Campus Notices
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.
Please join us for a very special Theology on Tap, as we remember the 100th anniversary of the World War I armistice. Dr. Mark McGowan, Professor of History, University of Toronto will speak on “The Roman Catholic Church and the Great War: Ideas of Peace, Patriotism, and the Paschal Mystery.” Theology on Tap is presented by the SDU Institute of Christianity and Culture. Details: Wednesday 7 November 2018, 7 pm, the Pourhouse, 189 Great George Street. We look forward to seeing you.
Speaker: Zacharie Maw, Biomedical Sciences
Title: Induction of silent natural product biosynthesis using surface-active molecules in marine Streptomyces and using molecular networking as a dereplication strategy.
This event is Tuesday, November 6 at 3:30 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre B.
The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the UPEI community to the next two seminars of the Environmental Sciences/Human Biology Series:
Carissa Grove (MSc-ESC Candidate) will present "Atlantic salmon intercourse and its implications for conservation and management on PEI".
Followed by Kyle Knysh (PhD-ESC Candidate) who will present "Exploiting aquatic animal behaviors to quantify ecological populations and assemblages"
Everyone is welcome. This event is Friday, November 2 at 12:30 pm in Duffy Science Centre 204.
Students on the Faculty of Arts Dean's List will be receiving their certificates and Award Winners and Donors will be recognized. This event is Monday, November 5 at 7:00 pm in Schurman Market Square of Don and Marion McDougall Hall.
Learners assessing learners is a great way to promote active learning and collaboration as well as deeper content understanding. However, it can also pose a bevy of problems if it is not introduced properly and monitored correctly. This workshop, offered by the E-Learning Office, will cover the basics of peer assessment as well as provide examples of peer assessment tools for face-to-face settings as well as online settings. The workshop will take place on November 14th from 10:30 to 11:30 am in Room 265 of the Robertson Library. REGISTER
The UNESCO Chair in Island Studies and Sustainability invites submissions for its upcoming conference, co-hosted with the University of Aruba: Island States/Island Territories: Sharing Stories of Island Life, Governance and Global Engagement, to be held in Oranjestad, Aruba, March 26-29, 2019. Deadline for abstracts: October 31. More info at: http://projects.upei.ca/unescochair/island-statesisland-territories-an-international-conference/
Screening for breast cancer can detect cancers at an earlier and more treatable stage. Mammography is an X-ray of the breast and can be done at either the Queen Elizabeth Hospital or Prince County Hospital. If you are at average risk and over 40 years of age, check out the following website: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/health-pei/pei-breast-screening-program.
If you are considered higher risk (family history of breast cancer, have had radiation to the chest prior to age 30 or have a gene mutation such as BRCA1 or BRCA2) talk to your primary care provider about what screening is right for you or contact the UPEI Health & Wellness Centre at 902-566-0616.
Robertson Library is hosting an evening of ghost stories, eerie tales, songs, and legends from UPEI, PEI, and beyond.
Join us Tuesday, October 30th at 7 pm in the Library Foyer, Main Level.
We’ll supply Hallowe’en treats.
And, you’re welcome to tell your own family-friendly spooky tale!
Admission is free and everyone is welcome to this family-friendly event!
We'd love for you to join us!
This is a one day workshop that focuses around the concept of practice teaching. A small group of peer instructors comes together to teach short lessons in front of each other from a prepared lesson plan in order to gain feedback on their teaching in a low-stakes and collegial environment. Co-sponsored by the E-Learning Office and the Faculty Development Office, the workshop is designed to help enhance the teaching effectiveness of new and/or experienced educators at UPEI. Participants will also have the opportunity to work at the process of giving and receiving feedback. A light breakfast and coffee/snack breaks will be provided. The workshop takes place on Tuesday, November 13th. For more information or to register click here.
You are invited to join Nautilus Biosciences, members of the PEI Bioscience Cluster, and International guests for a ribbon-cutting and official opening of Nautilus Biosciences as Croda's Centre of Innovation for Marine Biotechnology on Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at 10:00am in the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre Lobby.
Be a part of this exciting event for the UPEI spin-off company and learn how PEI is building capacity within the biotechnology community. Tours of the high throughput robotic screening lab will follow the speakers.
Special guest speakers will include: Sandra Breene, President, Personal Care, Croda International PLC; Honourable Robert Mitchell, Minister of Health and Wellness; Dr Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, President, UPEI; and Dr Russell Kerr, Research Fellow, Nautilus Biosciences.
Be mindful of what you share on social media. Criminals can befriend you and easily access an alarming amount of information (where you go to school, where you work, where and when you go on vacation, your birthday), all of which can be used to access more data. Think before you post – would you want your Mom or boss to see this? (Because chances are they can......)
This week's presenters are:
Abhishek Pokharel – MSc Student with his title, "Comparison of different biochar for wastewater treatment and resource recovery"
and
Nauman Nazeer - MSc Student with his title, "Synthesis of Novel Antimicrobial Peptide-Polymer Hybrids."
Please mark your calendars and plan to attend a session presented by Dr. Tess Miller entitled “Tips for Online Learning.” This presentation will highlight best practices in online learning. Information about best practices was gathered from an international online learning conference held in Toronto in October. Please join us for a discussion on online learning.
Location: 415 Memorial Hall
Date: Thursday November 1
Time: 12 - 1:00 pm
The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the UPEI community to the next two seminars of the Environmental Sciences/Human Biology Series:
Carissa Grove (MSc-ESC Candidate) will present "Atlantic salmon intercourse and its implications for conservation and management on PEI."
Followed by Kyle Knysh (PhD-ESC Candidate) who will present "Exploiting aquatic animal behaviors to quantify ecological populations and assemblages."
Everyone is welcome. This event is Friday, November 2 at 12:30 pm in Duffy Science Centre room 204.
The UPEI Health & Wellness Centre hosted a mass clinic on Oct 22nd and had over 300 faculty, staff, students and families get immunized. We have a second mass clinic on November 1st from 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm at the UPEI Health & Wellness Centre, located at the north end of the WA Murphy Building, second floor (above the bookstore). Bring your families - we have the spray for children too!
Pleasen download and complete the flu form at: https://www.
Hear from Jane Ledwell (Executive Director, PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women), Jillian Kilfoil (Executive Director, Women's Network PEI), and Susan Hartley (Rotary Peace Fellow, Former Chair, Atlantic Chapter, Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan) as they discuss their work on Sustainable Development Goals (3:00 - 4:00 pm). Also network and watch the live-stream report on Canada’s progress on the SDGs and hear from Shiza Shahid, Malala Fund Co-founder (3:00 pm).
Where: Memorial Hall Room #308
When: Monday, 5 November, 12:45 - 4:00 pm
RSVP: email selvi@acic-caci.org by Nov. 2nd. Free! Snacks provided. Limited seats.
For more details: https://www.acic-caci.org/events-1/2018/11/5/together-2018-charlottetown
All are welcome to attend this week's FSDE Graduate research seminar on Wednesday, October 31 at 12:00pm in FSDE 212.
This week's presenters are:
Abhishek Pokharel – MSc Student with his title, "Comparison of different biochar for wastewater treatment and resource recovery"
and
Nauman Nazeer - MSc Student with his title, "Synthesis of Novel Antimicrobial Peptide-Polymer Hybrids."
