Island Construction has been awarded the contract to repair pavement at various locations around campus. They will begin on Wednesday, August 15, 2018; it is anticipated to take approximately three days to complete the work. Below are related parking lot closures.

Parking Lot C– Parking Lot C will be now closed on Wednesday, August 15 and Thursday, August 16, therefore, all permit holders are required to park in parking lots A, D, or E for these days only.

Steel Building Metered/Barrier Free Parking Lot–The metered/barrier-free parking lot at Steel Building will be closed on Wednesday, August 15; all users of this parking lot are asked to park in other locations for the day.

This schedule is weather dependent and could change; updates will be provided if changes occur. While the contractor has been instructed that the work should be executed with the least possible disruption to the campus community, a certain amount is inevitable. Your patience and understanding is appreciated as we proceed with these repairs. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at 902-566-6034 or jmacphail@upei.ca.

Students who did not receive their George Coles funding for the 2017-2018 study year are reminded that appeals are due by August 31, 2018. Contact Adrienne, amontgomery@upei.ca, in the UPEI Scholarships and Awards Office for more information.

The Office of the Dean of Science and the Department of Applied Human Sciences will be co-hosting a retirement celebration for the former Dean of Science and long-time faculty member Dr. Debbie MacLellan on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 from 3:00-4:30 pm in HSB 301. Light refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome.

The Procurement Office is requesting bids on the following surplus equipment:

1. Used commercial dishwasher
2. Used fitness equipment including a LifeFitness Summit Trainer, ReeBox Steps, and a T-Zone Vibrating Machine

If you are interested in receiving information concerning this Request for Bids, please email tenders@upei.ca

Island Construction has been awarded the contract to repair pavement at various locations around campus. They will begin on Wednesday, August 15, 2018; it is anticipated to take approximately three days to complete the work. Below are related parking lot closures.

Parking Lot C– Parking Lot C will be closed on Wednesday, August 15; therefore, all permit holders are required to park in parking lots A, D, or E for this day only.

Steel Building Metered/Barrier Free Parking Lot–The metered/barrier-free parking lot at Steel Building will be closed on Wednesday, August 15; all users of this parking lot are asked to park in other locations for the day.

This schedule is weather dependent and could change; updates will be provided if changes occur. While the contractor has been instructed that the work should be executed with the least possible disruption to the campus community, a certain amount is inevitable. Your patience and understanding is appreciated as we proceed with these repairs. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at 902-566-6034 or jmacphail@upei.ca.

The UPEI Career Services team would like to invite organizations to participate in the annual UPEI Volunteer Fair. This year's fair will be held on Wednesday September 12, 2018 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, in  the W. A. Murphy Student Centre, McMillan Hall. Students bring a wealth of energy, interests and experiences to volunteering. Often students would like to volunteer but are unsure about how to proceed. This is a wonderful opportunity for them to learn about becoming a volunteer.

Space at the Fair is limited, and registration is on a first-come-first-serve basis. However, this is an open invitation, and we wish to invite as many organizations as possible from across PEI to give them the opportunity to register and take part. Please feel free to forward this invitation to other volunteer organizations in your network. The registration deadline is August 28, 2018. Registration is free. You can register for the Volunteer Fair by clicking on the link below: https://goo.gl/forms/FrgzcCcrpZYnf5YI3

If you have any questions, please e-mail careerservices@upei.ca or call Jenna at 902-566-0336.

The University of Prince Edward Island has lowered the flags in front of Kelley Memorial Building and at UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place to half-mast to honour the two Fredericton Police officers and two civilians who were killed during a shooting incident on Friday in Fredericton, New Brunswick.  Read the full statement

Paving Repairs and Parking Lot Closures

Island Construction has been awarded the contract to complete various paving repairs around campus. They will begin on Wednesday, August 15, 2018; it is anticipated to take approximately 3 days to complete the work.

Parking Lot C Closure – paving repairs will be completed on Wednesday, August 15th; therefore all permit holders for Parking Lot C are required to park in Parking Lot A, D or E for this day only.

Steel Building Metered/Barrier Free Parking Lot Closure – this parking lot will be closed on Wednesday, August 15th to complete the paving repairs, all users of this parking lot are asked to park in other locations for the day.

This schedule is weather dependent and could change; updates will be provided if changes occur. While the contractor has been instructed that the work should be executed with the least possible disruption to the campus community, a certain amount is inevitable. Your patience and understanding is appreciated as we proceed with these repairs.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at 902-566-6034 or jmacphail@upei.ca.

The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, September 7 for the September meeting. 

