The candidate presentation by Dr. Benjamin Lefebvre, originally scheduled for Thursday evening, has been rescheduled to Friday, March 10 at 3:15 pm. The location of this presentation is yet to be determined as of the deadline for Campus Notices. Check the Campus Events calendar listing later Friday morning for an update.

Dr. Lefebvre's talk is entitled: “No Matter Where We Wander: L.M. Montgomery Writes Prince Edward Island in Ontario.”

Jordan Poley, Pathology and Microbiology, will give a seminar entitled "Towards a model species: Lessons from salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis)" on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 3:00 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre "A". 

Everyone Welcome!

A campus-wide discussion for students and faculty on the theme of “Dreaming Big: What Should UPEI Be?” will be held on Thursday, March 23, 3:00-5:00, in Lecture Theatre A in the Atlantic Veterinary College. The discussion is sponsored by the Senate Committee for the Enhancement of Teaching (SCENT) and the Faculty Development Office (FDO) and is open to all students and faculty.

This event is the culmination of SCENT’s year-long focus on “What is University For?” and “Whom is University For?” The session will begin with two-minute presentations by a panel that includes three students from different faculties and three Deans or their representatives. All those present will then explore this theme in small groups and propose ideas and initiatives concerning what UPEI should be now and in the years ahead. The afternoon will conclude with the groups sharing their ideas with everyone present.

SCENT and the FDO will follow up this meeting by presenting the ideas and proposals to the President of UPEI and other senior administrators and to the campus community through appropriate channels.

Please register by Thursday, March 16th by emailing Gerald at fdo@upei.ca – you are also welcome to attend if you don’t register but find you have time on the day itself.

The March Island Studies Lecture is Tuesday, March 14, at 7 pm in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge on the UPEI campus, featuring Dr. Peter Buker speaking about scale and governance, including its effects on small islands such as Prince Edward Island. How do size factors of population and geography relate to accountability and responsibility, to efficiency and effectiveness? Citing political theory, public administration, economics, and social “small-scale” literature, Dr. Buker will focus on how scale applies to governance.

All are welcome!

Dr. Alana Cattapan will give a public talk entitled "Hands Clean: On Purity and Power in Biomedical Research," as the keynote speaker for the "Difficult Dialogues 3" student conference, taking place this weekend at UPEI.

Dr. Cattapan is a CIHR postdoctoral fellow in the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University and an incoming Assistant Professor at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Saskatchewan. She received her doctorate in Political Science from York University, focusing on Canadian politics, gender, reproductive health, and public policy. A longtime feminist researcher and activist, she studies women’s participation in health policy making, identifying links between the state, the commercialization of the body, biotechnologies, and reproductive labour. She is also collaborating on research initiatives related to gender, law, and public policy including projects on gender and public engagement, the regulation of reproductive technologies, and the engagement of commercial actors in Canadian public policy making.

This event is accessible, free, and everyone is welcome! Join us Friday, March 10, 4:30 pm, in Main 213.

Important information session for staff, faculty and students: Do you wish you could have someone read your textbook to you? Would you rather "speak" your paper instead of writing it? Are you tired of taking notes in class? Are you looking for ways to help your students with any of the aforementioned?

If you answered yes (or maybe) to any of these questions, we have a session for you! Come check out the magic of some life changing adaptive technologies and Apps!

Location: Andrew Hall, Rm. 142
Time: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm (with time for questions after)
Date: March 15, 2017 (this session is rescheduled from Feb. 8th)

We hope to see you there!

The Faculty of Education at UPEI is delighted to host the second Edcamp Charlottetown. Often described as 'un-conferences', democratic, free flowing gatherings with no predetermined speakers or session titles, Edcamps focus on channelling the voice of participants and exploring the themes that are relevant and pressing on the day. Edcamps are open to educators, students, and community members - anyone with an interest in education is welcomed. The 2016 #EdcampCharlottetown was an astounding success and we hope to have many of you with us on March 11th for this dynamic day of dialogue, networking, and brainstorming. 2017 is the year of "open in learning" and this has been chosen as a wide umbrella theme. We hope to trigger and nurture discussions on social justice, inclusion, access, UDL, technology, new literacies, social capital, critical pedagogy, educational reform, and much more. Bring up the topics that are relevant to you in 2017 and invite your networks. To register or for more information, please visit us on our Eventbrite Edcamp Charlottetown 2017 page.

