Campus Notices
How will climate change impact our roads, bridges, and sewers? Join us for
a free workshop, Planning for Risks Under a Changing Climate.
From waterfronts to roads to bridges to storm sewers, there will be
speakers from across the Atlantic region talking about how jurisdictions
have adapted their major infrastructure to future climate changes. The
event is topped off by a climate change video produced by Mount Allison
University Professor Ian Mauro starring many Islanders identifying how they
have already experienced the impacts of climate change.
When: Friday, May 3, 8:30 am-3:00 pm
Where: Lecture Theatre A, Atlantic Veterinary College, UPEI
For details, including a map, click here for a program of the event in .pdf http://research.upei.ca/files/research/upei_symposium_planning_for_a_ch…
The workshop is free, but please register in advance by emailing
climate@upei.ca with your name and phone number.
For more information, contact Dr. Adam Fenech, director of the UPEI Climate
Research Lab, at 620-5220 or afenech@upei.ca.
Bernardine Hall
Brick repointing will begin on Bernardine Hall north side on Thursday, May
2 at 4:00 pm. The repointing project will be completed during evenings
and weekends, and will last for approximately four weeks.
Blanchard Hall
Amber Masonry began working on the upgrade of Blanchard Hall building
envelop today, Tuesday, April 30. This work will take approximately six
weeks to complete.
If you have any questions or concerns, contact Jackie MacPhail at 6034 or
jmacphail@upei.ca
The Accounting Department will be accepting invoices, travel & expense
claims, etc for processing in the 2012/13 fiscal year until May 13, 2013.
All documentation submitted must be dated on or before April 30, 2013 in
order to qualify for processing in the 2012/13 fiscal year.
Any documentation received by the Accounting Department after May 13, 2013 will
be processed in the new 2013/14 fiscal year
Deidre Smith
Manager, Accounting Office
566-0470
dasmith@upei.ca
Brew up a fresh cup of coffee, tea, or hot chocolate in our Keurig for just
$1.80, including tax.
Join us on Tuesday-Friday (April 30-May 8) for a 30-minute walk around
campus. Amanda Embleton & Brittany Gallant, third-year nursing students
working with Athletics & Recreation, are forming a walking club on
campus.
They will meet each day in the quadrangle area in front of the clock.
They'll be walking and talking about various health topics including proper
walking posture, warning signs of stress, heart health, the importance of
sleep, etc.
This program is free and we hope to see a big turn out...so, step away from your desks at noon time!!!
For more information, please contact Angela Marchbank, fitness & wellness coordinator at 566-0606 or
amarchbank@upei.ca.
Security Services - Open 24 hours (all year)
Facilities Management - 8:00 am to 4:00 pm (all year)
Shipping/Receiving & Mail Services - 8:00 am to 12:00 noon (all year); 1:00 to 4:00 pm (all year)
Veterinary Teaching Hospital - 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (all year)
Diagnostic Services - 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (all year)
Office Staff
During the academic year - September 1 to April 30
Office hours are between 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (depending on department).
Summer Hours
Summer hours will start the first week of May and end the last week in August each
year. Office staff and other service departments may allow for an earlier start/end to
the work day (while still working their normal 6.75- or 7.5-hour work day).
Robertson Library may vary during the year; please visit their website.
http://library.upei.ca
Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre may vary during the year; please visit their website
http://gopanthersgo.ca
Other changes to hours of operation (i.e. around exams, Christmas, or other holidays) will be posted.
Faculty Recognition Night will be held Monday, May 6, beginning at 7:00
pm (reception: 6:30 pm) at the Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall. Each year
this event honours the winners of the Hessian Award for Excellence in
Teaching and the UPEI Merit Award for Scholarly Achievement. It is also
an opportunity to honour the service of retiring academic staff, as well
as to recognize those who have served UPEI for 25 years or more (and who
have not previously received a 25-year pin).
Tickets are $50.00 each (with a subsidized price of $25.00 for FA
members and their guests), and can be pre-ordered at the Faculty
Association Office, Main Bldg., Room 315, Ext. 0438. Faculty Recognition
Night is co-sponsored by the UPEI Faculty Association and the Office
of the President.
