World Health Day was organized by the World Health Organization (WHO)in 1966 as a way to advocate for health services for all.

The WHO recognizes that health is a human right; everyone should have the information and services they need to take care of their own health and the health of their families.

Quality, accessible primary health care is the foundation for universal health coverage.

At its heart, primary health care is about caring for people and helping them improve their health or maintain their well-being, rather than just treating a single disease or condition.

Primary health care covers the majority of your health needs throughout your life including services such as screening for health problems, vaccines, information on how to prevent disease, family planning, treatment for long- and short-term conditions, coordination with other levels of care, and rehabilitation.

Your primary care site on campus is the UPEI Health & Wellness Centre, located on the 2nd level of the Murphy Building (North, above the Bookstore). Phone 902-566-0616 or email healthcentre@upei.ca for an appointment today!

On Monday, April 8, 2019, the AVC Wildlife Service and the AVC Wildlife Club will hold their annual Wildlife Art Silent Auction and Raffle during National Wildlife Week from 9:30 am-4 pm. The fundraiser will be held on AVC's main floor near the cafeteria. The AVC Wildlife Service provides veterinary care for sick, injured, and displaced wildlife, with over 300 admissions each year. Every year, our talented students, faculty, and staff generously provide art and wildlife-related items for the fundraiser. There will be delicious wildlife-themed cupcakes during the day and a prize draw at 4 pm. Please come and check it out!

The Department of Psychology is pleased to present two candidates for a tenure-track position. Please join us for the following presentations:

On Monday, April 8th at 9:45am, Dr. Susan Longley will present her research talk entitled "Back to the Future Extended". The presentation will take place in MCDH328. 
On Tuesday, April 9th at 10:00am, Dr. Susan Longley will present “Building Research Excellence in the PsyD Program”. The presentation will take place in MCDH328. 
On Tuesday, April 16th at 9:45am, Dr. Jessica Strong will present her research talk entitled “Understanding the Intersection of Cognition, Health, and Aging Through Music”. The presentation will take place in MCDH328. 
On Wednesday, April 17th at 10:00am, Dr. Jessica Strong will present “The World Is Your Lab: Developing Research Excellence in Clinical PsyD Graduate Students”. The presentation will take place in MCDH328.

The Fall 2019 and Winter 2020 schedule is now available in the myUPEI Course Catalogue http://www.upei.ca/discovermore/course-catalogue. Incoming First Year students are now able to register for classes. 

Registration dates for all other students are as follows:
Fourth Year, Graduate Students, BEd students: May 16th, 2019
Third Year: May 21st, 2019
Second Year: May 24th, 2019
All other Students: May 27th, 2019

Any questions regarding registration may be directed to registrar@upei.ca.

The Department of Psychology is pleased to present two candidates for a tenure-track position. Please join us for the following presentations:

On Monday, April 8th at 9:45 am, Dr. Susan Longley will present her research talk entitled "Back to the Future Extended". The presentation will take place in MCDH328. 
On Tuesday, April 9th at 10:00 am, Dr. Susan Longley will present “Building Research Excellence in the PsyD Program”. The presentation will take place in MCDH328. 
On Tuesday, April 16th at 9:45 am, Dr. Jessica Strong will present her research talk entitled “Understanding the Intersection of Cognition, Health, and Aging Through Music”. The presentation will take place in MCDH328. 
On Wednesday, April 17th at 10:00am, Dr. Jessica Strong will present “The World Is Your Lab: Developing Research Excellence in Clinical PsyD Graduate Students”. The presentation will take place in MCDH328. 

Place your order before April 21 and you could win your frame!

Degree framing services are offered by the UPEI Alumni Association. Visit the secure site 8734upei.com to view the five models of frames that are available and to order (choose "pick up in store" option). Each frame includes a mat with the UPEI coat of arms embossed in gold. 

Frames may be picked up at the reception in McMillan Hall immediately following convocation ceremonies.

Contact Sarah Hastelow in the UPEI Alumni Office at (902) 566-0615 or frames@upei.ca with any questions.

Do you have library fines? Would you like to help a fellow student or family on Campus?

Bring non-perishable food or grocery items (e.g. canned goods, pasta, light bulbs, toilet paper, etc.- please no damaged, expired, or opened goods) for the UPEI Campus Food Bank to the Service Desk at the Library from Saturday, April 6th to Saturday, April 27th, 2019 and we’ll deduct $2.00 per item from your library fines.

And, if you don't have any Library fines??? We will gladly accept your items (as mentioned above) to support the Campus Food Bank.

If you have any questions, please contact the Service Desk, 902-566-0583.

The Department of Pathology and Microbiology at the Atlantic Veterinary College, UPEI, invites members of the campus community to attend a presentation by Dr. Grazieli Maboni, candidate for the tenure-track position in Veterinary Bacteriology. As part of the interview process, Dr. Maboni will be presenting two (2) thirty-minute seminars on Friday, April 5th at 9:30 am in Lecture Theatre A (Room 201N) AVC; 1) Teaching seminar: Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex; and 2) Research seminar: Applications of Real-Time Sequencing and Antimicrobial Resistance Gene analysis in the Clinical Veterinary Setting.

