Suicide impacts campuses and communities everywhere, and UPEI is no exception. ‘Make It Public’ aims to raise awareness and encourage conversation through personal stories. The event will be led by student speakers, and will feature live music by students from the Holland College School of Performing Arts. Free food. All are welcome.  This event is today from 2-4:00 pm in the Fox and Crow.

The Faculty of Education formally announces the upcoming PhD defense by Olive Bryanton. 

Olive will be defending her dissertation titled "Pioneers in Aging: Voices of women 85 years and older aging in place in rural communities". 

All are welcome to attend Olive's public presentation, taking place on Friday November 23, 2018 from 2:30 to 3:00 pm in Duffy Research Centre room 212 building #28- the building beside AVC building (not the Duffy Science Centre).

Accessibility Services would like to communicate the following to students who receive exam accommodations: 

With final exams approaching, registration can begin on Access Deck under the "Final Exams" section. Please be sure to input your exam requests in the final exams section and not the midterm/test section. All final exam requests MUST be submitted by Wednesday, November 28th to secure accommodations. Requests that come in after this date may not receive accommodation.

As always, exam requests will be verified 3-4 days before the exam to provide time for professors to submit exams to Student Affairs. Please check your Access Deck Login page for information regarding exam start time, exam location, and proctor. You must have a piece of photo ID with you for each of your final exams.

For questions regarding exam requests or accommodations, please contact Amanda Squires, our Accessibility Support Facilitator at amangallant@upei.ca or 902-566-0668. Thank you!

Third event in our fourth year - Roasted Rep Pepper and Potato Soup plus Chicken Noodle Soup. Of course, rolls (with butter!) and rumours are in the wind of a tasty dessert treat or two! 
This event is co-hosted by three groups - UPEI Women in Business, Engineers Without Borders, and UPEI Retirees Association. 
Warm soup makes a cold day so much better! 

This event is today in the Chaplaincy Centre from 11:30 to 1:00 pm.

Our UPEI Student Food Bank is donation driven an dis open during the academic year. Several groups and individuals have been very generous over the last 3 months. Unfortunately, today - the cupboard is bare. Spaghetti, sauce, tuna, rice, noodles, peanut butter, jam, healthy soup, toothpaste, tooth brushes, soap. All is welcome! T

Please join students in HIST1160 this lunch time as they display the research posters they have developed on aspects of the history of the devil. This event is Thursday, November 22 from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm in the concourse of the W.A. Murphy Student Centre.

The Department of Biology is pleased to present two candidates for the position of Assistant Professor. The campus community is welcome to attend the following research presentations:
On Friday, November 23rd at 12:30 in Duffy Science 204, Dr. Alex Pasternak, University of Saskatchewan will present “Molecular genetics of the fetal response to viral infection: from SNP to function" 

On Tuesday, November 27th at 1:00 p.m. in the Irving Chemistry Centre, Room 104, Dr. Chris Verschoor, McMaster University will present: “Healthy aging: How old are you really?...and how do your monocytes feel about it?" 

All are welcome to attend!

The Faculty of Education formally announces the upcoming PhD defense by Olive Bryanton. 

Olive will be defending her dissertation titled "Pioneers in Aging: Voices of women 85 years and older aging in place in rural communities". 

All are welcome to attend Olive's public presentation, taking place on Friday November 23, 2018 from 2:30 to 3:00 pm in Duffy Research Centre room 212 building #28- the building beside AVC building (not the Duffy Science Centre).

For the second time, the pinnacle of motorsport, the Sustainable Alternative Novel Design Intramural (SANDI) Race of First Year, will be held at the Mount Academy on Monday, November 19 at 12:30 pm (weather permitting). This year's contest includes a speed race, slalom, and Concours competition. 
Come join us and cheer for your favorite team! We are counting on your support!

Ethics protocols that involve ‘more than minimal risk’ must be reviewed by the full UPEI Research Ethics Board (REB). The next deadline for submitting these protocols is Monday December 3 2018. They will be reviewed at the December meeting. Protocols involving ‘more than minimal risk’ that are received after December 3 will be reviewed at the January 2019 meeting. 

Other ethics protocol submissions, including new applications that do not involve ‘more than minimal risk’, renewals, and amendments may be submitted at any time. They will be sent for delegated review as soon as all necessary forms are received. 

