Campus Notices

Today, the Atlantic Veterinary College’s Wellness Committee and the AVC Class of 2015 are hosting the first-ever art exhibit for students, staff and faculty, and their families. Fifteen artists, including faculty and students, are displaying their work—from bead work and jewelry to paintings and photographs—in The McCain Foundation Learning Commons this afternoon. All are welcome.
The International Relations Office (IRO) will be participating in a CBIE webinar about "Developing Responsive Proposals for International Projects and Partnerships" from 2:30-4:00 pm on Wednesday, March 27 (room to be confirmed). The IRO invites any interested faculty and staff to join us for this learning opportunity. If interested, please contact Erin Clarke at eeclarke@upei.ca or 894-2842 by Friday, March 22 to confirm attendance.
University 100, 103, and 203 students will present their project work from the University 100 Program. Highlighting Students' Voices will take place on Thursday, March 28. An introduction to the presentations will take place at 11:30 am in The McCain Foundation Learning Commons at AVC followed by student presentations from 12–2:00 pm in room 286. The agenda for the event follows. 11:30 am—Welcome & introductions by Vickie Johnston, director of Student Affairs (The McCain Foundation Learning Commons) "Leadership, A Call to Service"—Professor Emeritus Verner Smitheram Presentation of "The Verner Smitheram and Andy Robb Excellence in Leadership Award" 12:00–12:40 pm—Student presentations (The McCain Foundation Learning Commons, room 286) 12:45–1:10 pm—Poster displays of service learning projects by U100 and U203 students (The McCain Foundation Learning Commons) 1:15–2:00 pm—Student presentations (The McCain Foundation Learning Commons, room 286) For more information, contact Inge Dorsey at idorsey@upei.ca or 620-5113.
UPEI Athletics & Recreation Welcome home major award winner Monday, March 18, 12:00-1 pm Come to the W.A Murphy Student Centre to congratulate men's hockey Panther Jordan Knox for winning the Dr. Randy Gregg Award (hockey, academic & community service).
On Monday, March 18, in AVC lecture theatre B, come listen to three senior veterinary students--Frances Allan, Ari Verrilli, and Melissa Moggy--describe their experiences while on a three-week course on International Smallholder Dairy Health Management in Kenya -- a joint effort between AVC and Farmers Helping Farmers. The talk is called "Into Africa - Kenya Dairy Rotation"
Speaker: William M. Whelan, Phd, PPhys, Professor, Department of Physics and Biomedical Sciences Title: "Listening to Cancers with Optoacoustics." Date: Friday, March 22 at 4:00 pm Location: Duffy Science Centre, Room 423 Time: 4:00-5:00 pm Everyone is welcome to attend.
Today, the Atlantic Veterinary College’s Wellness Committee and the AVC Class of 2015 are hosting the first-ever art exhibit for students, staff and faculty, and their families. Fifteen artists, including faculty and students, are displaying their work—from bead work and jewelry to paintings and photographs—in The McCain Foundation Learning Commons this afternoon. All are welcome.
The International Relations Office (IRO) will be participating in a CBIE webinar about "Developing Responsive Proposals for International Projects and Partnerships" from 2:30-4:00 pm on Wednesday, March 27 (room to be confirmed). The IRO invites any interested faculty and staff to join us for this learning opportunity. If interested, please contact Erin Clarke at eeclarke@upei.ca or 894-2842 by Friday, March 22 to confirm attendance.
University 100, 103, and 203 students will present their project work from the University 100 Program. Highlighting Students' Voices will take place on Thursday, March 28. An introduction to the presentations will take place at 11:30 am in The McCain Foundation Learning Commons at AVC followed by student presentations from 12–2:00 pm in room 286. The agenda for the event follows. 11:30 am—Welcome & introductions by Vickie Johnston, director of Student Affairs (The McCain Foundation Learning Commons) "Leadership, A Call to Service"—Professor Emeritus Verner Smitheram Presentation of "The Verner Smitheram and Andy Robb Excellence in Leadership Award" 12:00–12:40 pm—Student presentations (The McCain Foundation Learning Commons, room 286) 12:45–1:10 pm—Poster displays of service learning projects by U100 and U203 students (The McCain Foundation Learning Commons) 1:15–2:00 pm—Student presentations (The McCain Foundation Learning Commons, room 286) For more information, contact Inge Dorsey at idorsey@upei.ca or 620-5113.
