In an upcoming talk to be presented at the Macphail Homestead in Orwell, Dr. James Moran will draw on a collection of correspondence between Macphail and Osler stretching between 1909 and 1919, examining the “McGill Connection” between two famous physicians who had more than just Montreal in common. Dr. Moran is a historian of medicine and mental health at UPEI. He is currently finishing a book called Madness on Trial: A Transatlantic History of English Civil Law and Lunacy. Like Sir Andrew Macphail, he loves Montreal, but prefers to live on Prince Edward Island. This is the annual Sir Andrew Macphail Memorial lecture, co-sponsored with the Prince Edward Island History of Medicine Society and held on Macphail’s birthday, November 24. Start time is 7:00 pm, preceded by a cash-bar reception at 6:30. Admission is by free-will donation.

The UPEI Department of Music Recital Series 2017-2018 is pleased to present ​UPEI Concert Choir under the direction of Margot Rejskind Saturday, December 2, 7:30 pm, St. Paul's Anglican Church, Charlottetown. Admission: Adults $15 / Students $10. Click here to purchase tickets online or by music@upei.ca / call 902-566-0507.

The UPEI Department of Music Recital Series 2017-2018 is pleased to present UPEI Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Prof. Dave Shephard Tuesday, November 28, 7:30 pm, Steel Recital Hall, UPEI Campus. Admission: Adults $15 / Students $10. Click here to purchase tickets online or by music@upei.ca / call 902-566-0507.

The UPEI Department of Music Recital Series 2017-2018 is pleased to present Jane Coop on piano Thursday, November 16, 7:30 pm in Steel Recital Hall. Admission: Adults $20 / Students $15. Click here to purchase tickets online or by music@upei.ca / call 902-566-0507.

UPEI Department of Music piano instructor Sarah Hagen will present "Scherzo" featuring works by Chopin and Schumann on Sunday, November 26 at 2:30 pm in St. Paul's Anglican Church, Charlottetown. Admission is by donation. The recital will be 75 minutes in length and there will be no intermission. All welcome are welcome!

A representative from the Embassy of France will be on campus to present information about: opportunities to study and work in France the different categories of visa scholarships available tips for living in France as an international student (housing, health, banking, work, travel) The information session will take place Thursday, November 16 at 1:00 pm in Rm 104 of the K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre. Contact Scott Lee, slee@upei.ca for further details. Refreshments will be served!

Attention faculty staff and students, call 902-566-0616 to book your 10-minute individual appointment with the UPEI campus nurse to measure your blood glucose, cholesterol, blood pressure and body mass index levels.  Schedule an appointment for any time between 8:30 am to 12:00 pm at UPEI Health Care Clinic, Student Affairs. Pre-registration required!

Since 1888, the Estate of Owen Connolly has funded approximately $3 million to help thousands of Prince Edward island students of Irish Catholic heritage gain a higher education, many of them at SDU or UPEI. Leonard Cusack (SDU ’69) has written the rags-to-riches story of the remarkable man behind the money, Owen Connolly, and we invite you to celebrate this new book at a book launch. Soft cover and souvenir copies will be available for sale and signing. Owen Connolly: The Making of a Legacy is published by Island Studies Press and the Estate of Owen Connolly.

Simulations & Student Learning: Building an interdisciplinary community of practice in Atlantic Canada In June 2017, Dalhousie University hosted the Simulations & Student Learning Symposium. This event brought three internationally renowned experts to Halifax for an intensive workshop on expanding and enriching simulation-based learning. Now an interdisciplinary team of researchers and instructors is travelling across Atlantic Canada to continue this conversation and help instructors effectively design, execute, and evaluate simulations. All faculty members and graduate students interested in using simulation-based learning in their teaching are welcome to attend this event! Presenter Dr. Anna MacLeod, Associate Professor and Director of Education Research, is a medical educator who uses case-based learning to deliver undergraduate curriculum, which involves students working collaboratively to explore a clinical scenario that simulates real-life medical practice. Anna developed the guidelines and case writing template that are used throughout the undergraduate medical education program. The event will take place on November 23 from 2:00 to 3:30 pm in Room 104 of the K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre. For more information, contact Gerald Wandio at fdo@upei.ca or 902-620-5217.

As an instructor, you’ve set up a syllabus that clearly explains your expectations of where students will end up. Then you set them on the journey to that destination. However, some will get off track along the way. The information you provide, how you provide it and when you provide it will be key to getting them back on the right path or in keeping them on the right path. In this workshop, offered by the E-Learning Office, instructors will learn strategies for the use of feedback and rubrics that they can use to accompany student assessments. The workshop will take place on Thursday, November 30 from 10:00 to 11:00 am in the Robertson Library, Rm 265.  REGISTER.