The University of Prince Edward Island takes the safety and security of its students, faculty, staff, and the entire campus community very seriously. As part of UPEI’s commitment to emergency preparedness and response, the Advantage Emergency Mass Notification System (EMNS) will be launched later this month. A key feature of Advantage EMNS is that it will allow UPEI to also send emergency notifications by text (SMS or email). During the week of September 25, students, faculty, and staff will receive an email with a link and instructions on how to download the Advantage EMNS “app” from their respective operating system stores. UPEI strongly encourages all members of the campus community to monitor their UPEI email inboxes and to download the Advantage EMNS “app” to keep informed on emergency incidents that may impact them. Read full message

The next deadline for submitting Biosafety applications including new applications, renewals and/or amendments is Friday September 29, 2017. These applications will be reviewed at the October 2017 meeting. 

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

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 October 4, 2017. They will be reviewed at the October meeting. Protocols involving ‘more than minimal risk’ that are received after October 4 will be reviewed at the November 2017 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

The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, October 6 for the October meeting. 

Ensure you download the current forms and 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.

For the final phase of our migration from Novell to Microsoft, ITSS will be migrating departmental printers over the next two weeks. This process should be relatively seamless, in that your computer will continue to print to the same printer, but behind the scene, we will no longer be using Novell. In some cases, we do have to make a visit; for example if a computer has not been connected to Active Directory yet. We will have dedicated ITSS staff ready to resolve these issues.

As we migrate each department, we will provide you with more details and specific timelines when the migration will take place. We will do our best to notify departments as far in advance as possible. 

Should you encounter printing issues following the migration, please contact the ITSS Helpdesk (helpdesk@upei.ca).

The Faculty of Education cordially invites you to attend the PhD Proposal Presentation of Brittany Jakubiec entitled "Exploring sexual and gender minority youth identities in Prince Edward Island." All are welcome to attend the presentation and public discussion on Monday, September 18 at 1:15pm in UPEI Health Sciences Building, room 106.

The University of Prince Edward Island takes the safety and security of its students, faculty, staff, and the entire campus community very seriously. As part of UPEI’s commitment to emergency preparedness and response, the Advantage Emergency Mass Notification System (EMNS) will be launched later this month. A key feature of Advantage EMNS is that it will allow UPEI to also send emergency notifications by text (SMS or email). During the week of September 25, students, faculty, and staff will receive an email with a link and instructions on how to download the Advantage EMNS “app” from their respective operating system stores. UPEI strongly encourages all members of the campus community to monitor their UPEI email inboxes and to download the Advantage EMNS “app” to keep informed on emergency incidents that may impact them. Read full message

The Faculty of Education invites members of the campus community – students, faculty and staff – to attend a public presentation by Anne Marie FitzGerald, candidate for a tenure-track position in Educational Leadership. Dr. FitzGerald will present her program of research in the area of educational leadership, and how this program of research could unfold in the PEI context. The presentation takes place from 9:00 am--10:00 am on September 15, 2017 in Memorial 308. For further information, contact Karen-Anne O’Halloran at kohalloran@upei.ca.

The next UPEI on-site training session in animal use and care will be held on:

Tuesday, October 3, 2017
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
AVC - The McCain Foundation Learning Commons, room 278 N

This will be a three-hour training session with handouts, based on CCAC Recommended Syllabus (exam included). The Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) requires that all personnel involved with the use of animals in research, teaching, testing and service take this course. (A refresher course is required every 5 years).

Please notify Sherri Pineau by email at animalcare@upei.ca by 12:00 noon on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 if you or any of your staff will be attending this session.

The foodbank was closed for the summer due to our renovation but is now open and getting busy! Please remember it is donation driven by our UPEI community. Popular items include cooking oil, vegetables, peanut butter and jam, as well as treats, such as granola bars, pudding, and fruit cups. Be creative! $10 gift cards are also appreciated. 

PEI's Unitarian Fellowship was very generous in June, and Connection Point Church has also donated this month.

I am grateful!
Sister Sue

Students in Kinesiology 3430 are looking for participants to perform a 4-week personalized exercise training program. No previous training experience is required. The program will take place on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons in the Kinesiology Teaching Lab (Steel 128). For information, please contact Travis Saunders (trsaunders@upei.ca).

The School of Sustainable Design Engineering will host an introductory session on motion capture and analysis in the Centre for Robotics and Industrial Automation. The goal is to raise awareness of new equipment in the Centre (OptiTrack Prime 41 motion capture cameras with Motive optical motion capture software), explain the process for requesting access, highlight related expertise and some potential applications, and demonstrate the equipment capabilities.

All UPEI faculty, staff and students are welcome to attend the event on Wednesday, September 13 from 3:30 to 4:30 pm in Rm 127 at the School of Sustainable Design Engineering.

The Environmental Sciences and Human Biology (ESC-HUB) seminar series for the new academic year begins on Friday, September 15, 2017.  Katie Donahoe, MSc student in the Department of Applied Human Sciences, will present a talk entitled:

“The Effects of a Topical Creatine Cream on Muscle Power Output and Fatigue Following Acute Application and Short-Term Loading”
Date: Friday, September 15, 2017
Time: 12:30 pm
Room: DSC 204

All are welcome

The UPEI Student Union is proud to announce that Mickey's Place is now serving exclusively local beverages. Stop by for a cup of Receiver Coffee or Lady Baker tea for $2.30. And remember, if you bring your own reusable mug, a large coffee or tea is only $1.75!

Colleagues, students, friends, and family will gather to remember Rocky who passed away this summer. The memorial service will be Wednesday, September 13 at 3:00 pm in the Chaplaincy Centre. 

UPEI will hold a test of the campus-wide emergency notification system on Wednesday, September 13 at 2:00 pm for approximately 15 minutes. During this time, most campus screens and UPEI website pages will show a banner stating this is only a test of the emergency system. 

In the event of a real emergency, the banner will display important information for students, staff and faculty.

The Faculty of Education invites members of the campus community – students, faculty and staff – to attend a public presentation by Anne Marie FitzGerald, candidate for a tenure-track position in Educational Leadership. Dr. FitzGerald will present her program of research in the area of educational leadership and how this program of research could unfold in the PEI context. The presentation takes place from 9:00 am-10:00 am on Friday, September 15 in Memorial 308. For further information, contact Karen-Anne O’Halloran at kohalloran@upei.ca.

Everyone is welcome!

The Department of Health Management invites you to attend a seminar by Dr. Ben Stoughton. Dr. Stoughton is interviewing for a tenure-track faculty position in Large Animal Internal Medicine. His research seminar is titled "Impaired Autophagy Correlates with Golden Retriever Muscular Dystrophy Phenotype" on Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 11:00 am in 286B Learning Commons, AVC.

The Selection Committee encourages everyone to participate and provide feedback on the candidate. The candidate's CV is available in the AVC Dean's Office, the VTH, and the four departmental offices of the AVC.

Selection Committee:
Dr. J McClure, Chair jmcclure@upei.ca
Dr. Shawn McKenna slmckenna@upei.ca
Dr. Aimie Doyle ajdoyle@upei.ca
Dr. Jennifer Burns jburns@upei.ca
Dr. Peter Foley pefoley@upei.ca

Everyone is welcome!