MITACS - ONE DAY ONLINE COURSE - TIME MANAGEMENT 

SUPPORTED BY SYNAPSE

9 am - 5 pm

This energetic, intensive one-day course will sharpen your professional time management skills and optimize your working week. 

Course Objective - review and apply relevant time management processes within a project management context.  We will also cover successful productivity optimization and performance improvement tactics.  Ww will focus on professional scenarios from individual and team perspectives.

The tactics shared in this course can improve your ability to focus, follow through, take effective action, manage your energy, schedule with increased accuracy and agility, and help ensure a more successful outcome

To register for an in-person (Zoom session) course:

1. Create an account or sign in to EDGE  by going to https://edge-reg.mitacs.ca

2.  After you sign in, click on "Catalog" tab on your dashboard

3.  You can then search and register for the course you are interested in by clicking the "Enroll" tab

4.  You then need to choose available sessions at a location you prefer to finalize your registration

If you encounter trouble signing in or registering for this course, please email training@mitacs.ca.

The faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the Campus community to Michael Coffin's PhD-Environmental Sciences defense entitled "Monitoring the impact of nutrient-induced hypoxia and its effect on the invertebrate community in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada".

Everyone is welcome. This event is today at 1:00 pm in Duffy Science Centre room 204. 

New Student Orientation 2019 is right around the corner and we're looking for some amazing students to join our NSO team! Our Volunteer/Leader application can be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScQANC1Pnv8nx23SwxbAzI9o_mjR2mJLwxqFa6tf6X1ssISsw/viewform?usp=sf_link
Our Point People application can be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSciupjsL0gKPuuO7fQWB1iJu9tJ66L…
Applications are due May 17th at noon, so get yours in today! If you have any questions, you can contact Erin MacNeill at nso@upei.ca or at (902)620-5054.

The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering is delighted to announce the Call for Applications for the third offering of ProGRES at UPEI this summer.

ProGRES (Promoting Girls in Research in Engineering and Sustainability) is a summer research opportunity at the FSDE at UPEI for high school girls going into grades 11 and 12. The selected students will work on their own independent research projects with a woman faculty researcher, graduate student, or undergraduate student, who will be the ProGRES student’s direct mentor. Throughout the five-week period, the selected ProGRES students will also have other unique opportunities to learn what Engineering is, and what engineers do, on a daily basis.

For more information, and to apply online, please visit this link: https://forms.gle/s82vSLSdXmgdfgcz6
(Deadline is May 31)

The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, June 7th for the June meeting. 

Ensure you download the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/research-services/research-certifications/animal-care, use the most current Adobe Reader to complete forms (only current forms will be accepted). To view any UPEI ACC SOPs and Codes of Practice, they can be accessed through myUPEI at https://portal.upei.ca/facultystaff/administrativeservices/AVCAnimalCare/Pages/default.aspx. 

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.

Today at 1:00 pm is your last chance to sign up for the Global Challenge. This challenge goes for 100 days and then during the academic year we'll have three more different challenges. But if your not registered now, you'll miss out on those challenges. Each team member will receive a sleek, wrist-worn activity tracker so you never miss a beat. Fee per participant - $10. 

Please contact Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca by 1:00 pm today, May 13. You can register as a team of 7 or if you don't have a team/need members for a team, we'll get you connected and part of a team. 

The faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the Campus community to Michael Coffin's PhD-Environmental Sciences defense entitled "Monitoring the impact of nutrient-induced hypoxia and its effect on the invertebrate community in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada".

Everyone is welcome. This event is Tuesday, May 14, at 1:00 pm in Duffy Science Centre, room 204. 

UPDATED - Registration for this FREE workshop is now open to all UPEI:
- Graduate students and post-doctoral fellows
- Graduate student staff/graduate student Chairs
- Senior-level undergraduates
- Co-op students
- Staff at Career Services centre at UPEI

This workshop, co-hosted by Synapse, UPEI's technology transfer and commercialization office (www.synapsepei.com) and Mitacs, a national,not-for-profit organization that has designed and delivered research and training programs in Canada for 20 years. (www.mitacs.ca). A minimum registration of 12 participants is required in order for the workshop to go ahead, so early registration is encouraged.

Time Management – Tuesday, June 4, 2019,
9:00am-5:00pm (Registration starts at 8:30 am)
Where: Rooms 286 B & C, Atlantic Veterinary College (UPEI)

This energetic, intensive one-day course will sharpen your professional time management skills and optimize your working week. Building on the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) best practices, methodologies, and productivity tactics, the course provides tools and techniques that can be applied to a partner industry project or employment-based role. Whether you’re handling dynamic timelines alone or within a team, you’ll be able to reach your project targets with the knowledge gained in this course.

