Campus Notices

Departments of Biomedical Sciences & Pathology and Microbiology Seminar

Dr. Mark Fast, Department of Pathology and Microbiology will present a seminar called "Presenting to an audience: There are more ways than one to skin a catfish" on Tuesday, September 29 at 3:30 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre C.  Everyone is welcome!

Information Session: Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College

The Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College is holding an information session at UPEI's Health Sciences Building on Friday, September 25 from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm in Room 301. CMCC offers a four-year Doctor of Chiropractic degree program as well as the opportunity for advanced post-graduate studies in Clinical Sciences, Radiology, and Sports Sciences. Established in 1945, the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC) is the leader in chiropractic education and research in Canada. For more information, contact: 

Jo Cullen, MEd, CCC
Career Counsellor
UPEI Office of Skills Development and Learning
T (902) 620-5088        
E jocullen@upei.ca  

Retirement Open House for Cathy Toombs
After almost 30 years of service at UPEI, including 19 years with the Registrar's Office, Cathy Toombs is retiring!
 
An open house will take place on Thursday, October first from 2  to 4pm in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge. We invite the campus community to join us in congratulating Cathy and wishing her well as she begins this exciting next chapter!
Retirement Open House for Eileen MacVittie

Our friend and colleague Eileen MacVittie recently retired from the University of Prince Edward Island after serving in various capacities on campus over the past twenty years. To recognize and celebrate this event, the Office of Skills Development and Learning will be hosting an open house for Eileen on Friday, September 25th from 10:00 am until noon. Please drop by Rm 230 in the Robertson Library on the 25th to pass along your best wishes to Eileen and share in some refreshments.

Department of Music Recital Series brochures available
The Department of Music Recital Series 2015-2016 is pleased to present the brochures for the current season. Anyone wishing to have a brochure please contact Susan in the music department at (902)566-0507 or music@upei.ca. 
 
Also, anyone interested in the student Afternoon Recital Series please note that the series will start on Friday, October 23 at its new time of 12:40-1:30 pm in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall.
Parking notice
Please be advised that parking permits for UPEI have sold out. The parking kiosk is now closed and any inquiries should be addressed to the Parking Office located at Security Services in the Central Utility Building. You may also contact Katherine at 902-394-6852 or parking@upei.ca. Temporary daily parking permits can be purchased at Security Services at the Central Utility Building. The CARI Complex may have some availability in their parking lot. Please visit CARI front desk to find out. Have a terrific school year!
Science Literacy Week
UPEI and PEI Public Library Service
Public lectures on Science, Creativity and Innovation featuring:
 
September 22nd, 7 pm at Summerside Rotary Library
Cancer cells make sounds: who is listening?
Dr. Bill Whelan
Detecting cancer at its earliest stage is a significant challenge. A new approach to cancer imaging involves a great deal of listening. When you shine pulsed laser light on cancer cells, they can emit a symphony of sounds. The pitch or frequency of the sound created depends on the size and shape of the cell and the sound volume depends on its color. By listening to and studying the sounds, one can differentiate between normal and cancerous tissues. This is a breakthrough in medical imaging that is positioned to improve cancer management.
 
September 23rd, 7 pm at Confederation Centre Public Library
Embedded Systems Design: Smart Everything
Professor Christopher Vessey
Small programmable prototyping devices have become inexpensive and readily available to people; no longer do we require expensively-equipped laboratories to produce real-world designs. With these systems, people are free to express creative ideas in ways they never thought possible. Today's explosion of automated systems development is a direct result of these abilities, and the move towards the "Internet of Things" where common objects become Internet accessible in an interactive way is a major new direction of development.
 
September 24th, 6:30 pm at Montague Rotary Library
Creativity in the Engineering Design Process
Professor Elizabeth Osgood
A presentation on the role of the mentor, how to encourage creativity, as well as having participants to do a quick hands-on design so they can experience what we're talking about. Discussion will include some of the more creative engineering projects (walking on water, Rube Goldberg, and this year's project to get an athletic ball through obstacles in a life size maze on the beach without touching the ball).
Time to Write faculty writers retreat, November 11-15
If you have difficulty carving out uninterrupted time for writing, if you struggle with motivating yourself to write, or if you would simply like the supportive collaboration of a writing retreat, consider Time to Write, UPEI's faculty writers retreat.
 
