Campus Notices
Everyone is invited to attend the Atlantic Veterinary College’s 28th annual Open House on Saturday, September 24, from 10 am until 2 pm. A free event hosted by students, faculty and staff, AVC Open House offers the community an opportunity to get an inside view of a busy veterinary college.
There is something for everyone including family-friendly activities, exhibits, live animal demonstrations, a parade of dog breeds, farm animals, community organizations, and much more. Come walk through a model of a cow’s stomachs, dress like a surgeon, and tour the hospital. Children are encouraged to bring their stuffed animals to be examined by a veterinary student at the teddy bear clinic, get their faces painted, or take home a balloon animal. Families and children are invited to pick up an AVC Open House passport and collect stamps from the various stations as they tour the college. Once their visit is completed, children can visit the passport office to receive their AVC Open House certificate.
Everyone is welcome. We respectfully request that you do not bring personal pets to this event.
For more information, please call (902) 566-0589.
On Tuesday, September 20, Jordi Segers, the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative’s national bat white-nose syndrome scientific program coordinator based at AVC, will give a public talk about bat species of PEI and the world, the importance of bats, and threats to bats, including white-nose syndrome and what scientists are doing against this devastating disease. All are welcome.
When: Tuesday, September 20, 6:30 pm.
Where: Confederation Centre Public Library, 145 Richmond Street, Charlottetown
Submit the following:
• one hard copy of the application form with signatures and associated documents to Joy Knight at the Office of Academic and Research, 200 Kelley Memorial Building and
• one e-copy of all documents to reb@upei.ca
Please note that applications received after this deadline will be reviewed the following month. For more information, please contact Joy Knight at 620-5104 or reb@upei.ca
Are you new to graduate studies at UPEI? Do you want to meet fellow grad students? Want to meet your Graduate Students’ Association?
Come out to our Graduate Student Orientation!
12:30-2:30 pm, Friday, September 9
McMillan Hall, WA Murphy Student Centre
Pizza will be served!
Contact: gsa@upei.ca
*Special Guest: Carissa Rose Taylor, National Graduate Caucus Representative for the Canadian Federation of Students!*
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 7 2016. They will be reviewed at the October meeting. Protocols involving ‘more than minimal risk’ that are received after October 7 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 Academic and Research, 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.
Sister Sue
UPEI’s Department of Development and Alumni Engagement is moving to a new temporary home as of Monday, September 12. The department and its staff will be moved to the third floor of Dalton Hall.
This is a temporary move as its previous space in Steel Building is renovated to make room for more laboratory space, and its new home at 618 University Avenue is prepared.
Contact Development and Alumni Engagement at 902-566-0615, shastelow@upei.ca, or drop by its new home on the third floor of Dalton!
The Offices of the Comptroller and VP Admin. & Finance have a surplus of binders. If you are in need of, or have a use for any, please visit our office in Kelley 205 and we will be happy to supply you with some. First come first served.
Collaborative Leadership and Facilitation Certificate
- Apply collaborative leadership concepts in real and simulated situations;
- Practice a wide variety of facilitation skills and techniques;
- Analyze successful and unsuccessful change/transformation efforts;
- Determine the relationship between leadership and transformation in organizations;
- Understand and apply the components of effective group process in a variety of settings;
- Develop an understanding of organization/group culture and how it can change;
- Understand and work with diversity in all its forms;
- Examine and refine a personal, evolving, ethical and reflective philosophy of collaborative leadership and facilitation.
Course Dates
Introduction to Collaboration and Facilitation- Sept 27-28, 2016
Leading Creative Change- Oct 25, 2016
Facilitation Skills- Nov 17-18, 2016
Organizational Values, Culture and Decision Making- Dec 8, 2016
Collaboration and Facilitation: Practice and Feedback- Jan 24-25, 2016
Grant opportunities available. For more information contact Jennifer Hogan at 403-620-5216
Another academic year is upon us and with this in mind, UPEI's Security Services division wishes to advise the campus community that parking enforcement begins on the first day of classes, Wednesday, September 7, 2016. Unlike prior years, there is no grace period. If you have questions, consult theUPEI Parking website or contact Security Services.