“A healthy ‘food Island’ for all? Food insecurity and healthy public policy: a call to action” will be held 7:00 pm, March 13 in the Wanda Wyatt Lecture Theatre in UPEI’s K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre. All are welcome.

The panel will discuss the current state of food insecurity in PEI, its impact on one’s health and well-being, what current actions the government is taking to address food insecurity, and future actions needed to address this growing problem. The panel includes:

Dr. Valerie Tarasuk, Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto is the keynote speaker. 

Dr. David Sabapathy, Deputy Chief Health Officer, Department of Health and Wellness, Government of PEI. 

Jennifer Burgess, Department of Family and Human Services. 

Dr. Colleen Walton, Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Human Sciences, University of Prince Edward Island.

The panel is organized by a group of UPEI senior Foods and Nutrition students, under the supervision of Dr. Jennifer Taylor. The event is supported by the Saint Dunstan’s University Institute for Christianity and Culture. For more information, contact Dr. Jennifer Taylor, jtaylor@upei.ca, or 902-566-0475.

The next Island Studies Lecture is Tuesday, March 14, at 7:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge of UPEI’s SDU Main Building. Dr. Peter Buker will speak about scale and governance, including its effects on small islands such as Prince Edward Island.

The relation between a political jurisdiction’s scale and how well (or poorly) its government performs is seldom addressed in scholarly literature or in practice. However, scale does affect governance. This lecture addresses the question: how do size factors of population and geography relate to accountability and responsibility to efficiency and effectiveness? Citing political theory, public administration, economics, and social “small-scale” literature, and taking into account technological advances, Dr. Buker will focus on how scale applies to governance. The implications, especially for small island jurisdictions such as Prince Edward Island, are many. For example, the case for and against Maritime Union can be explored by looking at the tension between small governing systems supporting reciprocal relations between their citizens and their government and large governing systems supporting one-way command relations.

Dr. Peter Buker is chair of General Studies at Yorkville University. He has a widely varied academic background in economics, politics, and community economic development, and considers scale to be one of the most important single factors affecting our experience as citizens. Admission to the lecture is free. All are welcome to attend. For more information, please contact Laurie at iis@upei.ca or (902) 894-2881.

Let's start our mornings together in prayer this Lent!

Join us at the Chaplaincy Centre beginning Thursday, March 9 for:

Rosary - Tuesdays at 8:00 am
Adoration - Thursdays at 8:00 am
Stations of the Cross - Friday at 8:00 am

If you have any questions, please contact Sister Sue Kidd, UPEI Chaplain, at sukidd@upei.ca.

The UPEI community is invited to complete this short survey for Mental Health Week 2017. Once completed, enter your email for a chance to win a $50 gift card to the UPEI Bookstore!

We are pleased to invite applications for the 2017 Student as Scholar Grant competition. Student as Scholar grants are intended to support instructors developing particular inquiry-based learning experiences in undergraduate courses at the University of Prince Edward Island. Funds can be requested for the purchase of resources, supplies, and equipment or to defray other costs related to the development and implementation of research-based projects that engage students in the context of a “for credit” course. Funds may not be used to supplement a faculty member’s personal research agenda. All faculty and term instructors are eligible to apply. Although requests may be up to $5,000, applicants should be aware that the full amount will only be awarded under exceptional circumstances.

Completed applications are to be sent to the Faculty Development Office at fdo@upei.ca on or before April 28th at 4:00 pm. If you would like an application form, please email Gerald at fdo@upei.ca. 

The UPEI Music Department Recital Series 2016-2017 is pleased to present a senior recitals in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, UPEI Campus, admission is free.

Thursday, March 9 at 7:30 PM featuring Johanna Vessey, clarinet, in collaboration with Frances McBurnie, piano; Karen Graves, violin. Johanna is a student in the studio of Dr. Karem J. Simon, this recital is presented in fulfilment of the requirements for UPEI Music 436.

Johanna will be performing works by Muczynski, Khachaturian, Brahms and Sutermeister.

All are welcome to attend!

Dr. Alana Cattapan will give a public talk entitled "Hands Clean: On Purity and Power in Biomedical Research," as the keynote speaker for the "Difficult Dialogues 3" student conference, taking place this weekend at UPEI.

