UPEI Mental Health Week 2018 is a five-day event jam-packed with a variety of events and sessions for all members of our UPEI community. Connect with friends and colleagues—relationships matter!

Monday MHW 2018 events include:

• Staff & Faculty Brown Bag Lunch: Meet The Counselling Team, 12:00 to 1:00 pm – SDU Main Building
• Art & Bullet Journalling, 12:30 to 1:20 pm – Atlantic Veterinary College
• How to Help a Friend, 6:00 to 7:00 pm – SDU Main Building
• Movie Talks @ RL: My Depression: The Up and Down and Up of It, 7:00 to 8:15 pm – Robertson Library

View the full UPEI Mental Health Week 2018 schedule
 

The Faculty of Business is pleased to present two candidates for the tenure-track position in Entrepreneurship.

The public presentations are as follows:

• Monday, March 12, Dr. Dianne Tyers, 9:30 am in MCDH 329. Her presentation will be on The Experiences of Women Entrepreneurs Operating Businesses Cross-Culturally and Cross-Linguistically

• Wednesday, March 14, Dr. Jarrod Wiener, 9:30 am in MCDH 329. His presentation will be on Entrepreneurship in Complex Regulatory Environments: A Research Agenda

All are welcome!

The Rotaract Club of UPEI meets weekly on Fridays at 2:00 pm, Robertson Library room 209 (room subject to change). Find us on facebook, all students welcome, always accepting new members!

Rotaract Club is a service club that works with leaders in the community to help local organizations, develop leadership skills, and have fun serving others.

All are welcome!

Head over to The Grille located in the WA Murphy Student Centre and try out our new and improved burgers made in-house. From March 12-16, Buy One, Get One Half-Off on Bacon Cheeseburgers starting at 11:30 am.

The Grille's menu can be viewed here!

The UPEI Mawi'omi Aboriginal Student Centre once again will host their annual Pow Wow on campus, featuring a Grand Entry at 10 am, followed by a mini Pow Wow with drumming, dancing, and cultural presentations. All are welcome to join in on Wednesday, March 14 in McMillan Hall at the W.A. Murphy Student Centre from 10 am to 2 pm!

The UPEI Department of Music Recital Series presents "Vocal Chamber Music", featuring UPEI Music majors in performance directed by Sung Ha Shin Bouey and Stephen Bouey. The recital will now take place Friday, March 16, 2018 at 7:30 pm at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, UPEI Campus. 

Tickets will be available at the door. All are welcome!

In recognition of the outstanding performance and dedication of our faculty and staff, a number of annual awards have been created to acknowledge their efforts and achievements. 

Up to 10 Presidential Awards of Merit for UPEI Faculty, Librarians and Clinical Veterinary Professionals and four Presidential Awards of Merit for UPEI Staff will be awarded in 2018. These awards will be presented during a Celebration of Colleagues to be held on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 from 2:00-4:00 in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre. 

Susan Connolly, Associate Vice-President, Human Resources & Legal, will lead the process and chair the committee to select award recipients. 

Nominations for both faculty and staff awards close on Wednesday, April 4, 2018. For further details on the awards and the nomination process, please visit here.

The UPEI Multicultural Song Circle meets every Tuesday in SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge from 4:30 - 5:30. This is a non-audition singing group that shares songs of the many cultures and countries on the UPEI campus for fun, friendship,relaxation, and music-making.

All students, staff, faculty and community are welcome. Come when you can!

UPEI’s Executive MBA program offers a high-quality learning experience for working business professionals. The program is designed for those working in, or aspiring to work, in a management or leadership position. Classes are offered bi-weekly on Fridays and Saturdays with the option to complete the program in 20 months.

To learn more about the program and to meet with staff, faculty and students from the School of Business, we invite you to attend an information session on Tuesday, March 13 at 5:00 pm in the Boardroom at The Confederation Centre of the Arts (Richmond Street Entrance).

Please call (902) 566-6474 or email mba@upei.ca to reserve a seat. For more information on UPEI's EMBA Program, please click here.

“Death on the Miramichi: Community Responses to Sick Immigrants in Mid-Nineteenth-Century New Brunswick”

Early in the shipping season of 1847, an unanticipated immigrant ship arrived on the Miramichi River, at Chatham. The Looshtauk ought to have gone to Quebec City, but fate intervened in the form of a devastating typhus epidemic. There weren't enough crew left standing to navigate the St. Lawrence by the time the Atlantic had been crossed, so Chatham became the ship's final destination. In this public talk, Dr. Lisa Chilton explores how the people of Chatham and beyond responded to the arrival of a ship carrying death in their midst as an entry point for a discussion about relations between host communities and newcomers in nineteenth-century Canada.

All are welcome to attend March 14 at 7:00 pm in SDU Main Building, Faculty Lounge (Rm. 201). Click here to view full details on the UPEI Events Calendar.

UPEI will host a public lecture by Dr. Mark Tremblay, chair of Canada’s Physical Activity Guideless Committee, on Canada’s 24-hour movement guidelines for young children. The presentation will be Tuesday, March 13 at 7:00 pm at the UPEI Health Sciences Building in Room 105. 

Dr. Tremblay will discuss Canada’s Guidelines for Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Sleep for children aged 0–4 years. His lecture will explore how these guidelines were created, the evidence supporting the guidelines, and how they are being implemented. The information will be relevant for teachers, early childhood educators, researchers, parents, health promoters, policy makers, and members of the general public.

To register, please contact Travis Saunders, trsaunders@upei.ca. All are welcome!

