Campus Notices
Robertson Library is hosting an evening of ghost stories, eerie tales, songs, and legends from UPEI, PEI, and beyond.
Join us Tuesday, October 30th at 7 pm in the Library Foyer, Main Level.
We’ll supply Hallowe’en treats.
And, you’re welcome to tell your own family-friendly spooky tale!
Admission is free and everyone is welcome to this family-friendly event!
We'd love for you to join us!
This is a one day workshop that focuses around the concept of practice teaching. A small group of peer instructors comes together to teach short lessons in front of each other from a prepared lesson plan in order to gain feedback on their teaching in a low-stakes and collegial environment. Co-sponsored by the E-Learning Office and the Faculty Development Office, the workshop is designed to help enhance the teaching effectiveness of new and/or experienced educators at UPEI. Participants will also have the opportunity to work at the process of giving and receiving feedback. A light breakfast and coffee/snack breaks will be provided. The workshop takes place on Tuesday, November 13th. For more information or to register click here.
You are invited to join Nautilus Biosciences, members of the PEI Bioscience Cluster, and International guests for a ribbon-cutting and official opening of Nautilus Biosciences as Croda's Centre of Innovation for Marine Biotechnology on Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at 10:00am in the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre Lobby.
Be a part of this exciting event for the UPEI spin-off company and learn how PEI is building capacity within the biotechnology community. Tours of the high throughput robotic screening lab will follow the speakers.
Special guest speakers will include: Sandra Breene, President, Personal Care, Croda International PLC; Honourable Robert Mitchell, Minister of Health and Wellness; Dr Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, President, UPEI; and Dr Russell Kerr, Research Fellow, Nautilus Biosciences.
Be mindful of what you share on social media. Criminals can befriend you and easily access an alarming amount of information (where you go to school, where you work, where and when you go on vacation, your birthday), all of which can be used to access more data. Think before you post – would you want your Mom or boss to see this? (Because chances are they can......)
This week's presenters are:
Abhishek Pokharel – MSc Student with his title, "Comparison of different biochar for wastewater treatment and resource recovery"
and
Nauman Nazeer - MSc Student with his title, "Synthesis of Novel Antimicrobial Peptide-Polymer Hybrids."
Please mark your calendars and plan to attend a session presented by Dr. Tess Miller entitled “Tips for Online Learning.” This presentation will highlight best practices in online learning. Information about best practices was gathered from an international online learning conference held in Toronto in October. Please join us for a discussion on online learning.
Location: 415 Memorial Hall
Date: Thursday November 1
Time: 12 - 1:00 pm
The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the UPEI community to the next two seminars of the Environmental Sciences/Human Biology Series:
Carissa Grove (MSc-ESC Candidate) will present "Atlantic salmon intercourse and its implications for conservation and management on PEI."
Followed by Kyle Knysh (PhD-ESC Candidate) who will present "Exploiting aquatic animal behaviors to quantify ecological populations and assemblages."
Everyone is welcome. This event is Friday, November 2 at 12:30 pm in Duffy Science Centre room 204.
The UPEI Health & Wellness Centre hosted a mass clinic on Oct 22nd and had over 300 faculty, staff, students and families get immunized. We have a second mass clinic on November 1st from 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm at the UPEI Health & Wellness Centre, located at the north end of the WA Murphy Building, second floor (above the bookstore). Bring your families - we have the spray for children too!
Pleasen download and complete the flu form at: https://www.
Hear from Jane Ledwell (Executive Director, PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women), Jillian Kilfoil (Executive Director, Women's Network PEI), and Susan Hartley (Rotary Peace Fellow, Former Chair, Atlantic Chapter, Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan) as they discuss their work on Sustainable Development Goals (3:00 - 4:00 pm). Also network and watch the live-stream report on Canada’s progress on the SDGs and hear from Shiza Shahid, Malala Fund Co-founder (3:00 pm).
Where: Memorial Hall Room #308
When: Monday, 5 November, 12:45 - 4:00 pm
RSVP: email selvi@acic-caci.org by Nov. 2nd. Free! Snacks provided. Limited seats.
For more details: https://www.acic-caci.org/events-1/2018/11/5/together-2018-charlottetown
All are welcome to attend this week's FSDE Graduate research seminar on Wednesday, October 31 at 12:00pm in FSDE 212.
This week's presenters are:
Abhishek Pokharel – MSc Student with his title, "Comparison of different biochar for wastewater treatment and resource recovery"
and
Nauman Nazeer - MSc Student with his title, "Synthesis of Novel Antimicrobial Peptide-Polymer Hybrids."
Privacy breaches on campus should always be internally reported. However, on November 1, 2018 the law will change to create new legal requirements which affect parts of UPEI. In certain circumstances, UPEI will be required by law to report privacy breaches to Federal Privacy Commissioner of Canada and directly notify the people impacted by the breach.
The change was made to PIPEDA (the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act). While these rules do not apply to the core functions of UPEI, it does apply where UPEI collects, uses, or discloses personal information in the course of true commercial activities.
