Campus Notices
UPEI graduate, Soup for the Soul founder, and Cow's Ice Cream employee Kyle Holland returns with his new team from Cow's to host our final Soup event of this academic year. Tomato and Chicken Noodle soups with ummm, hmmmm dessert from Cow's. Come and get it!
The School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences welcomes the campus community to a public research presentation by Dr. Faiza Khan Khattak, candidate for tenure track position in Data Analytics, on Wednesday, March 20th at 3:00 pm in Robertson Library, Room 208.
Presentation Title: Empowering Clinicians with Machine Learning
Abstract: My work is focused on applying machine learning techniques to clinical data to improve the healthcare system. I will present two of my ongoing projects. The first project is about using real-time information to predict ICU-transfer of patients. The preliminary study shows that using real-time information (in the form of short text messages between nurses and doctors regarding the patients’ condition) can improve the ICU-transfer prediction accuracy. The second project, AutoScribe is a system for automatically extracting pertinent medical information from dialogues between clinicians and patients. The system parses the dialogue and extracts entities such as medications and symptoms, using context to predict which entities are relevant. It also classifies the primary diagnosis for each conversation.
All are welcome to attend.
On Saturday, the University of Prince Edward Island lowered the flags in front of Kelley Memorial Building to half-mast in honour of the victims of the terrorist attack that took place at two Mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand on Friday, March 15. In a statement issued to students, faculty, and staff, the University of Prince Edward Island expressed its condolences to the entire Muslim community on these senseless crimes of hate and violence.
The Island Lecture Series March lecture is Tuesday, March 19, at 7 p.m. in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge on the UPEI campus, and will feature Jocelyn Plourde speaking about his Island Studies master’s research in Samsø, Denmark.
“From Policy to Action” is a research project that delves into the link between public policy and the deployment of renewable energy systems. At the heart of the research is a case study of the Danish island community of Samsø. Also known as the Renewable Energy Island, Samsø transitioned away from conventional (fossil fuel) energy sources to being 100% carbon-neutral in only ten years. As part of his presentation, researcher Jocelyn Plourde will discuss the details of Samsø’s transition, the role of public policy in that transition, and the lessons that communities like Prince Edward Island can learn from Samsø’s example.
While “from away,” Jocelyn Plourde has lived in PEI for more than a decade. He lives in Charlottetown and teaches high school math and sciences at École La-Belle-Cloche, in Rollo Bay. Jocelyn obtained his degrees in sciences and in education at the University of Ottawa. His thesis titled “From Policy to Action – Renewable Energy in Samsø, Denmark” was written as part of UPEI’s Master of Arts in Island Studies (MAIS) program, which he completed in June of 2018.
Admission to the lecture is free and everyone is welcome to attend. This is the last lecture of the season. The series will start up again in the fall. For more information, please contact Laurie at iis@upei.ca or (902) 894-2881.
This event is Tuesday, March 19 at 12:45 pm in McMillan Hall of UPEI's W.A. Murphy Student Centre. Please join us as we share prayers, reflections, and thoughts. We will come together as a community to meet this hate with love, to challenge this these hateful islamophobic ideologies, and to support our Muslim brothers and sisters.
Expert and novice instructors alike find it challenging to write effective statements for assessment of learning. This workshop will provide you with some evidence for what is relevant and effective. It will provide you with a systematic approach for writing statements. And it will provide you with an alternative method to the standard learning outcome or objective. The workshop takes place on Tuesday, March 26th from 10:30 am to 11:30 am in Room 265 of the Robertson Library. REGISTER
All UPEI teaching and learning proposals are welcome, but last year's faculty participants indicated interest in these following topics:
•Decolonization/Indigenization of Education/Implementing TRC recommendations in the classroom
•Inclusive education and accessibility
•Blended and Online teaching practice and strategies
•Experiential education
To submit a proposal please complete this form: (Teaching Community Conference Call for Proposals -https://goo.gl/forms/vFMxgqevjDv7ygcR2).
