Dr. Kai Liu, Candidate for Assistant Professor in Actuarial Science, School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, will present on Thursday, April 13, 2017 in the Health Sciences Building, Room 105 at 2:15 pm. In his presentation, he will compare Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo numerical pricing methods for exotic derivative securities; discuss the notions of nominal dimension and effective dimension as well as dimension reduction techniques; and propose an Effective Portfolio model. For the full abstract of Dr. Liu's presentation, please contact Rita Stanley at rstanley@upei.ca.

All are welcome to attend!

The Faculty of Science wishes to announce Christian Agatemor, PhD candidate from the Department of Chemistry, will be defending his thesis entitled "Exploration of the Antimicrobial and Magnetic Properties of ƞ6-Arene-ƞ5-Cyclopentadienyliron(II)-derived Dendrimers" on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 8:30 am at the Irving Chemistry Centre in room 104.

All are welcome - please note seating may be limited!

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.

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, May 5, 2017. Protocols involving ‘more than minimal risk’ that are received after May 5 will be reviewed at the June 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 found here and that you 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.

Relax in our Stress Free Zone and enjoy a free snack in the Robertson Library on Saturday, April 15 at 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm. Sweets and hot beverages co-sponsored by Chartwells and the Robertson Library will be provided.

All students are welcome!

The next deadline for submitting biosafety applications (including: new applications, renewals and/or amendments) is Friday April 28, 2017. These applications will be reviewed at the May 2017 meeting. Please ensure that you download and use the current forms found here and that you 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 902-620-5104 or reb@upei.ca.

Dr. Daniel Foucher, Department of Chemistry and Biology, of Ryerson University will present a seminar on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 1:00 pm. Dr. Foucher's presentation is entitled "Efficacy of Immobilized Quaternary Ammonium Antimicrobials for Porous and Non-Porous Surfaces".  The seminar will be held in Irving Chemistry Centre, lecture theatre 104. 

All are welcome!

Central Printing will be closed Thursday, April 13. Contact: Wendy Henderson, 902-566-0558 or email whenderson@upei.ca

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 at this link. You can register for one of our workshops with this form.

UPEI is proud to host the second Pan-Canadian Conference on Universal Design for Learning (UDL), May 31 to June 2. UDL is an educational framework based on research in the learning sciences that guides the development of flexible learning environments that can accommodate individual learning differences.

The first conference on UDL was hosted two years ago at McGill University. Interest and momentum for UDL has steadily grown across Canada, in both K-12 and post-secondary sectors, and the time has come for UDL practitioners and advocates to come together again to exchange, showcase practices, and examine the potential for future development.

For early bird registration or for more information, please visit www.udlconference.ca or contact udlpei17@gmail.com.

Dr. Kai Liu, Candidate for Assistant Professor in Actuarial Science, School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, will present on Thursday, April 13, 2017 in the Health Sciences Building, Room 105 at 2:15 pm. In his presentation, he will compare Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo numerical pricing methods for exotic derivative securities; discuss the notions of nominal dimension and effective dimension as well as dimension reduction techniques; and propose an Effective Portfolio model. For the full abstract of Dr. Liu's presentation, please contact Rita Stanley at rstanley@upei.ca.

All are welcome to attend!

On Wednesday, April 12th, Dr. Xiao Chen will present a public presentation of research and scholarship on "The Effects of Priming Goals on Individual & Team Performance: Implications for Human Resource Management" at 9:00 am in  MCDH 246 which will be followed by a teaching demonstration on "Contingencies in Organizational Behaviour and/or Management" at 11:00 am in MCDH 246.

All are welcome to attend!

The Robertson Library invites the campus community to public presentations and mock classes by three 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 Wednesday, April 19, Dr. Yolanda Hood will present at 10:00 am, followed by mock class at 10:45 am.
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.

Sessions will be held in the Library Instruction Centre, Room 265. All are welcome!

With the end of the semester aproaching, UPEI Security Services would like to remind you that all the designated permit parking lots and parking meters continue to be enforced year round without exception. Starting April 24th, permit enforcement is relaxed in general parking lots A, B General, D, and E until the fall semester begins.

Your cooperation is greatly appreciated!

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 at kstote@upei.ca.

Dr. Kai Liu, Candidate for Assistant Professor in Actuarial Science, School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, will present on Thursday, April 13, 2017 in the Health Sciences Building, Room 105 at 2:15 pm. In his presentation, he will compare Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo numerical pricing methods for exotic derivative securities; discuss the notions of nominal dimension and effective dimension as well as dimension reduction techniques; and propose an Effective Portfolio model. For the full abstract of Dr. Liu's presentation, please contact Rita Stanley at rstanley@upei.ca.

All are welcome to attend!

Two candidates for the Master of Applied Health Services Research (MAHSR) degree will present their thesis defences on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Matthew Munro will present his thesis defence, entitled “The Treatment of Youth Anxiety: Historical and Current Narratives”, at 9 am. Sarah Gallant will present her thesis defence, entitled “The Depression Care-Seeking Journeys of Mothers and Daughters”, at 1 pm. Both presentations will take place in Room 116 of SDU Main Building (SDMB). All are welcome to attend!

Please join us for the 2017 Faculty Association Recognition and Awards year’s dinner and gala. Everyone is welcome to celebrate the end of the academic year, and to honour FA award recipients and retirees.

Join us at Fox Meadows Golf Club (167 Kinlock Road, Stratford, PEI) on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 6:30 pm for the reception and 7:00 pm for the dinner.

Tickets are $50.00 each (with a subsidized price of $25.00 for FA members and their guests), and can be pre-ordered at the Faculty Association Office, SDU Main Building, Room 315, 566-0438, hjpenny@upei.ca.

Deadline to purchase tickets is Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at 12:00 noon. Faculty Recognition Night is co-sponsored by the UPEI Faculty Association and the Office of the President, University of Prince Edward Island.

Micromarket in the sustainable engineering building will close on April 7 and reopen in September. AVC will remain at its regular hours. Samuel’s will stay open until April 13 from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm and will close after April 13 until September. Student centre will be open its regular hours until April 21, then starting April 24 will open Monday – Friday 7:30 am-3:30 pm. Wanda Wyatt will be closing on April 22 and reopening sometime in late June.

Please visit our website for updates!

Central Printing will be closed Thursday, April 13. Contact: Wendy Henderson, 902-566-0558 or email whenderson@upei.ca