Have you enjoyed watching the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics in Korea? Here is another fantastic opportunity for you to enjoy knowing more about Korean culture!

The UPEI Faculty of Arts, Asian Studies Program, and its Korean Studies Project are pleased to announce the following special public talk by the first invited speaker of our new Asian Studies International Seminar and Korean Studies Speaker Series:

Professor Don L. Baker from the Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia, will deliver a presentation called “From the Mountains into the Cities: The Transformation of Korean Buddhism in the Twentieth Century” on March 8 from 2:30 to 3:45 pm in the Faculty Lounge (room 201), SDU Main Building.

As the first of our international seminar and speaker series, this is a wonderful lecture topic for understanding the religious-cultural transformation of Buddhism in modern Korea under the influence of Japan, changing Korean values, Christianity, and Western ideas.

Everyone is invited to attend! For further information and details, click here to view the UPEI Event Calender listing.

Check out the latest issue of the Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre newsletter by clicking here! A special nod of appreciation to the staff at UPEI Marketing and Communications for their services in the creation of this newsletter.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Dr. Alice Crook: acrook@upei.ca.

The Summer course schedule is now available in the myUPEI Course Catalogue under the term "2018S". The 2018 Fall and 2019 Winter course schedules / registration dates will be available in the coming weeks. A further notice will be posted when more information is available.

For the 2018S (Summer term), registration for all students opens on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at 12:00 am Atlantic Time

Please note that:

1. outstanding account balances may impact a student's ability to register. Please check well before registration to ensure all balances are paid.
2. effective immediately, NO DEPOSIT will be required prior to registration for current returning students.
3. any questions regarding registration may be directed to registrar@upei.ca.

Join us Wednesday, March 7 for this years Career and Summer Job Fair!

This event is free to attend for all UPEI Students, and offers a great opportunity to meet with employers and recruiters to start networking, find a summer job, or kick start a career. Be prepared to present yourself professionally.

The event will take place in Schurman Market Square and Louis W. MacEachern Market Street in Don and Marion McDougall Hall. The event will run from 10:00 am until 2:00 pmon March 7 (storm date on Thursday, March 8).

If you have any questions, feel free to email us at careerfair@upei.ca!

Curious about experiential learning? Wondering what it means in different classrooms and disciplines?

Experiential learning is a hot topic in education these days. Bring your lunch and join faculty from across campus for a fun showcase of 5 minute Lightning Talks on some of the various experiential opportunities and learning experiences that UPEI classrooms offer. There will be coffee, and a gong to keep things moving! 

Join us from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm on March 7 in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge.

All are welcome! Click here to view full details on the UPEI Events Calendar.

On March 1, 2018 COWS will donate all of the proceeds of ice cream sales from their Charlottetown locations to the Canadian Mental Health Association, PEI Division in memory of former employee Jason Driscoll.

There will be a special pop up shop open at UPEI on March 1st at the W.A. Murphy Student Centre will be open 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm.

Come out and support the mental health! Click here to view full details on the UPEI Events Calendar.

The UPEI Music Department Recital Series 2017-2018 is pleased to present the following concerts in our ongoing series. All concerts take place at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall.

• Friday, March 9 at 7:30 PM: Vocal Chamber Music featuring UPEI Music Majors in performance directed by Sung Ha Shin-Bouey and Stephen Bouey. Admission: Adults $15/Students $10
   
• Saturday, March 10 at 7:30 PM: Senior Recital featuring Leah Jordan, clarinet; Frances McBurnie, piano. Admission FREE
   
• Sunday, March 11 at 2:30 PM: Gregory B. Irvine, tuba; Dale Sorensen, trombone; Frances McBurnie, piano. Admission Adults $20/Students $15

Tickets (where applicable) are available at the door. 

As an instructor, you’ve set up a syllabus that clearly explains your expectations for where students will end up. Then you set them on the journey to that destination. However, some will get off track along the way. The feedback you provide, how you provide it and when you provide it will be key to getting them back on the right path or in keeping them on the right path. In this workshop offered by the E-Learning Office instructors will learn strategies for the use of feedback and rubrics that they can use to accompany student assessments. The workshop will take place on Monday, March 5th from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm in Room 265 of the Robertson Library. REGISTER!

The 2017 T4s are now available electronically through your Campus Login. For those also requiring a paper copy, please email payroll@upei.ca. T4As are separate forms issued by financial services and you will receive a notification from financial services if this is applicable to you.

A new capability in Moodle makes it possible to create scannable paper tests using your Moodle question bank. If you've been using multiple choice tests in your face-to-face class, this can help you save some grading time.

The E-Learning Office will demo the process of how these sheets work and how they're graded. If you're interested in attending, please register here.

If you cannot attend during one of these times, please feel free to email jbhogan@upei.ca to set up a time that works for you.

Are you familiar with Open Educational Resources but want to learn more? Are you curious about the ways that you can self publish? The Robertson Library offers tools and software for students and faculty to help them write and publish their own research.

Join Meghan Landry and Kim Mears from the Robertson Library as they discuss self-publishing in the context of Open Educational Resources Week from March 5-9, 2018.

