tuesday, October 29 at 7 pm in the library, Room 312, upper level for a presentation by Dr. Richard Raiswell on early modern witch hunting, followed by the movie, The VVitch: A New England Folktale.

Admission is free! And, we’ll supply the Hallowe’en treats.

We'd love for you to join us!

Please note: The VVitch may not be suitable for all audiences. Viewer discretion is advised.

Please join Mat Larade for his Molecular and Macromolecular Sciences Seminar Program presentation of his business capstone project, in collaboration with the largest coding firm on Prince Edward Island: Thinking Big.  The project centers around a business plan applying artificial intelligence to solve a practical problem, and the business logistics behind bringing the product through development and to market.  We will discuss the market, supply, demand, and pricing with regard to software, and the specific challenges presented with regard to an artificial intelligence based product in 2019.

All are welcome to attend!

In the spirit of Halloween, for the week of October 28 to November 1, the UPEI campus food bank will be giving out Halloween treats with each donation. The bigger the donation you bring, the bigger the treat you will get. Although most do not give to receive in return, we thought this would be a fun way to thank our donors given the occasion! If you are wondering what you could donate, some popular items in the food bank include spaghetti noodles and sauce, canned corn, rice side dishes (sidekicks, Uncle Ben’s, etc.), hearty canned soups (chunky etc.), peanut butter, and jam. However, any donations are welcome. The campus food bank thanks you in advance!

This is a reminder that the UPEI Biosafety Policy requires that all Principal Investigators confirm the security and complete inventory of all biohazardous materials being used or stored, due in November of each year. This is accomplished by updating your entries, then confirming this action, as follows:

1. Access your inventory at http://biosafety.vre3.upei.ca

2. Ensure your inventory is up to date, and then confirm this by following the steps as listed below.

3. Select User Menu (Top right of screen) then My account from the left side of the drop down screen.

4. Click Edit (just below the user name)

5. Click on Information, on the top right section of the screen.

6. Scroll down this page. Below the box with the phone number, you will notice a box next to I accept. If you have not already done so, please read this section and, if you agree, please check this box.

7. To report your inventory is up to date, please enter the date that you confirm this in the 2019 box. 

8. Hit Save! Task completed.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. If you are not yet a user of this site, but store or use biohazardous materials, please contact Rhoda Speare to arrange access. 

If you have any questions, please contact Rhoda Speare, UPEI Biosafety Officer, at 902-620-5071 or rspeare@upei.ca.

The Health, Safety and Environment Department (HSE) is offering Emergency & Standard First Aid/CPR training sessions:

Emergency First Aid/CPR 
December 3, 2019
8:30 am – 3:30 pm
HSB 105

This basic one-day course offers lifesaving first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills. 

Standard First Aid/CPR
December 4 and 5, 2019
8:30 am – 3:30 pm
HSB 105

This comprehensive two-day course offers first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills for those who need enhanced training as a work requirement (high risk areas such as labs).

Cost of registration will be covered by HSE for all UPEI faculty and staff, including students who require training for on-campus employment. Students who do not require training for on-campus employment are welcome to attend; however, the cost of registration will not be covered. Please note, lunch will not be provided.

As space is limited, please pre-register by contacting Sarah Sudworth before Tuesday, November 26th, 2019 via email (hse@upei.ca) or by phone (902-566-0901).

Speaker: Dr. Angela Riveroll, Applied Human Sciences

Title:  Using Python to Develop a Bioinformatics Workflow for the Proteomic Characterization of Equine Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Differentiation

Everyone Welcome.

Come together and share the benefits of working with a certified personal trainer while engaging in some fun and social physical activity in a private studio space. Focus on exercise technique, movement efficiency, and effective exercise performance.  Sessions customized to the needs of the group and modified for the individual

Small Group Training - 12 sessions Fee: Sports Centre members/Full time UPEI Students  $112 + hst; non-members $139 + hst. 

UPEI Students, Staff and Faculty can apply for a fitness training subsidy of $75 to go towards the cost of this training.  Application for subsidy found under Forms at myUPEI log in.  One subsidy per person/academic year (September 2019 - April 2020).

Small Group Training - 12 sessions Fee: Sports Centre members $112 + hst; non-members $139 + hst.  

We have spots available with Derek on Tuesdays/Thursdays at 4:30 pm, October 29 - December 5 or with Richard on Monday/Wednesdays @ 5:30 pm, October 30 - December 11.

For more information please contact Angela Marchbank, Fitness & Wellness Coordinator at amarchbank@upei.ca.

The Environmental Studies Book Club Discussion Series and Roberts Library Talks is organizing the discussion “Chernobyl and Beyond: Past, Present and Future of Nuclear Energy.”

The event will start by showing a short video about the Chernobyl accident to reflect on the legacy of this event. We would also like to touch upon the popular HBO miniseries “Chernobyl” and how its release in 2019 may have influenced public awareness about the Chernobyl accident, and more generally, attitudes towards nuclear power. Next, we will move to a more general discussion about the future of nuclear energy in Canada and beyond.

