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!

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.

Free snacks and a free Samuel's 'coffee & muffin' voucher at this screening in the Campus Life Lounge! Come watch Perfume War in the Campus Life Lounge, Thursday, March 8, 2018, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, W.A. Murphy Student Centre - Student Affairs.

Perfume War is an inspiring documentary about two friends and their unstoppable fight for world peace...Click here for full details on the UPEI Events Calendar.

A new capability in Moodle makes it possible to create scannable paper tests using your Moodle question bank. If you've been using multiple choice tests in your face-to-face class, this can help you save some grading time.

The E-Learning Office will demo the process of how these sheets work and how they're graded. If you're interested in attending, please register here.

If you cannot attend during one of these times, please feel free to email jbhogan@upei.ca to set up a time that works for you.

Attention 2018 graduates, mark your calendars! This is an event not to be missed!

The UPEI Alumni Association invites you to celebrate the last day of classes, de-stress before exams, grab a bite, take a selfie with the 2018 sign, win some awesome door prizes, and enjoy musical entertainment by Ryan Merry.

One lucky student will WIN our GRAND PRIZE DRAW* for $1.000 CASH - sponsored by TD Insurance.

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

Molecular and Macromolecular Sciences Seminar Program – Winter Semester 2018

Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at 12:30 pm in the Duffy Research Centre (Room 212), Student Presenter Hope Igboeli will present “Discovery of a new polyketide via co-treatment with an epigenetic modifier and an osmotic stressor".

All are welcome to attend!

In conjunction with International Women's Day, join students in History/DSJS: Women, the Law, and Civil Rights in Canada for an open class to which all are invited.

UPEI Elder in Residence, Judy Clark, will offer her reflections on First Nations women and civil rights in recent history. The class will be held Thursday, March 8, 11:30-12:45, in McDougall 243.

For further info: shmyers@upei.ca

UPEI Fitness has a number of new sessions with yoga, kettlebell and cycle classes. Please click here  for more details on start dates, cost and class descriptions.

To pre-register for any of these programs, please visit Panther Central desk at the Sports Centre.

For more information contact Angela Marchbank, Fitness and Wellness Coordinator at amarchbank@upei.ca.

The monthly meeting of the UPEI & Friends Neuroscience Journal Club will be held on Friday March 9, 2018 from 3:00-4:00 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 Rebecca Reed-Jones: rreedjones@upei.ca or Andy Tasker: tasker@upei.ca.

Join us March 7 at 6:30 pm for a screening of the award winning film, "The Light of the Moon" directed by Jessica M. Thompson and starring Stephanie Beatriz. The trailer can be viewed here.

The film stars Stephanie Beatriz as Bonnie, a woman who was sexually assaulted in New York City and covers a six week period following the assault and deals with the resulting impact on her and the changes in her relationships.

Entrance is by donation. Proceeds will go to the Anderson House and the Chief Mary Bernard Memorial Shelter.

After the film, there will be a moderated panel with various campus and community organization leaders to answer your questions and to lead a discussion on the topic of sexual assault. Confirmed panelists: Michelle Jay (PEI Status of Women), Cybelle Rieger (PEERS Alliance), Treena Smith (UPEI Student Affairs), Daneen MacDonald (Family Violence Prevention Services), and Sigrid Rolfe (PEI Rape and Sexual Assault Centre).

All are welcome!

On Wednesday, March 7 at 12:30 pm in Duffy Research Centre (Room 212) student presenter Mathew Larade will present “Applying Neural Networks to Predict Atomic Energies in Molecules - Leveraging data for more efficient calculations" as part of the Molecular and Macromolecular Sciences Seminar Program, Winter Semester 2018.

All are welcome to attend!

In collaboration with the Confederation Centre Public Library (CCPL) you now have more choice in what you read!

As of Monday, March 5 the UPEI community can check out current, popular reading materials from the POP-UP PUB.

Although the books come from CCPL, you will check them out and return them to the Service Desk in Robertson Library by using your UPEI Campus Card. Books can be borrowed for three weeks.

Each month there will be a new selection of approximately 50 books.

Happy reading!

