The Procurement Office is selling some equipment and vehicles which are deemed surplus. Anyone interested in purchasing one of these items is invited to fill out a Request for Bids form which can be found at the following link: 
https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/tender/upei-18-000000-966
Here is a list of items that are available for bidding:
• Textron EZ Go
• 2001 Dodge Ram 1 ton
• 2004 GMC Sierra
• John Deere Lawnmower
• Yardman Mower
• Yardman 21” Push Mower
• Walk behind Snow Blower
If you have any questions please contact procurement@upeica 

Next Level Cookie is a specialty catering company and Pop-up Shop located in Charlottetown, PEI that specialize in cookie sandwiches made with their awesome cookies, Italian meringue buttercream, and rolled in a variety of crumbles. Delivery days are Monday and Wednesday so be sure to get them before they run out! https://www.nextlevelcookie.com/ 

Out of Africa is a catering company located in Charlottetown, PEI serving up authentic African dishes! You may have seen their booth at the Charlottetown Farmer's Market. Supplied by Joshua Tarichia, who's currently taking his masters in Global Affairs at UPEI and whose mother Makena owns and operates Out of Africa, we are bringing in their ever-popular beef and vegan Samosas to Samuel's Cafe on Wednesdays!

Health and Fitness Week will be held the week of October 22. Lots of activities including Kick off event with Olympian Heather Moyse, Plant Night, Health Fair, Dog Therapy, Walking Meditation, Build Your OWN Zen Zone contest, family swim, just to name a few. Check out all the activities at http://www.upei.ca/ar/health-and-fitness-week UPEI Health and Fitness Week supported by UPEI Healthy Campus Committee.

All are welcomed to attend this week's FSDE Graduate research seminar on Wednesday, October 3 at 12:00pm in FSDE 212.

This week's presenters are:

Jordan Torrealba – MSc Student with his title, "A Novel Battery Management System for Lithium-based battery Technologies."
and
Patrick Connolly – MSc Student with his title, "Simulation of Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Farms with Shared Moorings."

All are welcome!

The Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee and the Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Department would like to thank everyone that participated in last week’s Safety Week activities. We would also like to announce prize winners for the Safety Scavenger Hunt and the Safety Fair draws. Prizes can be picked up from Kathryn Harrison or Kevin Robinson in Kelley Memorial Building room 309/310.

Safety Scavenger Hunt – 4 Meals at The Fox and Crow Campus Pub – Steff Taylor
Safety Fair Prizes:
HSE booth coffee mug prize pack – Amy Bylhouwer
HSE booth smoke detector – Holly MacDougall
Handwashing booth coffee mug prize package – Suzette Acorn
Fire Extinguisher Training – Fire Extinguisher – Xia Huang
PEI Emergency Measures Office – Emergency Kit – Kate May
WCB PEI – Road Safety Kit – Amanda Gallant

The Safety Week planning committee welcomes feedback on Safety Week from the campus community, please email feedback to kharrison@upei.ca . 

Join us for the first PEI History of Medicine Society talk of 2018-19. Dr. Jock Murray will speak about his discoveries while writing his recently published book that charts the history of the Dalhousie Medical School. The stories of medical education at Dalhousie will cover the remarkable beginning of the medical school, the early acceptance of women, some outstanding doctors and some outrageous and criminal characters, the ill-fated separation from the university, the impact of a school teacher’s critical report, the role of medical students in the Halifax Explosion, and how medical education and medical admissions have changed over the years.

The event is October 10 at 7 pm in the Faculty Lounge of UPEI's SDU Main Building. 

MMS Seminar Series
Wednesday, October 3/18
12:30 pm, KCI 104
Guest speaker: Dr. Jeremie Lefebvre, University of Toronto
Topic: Orchestrating oscillatory dynamics in the healthy and diseased brain with non-invasive stimulation: mathematical and computational insights”.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering is sponsoring a workshop on “Creating a Gender Inclusive Workplace”, in partnership with the PEI Interministrial Women’s Secretariat, Engineers PEI, and the WinSETT Centre on Thursday, October 4, from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM. 

