Campus Notices
• Keynote presentation by Lewis Page, Men’s Panthers Soccer Coach;
• An Evening with Catherine MacLellan ;
• Stress and Relaxation Management - sponsored by Shepell;
• Coffee with a Stranger, featuring stories from the Shubenacadie Residential School System;
• Movie Night - ‘Silver Linings Playbook’;
• How to help a Friend; and
• Let’s Listen - Personal experiences shared by UPEI students, staff, and faculty.
Mark your calendars! For full details, please check out the schedule found on the UPEI Mental Health Week website. This week is an opportunity to engage with students, colleagues and peers, to take time for ourselves and for others, and to learn more about how we can help and support those who matter most, because after all, relationships matter.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 2:00pm to 5:00pm
AVC 286C
Master of Science in Human Biology/Applied Human Sciences Thesis Defence
Ms. Alison MacDougall
"Exploring the influence of oral health literacy and oral health chronic disease knowledge on older adults oral care behaviours"
UPEI Graduate Studies, along with the UPEI Graduate Students Association and the UPEI Student Union will be hosting a 3MT (3 Minute Thesis) competition this March. This is an open call to any graduate student who would like to participate. First place will receive $200 and a trip to Memorial University to compete in the Regional 3MT competition. Second place will be $100.00 and third place will receive $50.00.
The UPEI 3MT will be Tuesday, March 22 at the Wave.
The Deadline for registration is Friday March 4 at 4:00pm. To register, please contact Colleen Gallant at cgallant@upei.ca.
Learn more about UPEI’s 3MT here.
The UPEI Faculty of Education is honouring the career of Dr. Fiona Walton with a symposium featuring presentations from key researchers and graduate students in the field of Aboriginal education. Fiona has dedicated her career to the advancement of Aboriginal education in Canada, and we wish to pay tribute to the work she has done. The symposium takes place Friday, August 26, 2016. A complete program can be found here.
To register, please visit the Eventbrite link. Registration is $125 (+taxes) with an early bird rate of $100 (+ taxes) if booked before March 31, 2016. A full-time student rate is also available.
Career Services is hosting a number of events this week:
- Leap Day Event, Monday, February 29, 11 am to 1 pm in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. Members of the Career Services team will be asking students 'Where do you see yourself on the next Leap Day in 2020?' There will be a photo booth and prizes. Pop by and learn more about Career Services.
- Resumania in the Pit, Tuesday, March 1, 10 am to 2 pm - Robertson Library. Bring a hard copy of your resume and staff from Career Services and The Writing Centre will critique and offer suggestions for improvement and provide resources to help you further strengthen you resume.
- So You're Going to a Career Fair Workshop? Wednesday, March 2, 12 to 1pm - HSB 104 - This workshop will include strengthening and targeting resumes and cover letters, how to dress and some dos and don'ts for career fair attendees.
- UPEI Career and Summer Job Fair, Thursday, March 3, 10 am to 2 pm - Over 20 employers - local and national. Come and connect with potential employers.
More information: jocullen@upei.ca
PEI Energy Systems needs to replace the domestic hot water exchanger for the original portion of the Atlantic Veterinary College building. This will require a shutdown of domestic hot water in this section of the AVC facility for approximately two hours. They will be doing this work on Monday, February 29, 2016 beginning at 12:00 pm.
Facilities Management apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca or 902-566-6034.
Universal Design for Learning Workshop
The campus community is invited to participate in a workshop on Universal Design for Learning (UDL), hosted by the Department of Student Affairs and delivered by Frédéric Fovet. Faculty of Education (Graduate and Certificate Courses) and UDL and Inclusion Consultant (www.implementudl.com); Megan MacKenzie; and Cathy Rose. Universal Design for Learning is a framework to optimize teaching and learning by considering the “why”, “what”, and “how” of learning. As our Accessibility services are nearing capacity and an increasing number of students are using these services, the UDL framework can be used in higher education to address the very pressing need of delivering sustainable, inclusive instruction.
In this workshop, we will explore the UDL framework, discuss how faculty and staff can use UDL to better meet the learning needs of their students, and share some real, simple examples of how UDL principles can be implemented.
The workshop will happen on Thursday, March 3, 2016 from 1-3pm in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge. Refreshments will be served.
If you are interested in attending please sign up: https://docs.google.com/a/upei.ca/forms/d/13otZNT93WcbMSrpXEXmJT1CNPp9rDi88-VcUTLSNQi0/edit?usp=drive_web
If you have any questions, please contact Harmonie at studentmentor@upei.ca
UPEI’s Executive MBA program offers a high-quality learning experience for working business professionals. The program is designed for those working in, or aspiring to work, in a management or leadership position. Classes are offered bi-weekly on Fridays and Saturdays with the option to complete the program in 20 months. A special focus on Public Sector Management will be offered this fall. This is a fantastic opportunity for public sector managers looking for a public sector focus while simultaneously getting a full MBA experience.
