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 12 - 16.

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 in the LINC, Room 265, in Robertson Library.

Join us at UPEI for Fall Open House on Friday, November 9, 2018!

Beginning at 8:15 am in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre, our recruitment team is offering on-site admission, waived application fees, campus tours, faculty informations sessions (arts, business, science, engineering, nursing) and free lunch! We'll wrap our Open House activities at 1:00 pm.

The Department of Psychology welcomes faculty, students, and the campus community to join us at our next Fiona Papps Colloquium Series on Friday, Nov. 16 at 1:30 pm where Dr. Scott Lee will present "Fetishism According to Lacan: Origins and Perversion in Jeanne by Marie-Hélène Lafon”. The presentation will take place in Main 213. Please note this event was previously planned for Nov. 2. 

Robertson Library, WUSC, and the Rotaract Club of UPEI will be presenting the award-winning film What Tomorrow Brings on Thursday, November 15 at 6:00 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.

As of December 1, 2018 all employers in Canada must be compliant with the New WHMIS 2015 regulations. Here at UPEI this means that:
- All hazardous products have to be classified to comply with WHMIS 2015 regulations.
- All hazardous products must be labeled according to WHMIS 2015.
- All hazardous products require new Safety Data Sheets (SDS) to comply with WHMIS 2015.
- All UPEI staff, faculty, graduate students, and student employees are required to complete WHMIS 2015 training.
- An inventory of all biological, chemical or physical agents used, produced, or otherwise present at UPEI that may be hazardous to workers must be created and maintained. 

More details, including examples, templates and instructions can be found on the UPEI Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Department’s website under the heading “WHMIS 2015 Transition”. HSE staff are also available to assist you with any questions you may have around WHMIS 2015 and this transition.

Over the summer months UPEI was fortunate enough, with support from the Canada Summer Jobs Program, to hire two full-time students to assist us with labelling and inventorying hazardous products on campus. Unfortunately, they were not able to assist everyone on campus with labeling and inventory and we do not have additional support to provide in completing these tasks. 

If the space you are responsible for has not been inventoried and still needs to have hazardous product labels updated to WHMIS 2015 please review the information at: http://www.upei.ca/vpaf/health-and-safety/whmis-2015 and use the inventory template found here: http://www.upei.ca/vpaf/health-and-safety/whmis-2015/hazardous-products… as the December 1, 2018 deadline is fast approaching. HSE has obtained a limited supply of peel-and-stick tick-mark labels for workplace labeling of hazardous materials to assist in the labelling process and get you started. If you are interested in using these labels both Central Services at AVC and and the HSE office in KMB have a supply. 

We appreciate your assistance in making this transition to WHMIS 2015 and bringing your space into compliance with the new WHMIS 2015 regulations. Together we are making UPEI a healthy and safe place to work, study and visit. 

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Kevin Robinson at kjrobinson@upei.ca or 902-566-0516.

The monthly meeting of the UPEI & Friends Neuroscience Journal Club will be held on Friday November 9, 2018 from 3-4 pm in the "fishbowl" of the Duffy Research Centre (NRC). All neuroscience research students as well as faculty, scientists and staff with an interest in neuroscience topics are welcome to attend. For a copy of the paper to be discussed please contact either Adam Johnston (adjohnston@upei.ca) or Andy Tasker (tasker@upei.ca)

"We will not be silenced. The CCDA's struggle for land justice in Guatemala" presentation will take place at UPEI Campus, room 328 Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Charlottetown at 2:00 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 902-367-6246. 
CUPE 1870 and CUPE Global Justice which partner with CCDA is also a co-host of this event.

Campus Life Lounge brings you Charades Night. Join us on Thursday, November 8 at Dalton Hall Mawi'omi and Campus Life Lounge.

It runs from 6:00 pm until 10:00 pm. Just pop in anytime or stay for the whole event. It's free! Snacks and drinks are provided.

