The second GSA Movie Night will be held at the Faculty Lounge of the SDU Main Building on Dec. 3 at 6:30 pm.
Our special Christmas themed movie will be the first Gremlins movie!
There will again be free popcorn for all!
All students (grad, undergrad), faculty, and staff welcome!.
Feel free to email the GSA with any questions or comments: gsa@upei.ca.

Join us on November 20 from 1-6 pm in MD246 for an undergraduate student conference entitled “Monsters, Gold and Glory.”

Participants include:
Thane Bernard, “Cursing the Darkness: The Portuguese Exploration of Africa and the Early Slave Trade”
Winnifred Daily, “The Portuguese Cultural Influence in Goa”
Rosemarie Dale, “The origins of the university Botany class: Exploring the ancient sources that contributed to the modern day classification of plants”
Jordan Fulford, “The Quest for Riches: Piracy Along the African Coast”
Emily MacIsaac, “Henry the Navigator, Bringing Glory to Portugal.”
Zachary Martin, “Monsters and Maps”
Michael Pass, “Saints, Sailors, & Samurai: English Views of Japan, 1543-1650”
Silei Peng, “Profit Seekers: The Vikings in the East”
Josh Power, “Para el oro, la Gloria y Dios (For Gold, Glory and God)”

Everyone welcome. Admission is free.

For more information contact Richard Raiswell at rraiswell@upei.ca.

Let's kick off the weekend with a show of support and excitement by asking everyone on campus to wear green, and to come out and cheer on your Panthers!

Here's our home game scheule this weekend:

Friday, November 20
6:00 pm (W) Basketball vs CBU "Subway Night"
8:00 pm (M) Basketball vs CBU "Subway Night"

Saturday, November 21
6:00 pm (W) Basketball vs CBU
8:00 pm (M) Basketball vs CBU

By wearing green you'll have chance to win prizes!  Our Panther Crew will be roaming campus on Friday looking for people wearing green.

The Bookstore is partnering to offer special pricing on some thing green each week!

Your campus pub the Wave is the place to go on Friday's during the day or before the game, stay tuned for food and beverage specials to be announced.

We all belong to the Panther Family, enjoy the experience!

#GopanthersGo

The Science Graduate Studies committee invites the campus community to the following seminar:

Social Media for Scholarship & Teaching:  Why & How

Presented by Dr. Bonnie Stewart, UPEI Faculty of Education.

Friday, November 20, 2015
12:30 pm
Duffy Science 204

Everyone is welcome

Denise Happ, Department of Biomedical Sciences will present a seminar called "Pathophysiology of stroke" on Tuesday, November 24 at 3:30 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre C.

Everyone is welcome

Gas Cylinder users: As per the Praxair gas cylinder contract agreement a price adjustment has been made effective November 1st,2015. Please contact Procurement Services for the updated price list.

Please be advised that the main door to Central Services will be closed at all times. Closure of the door is a Public Health Agency of Canada requirement, to comply with the regulations for a Level 2 Containment Zone.  Entrance to the lab remains the same as previously, such as wearing the guest lab coats, etc., so the only change is that the door will be closed when you arrive.

I apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause.  We are hoping to install a more suitable door with a larger window in the near future.  In the meantime, as you open the door please be cautious of the traffic coming in and out.

Please do not hesitate to contact me at lrostant@upei or call 0842, if you have any questions or concerns.

Ethics protocols that involve ‘more than minimal risk’ must be reviewed by the full UPEI Research Ethics Board. However, the UPEI Research Ethics Board does not meet in December so the next deadline for submitting these protocols is Monday January 4 2016. They will be reviewed at the January meeting.  Protocols involving ‘more than minimal risk’ that are received after January 4 will be reviewed at the February meeting.

Other ethics protocol submissions, including new applications that do not involve ‘more than minimal risk’, renewals, and amendments may be submitted at any time. They will be sent for delegated review as soon as all necessary forms are received.

Please ensure that you download and use the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/forms. Use Adobe Reader to complete forms.

Submit the following:
·         one hard copy of the signed application form and associated documents to Joy Knight at the Office of Research Services, 200 Kelley Memorial Building and
·         one e-copy of all documents to reb@upei.ca.

For more information, please contact Joy Knight at 620-5104 or reb@upei.ca.

The next deadline for submitting Biosafety Protocols including new applications, renewals and/or amendments is Friday November 27 2015. hese protocols will be reviewed at the December meeting. Please ensure that you download and use the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/forms. Use Adobe Reader to complete the forms.

Submit the following:
·         one hard copy of the application form with signatures and associated documents to Joy Knight at the Office of Research Services, 200 Kelley Memorial Building and
·         one e-copy of all documents to reb@upei.ca.

