The next deadline for submitting Biosafety Protocols, including new applications, renewals and/or amendments, is Friday October 31 2014. These protocols will be reviewed at the November 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 one hard copy of the original protocol with signatures and associated documents to 200 Kelley Memorial Building and send one e-copy of all documents to reb@upei.ca Please note that protocols received after this deadline will be reviewed the following month. For more information, please contact Joy Knight at 620-5104 or reb@upei.ca Joy Knight Research Services (902) 620-5104

UPEI and the Department of Athletics and Recreation invite you to attend a news conference today, October 16 at 3:00 pm, at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, second floor. Highlights for our “super sports weekend” will be announced and the Panthers’ new uniforms unveiled! It’s a busy weekend for our Panthers—8 UPEI teams will compete in 20 games over 3 days! Come out and show your support…. Go Panthers Go!

Ravinder Sappal, Department of Pathology and Microbiology will present a seminar called "Interactions of multiple stressors on energy homeostasis in rainbow trout" on Tuesday, October 21 at 3:30 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre C. Everyone is welcome to attend.

UPEI Wellness is working with Bethany Marchbank, fourth-year nursing student to seek your input with Health Promotion ideas. Please take a couple of minutes to let us know the health topics you are interested in learning more about. Deadline for idea submissions is Monday, October 20. Thank you very much for your participation: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/F52T6MW

The Search Committee has identified three candidates to be interviewed for the position of Dean of the Atlantic Veterinary College. Each candidate will make a presentation via public forum, addressing the topic: "Leading the Atlantic Veterinary College at the University of Prince Edward Island and beyond: a vision for the next 6 years." Each presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. Dr. Jeff Wichtel Tuesday, October 28, 12:30-1:45 pm AVC 286A N and 287N Dr. Dan Hurnik Monday, November 3, 12:30-1:45 pm AVC 286A N and 287N Dr. Greg Keefe Monday, November 10, 12:30-1:45 pm AVC 286A N and 287N

The UPEI Student Union office will be closed tomorrow, Friday, October 17, from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm. Sorry for any inconvenience.

UPEI’s seventh annual Connecting Aboriginal Cultures Festival will take place Monday, October 20–24, in support of Mi’kmaq History Month. The week’s activities will celebrate the Aboriginal and Mi’kmaq culture through singing, traditional drumming and dancing, and learning. The UPEI Mawi’omi Centre and community Aboriginal Elders will raise the Mi’kmaq flag to kick off the week’s events on Monday, October 20 at 9:00 am at the flagpoles in front of UPEI’s Kelley Building. The Centre will then host an open house until 4:00 pm in Kelley Building, Room 236. Other events throughout the week include a Mi’kmaq Legends performance, an art demonstration, a traditional Pow Wow, and “Coffee with a Stranger,” co-hosted by the Campus Life Advisors. For more information, contact Sheri Russell, Aboriginal Academic Advisor at (902) 620-5125 or serussell@upei.ca

UPEI’s seventh annual Connecting Aboriginal Cultures Festival will take place Monday, October 20–24, in support of Mi’kmaq History Month. The week’s activities will celebrate the Aboriginal and Mi’kmaq culture through singing, traditional drumming and dancing, and learning. The UPEI Mawi’omi Centre and community Aboriginal Elders will raise the Mi’kmaq flag to kick off the week’s events on Monday, October 20 at 9:00 am at the flagpoles in front of UPEI’s Kelley Building. The Centre will then host an open house until 4:00 pm in Kelley Building, Room 236. Other events throughout the week include a Mi’kmaq Legends performance, an art demonstration, a traditional Pow Wow, and “Coffee with a Stranger,” co-hosted by the Campus Life Advisors. For more information, contact Sheri Russell, Aboriginal Academic Advisor at (902) 620-5125 or serussell@upei.ca

UPEI and the Department of Athletics and Recreation invite you to attend a news conference today, October 16 at 3:00 pm, at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, second floor. Highlights for our “super sports weekend” will be announced and the Panthers’ new uniforms unveiled! It’s a busy weekend for our Panthers—8 UPEI teams will compete in 20 games over 3 days! Come out and show your support…. Go Panthers Go!

Ravinder Sappal, Department of Pathology and Microbiology will present a seminar called "Interactions of multiple stressors on energy homeostasis in rainbow trout" on Tuesday, October 21 at 3:30 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre C. Everyone is welcome to attend.