Proposals are due 4:30 PM March 29, 2019
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please contact elearning@upei.ca
It's time for another event in the series of discussions about indigenization and decolonization being presented by the Faculty Development Office and the Indigenous Education Advisory Circle's faculty development committee. On Wednesday, March 20, from 3:00-4:00 in HSB 106, Gary Evans will present on and lead a discussion about “Indigenization at Other Universities.” Come out and join the conversation!
Dr. Lara Cusack (AVC ’05) has completed an Exotics, Wildlife & Zoo Animal Medicine Veterinary internship at WCVM (2007); a Wildlife, Aquatic Animal & Zoo Animal Medicine Veterinary internship at St. Matthews University, Grand Cayman (2011) and a Zoological Medicine Residency at the University of Georgia, Georgia Aquarium (2013-2016). She is currently working for the Florida Panther Project as part of the Florida Fish & Wildlife Research Institute.
Exotic Animal Medicine: Triage, Restraint & Examination
Vision for Building/Expanding an Exotic Animal Practice at AVC
Tuesday, March 19, 12:30pm, Lecture Theatre ‘A’, AVC
Any interested faculty / staff are invited to attend. A copy of the candidate’s CV and letter of application are available by contacting Laurel Fisher (fisher@upei.ca) in the Department of Companion Animals.
The UPEI Faculty of Arts, Asian Studies Programme, and Korean Studies Project are pleased to announce the following special lecture by a prominent scholar, our 2019 annual speaker in the AST International Seminar and Speaker Series:
Professor Charles K. Armstrong, Department of History, Columbia University (NYC), https://history.columbia.edu/
Dr. Charles K. Armstrong is The Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences in the Department of History at Columbia University, NYC. A famous international scholar in History and Asian Studies, especially the study of contemporary Korean history and politics and international relations. He authored or edited five outstanding books, including Tyranny of the Weak: North Korea and the World, 1950–1992 (Cornell University Press, 2013) and The Koreas (Routledge, 2014). His current publication projects include a history of modern East Asia (forthcoming) and American cultural policy in East Asia during the Cold War. He holds a BA in Chinese Studies (Yale University), an MA in International Relations (London School of Economics), and a PhD in History (University of Chicago).
The Island Lecture Series March lecture is Tuesday, March 19, at 7 p.m. in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge on the UPEI campus, and will feature Jocelyn Plourde speaking about his Island Studies master’s research in Samsø, Denmark.
“From Policy to Action” is a research project that delves into the link between public policy and the deployment of renewable energy systems. At the heart of the research is a case study of the Danish island community of Samsø. Also known as the Renewable Energy Island, Samsø transitioned away from conventional (fossil fuel) energy sources to being 100% carbon-neutral in only ten years. As part of his presentation, researcher Jocelyn Plourde will discuss the details of Samsø’s transition, the role of public policy in that transition, and the lessons that communities like Prince Edward Island can learn from Samsø’s example.
While “from away,” Jocelyn Plourde has lived in PEI for more than a decade. He lives in Charlottetown and teaches high school math and sciences at École La-Belle-Cloche, in Rollo Bay. Jocelyn obtained his degrees in sciences and in education at the University of Ottawa. His thesis titled “From Policy to Action – Renewable Energy in Samsø, Denmark” was written as part of UPEI’s Master of Arts in Island Studies (MAIS) program, which he completed in June of 2018.
Admission to the lecture is free and everyone is welcome to attend.
This is the last lecture of the season. The series will start up again in the fall.
For more information, please contact Laurie at iis@upei.ca or (902) 894-2881.
The E-Learning Office is hosting some workshops on using Moodle for quizzes.
On Tuesday, March 19th is a session on importing your your questions into Moodle and setting up graded online quizzes
On Wednesday, March 20th is a session on using Moodle to create paper quizzes that can be scanned and graded.
For more information about these sessions, or to register please view this form.
For more E-Learning Office workshops check out upei.ca/teachingsupport/workshop-calendar
Thank you to everyone who participated, attended and helped out at the 3 Minute Thesis competition on March 12th. The below participates were awarded the 3MT prizes:
First place – Melanie Bos, MSc Sustainable Design Engineering – Supervisor: Aitazaz Farooque. Melanie will also be representing UPEI at the Eastern Regional 3MT on April 30th at McGill University.