Registration is OPEN now at bit.ly/GenderInclusiveEngineers. Registration fee is $25, and anyone in Engineering, Science, Technology, or Trades are invited to attend.

All proceeds will go towards the Engineers PEI Scholarships Fund and the Women in Engineering 30 By 30 Initiative. Sign up today! 

There will be a UPEI biosafety refresher training session:
Thursday October 11, 2018 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm
AVC, room 287N

This session is required for those who attended the Basic Biosafety course in 2015 or earlier. It is not a substitute for Basic Biosafety. Topics to be covered include a review of basic biosafety principles, a practical approach to spill cleanup, and an update on what’s new at UPEI in the field of biosafety.

To attend the Biosafety Refresher course, you must pre-register by contacting Kathryn Harrison, before October 8, 2018 by email (kharrison@upei.ca) or by phone (902-566-0901). 

Please include your name, department, supervisor’s name (if applicable), email address and phone number in your email or voice message. 

If you have any questions about this training session, please contact Kathryn.

We would like to inform the campus community about some great cost-saving initiatives. Below is a list of contracts we currently have available for University business purchases. Please contact Procurement Services at procurement@upei.ca for further details and pricing for these contracts.

• Commodity 
• Lab Supplies/Equipment
• Bus Transportation 
• Gas Cylinders
• Customs Broker 
• Office Supplies
• Hotels 
• Office Furniture
• IT Hardware 
• Printer Cartridges
• Computer Software
• Courier Services
• Shredding
• Car Rental

The University is a member of Interuniversity Services Inc. (ISI) buying group. This group establishes contracts on behalf of the Maritime Universities; this gives us more buying power. The Canadian Association of University Business Officers (CAUBO) also provides contracts that benefit all Canadian Universities. We will continue to post new contract updates in Campus Notices.

The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering is sponsoring a workshop on “Creating a Gender Inclusive Workplace”, in partnership with the PEI Interministrial Women’s Secretariat, Engineers PEI, and the WinSETT Centre on Thursday, October 4, from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM. 

Registration is OPEN now at bit.ly/GenderInclusiveEngineers. Registration fee is $25, and anyone in Engineering, Science, Technology, or Trades are invited to attend.

All proceeds will go towards the Engineers PEI Scholarships Fund and the Women in Engineering 30 By 30 Initiative. Sign up today! 

Central Printing, in co-ordination with Procurement Services, would like to inform you that effective immediately, Central Printing will no longer be supplying photocopy/printer paper across campus.
All paper orders will be placed through Staples Advantage. Users will place their paper orders through the Staples E-Way on-line system, with their regular office supplies order. These orders will be delivered directly to the user. 

Paper can be ordered by the package (500 sheets) or by the carton (10 packages x 500 sheets).
Please see below for the appropriate Staples Advantage product codes and pricing.

Product Code Description Price Product Code Description Price
RLA5101 100% Recycled paper 8-1/2” x 11” $3.49/Package RLA5101CA 100% Recycled paper 8” x 11” $34.90/Carton
RLA5103 100% Recycled paper 8-1/2” x 14” $4.62/Package RLA5103CA 100% Recycled paper 8” x 14” $46.20/Carton

This will also include any colour paper, such as Domtar MP or Cover stock, canary, blue, green, pink, etc.
Should have any questions or require assistance, please contact Procurement Services at 902-566-0624 or procurement@upei.ca

Please plan to join us next week for a panel discussion entitled

Finding the Right Blend: Stories and Advice about Combining Face-to-Face and Online Learning Modalities

Blended learning combines online and in-person learning practices. However, with all the learning tech advances, it can be difficult to know where to start or even if a blended learning environment is the right way to go. The E-Learning Office and the Faculty Development Office have assembled an excellent group of individuals from across UPEI to discuss the use of blended learning. The panelists include

H. Carolyn Peach Brown - Director, Environmental Studies; Associate Professor, Faculty of Science.
Andrew Carrothers - Assistant Professor, Faculty of Business.
Marva Sweeney-Nixon - Professor, Faculty of Science; Chair of Biology Department.
Nicole Wadden-Garland - Accessibility Services Coordinator.
Gerald Wandio - FDO Program Coordinator; Sessional Instructor, Faculty of Arts.
Hayden Woodley - Assistant Professor, Management; Academic Director, Business Co-op Program.

