There will be a UPEI Biosafety Refresher training session:
Wednesday, February 13th, 2019 1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
AVC, Room 287N

This session is required for those who attended the Basic Biosafety course in 2016 or earlier. It is not a substitute for Basic Biosafety. Topics to be covered include a review of basic biosafety principles, a practical approach to spill cleanup, and an update on what’s new at UPEI in the field of biosafety.

To attend the Biosafety Refresher course, you must pre-register by contacting Sarah Sudworth, before February 11th, 2019 by email (ssudworth@upei.ca) or by phone (902-566-0901). 

Please include your name, department, supervisor’s name (if applicable), email address, and phone number in your email or voice message. 

If you have any questions about this training session, please contact Sarah.

The Healthy Campus Committee is providing a 45 minute class that offers gentle yoga stretches and muscle strengthening and toning through slow controlled movements. The meditation segment of the class creates more calm, inner peace and balance that benefits both your emotional wellbeing and overall health. This is a class for all fitness levels. The class will be held on Mondays at 12;10 pm - 12:55 pm in Fitness Studio #2, February 4, 11, 25 and March 4. Free but pre-registration required as we only have space for 12. Please contact Angela Marchbank, Fitness & Wellness Coordinator at amarchbank@upei.ca to reserve your spot.

The ACLC Workshop: The Insight Approach to Communication and Conflict, will take place Friday 1st February from 6-9pm and Saturday 2nd February from 9am - 5pm, in Andrew Hall 142, and will be led by Dr. Cheryl Picard. There is no charge for this workshop and Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Dr. Picard comes to us from Carleton University where she is Professor Emeritus and where she founded the Graduate Diploma in Conflict Resolution, the Centre for Conflict Education and Research, and the Mediation Centre.

Dr. Picard is a leading scholar and practitioner in the skills of mediation and conflict resolution, and she is the founder of the insight approach, a learning-centered method of mediation which will be the subject of the workshop. 

In this workshop, students will learn: 1) new ways of thinking about difficult and conflictual interpersonal and group relations 2) how to deepen the learning conversation by listening to understand and asking about interpretation, meaning- making, feelings and values, 3) how to link, delink and verify insights, and 4) to advance their existing communication and leadership skills and develop new ones.

This is a great opportunity for students to learn from someone with training in criminology and social work, and to get better connected to some of the people in these fields.

To register for this event please contact Phoebe Murphy - pbmurphy@upei.ca.

Please join us on Thursday, February 7, from 2:30-3:30 pm in the Faculty Lounge of SDU Main Building, when Dr. John Doran will facilitate a discussion of the film Trick or Treaty, dir. Alanis Obomsawin: National Film Board of Canada, 2014. The film is available through UPEI library website; please search for the title in the catalogue and watch it before the session!

UPEI Mental Health Week 2019 is a five-day event jam-packed with a variety of events and sessions for all members of our UPEI community. Connect with friends and colleagues—relationships matter! Here’s a snapshot of the great activities taking place Friday, February 1:

• Info Booth & Build a Quilt, Monday–Friday: W. A. Murphy Student Centre (MSC) Concourse 10:00 am–3:00 pm
• Info Booth & Counselling FAQs, Monday–Friday: 10:00 am–3:00pm, Robertson Library Breezeway, Dalton Hall Foyer and AVC Foyer
• Zen Zone, Monday–Friday: 10:00 am–3:00 pm, W. A. Murphy Student Centre Day Lounge
• Rooting for You Drop-In, between 12:00–1:30 pm, McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre
• Therapy Dog Visit, 12:30–1:30 pm, W.A. Murphy Student Centre Concourse – Come snuggle with six pawesome dogs!
• Let’s Listen, 3:30–5:00 pm, Fox & Crow, W.A. Murphy Student Centre

View the full UPEI Mental Health Week 2019 schedule for detailed event descriptions.

Saturday is the annual Shoot for the Cure game at UPEI! UPEI Women's Basketball hosts UNB at 6:00 pm in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. The game is an annual event in support of breast cancer research.

Staff and faculty can pick up free tickets to the game TODAY at noon in the hallway of the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. Tickets are available as supplies last.

The game will feature a bake sale, raffle draw, and Shoot for the Cure t-shirts.

The Shoot for the Cure campaign has proven an overwhelming success since it was launched in the fall of 2007, with over $1.25 million in donations to date. All 47 U SPORTS women’s basketball schools will once again participate in the program for the eighth year in a row.

Stick around for the 8:00 game as UPEI Men's Basketball hosts UNB.

For more information, contact Leigh Read at lread@upei.ca.

The UPEI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION is offering an exclusive 20% DISCOUNT for UPEI ALUMNI, FACULTY and STAFF attending JACK FROST WINTERFEST! 