Ensure you download the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/research-services/research-certifications/a…, use the most current Adobe Reader to complete forms (only current forms will be accepted).

Both the signed hard copy and electronic protocol submission must be submitted by the deadline date.
• Submit one copy of original protocol with signature to AVC - North Annex, Biomedical Sciences Dept., Rm 2302
• Submit an electronic copy to animalcare@upei.ca 

Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. The Committee requires at least one month for processing applications.

For more information, please contact Sherri Pineau, ACC Administrative Assistant at 902-566-0973.

The final presentations for ProGRES (Promoting Girls in Research in Engineering and Sustainability) at the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering will be this Friday, August 10, from 9 AM to 12 noon, in the FSDE Design Studio 202. 

This is the second summer for the ProGRES Program, initiated in 2017 to promote engineering research and interest among young women in high school. Through ProGRES, high school girls in Grades 11 and 12 had the opportunity to participate in cutting-edge research projects independently with faculty researchers and women student mentors, and the ProGRES students also met many women engineers in various industrial sectors in our province. ProGRES also encourages creative, independent, and analytical thinking and challenges talented high-school young women (who are thinking about what to do for university and the future) to develop how they learn, design, communicate, and interact in an academic Engineering environment that is welcoming, disciplined and research-intensive. ProGRES participants are expected also to share their experiences with the public and their peers in the following school year, with the hope their positive voice will encourage other young women to choose Engineering at UPEI and as a career. 

The invitation can be found on the ProGRES students' blog here or at their Facebook page.

All are welcomed!

The final presentations for ProGRES (Promoting Girls in Research in Engineering and Sustainability) at the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering will be this Friday, August 10, from 9 am to 12 noon, in the FSDE Design Studio 202. 

This is the second summer for the ProGRES Program, initiated in 2017 to promote engineering research and interest among young women in high school. Through ProGRES, high school girls in Grades 11 and 12 had the opportunity to participate in cutting-edge research projects independently with faculty researchers and women student mentors, and the ProGRES students also met many women engineers in various industrial sectors in our province. ProGRES also encourages creative, independent, and analytical thinking and challenges talented high-school young women (who are thinking about what to do for university and the future) to develop how they learn, design, communicate, and interact in an academic Engineering environment that is welcoming, disciplined and research-intensive. ProGRES participants are expected also to share their experiences with the public and their peers in the following school year, with the hope their positive voice will encourage other young women to choose Engineering at UPEI and as a career. 

The invitation can be found on the ProGRES students' blog here or at their Facebook page.

All are welcome!

The Procurement Office is requesting bids on the following surplus equipment.

1. Used Commercial Dishwasher

2. Used Fitness Equipment - LifeFitness Summit Trainer

• ReeBox Steps
• T-Zone Vibrating Machine

If you are interested in receiving information concerning this RFB (Request for Bids) please email tenders@upei.ca

The fffice of the Dean of Science and the Department of Applied Human Sciences will be co-hosting a retirement celebration for the former Dean of Science and long-time faculty member Dr. Debbie MacLellan on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 from 3:00-4:30 p.m. in HSB 301. Light refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome.

Are you wondering what to do after graduate school? You are invited to attend a post-grad career panel on Aug 10 at 5:30 pm in McDougall Hall room 243. This panel is a part of the UPEI Multidisciplinary Graduate Research Conference, which is open to all to attend. Panelists include Dr. Russ Kerr, Dr. Kim Critchley, Dr. Jordan Poley, and Dr. Amy Hsiao. There will be refreshments provided. Everyone is welcome! Feel free to email gsa@upei.ca with questions or to find out more.

The monthly meeting of the UPEI & Friends Neuroscience Journal Club will be held on Friday August 10, 2018 from 3-4 pm in the "fishbowl" of the Duffy Research Centre (NRC). All neuroscience research students as well as faculty, scientists and staff with an interest in neuroscience topics are welcome to attend. For a copy of the paper to be discussed please contact Amber Marriott (amarriott@cnscro.com) or Andy Tasker (tasker@upei.ca)

Central Printing will be closed Friday, August 10, 2018

The monthly meeting of the UPEI & Friends Neuroscience Journal Club will be held on Friday August 10, 2018 from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm in the "fishbowl" of the Duffy Research Centre (NRC). All neuroscience research students as well as faculty, scientists and staff with an interest in neuroscience topics are welcome to attend. For a copy of the paper to be discussed please contact Amber Marriott (amarriott@cnscro.com) or Andy Tasker (tasker@upei.ca)

Central Printing will be closed Friday, August 10, 2018.