To learn more about the program and to meet with staff, faculty and students from the School of Business, we invite you to attend the following information session:
Wednesday, March 9 beginning at 5 pm
Provinces Room, Rodd Charlottetown Hotel
Please call (902) 566-6474 or email mba@upei.ca to reserve a seat. For more information on UPEI's EMBA Program, please visit http://business.upei.ca/mba
Everyone is invited to a brown bag lunch session to explore work-life balance in academia on March 7 from 12 noon - 1 pm in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building. For more information, email PhD student and Sessional Lecturer Brittany Jakubiec at bjakubiec@upei.ca.
Tile Master will be replacing some flooring in the Steel Building, at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall entrances. During this work, there will be notices on the exterior doors as the entrance to the Recital Hall will be limited as per the following schedule:
February 29 and March 1 - West entrance will be closed, please use south entrance during this time.
March 1, 7:00 am to 1:00 pm - There will be no access to the Recital Hall.
March 7 and 8 - The stairs leading up to the Recital Hall on the south side will be closed, please use west entrance.
During this work, while entrances are closed, the doors will remain available as emergency exits. Facilities Management apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause; if you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca or 902-566-6034.
The School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences invites the campus community to a presentation by Dr. Franklin Mendivil on Friday, February 26 at 2:30 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre B.
Given a list of numbers, what do you get when you look at the set of all possible sums of parts of the list? It turns out that many times you get a set with interesting fractal structure. In this talk delivered from Acadia University via the web, Dr. Mendivil, from Acadia's Department of Mathematics and Statistics, will discuss this idea and explore the geometric structure of the resulting set of sums. Generalizations to 2D (and higher) will also be discussed. This framework of “sumsets” is a nice method for constructing Cantor sets with lots of symmetries.
Another SCENT blog post for you all to read and comment on has just been loaded on the SCENT website at projects.upei.ca/scent. Many of you have no doubt heard about concealed weapons being allowed on college and university campuses in some States; this article looks at one university's response to that in its advice to faculty--that clearly says something about academic freedom and our teaching.
For more info, contact Ann Braithwaite, Chair of SCENT, abraithwaite@upei.ca, or Gerald Wandio, FDO, fdo@upei.ca
UPEI’s Executive MBA program offers a high-quality learning experience for working business professionals. The program is designed for those working in, or aspiring to work, in a management or leadership position. Classes are offered bi-weekly on Fridays and Saturdays with the option to complete the program in 20 months. A special focus on Public Sector Management will be offered this fall. This is a fantastic opportunity for public sector managers looking for a public sector focus while simultaneously getting a full MBA experience.
To learn more about the program and to meet with staff, faculty and students from the School of Business, we invite you to attend the following information session:
Wednesday, March 9
Provinces Room, Rodd Charlottetown Hotel
5 pm
Please call (902) 566-6474 or email mba@upei.ca to reserve a seat. For more information on UPEI's EMBA Program, please visit business.upei.ca/mba
This is a reminder to the campus community about the final campus-wide food service presentation being held this Friday, February 26 from 9:00 am - 10:15 am. Chartwells will be presenting their response to the Request for Proposals in Bill and Denise Andrew Hall Room 142*. The Campus-Wide Food Services Evaluation Committee invites faculty, staff, and students to attend!
*Please note the presentation room change from the original information communicated to the campus community.
Spin - Tracey Gairns-Brioux
Thursdays 6:30 am - 7:15 am Starts February 25
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. Register at Panther Central desk. 6-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. Payment required to secure spot.
Supplies for the new Konica Minolta photocopiers can be ordered through Procurement Services. Toners and toner waste boxes are free of charge. Staples can be purchased with an internal requisition at $65.00 for a box of three sleeves. To order your supplies, please email procurement@upei.ca. Thank you!
Small group training offers training sessions that focus on individual progression and skill development. A six-week, two times per week small group of seven - ten working with a certified personal trainer. Twelve sessions. Fee: $135 + taxes per person.
Group 1: Mondays and Wednesdays, 12:05 pm – 12:50 pm, March 21 - April 27 with Lyndsey Paynter. Registration deadline: March 18.
Group 2: Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:00pm - 1:45pm, March 14 - April 20 with Tracey Gairns-Brioux. Registration deadline: March 11
Please register at PANTHER CENTRAL Desk at the UPEI Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. Payment required at registration!