The panel discussion will take place on Thursday, October 11, 2018 from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm in AVC 201N. A light lunch will be served, so come early!

The UPEI Department of Biology is deeply saddened by and wishes to inform the campus community of the passing on September 29, 2018 of retired faculty member, Dr. Ninian Leblanc, after a sudden illness.

Dr. LeBlanc taught biology to thousands of students during his thirty years as a professor at Prince of Wales College and UPEI, and afterwards at PEI’s Seniors College. As faculty volunteer at the UPEI’s First-Year Advisement Centre for eight years and instructor of first-year biology, Dr. Leblanc's face welcomed many students to campus. As Marshal of Convocation for 20 years until his retirement, his persona also shepherded many students as they graduated from UPEI. Dr. Leblanc's personal commitment to his students and his dedication to establishing a high standard of excellence for PEI's new University were outstanding.

In 1999, Ninian's colleagues in the Faculty of Science, together with the Alumni Association of the University of Prince Edward Island, created the Dr. Ninian N. Leblanc Alumni Award to honour Dr. Leblanc's outstanding contribution to UPEI and to continue his life's work: assisting students achieve their educational goals.

A funeral mass will be held in memory of Dr. Leblanc at Saint Dunstan’s Basilica on Tuesday, October 2 at 2 pm. Read the obituary

The entire UPEI community extends condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues.

October is Mi’kmaq History Month

What’s with “Land Acknowledgment”? Living Treaties in Mi'kma’ki

Join us for a brown bag talk by Tammy MacDonald, Director of Research and Outreach; Consultation Negotiation Coordinator Mi’kmaq Confederacy OF PEI.

Never conquered, and the land never ceded; find out why this entire section of Canada is still Mi'kma’ki, and why that one tiny fact is so important.

Monday, October 1st
Robertson Library, Upper Level, Room 312
Noon – 1 pm

Check out our display of recently acquired titles for our indigenous book collection.

Everyone is welcome. Coffee will be served.

The UPEI Health & Wellness Centre is offering two mass immunization clinics in partnership with Public Health Nursing at our clinic, second floor, Murphy Centre North (above the book store). The clinics will be held on October 22nd 11:00 am to 6:00 pm and repeated on November 1st from 12:00 - 5:00 pm and no need for an appointment - just drop in. Flu shots are free and available to all faculty, staff and students. Ask about other immunizations that you might need such as tetanus booster - we could make a follow-up appointment.

Anyone interested in finding out information about UPEI's JV Hockey program that plays in the Island Women's Hockey League please attend. The event is Tuesday, October 2 at 7:00 pm in room 212 of UPEI's Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre.

MMS Seminar Series
Wednesday, October 3/18
12:30 pm, KCI 104
Guest speaker: Dr. Jeremie Lefebvre, University of Toronto
Topic: Orchestrating oscillatory dynamics in the healthy and diseased brain with non-invasive stimulation: mathematical and computational insights”.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

Interested in Indigenous cultures? UPEI's Master in Global Affairs will be hosting a presentation by Wise Elder Doña Sonia Catepillán Guinao (Chile). We invite all interested students and the community to attend the Skype presentation during which Doña Sonia will share her experience growing up as an Indigenous Williche woman in southern Chile. All are invited. The presentation will take place Wednesday October 3 from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm in SDU Main Building, Room 211 (UPEI Campus). Light refreshments will be served. For more information please contact Dr. Doreley Carolina Coll, Coordinator of the Master in Global Affairs program, dcoll@upei.ca, 566-0603.