From January 2 – February 8, register with the UPEI Alumni office to receive your special promotion code for a discount on ticket purchases and be automatically entered for your chance to win up to four (4) Jack Frost Weekend Passes. The lucky winners will be contacted on February 11. Contact Sarah today at shastelow@upei.ca or by calling 902-566-0615. Once you have your promo code you will be all set to purchase your Weekend Passes.

Help celebrate UPEI’s 50th Anniversary at the Jack Frost Festival by visiting the UPEI booth in the lobby of the Eastlink Centre on Saturday, February 16 between 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm. Say "Hello" to Pride the Panther and some of his Jack Frost Character Friends, enjoy free swag and free cookies, and enter to WIN some awesome prizes!

For tickets and the full schedule visit jackfrostfestival.com

Come join us at an OPEN HOUSE for the UPEI Health and Wellness Centre as we welcome our newest member Lynne Fraser, Nurse Practitioner. The UPEI Health and Wellness Centre has expanded its hours of operation and will be open five days per week on a year-round basis. The Centre is also providing care to faculty, staff, and immediate family (spouse, partner, and children). Join us from 1:00 - 2:30 pm on Friday, February 8, 2019 at the UPEI Health and Wellness Centre on the second floor (north) of the W.A. Murphy Student Centre (above the bookstore). Tea/coffee and finger foods will be served!

Colleen MacQuarrie and Sobia Ali-Faisal from the Department of Psychology will be facilitating a workshop on white privilege in the academy. They will be applying liberation psychological theory to:
- examine white privilege and white supremacy in the academy
- provide space for attendees to explore and navigate their emotions and thoughts around their own privilege, and 
- provide time to practice strategies to challenge their white privilege.

We are holding this workshop to support UPEI's efforts at honouring the TRC recommendations and creating a safe environment for everyone. (Side note: We will also be holding a workshop for Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) communities on campus on March 4th. Please keep an eye out for a notice regarding that very soon.)

When: February 4th, 1 - 3pm
Where: Andrew Hall, Room 142
For: Faculty, staff, and students

It is a free workshop and refreshments will be provided.

Please feel free to email Sobia (sali@upei.ca) or Colleen (cmaquarrie@upei.ca) if you have any questions. 

We would like to thank the Department of Psychology, Office of the Dean of Arts, and Office of Vice-President Academic and Research for their support of the workshop.

The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus community to the following two seminars: 

Laura Young (MSc-Human Biology): Determining the role of cellular senescence in skeletal muscle regeneration. And

Rachel Kays (MSc-Human Biology): Sedentary behaviour, physical activity, and health measures in participants of the SHAPES-PEI study. 

Everyone is welcome. The event is today at 12:30 in Duffy Science Centre, room 204.

Speaker: Dr. Pierre-Yves Daoust, Pathology and Microbiology
Title: A study of ringed seal health in Pond Inlet, northeastern Nunavut

This event is Tuesday, February 5 at 3:30 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre B.

UPEI Mental Health Week 2019 is a five-day event jam-packed with a variety of events and sessions for all members of our UPEI community. Connect with friends and colleagues—relationships matter! Here’s a snapshot of the great activities taking place Thursday, January 31:

Info Booth & Build a Quilt, Monday–Friday: W. A. Murphy Student Centre (MSC) Concourse 10:00 am–3:00 pm

Info Booth & Counselling FAQs, Monday–Friday: 10:00 am–3:00pm, Robertson Library Breezeway, Dalton Hall Foyer and AVC Foyer

Zen Zone, Monday–Friday: 10:00 am–3:00 pm, W. A. Murphy Student Centre Day Lounge

Smudge Introduction and Ceremony, 11:00–11:45 am, Chaplaincy Centre

Mental Health 101 with Jack.org, 12:00–1:00 pm, SDU Main Building 310 – Repeat Session
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Faculty and Staff Session: Building Bridges: Talking to Students about Mental Health issues—a  conversation with Doctor of Psychology Faculty and Staff
1:00–2:00 pm, AVC 286C N

Art & Bullet Journalling, 3:00–4:00 pm, Robertson Library 312 – Repeat Session

Out of the Blue Gala, 6:30–8:00 pm, Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall – Doors open at 6:30 pm

View the full UPEI Mental Health Week 2019 schedule for detailed event descriptions.

The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus community to the following two seminars: 

Laura Young (MSc-Human Biology): Determining the role of cellular senescence in skeletal muscle regeneration. And

Rachel Kays (MSc-Human Biology): Sedentary behaviour, physical activity, and health measures in participants of the SHAPES-PEI study. 

Everyone is welcome.

