"We will not be silenced. The CCDA's struggle for land justice in Guatemala" presentation will take place at UPEI Campus, room 328 Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Charlottetown at 2:00 pm, November 10. As part of the Fall Speaking Tour of the Maritime-Guatemala Breaking the Silence Solidarity Network, the public is invited to a presentation by Marcelo Sabuc. Marcelo is the National Coordinator of the Comite Campesino del Altiplanto CCDA (Highland Committee of Small Farmers). As a result of his work with the CCDA, Marcelo has received threats and is a target of criminalization, facing charges for political reasons. The CCDA supports 30,000 indigenous small farmers throughout the country in struggles for access to and defense of land and territory through advocacy, the production of coffee for export and the promotion of sustainable agriculture. Marcelo will also speak about the current political context and how it impacts organizations like the CCDA. For more information phone 902-367-6246. 
CUPE 1870 and CUPE Global Justice which partner with CCDA is also a co-host of this event.

Campus Life Lounge brings you Charades Night. Join us on Thursday, November 8 at Dalton Hall Mawi'omi and Campus Life Lounge.

It runs from 6:00 pm until 10:00 pm. Just pop in anytime or stay for the whole event. It's free! Snacks and drinks are provided.

Charades is a game where you pick a word in secret, and you must get others to guess the word using only body language. 

Everyone is welcome!

Please join us on Nov 7 at noon for the next meeting of the Environmental Studies Book Club in Robertson Library Reading Room, 2nd Floor (please follow the sign).

This fall we will be reading Justin Farrell’s book "Battle for Yellowstone: Morality and the Sacred Roots of Environmental Conflict" (2015). The e-book is available through the UPEI library. Just go to https://library.upei.ca/ and search in the catalogue for Battle for Yellowstone. Click on the link and begin reading! Contact a librarian if you have questions.

On Nov 7, we will be discussing "Chapter 4: Between Good and Evil: The Science, Culture, and Polarization of Wolf Conflict".

If you are interested in joining/leading the discussions or have any questions/suggestions, please feel free to contact Dr. Nino Antadze at nantadze@upei.ca.

The UPEI Health and Wellness Centre, in partnership with Public Health Nursing, was thrilled to provide over 500 flu shots to faculty, staff, students and their families. Due to ongoing requests, we have arranged one final flu vaccine clinic for Tuesday, December 4th from 12:00 noon-5:00 pm. Please mark your calendars to join us upstairs at the UPEI Health and Wellness Centre located on the second floor of the W.A. Murphy Student Centre (North). Bring your provincial health card or proof of international insurance with you. Appointments are not required. For more information, contact healthcentre@upei.ca.

Dr. Qamar-uz-Zaman will be presenting a special research seminar on Wednesday, November 7 at 12 noon in SDE 212. Dr. Zaman has applied for an adjunct faculty appointment in the FSDE. 

All are welcomed to attend!

Topic: Precision Agriculture: Wise Use of Agricultural Resources
Coffee/tea will be provided.

Abstract: Increasing population rate and urbanization are expected to further enhance demand for more and superior quality food. Crop yield increases in this region have been achieved at considerable expense to its resource base and largely by means of excessive and indiscriminate use of external inputs: irrigation, seeds, fertilizer, pesticides, etc. High price of agriculture input and fuel, pest and disease incidence, environmental pollution, soil erosion, and reduced biodiversity are, therefore, rampant. There is an urgent need to intensify efforts to identify agricultural and industrial technologies that are less labor and energy intensive but more responsive to social, economical, environmental and ecological needs. Such precision agriculture technologies will gradually change the basic patterns of production and consumption and enable humankind’s transition to a new and more harmonious approach to economic, environmental and social development. Only through such profound changes can the world respond fully to the crisis of food and energy that it is facing at present.

Students, what to do if your Moodle test freezes?

If your test freezes while you're writing, start by refreshing the page and seeing if you can continue. If that doesn't work, try closing your browser, opening Moodle and opening the quiz to see if you can resume from when the issue occurred. If you are still having difficulties contact your instructor as soon as possible so they are aware that you are having issues. 

Whenever your write a test on Moodle, try to make sure that you have a good connection, preferably a wired connection. If you do not have a wired connection at home, you may want to use a wired computer at the library or in a computer lab on campus.

