The public is invited to the Harry Baglole Memorial Public Symposium in Island Studies, “Measuring Quality of Life on Prince Edward Island,” on Thursday, November 22, 7-9 p.m., at UPEI’s MacKinnon Auditorium, Room 242, McDougall Hall. This event is sponsored by UPEI’s Institute of Island Studies, in conjunction with UPEI Research Services. 

The principal speaker will be Gwen Colman, who, in 1997, along with her husband Ron, founded Genuine Progress Index (GPI) Atlantic, a pioneering research organization in creating new measures of wellbeing and progress. Gwen will be speaking about GPI’s work in collaborative development of wellbeing measures with communities in Bhutan, New Zealand, Thailand, and Nova Scotia. Recently, GPI has worked with a network of universities and NGOs in Southeast Asia, developing a methodology for collaborative development of wellbeing measures at the community level. She will speak about recent work in two communities in Thailand, and about previous work with the creation of Community GPIs in two communities in Nova Scotia. Gwen will identify the elements for creating successful community partnerships to measure wellbeing and their resultant impact. 

Joining Gwen Colman are panelists Dr. Jim Randall and Wendy MacDonald, who will address the relevance of GPIs to the health and prosperity of this island. The symposium will be chaired by Andrew Lush, member of the Institute of Island Studies Advisory Committee.

Following the presentations, there will be ample time for discussion and questions from the floor. Admission is free and everyone is cordially invited to attend. 

The symposium series is being newly renamed after Harry Baglole, the Institute of Island Studies' first Director, who passed away in May. Harry was the architect of many Public Symposia over the years, born out of his passionate vision for strong, Prince Edward Island-made, public policy frameworks.

For more details, go to www.islandstudies.com, e-mail iis@upei.ca, or call 902-894-2881. 

Did you know that it is illegal to travel with dogs, and other companion animals, unsecured in the back of a pickup truck? Are you aware that cosmetic surgery on animals, such as tail docking in dogs, cattle, and horses, or ear cropping in dogs, is prohibited? These regulations—and more—are part of the new PEI Animal Welfare Act, passed into law in 2017.

How does the Act impact Islanders and their animals? Dr. Alice Crook, Coordinator of the Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre at AVC, will provide a “big picture” of the Act, focusing on the evolution of a distressed-based model to a standard–of-care model. Dwight Thompson, PEI Department of Agriculture and Forestry, will speak about the rights and responsibilities of owners, and Mike Gilbertson, PEI Humane Society, will focus on how the Society handles animal welfare complaints.

This event is Tuesday, November 20 at 7:00 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre A. 

Everyone is welcome. Admission is free, and refreshments will be served.

For information, contact (902) 566-0589 or upei.ca/avc.

Emergency First Aid training will be held on Wednesday December 12, 2018 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm in the Kelley Memorial Building, room 210. The training cost is covered by UPEI for all faculty and staff. Students who require the training for on-campus employment will also have the training cost covered. Note: Lunch is not provided.
If you are interested in attending, please email kjrobinson@upei.ca by December 3, 2018 to register.

Join the UPEI Faculty of Nursing and Graduate Studies coordinator, Dr. Janet Bryanton, for a Master of Nursing Open House on Thursday, November 29 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in room 106 of UPEI’s Health Sciences Building.

Talk with current Master of Nursing students to hear about their journeys in the program, tour the building, and have your questions about admissions answered. All nurses in PEI are invited to attend.

Faculty/Staff now have access to the Access to Information and Privacy page on MyUPEI. It is located in the Menu under Administrative Services. There are educational resources and templates which may be useful.

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

Games are compelling for young and old alike. Adding game elements to your course is one way of enhancing your students' engagement. In this workshop you will learn about basic game elements and how they can be used both in online and face-to-face teaching environments. Be sure to bring a set of headphones or earbuds with you. Facilitated by the E-Learning Office, this workshop will take place on November 19th from 10:30 to 11:30 am in Room 265 of the Robertson Library. REGISTER

Douglas Gibson is Canada’s most famous living book publisher and editor. In his 45-year career, he edited and published luminous constellations of Canadian authors including Alice Munro, Pierre Trudeau, Alistair MacLeod, Ken Dryden, Brian Mulroney, Hugh MacLennan, Robertson Davies, W.O. Mitchell, Mavis Gallant, and Barry Broadfoot.

Gibson will tell stories about his work and friendships with Canada’s celebrated authors at the next Winter’s Tales Authors Reading Series event on Tuesday, November 20 at 7:30 pm in the Carriage House of Charlottetown’s Beaconsfield Historic House.

Gibson’s show is hosted by the UPEI English Department, with support from the UPEI Dean of Arts and The Canada Council for the Arts. Admission is free. All are welcome

A new book from Island Studies Press will examine and compare the stories of abortion access in Prince Edward Island and Ireland.Crossing Troubled Waters: Abortion in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Prince Edward Island is co-edited by UPEI’s Dr. Colleen MacQuarrie. The book launches Monday, November 19 at 4:00 pm in Schurman Market Square of UPEI’s Don and Marion McDougall Hall.

Crossing Troubled Waters: Abortion in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Prince Edward Island is co-edited by Dr. Colleen MacQuarrie, Fiona Bloomer, Claire Pierson, and Shannon Stettner. Dr. MacQuarrie is a professor of psychology at UPEI and a co-founding member of the Abortion Rights Network, Abortion Access Now PEI, and RAARN, the Reproductive Activism and Abortion Rights Network.

Please join Island Studies Press in celebrating this new book. For more information about the book or the launch, please contact Bren at ispstaff@upei.ca or call (902) 566-0386.

The UPEI Wind Symphony will perform a Recital at the Homburg Theatre this Thursday, Nov 15 at 7:30 pm. Tickets, without the surcharges imposed by the Confederation Centre of the Arts Box Office, may be acquired at the Music Department Office [Steel #203]. Information about this event is available at http://www.upei.ca/communications/news/2018/11/upei-wind-symphony-homburg-theatre

Robertson Library would like to hear from UPEI students!
What do you need? What do you want?

Join us for FREE pizza on Monday, November 19th in the Library LINC, Room 265, from noon – 1 pm.

There will be a brief survey and a Q&A group discussion. All UPEI students are welcome!

Pizza while supplies last.

Robertson Library would like to hear from UPEI students!
What do you need? What do you want?

Join us for FREE pizza on Monday, November 19th in the Library LINC, Room 265, from noon – 1:00 pm.

There will be a brief survey and a Q&A group discussion. All UPEI students are welcome!

Pizza while supplies last.

There will be a UPEI Basic Biosafety training session:
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 9:00 am - 12:30 pm 
Room 313, KMB
Topics to be covered include basic biosafety principles and how they are applied at the University of Prince Edward Island, as well as biosecurity training. This session is open to graduate students.
To attend the Basic Biosafety course, you must pre-register by contacting Rhoda Speare, before November 22, 2018 by email (rspeare@upei.ca) or by phone (902-620-5071). 
Please provide your name, department, your 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 Rhoda (rspeare@upei.ca).

The Island Lecture Series November lecture is Tuesday, November 20, at 7 p.m. in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge on the UPEI campus, and will feature Dr. Joseph Glass speaking about “The Life and Times of Dr. Leo Frank: A Jewish Fox Rancher.”

Admission to the lecture is free and everyone is welcome to attend.
The next lecture is scheduled for December 11. Mark your calendars! 

For more information, please contact Laurie at iis@upei.ca or (902) 894-2881.