The UPEI Music Department is pleased to present a number of recitals in the coming weeks:

• Junior Recitals featuring Mallory McInnis, mezzo, Stephanie Cole, piano; TingTing Wei, soprano, Leo Marchildon, piano on Sunday, March 25 at 2:30 pm. Free admission!  

As part of the Music Department Recital Series 2017-2018:

• A showcase recital featuring UPEI Music Students in performance on Tuesday, March 20, 7:30pm at the Kirk of St. James, Charlottetown. Free admission! 
   
• The UPEI Wind Symphony, directed by Karem J. Simon which will take place at Park Royal United Church, Charlottetown on Saturday, March 24, 7:30 pm.  Admission for Adults and Seniors $15 / students $10. 
   
• The UPEI Jazz Ensemble Concert featuring directed by Dave Shephard at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, UPEI Campus on Tuesday, March 27, 7:30 pm.  Admission for Adults $15 / students $10. 

For more information, please contact Susan Stensch at sstensch@upei.ca or 902-566-0507.

Availability has just opened for the upcoming ASIST Workshop, taking place tomorrow (Thursday) and Friday, March 8 & 9. This training is available free of charge for UPEI's staff, students and faculty.

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognize when someone may have thoughts of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety.

Please email Keith at kjlawlor@upei.ca to request to join the workshop.

The Société Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin (SSTA), Collège de l'Île, and the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Education at UPEI are pleased to host the Honourable Jean-Marc Fournier, Quebec’s Minister responsible for Canadian Relations and the Canadian Francophonie at a public lecture on Wednesday, March 7 beginning at 11:30 am in Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, room 241. During his talk, Minister Fournier will address the topic, “building the Canada of tomorrow, together ("Un dialogue pour bâtir ensemble le Canada de demain"). After the lecture, there will be a question period. The event will take place in Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, room 241, and begins at 11:30 am with a buffet lunch. Admission is free. Simultaneous translation will be provided. All are welcome to attend. View the full event listing on the UPEI Events Calendar

Join us Wednesday, March 7 for this years Career and Summer Job Fair!

This event is free to attend for all UPEI Students, and offers a great opportunity to meet with employers and recruiters to start networking, find a summer job, or kick start a career. Be prepared to present yourself professionally.

The event will take place in Schurman Market Square and Louis W. MacEachern Market Street in Don and Marion McDougall Hall. The event will run from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm on March 7 (storm date on Thursday, March 8).

If you have any questions, feel free to email us at careerfair@upei.ca!

Curious about experiential learning? Wondering what it means in different classrooms and disciplines?

Experiential learning is a hot topic in education these days. Bring your lunch and join faculty from across campus for a fun showcase of 5 minute Lightning Talks on some of the various experiential opportunities and learning experiences that UPEI classrooms offer. There will be coffee, and a gong to keep things moving! 

Join us from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm on March 7 in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge.

All are welcome! Click here to view full details on the UPEI Events Calendar.

Dr. Don L. Baker, Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia, will give the inaugural lecture in UPEI’s new Asian Studies International Seminar and Korean Studies Speaker Series on Thursday, March 8, 2:30 pm, Faculty Lounge (Room 201), SDU Main Building. He will give a presentation called “From the Mountains into the Cities: The Transformation of Korean Buddhism in the Twentieth Century” on Thursday from 2:30 to 3:45 pm. The storm date for the event is Friday, March 9, 2:30 to 3:45 pm, Room 213, SDU Main Building.

Everyone is invited to attend! For further information and details, click here to view the UPEI Event Calender listing.

Are you familiar with Open Educational Resources but want to learn more? Are you curious about the ways that you can self publish? The Robertson Library offers tools and software for students and faculty to help them write and publish their own research.

Join Meghan Landry and Kim Mears from the Robertson Library as they discuss self-publishing in the context of Open Educational Resources Week from March 5-9, 2018.

They will introduce faculty and students to Pressbooks, a software that allows users to upload or write their own material and publish it in a variety of accessible formats, such as a webbook, PDF (for print), PDF (for digital distribution), ePUB, MOBI, XML, and more. If online books are not your thing, the Library also has the capability of printing book material.

This event will take place on March 7 from 9:30 to 10:00 am in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building. Questions may be sent to Meghan Landry at mllandry@upei.ca.

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.