They will introduce faculty and students to Pressbooks, a software that allows users to upload or write their own material and publish it in a variety of accessible formats, such as a webbook, PDF (for print), PDF (for digital distribution), ePUB, MOBI, XML, and more. If online books are not your thing, the Library also has the capability of printing book material.

This event will take place on March 7 from 9:30 to 10:00 am in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building. Questions may be sent to Meghan Landry at mllandry@upei.ca.

A presentation will be given in the Molecular and Macromolecular Sciences Seminar Program Series Presentation on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at 12:30 pm in Duffy Research Centre, Room 212. The Presenter is Aleya Quilty, Master of Science student in Chemistry. The title of her talk is "Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) used in Carbon Capture and Storage". 

All are welcome to attend!

The Department of Psychology is pleased to present two candidates for the position of Faculty Member and Director of Training for UPEI’s new Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) program. Each candidate will give two talks: the first is a simulated classroom presentation about their research and the second will outline their vision for the PsyD at UPEI.

Please join us for the following presentations:

• On Friday, March 2 at 10:00 am, Dr. Julie Gosselin will present her research talk entitled “Women mothering in diverse family situations: Emerging research questions”. The presentation will take place in Main Building, room 213.

• On Friday, March 2 at 2:00 pm, Dr. Julie Gosselin will present “Planning for a successful and sustainable PsyD program at UPEI”. The presentation will take place in McDougall Hall 328.

• On Thursday, March 15 at 2:30 pm, Dr. Stephen Butler will present his research talk entitled “The role of treatment evaluations in improving young people’s mental health: The case of Multisystemic Therapy (MST). It will take place in McDougall Hall, room 243.

• On Friday, March 16 at 9:45 am, Dr. Stephen Butler will present "Achieving excellence: A blueprint for the PsyD program at UPEI". It will take place in Main Building, room 213.

All are welcome to attend!

Grab a slice of our 550 Pizza for lunch at Samuel's Cafe as well as the AVC Cafe! Topped with Glasgow Glen Farm's gouda cheese and your choice of pepperoni, veggie, and a different featured pizza every week, you can enjoy a huge slice on its own or pair it with a combo.

For our menus, hours, and dining locations, please click here.

Curious about experiential learning? Wondering what it means in different classrooms and disciplines?

Experiential learning is a hot topic in education these days. Bring your lunch and join faculty from across campus for a fun showcase of 5 minute Lightning Talks on some of the various experiential opportunities and learning experiences that UPEI classrooms offer. There will be coffee, and a gong to keep things moving! 

Join us from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm on March 7 in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge.

All are welcome! Click here to view full details on the UPEI Events Calendar.

Once again UPEI will host Let’s Listen, UPEI’s Mental Health Week Wrap-up event, and we are looking for up to six members of the UPEI community (students, faculty and staff) who would be willing to share their personal and/or supportive experience with mental health.

You would be asked to speak for approximately 5 minutes in a safe listening and non-judgemental environment for all to listen to your story, then engage in small group discussions with the support of professional staff as co-facilitators. You will have the full support of a representative from the UPEI Counselling Services to prepare and work with you throughout the presentation.

If you're interested in being a part of our Let’s Listen event and are willing to share your story, please contact Melissa Bruce at mjbruce@upei.ca by March 1.

Canadian Blood Services is looking for people to join their OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network, a registry that is responsible for finding and matching volunteer donors to patients requiring stem cell transplants. For more information about OneMatch and the registration process check out the following link.

Canadian Blood Services will be set up on Tuesday February 27th from 11am-2pm in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre Concourse for those who are interested in joining. Anyone between the ages of 17-35 are eligible to register, and the registration process only takes 10 minutes and a cheek swab.

Click here to view full details on the UPEI Events Calendar.

UPEI’s Executive MBA program offers a high-quality learning experience for working business professionals. The program is designed for those working in, or aspiring to work, in a management or leadership position. Classes are offered bi-weekly on Fridays and Saturdays with the option to complete the program in 20 months.

To learn more about the program and to meet with staff, faculty and students from the School of Business, we invite you to attend an information session on Tuesday, March 13 at 5:00 pm in the Boardroom at The Confederation Centre of the Arts (Richmond Street Entrance).

Please call (902) 566-6474 or email mba@upei.ca to reserve a seat. For more information on UPEI's EMBA Program, please click here.

“Freedom to Read Week" runs from February 25 to March 3. It is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms”--that includes having access to all reading materials!

Learn more about what the staff at the Robertson Library are doing for Freedom to Read Week by clicking here!

Students in Kinesiology 3420 at the University of PEI are looking for volunteers to participate in a project titled the PEI Health Survey. The purpose of this project is to evaluate the health of Prince Edward Islanders. We expect the questionnaire to take roughly 15 minutes to complete.

This research project has been approved by the UPEI Research Ethics Board.

Participation in this project is voluntary, and the researchers will not ask for your name. Whether or not you participate in the survey, and the answers you provide to survey questions, will not have any impact on your grade in this or future courses at UPEI.

If you are interested in participating in this research project, please email Dr Travis Saunders (trsaunders@upei.ca) or clicking here.

Please contact the UPEI Research Ethics Board at (902) 620-5104, or by email at reb@upei.ca if you have concerns about the ethical conduct of this study.