Campus Notices
The Senate Committee on the Enhancement of Teaching invites you to apply for a SCENT Grant for travel or instructional development. Please write to Gerald at fdo@upei.ca for an application form. Please also note the quick turnaround time for this brief application: noon on Thursday, May 12. Successful applicants will be notified by June 1, 2016.
Contact: Gerald Wandio
Email: fdo@upei.ca
Phone: 620-5217
-Conflict management techniques
-Strategies for formal negotiations
-Negotiation-style self assessments
-Creative problem solving
-Formal mediation and arbitration
All faculty and staff are invited to attend the 2016 Celebration of Colleagues on Wednesday, May 11, 2016
In recognition of the outstanding performance of our faculty and staff and their dedication to students and community, the annual Presidential Recognition Awards of Merit and 25 Year Service Awards will be presented at this event.
Please join us on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 from 2:00 - 4:00pm in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre.
By ground - A person who handles (see definition below), offers for transport, or transports dangerous goods must: (a) be adequately trained and hold a training certificate; or (b) perform those activities in the presence and under the direct supervision of a person who is adequately trained and who holds a training certificate in accordance with the regulations.
Handling - is defined as loading, unloading, or packing dangerous goods...for the purposes of, in the course of, or following transportation. (Note: it has been clarified that you do not need to have training to unpack dangerous goods that has already been received by Shipping & Receiving. WHMIS/GHS training covers this aspect.)
By air - (IATA regulations): No person may offer or accept dangerous goods for air transport unless those goods are properly classified, documented, certified, packaged, marked, labeled, and in the condition for shipment required by the IATA regulations. Training is required to carry out these responsibilities.
Please note that there are also specialized courses for Infectious TDG training for Ground and Air which deals specifically with handling biological agents.
Training courses offered will depend on the needs across campus. It is expected that training will be provided by Atlas Compliance in May or June. If you require any of the above training (please indicate which training) or have any questions, please contact Angela Deighan at adeighan@upei.ca by May 11.
An Emergency First Aid, CPR & AED Training session will be held on Wednesday, May 25 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm in McDougall Hall, Room 328.
Friday May 6 9:30 am at the Chaplaincy Centre. Join us in this moment of gratitude and blessing for our 2016 UPEI graduates. Bishop Richard Grecco will celebrate with Fathers John Lacey and Charlie Cheverie and all gathered! "Coffee Break" reception to follow.
UPEI Athletics & Recreation has some great NEW small group training programs starting in May. Small group training provides more personal attention to training, it's more economical, has variety, camaraderie, support and helps with motivation and adherence. It's helps YOU get results and most importantly it's FUN!!!
Sessions offered two- to three-times per week, a small group of six to eight clients will work with a certified personal trainer, Lyndsey, Kris and Mitch. For details on registration dates, training days/times, etc. please visit www.upei.ca/ar/programs
Twelve sessions. Fee: $135 + taxes per person. Please register at Panther Central Desk at the UPEI Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. Payment required at registration!
It's Convocation Week at UPEI! UPEI employees are invited to attend the Convocation exercises on Saturday, May 7, 2016 at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. The morning ceremony begins at 10:00 am; the afternoon ceremony begins at 2:30 pm. Each ceremony is preceded by a procession of graduates across campus.
Seating is limited due to safety regulations so if staff members would like an invitation, please contact Eileen Kinch at kinch@upei.ca.
All guests must present their invitations in order to be admitted to the Sports Centre. (Graduates can obtain up to five guest invitations at the Office of the Registrar from Monday, May 2 to Friday, May 6, 2016, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.)
Approximately 520 graduates will attend the morning ceremony, while approximately 420 graduates will attend the afternoon ceremony. UPEI will confer honorary Doctor of Laws degrees to three distinguished members of the healthcare field. Dr. Katherine L. Bick and Dr. William D. Stanish will receive honorary degrees in the morning, with Dr. Stanish delivering the Convocation Address. Mr. Ray Murphy will receive an honorary degree during the afternoon ceremony and will address graduates.
