There will be a complete water shutdown (hot and cold) at Dalton Hall on April 20, 2016, between 8:30 am and 12 pm so that repairs to a leaking tap can be completed. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you have any concerns or questions, please contact Carolyn Garro with Facilities Management at 902-566-0586.   

The Student Union invites the Campus Community to the Student Union Year End Reception & Welcoming of the Incoming Executive to be held on Thursday April 28, from 3:00pm - 4:00pm in the WA Murphy Student Centre Credit Union Day Lounge. Please RSVP by Monday April 25, 2016 atadmin@upeisu.ca or 566-0530.

Spin & Strength - Tracey Gairns-Brioux
Tuesdays - 6:30 am - 7:15 am, April 26 - May 31
A high intensity interval training spin class mixed with strength training. The cycling will focus on specific work efforts alternated with recovery periods.

Cycle and Core - Bernadette Currie
Tuesdays - 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm, May17 - June 21

This 60 minute class combines a cardio cycling workout and strength training for your core. It’s about 40 minutes of cycling followed by 20 minutes of core exercise that target the abs.

Spin - Tracey Gairns-Brioux
Thursdays 6:30 am - 7:15 am, April 21 - May 26

What better way to build strength than to climb? Get ready to ride steadily and consistently with heavy resistance. Strength rides increase muscular and cardiovascular strength enabling you to be a powerful climber. The class will also challenge your aerobic capacity through interval sprints and maximum speed. 

PiYo - Bernadette Currie
Thursdays - 12:05 pm - 12:50 pm, May 19 - June 26

PIYO is a unique blend of strength training and core conditioning – a perfect combination of Pilates and Yoga set to vibrant music. It is all about energy, power and rhythm. If there is one class that can change your body – THIS IS IT!

For each six-week program: Members $51 + hst; non-members $60 + hst per program. Registration for Specialty Fitness Classes is required. Please register at Panther Central, UPEI Sports Centre (902-566-0368). Payment required to secure spot.

Join us at Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall for our Impressions Catering Open House, doors open at 1:00pm on April 21st, there will be samples, door prizes, catertrax online ordering system demo, meet & greet the catering team. Please RSVP Marc at marc.doiron@compass-canada.com.

Graduates: All graduates are required to rent and wear a gown and hood to their Convocation ceremony on May 7, 2016. Graduating students will need to order their gown and hood online on the Gaspard website, www.buildagrad.ca/upei by Monday, April 25, 2016. Students must order by this date to guarantee that a gown and hood will be available for them on Convocation Day.

The cost to rent convocation regalia is $25.00 + taxes (or $30 onsite). Prepaid regalia can be picked up on Friday, May 6 from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, and on Saturday, May 7 starting at 8:00 am at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, room 114 upon presentation of a UPEI ID and the Gaspard online confirmation form. Regalia must be returned an hour and a half following each ceremony.

Faculty: Faculty who are planning to attend Convocation may order their academic regalia also through Gaspard at www.buildagrad.ca/upeifaculty

For more information on Convocation 2016, visit the UPEI Convocation webpage.  Questions about Convocation tickets and gown/hood rental should be directed to Eileen Kinch at kinch@upei.ca

UPEI is proud to host the first-ever UPEI Entrepreneurship Bootcamp on May 2, 3, and 4, 2016.

Designed for UPEI students and alumni, the Bootcamp will provide participants with three days of presentations, competitions, and site visits. Participants will talk with leading Island entrepreneurs, hear their stories, learn from their advice, access their business ideas, and profit from their feedback. 

Open to UPEI students and alumni from all academic disciplines. 2016 graduating students will have priority. They can reserve their place by texting 902-394-2536 with their email address and BOOTCAMP in the subject line. There is no cost to attend but space is limited.

For more information, contact Allison Ramsay at (902) 394-2536.

Wednesday, May 11, 2016   10:a.m.-12:00 pm
AVC Room 287N

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 course, you must pre-register by contacting Angela Deighan, Research Services and Graduate Studies, before May 6, 2016 by email (adeighan@upei.ca) or by phone (902-628-4308). Please include your name, department, email address and phone number in your email or voice message. 

There will be a UPEI basic biosafety training session:

Tuesday, May 10, 2016    9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 
AVC Room 287N

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: those who have not attended a training session since 2013 are currently due for the Biosafety Refresher Course.

To attend the Basic Biosafety course, you must pre-register by contacting Angela Deighan, Research Services and Graduate Studies, before May 6, 2016 by email (adeighan@upei.ca) or by phone (902-628-4308). Please include your name, department, email address and phone number in your email or voice message. If you are a graduate student, please indicate this and include your supervisor’s name.

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

There will be a UPEI Biosafety Training Session for Summer Students on:

Wednesday, May 4, 2016  10: a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
AVC Room 287N

 This session is aimed at students working in and around containment labs for the summer.  (It does not qualify as required biosafety training for AVC graduate students.)

