"Environmental Science - for the rest of us!" Come learn about UPEI Environmental Studies students' current research in groundwater contamination, pest management, off-shore wind farms, food security, and more! Join us on Thursday, April 20 at 7:00 pm in Confederation Centre Public Library.

UPEI Marketing and Communications' web team has updated the process to request edits to UPEI.ca. All requests may be sent directly to web@upei.ca, or by clicking "Request Website Edit" in the UPEI.ca website footer and completing the request form.

With the switch to myUPEI, Moodle will be the place for faculty to submit final grades starting with the Spring and Summer semester. To help with this change, the E-Learning Office has created some guides and is leading workshops to show the new process. Our guides can be found here, and you can register for one of our workshops with this electronic form.

The University of Prince Edward Island's School of Sustainable Design Engineering invites you to attend the 2017 UPEI SSDE Student Design Expo. Tours and public viewing of student design projects will run April 21 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Everyone welcome!

Dr. Michael H. Davies (Ph.D. Civil Engineering, P.Eng.), Coldwater Consulting Ltd. will present a seminar entitled "PEI’s shorelines: The Challenges of Climate Change and Adaptation". The presentation will be on Friday, April 21 at 11:00 am in the Duffy Science Centre, room 204. Dr. Davies is applying to be an adjunct professor in Biology. Everyone is welcome to hear Mike talk in advance of Atlantic Green Expo. Dr.Davies is a licensed professional engineer with over 30 years of experience providing innovative solutions to engineering problems for a wide range of private and public sector clients

Girls in grades 7 to 9 are invited to a science retreat on Friday, April 28 from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm This 4th annual Girls Get WISE Science Retreat will give girls a hands-on experience in chemistry, physics, and engineering through fun workshops. Girls will also meet female role models who are working or studying in the science, engineering, and technology fields. These experiences will help girls make informed decisions about subject choices in their later school years.

Girls can register here before April 21. Space is limited. Cost is $10 which includes lunch.Women working in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) who are interested in participating in the lunch-time role model session can contact Megan Glover (mglover@upei.ca) for more information.

With the switch to myUPEI, Moodle will be the place for faculty to submit final grades starting with the Spring and Summer semester. To help with this change, the E-Learning Office has created some guides and is leading workshops to show the new process. Our guides can be found here, and you can register for one of our workshops with this electronic form.

The School of Nursing invites you to public presentations of candidates for the tenure track faculty positions. The presentations will be on their Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoLT).

Dr. Kate Kemplin, BNSc, MSN, DNP, RN, CCEMTP, PhD Nursing Science (in progress), has a background in emergency and trauma nursing including critical and intensive care. Her public presentation is on Wednesday, April 19 from 8:45 am - 9:30 am in room 105, Health Sciences Building.

Mr. Jason Hickey, BSc (Hons) Psychology, MScA Nursing, PhD(c) Nursing, has a background in mental health. His public presentation is on Thursday, April 20 from 9:30 am - 10:15 am in room 105, Health Sciences Building.

"Environmental Science - for the rest of us!" Come learn about UPEI Environmental Studies students' current research in groundwater contamination, pest management, off-shore wind farms, food security, and more! Join us on Thursday, April 20 at 7:00 pm in Confederation Centre Public Library.

"Environmental Science - for the rest of us!" Come learn about UPEI Environmental Studies students' current research in groundwater contamination, pest management, off-shore wind farms, food security, and more! Join us on Thursday, April 20 at 7:00 pm in Confederation Centre Public Library.

The Robertson Library invites the campus community to public presentations and mock classes by three candidates for a permanent-track Library position, Metaliteracy and Student Engagement Librarian. Each candidate will present on the topic, “Metaliteracy at the University of Prince Edward Island”, followed by a mock “one-shot” class for first year students, at the following dates/times:

• On Wednesday, April 19, Dr. Yolanda Hood will present at 10:00 am, followed by mock class at 10:45 am.
• On Friday, April 21, Ms. Kate Peterson will present at 10:00 am, followed by mock class at 10:45 am.
• On Monday, April 24, Ms. Lindsey MacCallum will present at 10:00 am, followed by mock class at 10:45 am.