For more information, visit upei.ca/convocation
Department Heads and Chairs are reminded the UPEI's fiscal year-end was April 30th and if you have not already done so, please request your suppliers to forward their invoices to the Accounts Payable Office on or before May 6th. If necessary - please refer to the year-end memo located on the Procurement Website.
Noontime Yoga class on Tuesday, May 3 at the UPEI Chaplaincy Centre is cancelled. The class will held the following week for the remainder of the year.
Faculty Recognition Night will be held Wednesday, May 4, beginning at 7:00 p.m. (Reception: with live music, 6:30 p.m.) at the Fox Meadow Golf and Country Club. This event honours the winners of the Hessian Award for Excellence in Teaching, the UPEI Merit Award for Scholarly Achievement, and the Outstanding Service Award as well as those FA Members who are retiring. 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 Bldg., Room 315, Ext. 0438. Deadline for reserving tickets is 11:00 a.m., Monday, May 2nd . Faculty Recognition Night is co-sponsored by the U.P.E.I. Faculty Association and the Office of the President.
The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee is hosting a PhD Environmental Sciences Research Presentation on:
Date: Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Place: Duffy Science Centre, Room 204
Paula Tummon Flynn, BSc. will present:
“Direct and indirect interactions in marine crustaceans”
This public presentation is part of Ms. Tummon Flynn’s PhD Comprehensive exam and will be followed by an oral examination.
Cycle and Core with Bernadette! Tuesdays 4:30 - 5:30 pm. Starting May 17. This 60 minute class combines a cardio cycling workout and strength training for your core. It’s about 35 minutes of cycling followed by 20 minutes of core exercise that target the abs.
Each program fee: Members $51 + hst; non-members $60 + hst per program for six week program. Pre-Registration is required. Please register at Panther Central, UPEI Sports Centre (902-566-0368).
Wael Alsaedi, MSc student will present a MMS 890 Research Seminar on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 12:30 pm entitled "Synthesis, Properties and Application of Fullerenes”. The seminar will be held in the KC Irving, Lecture Theatre, Room 104.
All are Welcome!
Osama Al-Harbi, MSc student will present a MMS 890 Research Seminar on Wednesday, May 04, 2016 at 12:30 pm entitled "Design and Polymerization of Polyaromatic Ethers”. The seminar will be held in the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Lecture Theatre, Room 212.
Friday May 6 9:30 am at the Chaplaincy Centre. Join us in this moment of gratitude and blessing for our 2016 UPEI graduates. Bishop Richard Grecco will celebrate with Fathers John Lacey and Charlie Cheverie and all gathered! "Coffee Break" reception to follow.
UPEI Human Resources wishes to remind the campus community that summer hours for some office staff and service department areas begin the first week of May. For a complete Hours of Operation listing, visit the UPEI website directory page. All hours of operation are subject to change, however, any changes (i.e. around exams, Christmas or other holidays) will be posted in advance.
UPEI students, staff and faculty are invited to a presentation by the Tobacco Use Policy Review working group. The working group will present the results of a recent survey and will seek further input for proposed changes to the current UPEI Tobacco Use Policy. Sessions will be held on Monday, May 2 at 10:00 am and Tuesday, May 3 at 2:00 pm at Don and Marion McDougall Hall, room #246.
ITSS wishes to remind the University community that in order to accommodate changes to software* installed on computers in the student computer labs for the new school year (Fall semester), we must receive requests including any installation media (CDs, DVDs, etc.) and any related licensing information such as serial numbers before June 1, 2016. Email all requests to smahar@upei.ca.
Any requests received after June 1, 2016 will be applied in the next round of software updates. All software installations are required to be licensed as network installations and not single workstations only. For a complete list of software installed in the labs and classrooms, please follow the following link: http://www.upei.ca/itss/computer-lab-software-preparations-fall-2016
* NOTE: Software should be Windows 7 compatible.
