The Student Union invites the campus community to the Student Union Year End Reception & Welcoming of the Incoming Executive to be held on Thursday April 28, from 3:00pm - 4:00pm in the WA Murphy Student Centre Credit Union Day Lounge. Please RSVP by Monday April 25, 2016 atadmin@upeisu.ca or 566-0530

SCENT, the FDO, and the UPEIFA are pleased to host Dr. Len Findlay from the University of Saskatchewan on Wednesday, April 27, at UPEI, as the culmination of SCENT and the FDO’s semester-long focus on academic freedom, pedagogy, and curriculum. Dr. Findlay will give a public lecture entitled “Pedagogical Authority of Consumer Sovereignty? Academic Freedom and the Academic Mission” at 11:00am in MCDH 243. Free, everyone welcome. 

The morning talk will be followed by a more intensive afternoon workshop, from 1:00-3:00, in MCDH 329. Dr. Findlay will lead participants through a discussion of many issues surrounding academic freedom, pedagogy, and curriculum, organized around three broad themes: 1) content; 2) delivery, and 3) ethics (see http://projects.upei.ca/scent/speaker-dr-len-findlay/ for more information on some of what these themes entail). 

Please preregister for lunch (provided, at 12:30) and the workshop by the end of the day, Wednesday, April 20, so we can order enough food for participants: contact Gerald at fdo@upei.ca. 

Finally, don’t forget to check out the blog at projects.upei.ca/scent, where many of the issues about this theme have been explored throughout the semester. There’s an ‘open blog’ post for observations and comments about the blog, the articles, and the issues raised there too. 

For more information, contact Ann Braithwaite, Chair of SCENT, abraithwaite@upei.ca or Gerald Wandio, Faculty Development Office, fdo@upei.ca

Christian Agatemor, PhD student will present a seminar on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 12:30 pm entitled "Capstone Course Presentation”.  The seminar will be held in the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Lecture Theatre, Room 212.

All are Welcome!

Central Printing will be closed for the morning only on Thur. April 21 & Fri. April 22. The office will re-open at 1:00 pm both days. Please contact Wendy at whenderson@upei.ca or call 902-566-0558.

The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions -- new, renewal, or amendment -- is Friday, May 6 for the May 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.

The Senate Committee on the Enhancement of Teaching (SCENT), the Faculty Development Office (FDO), and the UPEI Faculty Association (UPEIFA) invite all members of the campus community to participate in a workshop facilitated by Dr. Len Findlay of the University of Saskatchewan from 1:00-3:00 on Wednesday, April 27th. The workshop, which will explore issues of academic freedom, pedagogy, and curriculum around three broad themes, will follow Dr. Findlay's morning talk (11:00, MCDH 243). The workshop (in MCDH 329) will be preceded by lunch at 12:30; both lunch and the workshop, like the lecture, are free of charge. So that we can order sufficient food and plan for the workshop, we ask that you register with Gerald at fdo@upei.ca by Wednesday, April 20.

April 16, 2016 is World Voice Day. More than 500 events around the world are drawing attention to the importance of the speaking and singing voice in everyday life.

Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing (AIRS) UPEI World Voice Day Celebration, 4:00 pm 

The first event is a series of short talks on research on the singing voice, followed by a short concert from members of the UPEI Multicultural Choir and Song Circle. This is all under the auspices of the AIRS project, supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Dr. Annabel Cohen, professor of psychology and the director of AIRS, will give a brief overview of the scope of AIRS research which has been ongoing for 7 years in PEI, across Canada, and in over a dozen countries world. Three of Dr. Cohen’s honours undergraduate students will also present. Jessica McKellar will talk on the recognition of popular music by members of three generations: university students, their parents and grandparents. Kyle Dutton and Eric DeSilva’s topic focuses on their study on a singing test (AIRS Test Battery of Singing Skills) completed by 40 UPEI student athletes. Following these presentations, members of the AIRS Multicultural Choir and Song Circle will sing songs from Britain, Japan, China, Kenya, and Ukraine, and will lead a few traditional rounds of singing for those who would like to join in.

The event is in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge at 4:00 pm. A light pizza dinner will be provided to enable attendees to stay on campus and attend the second celebratory event.

