Campus Notices

Seminar on science writing
The Faculty of Science Grad Studies Committee invites the campus community to the following seminar presented by Dr. Stephen Heard, University of New Brunswick
 
Dr. Heard’s seminar is entitled:
 
“What Scientific Writing Is: Reflections on the History, Culture, and Practice of Composition in the Natural Sciences”
 
Abstract:  How do scientists write, and how do they think about writing? For many scientists, the answers are "painfully" and "we don't". Fixing the problem inherent in the first answer involves changing the second. I will discuss some aspects of the cultural and historical roots of the scientific-writing form, of the function of the written document in the hands of its readers, and of the writing behaviour of ordinary scientists. We can increase our own scientific impact, while simultaneously improving our literature, with conscious attention to what writing is.
 
The seminar will take place on:
 
Friday, August 28, 2015
Duffy Science Centre, Room 204
10:30 am
 
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Thesis defense
On Friday, August 28, 2015, the Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee will host a Master of Science Defense.  Brittany Cole will defend her Master of Science thesis entitled: 
 
“Adapting to Beach and Dune Environments: A Study of Fitness and Ecological Factors in the Coastal Plant Cakile Edentula ”
 
The seminar will be held on:
 
Friday, August 28, 2015
1:00 p.m.
Duffy Science Centre – Room 204
 
Everyone is welcome.
Author of Storm Surge coming to UPEI
UPEI’s Climate Research Lab, in partnership with PEI EMO and the Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response Network (MEOPAR) to bring a special presentation to Prince Edward Island. Dr. Adam Sobel, author of Storm Surge will give a talk in the Lecture Theatre of the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre. The talk begins at 10 am Friday, August 28. 
 
There is no cost to attend, but please RSVP to messery@gov.pe.ca.
 
Dr Sobel is a renowned atmospheric scientist and Columbia University Professor. His book details the devastating and unprecedented events of Hurricane Sandy, using it to explain our planet’s changing climate and what we need to do to protect ourselves and our cities for the future.
 
Storm Surge brings together the melting glaciers, the shifting jet streams, and the warming oceans to make clear how our changing climate will make New York and other cities more vulnerable than ever to huge storms—and how we need to think differently about these long-term risks if we hope to mitigate the damage. Engaging, informative, and timely, Sobel’s book provokes us to rethink the future of our climate and how we can better prepare for the storms to come.

Draft UPEI Academic Plan
The Academic Planning Committee is very excited to present our draft of the UPEI Academic Plan to campus. The result of more than two years of campus consultation and the work of a committee of 22 participants from across the campus, the document will  be submitted for discussion at the first meeting of Senate.  
 
We invite you to read the document by clicking on he following link -
and send us your feedback (vpa@upei.ca)
 
On behalf of the committee, thank you to all of you who participated in the process.
UPEI Wellness Activities Update
Information about clinics, UPEI employee personal training subsidy program, etc have been posted to the wellness website.   Check out all the upcoming wellness opportunities.
 
 
Please contact Angela Marchbank, Fitness & Wellness Coordinator at amarchbank@upei.ca or 566-0606 if you have any questions.
 
UPEI Training in Animal Use and Care - September 15th
The next UPEI on-site training session in animal use and care will be held....        
 
Tuesday, September 15, 2015                                                                                                                       
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
AVC - The McCain Foundation Learning Commons Rm 287
                       
This will be a 3 hour training session with handouts, based on CCAC Recommended Syllabus (exam included).
                                                                                                                       
The Canadian Council of 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 me by e-mail animalcare@upei.ca by 12:00 noon on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 if you or any of your staff will be attending this session.

Chartwells Launches New "On the Go" Program
You’re invited to our new "On the Go" program launch at the AVC and Samuel’s Café Tuesday, August 25th from 9:00 am and 12:30 pm. Come meet our Food Service Team  and try some samples of our new products. 
 
Don’t forget to fill out a ballot to win lunch for 2!
 
Angela Mackenzie
Food Service Director
Chartwells UPEI
Back to School Sale at the UPEI Bookstore
The annual Back to School Sale at the UPEI Bookstore is on this week. Save 20% across the store on clothing, backpacks, school & office supplies, giftware and more. Shop online and save at upei.ca/bookstore. Ends Friday August 28th
 
Central Printing is open
Central Printing is open
Monday - Friday - 8:00 - 3:30 
Contact Wendy at 566-0558 or

Second candidate presentation for tenure-track faculty position
The Department of Companion Animals will be interviewing three (3) candidates for the open, tenure-track faculty position in anesthesia.  The second candidate, Dr. Daniel Pang, will be on campus next week, Monday, August 24th & Tuesday, August 25th.  He obtained his veterinary degree in 2000 at the University of Bristol; completed a small animal internship at the University of Glasgow in 2002 and finished a combined residency-MSc program in veterinary anesthesia at the University of Montreal in 2006.  In 2011 he received a PhD in anesthetic mechanisms from the Imperial College, London.  Dr. Pang is board-certified by both the ECVAA & the ACVAA and joined the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Calgary in 2010.
 
As part of the interview process, each candidate has been asked to present a 50-minute lecture suitable for 3rd year DVM students.  Any interested faculty / staff / students are invited to attend.  A copy of Dr. Pang’s CV and letter of application will be available from Laurel Fisher (fisher@upei.ca) in the Department of Companion Animals.
 