Charades is a game where you pick a word in secret, and you must get others to guess the word using only body language. 

Everyone is welcome!

Please join us on Nov 7 at noon for the next meeting of the Environmental Studies Book Club in Robertson Library Reading Room, 2nd Floor (please follow the sign).

This fall we will be reading Justin Farrell’s book "Battle for Yellowstone: Morality and the Sacred Roots of Environmental Conflict" (2015). The e-book is available through the UPEI library. Just go to https://library.upei.ca/ and search in the catalogue for Battle for Yellowstone. Click on the link and begin reading! Contact a librarian if you have questions.

On Nov 7, we will be discussing "Chapter 4: Between Good and Evil: The Science, Culture, and Polarization of Wolf Conflict".

If you are interested in joining/leading the discussions or have any questions/suggestions, please feel free to contact Dr. Nino Antadze at nantadze@upei.ca.

The UPEI Health and Wellness Centre, in partnership with Public Health Nursing, was thrilled to provide over 500 flu shots to faculty, staff, students and their families. Due to ongoing requests, we have arranged one final flu vaccine clinic for Tuesday, December 4th from 12:00 noon-5:00 pm. Please mark your calendars to join us upstairs at the UPEI Health and Wellness Centre located on the second floor of the W.A. Murphy Student Centre (North). Bring your provincial health card or proof of international insurance with you. Appointments are not required. For more information, contact healthcentre@upei.ca.

Dr. Qamar-uz-Zaman will be presenting a special research seminar on Wednesday, November 7 at 12 noon in SDE 212. Dr. Zaman has applied for an adjunct faculty appointment in the FSDE. 

All are welcomed to attend!

Topic: Precision Agriculture: Wise Use of Agricultural Resources
Coffee/tea will be provided.

Abstract: Increasing population rate and urbanization are expected to further enhance demand for more and superior quality food. Crop yield increases in this region have been achieved at considerable expense to its resource base and largely by means of excessive and indiscriminate use of external inputs: irrigation, seeds, fertilizer, pesticides, etc. High price of agriculture input and fuel, pest and disease incidence, environmental pollution, soil erosion, and reduced biodiversity are, therefore, rampant. There is an urgent need to intensify efforts to identify agricultural and industrial technologies that are less labor and energy intensive but more responsive to social, economical, environmental and ecological needs. Such precision agriculture technologies will gradually change the basic patterns of production and consumption and enable humankind’s transition to a new and more harmonious approach to economic, environmental and social development. Only through such profound changes can the world respond fully to the crisis of food and energy that it is facing at present.

Learners assessing learners is a great way to promote active learning and collaboration as well as deeper content understanding. However, it can also pose a bevy of problems if it is not introduced properly and monitored correctly. This workshop, offered by the E-Learning Office, will cover the basics of peer assessment as well as provide examples of peer assessment tools for face-to-face settings as well as online settings. The workshop will take place on November 14th from 10:30 to 11:30 am in Room 265 of the Robertson Library. REGISTER

Please join us for a very special Theology on Tap, as we remember the 100th anniversary of the World War I armistice. Dr. Mark McGowan, Professor of History, University of Toronto will speak on “The Roman Catholic Church and the Great War: Ideas of Peace, Patriotism, and the Paschal Mystery.” Theology on Tap is presented by the SDU Institute of Christianity and Culture. Details: Wednesday 7 November 2018, 7 pm, the Pourhouse, 189 Great George Street. We look forward to seeing you.

Students, what to do if your Moodle test freezes?

If your test freezes while you're writing, start by refreshing the page and seeing if you can continue. If that doesn't work, try closing your browser, opening Moodle and opening the quiz to see if you can resume from when the issue occurred. If you are still having difficulties contact your instructor as soon as possible so they are aware that you are having issues. 

Whenever your write a test on Moodle, try to make sure that you have a good connection, preferably a wired connection. If you do not have a wired connection at home, you may want to use a wired computer at the library or in a computer lab on campus.