The Department of Psychology welcomes faculty, students, and the campus community to join us at our next Fiona Papps Colloquium Series on Friday, Nov. 16 at 1:30pm where Dr. Scott Lee will present "Fetishism According to Lacan: Origins and Perversion in Jeanne by Marie-Hélène Lafon”. The presentation will take place in Main 213. Please note this event was previously planned for Nov. 2. 

Robertson Library and the International Student Office (ISO) invite you to join us for a presentation by celebrated speaker Dr. Tim Goddard in honour of International Education Week 2018, November 12th-16th.

Dr. Goddard's talk is entitled Of Golden Eggs and Other Fables: Internationalization in a Time of Globalization.

The event will be held at Wednesday, November 14 at 12:30 pm in the LINC, Room 265, in Robertson Libary.

Everyone is welcome!

This is a reminder that the UPEI Biosafety Policy requires that all Principal Investigators confirm the security and complete inventory of all biohazardous materials being used or stored, due in November of each year. This is accomplished by updating your entries, then confirming this action, as follows:

1. Access your inventory at http://biosafety.vre3.upei.ca/ 

2. Ensure your inventory is up to date, and then confirm this by following the steps as listed below.

3. Select User Menu (Top right of screen) then My account from the left side of the drop down screen.

4. Click Edit (just below the user name)

5. Click on Information, on the top right section of the screen.

6. Scroll down this page. Below the box with the phone number, you will notice a box next to I accept. If you have not already done so, please read this section and, if you agree, please check this box.

7. To report your inventory is up to date, please enter the date that you confirm this in the 2018 box. 

8. Hit Save! Task completed.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. If you are not yet a user of this site, but store or use biohazardous materials, please contact me to arrange access. 

If you have any questions, please contact Rhoda Speare, UPEI Biosafety Officer, at 902-620-5071 or rspeare@upei.ca.

Campus Life Lounge brings you Charades Night. Join us on Thursday, November 8 at Dalton Hall Mawi'omi and campus life lounge.

It runs from 6 pm until 10 pm. Just pop in anytime or stay for the whole event. It's free! Snacks and drinks are provided.

Charades is a game where you pick a word in secret, and you must get others to guess the word using only body language. 

Everyone is welcome!

November 14th is World Diabetes Day. Take the CANRISK TOOL to determine your risk factors for development of diabetes: http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/en/canrisk. If you believe you could be at risk for diabetes come to the UPEI Health & Wellness Centre (2nd floor Murphy Building North) to have a blood glucose test on November 14th. This is a quick, easy test that could provide you with valuable information regarding your health and risk.

This week is Atlantic Canada Career Week on campus! 
Staff and Faculty, please share with students:

UPEI Career Services is offering a week full of career development events for students including panel discussions, workshops, "Resumania!" and much more! See the full list of events here.

As part of Atlantic Canada Career Week, three Government of Canada department reps will be on campus to share information with students about employment opportunities:

Location: E-Hub, Dalton Hall 209

FORD/ACOA: Tuesday, November 6, 11:00-1:00
Department of Veterans Affairs: Wednesday, November 7, 11:00-2:00
Canada Revenue Agency: Friday, November 9, 11:00-1:00

See the full list of Career Week events here.

Robertson Library, WUSC, and the Rotaract Club of UPEI will be presenting the award-winning film What Tomorrow Brings on Thursday, November 15th at 6 pm in Room 312, Robertson Library. 

Directed by Beth Murphy, the documentary showcases the challenges of young Afghan girls in a village recently freed from Taliban control.

The purpose of the film will be to raise money for the Shine A Light Program, an initiative that provides women and girls within refugee camps the opportunity to better their education prospects.

Admission is free, but there will be donations accepted at the door. Any amount can make a difference in someone's life.

All are welcome to attend! Doors open at 5:30 pm.

The Faculty of Arts and Department of Psychology Fiona Papps Colloquium Series jointly welcome faculty, students, and the campus community to join us November 23rd at 3:00 pm for a presentation by Dr. Stephen Butler entitled "Capitalism in the "hot seat": Challenges and opportunities for young people”. The presentation will take place in Main 432 with a reception to follow in the faculty lounge. 

Suggested reading: Butler, Stephen (2018). The Impact of Advanced Capitalism on Well-being: An evidence-informed model. Human Arenas, available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s42087-018-0034-6