On Monday, April 24, 2017 Dr. Xiuquan Wang, candidate for Assistant Professor in Data Analytics at School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, will deliver a presentation entitled Application of Big Data Analytics and Visualization for Regional Climate Projection and Impact Studies in MacDougall Hall, room 246, at 1:45 pm.

A research project at the University of Prince Edward Island is seeking volunteers for a study on the impact of consumption of blueberries on indicators of diabetes. The research team is seeking participants who are healthy, non-smoking, and age 21 to 65. Eligible participants will be compensated up to 200 dollars.

Those interested in participating are invited to attend a 30-minute information session in room 301 of UPEI’s Health Sciences Building. Dates and times can be found here.

This project is a collaboration between UPEI’s Dr. Katherine Gottschall-Pass, Dr. Marva Sweeney-Nixon, and Dr. Kim Stote, 2016/2017 UPEI Fulbright Scholar and Research Chair of Nutrisciences and Health. For more information, contact Dr. Stote, kstote@upei.ca.

The UPEI Student Union invites you to its annual Year End Reception on Friday, April 28 at 3:00 pm in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre Day Lounge. Come enjoy some refreshments and welcome the incoming executive team.

All are welcome! 

The University of Prince Edward Island's School of Sustainable Design Engineering invites you to attend the 2017 UPEI SSDE Student Design Expo. Tours and public viewing of student design projects will run April 21 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Everyone welcome!

*Please note that yesterday's Campus Notice was incorrect, the Design Expo was not underway on April 20.

The UPEI Graduate Students Association's Annual General Meeting (AGM) is Thursday April 27, 4:30-6:00 pm, in AVC 286A North.

All graduate students are encouraged to attend!

Girls in grades 7 to 9 are invited to a science retreat on Friday, April 28 from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm This 4th annual Girls Get WISE Science Retreat will give girls a hands-on experience in chemistry, physics, and engineering through fun workshops. Girls will also meet female role models who are working or studying in the science, engineering, and technology fields. These experiences will help girls make informed decisions about subject choices in their later school years.

Girls can register here before April 21. Space is limited. Cost is $10 which includes lunch.Women working in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) who are interested in participating in the lunch-time role model session can contact Megan Glover (mglover@upei.ca) for more information.

On Monday, April 24, 2017 Dr. Xiuquan Wang, candidate for Assistant Professor in Data Analytics at School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, will deliver a presentation entitled Application of Big Data Analytics and Visualization for Regional Climate Projection and Impact Studies in MacDougall Hall, room 246, at 1:45 pm.

Charlottetown’s Mike Conway will speak about his book Home Plate, Blue Helmet at the next OpenPages event, Wednesday, April 26, at 7:00 pm in UPEI’s Robertson Library. The public is warmly invited. Light refreshments will be served and Conway’s book will be available for sale and signing. OpenPages takes place in the new lounge on the main floor of the Robertson Library and features local authors discussing what inspired them, what they learned, what they want to share.

Conway grew up in Charlottetown’s historic north and east ends, in neighbourhoods full of colorful characters, hard-working families, and close-knit friendships. The stories in his book bring to life the joys and hardships, loyalties and eccentricities, and traditions and transformations he experienced growing up. For more information, contact Joan Sinclair at Island Studies Press, ispstaff@upei.ca or contact Simon Lloyd at the Library, ssloyd@upei.ca.

The Robertson Library invites the campus community to public presentations and mock classes by candidates for a permanent-track Library position, Metaliteracy and Student Engagement Librarian. Each candidate will present on the topic, “Metaliteracy at the University of Prince Edward Island”, followed by a mock “one-shot” class for first-year students, at the following dates/times:

• On Friday, April 21, Ms. Kate Peterson will present at 10:00 am, followed by mock class at 10:45 am.
• On Monday, April 24, Ms. Lindsey MacCallum will present at 10:00 am, followed by mock class at 10:45 am.

All sessions will be held in the Library Instruction Centre, room 265.

"Environmental Science - for the rest of us!" Come learn about UPEI Environmental Studies students' current research in groundwater contamination, pest management, off-shore wind farms, food security, and more! Join us on Thursday, April 20 at 7:00 pm in Confederation Centre Public Library.