To ensure compliance with our legal obligations, and to manage the situation properly, a privacy breach should be reported immediately to the Vice-President Administration and Finance, Jackie Podger. Failure to comply with the new rules could be an offence under the regulations, with a possible fine of up to $100,000.
Employees should also be aware that while this change only applies to commercial activities, UPEI is subject to a number of privacy obligations, and employees should seek guidance in any privacy breach.
If you have questions about these changes please contact the Chief Access to Information and Privacy Officer Patti Wheatley at pjwheatley@upei.ca or 902.894.2840.
The Campus Life Program invites you all to join us on the 5th floor of Dalton Hall on Halloween Night in the Mawi'omi and Campus Life Lounge to hear the Ghost Stories of UPEI and Beyond. Dr Ed MacDonald will share his research and let us know why Dalton Hall just might be haunted!
Do you have a spooky story? Come and share!
We'll begin with stories from 6pm - 7pm, then continue the night with Halloween themed activities.
Snacks will be provided.
Privacy breaches on campus should always be internally reported. However, on November 1, 2018 the law will change to create new legal requirements which affect parts of UPEI. In certain circumstances, UPEI will be required by law to report privacy breaches to Federal Privacy Commissioner of Canada and directly notify the people impacted by the breach.
The change was made to PIPEDA (the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act). While these rules do not apply to the core functions of UPEI, it does apply where UPEI collects, uses, or discloses personal information in the course of true commercial activities.
To ensure compliance with our legal obligations, and to manage the situation properly, a privacy breach should be reported immediately to the Vice-President Administration and Finance, Jackie Podger. Failure to comply with the new rules could be an offence under the regulations, with a possible fine of up to $100,000.
Employees should also be aware that while this change only applies to commercial activities, UPEI is subject to a number of privacy obligations, and employees should seek guidance in any privacy breach.
If you have questions about these changes please contact the Chief Access to Information and Privacy Officer Patti Wheatley at pjwheatley@upei.ca or 902.894.2840.
The UPEI Health & Wellness Centre hosted a mass clinic on Oct 22nd and had over 300 faculty, staff, students and families get immunized. We have a second mass clinic on November 1st from 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm at the UPEI Health & Wellness Centre, located at the north end of the WA Murphy Building, second floor (above the bookstore). Bring your families - we have the spray for children too!
Please download and complete the flu form at: https://www.
Drop in Art - bring your own supplies and take some time to create!
pencils, crayons, paint, knitting, etc... all are welcome!
No prior experience necessary
This is an open event, bring your own art supplies and take a few minutes for yourself!
You do not need to be creative to participate, just have an interest in expressing yourself!
This is the 2nd event - bring your ideas and suggestions for future Art for the Soul meetings!
Open to Staff, Students, and Faculty. This event is Tuesday, October 30 from 1 to 3:00 pm in the Chaplaincy Centre.
Hear from Jane Ledwell (Executive Director, PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women), Jillian Kilfoil (Executive Director, Women's Network PEI), and Susan Hartley (Rotary Peace Fellow, Former Chair, Atlantic Chapter, Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan) as they discuss their work on Sustainable Development Goals (3:00 - 4:00 pm). Also network and watch the live-stream report on Canada’s progress on the SDGs and hear from Shiza Shahid, Malala Fund Co-founder (3:00 pm).
Where: Memorial Hall Room #308
When: Monday, 5 November, 12:45 - 4:00 pm
RSVP: email selvi@acic-caci.org by Nov. 2nd. Free! Snacks provided. Limited seats.
For more details: https://www.acic-caci.org/events-1/2018/11/5/together-2018-charlottetown
You are invited to join Nautilus Biosciences, members of the PEI Bioscience Cluster, and International guests for a ribbon-cutting and official opening of Nautilus Biosciences as Croda's Centre of Innovation for Marine Biotechnology on Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at 10:00am in the DRC Lobby.
Be a part of this exciting event for the UPEI spin-off company and learn how PEI is building capacity within the biotechnology community. Tours of the high throughput robotic screening lab will follow the speakers.
Special guest speakers will include: Sandra Breene, President, Personal Care, Croda International PLC; Honourable Robert Mitchell, Minister of Health and Wellness; Dr Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, President, UPEI; and Dr Russell Kerr, Research Fellow, Nautilus Biosciences.
The Department of Psychology welcomes faculty, students, and the campus community to join us at our next Fiona Papps Colloquium Series on Friday, Nov. 2 at 3:00pm 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 SDU Main 432. Hope to see you there.
The UNESCO Chair in Island Studies and Sustainability invites submissions for its upcoming conference, co-hosted with the University of Aruba: Island States/Island Territories: Sharing Stories of Island Life, Governance and Global Engagement, to be held in Oranjestad, Aruba, March 26-29, 2019. Deadline for abstracts: October 31. More info at: http://projects.upei.ca/unescochair/island-statesisland-territories-an-international-conference/
