Campus Notices

Dr. Salvatore Frasca, Adjunct Graduate Faculty Candidate in the Department of Pathology and Microbiology will be presenting a seminar on Thursday, October 30 at 2:00 pm in Room 278N, AVC McCain Learning Commons via Video Conferencing. His seminar is titled "Pigmented" Fungal Infections of Aquatic Animals: Diagnostic Challenges and Research Investigations. Everyone is welcome.
Veteran broadcast meteorologist Peter Coade will join authors Don Jardine and Adam Fenech for the launch of “Some weather we’re having!” The 2015 PEI Weather Trivia Calendar. The event takes place Tuesday, November 4 at 6:30 pm at The Pourhouse, above The Old Triangle Irish Alehouse in Charlottetown. Proceeds from calendar sales go to UPEI’s Climate Research Lab. Prince Edward Island history comes to life in this first ever PEI weather trivia calendar of 365 stories about PEI weather and its impact on Islanders’ everyday lives. Meet the authors, Don Jardine and Adam Fenech, as they visit eleven libraries (and one pub!) across the Island during the month of November. Come for the launch with Peter Coade, stay for music from singer/songwriter Patrick Bunston. The 2015 PEI Weather Trivia Calendar brings stories from North Cape to East Point, West Point to Murray Head—and all points in-between over the last 150 years. Calendars are sold at each reading tour event, at all Murphy’s Pharmacies, and online at peiweathercalendar.ca.
Dr. Salvatore Frasca, Adjunct Graduate Faculty Candidate in the Department of Pathology and Microbiology will be presenting a seminar on Thursday, October 30 at 2:00 pm in Room 278N, AVC McCain Learning Commons via Video Conferencing. His seminar is titled "Pigmented" Fungal Infections of Aquatic Animals: Diagnostic Challenges and Research Investigations. Everyone is welcome.
Join UPEI Student Affairs in the Campus Life Lounge (2nd floor, Student Affairs, W.A. Murphy Student Centre) for "Coffee with a Stranger" on November 6 from 6:30-9:00 pm. Pro-Choice PEI's Isaac Williams will share his story and answer any questions attendees have. Come enjoy coffee, tea, cookies and conversation. All are welcome to attend!
The Department of Pathology & Microbiology at the Atlantic Veterinary College invites you to attend a seminar by Dr. Melanie Buote from The Atlantic Veterinary College on Thursday, November 6. Dr. Buote is interviewing for a tenure-track faculty position in anatomic pathology and is presenting her seminar titled "Groundhog Day: Are we repeating our mistakes or getting it right in veterinary anatomic pathology?" at 10:30 am in AVC, Lecture Theatre A. Everyone is welcome.

The search committee for the position of Dean of the Atlantic Veterinary College would like to invite faculty and staff to drop in for an informal meet and greet with the candidates. All sessions will take place in AVC 280 N between 12:00-1:00 pm. Your feedback on the candidates can also be sent to vpa@upei.ca by November 27. Tuesday, November 4: Dr. Dan Hurnik CV can be found at: https://files.upei.ca/cv/CV_Hurnik.pdf Thursday, November 6: Dr. Jeff Wichtel CV can be found at: https://files.upei.ca/cv/CV_Wichtel.pdf Wednesday, November 12: Dr. Greg Keefe CV can be found at: https://files.upei.ca/cv/CV_Keefe.pdf

Veteran broadcast meteorologist Peter Coade will join authors Don Jardine and Adam Fenech for the launch of “Some weather we’re having!” The 2015 PEI Weather Trivia Calendar. The event takes place Tuesday, November 4 at 6:30 pm at The Pourhouse, above The Old Triangle Irish Alehouse in Charlottetown. Proceeds from calendar sales go to UPEI’s Climate Research Lab. Prince Edward Island history comes to life in this first ever PEI weather trivia calendar of 365 stories about PEI weather and its impact on Islanders’ everyday lives. Meet the authors, Don Jardine and Adam Fenech, as they visit eleven libraries (and one pub!) across the Island during the month of November. Come for the launch with Peter Coade, stay for music from singer/songwriter Patrick Bunston. The 2015 PEI Weather Trivia Calendar brings stories from North Cape to East Point, West Point to Murray Head—and all points in-between over the last 150 years. Calendars are sold at each reading tour event, at all Murphy’s Pharmacies, and online at peiweathercalendar.ca.
Join UPEI Student Affairs in the Campus Life Lounge (2nd floor, Student Affairs, W.A. Murphy Student Centre) for "Coffee with a Stranger" on November 6 from 6:30-9:00 pm. Pro-Choice PEI's Isaac Williams will share his story and answer any questions attendees have. Come enjoy coffee, tea, cookies and conversation. All are welcome to attend!
The Department of Pathology & Microbiology at the Atlantic Veterinary College invites you to attend a seminar by Dr. Melanie Buote from The Atlantic Veterinary College on Thursday, November 6. Dr. Buote is interviewing for a tenure-track faculty position in anatomic pathology and is presenting her seminar titled "Groundhog Day: Are we repeating our mistakes or getting it right in veterinary anatomic pathology?" at 10:30 am in AVC, Lecture Theatre A. Everyone is welcome.