Learning Outcomes
You will learn to:
- Optimize your professional days and weeks
- Effectively define targets and goals so that they are clear and sustainable
- Accurately estimate activity duration
- Improve focus and better manage interruptions
- Reduce corrective communication
- Better defend project schedules without sacrificing relationship quotient
- Improve and leverage personal energy for sustainable follow-through on activities

To learn more about this course, please visit:
https://www.mitacs.ca/en/programs/training/workshops/time-management

To register for a workshop, learners will need to:
1. Create an account or sign in to EDGE at this link: https://edge-reg.mitacs.ca/
After signing in, click on ‘Catalog’ tab on your dashboard
2. You can then search and register for the course you are interested in (eg:
Time Management) by clicking the ‘Enroll’ tab
3. You then need to choose available sessions at a location (eg: Prince Edward Island).

Questions? please feel free to reach out to training@mitacs.ca

The faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the Campus community to Michael Coffin's PhD-Environmental Sciences defense entitled "Monitoring the impact of nutrient-induced hypoxia and its effect on the invertebrate community in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada".

This event is Tuesday, May 14 at 1:00 pm in Duffy Science Centre room 204. 

1/5 Islanders have been diagnosed with hypertension (high blood pressure). Come to the UPEI Health & Wellness Centre on May 17th (World Hypertension Day) for a free Blood Pressure (BP) Check and the opportunity to win a home BP monitoring machine. Every individual who has a BP check between 9:00 - 12:00 pm will be entered into a draw for a home BP monitoring machine. No need for appointments, just drop in!

The monthly UPEI & Friends Neuroscience Journal Club will be held Friday May 10, 2019 from 3-4 pm in the "fishbowl" conference room of the Duffy Research Centre (NRC). All faculty, staff and students with an interest in neuroscience research are very welcome so wake up your brain and spend an hour with some like-minded friends and colleagues. For a copy of the papers to be discussed please contact Thomy Nilsson (nilsson@upei.ca) or Andy Tasker (tasker@upei.ca)

The Health, Safety and Environment Department (HSE) is offering Emergency & Standard First Aid/CPR training sessions:

Emergency First Aid/CPR 
July 3rd, 2019
8:30am – 3:30pm
HSB 105

This basic one-day course offers lifesaving first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills. 

Standard First Aid & CPR
July 4th & 5th, 2019
8:30am – 3:30pm
HSB 105

This comprehensive two-day course offers first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills for those who need enhanced training as a work requirement (high risk areas).

Cost of registration will be covered by HSE for all UPEI faculty and staff, including students who require training for on-campus employment. Students who do not require training for on-campus employment are welcome to attend; however, the cost of registration will not be covered. Please note, lunch will not be provided.

As space is limited, please pre-register by contacting Sarah Sudworth before June 13th, 2019 via email (ssudworth@upei.ca) or by phone (902-566-0901).

UPEI Healthy Campus Committee is pleased to announce a NEW Health Challenge for UPEI staff & faculty. We’re excited to be a part of this years’ Global Challenge, starting May 22, 2019. Team Registration DEADLINE: Monday, May 13 at 1:00 pm. Each team member will receive a sleek, wrist-worn activity tracker so you never miss a beat. There are 50+ activity conversions to choose – everything from yoga to kitesurfing! Inspire your team to climb the global leaderboard. We will also create our own Mini Leagues for a dose of in-house friendly competition. There are competitions and prizes to win along the way.

Your customized Health Dashboard
The Health Dashboard is a health coach, cheerleader and motivational speaker rolled into one! It provides you with a customized and holistic snapshot of your health and progress to help you stay on track and achieve your goals. The Health Hub is packed full of everything you need to know, inside and out, to keep your mind and body on track during your Global Challenge journey. 

Also, after the 100 day challenge, we'll be organizing mini league challenges and you can track your progress for the remainder of the academic year. But you need to be signed up by May 13 in order to participate for the year. If you don't have 7 for a team, no problem, we'll put you on a team. To register contact Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca. 

The monthly UPEI & Friends Neuroscience Journal Club will be held Friday May 10, 2019 from 3-4 pm in the "fishbowl" conference room of the Duffy Research Centre (NRC). All faculty, staff and students with an interest in neuroscience research are very welcome so wake up your brain and spend an hour with some like-minded friends and colleagues. For a copy of the papers to be discussed please contact Thomy Nilsson (nilsson@upei.ca) or Andy Tasker (tasker@upei.ca)

The UPEI Health & Wellness Centre wishes to invite you to come and be "scanned". In partnership with the Canadian Cancer Society, we are hosting a Sun Safety Clinic/Coffee Break on May 14th from 10:00-12:30 pm. There will be a 30-minute presentation at 10:30 am (repeated at 12:00 pm) and you will be able to put your head in the sun scanner to find out if you have experienced skin damage from the sun. Drop by between 10:00-12:30 for coffee, a scan and presentation.