Did you know that it is illegal to travel with dogs, and other companion animals, unsecured in the back of a pickup truck? Are you aware that cosmetic surgery on animals, such as tail docking in dogs, cattle, and horses, or ear cropping in dogs, is prohibited? These regulations—and more—are part of the new PEI Animal Welfare Act, passed into law in 2017.

How does the Act impact Islanders and their animals? Dr. Alice Crook, Coordinator of the Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre at AVC, will provide a “big picture” of the Act, focusing on the evolution of a distressed-based model to a standard–of-care model. Dwight Thompson, PEI Department of Agriculture and Forestry, will speak about the rights and responsibilities of owners, and Mike Gilbertson, PEI Humane Society, will focus on how the Society handles animal welfare complaints.

Everyone is welcome. Admission is free, and refreshments will be served.

For information, contact (902) 566-0589 or upei.ca/avc. This event is Tuesday, November 20 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre A.

Support local dairy and the Dairy Farmers of Canada by purchasing any local dairy product at the AVC Cafe or Samuel's Cafe. Every local dairy product you purchase such as ADL Milk, our 550 Pizza, and our Daily Mac and Cheese and Grilled Cheese lunch specials (November only), you receive $0.10 off a special meal at the end of the month in Support of the Dairy Farmers of Canada! Menus are available online at dineoncampus.ca/upei or on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @chartwellsupei

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

Please join Martha St. Pierre, Provincial Diabetes Coordinator and Diabetes Educator with Health PEI, at the UPEI Health & Wellness Centre on World Diabetes Day, November 14th from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. Take the CANRISK Tool to determine your risk for developing diabetes. We can do a random blood glucose and provide you with your results at the point of care. The UPEI Health & Wellness Centre is located at the W.A. Murphy Building North, 2nd floor (above the bookstore).

The Animal Care Committee does not meet in December. The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions -- new, renewal, or amendment -- is Friday, January 4, 2019 for the January meeting.

Ensure you always…
• Download the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/research-services/research-certifications/a…
• Use the most current Adobe Reader to complete forms and 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.

Support local dairy and the Dairy Farmers of Canada by purchasing any local dairy product at the AVC Cafe or Samuel's Cafe. Every local dairy product you purchase such as ADL Milk, our 550 Pizza, and our Daily Mac and Cheese and Grilled Cheese lunch specials (November only), you receive $0.10 off a special meal at the end of the month in Support of the Dairy Farmers of Canada! Menus are available online at dineoncampus.ca/upei or on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @chartwellsupei

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

The UPEI Wind Symphony, under the direction of Dr. Karem J. Simon, will be performing a full recital of contemporary wind band music on Thursday, November 15 at 7:30 pm at the Homburg Theatre in Charlottetown. Following years of performances at local churches, the Wind Symphony is using Charlottetown’s premier venue at the Confederation Centre of the Arts to provide its members, guest performers, and the audience with an optimal experience. The ensemble is in fine form, and recent performances in Saint John, NB, and Summerside have been enthusiastically received.

The centrepiece of the program is the Concertino for Four Percussionists by American composer David Gillingham. This work exploits the technical, expressive, and sonic qualities of the Wind Symphony’s extensive percussion section. Featured soloists include principal percussionist Ryan Drew and freshman Kendall Perry, who will be joined by UPEI music graduates Michael Gallant and Branden Kelly.

Read more in the full news release. 

Did you know that it is illegal to travel with dogs, and other companion animals, unsecured in the back of a pickup truck? Are you aware that cosmetic surgery on animals, such as tail docking in dogs, cattle, and horses, or ear cropping in dogs, is prohibited? These regulations—and more—are part of the new PEI Animal Welfare Act, passed into law in 2017.

How does the Act impact Islanders and their animals? Dr. Alice Crook, Coordinator of the Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre at AVC, will provide a “big picture” of the Act, focusing on the evolution of a distressed-based model to a standard–of-care model. Dwight Thompson, PEI Department of Agriculture and Forestry, will speak about the rights and responsibilities of owners, and Mike Gilbertson, PEI Humane Society, will focus on how the Society handles animal welfare complaints.

Everyone is welcome. Admission is free, and refreshments will be served. This event is 7:00 pm, Tuesday, November 20 in AVC Lecture Theatre A.

For information, contact (902) 566-0589 or upei.ca/avc.

The Honourable Robert Mitchell, Minister of Health and Wellness, along with the Canada Games Council, invites you to a major announcement regarding the Canada Games. All are welcome.

