Please note that the UPEI Faculty Association Office has moved to a new location. You can now find the FAO in the Duffy Science Centre, Room 415. Office phone number remains the same 902-566-0438.

Feel free to drop by and say, "Hello"!

With the increase in quality and quantity of brain sciences research over the last few years, what of it can be usefully applied to teaching?

This workshop aims to summarize that research on learning and memory and provide instructors with tips for integration into their teaching. Offered by the E-Learning Office, the workshop takes place on Tuesday, November 21 from 10:00 to 11:00 am in Room 265, Robertson Library. REGISTER

The departments of Biomedical Sciences & Pathology and Microbiology invite you to a seminar with Dr. Andy Tasker, Biomedical Sciences, who will give a talk entitled "Scaffolding proteins as targets for neuroprotection in stroke: the NA-1 story from concept to clinic" on November 15 at 3:00 pm in Lecture Theatre A, AVC.

For more information, email sacorn@upei.ca. All are welcome!

The next deadline for submitting Biosafety applications including new applications, renewals and/or amendments is Friday, November 24, 2017. These applications will be reviewed at the December 2017 meeting.
Please ensure that you use the new electronic forms available here.

Submit the following:
• one hard copy of the application form with signatures 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

Please note that applications received after this deadline will be reviewed the following month. For more information, please contact Joy Knight at 620-5104 or reb@upei.ca.

Ethics protocols that involve ‘more than minimal risk’ must be reviewed by the full UPEI Research Ethics Board. The next deadline for submitting these protocols is Friday, December 1, 2017. They will be reviewed at the December meeting. Protocols involving ‘more than minimal risk’ that are received after December 1 will be reviewed at the January 2018 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 found here. 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.

The Kinesiology Program welcomes the UPEI community to tour the new Kinesiology Teaching Lab. Equipment demos and light refreshments will be provided. Door prizes include t-shirts and a personalized fitness assessment/program!

The open house will take place on Wednesday, November 22, 2017 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm in Steel Building, Rm128.

For more information, contact Katie Beck at kbeck@upei.ca.

The flags at the plaza in front of Kelley Memorial Building and at UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place will be lowered to half-mast on Saturday, November 11 on the occasion of Remembrance Day.  Lest we forget.

UPEI Health and Fitness Week 2017 has many exciting yoga classes available to students, staff and faculty throughout the week:

• Karma Yoga
• Fusion Yoga with Kelly Hughes
• GLOWGA: Glow-In-The-Dark Yoga
• Laughter Yoga
• Yoga 101 Clinic

Advance sign-up required. Click here for the full schedule of events and for more information!

The Robertson Library is offering a presentation, with hands-on tutorial time, on Tuesday November 7 at 3:00 pm and again on Friday November 10 at 11:00 am in the LINC classroom (Rm 265) in the Library. Faculty, staff, and students that use Google Scholar, this is a chance to learn some useful time-saving tips!

If you are unable to make this time but would like to learn these tips, please contact Melissa Belvadi, mbelvadi@upei.ca to arrange another time.

The Robertson Library is offering an intro 30-minute presentation with further hands-on time on the RefWorks citation management system on Tuesday, November 7 at 2:00 pm and repeating on Friday, November 10 at noon in the LINC classroom in the Robertson Library.

This will be useful for students and faculty, whether you used the old RefWorks or are learning RefWorks for the first time. If you bring your laptop, we can help you set up the Word or Google Docs plugin following the main presentation. If you are unable to make these times but would like to learn about RefWorks, please contact Melissa Belvadi, mbelvadi@upei.ca.

Faculty are encouraged to share this announcement with their classes!

POWER SHUTDOWN

There will be a power shutdown for Memorial Hall on Friday, November 10, 2017 beginning at 8:30 pm. This power shutdown will also cause an interruption of power for approximately ½ hour at the beginning of the work and again when the work is completed for the Robertson Library, K. C. Irving Building, Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Duffy Science Centre, Cass Building, Chaplaincy Centre, Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall, Andrew Hall, Bernardine Hall and Blanchard Hall.

This shutdown is necessary to replace the main electrical panel in Memorial Hall, the work is expected to take approximately 10 hours to complete. Emergency power will not be affected.

