Due to impeding weather, we are unfortunately going to cancel today's Alumni and Friends Moncton event. We will reschedule in early in the New Year.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact Anthony Gill at 902-566-0761 or adgill@upei.ca.

Dr. Joshua MacFadyen, an associate professor in the Applied Communication, Leadership, and Culture program in UPEI’s Faculty of Arts, will launch his new book, Flax Americana: A History of the Fibre and Oil that Covered a Continent, on Thursday, November 29 at 7:00 pm at Upstreet Craft Brewing in Charlottetown.

Flax Americana examines the story of flax, a plant that went in a few decades from a specialty fibre crop in the Great Lakes region to an oilseed empire that spanned continents and helped create urban industrial capitalism.

“Flax Americana touches on topics as diverse as Canadian Mennonites making homespun linen, escaped slaves and First Nations labourers participating in Ontario’s industrial transformation, and oilseed empires driving precarious agriculture into North and South American grasslands for the production of a luxury good—paint,” explained Dr. MacFadyen. “However, the book is really about what a deep dive into a single plant and the places that produced it can tell us about the emergence of commodity frontiers, industrial capitalism, and the modern world itself.”

Flax Americana: A History of the Fibre and Oil that Covered a Continent is published by McGill Queen’s University Press.

The Office of the President cordially invites you to attend the MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing Celebration. Please join members of the MacLauchlan family, guest speaker Dr. Laurie Brinklow, and the UPEI community on Friday, November 30, 2018 at 1:30 pm in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall to celebrate the writing achievements of UPEI students and faculty and staff.

On November 29th starting at 11:30am, choose your own three-course meal with a ton of local dairy at Samuel's Cafe or AVC Cafe! Use your Dairy Farmers of Canada punch cards from purchasing local dairy products over the past month to avail of some $$ off your total meal. Please visit http://dineoncampus.ca/upei/whats-happening for the menu!

For any additional inquiries, email alan.paul@compass-canada.com or call 902-628-4338.

Santa Clause is coming to UPEI on Wednesday, Nov 28th 11:30-1:30. Drop up to the Mawi'omi and Campus Life Lounge in Student Affairs, 5th Floor Dalton Hall and join us for hot chocolate, cake and a little merriment! Take along your colleagues and friends for some great group photos. Don't forget your camera/phone!

All are welcome to attend this week's FSDE Graduate research seminar on Wednesday, November 28 at 12:00pm in FSDE 212.

This week's presenters are:

Humna Khan - MSc Student with her title, "Delineating map based management zones for site-specific fertilization in potato cropping system"

AND

Stephen Peters - MSc Student with his title, "Exploring the SAPPhIRE causality model for product lifecycle management systems within the conceptual engineering design phase".

At the Chaplaincy Centre, our thoughts are with students during exam time, their success and yes, of course, the chili lunch. During exam time the Chaplaincy Centre will be offering two free chili lunches for our students. As most exams are written on campus December 5 and December 10, we have adjusted our days this year to offer chili lunch to more students. This year lunch will be served on Wednesday, December 5 and Monday, December 10 between 11:30am and 1:30pm. 

About 300 students show up each day with smiles and conversation during this busy time. We are looking for faculty and staff to help out and provide encouragement for students during the exam period. If you are able to volunteer some time please sign up here.

Join the UPEI Faculty of Nursing and Graduate Studies coordinator, Dr. Janet Bryanton, for a Master of Nursing Open House on Thursday, November 29 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in room 106 of UPEI’s Health Sciences Building.

Talk with current Master of Nursing students to hear about their journeys in the program, tour the building, and have your questions about admissions answered. All nurses in PEI are invited to attend.

Giving Tuesday is a global giving movement to join communities together to share commitments, rally for favourite causes and think about others. For the 2018 Giving Tuesday campaign, UPEI has chosen to highlight the Atlantic Veterinary College’s Wildlife Clinical Care Fund, PEI’s only wildlife rehab centre.

The AVC Wildlife Service is a non-revenue-generating program supported by the College through time and expertise provided by clinicians, students, and staff. Being able to offer humane care for wildlife is a duty and a privilege for staff and students at the AVC. From urban foxes to bald eagles and everything in between, the AVC Wildlife Service provides volunteer support to rehabilitate sick and injured wild animals. 