The next deadline for submitting Biosafety applications including new applications, renewals and/or amendments is Friday April 29, 2016. These applications will be reviewed at the May 2016 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@g.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@g.upei.ca

The UPEI Student Union is thrilled to announce the launch of our new website! Developed by Hi There Designs, the new site is a more modern and accessible hub for all things Student Union. 

Take a look through: www.upeisu.ca.

Graduates: All graduates are required to rent and wear a gown and hood to their Convocation ceremony on May 7, 2016. Graduating students will need to order their gown and hood online on the Gaspard website, www.buildagrad.ca/upei by Saturday, April 23, 2016. Students must order by this date to guarantee that a gown and hood will be available for them on Convocation Day.

The cost to rent convocation regalia is $25.00 + taxes (or $30 onsite). Prepaid regalia can be picked up on Friday, May 6 from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, and on Saturday, May 7 starting at 8:00 am at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, room 114 upon presentation of a UPEI ID and the Gaspard online confirmation form. Regalia must be returned an hour and a half following each ceremony.

Faculty: Faculty who are planning to attend Convocation may order their academic regalia also through Gaspard at www.buildagrad.ca/upeifaculty 

For more information on Convocation 2016, visit the UPEI Convocation webpage.  Questions about Convocation tickets and gown/hood rental should be directed to Eileen Kinch at kinch@upei.ca

The University of Prince Edward Island and TD Wealth Private Client Group would like to invite you to a panel discussion on Women & Philanthropy. This exciting session presents the findings of a TD report entitled "Time, Treasure, Talent: Canadian Women and Philanthropy" which was conducted independently by iNVESTOR ECONOMICS and provides reflections from the perspective of a unique group of female philanthropic leaders in our community.

Please join us for an insightful discussion on the findings of this groundbreaking report. Guest panelists are Alicia Bremner, Catherine Callbeck, Kathy O’Rourke and Shauna Sullivan Curley while the featured keynote speaker and panelist is Jo-Anne Ryan, VP Philanthropic Advisory Services, TD.

Thursday, April 21, 2016
4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Don and Marion McDougall Hall

Panel discussion will be followed by a cocktail reception.

RSVP to Jo-Ann Thomsen: jthomsen@upei.ca or 902 628 7984
(This is not a fundraiser. No cost to attend. Space is limited.)

Time to Write faculty writers retreat, May 11-15

If you have difficulty carving out uninterrupted time for writing, if you struggle with motivating yourself to write, or if you would simply like the supportive collaboration of a writing retreat, consider Time to Write, UPEI's faculty writers retreat.

When: Wednesday, May 11 to Sunday, May 15.

Where: Stanley Bridge Resort

Cost to participants: $200, which includes four nights accommodation, meals and snacks

 Is Time to Write for You?

Your project must be at a stage where sustained writing time makes sense. Your research and/or data collection and analysis must be completed to the point that you are ready to write. You must also be prepared to commit to the full program: a total of 3½ days focused on writing.

The retreat is open to tenured and tenure stream University of Prince Edward Island faculty in any Department/Faculty/School.

How to Register

Email Research Communications Officer Dave Atkinson, datkinson@upei.ca, with a brief summary of the project you plan to work and your writing goals for the retreat. There is room for six participants at Time to Write.

Join us at Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall for our Impressions Catering Open House, doors open at 1:00pm on April 21, there will be samples, door prizes, catertrax online ordering system demo, meet & greet the catering team. Please RSVP Marc at marc.doiron@compass-canada.com.

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

Tuesday, May 3, 2016
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
AVC - The McCain Foundation Learning Commons Rm 287N

This will be a 3 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 me by e-mail animalcare@upei.ca by 12:00 noon on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 if you or any of your staff will be attending this session.

“PEI has Burger Love and UPEI has Chili Love” is one of the more memorable quotes from April 2016 Chili Fest at the Chaplaincy Centre. 3 cases of kidney beans, 50 lbs of ground beef, 300 lbs of potatoes, 80 litres of milk, 6000 mints, 45 volunteers, 576 bowls, one chief cook and one very grateful campus minister! UPEI steps up again to reach out to students during a stressful time.  Thank you! Sister Sue.