Campus Notices
Development & Alumni Engagement have some unopened toner cartridges that they no longer need. If you have a printer in your office that takes any of these toners please let Sarah know at shastelow@upei.ca and plan pick up for Tuesday, May 21.
HP Color Laserjet CP3505,3800: Cyan Q7581A
HP Color Laserjet CP3505,3800: Magenta 503A Q7583A
HP Color Laserjet CP3505,3800: Black 501A Q6470A
Xerox made for HP Color Laserjet CP3505,3800: Yellow Q7582A
Dataproducts made for HP Color Laserjet CP3505,3800: Yellow Q7582A x 2
Dataproducts made for HP Color Laserjet CP3505,3800: Black Q6470A x 2
Our third candidate will be on-campus Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.
May 21st & 22nd, 2019
Dr. Patrick Burns received his BVSc from the University of Queensland (1992) and in 2005 he completed a residency in Anesthesia and Critical Care at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Burns is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia (2006). Dr. Burns is currently Head of Equine Anesthesia, and Project Manager at Langford Veterinary Services at the University of Bristol.
SEMINAR Tuesday May 21st, 2019 @ 12:30pm in Lecture Theatre 'B'
Peri-operative Pain Management in Large Animal Species
"Opportunities and Collaborations in Research - My Research Story"
Any interested faculty/staff are invited to attend. A copy of the candidate's CV and letter of application are available by contacting Sonia Stewart-O'Neill (sostewart@upei.ca) in the Department of Companion Animals.
Games are compelling for young and old alike. Adding game elements to your course is one way of enhancing your students' engagement. In this workshop you will learn about basic game elements and how they can be used both in online and face-to-face teaching environments. Be sure to bring a set of headphones or earbuds with you. You can attend this workshop on either Thursday, May 23rd or Wednesday, June 19th from 10:30 to 11:30 am in Room 265, Robertson Library. REGISTER
These three days are a celebration of the accomplishments of our graduate students and their research efforts. Over the course of the three days, graduate students from multiple faculties will present their research orally.
Opening ceremonies are schedule to begin at 9:00 am on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. Students (undergraduate and graduate), researchers, and faculty are encouraged to attend as much of the conference as their schedule permits.
Most activities will occur in McDougall Hall, in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium and Schurman Market Square. There is a no-cost registration to facilitate planning and communication to participants.
For conference materials, please go here: http://www.upei.ca/graduatestudies/student-research/graduate-studies-and-research-conference
This award-winning documentary tells the story of Canadian scientist Dr. Anne Innis Daag as she traces her 1956 journey to South Africa to study giraffes in the wild. Limited seating, $5 tickets can be purchased at https://giraffemovie.eventbrite.ca.
This screening opens the Atlantic Connections Conference on Sustaining Women in SETT (ACT attendees can reserve one free ticket). More information and registration to ACT can be found at: http://atlanticconnections.ca/event-registration/
Thursday, May 30, at 6:30 PM in Theatre A, AVC.
Human Resources has developed a new online Tuition Waiver fillable form. The form, for both the Employee and Spouse/Dependent waivers, can be found on the main page of MyUPEI under UPEI Forms and on the Human Resources portal under Professional Development. Please submit all Summer 2019 semester Tuition Waivers via the online form as soon as possible.
If you have any questions please contact Heather Walsh at: (902) 566-0514 or hwalsh@upei.ca.
The UPEI Brass and Woodwind Summer Studios 2019 will take place June 24-29 in the Steel Building. This week-long chamber music workshop is an exciting opportunity for motivated young brass and woodwind students aged 14-18 to hone their musicianship, improve their technique, and meet like-minded young musicians. Students take part in individual lessons with UPEI music faculty, enjoy group rehearsals and performances, and participate in creative workshops, all within the welcoming environment of the UPEI Department of Music. Open to flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, French horn, trombone, euphonium, and tuba students.