Donations to the AVC Wildlife Clinical Care Fund are gratefully accepted. 
http://www.upei.ca/friends/giving-tuesday
http://www.upei.ca/avc/give

Synapse is pleased to host Torigen Pharmaceuticals as part of the PEI BioAlliance International BioPartnering Program and invites you to join them on Thursday, November 29th for a special BioNetworking Session on Commercializing Academic Solutions to Real-World Problems. The event will begin at 11:30 am in Room 128 at the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering and will feature presentations by: Ashley Kalinauskas, CEO, Torigen Pharmaceuticals Inc. (USA), John Kallassy, CEO, Bactana (USA) and a special guest (TBA) followed by a stand-up networking lunch. Attendees are asked to pre-register online at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/november-bionetworking-session-tickets-52825070207. For more information, please contact Kelly Mullaly, Synapse Marketing and Communications Coordinator at kelly@synapsepei.com or 902-894-2878.

UPEI is coming to Moncton!

Wednesday, November 28th
5:00 - 7:00 pm
Tide and Boar Gastropub
700 Main St., Moncton, NB

Join us for a meet and greet reception with UPEI President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, mingle with other UPEI alumni and friends, and help launch the first Alumni and Friends Chapter in New Brunswick! RSVP to Anthony at adgill@upei.ca or call 902-566-0761.
Hope to see you there!

Panther Fitness has just announced the January Fitness Class and Small Group Training schedules.

We also have a limited number of $75 fitness training subsidies for UPEI staff and faculty (current employees) and current full-time UPEI students. Applications are on a first-come, first-serve basis. Only a limited number of subsidies, so apply quickly. The subsidies can be applied towards specialty fitness classes and/or cycle classes or small group training. Subsidy credits will be used towards the total cost of program.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you had received a subsidy in the Fall of 2018, you can apply again.

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

All are welcome to attend this week's FSDE Graduate research seminar on Wednesday, November 28 at 12:00pm in FSDE 212.

This week's presenters are:

Humna Khan - MSc Student with her title, "Delineating map based management zones for site-specific fertilization in potato cropping system"

AND

Stephen Peters - MSc Student with his title, "Exploring the SAPPhIRE causality model for product lifecycle management systems within the conceptual engineering design phase."

Drop in November 28 from 1:30 - 3:30 pm at the UPEI Chaplaincy Centre and create some art! Bring your own supplies and take a few minutes for yourself! No prior experience necessary, and you do not need to be creative to participate, but just have an interest in expressing yourself. Your ideas and suggestions for future Art for the Soul meetings are welcome. Open to faculty, staff, and students.

Are you confused how to get quickly to the full text of scholarly articles, on campus or off campus? This half-hour session will take you through the tricks and tools to get to a full text article:

Tuesday, November 27, 3-3:30 pm in the LINC Classroom in Robertson Library

Please RSVP to Melissa Belvadi mbelvadi@upei.ca. Also feel free to share this with your students. If you want to attend but can't make this time, contact Melissa to arrange another time.

From November 1 to April 30, winter restrictions on overnight campus parking are enforced. Parking Lot “A” is the only lot where overnight parking is permitted for the winter season. Residents of Andrew Hall and Bernardine Hall may park overnight in the Andrew Hall lot, provided that their vehicles are moved to Lot “A” during storm conditions and until the lots have been plowed after a storm.

If vehicles are left in any parking lot other than Lot “A” during storms or before snow removal is complete, the vehicle will be towed at the owner's expense. Facilities Management appreciates your co-operation to ensure parking lots are cleared safely. If you have any questions or concerns regarding winter parking, contact Mark Pharand, Manager, Security Services, at mpharand@upei.ca.

Giving Tuesday is a global giving movement to join communities together to share commitments, rally for favourite causes and think about others. For the 2018 Giving Tuesday campaign, UPEI has chosen to highlight the Atlantic Veterinary College’s Wildlife Clinical Care Fund, PEI’s only wildlife rehab centre.

The AVC Wildlife Service is a non-revenue-generating program supported by the College through time and expertise provided by clinicians, students, and staff. Being able to offer humane care for wildlife is a duty and a privilege for staff and students at the AVC. From urban foxes to bald eagles and everything in between, the AVC Wildlife Service provides volunteer support to rehabilitate sick and injured wild animals. Donations to the AVC Wildlife Clinical Care Fund are gratefully accepted.
http://www.upei.ca/friends/giving-tuesday
http://www.upei.ca/avc/give