When: Wednesday, November 11 to Sunday, November 15
 
Where: TBD
 
Cost to participants: $200, which includes four nights accommodation, meals, and snacks
 
Your project must be at a stage where sustained writing timemakes sense. Your research and/or data collection and analysis must be completed to the point that you are ready to write. You must also be prepared to commit to the full program: a total of 3½ days focused on writing.
 
The retreat is open to tenured and tenure stream University of Prince Edward Island faculty in any Department/Faculty/School. Email datkinson@upei.ca with a brief summary of the project you plan to work and your writing goals for the retreat. There is room for six participants at Time to Write.
 
Questions or Concerns?
 
We will be happy to discuss any questions or concerns you may have about Time to Write. Please contact Dave Atkinson, Research Communications Officer, at datkinson@upei.ca or 620-5117.

Indian School Road reading
Chris Benjamin is a well-known fiction and features writer. His latest book,Indian School Road: Legacies of the Shubenacadie Indian Residential School, won the 2013 Dave Greber Freelance Book Award.
 
On Friday, September 18, Chris Benjamin will be sharing his new book on campus at UPEI during a brown bag lunch to be held in the Main Faculty Lounge from 12:00 - 1:00. Everyone is welcome to attend.
 
The event takes place soon after the publication of the Summary Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.  In an interview with the CBC’s Peter Mansbridge on June 1, Justice Murray Sinclair stated, “Education is the key to reconciliation.”  t is in this spirit that the UPEI community and members of the public are gathering together with Chris Benjamin to discuss Legacies of the Shubenacadie Indian Residential School.
 
The Faculty of Education and the UPEI Aboriginal Students' Association are organizing the event.
MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing: Deadline October 6

In July 2011, the family of Harry and Marjorie MacLauchlan of Stanhope, PEI made another leadership gift to UPEI to create a substantial program of awards to encourage and recognize student writing achievement. The gift is to honour H. Wade MacLauchlan’s twelve years of service as UPEI president and vice-chancellor, and to recognize the importance of effective writing as a foundational skill for academic success and lifelong learning. 

The MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing is the largest such student-oriented program in Canada. There are up to 57 prizes available for returning undergraduate students who produced outstanding written work in the previous academic year (September 1 – August 31), as a substantive role in their academic course work or for the broader community audience, and who showed most improvement through a writing support program coordinated through the Webster Centre. 

There are also up to 3 prizes available for faculty or staff members, who have shown exceptional leadership in the development of writing among students at UPEI.

For application information, please check out the following links:

MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing (Academic) – up to 35 prizes

MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing (Community) – up to 11 prizes

MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing (Webster Centre) – up to 11 prizes

MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing (Staff/Faculty) - up to 3 prizes

For more details regarding this awards program, please feel free to contact Keith Lawlor in the Scholarships, Awards and Financial Aid office at kjlawlor@upei.ca or (902) 620-5187.

Panther Green Friday!

Coming up is Green Friday! Every weekend our Panthers play at home we'll 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!

It's Home Opening weekend for M/W Soccer and W Rugby:

Friday, September 18
5:00 pm (W) Soccer vs StFX
7:00 pm (M) Soccer vs StFX

Saturday, September 19
2:00 pm (W) Rugby vs StFX (Home Opener)
3:00 pm (W) Soccer vs CBU
5:00 pm (M) Soccer 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!
 

UPEI Panthers "Night at the Track"

UPEI’s Department of Athletics and Recreation staff, coaches, and players are gearing up for an exciting 2015-2016 varsity schedule. Help kick off the season by attending "UPEI Panthers NIght at the Track" on Thursday, September 17 from 5:00-7:00 pm at Red Shores Race Track and Casino.

This is a great opportunity to meet and greet players and coaches, hear about the vision of the department and varsity teams, and enjoy a reception. At 7:00 pm, the attention will move to the track where 16 student-athlete ambassadors will represent each the horses participating in the first two race cards of the night.