A copy of the candidate's CV and letter of application are available by contacting Karen Roche (kroche@upei.ca) in the Department of Pathology and Microbiology.

All are welcome to attend.

Our final post for the semester. "U Sports revises equity policy to include transgender student athletes" explores another way in which dividing up the world into only two genders--in this case, through university sports teams--can work to exclude students, and force others to express gender in particularly rigid ways. Head on over to http://projects.upei.ca/arts-equity-and-inclusion, click on the 'join the discussion' image, and let us know what you think! While we'll stop posting weekly discussion items for the summer break, the website, with many more resources than what we've posted all semester, is still there--and we'll be continually adding to it too. And we have plans for the fall -- for more discussions (in person too) and to get more of the campus community involved in helping us produce materials for the website too. So stay tuned for lots more focus on how to transform UPEI into a more equitable campus for all.

As part of the Molecular and Macromolecular Sciences Seminar Program, Mark Nabuurs will be presenting on "Evaluation of a Potential Biopesticide Product Intended for the Emerging Canadian Cannabis Production Industry" 

All are welcome to attend. This event is today at 12:30 pm in KCI 104.

All are invited to register for the Atlantic ConnecTions Conference on Sustaining Women in SETT, to be held at UPEI on May 30 and 31. The ACT Conference is the regional conference for CCWESTT (Canadian Coalition of Women in Engineering, Sciences, Trades, Technology) and is held every other year when CCWESTT is not held. Women and men in SETT professions, students, faculty, and staff are welcomed to this one-and-a-half day conference that includes a workshop on communication and panel discussions on hiring, retention, and diversity and inclusion in SETT workplaces. Early bird registration is open now until April 19! Registration and more information can be found here: http://atlanticconnections.ca/

On Monday April 8, 2019, the AVC Wildlife Service and the AVC Wildlife Club will hold their annual Wildlife Art Silent Auction and Raffle from 9:30 am-4 pm. on the College's main floor, near the cafeteria.

The AVC Wildlife Service provides veterinary care for sick, injured, and displaced wildlife, with over 300 admissions each year. Every year, our talented students, faculty, and staff generously provide art and wildlife-related items for the fundraiser. There will be delicious wildlife-themed cupcakes during the day and a prize draw at 4 pm. This event is being held during National Wildlife Week, which runs from April 7–13. Please come and check it out! 

President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz and Chair of The INSPIRE! Campaign J. Gordon MacKay cordially invite you to INSPIRE! 50, an event to celebrate reaching and exceeding our campaign goal and to mark the successful completion of our joint efforts!

All are welcome!

Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 10 am
The McCain Foundation Learning Commons
Atlantic Veterinary College

President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz and Chair of The INSPIRE! Campaign J. Gordon MacKay cordially invite you to INSPIRE! 50, an event to celebrate reaching and exceeding our campaign goal and to mark the successful completion of our joint efforts!

All are welcome!

Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 10 am
The McCain Foundation Learning Commons
Atlantic Veterinary College

The E-Learning Multimedia Development Grant is being offered for the second time as an opportunity for faculty and staff members to create a multimedia course resource with the help of the E-Learning Instructional Multimedia Specialist over the Summer 2019 semester. Find out more about the grant here.

If you have questions related to your multimedia project ideas, please contact Kristy McKinney at kmckinney@upei.ca.

Closing date for applications is April 5, 2019 and completed application forms can be sent to dmoses@upei.ca with the subject line “E-Learning Multimedia Development Grant Application 2019.”

The UPEI Multicultural Choir holds its final rehearsal Wednesday, April 3, 4:30 - 5:30, followed by refreshments. Join in sharing voices, songs, and cultures- take a break for relaxation, fun, and camaraderie. This event is held in the Faculty Lounge of UPEI's SDU Main Building

Our final post for the semester. "U Sports revises equity policy to include transgender student athletes" explores another way in which dividing up the world into only two genders--in this case, through university sports teams--can work to exclude students, and force others to express gender in particularly rigid ways. Head on over to http://projects.upei.ca/arts-equity-and-inclusion, click on the 'join the discussion' image, and let us know what you think! While we'll stop posting weekly discussion items for the summer break, the website, with many more resources than what we've posted all semester, is still there--and we'll be continually adding to it too. And we have plans for the fall -- for more discussions (in person too) and to get more of the campus community involved in helping us produce materials for the website too. So stay tuned for lots more focus on how to transform UPEI into a more equitable campus for all.

April fools reminds us how important to get into the habit of locking your computer when you leave your desk. It keeps your work and study private, and means your co-workers can't play tricks on you (it's very VERY tempting). When you leave your work space hit Windows + L (this will lock the screen requiring your password to reopen). If you work on a Mac it's Cmd+Ctrl+Q. It's really simple and takes a second.