The search committee for the position of Dean of the Atlantic Veterinary College would like to invite faculty and staff to drop in for an informal meet and greet with the candidates. All sessions will take place in AVC 280 N between 12:00-1:00 pm. Your feedback on the candidates can also be sent to vpa@upei.ca by November 27. Tuesday, November 4: Dr. Dan Hurnik CV can be found at: https://files.upei.ca/cv/CV_Hurnik.pdf Thursday, November 6: Dr. Jeff Wichtel CV can be found at: https://files.upei.ca/cv/CV_Wichtel.pdf Wednesday, November 12: Dr. Greg Keefe CV can be found at: https://files.upei.ca/cv/CV_Keefe.pdf

Dr. Salvatore Frasca, Adjunct Graduate Faculty Candidate in the Department of Pathology and Microbiology will be presenting a seminar on Thursday, October 30 at 2:00 pm in Room 278N, AVC McCain Learning Commons via Video Conferencing. His seminar is titled "Pigmented" Fungal Infections of Aquatic Animals: Diagnostic Challenges and Research Investigations. Everyone is welcome.

Central Printing will reopen on Wednesday, October 29, 2014.
On October 29, 5:45-6:30 pm, in *Kelley Memorial Building, room 210*, Liz Shropshire with Shropshire Music Foundation presents "Singing with war-affected children: Transforming lives in Kosovo, Uganda, and Northern Ireland" sponsored by UPEI AIRS. Liz Shropshire is the founder of the Shropshire Music Foundation, which has provided instruments and music classes to more than 15,000 war-impacted children in conflict zones including Uganda, Northern Ireland, and Kosovo. After receiving her BMus. from Brigham Young University in Composition and Theory and an advanced graduate degree from the University of Southern California in Composition for the Music Industry, and working in music education and composition for decades, Liz dropped everything to move to a refugee camp in Kosovo where she developed innovative programs using music to redress war trauma in children. Utilizing classes taught by trained teen volunteers, the Shropshire Music Foundation continues to expand and is presently developing new programs for refugee camps around the world. For more information, please contact Ross Dwyer at rdwyer@upei.ca or (902) 566-6023.
On Thursday, October 30, and Friday, October 31, 7:00-11:30 pm, UPEI music students will be turning the Steel Building into a spooky three-story haunted house. Admission is $5.00 per person, and $4.00 if you show a valid UPEI or Holland College student ID. Admission includes a free cup of hot chocolate. Proceeds from this event will go towards music scholarships and awards, and to help support the large performance ensembles of the Music Department.
Note: new night and venue! Research on Tap returns for its sixth season of public discussion, debate, and ideas presented by researchers from the University of Prince Edward Island. Join our next conversation on Monday, November 3 at 7:00 pm at the Haviland Club in Charlottetown. Dr. Ron Srigley, professor of Religious Studies, will lead a discussion entitled: "What does a university professor do all day?" The 2014-15 season of Research on Tap is presented in cooperation with the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), Atlantic Chapter. The RSC is Canada’s national academy and is the senior national body of distinguished scholars, artists, and scientists. Research on Tap meets the first Monday of every month from October to April. The full schedule of speakers can be found at upei.ca/research/research-on-tap
UPEI staff and faculty are invited to this half hour session on Wednesday, October 29 from 12:15-12:45 pm in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre boardroom. The session is free. Come and learn more about having balance in your hectic life!
On Thursday, October 30, and Friday, October 31, 7:00-11:30 pm, UPEI music students will be turning the Steel Building into a spooky three-story haunted house. Admission is $5.00 per person, and $4.00 if you show a valid UPEI or Holland College student ID. Admission includes a free cup of hot chocolate. Proceeds from this event will go towards music scholarships and awards, and to help support the large performance ensembles of the Music Department.
Note: new night and venue! Research on Tap returns for its sixth season of public discussion, debate, and ideas presented by researchers from the University of Prince Edward Island. Join our next conversation on Monday, November 3 at 7:00 pm at the Haviland Club in Charlottetown. Dr. Ron Srigley, professor of Religious Studies, will lead a discussion entitled: "What does a university professor do all day?" The 2014-15 season of Research on Tap is presented in cooperation with the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), Atlantic Chapter. The RSC is Canada’s national academy and is the senior national body of distinguished scholars, artists, and scientists. Research on Tap meets the first Monday of every month from October to April. The full schedule of speakers can be found at upei.ca/research/research-on-tap
UPEI staff and faculty are invited to this half hour session on Wednesday, October 29 from 12:15-12:45 pm in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre boardroom. The session is free. Come and learn more about having balance in your hectic life!
Central Printing will reopen on Wednesday, October 29, 2014.