For more information, click here.

 

 
Parking notice
Please be advised that parking permits for UPEI have sold out. The parking kiosk is now closed and any inquiries should be addressed to the Parking Office located at Security Services in the Central Utility Building. You may also contact Katherine at 902-394-6852 or parking@upei.ca. Temporary daily parking permits can be purchased at the Accounting Office in the Kelley Building. The CARI Complex may have some availability in their parking lot. Please visit CARI front desk to find out. Have a terrific school year!
 

It's not too late to register for the North Atlantic Forum!

There's still time to register for the 10th North Atlantic Forum, Building Community Resilience, hosted by the Institute of Island Studies, September 16-19, in Summerside. The program includes close to 70 presentations by researchers and community members from across Canada and around the world looking at how rural communities use their local resources to build healthy and resilient communities. For more information and a full schedule, check out http://pei2015.crrf.ca/.

The conference kicks off with a free public event Wednesday, September 16, at 7:30 pm, at Summerside’s Harbourfront Theatre. A “fireside chat” with Dr. Kelly Vodden and Dr. Sally Shortall focuses on the effects of globalization on rural communities. The formal part of the evening concludes with the launch of a book stemming from the North Atlantic Forum 2011, held in St. John’s: Place Peripheral: Place-based Development in Rural, Island, and Remote Regions (ISER Books, Memorial University), as well as a special journal issue of the Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, arising from the North Atlantic Forum 2013, held in Holar, Iceland. 

Contact NAF 2015 Conference Coordinator Emily Thomas at naf@upei.ca or (902) 566-0909 for further information.

Take a tour at the Robertson Library!

Want to feel comfortable and confident in the Robertson Library? Come take a tour with us during the month of September!

Tours are available on weekdays, evenings, and weekends, and last about 30 minutes. Discover the Library's resources and services, and you could win a weekly prize of a $50 gift card to a Downtown Charlottetown business, plus a grand prize of a Samsung Tab A 8" tablet.

To register for a tour, simply go to library.upei.ca/tours and sign-up online!

Department of Biology Candidate Presentations

The Department of Biology will host two presentations by Dr. Robert Huber, Center for Human Genetics Research at Massachusetts General Hospital, on September 17 and 18, 2015. Dr. Huber is a candidate for a tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Biology and will present the following talks:

Teaching presentation
Signal Transduction Mechanisms: Ligands, Receptors, and Their Link to Human Disease
Thursday, September 17, 11:30 am, DSC 204

Research presentation
Using Dictyostelium discoideum as a model system for studying the functions of proteins linked to human disease
Friday, September 18, 12:30 pm, DSC 204

All are welcome to attend and provide comments to the selection committee via email to biologychair@upei.ca
 

Request for Volunteer Clients for Foods and Nutrition 483
Dr. Debbie MacLellan is seeking volunteer 'clients' for a student assignment in Foods and Nutrition 483 (Professional Practice in Dietetics). This assignment involves three to four meetings with a student in the dietetics program at UPEI. The purpose of this assignment is to help students develop the skills needed to be effective nutrition counsellors. The student will assess your diet and work with you to develop some nutrition-related goals to help you improve your overall health. If you are interested and want to learn more about what you will be asked to do as a volunteer client, please contact Debbie at maclellan@upei.ca.
Submission of Research Ethics Board Protocols
Ethics protocols that involve ‘more than minimal risk’ must be reviewed by the full UPEI Research Ethics Board. The next deadline for submitting these protocols is Friday October 2 2015. They will be reviewed at the October meeting.  Protocols involving ‘more than minimal risk’ that are received after October 2 will be reviewed at the November 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
Friday September 25 2015: Next deadline for submission of Biosafety Protocols
The next deadline for submitting Biosafety Protocols including new applications, renewals and/or amendments is Friday September 25 2015. These protocols will be reviewed at the October 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 at the November meeting. For more information, please contact Joy Knight at 620-5104 or reb@upei.ca
Animal Care Protocol Submission Deadline - October 2nd

The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions -- new, renewal, or amendment -- is Friday, October 2nd for the October meeting. 

Ensure you always…

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.

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