Register online at: http://bit.do/UPEISummerStudios2019
Contact Dr. Nicole Strum with any questions at nstrum@upei.ca
Join our Facebook Group: UPEI Brass and Woodwind Summer Studios 2019
One in five Islanders has been diagnosed with hypertension (high blood pressure). Come to the UPEI Health & Wellness Centre on May 17th (World Hypertension Day) for a free Blood Pressure (BP) Check and the opportunity to win a home BP monitoring machine. Every individual who has a BP check between 9:00 - 12:00 pm will be entered into a draw for a home BP monitoring machine. No need for appointments, just drop in!
UPDATED - Registration for this FREE workshop is now open to all UPEI:
- Graduate students and post-doctoral fellows
- Graduate student staff/graduate student Chairs
- Senior-level undergraduates
- Co-op students
- Staff at Career Services centre at UPEI
This workshop, co-hosted by Synapse, UPEI's technology transfer and commercialization office (www.synapsepei.com) and Mitacs, a national,not-for-profit organization that has designed and delivered research and training programs in Canada for 20 years. (www.mitacs.ca). A minimum registration of 12 participants is required in order for the workshop to go ahead, so early registration is encouraged.
Time Management – Tuesday, June 4, 2019,
9:00am-5:00pm (Registration starts at 8:30am)
Where: Rooms 286 B & C, Atlantic Veterinary College (UPEI)
This energetic, intensive one-day course will sharpen your professional time
management skills and optimize your working week. Building on the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) best practices, methodologies, and productivity tactics, the course provides tools and techniques that can be applied to a partner industry project or employment-based role. Whether you’re handling dynamic timelines alone or within a team, you’ll be able to reach your project targets with the knowledge gained in this course.
Learning Outcomes
You will learn to:
- Optimize your professional days and weeks
- Effectively define targets and goals so that they are clear and sustainable
- Accurately estimate activity duration
- Improve focus and better manage interruptions
- Reduce corrective communication
- Better defend project schedules without sacrificing relationship quotient
- Improve and leverage personal energy for sustainable follow-through on activities
To learn more about this course, please visit: https://www.mitacs.ca/en/programs/training/workshops/time-management
To register for a workshop, learners will need to:
1. Create an account or sign in to EDGE at this link: https://edge-reg.mitacs.ca/
After signing in, click on ‘Catalog’ tab on your dashboard
2. You can then search and register for the course you are interested in (eg: Time Management) by clicking the ‘Enroll’ tab
3. You then need to choose available sessions at a location (eg: Prince Edward Island).
Questions? please feel free to reach out to training@mitacs.ca
Following 29 years of teaching in the Music Department at UPEI, Dr. Greg Irvine will be retiring at the end of this academic year. On Sunday, May 19, 2019 at 7:00 PM you are welcome to gather at the Pourhouse in downtown Charlottetown to celebrate Dr. Irvine. Alumni, current students, colleagues, friends, supporters will have the opportunity to speak with Greg, while enjoying food and drink, and the fellowship of one another. There will be a few toasts and an opportunity of an open mic for those who wish to recall special moments of Dr. Irvine's career. Those unable to attend may send expressions of appreciation about the retiree to Karem Simon at ksimon@upei.ca. These will be communicated to Greg.
MITACS - ONE DAY ONLINE COURSE - TIME MANAGEMENT
SUPPORTED BY SYNAPSE
9 am - 5 pm
This energetic, intensive one-day course will sharpen your professional time management skills and optimize your working week.
Course Objective - review and apply relevant time management processes within a project management context. We will also cover successful productivity optimization and performance improvement tactics. Ww will focus on professional scenarios from individual and team perspectives.
The tactics shared in this course can improve your ability to focus, follow through, take effective action, manage your energy, schedule with increased accuracy and agility, and help ensure a more successful outcome
To register for an in-person (Zoom session) course:
1. Create an account or sign in to EDGE by going to https://edge-reg.mitacs.ca
2. After you sign in, click on "Catalog" tab on your dashboard
3. You can then search and register for the course you are interested in by clicking the "Enroll" tab
4. You then need to choose available sessions at a location you prefer to finalize your registration
If you encounter trouble signing in or registering for this course, please email training@mitacs.ca.
The faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the Campus community to Michael Coffin's PhD-Environmental Sciences defense entitled "Monitoring the impact of nutrient-induced hypoxia and its effect on the invertebrate community in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada".
Everyone is welcome. This event is today at 1:00 pm in Duffy Science Centre room 204.
New Student Orientation 2019 is right around the corner and we're looking for some amazing students to join our NSO team! Our Volunteer/Leader application can be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScQANC1Pnv8nx23SwxbAzI9o_mjR2mJLwxqFa6tf6X1ssISsw/viewform?usp=sf_link
Our Point People application can be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSciupjsL0gKPuuO7fQWB1iJu9tJ66L…
Applications are due May 17th at noon, so get yours in today! If you have any questions, you can contact Erin MacNeill at nso@upei.ca or at (902)620-5054.
The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering is delighted to announce the Call for Applications for the third offering of ProGRES at UPEI this summer.
ProGRES (Promoting Girls in Research in Engineering and Sustainability) is a summer research opportunity at the FSDE at UPEI for high school girls going into grades 11 and 12. The selected students will work on their own independent research projects with a woman faculty researcher, graduate student, or undergraduate student, who will be the ProGRES student’s direct mentor. Throughout the five-week period, the selected ProGRES students will also have other unique opportunities to learn what Engineering is, and what engineers do, on a daily basis.
For more information, and to apply online, please visit this link: https://forms.gle/s82vSLSdXmgdfgcz6
(Deadline is May 31)
Anyone interested can drop off their donation on Dalton Hall 4th Floor at the International and Recruitment Office.
These three days are a celebration of the accomplishments of our graduate students and their research efforts. Over the course of the three days, graduate students from multiple faculties will present their research orally.
Opening ceremonies are schedule to begin at 9:00 am on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. Students (undergraduate and graduate), researchers, and faculty are encouraged to attend as much of the conference as their schedule permits.
Most activities will occur in McDougall Hall, in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium and Schurman Market Square. There is a no-cost registration to facilitate planning and communication to participants.
For conference materials, please go here: http://www.upei.ca/graduatestudies/student-research/graduate-studies-and-research-conference
The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, June 7th for the June meeting.
Ensure you download the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/research-services/research-certifications/animal-care, use the most current Adobe Reader to complete forms (only current forms will be accepted). To view any UPEI ACC SOPs and Codes of Practice, they can be accessed through myUPEI at https://portal.upei.ca/facultystaff/administrativeservices/AVCAnimalCare/Pages/default.aspx.
Both the signed hard copy and electronic protocol submission must be submitted by the deadline date.
• Submit one copy of original protocol with signature to AVC - North Annex, Biomedical Sciences Dept., Rm 2302
• Submit an electronic copy to animalcare@upei.ca
Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. The Committee requires at least one month for processing applications.
For more information, please contact Sherri Pineau, ACC Administrative Assistant at 902-566-0973.
Today at 1:00 pm is your last chance to sign up for the Global Challenge. This challenge goes for 100 days and then during the academic year we'll have three more different challenges. But if your not registered now, you'll miss out on those challenges. Each team member will receive a sleek, wrist-worn activity tracker so you never miss a beat. Fee per participant - $10.
Please contact Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca by 1:00 pm today, May 13. You can register as a team of 7 or if you don't have a team/need members for a team, we'll get you connected and part of a team.
The faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the Campus community to Michael Coffin's PhD-Environmental Sciences defense entitled "Monitoring the impact of nutrient-induced hypoxia and its effect on the invertebrate community in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada".
Everyone is welcome. This event is Tuesday, May 14, at 1:00 pm in Duffy Science Centre, room 204.