Please ensure that you download and use the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/forms. Use Adobe Reader to complete forms.

Submit the following: 
• one hard copy of the signed application form and associated documents to Joy Knight at the Office of Academic and Research, 200 Kelley Memorial Building and 
• one e-copy of all documents to reb@upei.ca

For more information, please contact Joy Knight at 620-5104 or reb@upei.ca.

Did you know that it is illegal to travel with dogs, and other companion animals, unsecured in the back of a pickup truck? Are you aware that cosmetic surgery on animals, such as tail docking in dogs, cattle, and horses, or ear cropping in dogs, is prohibited? These regulations—and more—are part of the new PEI Animal Welfare Act, passed into law in 2017.

How does the Act impact Islanders and their animals? Dr. Alice Crook, Coordinator of the Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre at AVC, will provide a “big picture” of the Act, focusing on the evolution of a distressed-based model to a standard–of-care model. Dwight Thompson, PEI Department of Agriculture and Forestry, will speak about the rights and responsibilities of owners, and Mike Gilbertson, PEI Humane Society, will focus on how the Society handles animal welfare complaints.

Everyone is welcome. Admission is free, and refreshments will be served. This event is tonight at 7:00 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre A. 

For information, contact (902) 566-0589 or upei.ca/avc.

Suicide impacts campuses and communities everywhere, and UPEI is no exception. ‘Make It Public’ aims to raise awareness and encourage conversation through personal stories. The event will be led by student speakers, and will feature live music by students from the Holland College School of Performing Arts. Free food. All are welcome. This event is 2-4:00 pm on Wednesday, November 21 in the Fox and Crow. 

Transgender Day of Remembrance was created in 1999 by Gwendolyn Ann Smith, a transgender woman and activist, to memorialize the murder of Rita Hester in Allston, Massachusetts. What began as a web-based initiative has now grown into an international event observed annually on November 20. International Transgender Day of Remembrance commemorates the trans, two-spirit and non-binary people who have lost their lives to transphobic violence. Because of the way we collect statistics and record crimes, Canada has no real information about the rates of violence faced by trans Canadians. But we do know trans and non-binary people – particularly trans women of colour – are at a higher risk for experiencing violence and/or being killed because of who they are. It is important to remember those who have lost their lives and raise awareness, compassion, and empowerment for the trans community. 

This year, the Honourable Robert Mitchell, Minister of Health and Wellness, will read a statement in, and a Trans flag will be flown at, the PEI Legislature to recognize Transgender Day of Remembrance. UPEI will also fly the Trans flag on November 20.

All are welcome to attend this week's FSDE Graduate research seminar on Wednesday, November 21 at 12:00 pm in FSDE 212.

This week's presenters are:
Holly Wilts - MSc Student with her title, "The Effect of Salix Buffers on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agricultural-Riparian Transition Zones in Potato Cropping Systems"

AND

Melanie Bos - MSc Student with her title, "Evaluating the environmental impacts of potato production on PEI."

Accessibility Services would like to communicate the following to students who receive exam accommodations: 

With final exams approaching, registration can begin on Access Deck under the "Final Exams" section. Please be sure to input your exam requests in the final exams section and not the midterm/test section. All final exam requests MUST be submitted by Wednesday, November 28th to secure accommodations. Requests that come in after this date may not receive accommodation.

As always, exam requests will be verified 3-4 days before the exam to provide time for professors to submit exams to Student Affairs. Please check your Access Deck Login page for information regarding exam start time, exam location, and proctor. You must have a piece of photo ID with you for each of your final exams.

For questions regarding exam requests or accommodations, please contact Amanda Squires, our Accessibility Support Facilitator at amangallant@upei.ca or 902-566-0668. Thank you!

Black Friday is a few days away so 'tis the season to be cautious. Please be mindful when shopping online, remember when a deal seems too good to be true it usually is. Before making any purchases this week ITSS wants you to check out this quick guide. Happy (and safe) shopping.

Third event in our fourth year - Roasted Rep Pepper and Potato Soup plus Chicken Noodle Soup. Of course, rolls (with butter!) and rumours are in the wind of a tasty dessert treat or two! 
This event is co-hosted by three groups - UPEI Women in Business, Engineers Without Borders, and UPEI Retirees Association. 
Warm soup makes a cold day so much better!

This event is Wednesday, November 21 from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm in the Chaplaincy Centre.