Dr. Cattapan is a CIHR postdoctoral fellow in the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University and an incoming Assistant Professor at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Saskatchewan. She received her doctorate in Political Science from York University, focusing on Canadian politics, gender, reproductive health, and public policy. A longtime feminist researcher and activist, she studies women’s participation in health policy making, identifying links between the state, the commercialization of the body, biotechnologies, and reproductive labour. She is also collaborating on research initiatives related to gender, law, and public policy including projects on gender and public engagement, the regulation of reproductive technologies, and the engagement of commercial actors in Canadian public policy making.

This event is accessible, free, and everyone is welcome! Join us Friday, March 10, 4:30pm, in Main 213.

After the unfortunate postponing of this conference in February, because of a snowstorm, Difficult Dialogues 3 is rescheduled! Everyone is welcome to join us Friday, March 10 and Saturday, March 11 for this conference featuring students from UPEI and around the Maritimes.

The conference begins Friday at 1:00 pm with a number of panel sessions, the keynote speaker (Dr. Alana Cattapan, Dalhousie, ""Hands Clean: On Purity and Power in Biomedical Research" )is at 4:30pm, a "mic drop/open mic event" is at 6:00pm (in the Main Building Faculty Lounge). The conference continues Saturday, starting at 9:00am, with a number of sessions continuing throughout the day. Meeting and social space is in Main 520, all sessions are in Main 213.

Everyone is welcome, all events are mobility accessible, and everything is free!

For more information, visit our website or Facebook page.

The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) is currently underway for first and fourth-year students. NSSE collects information annually at hundreds of four-year colleges and universities about first-year and senior students' participation in programs and activities that institutions provide for their learning and personal development.

Six UPEI students have already won $100 by completing the NSSE survey. However, if eligible students have not responded to the survey or have started and not finished the survey—it is not too late to do so and to be included in the next early bird prize draw which is scheduled to take place on March 10 and the final grand prize in mid-April.

First and fourth-year students should check their UPEI email account for an email from NSSE to complete the online survey today!

Please join us Thursday, March 9  from 2:30-3:30 in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge for the presentation of the 2016 Janet Pottie Murray Award for Educational Leadership.

This 2017 recipient is Dr. Andrew Carrothers of the Faculty of Business. Please come out and help us congratulate Dr. Carrothers on this honour, refreshments will of course be provided.

All are welcome!

Dr. Benjamin Lefebvre, Ryerson University, will present, “No Matter Where We Wander: L.M. Montgomery Writes Prince Edward Island in Ontario", on Thursday, March 9 at 6:30 pm in the Wanda Wyatt Lecture Theatre (Rm.104), K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre.

Dr. Lefebvre is one of three short-listed candidates for the inaugural Chair in L.M. Montgomery Studies and Communication, Leadership, and Culture.

All are welcome!

On Monday, March 13, 3:00 pm to 3:50 pm, Dr. Andrew Godbout, School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences (SMCS) will give a public presentation on building a speed skating robot in MCDH, Rm. 246.

Abstract:
The Microsoft Kinect camera simplifies a number of computer vision tasks, which makes it an enticing addition to many computer vision projects. However, there is a drawback, namely, the camera has extremely limited range. In this presentation Dr.Godbout will discuss a project involving tracking speed skating athletes with a Kinect camera. Because of the range limitations of the camera, an autonomous mobile platform (or extremely loosely: a speed skating robot) was required to host the camera and keep it within a few metres of the athletes while they were skating. Dr. Godbout will share some field notes and discuss the end result of the design and implementation of this autonomous mobile platform.

All are welcome!

After the unfortunate postponing of this conference in February, because of a snowstorm, Difficult Dialogues 3 is rescheduled! Everyone is welcome to join us Friday, March 10 and Saturday, March 11 for this conference featuring students from UPEI and around the Maritimes.

The conference begins Friday at 1:00 pm with a number of panel sessions, the keynote speaker (Dr. Alana Cattapan, Dalhousie, ""Hands Clean: On Purity and Power in Biomedical Research" )is at 4:30pm, a "mic drop/open mic event" is at 6:00pm (in the Main Building Faculty Lounge). The conference continues Saturday, starting at 9:00am, with a number of sessions continuing throughout the day. Meeting and social space is in Main 520, all sessions are in Main 213.

Everyone is welcome, all events are mobility accessible, and everything is free!

For more information, visit our website or Facebook page.