In support of UPEI Mental Health Week, Relationships Matter, Robertson Library is presenting My Depression: The Up and Down and Up of It in our Movie Talks series.

Monday, March 12
7:00—8:30 pm
3rd floor, Robertson Library

Join us for this entertaining but enlightening film on the symptoms, emotions, and side effects of depression. It will help you to understand someone suffering from depression a little bit better and those who suffer from depression will not feel so alone. A discussion/Q & A period will follow the film. Free popcorn.

Everyone is welcome!

On Wednesday, March 21, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm "The spotlight is on you!" Sign up for your 10 minutes of fame!

Present your short story, poem, excerpt from your novel or journal, a song you have written, play your instrument, perform stand-up comedy, etc. – whatever you like – in front of a friendly audience.

Register online to book your performance by clicking here! Don’t want to perform? Come, relax & be part of the audience. Free popcorn, and everyone is welcome!

Click here to view full lisitng details on the UPEI Events Calendar.

Dr. Doug Marchbank, Nautilus Biosciences Canada, will present “Nautilus Biosciences – Development of Marine Natural Products and Future Directions in Blue Biotechnology” on March 14 at 12:30 pm in Duffy Research Centre, room 212.

Abstract: 
Nautilus Biosciences is Croda's new 'Centre of Innovation for Marine Biotechnology', which is focused on the discovery and development of natural products with various commercial applications. The microbial biodiversity within the marine habitat remains largely unknown and underexplored, thus representing a rich resource for novel natural product discovery. Although natural products have historically been an excellent source of bioactive compounds for pharmaceutical drug discovery, potential applications in other industries have mostly been ignored. With access to a diverse collection of marine microbes, consisting of nearly 6,000 bacteria and fungi, Nautilus has focused primarily on developing natural products with applications in the personal care industry. In this seminar, two recent projects that are moving towards commercial development and future directions under Croda International will be discussed.

All are welcome!

The Faculty of Business is pleased to present a candidate for a tenure track position in Marketing. On Friday, March 16, at 9:30 am in Kelley 211, Soyoung Kim will be presenting on 'Some Like It Warm: When and Why Warm Brands Make Better Partners'

All are welcome to attend. Please contact business@upei.ca with any questions.

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has asked UPEI’s Research Services Office and UPEI’s Sociology and Anthropology Department to promote the use of knowledge mobilization (KM) in research at UPEI.

On March 21 and 22, Mr. Steve Jreige, Analyst, Public Health Capacity and Knowledge Management Division, Atlantic Region, PHAC, will be on campus. His areas of interest are (1) Seniors Health and Aging (2) the Built Environment, and (3) Emergency Preparedness and Response.

On March 21, 10 – 11am, Mr. Jreige will provide a campus presentation on KM in the UPEI Faculty Association Lounge, Main Building. He will speak about his role as a Knowledge Mobilization Analyst and how that fits within the PHAC, and discuss the KM program being implemented at PHAC.

On March 21 and 22, he will also MEET WITH any individuals or research teams who wish to:

1) Discuss knowledge mobilization and research findings, and how PHAC can help in the KM process
2) Learn about how KM can be built into a future research project, and how PHAC can help
3) Discuss emerging issues in the three fields of study to which he is assigned
4) Learn more about KM

Half-hour meeting timeslots (single or double slots) for either day can be scheduled by emailing researchservices@upei.ca or phoning 628-4308.

The Karma Wellness Yoga class is cancelled on Tuesday, April 10. Please email Angela Marchbank if you have any quetions.

Go CODE Girl Day is a hands-on opportunity for girls in Grades 7 to 10 to learn about the exciting world of computer programming and software development. We will introduce and inspire girls with the skills needed to pursue interests in the fastest growing industries of technology, computing and engineering. On April 7, 2018 UPEI SSDE is excited to be a participant in Go CODE Girl Day, which is an initiative that takes place at 20+ universities with Engineering programs across Canada! Registration is free but space is limited.

Click here to view full details on the UPEI Events Calendar and to sign up!

The Faculty of Business is pleased to present two candidates for the tenure-track position in Entrepreneurship.

The public presentations are as follows:

• Monday, March 12, Dr. Dianne Tyers, 9:30 am in MCDH 329. Her presentation will be on The Experiences of Women Entrepreneurs Operating Businesses Cross-Culturally and Cross-Linguistically

• Wednesday, March 14, Dr. Jarrod Wiener, 9:30 am in MCDH 329. His presentation will be on Entrepreneurship in Complex Regulatory Environments: A Research Agenda

All are welcome!

Dr. Doug Marchbank, Nautilus Biosciences Canada, will present “Nautilus Biosciences – Development of Marine Natural Products and Future Directions in Blue Biotechnology” on March 14 at 12:30 pm in Duffy Research Centre, room 212.

Abstract: 
Nautilus Biosciences is Croda's new 'Centre of Innovation for Marine Biotechnology', which is focused on the discovery and development of natural products with various commercial applications. The microbial biodiversity within the marine habitat remains largely unknown and underexplored, thus representing a rich resource for novel natural product discovery. Although natural products have historically been an excellent source of bioactive compounds for pharmaceutical drug discovery, potential applications in other industries have mostly been ignored. With access to a diverse collection of marine microbes, consisting of nearly 6,000 bacteria and fungi, Nautilus has focused primarily on developing natural products with applications in the personal care industry. In this seminar, two recent projects that are moving towards commercial development and future directions under Croda International will be discussed.

All are welcome!