A note from the printing and photocopying working group:

In order to test the Konica Minolta units, provide  more time for product/feature decisions and not to disrupt semester-end activities, a decision has been made to delay the conversion of  Ricoh fleet to Konica-Minolta equipment until January 2016.

Budget authorities will soon be given more information about specific options - please watch for this in the upcoming weeks.

On November 13, between 10 and 1  in AVC Room 250S,  the Printing and Photocopying Working Group will have 3 of the new Konica Minolta models available for your perusal.
Further details will be made available as this project progresses.

Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex will be on PEI, November 2 and 3, at the invitation of the Prince Edward Island Regiment. 

As part of his working visit, he will be attending a Special Olympics PEI event at the UPEI Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre on Tuesday, November 3 from 10:00-11:00 am. Guests at this event are at the invitation of Special Olympics PEI.

Members of the campus community and the public can catch a glimpse of Prince Edward entering and exiting the Sports Centre, November 3, at his 10 am arrival or at his departure at 11 am.  

The Earl received an honorary degree from UPEI at a special Convocation in 2007.

For more information, contact:
Nicole Phillips
UPEI Marketing and Communications
902-566-0947
nphillips@upei.ca

Join us at the annual UPEI Health Fair on Wednesday, November 4 at the W.A. Murphy Student Centre from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm.  Lots of great booths, FREE food and PRIZES. Hope to see you there!

UPEI students are going door-to-door in the surrounding neighbourhoods to collect non-perishable food items on Friday, October 31 from 5:30–7:00 pm in support of UPEI’s food bank. Trick or Eat® is a youth-led national event that puts a new spin on the annual night of giving – Halloween. Instead of candy, thousands of Trick or Eaters across the country raise money online and go door-to-door to collect non-perishable food items for local food agencies. We also raise awareness about hunger in Canada through household flyers, educational materials, and online resources. Suggested items include: pasta products/pasta sauce, rice, canned meats and fish, peanut butter, cereal, canned vegetables, dry and canned soups, fruit juices, canned/powdered milk, baby food, diapers, and beans and legumes. UPEI students, staff, and faculty can drop off any food donations to the Residence Office, Bernadine Hall, 340 (first floor). The office is open from 9:00 am-8:00 pm. All proceeds will support UPEI’s Food Bank. Interested in canvassing for the campaign? Contact Aaron Patton at apatton@upei.ca or Rachel Campbell at rscampbell@upei.ca

Jocelyn Perez-Lazo, Department of Pathology and Microbiology will present a seminar called "Improved detection of a fish virus with a segmented genome by real-time-RT-qPCR" on Tuesday, November 3 at 3:30 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre C.

Everyone is welcome

Hey UPEI students/staff/faculty, tomorrow is Green Friday!

Let's 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!

Here's our Home Game schedule for this weekend:

Friday, October 30
5:00 pm (W) Soccer vs MtA "Senior Night"
7:00 pm (M) Hockey vs SMU
7:15 pm (M) Soccer vs MtA "Senior Night"

Saturday, October 31
7:00 pm (M) Hockey vs Acadia

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 something 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!

#GopanthersGo

Sunday, November 1 at 7:30 pm the UPEI Department of Music Recital series presents violinist Joshua Peters, winner of the Eckhardt Gramatte National Music Competition.
The concert in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall on the UPEI campus starts at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the door, online at www.brownpapertickets.com/profile/573446 ​(available until 3:30 p.m. on November 1) or ​by calling ​(902-566-0507) ​or emailing ​(music@upei.ca). This latter option is available only until 4 p.m. Friday, October 30.

http://www.journalpioneer.com/Living/2015-10-27/article-4323583/UPEI-pr…

On Sunday, November 1, the UPEI Music Department will present violinist Joshua Peters, winner of the Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition, at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall at 7:30 pm.

Admission is $15 Adults / $10 Students & Seniors. Tickets are available at the door, online, or by calling or e-mailing the music office at 902-566-0507/music@upei.ca.

For more infomration, read the full release.

Dr. Mike Duffy, Associate Professor, Biology Department, University of New Brunswick will be presenting a special seminar on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 9:30 am in Room 286A - AVC McCain Learning Commons.

His seminar is titled "Parasites impacting wildlife:  Basic science driving translational goals".

Everyone is Welcome.

UPEI Career Services is celebrating Canada Career Week the first week of November and hosting sessions over the lunch hour (11:30 - 12:30) on a variety of topics including...

