The UPEI Office of Recuitment and International Relations is looking for homestay families to for visiting international students from Japan, Korea, and China for periods of two to six weeks this summer. Homestay is an important part of students' experiences here and it can be a great international experience for your family. For more information, contact Tara Corman at 902-894-2850 or tcorman@upei.ca.

You may also visit our website for more details and rates. 

Did you know that bats are the only mammals that fly, and eat about 500 mosquitoes in an evening meal? Learn more about these important animals with Jordi Segers, of the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative, at the Atlantic Veterinary College. The workshop will take place at AVC in Room 286A/287 on Tuesday, June 13, at 7:00 pm.

Mr. Segers will provide an engaging presentation about the bats of PEI and the world. He will share information on why bats are critically important to us and the world's ecosystems, explain why bats are our true super heroes and what you can do in your own backyard to help PEI bats.

Everyone is welcome! Admission is free, and refreshments will be served. For more information, contact (902) 566-0589.

Troy Life & Fire Safety will be performing the annual fire alarm inspections throughout campus beginning Monday, June 19. As part of these inspections, there will be testing of alarms. There will be an audible notification stating this is a test at the beginning of testing and again when the testing is completed. The building occupants are not required to evacuate during the testing period. The ringing of alarms is required to test their function and to ensure the speakers work throughout the building. This will be a small portion (up to 2 hours) of the total time they are in the building.

Memorial Hall – June 19
Steel Building – June 20 – 21
Robertson Library – June 21 – 22
Health Sciences Building – June 23
Duffy Science Centre – Jun 26 – 27
Regis & Joan Duffy Research Centre – June 27
Alumni Canada Games Place – June 28
Cass Science Hall – June 28
Daycare Building – June 29
618 University Avenue – June 29
SD Main Building – June 29
Kelley Memorial Building – June 30
W.A. Murphy Student Centre – July 10
Central Utility Building – July 11 – 12
Don & Marion McDougall Hall – July 13 – 14
Atlantic Veterinary College – July 17 – 26
Tunnel System – July 27
K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre – July 28
School of Sustainable Engineering Building – August 14 – 16
Chaplaincy Centre – August 16
Chi Wan Young Sports Centre – August 17
Bill & Denise Andrew Hall – August 21 – 22
Bernardine Hall – August 23
Blanchard Hall – August 24
Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall – August 25

If you have any questions or concerns please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca or 6034.

There will be a UPEI biosafety refresher training session Thursday, June 29, 2017 1:00 – 3:00 pm in room 237, Kelley Memorial Building.

This session is required for those who attended the Basic Biosafety course in 2013 or earlier. It is not a substitute for Basic Biosafety. Topics to be covered include a review of basic biosafety principles, a practical approach to spill cleanup, and an update on what’s new at UPEI in the field of biosafety.

To attend the Biosafety Refresher training session, you must pre-register by contacting Kathryn Harrison, before June 16, 2017. Please email kharrison@upei.ca or phone 902-566-0901. Please include your name, department, supervisor’s name (if applicable), email address, and phone number in your email or voice message.

If you have any questions about this training session, please contact Kathryn.

There will be a UPEI Basic Biosafety training session Wednesday, June 28, 2017 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm in room 237, Kelley Memorial Building.

Topics to be covered include basic biosafety principles and how they are applied at the University of Prince Edward Island, as well as biosecurity training. This session is open to graduate students.
Please note: anyone who has not attended a training session since 2013 is required to take the Biosafety Refresher Course.

To attend the Basic Biosafety training session, you must pre-register by contacting Kathryn Harrison, before June 16, 2017 by email, kharrison@upei.ca, or by phone, 902-566-0901. Please provide your name, department, your supervisor’s name (if applicable), email address and phone number in your email or voice message. Please indicate if you are a graduate student.

If you have any questions about this training session, please contact Kathryn.

Central Printing will be closed Tuesday, June 13. Paper orders required for delivery on Wednesday June 14, will need to be submitted by 2:00 pm on Monday, June 12. Please contact Wendy Henderson at 902-566-0558 or whenderson@upei.ca.

There have been a few incidents on campus recently where crows have swooped individuals in what we assume is an attempt to obtain food. Members of the campus community are reminded to refrain from feeding birds and other wildlife such as foxes.

While birds and other wildlife might seem hungry, feeding them just isn't a good idea. Here's why:

1. “People” food isn’t good for animals.
2. It makes wild animals lose their natural fear of people and they can become a nuisance.
3. Wild animals who depend on people for food can cause injuries or spread disease.

Thank-you for your co-operation!

The Office of Recruitment and International Relations (ORIR) is seeking volunteers to serve as conversational partners during its summer programs. The camps will be ongoing throughout the summer beginning on July 4. Click here for more information or contact Tara Corman, tcorman@upei.ca to get involved.

Did you know that bats are the only mammals that fly, and eat about 500 mosquitoes in an evening meal? Learn more about these important animals with Jordi Segers, of the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative, at the Atlantic Veterinary College. The workshop will take place at AVC in Room 286A/287 on Tuesday, June 13, at 7:00 pm.

Mr. Segers will provide an engaging presentation about the bats of PEI and the world. He will share information on why bats are critically important to us and the world's ecosystems, explain why bats are our true super heroes and what you can do in your own backyard to help PEI bats.

Everyone is welcome! Admission is free, and refreshments will be served. For more information, contact (902) 566-0589.

The UPEI Tutor Bank is proud to announce that the new Tutor Bank, now housed on myUPEI, is LIVE!

To navigate to the Tutor Bank, log onto your myUPEI account, on the homepage you will now see a Tutor Bank Button at the top right. You can also navigate to the Tutor Bank by opening the Menu (located to the top left) and selecting Student Services and selecting Tutor Bank.