Facilities Management apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca, or 902-566-6034.

PEI's Disability Support Program is making changes with the goal of creating a program that is more inclusive of all islanders. They are looking for feedback from Islanders with disabilities and their families, service providers who support people with disabilities, and employers. If this is you, please take the time to complete the survey found here.

The survey should only take 5 minutes to complete and is open until November 10 at 4:00 pm.

There will be a total water shutdown of the domestic hot and cold water in Memorial Hall and the Chaplaincy Centre on Monday, November 13, 2017, beginning at 7:30 am. This shutdown is necessary as part of the Memorial Hall Level 1 renovations. The work is expected to take approximately four hours to complete.

Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

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

UPEI Athletics and Recreation invites all UPEI faculty and staff to the Panther Basketball Home Openers on Friday, November 10 for free! The UPEI Women's Basketball team tips off at 6 pm while the UPEI Men's Basketball team plays at 8 pm, both against the UNB Varsity Reds. Please present your Campus Card (employee ID card) for free admission.

While at the games, pick up your Panther Package for the 2017–18 AUS season. UPEI staff and faculty can purchase the Panther Package for just $20—a savings of $55 dollars from the regular price! The Panther Package gives access to all Men's/Women's Soccer, Women's Rugby, Women's Hockey, and Men's/Women's Basketball.

Go Panthers Go!

UPEI Athletics and Recreation invites all UPEI faculty and staff to the Panther Basketball Home Openers on Friday, November 10 for free! The UPEI Women's Basketball team tips off at 6 pm while the UPEI Men's Basketball team plays at 8 pm, both against the UNB Varsity Reds. Please present your Campus Card (employee ID card) for free admission.

While at the games, pick up your Panther Package for the 2017–18 AUS season. UPEI staff and faculty can purchase the Panther Package for just $20—a savings of $55 dollars from the regular price! The Panther Package gives access to all Men's/Women's Soccer, Women's Rugby, Women's Hockey, and Men's/Women's Basketball.

Go Panthers Go!

The Kinesiology Program welcomes the UPEI community to tour the new Kinesiology Teaching Lab. Equipment demos and light refreshments will be provided. Door prizes include t-shirts and a personalized fitness assessment/program!

For more information, contact Katie Beck at kbeck@upei.ca.

UPEI’s Faculty of Business will host an information session for those interested in its Executive MBA program. The event will be Wednesday, November 22 at 5:00 pm in the Gallery of The Guild in Charlottetown.

UPEI’s EMBA 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.

Contact the program coordinator to reserve a seat to learn more about the program and application process, have your questions answered, and meet with staff from the Faculty of Business.

For more information about UPEI’s Executive MBA program, click here  or contact the EMBA Program Coordinator at mba@upei.ca or 902-566-6474.

Learning is an action that only the student can own and control. As an instructor, what can be done to help a student maximize his/her learning capabilities? In this workshop, instructors will learn about three key skills that contribute to more efficient and effective learning. Those skills are how to take notes, how to read for learning, and how to study effectively.

Offered by the E-Learning Office, this workshop is available on two separate dates. Wednesday, November 22 or Tuesday, November 28 from 1:00-2:00 pm in Rm 265, Robertson Library. Register!

A big "Thank-you!" to the group that gathered a few weeks back to ponder options for the popular exam chili lunches. Thanks to them, the Chaplaincy Centre Exam Chili tradition will be back for its twentieth year with a few new twists!

The menu will be internationalized, nutrition will be increased, and garbage decreased. This year the UPEI Student Union has stepped up as chefs from The Wave will take on the coordination of an event that fed more than 700 students during the last examination period.

Members of the University community who are looking to part with bowls and soup size spoons, please feel free to bring them to the Chaplaincy Centre!

Each semester 30-35 staff and faculty members volunteer to set up, serve and clean up - stay tuned for ways to get involved!

Please note that the UPEI Faculty Association Office has moved to a new location. You can now find the FAO in the Duffy Science Centre, Room 415. Office phone number remains the same 902-566-0438.

Feel free to drop by and say, "Hello"!