Career Paths (Tuesday, November 3rd, AVC 287N)
Cover Letters & Resumes (Wednesday November 4th, AVC 287N)
Job Search Skills & Strategies (Thursday, November 5th, Memorial Hall 308)

Registration is required. Please register early as space is limited.
Contact careerservices@upei.ca

Central Printing will be closing at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, Oct, 28. Please contact Wendy Henderson 902-566-0558 or whenderson@upei.ca.

The UPEI Animal Use and Care Training Course for Tuesday, November 3rd has been postponed. The course will be rescheduled in the new year.

The first Graduate Faculty of Education Research Seminar is fast approaching!           

Three of our graduate students will share and discuss relevant phases of their work:

• Mary MacPhee (PhD Candidate), will explain the rationale of “Choosing a PhD Topic of Study;”
• Selvi Roy (PhD Candidate), will explain the significance and the main findings of her study, "High School Students' Agentic Engagement Within Project-Based Learning;” and
• Lizzie Yan-Yan (MEd student), will discuss main findings of her research study, “Public Perspectives on Large-scale Assessment in Prince Edward Island.”

When: November 3rd, 2015
Where: AVC, Lecture Theater A
Time: 3:30- 4:30 pm

We hope to see you there!
 

Russ Kerr, Chemistry Department, UPEI will present a seminar on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 12:30 pm.  The seminar this week will focus on the MMS Candidacy Exam guidelines and present some tips on how to write a successful grant proposal.  The seminar will be held in the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Lecture Theatre, Room 212.

Fire Extinguisher Training will be provided by the PEI Firefighters Association on Thursday, November 5  from 2 pm-3:15 pm outside of  the loading dock at the Central Utility Building.  The session will include a short briefing on fire safety which will be followed by each participant using a fire extinguisher to put out a simulated fire.

Please register by contacting Angela Deighan at adeighan@upei.ca and identify what type of space you work in. Space is limited, therefore for this session, priority will be given to those who work in higher risk areas such as labs, workshops, etc.

Please note that the Board of Governors has approved new versions of five (5) existing policies as well as one (1) new policy.  These polices, along with related procedural guidelines, can be found on the UPEI Board of Governors Policy and Procedures website.   http://www.upei.ca/policy/
Matt Adams, Accounting Manager, will hold an information session to review the financial policies and to answer questions about the procedural guidelines related to the 4 following policies:

• Corporate Credit Cards, Assignment and Use of
• Hospitality, Entertainment and Other Expenses
• Travel Expenses
• Moving and Relocation Expenses.

This information session will be held on Tuesday Oct 27, 2015 at 1:30 at UPEI in room 105 of Health Sciences Building.

If you have any question regarding the other 2 revised policies:
• Pension Investment
• Vehicles Owned or Leased - UPEI Safety & Risk Management
Please contact Tara Judson at tjudson@upei.ca or 902-566-0360

There will be a service in memory of our Ralph Manning on Tuesday, October 27 at 4:00 pm. The service will be held in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre’s gymnasium and led by Campus Minister Sister Sue Kidd.

As part of the service, there will be an informal opportunity to share stories about Ralph. All are welcome to attend.

Fri, Oct 23, 2015 11:30am to 12:30pm
Health Sciences Building - 105

Are you planning to apply to Dalhousie Dentistry? 
We invite you to attend our presentation: "Admission Requirements for the Dentistry Faculty".
All prospective applicants are welcome to attend.

Lori A. Gard will present her Master of Education Thesis Defense on Monday, October 26 at 1:00pm in Memorial Hall, room 308. Thesis Title: Teaching With Care: An Auto-ethnography About Teaching, Blogging and Caring. All are welcome to attend.

If you have ever thought "I have no idea what refugees are going through" or "there isn't anything I can do to help", then please join the UPEI WUSC Local Committee on October 28 between 10am and 3pm in the UPEI Student Center.

The Mock Refugee Camp(us) will involve discussions and examples of refugee living conditions and rations. Some special guests will be present to answer questions, and there will also be interactive information booths, refugee profiles with personal stories, and an opportunity to play the UNHCR’s refugee simulation Against All Odds. Come, and bring your curiosity, your concerns, your questions, and your friends. All UPEI students, staff, and Island community members are invited!

WUSC (World University Service of Canada) Committees all over the country have sponsored over 1500 students from refugee camps and that number continues to increase.
This event is a great opportunity to learn how you can convert your existing concerns for the refugee crisis into strong, supportive, actions. For more information, contact Katie VanLeeuwen at wuscupei@gmail.com