Are you considering cancelling one of your classes due to a scheduling conflict? Consider a professional skills development workshop instead – UPEI’s Professionalization program, run through the Office of Experiential Education, offers customized in-class workshops. Possible topics include: interpersonal communication, teamwork, career development, and resume writing. For more information or to schedule a workshop, contact Tara Corman at tcorman@upei.ca.

The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, January 4th for the January meeting. 

Ensure you download the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/research-services/research-certifications/a…, use the most current Adobe Reader to complete forms (only current forms will be accepted). To view any UPEI ACC SOPs and Polices, they can be accessed through myUPEI at https://portal.upei.ca/facultystaff/administrativeservices/AVCAnimalCar…. 

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.

The Faculty of Education invites all to attend Amanda Brazil's public presentation of her PhD research titled:Everyone goes home: Exploring the implicit learning of critical incidents in the volunteer fire service.

This event is Tuesday, December 18 at 9:30 am in 205N of the AVC. All are welcome. 

Dr. Stephen Howard is retiring on December 31st after 34 years of service to the University. The School of Mathematical & Computational Sciences invites the campus community to a retirement reception for Stephen on Tuesday, December 18th from 2 to 4 pm at Schurman Market Square, McDougall Hall. Light refreshments will be served. 

We hope you can join us to wish Stephen all the best in his retirement.

Dr. Jason Hickey (UNB, Fredericton) will describe his experiences working as a nursing instructor and doing research in Qatar, a traditional Muslim country in the Middle East.

This event is Mon, Dec 17, 2018 12:00pm in Memorial Hall, room 417.

The Role of Emotional Entropy in Dismantling Ethnocentric Paradigms: American Student Encounters with Power, Privilege, and Global Agency through Service-Learning in India.

This event begins at noon on Friday, December 14 in HSB 105. All are welcome. 

Tuition Waiver forms for the Winter 2019 semester must be submitted to Human Resources by no later than December 13, 2018. When completing the form, please include all of the required information (Course name, time, start and end date, cost and the number of semester hours) to avoid any delays in processing the waiver. Please submit original forms directly to Human Resources (lower level Kelley building, room #143).

If you have any questions please contact Heather Walsh at: (902) 566-0514 or hwalsh@upei.ca

Thursday December 13 - mass at 12:05 - last weekday mass for the semester

For every acceptable donation made towards the UPEI Campus Food Bank (every $3 if cash) at the Courtyard Cafe, Samuel's Cafe, AVC Cafe, or the Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall, receive a ballot to win one (1) free hot beverage every day for a year at the Tim Hortons UPEI location! A winner will be drawn Dec 14.

Please help us fill the shelves at the campus food bank and help out students facing food insecurity. 

For more information, please contact Via Reyes at via.reyes@compass-canada.com.

The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies committee invites the UPEI community to Qammar Almas' PhD-MMS defense entitled "Data-Driven Quantum Chemistry Predictions for Unique Lewis Acid-Base Pairs and Small Organic Molecules"

This event is today at 1:00 pm in AVC 278N.

Everyone is welcome.

The Faculty of Education invites all to attend Amanda Brazil's public presentation of her PhD research titled:Everyone goes home: Exploring the implicit learning of critical incidents in the volunteer fire service. This event is Tuesday, December 18 at 9:00 am in room 205N of the AVC. All are welcome. 

Once again MHW will be hosting “Let’s Listen”, UPEI’s Mental Health Week Wrap-up event. We are looking for up to six members of the UPEI community (students, faculty, and staff) who would be willing to share their personal and/or supportive experience with mental health. You would be asked to speak for approximately 5 minutes in a safe, relaxed, and non-judgmental environment, and then engage in small group discussions with the support of professional staff as co-facilitators. You will have the full support of a representative from the UPEI Counselling Services to prepare and work with you throughout the presentation. 

If you’re interested in being a part of our Let’s Listen event and are willing to share your story, please contact Grace Gibson at ggibson@upei.ca by Wednesday, Jan. 16th. 

Let’s Listen to be held: Fri. February 1st, 3:30 - 5:00, The Fox & Crow

The Island Lecture Series December lecture is Tuesday, December 11, at 7 p.m. in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge on the UPEI campus, and will feature Dr. Kate Bevan-Baker speaking about “Space and Place in Musical Identity on PEI: A Sonic Habitus.”

Admission to the lecture is free and everyone is welcome to attend.
The next lecture is scheduled for January 15, 2019. Mark your calendars!