UPEI Athletics & Recreation Welcome home major award winner Monday, March 18, 12:00-1 pm Come to the W.A Murphy Student Centre to congratulate men's hockey Panther Jordan Knox for winning the Dr. Randy Gregg Award (hockey, academic & community service).
On Monday, March 18, in AVC lecture theatre B, come listen to three senior veterinary students--Frances Allan, Ari Verrilli, and Melissa Moggy--describe their experiences while on a three-week course on International Smallholder Dairy Health Management in Kenya -- a joint effort between AVC and Farmers Helping Farmers. The talk is called "Into Africa - Kenya Dairy Rotation"

Please join the Department of Psychology for our final colloquium in the 2012-13 Fiona Papps Colloquium Series Friday, March 15, 3:00-4:00 pm in Faculty Lounge, Main Building The presentation is entitled "Quantitative and Qualitative Methods: Cooperation or Conundrum?" Participating faculty members include Dr. Scott Greer, Dr. Stacey MacKinnon, and Dr. Thomy Nilsson. A reception in the faculty lounge at 4:00 pm will follow.
Come tell us how you feel at the Mental Health Week wrap-up celebration! A free breakfast will be provided. McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre 8:30–10:00 am
Tuesday, March 26, 3:00–4:00 pm Special information session with Dean Lee, Dankook University about UPEI-DKU international exchange Prof. Jae-dong Lee (Director, Office of International Affairs; Dean, Global Languages and Service), Dankook University, South Korea is scheduled to visit UPEI on March 26 (Tue), 2013. Dean Lee will also go over some FAQs and answer any other questions. He is accompanied by UPEI’s Student Exchange Coordinator and Prof. Edward Chung (Religious Studies and Asian Studies, UPEI). Everyone is welcome to attend this special information orientation. Main building, Faculty Lounge Contact: Cathy Gillan or Sherilyn Acorn-LeClair, International Relations Office Contact e-mail: gillan@upei.ca 894-2817 or sdacorn@upei.ca 894-2837
Gailene Tobin, Department of Biomedical Sciences will give a seminar entitled "The Effects of Interleukin (IL)-18 on the Activation of Natural Killer (NK) Cell Mediated Cytotoxicity and Its Relevance in Breast Cancer" on Tuesday, March 19 at 1:30 pm in AVC, Lecture Theatre "C". Everyone is welcome.
Please join the Department of Psychology for our final colloquium in the 2012-13 Fiona Papps Colloquium Series Friday, March 15, 3:00-4:00 pm in Faculty Lounge, Main Building The presentation is entitled "Quantitative and Qualitative Methods: Cooperation or Conundrum?" Participating faculty members include Dr. Scott Greer, Dr. Stacey MacKinnon, and Dr. Thomy Nilsson. A reception in the faculty lounge at 4:00 pm will follow.
Come tell us how you feel at the Mental Health Week wrap-up celebration! A free breakfast will be provided. McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre 8:30–10:00 am
Tuesday, March 26, 3:00–4:00 pm Special information session with Dean Lee, Dankook University about UPEI-DKU international exchange Prof. Jae-dong Lee (Director, Office of International Affairs; Dean, Global Languages and Service), Dankook University, South Korea is scheduled to visit UPEI on March 26 (Tue), 2013. Dean Lee will also go over some FAQs and answer any other questions. He is accompanied by UPEI’s Student Exchange Coordinator and Prof. Edward Chung (Religious Studies and Asian Studies, UPEI). Everyone is welcome to attend this special information orientation. Main building, Faculty Lounge Contact: Cathy Gillan or Sherilyn Acorn-LeClair, International Relations Office Contact e-mail: gillan@upei.ca 894-2817 or sdacorn@upei.ca 894-2837