Please join us on Tuesday, September 6 from 10:00 –11:00 am, in Memorial Hall 306, as the University community celebrates the retirement of our friend and colleague Dr. Fiona Walton. Light refreshments will be served. We hope to see you there to wish Fiona all the best in her retirement.
As the roll-out of "Active Directory" continues across campus, the classroom computers will now have a different look when signing in. However, the newly configured classroom PCs are still accessed with your current UPEI credentials.
Be advised that the log-in period will now take up to FIVE MINUTES to allow the computer create the Active Directory profile of the person logging in. If this process takes longer than five minutes, there may be an issue with the profile or the computer itself. Please do not insert a USB stick into the computer prior to the booting up of the machine as this will cause startup issues.
While we configure the drive mappings in our new Active Directory service, users WILL NOT have access to their network drive mappings (H:/drive for example) on the Academic Network which were previously provided through Novell. We apologize for this inconvenience; however, it will only be temporary.
During this time, users can access files on their Novell drives by visiting the NetStorage website:
https://acad-files.upei.ca/
Please contact the ITSS Helpdesk at helpdesk@upei.ca or 902-
Booking of Computer Labs
Please note the change in the process for the booking of computer labs. The three bookable computer labs that are currently booked through IT Systems & Services are AVC 218S, AVC 225N and RL 312. These bookings will now go through the Room Booking Process at www.upei.ca/facilities/
Another academic year is upon us and with this in mind, UPEI's Security Services division wishes to advise the campus community that parking enforcement begins on the first day of classes, Wednesday, September 7, 2016. Unlike prior years, there is no grace period. If you have questions, consult the UPEI Parking website or contact Security Services.
We have two spots available for a NEW small group training with Kris Lutwick on Monday/Wednesday/Fridays 6:15 am - 7:00 am beginning October 3 (12 sessions). This group is for intermediate - advanced participants. Fee:Sports Centre members - $129+hst/person, Non-Members - $139+hst/person.
UPEI employees can also apply for a personal training subsidy grant for $75 to use towards the fees of the program. To register or for more information please contact Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca.
Please join us on Tuesday, September 6 from 10:00 –11:00 am, in Memorial Hall 306, as the University community celebrates the retirement of our friend and colleague Dr. Fiona Walton. Light refreshments will be served. We hope to see you there to wish Fiona all the best in her retirement.
With the new school year approaching fast we have been busy organizing the sale and renewal of parking permits. If you are in a designated parking lot on campus and your permit has been renewed in the past automatically you should have received an email requesting you to provide any changes in vehicles or plate numbers. You will be using the same hangar you currently have in your possession. If you have no changes no further action is required. If you did not receive an email from parking@upei.ca please contact us at 393-5992 or parking @upei.ca. These emails were sent out around the first of August.
On Tuesday, September 6, Chartwells will be officially opening the doors to the newly renovated Courtyard Café, which includes UPEI's first Tim Hortons location!
At this location in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre, you will be able to enjoy the same beverage selection you will find at any Tim Hortons on PEI as well as a wide selection of muffins, donuts, bagels, and breakfast sandwiches.
For lunch and dinner, the Courtyard will still offer the Grill and "On the Go" items.
The hours of operation are:
Monday to Thursday: 8 am to 9 pm
Friday: 8 am to 3 pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: 12 pm to 8 pm
Drop by on Friday, September 2 from 8 am to 1 pm to check it out!
Thank you,
Chartwells and UPEI Ancillary Services
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 9 to Sunday, November 13
Where: Marshlands Inn, Sackville, NB
Cost to participants: $200, which includes four nights accommodation, meals and snacks
Your project must be at a stage where sustained writing time makes 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 Research Communications Officer Dave Atkinson, 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.