UPEI Marketing and Communications' web team has updated the process to request edits to UPEI.ca. All requests may be sent directly to web@upei.ca, or by clicking "Request Website Edit" in the UPEI.ca website footer and completing the request form.

With the switch to myUPEI, Moodle will be the place for faculty to submit final grades starting with the Spring and Summer semester. To help with this change, the E-Learning Office has created some guides and is leading workshops to show the new process. Our guides can be found here, and you can register for one of our workshops with this electronic form.

The University of Prince Edward Island's School of Sustainable Design Engineering invites you to attend the 2017 UPEI SSDE Student Design Expo. Tours and public viewing of student design projects will run April 21 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Everyone welcome!

Dr. Michael H. Davies (Ph.D. Civil Engineering, P.Eng.), Coldwater Consulting Ltd. will present a seminar entitled "PEI’s shorelines: The Challenges of Climate Change and Adaptation". The presentation will be on Friday, April 21 at 11:00 am in the Duffy Science Centre, room 204. Dr. Davies is applying to be an adjunct professor in Biology. Everyone is welcome to hear Mike talk in advance of Atlantic Green Expo. Dr.Davies is a licensed professional engineer with over 30 years of experience providing innovative solutions to engineering problems for a wide range of private and public sector clients

Girls in grades 7 to 9 are invited to a science retreat on Friday, April 28 from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm This 4th annual Girls Get WISE Science Retreat will give girls a hands-on experience in chemistry, physics, and engineering through fun workshops. Girls will also meet female role models who are working or studying in the science, engineering, and technology fields. These experiences will help girls make informed decisions about subject choices in their later school years.

Girls can register here before April 21. Space is limited. Cost is $10 which includes lunch.Women working in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) who are interested in participating in the lunch-time role model session can contact Megan Glover (mglover@upei.ca) for more information.

With the switch to myUPEI, Moodle will be the place for faculty to submit final grades starting with the Spring and Summer semester. To help with this change, the E-Learning Office has created some guides and is leading workshops to show the new process. Our guides can be found here, and you can register for one of our workshops with this electronic form.

The School of Nursing invites you to public presentations of candidates for the tenure track faculty positions. The presentations will be on their Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoLT).

Dr. Kate Kemplin, BNSc, MSN, DNP, RN, CCEMTP, PhD Nursing Science (in progress), has a background in emergency and trauma nursing including critical and intensive care. Her public presentation is on Wednesday, April 19 from 8:45 am - 9:30 am in room 105, Health Sciences Building.

Mr. Jason Hickey, BSc (Hons) Psychology, MScA Nursing, PhD(c) Nursing, has a background in mental health. His public presentation is on Thursday, April 20 from 9:30 am - 10:15 am in room 105, Health Sciences Building.

"Environmental Science - for the rest of us!" Come learn about UPEI Environmental Studies students' current research in groundwater contamination, pest management, off-shore wind farms, food security, and more! Join us on Thursday, April 20 at 7:00 pm in Confederation Centre Public Library.

Please remember that UPEI is a scent-free environment and has been for almost ten years. The Scent-Free Initiative policy was created in consideration of the difficulties that exposure to scented products cause to sensitive individuals.

Scent-free means the smells or odours from cosmetics (perfume, shampoos, deodorant, make-up, etc.) or from other products such as air fresheners, cleaning products, etc. Please make the choice for unscented products!

For more information, see UPEI’s Scent-Free Initiative policy.

The April Island Studies Lecture is Tuesday, April 18, at 7:00 pm in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge on the UPEI campus, featuring Master of Arts in Island Studies student Owen Jennings speaking about "Saint Helena: An island in flux".

Over the past decade, one of the world's most remote islands has been gifted a new connection to the world: an airport, reducing the travel time to South Africa from five days down to a few hours. Last November, Owen Jennings had the opportunity to travel to Saint Helena to do his field research. This lecture considers the experience of travelling to and being a researcher on Saint Helena, and what being a "Saint" might mean as the island's connection to the rest of the world changes dramatically.

Admission to the lecture is free and everyone is welcome to attend!