Please note that protocols received after this deadline will be reviewed the following month. For more information, please contact Joy Knight at 620-5104 or reb@upei.ca.

As one response to the events of the past weeks, the Muslim students who pray each Friday afternoon in the Chaplaincy Centre are opening their prayer time and space to others who may wish to join them. Sister Sue will be there and others are invited for prayer. 

Friday November 27
1:30 at the Chaplaincy Centre.

The International Relations Office would like to create a database of staff and faculty who speak a language in addition to English.  This database will be used by the staff of the International Relations Office as a resource when visitors come to campus and to assist students at times  when translation would be helpful. We are not asking for certified translation services, but if you  are interested in offering your language skills, please email irostu@upei.ca with your name, gender, additional language(s), phone number, and email, and please title subject as “Translator Database”. Please submit this information by November 27. Thank you and have a great day!

UPEI and Student Affairs are offering Mental Health First Aid training to all Students, Faculty and Staff. All fees and related costs are paid for in full by UPEI and The President.

The MHFA Canada program aims to improve mental health literacy, and provide the skills and knowledge to help people better manage potential or developing mental health problems in themselves, a family member, a friend or a colleague.

The upcoming session will be facilitated by James Reddin (one of UPEI's counselors) and will held on Friday November 20th, 9am-4pm, and Friday December 4th, 9am-4pm. Attendance on both days is mandatory for completion of the training.

For more information or if you would like to attend this session or future sessions please contact saworkshops@upei.ca.

Operation Christmas Child Shoebox preparing last Saturday went well.  We filled over 80 boxes that will be delivered by the end of the week. Some boxes remain in the Chaplaincy Centre if anyone was looking to help out but missed last week's deadline. School supplies, small stuffed toys, small t-shirts and cash donations will be received this week. Please contact Denise Bustard dbustard@upei.ca> or Sister Sue sukidd@upei.ca> for more details.  

The Animal Care Committee does not meet in December. The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions -- new, renewal, or amendment -- is Friday, January 8, 2016 for the January meeting.

Ensure you always…
·        Download the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/research-services/research-certifications/a…
·        Use the most current Adobe Reader to complete forms and only current forms will be accepted.

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 Admin. Assistant @ 902-566-0973.

Join us today for “Tim Talk,” a presentation by Dr. Tim Goddard on the subject of “International Education: Global Life in Local Spaces.” The event will be held at 12:30 pm in the AVC Learning Commons, and will also feature refreshments and door prizes!

In this talk, Dr. Tim Goddard will address questions of internationalization on campus. What does an international education look like? How might domestic students globalize their degree? How can international students influence institutional life? What challenges face students, administrators, faculty, and staff who want to develop international awareness among all members of the campus community? Drawing upon the experience of the Faculty of Education as a case study, he will explore what an internationalized education might look like as well as the difficulties inherent in achieving such a vision.

For more information about the event, please contact Erin Clarke at eeclarke@upei.ca or (902) 894-2842. We hope to see you there! 

Apple iPhone users: if you have updated or have a new iPhone device with the iOS 9 or 9.1, its feature Wi-Fi Assist automatically switches your device from Wi-Fi to cellular signal when Wi-Fi is weak, therefore your data usage will increase.

It is recommended you turn off this feature to minimize your data usage.

Instructions for turning off the WI-Fi Assist Feature are as follows:
Go into Settings.
Choose Cellular.
Scroll down to Wi-Fi Assist (close to bottom).
Switch the slider to the "off" position.

Authors of Chicken Soup for the Soul have the opportunity to support their two favourite charities.  Rose Barbour, staff member of UPEI’s Development and Alumni Engagement and author of a story in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Possible, has graciously chosen Student Affairs (Mental Health Initiatives) as one of her charities to support.  These books will be on sale at the Bookstore and the Department of Student Affairs in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre for $15.00 each.  Drop by and pick up a book or two – they make great Christmas Gifts and each purchase will support our Mental Health Initiatives.

The University of Prince Edward Island invites the nomination of candidates for honorary degrees to be conferred at Convocation in May 2016.

Honorary degrees are conferred honoris causa, “for the sake of honour,” and are intended to recognize outstanding provincial, national, and international contributions in any field(s) of endeavour. Contributions should reflect extraordinary intellectual or artistic achievements or significant service to society at a standard of excellence that merits the University’s highest honour.

The deadline for nominations is January 4, 2016.

For more information, call (902) 566-6780 or email senateassistant@upei.ca

To submit a nomination, visit upei.ca/nominatehdr

*please note there was an error with the website link in the Campus Notice dated November 17; we apologize for the inconvenience.