Topics to be covered include biosafety and biosecurity principles and what is required to  work in biohazard containment labs.

To attend, you must pre-register by contacting Angela Deighan, Research Services and Graduate Studies, before April 29, 2016 by email at adeighan@upei.ca or by phone: 902-628-4308.  Provide your name, email address, ID number, Department, and the name of your supervisor for the summer.

The Student Union invites the campus community to the Student Union Year End Reception & Welcoming of the Incoming Executive to be held on Thursday April 28, from 3:00pm - 4:00pm in the WA Murphy Student Centre Credit Union Day Lounge. Please RSVP by Monday April 25, 2016 atadmin@upeisu.ca or 566-0530

SCENT, the FDO, and the UPEIFA are pleased to host Dr. Len Findlay from the University of Saskatchewan on Wednesday, April 27, at UPEI, as the culmination of SCENT and the FDO’s semester-long focus on academic freedom, pedagogy, and curriculum. Dr. Findlay will give a public lecture entitled “Pedagogical Authority of Consumer Sovereignty? Academic Freedom and the Academic Mission” at 11:00am in MCDH 243. Free, everyone welcome. 

The morning talk will be followed by a more intensive afternoon workshop, from 1:00-3:00, in MCDH 329. Dr. Findlay will lead participants through a discussion of many issues surrounding academic freedom, pedagogy, and curriculum, organized around three broad themes: 1) content; 2) delivery, and 3) ethics (see http://projects.upei.ca/scent/speaker-dr-len-findlay/ for more information on some of what these themes entail). 

Please preregister for lunch (provided, at 12:30) and the workshop by the end of the day, Wednesday, April 20, so we can order enough food for participants: contact Gerald at fdo@upei.ca. 

Finally, don’t forget to check out the blog at projects.upei.ca/scent, where many of the issues about this theme have been explored throughout the semester. There’s an ‘open blog’ post for observations and comments about the blog, the articles, and the issues raised there too. 

For more information, contact Ann Braithwaite, Chair of SCENT, abraithwaite@upei.ca or Gerald Wandio, Faculty Development Office, fdo@upei.ca

Christian Agatemor, PhD student will present a seminar on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 12:30 pm entitled "Capstone Course Presentation”.  The seminar will be held in the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Lecture Theatre, Room 212.

All are Welcome!

Central Printing will be closed for the morning only on Thur. April 21 & Fri. April 22. The office will re-open at 1:00 pm both days. Please contact Wendy at whenderson@upei.ca or call 902-566-0558.

The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions -- new, renewal, or amendment -- is Friday, May 6 for the May meeting. 

Ensure you always…

·        Download the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/research-services/research-certifications/animal-care

·        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.

The Senate Committee on the Enhancement of Teaching (SCENT), the Faculty Development Office (FDO), and the UPEI Faculty Association (UPEIFA) invite all members of the campus community to participate in a workshop facilitated by Dr. Len Findlay of the University of Saskatchewan from 1:00-3:00 on Wednesday, April 27th. The workshop, which will explore issues of academic freedom, pedagogy, and curriculum around three broad themes, will follow Dr. Findlay's morning talk (11:00, MCDH 243). The workshop (in MCDH 329) will be preceded by lunch at 12:30; both lunch and the workshop, like the lecture, are free of charge. So that we can order sufficient food and plan for the workshop, we ask that you register with Gerald at fdo@upei.ca by Wednesday, April 20.

April 16, 2016 is World Voice Day. More than 500 events around the world are drawing attention to the importance of the speaking and singing voice in everyday life.

Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing (AIRS) UPEI World Voice Day Celebration, 4:00 pm 

The first event is a series of short talks on research on the singing voice, followed by a short concert from members of the UPEI Multicultural Choir and Song Circle. This is all under the auspices of the AIRS project, supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Dr. Annabel Cohen, professor of psychology and the director of AIRS, will give a brief overview of the scope of AIRS research which has been ongoing for 7 years in PEI, across Canada, and in over a dozen countries world. Three of Dr. Cohen’s honours undergraduate students will also present. Jessica McKellar will talk on the recognition of popular music by members of three generations: university students, their parents and grandparents. Kyle Dutton and Eric DeSilva’s topic focuses on their study on a singing test (AIRS Test Battery of Singing Skills) completed by 40 UPEI student athletes. Following these presentations, members of the AIRS Multicultural Choir and Song Circle will sing songs from Britain, Japan, China, Kenya, and Ukraine, and will lead a few traditional rounds of singing for those who would like to join in.

The event is in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge at 4:00 pm. A light pizza dinner will be provided to enable attendees to stay on campus and attend the second celebratory event.

The next deadline for submitting Biosafety applications including new applications, renewals and/or amendments is Friday April 29, 2016. These applications will be reviewed at the May 2016 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 Academic and Research, 200 Kelley Memorial Building and 
• one e-copy of all documents to reb@g.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@g.upei.ca