Schedule of events
9:00 am – Motivational speaker, Bob Mueller
10:00 - Strength 'n' toning class, Lyndsey Paynter
10:30 - Zumba, Lyndsey Paynter
11:00 – Rugby Demo, UPEI Panthers
12:30 pm - Yoga, Anna Lacroix
1:00 - Bosu & core, Tracey Gairns-Brioux
Other activities going on through the day
- Panther Academy registration for all programs
- Blood pressure clinic
- Fitness centre demos for TRX & spin
- Squash & fencing demos
- Kids' face painting
- Free cake & coffee
Check our ar.upei.ca for all the details.
Free public lecture: *Early Childhood Matters* presented by Dr. Edward Melhuish
Monday, April 29 from 7:00-8:30 pm, Don & Marion McDougall Hall Room 242
Dr. Edward Melhuish is professor of human development at Birkbeck,
University of London and a research professor at the University of Oxford.
He is an internationally recognized expert in the study of child
development and social policy.
Further details can be found here:
http://education.upei.ca/files/education/Melhuish%20poster%20v2-1.pdf
For more information, please contact Cathy Hennessey, cahennessey@upei.ca/
566-0731.
Security Services - Open 24 hours (all year)
Facilities Management - 8:00 am to 4:00 pm (all year)
Shipping/Receiving & Mail Services - 8:00 am to 12:00 noon (all year); 1:00 to 4:00 pm (all year)
Veterinary Teaching Hospital - 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (all year)
Diagnostic Services - 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (all year)
Office Staff
During the academic year - September 1 to April 30
Office hours are between 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (depending on department).
Summer Hours
Summer hours will start the first week of May and end the last week in August each
year. Office staff and other service departments may allow for an earlier start/end to
the work day (while still working their normal 6.75- or 7.5-hour work day).
Robertson Library may vary during the year; please visit their website.
http://library.upei.ca
Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre may vary during the year; please visit their website
http://gopanthersgo.ca
Other changes to hours of operation (i.e. around exams, Christmas, or other holidays) will be posted.
Faculty Recognition Night will be held Monday, May 6, beginning at 7:00
pm (reception: 6:30 pm) at the Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall. Each year
this event honours the winners of the Hessian Award for Excellence in
Teaching and the UPEI Merit Award for Scholarly Achievement. It is also
an opportunity to honour the service of retiring academic staff, as well
as to recognize those who have served UPEI for 25 years or more (and who
have not previously received a 25-year pin).
Tickets are $50.00 each (with a subsidized price of $25.00 for FA
members and their guests), and can be pre-ordered at the Faculty
Association Office, Main Bldg., Room 315, Ext. 0438. Faculty Recognition
Night is co-sponsored by the UPEI Faculty Association and the Office
of the President.
Schedule of events
9:00 am – Motivational speaker, Bob Mueller
10:00 - Strength 'n' toning class, Lyndsey Paynter
10:30 - Zumba, Lyndsey Paynter
11:00 – Rugby Demo, UPEI Panthers
12:30 pm - Yoga, Anna Lacroix
1:00 - Bosu & core, Tracey Gairns-Brioux
Other activities going on through the day
- Panther Academy registration for all programs
- Blood pressure clinic
- Fitness centre demos for TRX & spin
- Squash & fencing demos
- Kids' face painting
- Free cake & coffee
Check our ar.upei.ca for all the details.
Free public lecture: *Early Childhood Matters* presented by Dr. Edward Melhuish
Monday, April 29 from 7:00-8:30 pm, Don & Marion McDougall Hall Room 242
Dr. Edward Melhuish is professor of human development at Birkbeck,
University of London and a research professor at the University of Oxford.
He is an internationally recognized expert in the study of child
development and social policy.
Further details can be found here:
http://education.upei.ca/files/education/Melhuish%20poster%20v2-1.pdf
For more information, please contact Cathy Hennessey, cahennessey@upei.ca/
566-0731.