Friday, November 9, 2018 at 1:00 pm
McMillan Hall, W. A. Murphy Student Centre at the University of Prince Edward Island

November 14th is World Diabetes Day. Take the CANRISK TOOL to determine your risk factors for development of diabetes: http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/en/canrisk. If you believe you could be at risk for diabetes come to the UPEI Health & Wellness Centre (2nd floor Murphy Building North) to have a blood glucose test on November 14th. This is a quick, easy test that could provide you with valuable information regarding your health and risk.

As part of Atlantic Canada Career Week, three Government of Canada department reps will be on campus to share information with students about employment opportunities:

Location: E-Hub, Dalton Hall 209

FORD/ACOA: Tuesday, November 6, 11:00-1:00
Department of Veterans Affairs: Wednesday, November 7, 11:00-2:00
Canada Revenue Agency: Friday, November 9, 11:00-1:00

See the full list of Career Week events here.

"We will not be silenced. The CCDA's struggle for land justice in Guatemala" presentation will take place at UPEI Campus, Room 328 MacDougall Hall, Charlottetown at 2 pm, November 10. As part of the Fall Speaking Tour of the Maritime-Guatemala Breaking the Silence Solidarity Network, the public is invited to a presentation by Marcelo Sabuc. Marcelo is the National Coordinator of the Comite Campesino del Altiplanto CCDA (Highland Committee of Small Farmers). As a result of his work with the CCDA, Marcelo has received threats and is a target of criminalization, facing charges for political reasons. The CCDA supports 30,000 indigenous small farmers throughout the country in struggles for access to and defense of land and territory through advocacy, the production of coffee for export and the promotion of sustainable agriculture. Marcelo will also speak about the current political context and how it impacts organizations like the CCDA. For more information phone 367-6246. 
CUPE 1870 and CUPE Global Justice which partner with CCDA is also a co-host of this event.

Campus Life Program is partnering with Charlottetown's Start Up Zone to bring an interactive session for our students on mental wellness and youth development. Join us for a panel presentation and Q&A with representation from both on and off campus on a variety of topics exploring the importance of taking care of oneself through stress management and becoming involved with one's community. Refreshments will be provided. This event is at 11:00 am Wednesday, November 11 in McMillan Hall. 

Robertson Library and the International Student Office (ISO) invite you to join us for a presentation by celebrated speaker Dr. Tim Goddard in honour of International Education Week 2018, November 12th-16th.

Dr. Goddard's talk is entitled Of Golden Eggs and Other Fables: Internationalization in a Time of Globalization.

University students have always sought new opportunities to learn. There were an estimated 3.5 million international students in 2009, a number which had grown to 5 million in 2014 and is projected to reach 8 million in 2025 (British Council, 2018). Currently the most popular destination countries are the US, UK, and Canada. In this talk, Dr. J. Tim Goddard, M.S.M., professor of education, describes how some small Canadian universities, such as UPEI, are benefiting from this trend – but also notes that there are contrary political, economic, demographic, socio-cultural, and pedagogical indicators which must not be ignored.

An educator for over 40 years, Goddard teaches and conducts research in the field of educational administration and leadership, with a focus on international development and education in fragile communities. He has extensive experience in the design and implementation of national and system-level educational policy in various post-conflict and post-colonial settings, including Afghanistan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Papua New Guinea, and indigenous communities across northern Canada.

The event will be held at 12:30 pm, Wednesday, November 14 n the LINC, Room 265, in Robertson Libary.

Robertson Library, WUSC, and the Rotaract Club of UPEI will be presenting the award-winning film What Tomorrow Brings on Thursday, November 15 at 6 pm in Room 312, Robertson Library. 

Directed by Beth Murphy, the documentary showcases the challenges of young Afghan girls in a village recently freed from Taliban control.

The purpose of the film will be to raise money for the Shine A Light Program, an initiative that provides women and girls within refugee camps the opportunity to better their education prospects.

Admission is free, but there will be donations accepted at the door. Any amount can make a difference in someone's life.

All are welcome to attend! Doors open at 5:30 pm.

Members of the UPEI Kinesiology Program and the PEI Kinesiology Association are celebrating National Kinesiology Week on November 14th. Members of the Kinesiology Program will be providing tours of the UPEI Kinesiology research and teaching labs in the Steel Building at 7:00pm, followed by a meet-and-greet with light refreshments at 7:30 at the Fox and Crow in the WA Murphy Student Centre. All are welcome. Anyone interested in learning more about the UPEI Kinesiology Program or the field of Kinesiology are welcome to attend.

Campus Life Program is partnering with Charlottetown's Start Up Zone to bring an interactive session for our students on mental wellness and youth development. Join us for a panel presentation and Q&A with representation from both on and off campus on a variety of topics exploring the importance of taking care of oneself through stress management and becoming involved with one's community. Refreshments will be provided. This event is Wednesday, November 14 at 11:00 am in McMillan Hall.