The Faculty of Science wishes to announce Christian Agatemor, PhD candidate from the Department of Chemistry, will be defending his thesis entitled "Exploration of the Antimicrobial and Magnetic Properties of ƞ6-Arene-ƞ5-Cyclopentadienyliron(II)-derived Dendrimers" on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 8:30 am at the Irving Chemistry Centre in room 104.

All are welcome - please note seating may be limited!

Central Printing will be closed Thursday, April 13. Contact: Wendy Henderson, 902-566-0558 or email whenderson@upei.ca

With the switch to myUPEI, Moodle will be the place for faculty to submit final grades starting with the Spring and Summer semester. To help with this change, the E-Learning Office has created some guides and is leading workshops to show the new process. Our guides can be found at this link. You can register for one of our workshops with this form.

UPEI is proud to host the second Pan-Canadian Conference on Universal Design for Learning (UDL), May 31 to June 2. UDL is an educational framework based on research in the learning sciences that guides the development of flexible learning environments that can accommodate individual learning differences.

The first conference on UDL was hosted two years ago at McGill University. Interest and momentum for UDL has steadily grown across Canada, in both K-12 and post-secondary sectors, and the time has come for UDL practitioners and advocates to come together again to exchange, showcase practices, and examine the potential for future development.

For early bird registration or for more information, please visit www.udlconference.ca or contact udlpei17@gmail.com.

Dr. Kai Liu, Candidate for Assistant Professor in Actuarial Science, School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, will present on Thursday, April 13, 2017 in the Health Sciences Building, Room 105 at 2:15 pm. In his presentation, he will compare Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo numerical pricing methods for exotic derivative securities; discuss the notions of nominal dimension and effective dimension as well as dimension reduction techniques; and propose an Effective Portfolio model. For the full abstract of Dr. Liu's presentation, please contact Rita Stanley at rstanley@upei.ca.

All are welcome to attend!

On Wednesday, April 12th, Dr. Xiao Chen will present a public presentation of research and scholarship on "The Effects of Priming Goals on Individual & Team Performance: Implications for Human Resource Management" at 9:00 am in  MCDH 246 which will be followed by a teaching demonstration on "Contingencies in Organizational Behaviour and/or Management" at 11:00 am in MCDH 246.

All are welcome to attend!

The Robertson Library invites the campus community to public presentations and mock classes by three candidates for a permanent-track Library position, Metaliteracy and Student Engagement Librarian. Each candidate will present on the topic, “Metaliteracy at the University of Prince Edward Island”, followed by a mock “one-shot” class for first year students, at the following dates/times:

On Wednesday, April 19, Dr. Yolanda Hood will present at 10:00 am, followed by mock class at 10:45 am.
On Friday, April 21, Ms. Kate Peterson will present at 10:00 am, followed by mock class at 10:45 am.
On Monday, April 24, Ms. Lindsey MacCallum will present at 10:00 am, followed by mock class at 10:45 am.

Sessions will be held in the Library Instruction Centre, Room 265. All are welcome!

With the end of the semester aproaching, UPEI Security Services would like to remind you that all the designated permit parking lots and parking meters continue to be enforced year round without exception. Starting April 24th, permit enforcement is relaxed in general parking lots A, B General, D, and E until the fall semester begins.

Your cooperation is greatly appreciated!

A research project at the University of Prince Edward Island is seeking volunteers for a study on the impact of consumption of blueberries on indicators of diabetes. The research team is seeking participants who are healthy, non-smoking, and age 21 to 65. Eligible participants will be compensated up to 200 dollars.

Those interested in participating are invited to attend a 30-minute information session in room 301 of UPEI’s Health Sciences Building. Dates and times can be found here.

This project is a collaboration between UPEI’s Dr. Katherine Gottschall-Pass, Dr. Marva Sweeney-Nixon, and Dr. Kim Stote, 2016/2017 UPEI Fulbright Scholar and Research Chair of Nutrisciences and Health. For more information, contact Dr. Stote at kstote@upei.ca.