Second place – Lomeharshan Lall, MEd – Supervisor: John Doiron
Third place – Ashley McKibbon, MSc – Supervisor: Fred Kibenge
People’s Choice Awards:
Melanie Bos, MSc Sustainable Design Engineering – Supervisor: Aitazaz Farooque
Tartela Alkayyali, MSc, Sustainable Design Engineering – Supervisor: Ali Ahmadi
Speaker: Will Robbins, Biomedical Sciences
Title: Investigating Novel Transmission Routes of the Canid Metastrongylids Angiostrongylus vasorum and Crenosoma vulpis.
This presentation is Tuesday, March 19 at 3:30 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre B.
As part of UPEI’s 50th anniversary, the Robertson Library is presenting a lecture series to celebrate the historical roots of higher education on Prince Edward Island and its future. The series is named after educator Frank Pigot, honoured as a UPEI Founder for his work building the Library’s PEI Collection and University Archives.
Dr. Edward MacDonald’s will deliver the first lecture of the series on Tuesday, March 26 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm in the Faculty Lounge of UPEI’s SDU Main Building. Dr. MacDonald’s presentation is titled “The School of Experience: A Patchwork Quilt of Informal Island Education, 1825-1965.”
While the Island’s formal education system evolved slowly and painfully across the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, other, more informal modes of teaching and learning developed to answer Islanders’ educational needs. From the agricultural societies and mechanics’ institutes of the first half of the 20th century, through the farmer’s institutes that followed, to the adult education underpinning of the Antigonish Movement and the DIY ethos of community schools in the 1960s, these informal systems of education shared one characteristic: they emphasized various kinds of practical, applied learning for Islanders who found themselves outside the province’s structured educational system.
Refreshments will be provided. Everyone is welcome.
Dr. Charlie Pye, veterinary dermatologist at AVC, will give a public workshop on Tuesday, March 19, at 7 pm, on common medical conditions that can cause excessive scratching in our canine companions and explain what treatments can be used to treat them. The workshop will take place in Lecture Theatre A at AVC.
Everyone is welcome. Admission is free, and refreshments will be served. For information, contact (902) 566-0589 or upei.ca/avc
Colorectal cancer does not always display obvious symptoms, especially in early stages, but free testing is available to help identify when the illness may be developing.
Screening using the FIT (Fecal Immunochemical Test) Kit is recommended every two years for those of average risk who are 50 to 74 years of age. Average risk means no family history of colorectal cancer (parent or sibling) or no symptoms such as a change in bowel movements, visible blood in the stool, or excessive vomiting. The test screens stool for signs of blood which can indicate the presence of polyps or cancer cells.
Testing is simple, can be done in the comfort of your home and takes only a few minutes. Anyone can do this test to detect warning signs of cancer and take action while you are still feeling healthy. It’s convenient, free and improves your chances of survival. Pick up a FIT kit at the UPEI Health & Wellness Centre, 2nd Floor North, W.A. Murphy Student Centre.
The Island Lecture Series March lecture is Tuesday, March 19, at 7 p.m. in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge on the UPEI campus, and will feature Jocelyn Plourde speaking about his Island Studies master’s research in Samsø, Denmark.
Admission to the lecture is free and everyone is welcome to attend.
This is the last lecture of the season. The series will start up again in the fall.
For more information, please contact Laurie at iis@upei.ca or (902) 894-2881. See the calendar entry for a full description.
The E-Learning Office is hosting some workshops on using Moodle for quizzes.
On Tuesday, March 19th is a session on importing your your questions into Moodle and setting up graded online quizzes
On Wednesday, March 20th is a session on using Moodle to create paper quizzes that can be scanned and graded.
For more information about these sessions, or to register please view this form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvkU8s_2gAqjwwDSuj9oC4aVcWFpbq5sJaMZ_6-jkk4B_K7Q/viewform?usp=sf_link)
For more E-Learning Office workshops check out upei.ca/teachingsupport/workshop-calendar