This event is Friday t 12:30 pm in Duffy Science Centre 204. 

Recruiting Clinical Study Participants for the following study:

Investigation of the Effects of Sedentary Behaviour and Moderate Exercise on Glucose Tolerance and Insulin Sensitivity

Are you a healthy non-smoker between the ages of 18-50? Researchers at the UPEI Department of Applied Health Sciences are seeking participants for a clinical study to investigate the effects of sedentary behaviour and moderate exercise on glucose metabolism.
You may qualify if you are:
- healthy
- a non-smoker
- not diabetic
- not pregnant
- aged 18-50 years
This research project has received approval from the UPEI Research Ethics Boards. If you have any concerns about this study, please contact the University of PEI Research Ethics Board (902) 620-5104, or by e-mail at reb@upei.ca. You can also contact the study Principal Investigators, Dr. Travis Saunders at 902-566-0641 or Dr. Adam Johnston at 902-620-5225

For full study details, or to sign-up for this study, please contact Marcellus Campbell: marccampbell@upei.ca, or call (780) 340-5994. 

The Atlantic Council for International Cooperation invites you to participate in Together Towards Equality on Wednesday, 6 February 2019(9:00 am – 4:00 pm). As part of International Development Week, the ACIC celebrates achievements of Canadians in furthering the Sustainable Development Goals, both locally and globally.

Highlights include Prayer by Elder Dr. Judy Clark, Welcome address by Jennifer Sloot, Executive  Director, ACIC-CACI, and opening remarks by Her Honour Antoinette Perry, LG of PEI.    

Speakers are Dr. Jennifer Taylor, Dr. Ali Ahmadi, Dr. Josh MacFadyen,Ted Grant, Jane Ledwell, Jillian Kilfoil, Ouma Cuniah, Erin Mahar, Dr. Olive Bryanton, and Cassidy McKellop. They will talk about complex issues that require holistic approaches informed by diverse voices working together across sectors, disciplines, and borders.

Where: Atlantic Veterinary College Atrium (AVC 285N), UPEI

Who: Everyone is welcome. RSVP selvi@acic-caci.org by Friday, 1 February

Free event! Lunch and snacks will be served.

The ACLC Workshop: The Insight Approach to Communication and Conflict, will take place Friday 1st February from 6-9pm and Saturday 2nd February from 9am - 5pm, in Andrew Hall 142, and will be led by Dr. Cheryl Picard. There is no charge for this workshop and Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Dr. Picard comes to us from Carleton University where she is Professor Emeritus and where she founded the Graduate Diploma in Conflict Resolution, the Centre for Conflict Education and Research, and the Mediation Centre.

Dr. Picard is a leading scholar and practitioner in the skills of mediation and conflict resolution, and she is the founder of the insight approach, a learning-centered method of mediation which will be the subject of the workshop. 

In this workshop, students will learn: 1) new ways of thinking about difficult and conflictual interpersonal and group relations 2) how to deepen the learning conversation by listening to understand and asking about interpretation, meaning- making, feelings and values, 3) how to link, delink and verify insights, and 4) to advance their existing communication and leadership skills and develop new ones.

This is a great opportunity for students to learn from someone with training in criminology and social work, and to get better connected to some of the people in these fields.

To register for this event please contact Phoebe Murphy - pbmurphy@upei.ca.

February is Black History Month. During Black History Month, Canadians celebrate and honour the legacy of Black Canadians, past and present.

In recognition of Black History Month, Robertson Library and the UPEI Student Diversity Office (SDO) are presenting I Am Not Your Negro, an Oscar-nominated documentary narrated by Samuel L. Jackson. This documentary “…explores the continued peril America faces from institutionalized racism.”

Wednesday, February 6
Room 312, Upper Level
Robertson Library
5:00 pm

Everyone is welcome! Free admission!

Want to ward off those “winter blas” and to have a blast while doing so? Why not try Aqua Zumba? Aqua Zumba (aka “Pool Party”) brings new meaning to the idea of an invigorating workout. Aqua Zumba is a type of aqua exercise (in the shallow pool), incorporating Latin rhythm and dance steps. Not only is this upbeat, fun class a wonderful stress reliever, it’s a great way to burn calories—a 45-minute class burns from 300 to 500+ calories. Moreover, it’s FREE for all fulltime UPEI students (September to April)! For February, there are 5 classes a week: Monday @ 5:45 pm; Tuesday @ 8:00 pm; Thursday @ 8:00 pm, Friday @ 5:45 pm; and Sunday @ 9:30 pm. Classes are offered at the Bell Aliant Center, Charlottetown. For more information contact: info@bellaliantcentre.ca or (902) 569-4584 ext 0.