SEMINAR NOTICE – Dr. Daniel Pang
‘PAIN ASSESSMENT – How do we Know if it Hurts?’
Monday, August 24th @ 1:00pm, AVC Lecture Theatre ‘A’
 
Campus Connector
The Campus Connector newsletter scheduled to be distributed today will be issued on Thursday, August 27. To keep up-to-date on campus events and news, watch the UPEI Events Calendar and keep your eyes open for Campus Notices.
UPEI’s Deirdre Kessler to give public reading
UPEI professor and author Deirdre Kessler will give a public reading on Saturday, 12 September, 7 pm, at the Macphail Homestead in Orwell.
Deirdre will reading new poems, excerpts from a recently published memoir, Mother Country, and from a novel in progress. 
 
The setting will be the Great Room of Sir Andrew Macphail’s house in Orwell. The free public reading is sponsored by The Writers’ Union of Canada, the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Macphail Homestead. 
 
Deirdre Kessler is a poet and author of 15 books for young people and a dozen books of nonfiction for adults. Recently published are a memoir, Mother Country, published by Oberon Press (Dec. 2014) and Born! A foal, five kittens, and Confederation, a children’s book illustrated by Brenda Jones set in Charlottetown in 1864, which received a 2015 P.E.I. Museum & Heritage Foundation writing award and a 2015 City of Charlottetown Heritage Award. Deirdre teaches creative writing, children’s literature, and the course on L.M. Montgomery with UPEI’s Department of English. She is a recipient of a UPEI Award for Teaching Excellence. 
 
Reading from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. 
There will be a cash bar.
The Macphail Homestead, 271 Macphail Park Road, Orwell, is a 20-minute drive from Charlottetown.
 
Contact: Doreen Huestis, Macphail Homestead Site Director: 
902-651-2789 or  macphailhomestead@pei.aibn.com.
 
Orienteering event on campus today

UPEI will be hosting an orienteering event on the morning of Thursday Aug 20th between 9:30-11:30. The event involves participants locating check-points from various locations around campus. The check-points are small stakes in the ground with a white and orange flag (see photo below). Please do not touch, remove or alter the stakes location in any way. All stakes will be removed by 1:00 pm on Thursday afternoon. Thank you for your cooperation and attention to this matter.

Master of Science Thesis Defence

The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus community to a MSc thesis defence on Thursday, August 20 at 10:00 am in HSB 323, presented by Tessa K. Roche, BSc.

Her thesis is titled: ASSESSMENT OF BALANCE BEHAVIOUR, EYE-MOVEMENT, AND ATTENTION: A STEP TOWARDS A MORE COMPREHENSIVE CONCUSSION RETURN-TO-PLAY PROTOCOL

Everyone is welcome.

Friday August 28 2015: Next deadline for submission of Biosafety Protocols
The next deadline for submitting Biosafety Protocols including new applications, renewals and/or amendments is Friday August 28 2015. These protocols will be reviewed at the September meeting. Please ensure that you download and use the current forms fromhttp://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 Research Services, 200 Kelley Memorial Building, and
  • one e-copy of all documents to reb@upei.ca
Please note that protocols received after this deadline will be reviewed the following month. For more information, please contact Joy Knight at 620-5104 or reb@upei.ca
 
Submission of Research Ethics Board Protocols
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 September 4 2015. They will be reviewed at the September meeting.  Protocols involving ‘more than minimal risk’ that are received after September 4 will be reviewed at the October 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 Research Services, 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

SEMINAR NOTICE – Dr. Stephanie H. Berry

The Department of Companion Animals will be interviewing three (3) candidates for the open, tenure-track faculty position in anesthesia.  The first candidate, Dr. Stephanie H. Berry, will be on campus next week, Monday, August 17th & Tuesday, August 18th.  Dr. Berry received her DVM in 1999 and completed a combined residency & Master of Veterinary Science program in 2003, all from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine.  She is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia & Analgesia and has been working in the department in a contract position since December, 2011.

As part of the interview process, each candidate has been asked to present a 50-minute lecture suitable for 3rd year DVM students.  Any interested faculty / staff / students are invited to attend.  A copy of Dr. Berry’s CV and letter of application will be available from Laurel Fisher (fisher@upei.ca) in the Department of Companion Animals.

SEMINAR NOTICE – Dr. Stephanie H. Berry

‘Anesthetic Management of Cats & Dogs with Hepatic Disease’

Monday, August 17th @ 8:30am, AVC Lecture Theatre ‘A’

Farewell Reception for Dr. Rosemary Herbert - Tuesday, August 25th
The campus community is invited to a reception to celebrate Dr. Rosemary Herbert on her retirement as Dean of Nursing.  Please take this opportunity to join us in the AVC McCain Learning Commons on Tuesday, August 25, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. to celebrate Rosemary's many successes during her time at UPEI.

 

Animal Care Protocol Submission Deadline - September 4th

The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions -- new, renewal, or amendment -- is Friday, September 4th for the September meeting. 

Ensure you always…

·        Download the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/research-services/research-certifications/animal-care

·        Use the most current Adobe Reader to complete forms and 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 Admin. Assistant @ 902-566-0973.

SPUR 2015 Poster Session
Everyone is invited to attend the Summer Program for Undergraduate Research Poster Session that will be held in the Faculty Lounge, Main Building on Tuesday, August 18th from 3-5pm. 
 
These poster will give you a glance at what these undergraduate students have been researching this summer.  Please come out and support our students in research.
 
Refreshments will be served.
 
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