UPEI Wellness is working with Bethany Marchbank, fourth-year nursing student to seek your input with Health Promotion ideas. Please take a couple of minutes to let us know the health topics you are interested in learning more about. Deadline for idea submissions is Monday, October 20. Thank you very much for your participation: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/F52T6MW

The Search Committee has identified three candidates to be interviewed for the position of Dean of the Atlantic Veterinary College. Each candidate will make a presentation via public forum, addressing the topic: "Leading the Atlantic Veterinary College at the University of Prince Edward Island and beyond: a vision for the next 6 years." Each presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. Dr. Jeff Wichtel Tuesday, October 28, 12:30-1:45 pm AVC 286A N and 287N Dr. Dan Hurnik Monday, November 3, 12:30-1:45 pm AVC 286A N and 287N Dr. Greg Keefe Monday, November 10, 12:30-1:45 pm AVC 286A N and 287N

The UPEI Student Union office will be closed tomorrow, Friday, October 17, from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm. Sorry for any inconvenience.

On November 16, UPEI's Faculty of Education will host an international dinner and silent auction from 5:00-8:00 pm at Jack Blanchard Hall, 3 Pond Street, Charlottetown. The event will feature Chef Emily Wells of the Olde Glasgow Mill. Tickets can be purchased for $30. For more information or to purchase a ticket, please contact (902) 894-2813 or kddoucette@upei.ca.

Generous financial contributions to the UPEI Student Food Bank have kept the shelves reasonably stocked since the beginning of the semester. September is a particularly busy month as students pay fees and encounter other expenses. Our Food Bank wish-list includes: canned meats and fish; noodles - pastas, spaghetti, Mr. Noodles, Sidekicks; salt, pepper and other seasonings (garlic, cumin, curry, and coriander); canned vegetables; healthy canned soups - "Chunky" style; and even some treats - granola bars, pudding cups, crackers, and cookies. Our clothing cupboard also needs attention - organizing and sorting. Hats, scarves, mitts, and new socks are always appreciated. Many thanks for your continued support Sister Sue

The Celebration of Student Success (formerly Dean's Honours Night) for the School of Nursing will be held on Monday, October 20 at 7:00 pm in McMillan Hall, W. A. Murphy Student Centre. At this event, students who are on the Dean's List for the 2013-14 academic year will be presented with a certificate recognizing their accomplishments. Student awards will be presented at another time.

As syphilis is on the rise on PEI - UPEI's Department of Student Affairs would like to encourage all students, staff, and faculty to be aware of the signs and symptoms of syphilis. If students are experiencing health related issues, they can make an appointment at the Student Health Centre - we encourage staff and faculty to go to their family physicians or walk-in clinics. Read the full Government of PEI public health advisory here: http://www.gov.pe.ca/health/index.php3?number=news&dept=&newsnumber=983…

The Afternoon Recital scheduled for October 17 at 1:40 pm at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall is CANCELLED. The first Afternoon Recital in the series will take place on Friday, October 24 at 1:40 pm at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, UPEI Campus.

We are just over three weeks away from welcoming the East Coast Student Leadership Conference to UPEI, which takes place November 7-9. In hosting the event, more UPEI students than ever before have access to this important and exciting leadership summit. Incorporating influential keynote speakers, student-led concurrent sessions, networking, and idea sharing activities, experiential learning and more, ECSLC is an opportunity to provide students with an exceptional leadership experience! However, to offer this experience to as many students as possible, we need your help. We ask you to support the student leader(s) in your area or department by covering the registration cost. Because this event is ‘for-students-by-students,’ registration costs have been kept to a minimum. There is also an opportunity to participate as a professional staff member, and anyone interested is encouraged to do so. If you don’t have any students in your area to sponsor, but you are still interested in supporting, we can connect interested students with you! Many UPEI departments have already registered, or offered to register students, but we still need more! For specific information on the conference program, registration etc., please visit our website eastcoaststudentleaders.ca. The cut-off date for Early Bird Registration is this Friday, October 17. For more information, please contact Keith Lawlor at (902) 566-0568 or kjlawlor@upei.ca.

"Generation Open," a live webcast- kickoff event will take place on Monday, October 20, 4:00-5:00 pm in the Robertson Library, Room 265 (LINC). Join us to view this live webcast, co-hosted by SPARC and the World Bank. Speakers will discuss the importance of students and early career researchers in the transition to Open Access and explore how changes in scholarly publishing affect scholars and researchers at different stages in their careers. "Open Textbooks" In recognition of the value of an open access approach to learning, the UPEI Open Textbooks Working Group has made an interim report available at http://library.upei.ca./sites/library.upei.ca/files/TextbookWG_2014Repo… For additional information see http://library/upei.ca/openaccess or contact Dawn Hooper at dhooper@upei.ca