If you have any questions or concerns please email us at tutorbank@upei.ca.

The Robertson Library invites the campus community to public presentations and mock classes by three candidates for the permanent-track position of Health Sciences and Scholarly Communications Librarian. Each candidate will present on the following topic:

"Looking to 2020 and beyond, what are the opportunities and challenges for the UPEI Library, as a smaller academic library, in providing scholarly communications services, and resources and services for the information needs of students and faculty in its veterinary medicine, nursing, and applied health science programs?"

Each presentation will be followed by a mock class on the Pubmed database.

All presentations and classes will be held in Robertson Library Room 265 (Library Instruction Centre — LINC), and the schedule is as follows:

• Monday, June 12, Ms. Janice Hermer will present at 10:00 AM, followed by a mock class at approximately 11:00 AM.
• Monday, June 19, Ms. Kimberly Mears will present at 10:00 AM, followed by a mock class at approximately 11:00 AM.
• Wednesday, June 21, Ms. Caitlin Bakker will present at 10:30 AM, followed by a mock class at approximately 11:30 AM.

All are welcome!

There have been a few incidents on campus recently where crows have swooped individuals in what we assume is an attempt to obtain food. Members of the campus community are reminded to refrain from feeding birds and other wildlife such as foxes.

While birds and other wildlife might seem hungry, feeding them just isn't a good idea. Here's why:

1. “People” food isn’t good for animals.
2. It makes wild animals lose their natural fear of people and they can become a nuisance.
3. Wild animals who depend on people for food can cause injuries or spread disease.

Thank-you for your co-operation!

The Office of Recruitment and International Relations (ORIR) is seeking volunteers to serve as conversational partners during its summer programs. The camps will be ongoing throughout the summer beginning on July 4. Click here for more information or contact Tara Corman at tcorman@upei.ca to get involved.

The Robertson Library invites the campus community to public presentations and mock classes by three candidates for the permanent-track position of Health Sciences and Scholarly Communications Librarian. Each candidate will present on the following topic:

"Looking to 2020 and beyond, what are the opportunities and challenges for the UPEI Library, as a smaller academic library, in providing scholarly communications services, and resources and services for the information needs of students and faculty in its veterinary medicine, nursing, and applied health science programs?"

Each presentation will be followed by a mock class on the Pubmed database.

All presentations and classes will be held in Robertson Library Room 265 (Library Instruction Centre — LINC), and the schedule is as follows:

• Monday, June 12, Ms. Janice Hermer will present at 10:00 AM, followed by a mock class at approximately 11:00 AM.
• Monday, June 19, Ms. Kimberly Mears will present at 10:00 AM, followed by a mock class at approximately 11:00 AM.
• Wednesday, June 21, Ms. Caitlin Bakker will present at 10:30 AM, followed by a mock class at approximately 11:30 AM.

All are welcome!

Activities this week include Karma Yoga on Wednesday at 12:05 pm in Quad area and Walk n' Talk with Sister Sue on Thursday, June 8 (meet at clock in Quad area).

To register for the Challenge please contact Angela Marchbank at amarchbank@upei.ca. Participants in the challenge do not have to go to all event activities, however they must be registered in order to attend any of the activities. 

Dr. Jeff Stuart will give a presentation entitled “Oxygen and reactive oxygen in mammalian cells” on Monday, June 12, 2017 in Lecture Theatre C of the AVC at 10:00 am.

Dr. Stuart completed his PhD in Zoology at the University of Guelph, followed by post-doctoral fellowships in the Department of Biochemistry at Cambridge University and the National Institute on Aging in Baltimore, Maryland. He is currently on sabbatical from his position as Associate Professor in Biological Sciences at Brock University where his research focuses on mitochondrial and cellular ROS metabolism in the context of aging and longevity.

Everyone welcome!

The campus community is invited to attend a research presentation by Dr. Jeremy Pittman on June 8, 2017 at 9:30 am in the Duffy Science Centre, Room 204.  Dr. Pittman is a candidate for a tenure track faculty position in Environmental Studies and his talk is entitled “Environmental governance for sustainable adaptation to climate change”.

Join us Today, Tuesday, June 6 at 2 pm in Schurman Market Square of UPEI’s Don and Marion McDougall Hall to celebrate the recipients of the 2017 Katherine Schultz Research Recognition Awards. 

The Katherine Schultz Research Recognition Awards were created out of a gift received from Dr. Schultz, UPEI’s first Vice-President Research. Under her tenure from 2001 to 2012, UPEI enjoyed a seven-fold increase in research funding and intensity. The awards go to a UPEIFA member, staff member, or volunteer who has made an outstanding contribution to the research enterprise at UPEI.

This year, two recipients have been selected. Leslie Cudmore, research grants coordinator, and Dr. Pedro Quijon, associate professor in the Department of Biology, will be recognized for their work to help promote the community of research and discovery at UPEI. 

 A small reception will follow.

Dr. Sussie Dalvin, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Marine Research in Bergen, Norway will be giving a Special Video Seminar on "Salmon Lice in Norway".  Dr. Dalvin is a candidate for Adjunct and Graduate Faculty in the Department of Pathology & Microbiology and will present on Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 9:00 am in AVC McCain Learning Commons, Room 287 N.

All are welcome!

As part of the roofing repairs that were completed last fall on Kelley Memorial Building, MRJ Construction have been contracted to replace the flashing on the upper east side of the Building, this work will begin on Wednesday, June 7 and will take approximately 1-week to complete (weather dependent).

While the contractors have been instructed that the work should be executed with the least possible interference or disturbance to the campus community, a certain amount of disruption is inevitable. Your patience and understanding is appreciated as we proceed with this renovation project that will enhance the facility.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at 566-6034, jmacphail@upei.ca.