Dr. Yuliya Rashchupkina, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science/School of Climate Change and Adaptation at UPEI, will join the discussion to provide insights about the historical and political contexts of the Chernobyl accident.

Date and time: October 30, 2019 at 5:30pm

Place: Robertson Library, room 312

All are welcome!

If you have any questions/suggestions, please feel free to contact Dr. Nino Antadze at nantadze@upei.ca

The Saint Dunstan's University Institute for Christianity and Culture is proud to present a public lecture exploring the complex and timely-issue of short-term housing rentals.  With a low vacancy rate in PEI's urban centres, many properties are being listed as short-term rentals on such websites as Airbnb and VRBO rather than serving as traditional rentals.  Please join us as David Wachsmuth, McGill University, speaks on this important topic.

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

Do you want to learn how to stay positive and confident as a parent and reduce stress in your family? Free Triple P-Positive Parenting Seminars will be held November 6th, 13th and 20th at Murphy’s Community Centre (room 207) from 7:00-8:30pm. Triple P is an international project promoted and supported by the Government of Prince Edward Island. There are three sessions in the seminar series, and each session addresses a different theme. Fathers, mothers, grandparents and guardians are welcome! Free onsite child care will be provided by CHANCES. 

For more information, contact Catherine Noseworthy at cnoseworthy@upei.ca,

The Animal Welfare Journal Club will meet to discuss:  Lynn WS, Santiago-Avila F, Lindenmayer J, Hadidian J, Wallach A, King B. 2019. A moral panic over cats. Conservation Biology 33(4):769-776, available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13346 (Note: This is a rebuttal essay; the original opinion piece is included.) 

Tuesday, October 29, 12:30-1:15 pm, AVC 278N

The Animal Welfare Journal Club meets approximately once a month to discuss scientific articles related to animal welfare. Everyone is welcome to attend and to propose articles for future discussion. Contact animalwelfare@upei.ca for more information. The club is co-hosted by AVC’s Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre and Animal Welfare Club.

Speaker: Dr. Angela Riveroll, Applied Human Sciences

Title:  Using Python to Develop a Bioinformatics Workflow for the Proteomic Characterization of Equine Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Differentiation

Everyone Welcome.

Come together and share the benefits of working with a certified personal trainer while engaging in some fun and social physical activity in a private studio space. Focus on exercise technique, movement efficiency, and effective exercise performance.  Sessions customized to the needs of the group and modified for the individual

Small Group Training - 12 sessions Fee: Sports Centre members/Full time UPEI Students  $112 + hst; non-members $139 + hst. 

UPEI Students, Staff and Faculty can apply for a fitness training subsidy of $75 to go towards the cost of this training.  Application for subsidy found under Forms at myUPEI log in.  One subsidy per person/academic year (September 2019 - April 2020).

Small Group Training - 12 sessions Fee: Sports Centre members $112 + hst; non-members $139 + hst.  

We have spots available with Derek on Tuesdays/Thursdays at 4:30 pm, October 29 - December 5 or with Richard on Monday/Wednesdays @ 5:30 pm, October 30 - December 11.

For more information please contact Angela Marchbank, Fitness & Wellness Coordinator at amarchbank@upei.ca.

You are invited to a workshop on Talking to the Media with Bruce Rainnie, President and CEO of the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame in Halifax and former host of CBC PEI's supper-hour news program, Compass.

The workshop will be on Tuesday, October 29, 5 to 8:30 pm. On-campus location TBD. Please bring $10 cash which covers pizza and drinks.  

The Applied Communication, Leadership, and Culture (ACLC) program at UPEI, in which Rainnie is Journalist in Residence, is sponsoring this event.

Please register for this event by end of day Friday, October 25th via this form. 

Questions about the event can be sent to Katie Clark (keclark2@upei.ca).

Get into the Hallowe’en spirit at Robertson Library!

Join us Tuesday, October 29 at 7 pm in the library, Room 312, upper level for a presentation by Dr. Richard Raiswell on early modern witch hunting, followed by the movie, The VVitch: A New England Folktale.

Admission is free! And, we’ll supply the Hallowe’en treats.

We'd love for you to join us!

Please note: The VVitch may not be suitable for all audiences. Viewer discretion is advised.

The Environmental Studies Book Club Discussion Series and Roberts Library Talks is organizing the discussion “Chernobyl and Beyond: Past, Present and Future of Nuclear Energy.”

The event will start by showing a short video about the Chernobyl accident to reflect on the legacy of this event. We would also like to touch upon the popular HBO miniseries “Chernobyl” and how its release in 2019 may have influenced public awareness about the Chernobyl accident, and more generally, attitudes towards nuclear power. Next, we will move to a more general discussion about the future of nuclear energy in Canada and beyond.

Dr. Yuliya Rashchupkina, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science/School of Climate Change and Adaptation at UPEI, will join the discussion to provide insights about the historical and political contexts of the Chernobyl accident.

Date and time: October 30, 2019 at 5:30pm

Place: Robertson Library, room 312

All are welcome!

If you have any questions/suggestions, please feel free to contact Dr. Nino Antadze at nantadze@upei.ca