Dr. Kai Liu, Candidate for Assistant Professor in Actuarial Science, School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, will present on Thursday, April 13, 2017 in the Health Sciences Building, Room 105 at 2:15 pm. In his presentation, he will compare Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo numerical pricing methods for exotic derivative securities; discuss the notions of nominal dimension and effective dimension as well as dimension reduction techniques; and propose an Effective Portfolio model. For the full abstract of Dr. Liu's presentation, please contact Rita Stanley at rstanley@upei.ca.

All are welcome to attend!

Two candidates for the Master of Applied Health Services Research (MAHSR) degree will present their thesis defences on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Matthew Munro will present his thesis defence, entitled “The Treatment of Youth Anxiety: Historical and Current Narratives”, at 9 am. Sarah Gallant will present her thesis defence, entitled “The Depression Care-Seeking Journeys of Mothers and Daughters”, at 1 pm. Both presentations will take place in Room 116 of SDU Main Building (SDMB). All are welcome to attend!

Please join us for the 2017 Faculty Association Recognition and Awards year’s dinner and gala. Everyone is welcome to celebrate the end of the academic year, and to honour FA award recipients and retirees.

Join us at Fox Meadows Golf Club (167 Kinlock Road, Stratford, PEI) on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 6:30 pm for the reception and 7:00 pm for the dinner.

Tickets are $50.00 each (with a subsidized price of $25.00 for FA members and their guests), and can be pre-ordered at the Faculty Association Office, SDU Main Building, Room 315, 566-0438, hjpenny@upei.ca.

Deadline to purchase tickets is Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at 12:00 noon. Faculty Recognition Night is co-sponsored by the UPEI Faculty Association and the Office of the President, University of Prince Edward Island.

Micromarket in the sustainable engineering building will close on April 7 and reopen in September. AVC will remain at its regular hours. Samuel’s will stay open until April 13 from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm and will close after April 13 until September. Student centre will be open its regular hours until April 21, then starting April 24 will open Monday – Friday 7:30 am-3:30 pm. Wanda Wyatt will be closing on April 22 and reopening sometime in late June.

Please visit our website for updates!

Central Printing will be closed Thursday, April 13. Contact: Wendy Henderson, 902-566-0558 or email whenderson@upei.ca

Jennifer Vacon, MSc student, will present a MMS 890 seminar on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at 12:30 pm. Jennifer Vacon's presentation is entitled "In-cell Solid-State NMR as a Technique for the Study of Biological Molecular Processes".  The seminars will be held in the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, lecture theatre, room 212.

All are welcome!

With the switch to myUPEI, Moodle will be the place for faculty to submit final grades. To help with this change, the E-Learning Office has created some guides and is leading workshops to show the new process. Our guides can be found at this link. You can register for one of our workshops with this form.

At the Chaplaincy Centre, thoughts are with the students during exam time, their success, and yes, of course, the chili luncheo! On Monday and Tuesday, April 10 and 11, between 11:30 am –1:30 pm, a chili lunch will be served at the Chaplaincy Centre, free for the students. About 300 students show up each day for smiles, conversation, and food during this busy week!

Do you have library fines? Would you like to help a fellow student or family on campus?

Bring non-perishable food or grocery items (e.g. canned goods, pasta, light bulbs, toilet paper, etc.- please no damaged, expired, or opened goods) for the Campus Food Bank to the Service Desk at the Library from Friday, April 7 to Friday, April 28 and we’ll deduct $2.00 per item from your library fines.

If you have any questions, please contact the Service Desk, 902.566.0583

The schedule at the Chaplaincy Centre is different with exams and Holy Week beginning this week:

• Monday, April 10 - Chili Lunch, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm, (no noon mass) Chrism Mass at Saint Dunstan's Basilica at 7:00 pm
• Tuesday, April 11 - Chili Lunch, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
• Thursday, April 13 - Holy Thursday, (no noon mass) masses in local parishes
• Friday, April 14 - Good Friday Service 3:00 pm
• Sunday, April 16 - Easter Sunday Mass (no 6:00 pm mass in the evening) 11:00 am with confirmation of two UPEI students

At the Chaplaincy Centre, thoughts are with the students during exam time, their success, and yes, of course, the chili luncheo! On Monday and Tuesday, April 10 and 11, between 11:30 am –1:30 pm, a chili lunch will be served at the Chaplaincy Centre, free for the students. About 300 students show up each day for smiles, conversation, and food during this busy week!