Sessions will be held in the Library Instruction Centre, Room 265. All are welcome!

UPEI Marketing and Communications' web team has updated the process to request edits to UPEI.ca. All requests may be sent directly to web@upei.ca, or by clicking "Request Website Edit" in the UPEI.ca website footer and completing the request form.

The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, May 5 for the May 2017 meeting.

Ensure you always download the current forms found here and use the most current Adobe Reader to complete forms (only current forms will be accepted).

Both the signed hard copy and electronic protocol submission must be submitted by the deadline date. Please submit one copy of original protocol with signature to AVC - North Annex, Biomedical Sciences Dept, Rm 2302 and 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 Administrative Assistant at 902-566-0973.

Please remember that UPEI is a scent-free environment and has been for almost ten years. The Scent-Free Initiative policy was created in consideration of the difficulties that exposure to scented products cause to sensitive individuals.

Scent-free means the smells or odours from cosmetics (perfume, shampoos, deodorant, make-up, etc.) or from other products such as air fresheners, cleaning products, etc. Please make the choice for unscented products!

For more information, see UPEI’s Scent-Free Initiative policy.

The April Island Studies Lecture is Tuesday, April 18, at 7:00 pm in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge on the UPEI campus, featuring Master of Arts in Island Studies student Owen Jennings speaking about "Saint Helena: An island in flux".

Over the past decade, one of the world's most remote islands has been gifted a new connection to the world: an airport, reducing the travel time to South Africa from five days down to a few hours. Last November, Owen Jennings had the opportunity to travel to Saint Helena to do his field research. This lecture considers the experience of travelling to and being a researcher on Saint Helena, and what being a "Saint" might mean as the island's connection to the rest of the world changes dramatically.

Admission to the lecture is free and everyone is welcome to attend!

Department heads and chairs are reminded that the University's fiscal year-end is April 30, 2017. To ensure that 2016-17 expenditures are recorded in the 2016-17 operating budget, all external requisitions to be processed for purchase orders must be received by the Procurement Services office no later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. View full memo here.

With the end of the semester aproaching, UPEI Security Services would like to remind you that all the designated permit parking lots and parking meters continue to be enforced year round without exception. Starting April 24th, permit enforcement is relaxed in general parking lots A, B General, D, and E until the fall semester begins.

Your cooperation is greatly appreciated!

Do you have library fines? Would you like to help a fellow student or family on campus?

Bring non-perishable food or grocery items (e.g. canned goods, pasta, light bulbs, toilet paper, etc.- please no damaged, expired, or opened goods) for the Campus Food Bank to the Service Desk at the Library from Friday, April 7 to Friday, April 28 and we’ll deduct $2.00 per item from your library fines.

If you have any questions, please contact the Service Desk, 902-566-0583.

The April Island Studies Lecture is Tuesday, April 18, at 7:00 pm in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge on the UPEI campus, featuring Master of Arts in Island Studies student Owen Jennings speaking about "Saint Helena: An island in flux".

Over the past decade, one of the world's most remote islands has been gifted a new connection to the world: an airport, reducing the travel time to South Africa from five days down to a few hours. Last November, Owen Jennings had the opportunity to travel to Saint Helena to do his field research. This lecture considers the experience of travelling to and being a researcher on Saint Helena, and what being a "Saint" might mean as the island's connection to the rest of the world changes dramatically.

Admission to the lecture is free and everyone is welcome to attend!

The schedule at the Chaplaincy Centre is different with exams and Holy Week beginning this week:

• Monday, April 10 - Chili Lunch, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm, (no noon mass) Chrism Mass at Saint Dunstan's Basilica at 7:00 pm
• Tuesday, April 11 - Chili Lunch, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
• Thursday, April 13 - Holy Thursday, (no noon mass) masses in local parishes
• Friday, April 14 - Good Friday Service 3:00 pm
• Sunday, April 16 - Easter Sunday Mass (no 6:00 pm mass in the evening) 11:00 am with confirmation of two UPEI students