Faculty Recognition Night will be held Monday, May 6, beginning at 7:00
pm (reception: 6:30 pm) at the Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall. Each year
this event honours the winners of the Hessian Award for Excellence in
Teaching and the UPEI Merit Award for Scholarly Achievement. It is also
an opportunity to honour the service of retiring academic staff, as well
as to recognize those who have served UPEI for 25 years or more (and who
have not previously received a 25-year pin).
Tickets are $50.00 each (with a subsidized price of $25.00 for FA
members and their guests), and can be pre-ordered at the Faculty
Association Office, Main Bldg., Room 315, Ext. 0438. Faculty Recognition
Night is co-sponsored by the UPEI Faculty Association and the Office
of the President.
Schedule of events
9:00 am – Motivational speaker, Bob Mueller
10:00 - Strength 'n' toning class, Lyndsey Paynter
10:30 - Zumba, Lyndsey Paynter
11:00 – Rugby Demo, UPEI Panthers
12:30 pm - Yoga, Anna Lacroix
1:00 - Bosu & core, Tracey Gairns-Brioux
Other activities going on through the day
- Panther Academy registration for all programs
- Blood pressure clinic
- Fitness centre demos for TRX & spin
- Squash & fencing demos
- Kids' face painting
- Free cake & coffee
Check our ar.upei.ca for all the details.
Free public lecture: *Early Childhood Matters* presented by Dr. Edward Melhuish
Monday, April 29 from 7:00-8:30 pm, Don & Marion McDougall Hall Room 242
Dr. Edward Melhuish is professor of human development at Birkbeck,
University of London and a research professor at the University of Oxford.
He is an internationally recognized expert in the study of child
development and social policy.
Further details can be found here:
http://education.upei.ca/files/education/Melhuish%20poster%20v2-1.pdf
For more information, please contact Cathy Hennessey, cahennessey@upei.ca/
566-0731.
Security Services - Open 24 hours (all year)
Facilities Management - 8:00 am to 4:00 pm (all year)
Shipping/Receiving & Mail Services - 8:00 am to 12:00 noon (all year); 1:00 to 4:00 pm (all year)
Veterinary Teaching Hospital - 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (all year)
Diagnostic Services - 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (all year)
Office Staff
During the academic year - September 1 to April 30
Office hours are between 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (depending on department).
Summer Hours
Summer hours will start the first week of May and end the last week in August each
year. Office staff and other service departments may allow for an earlier start/end to
the work day (while still working their normal 6.75- or 7.5-hour work day).
Robertson Library may vary during the year; please visit their website.
http://library.upei.ca
Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre may vary during the year; please visit their website
http://gopanthersgo.ca
Other changes to hours of operation (i.e. around exams, Christmas, or other holidays) will be posted.
There will be an outage of the UPEI Novell network on Saturday, April 27,
starting at 8:00 pm and lasting until midnight. The G:, H:, Q:, J:, K:, and
P: drives will be unavailable at this time.
It is recommended that you close all documents you may be working on prior
to Saturday night and also reboot your computer on Monday morning if you
leave it running over the weekend.
IT Systems and Services regrets any inconvenience this service interruption
will cause UPEI staff and faculty.
Geoffrey Mondoux
Server Administrator, gmondoux@upei.ca
628-4385
Join graduates, families, and friends as we celebrate Convocation 2013 Mass
All are welcome!
University of Prince Edward Island graduates, their families, and friends are invited to a gathering to celebrate—in prayer and song—
the accomplishments of the Class of 2013.
Sunday, May 5, 2013, 6:30 pm
Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre
University of Prince Edward Island
550 University Avenue, Charlottetown
Mass celebrants will be the Most Reverend Richard J. Grecco, Bishop of the Diocese of Charlottetown and University Chaplain Father Andrew MacDonald.
Reception to follow.
RSVP to Sister Susan Kidd, Campus Minister
sukidd@upei.ca or 902-894-2876
The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee will host master of science defence on Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Teri McComber, BSc will defend her master of science thesis entitled:
Food Group Composition of Elementary School Children’s Lunches: Changes in Food Group Intake Associated with the Implementation of School Nutrition Policies
The seminar will be held on:
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
10:00 am
Applied Human Sciences Boardroom (HSB 325)
Everyone is welcome.